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     Harvey Spafford was born in 1859 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location Northumberland per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see Jacob Spafford.¹

     John H. Stoneburgh was born on 18 December 1853 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1854 per 1861 Census. Date Dec 18 1853 per GEDCOM of Paul Enge, Feb 24 2011.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see Peter J. Stonebugh.¹

     Sarah Stoneburgh was born on 23 February 1858 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1858 per 1861 Census. Date Feb 23 1858 per GEDCOM of Paul Enge, Feb 24 2011.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Peter J. Stoneburgh.¹

     Charles Stoneburgh was born on 5 April 1860 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1860 per 1861 Census. Date Apr 5 1860 per GEDCOM of Paul Enge, Feb 24 2011.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see Peter J. Stoneburgh.¹

     Phillip Henry Lawson was born on 8 December 1844 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1844 per Ce,Search. Date Dec 8 1845 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1845 per 1861 Census. Date 1846 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Elizabeth Sharp. Date Dec 8 1845 per GEDCOM of Peter Gibson, Oct 29, 2007. Date 1845 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n. - Gertrude Adelia Powers.^1,2,3,4,5 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1861 Census: see Hiram Lawson.¹ He married Eliza Ann Powers, daughter of Samuel Powers and Maria ?, circa 1867 at Ontario; per CemSearch.⁵ Phillip Henry Lawson lived on 12 July 1869 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n. - Gertrude Adelia Powers.³ He married Gertrude Adelia Powers, daughter of Samuel Powers and Maria ?, on 12 July 1869 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Phillip Henry Lawson; Age: 23; Res.: Murray Twp; Born: Cda; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Gertrude Adelia Powers; Age: 17; Res.: Murray Twp; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Samuel & Maria Powers; Wit.: Ada Arkell, Caledon & J. C. Smith, Brighton; Date: Jul 12 1869; Rel.: WM; Performed by: Rev. P. E. Knox (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com.)³ Phillip Henry Lawson lived on 27 March 1872 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Elizagbeth Sharp.³ He married Elizabeth Sharp, daughter of Nelson Sharp and Eunice Fraleigh McColl, on 27 March 1872 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Philip H. Lawson; Age: 26; Res.: Murray Twp; Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hiram Lawson & Elizabeth Martin; Bride: Elizabeth Sharp; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Murray Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Nelson & Eunice Sharp; Wit.: M. J. & Libbie Scott, Smithfield; Date: Mar 27 1872; Place: Smithfield; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. W. L. Scott, license, Murray Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.ca) per GEDCOM of Peter Gibson, Oct 29, 2007.^2,3 Phillip Henry Lawson lived on 17 February 1883 at Conc C Lot 17, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3090) show that Philip H. Lawson & wife sold 2 95/100 acres of the north part of the east half of lot 17, conc C, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Her Majesty the Queen for $250. ITS Date: Feb 17 1883. Reg'n. Date: Mar 3 1883. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Conc C, Lot 17, Book 002, pg. 161 of 293, pg. 2, page copied by Dan Nov 21 2020)
Note: This transaction is related to the building of the Murray Canal.⁶ He appeared on the census of 3 April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1901 Census: Lawson, Phillip, 56, b. Ont. r. Dec 8 1845, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 47, b. Ont. r. Jan 19 1854, Eng., Meth., married; Ida, 20, b. Ont. r. Nov 8 1878, Eng., Meth., dau., single; Eunice, 22, b. Ont. r. Mar 12 1879, Eng., Meth., dau., single; Bessie, 14, b. Ont. r. Feb 9 1887, Eng., Meth., dau., single; Della, 11, b. Ont. r. Sep24 1889, dau; Hazel, 9, b. Ont. r. ?Jan 28? 1891, dau; Hiram, 83, b. Ont. r. Nov 28 1817, Eng., Meth., father, widower; Harry, 26, b. Ont. r. Jul 22 1875, Eng., Meth., son, farmer, married; Jennie, 23, b. Ont. r. Aug 11 1878, Eng., Meth., daughter-in-law, married; Douglas, 1, b. Ont. r. Aug 20 1899, Eng., Meth., grandson (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 2, line 15 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He died on 27 December 1919 at Chapel St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 75; Date Dec 27 1919 & location Brighton per CemSearch. per GEDCOM of Peter Gibson, Oct 29, 2007.^2,5 He was buried on 29 December 1919 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Phillip Henry Lawson; Born: 1844; Died: Dec 27 1919; ID: MTHOPE554; Other names: Barth, Lillian (1910- ), Lawson, Cyril Dean (1899-1977), Lawson, Harry N. P. (1874-1961), Runnells, Jennie (1877-1968), Sharpe, Elizabeth (1854-1925); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Town of Brighton, Northumberland Co., Sec 2 Row 5; Note: Died Brighton. Retired Farmer. Son of Hiram Lawson and Elizabeth Meyer. Died of Apoplexy and Heart Failure. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE554%5E0.)⁵

     John Wesley Lawson was born on 10 December 1860 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 10 1859 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1860 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n.^1,3,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Hiram Lawson.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1871 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson.⁴ He married Edna Alvaretta Sharp, daughter of James W. Sharp and Margaret M. ?, on 20 June 1878 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007471: Groom: John Wesley Lawson; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Edna Alvaretta Sharp; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Murray Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: James W. & Margaret M. Sharp; Wit.: David Sharp, Murray & Elizabeth Miligan?, Brighton; Date: Jun 20 1878; Place: Murray Twp; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. J. W. Robinson; Reg'r.: Marmaduke Fieldstone (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007471-1878, ancestry.com.)⁷ John Wesley Lawson married Mary Ann Dickinson, daughter of Orin Dickinson and Hannah Simpson, on 7 September 1883 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008165: Groom: John Lawson; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cda; Status: widower; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Mary Ann Dickson; Age: 23; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Orin & Hannah Dickson; Wit.: Amelia & Charles Bredin, Brighton; Date: Sep 7 1883; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: John Bredin; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008165-1883, ancestry.com.)² John Wesley Lawson appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1891 Census: Lawson, John, 31, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Mary, 31, b. - & Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married; Willia, 11, b. Ont., p.b. Ont; ?Fidella?, 8; James, 5; George, 3; Ida May, 1; Dickinson, Orin, 60, b. US, p.b. US, Meth., farmer, widower (1891 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 98, sub-dist. a, pg. 14, line 2.)⁵ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 6, Lot 2, Brighton Twp. - Orland Village.⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1901 Census: Lawson, John, 41, b. Ont. r. Dec 10 1859, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Maryann, 42, b. Ont. r. May 7 1858, Eng., Meth., married; George, 13, b. Ont. r. Jul 13 1887, son; Ida, 12, b. Ont. r. Mar 2 1889, daughter; Loella, 9, b. Ont. r. Aug 9 1891, daughter; Frankie(m), 5, b. Ont. r. Sep 10 1895, son; Hiram, 5, b. Ont. r. Jan 7 1896, son (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 85, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 5, line 3, T-6485 - Conc 6, Lot 2.)⁶ He died on 25 August 1919 at Rockwood Hospital, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, at age 58; Death Reg'n.#014047: Name: John Wesley Lawson; Date: Aug 25 1919; Age: 59y; Place: Rockwood Hospital, Kingston; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hiram Lawson & Elizabeth Meyers; Cause: exhaustion due to acute mental attack; Phys.: Rockwood Hospital staff; Inf.: Dr. E. Ryan, Rockwood Hospital Staff, Kingston; Reg'd.: Aug 25 1919; Reg'r.: James Beatty (Ontario Death Registration, #014047-1919, ancestry.com.)⁸

     Margaret Ellen "Ella" Lawson was born on 15 November 1853 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1853 per Memorial. Date Nov 15 1853 per CemSearch. Date Nov 16 1853 & locaton Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Nov 1854 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Nov 15 1853 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1859 per 1861 Census. Date 1854 per 1871 Census.^{1,8,2,9,5,6,7} She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see Hiram Lawson.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson.⁸ As of 5 March 1873,her married name was Thompson.³ She married Robert James Thompson, son of Robert Thompson and Eliza Mason, on 5 March 1873 at Seymour Twp., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009427: Groom: Robert James Thompson; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Robert & Eliza Thompson; Bride: Ellen Lawson; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Wit.: Isaac Lawson & Electa Thompson, Brighton Twp; Date: Mar 5 1873; Place: Campbellford; Rel.: EM & WM; Performed by: Richard Mullen?; Reg'r.: David Kennedy (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009427-1873, ancestry.com.)¹⁰ Margaret Ellen "Ella" Lawson appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: see Robert Thompson.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1901 Census: see Robert James Thompson.² She appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1911 Census: see Robert James Thompson.⁹ She died on 17 July 1935 at Conc 5 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 81; Death Reg'n.#025663: Name: Ellen Thompson; Date: Jul 17 1935; Age: 81y 8m 1d; Res.: Conc 5 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., 61 yrs; Born: Brighton Twp., Nov 16 1853; Status: widow; Nat.: Eng; Parents: Hiram Lawson & Elizabeth Myers, b. Ont; Inf.: Stanley Thompson, RR# 1, Brighton, son; Burial: Hilton Cemetery, Jul 19 1935; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Phys.: F. M. Dure, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jul 19 1935; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #025663-1935, ancestry.com) Date 1935 per Memorial. Date July 17 1935 per CemSearch.^11,7,6 She was buried on 19 July 1935 at Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) THOMPSON; 1847 - Robert J. Tjompson - 1929; 1853 - Ellen M. His Wife - 1935; 1878 - Stanley A. Thompson - 1960; 1888 - Jane E. His Wife - 1961; June 28 - Helen L. - Dec 21, 1919 (Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., image from CemSearch, Nov 17 2021)
CemSearch: Name: Ellen Margaret Thompson; Maiden: Lawson; Born: Nov 15 1853; Died: Jul 17 1935; ID: HILTON82; Other names: Thompson, Helen L. (1919-1919), Thompson, Jane E. (1880-1961), Thompson, Robert James (1847-1929), Thompson, Stanley Almon (1878-1960); Cemetery: Hilton Cemetery, Conc 2, Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co; Note: Wife of Robert James Thompson married March 5, 1873, Dau of Hiram George and Elizabeth (Myers) Lawson, Mother of Alta May, and Stanley Almon Thompson, Info from Ontario Marriage Registry, Additional Info from Ancestry dot com. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=HILTON82%5E1) Per Death Reg'n.^5,7,6

     James E. Harvie was born in 1840 at England; Date 1843? & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1840 & location England per 1861 Census. Date 1839 & location England per 1851 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1851 Census: see William Harvie.² He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1861 Census: see William Harvey.¹ He lived in April 1871 at Conc 2 Lot 29, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 2, Lot 29, Brighton Twp., 100 acres, owner.³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28? at 1871 Census: Harvey, James E., 28?, b. England, Eng., WM, farmer, single; Thomas, 22, b. Ont., Eng., EM, single; Elizabeth, 56?, b. England, Eng., CE, widow; Mary Jane, 20, b. Ont., Eng., WM, single (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., div. 2, pg. 11, line 20 - Conc 2, Lot 29, 100 acres, owner.)³

     Mary Jane Harvie was born in 1851 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,5,3 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see William Harvie.² She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see William Harvey.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see James E. Harvie (brother.)⁵ As of circa 1876,her married name was Pake.⁶ She married Thomas Bidwell Pake, son of John Cornelius Pake and Jane Sheldon, circa 1876 at Ontario; per family tree of Bill Smith on ancestry.ca, Feb 24 2026.⁶ Mary Jane Harvie appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1881 Census: see Thomas Bidwell Pake.³ She died on 6 April 1916 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Bill Smith on ancestry.ca, Feb 24 2026.⁶

     S. M. Brock was born in 1860 at Ontario; Date 1860 per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see Sarah Brock (mother.)¹

     Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Lawson was born on 19 May 1837 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 & location ? per Death Reg'n. Date May 19 1837 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1836 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1836 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage register (technically would be Murray since Brighton came into being in 1852.)^1,3,6,4,7,5 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Peter H. Maybee (Note: Elizabeth Lawson, age 17, is shown just under the family of Peter H. Maybee who lived on Carman Road where the church and school are. She is the first of 9 young people, age 16 to 25, who are listed together under the Maybee family. Most are unmarried, except for Carlton Fraleigh, but all are shown as single. What the heck is this about? (Dan Buchanan, Sep 10 2021.)⁸ She lived on 15 March 1858 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage register.⁶ As of 15 March 1858,her married name was Montgomery.¹ She married Cornelius Montgomery, son of Hugh Montgomery and Rebecca Van Wicklen, on 15 March 1858 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Cornelius Montgomery; Age: 28; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Murray; Parents: Hugh & Rebecca Montgomery; Bride: Elizabeth Lawson; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Parents: William & Sarah Lawson; Date: Mar 15 1858; Place: Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com.)^1,6 Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Lawson appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1861 census: see Cornelius Montgomery.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44? at 1881 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1891 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery.⁷ She lived on 4 November 1896 at Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 7115) show that the Will of Cornelius Montgomery granted the north part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to his wife Elizabeth Montgomery "during her life" and then to Wesley Montgomery and Cornelius K. Montgomery. ITS Date: Nov 4 1896. Reg'n. Date: May 16 1902. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 225 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021.)⁹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1901 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery.³ She died on 6 July 1905 at Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 68; Death Reg'n.#020060: Name: Elizabeth Ann Montgomery; Date: Jul 6 1905; Age: 70; Res.: Conc 4, Lot 30, Brighton Twp; Status: widow; Born: - ; Cause: abscess of liver; Inf. & Phys.: N. B. H. Dean; Reg'd.: Jul 13 1905; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #020060-1905, ancestry.com.)¹⁰

     Ambrose "Wesley" Montgomery was born on 11 December 1859 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Dec 1859 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 11 1859 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,3,5,4,6 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1891 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery.⁶ He married Agnes Gertrude Wade, daughter of William Wade and Amerilla Smith, on 28 May 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008270: Groom: Wesley Montgomery; Age: 32; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status; bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Cornelius & Elizabeth Montgomery; Bride: Agnes Gertrude Wade; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Wm. & Amarilla Wade; Wit.: C. K. Montgomery & Genevieve Wade, Brighton Twp; Date: May 28 1891; Place: Brighton Twp; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. R. H. Leitch (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008270-1891, ancestry.com)
Not married per 1891 Census. per email from James Cameron, Feb 11 2006.^2,6,7 Ambrose "Wesley" Montgomery lived on 26 April 1894 at Conc 4 Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5674) show that John E., Proctor & wife sold "the same (part south west 1/4 north of the travelled road)" in lot 31, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Wesley Montgomery for $300. ITS Date: Apr 26 1894. Reg'n. Date: Apr 26 1894. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 256 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021.)⁸ He lived on 4 November 1896 at Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 7115) show that the Will of Cornelius Montgomery granted the north part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to his wife Elizabeth Montgomery "during her life" and then to Wesley Montgomery and Cornelius K. Montgomery. ITS Date: Nov 4 1896. Reg'n. Date: May 16 1902. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 225 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021.)⁸ He lived on 4 December 1897 at Conc 4 Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6299) show that Wesley Montgomery & wife sold 23 acres, "all that part of the south west 1/4 north of 4th concession road" in lot 31, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert Hazelton Spencer for $300. ITS Date: Dec 4 1897. Reg'n. Date: Dec 13 1897. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 256 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021.)⁸ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 4 Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 4, Lot 31, Brighton Twp.³ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1901 Census: Montgomery, Wesley, 41, b. Ont. r. Dec 11 1859, Irish, Meth., farmer, married; Agnes G., 28, b. Ont. r. May 28 1872, Irish, Meth., married (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 5, line 32, T-6485 - Conc 4, Lot 31.)³ He lived on 22 December 1905 at Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim Grant 7734) show that Cornelius K. Montgomery & wife and Theresa Dean issued a Quit Claim Grant for 100 acres in the north part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Wesley for $1. ITS Date: Dec 22 1905. Reg'n. Date: Dec 23 1905. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 225 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021.)⁸ He lived on 22 December 1905 at Conc 4 Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim Grant 7734) show that Wesley Montgomery & wife and Theresa Dean issues a Quit Claim Grant for the north east quarter of lot 31, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Cornelius K, Montgomery for $1. ITS Date: Dec 22 1905. Reg'n. Date: Dec 23 1905. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 256 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021.)⁸ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1911 Census: Montgomery, Wesley, 52, b. Ont. Dec 1859, Meth., farmer, married; Agnes Gertrude, 39, b. Ont. May 1872, Eng., Meth., married; Hilda A., 10, b. Ont. Apr 1901, daughter (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., Hilton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 17 - 3, pg. 2, line 9 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He lived in 1914 at Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Resident 23 years per Death Reg'n.⁹ He "Wesley Montgomery represented East Northumberland in the prov. legislature as a United Farmer in 1919. An avid bird watcher, his private member's bill led to the creation of Presqu'ile Prov. Park." per email from James Cameron, Feb 1, 2006. in 1919 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Northumberland Co., Ontario.² He "Uncle Wes was elected to the 15th Legislature of Ontario as a member of the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) for the Riding of Northumberland East. The election was called for October 20, 1919. He served until 1923, when Northumberland East and West were united in the process of redistribution to form the Riding of Northumberland." per an email from Malcolm Montgomery, a nephew of Wesley Montgomery, sent to me Feb 11 2022.
"Wesley Montgomery was elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1919 as a member of the United Farmers of Ontario. The school was closed in 1966." from page 105 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten, 2009. on 20 October 1919 at Ontario Legislature, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.^10,2 He The 15th Parliament of Ontario presided from 1920 to May 1923. Wesley Montgomery is the member the riding of Northumberland East. See (https://www.ola.org/en/members/parliament-15) between 1920 and May 1923 at Ontario Legislature, Toronto, York Co., Ontario. He lived on 1 May 1920 at Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West (50), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5509) show that Thomas C. Lockwood sold "said lot", Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Wesley Montgomery for $3,500. ITS Date: May 1 1920. Reg'n. Date: Jun 12 1920. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 216 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022.)⁸ He "Uncle Wes was elected to the 15th Legislature of Ontario as a member of the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) for the Riding of Northumberland East. The election was called for October 20, 1919. He served until 1923, when Northumberland East and West were united in the process of redistribution to form the Riding of Northumberland. During this time, Uncle Wes advocated for the creation of a park at Presqu'ile. A special Committee of the Privy Council was formed to look into the matter. That Committee issued a Report, which was approved by the rest of Cabinet, November 6th, 1920, recommending 875 acres at Presqu'ile be set aside to establish a park. That led to the UFO Government (led by E.C. Drury) introducing Bill 150, "The Presqu'ile PARK Act". Bill 150 was passed into law May 18, 1922." per an email from Malcolm Montgomery, a nephew of Wesley Montgomery, sent to me Feb 11 2022. on 6 November 1920 at Ontario Legislature, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.² He "That led to the UFO Government (led by E.C. Drury) introducing Bill 150, "The Presqu'ile PARK Act". Bill 150 was passed into law May 18, 1922." per an email from Malcolm Montgomery, a nephew of Wesley Montgomery, sent to me Feb 11 2022. on 18 May 1922 at Ontario Legislature, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.² He lived on 20 June 1922 at Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim 10784) show that Wesley Montgomery & wife issued a Quit Claim for 7 acres in the centre part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Miranda Montgomery (unmarried) for $450. ITS Date: Jun 20 1922. Reg'n. Date: Aug 11 1922. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 225 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021.)⁸ He "In 1923, the Major was asked to run as the Conservative candidate for the Northumberland East Riding of the Provincial Legislature and defeated the U.F.O. candidate Wes Montgomery and became a member of the Ontario Legislature. During the next three years, the Major made many speeches for his party and was particularly adept at uttering stinging phrases which raised the ire of the Liberals. It was reported "Major Belford has already proven that he is a valuable acquisition to the Conservative Party at Queen's Park. His speech in moving the reply to the address from the throne was of a high standard of excellence and on a plane seldom reached by the elected representatives of the people on such occasions."" from "William James Belford", sent to me by Jimmy Belford of Trenton, March 28, 2008. in 1923 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. He lived on 10 April 1923 at Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West (50), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5840) show that Wesley Montgomery sold "said lot", Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Agnes G. Montgomery for $2,500. ITS Date: Apr 10 1923. Reg'n. Date: Jul 5 1923. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 216 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022.)⁸ He lived on 14 April 1927 at Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 11459) show that Wesley Montgomery & wife took a mortgage on 4 1/2 acres in the south part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. from the Standard Bank of Canada. ITS Date: Apr 14 1927. Reg'n. Date: Apr 22 1927. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 226 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021.)⁸ He lived on 30 September 1931 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Wesley Montgomery's wife, Agnes Gertrude Wade, passed away Sep 30 1931.⁹ He lived on 9 November 1932 at Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West (50), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6603) show that Wesley Montgomery & Hilda A. Montgomery (Executors) granted "said lot", Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Hilda A. Montgomery for $1. ITS Date: Nov 9 1932. Reg'n. Date: Dec 30 1932. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 216 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022.)⁸ He lived on 9 November 1932 at Conc 3 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Executors Grant 12199) show that Wesley Montgomery & Hilda A. Montgomery (Executors) granted "Lots 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41 & 48", Conc 3, Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Hilda A. Montgomery for $1. ITS Date: Nov 9 1932. Reg'n. Date: Nov 30 1932. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 03, pg. 059 of 320282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022)
Note: Hilda A. Montgomery was Wesley's daughter and only living child. This list of lots indicates the extent to which Wesley Montgomery and his wife Agnes Wade acquired land at Cankerville, some inherited from her father, William Wade, and some from purchases. (Dan Buchanan, June 13, 2024.)⁸ He lived on 5 December 1932 at Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Deposit? 326) show that a Deposit was registered re Wesley Montgomery "Re. north half 100 acres & south half 3 acres" of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Dec 5 1932. Reg'n. Date: Dec 8 1932. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 226 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021.)⁸ He lived on 1 April 1933 at Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Deed Under Power of Sale 12239) show that The Agricultural Development Board granted a "Deed Under Power of Sale" for "north half 100 acres & south half 3 acres" of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Harry Darling for $4,000. ITS Date: Apr 1 1933. Reg'n. Date: Apr 20 1933. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 226 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021.)⁸ He died on 14 February 1937 at Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 77; Death Reg'n.#026651: Name: Wesley Montgomery; Date: Feb 14 1937; Age: 77y 2m 3d; Res.: Prince Edward St., Brighton, 23 yrs; Born: Brighton Twp., Dec 11 1859; Nat.: Irish; Status: widower; Occ.: fruit grower & dealer, buying and selling and growing apples; Parents: Cornelius Montgomery & Elizabeth Lawson, b. Brighton Twp; Inf.: Miss Hilda Montgomery, Brighton, daughter; Cause: myocarditis; Phys.: H. C. Rundle, Brighton; Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Feb 16 1937; Reg'd.: Feb 15 1937; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #026651-1937, ancestry.com.)¹¹ He was buried on 16 February 1937 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Reg'n. (Note: I find it very odd that no memorial is evident for Wesley Montgomery and his wife Agnes G. Wade. It would have been at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, but even CemSearch has no record for them. Any thoughts? (Dan Buchanan, Feb 9 2022.)⁹

     Diana Sarah Kelly was born on 3 June 1886 at South Dakota, U.S.A; Date Mun 3 1886 per Dingman board, Genealogy.com, Aug 27, 2004, sent to me Jan 9, 2005. Date 1888 & location SD per 1920 Census.^1,2 As of before 1905,her married name was Johnson.¹ She married John S. Johnson before 1905 at U.S.A; per 1920 Census.¹ Diana Sarah Kelly appeared on the census of 30 April 1910 at Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 23 at 1910 Census: see John S. Johnson.¹ As of circa 1917,her married name was Dingman.¹ She married John Wesley Dingman, son of Peter Dingman and Elizabeth Duke, circa 1917 at Minnesota, U.S.A; per 1920 Census & per "Individual Summary for John Wesley Dingmam", sent to me via email by Jessica Joy Frost, Oct 3, 2004.^1,2 Diana Sarah Kelly appeared on the census of 31 January 1920 at Twp. 135 R. 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 32 at 1920 Census: see John W. Dingman.¹ She died on 28 March 1986 at age 99; Date Mar 28 1986 per Dingman board, Genealogy.com, Aug 27, 2004, sent to me Jan 9, 2005.²

     Harold Dingman was born in 1906 at Minnesota, U.S.A; Date 1906 & location MN per 1920 Census. Harold is son of Mary Elizabeth Daugherty - per "Individual Summary for John Wesley Dingmam", sent to me via email by Jessica Joy Frost, Oct 3, 2004.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 30 April 1910 at Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 4 at 1910 Census: see John W. Dingman.¹ He appeared on the census of 31 January 1920 at Twp. 135 R. 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 14 at 1920 Census: see John W. Dingman.¹

     Alice Dingman was born in 1908 at Minnesota, U.S.A; Date 1908 & MN per 1920 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 30 April 1910 at Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 2 at 1910 Census: see John W. Dingman.¹ She appeared on the census of 31 January 1920 at Twp. 135 R. 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 12 at 1920 Census: see John W. Dingman.¹

     Everett Dingman was born in 1887 at Minnesota, U.S.A; Date 1887 per 1910 Census. Date 1866 & location MN per 1920 Census. Everett is son of 1st wife Rose Gilmer - per "Individual Summary for John Wesley Dingmam", sent to me via email by Jessica Joy Frost, Oct 3, 2004.^1,2 He married Winnie ? in 1909 at Minnesota, U.S.A; per 1910 Census.¹ Everett Dingman appeared on the census of 30 April 1910 at Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 23 at 1910 Census: see John W. Dingman.¹ He appeared on the census of 31 January 1920 at Twp. 135 R. 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 34? at 1920 Census: see John W. Everett.¹

     John S. Johnson was born in 1881 at Minnesota, U.S.A; Date 1881 & location MN per 1910 Census. per 1920 Census.¹ He married Diana Sarah Kelly, daughter of ? Kelly and ? ?, before 1905 at U.S.A; per 1920 Census.¹ John S. Johnson appeared on the census of 30 April 1910 at Twp. 135, Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 29 at 1910 Census: Johnson, John S., 29, b. MN, parents b. Wisconsin & MN, farmer, 4 yrs since marr., married; Dianna, 23, b. SD, parents b. Sd & Wisc., wife, 4 years since marr., married; Delia L., 5, b. SD, parents b. MN & Sd, daughter; Silvia M., 2, b. MN, parents b. MN & SD, daughter; Clark H., 3/12, b. MN, parents b. MN & Sd, son; Kelly, Noble, 15, b. Sd, parents b. SD & Wisc., brother-in-law, lab. (ancestry.com)
Note: John W. Dingman is right below.¹ He died before 1916; per 1920 Census.¹

     Delia L. Johnson was born in 1905 at South Dakota, U.S.A; Date 1905 & location per 1920 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 30 April 1910 at Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 5 at 1910 census: see John S. Johnson.¹ She appeared on the census of 31 January 1920 at Twp. 135 R. 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 15 at 1920 Census: see John W. Dingman (step-father.)¹

     ? Kelly was born circa 1850 at South Dakota, U.S.A; per 1910 Census.¹ He married ? ? before 1885; per 1910 Census.¹

     ? ? was born circa 1850 at Wisconsin, U.S.A..¹ She married ? Kelly before 1885; per 1910 Census.¹ As of before 1885,her married name was Kelly.¹

     Noble Kelly was born in 1895 at South Dakota, U.S.A; Date 1895 & location SD per 1910 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 30 April 1910 at Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 15 at 1910 Census: see John S. Johnson (father-in-law.)¹

     Winnie ? was born in 1891 at Minnesota, U.S.A; Date 1891 & location MN per 1910 Census.¹ As of 1909,her married name was Dingman.¹ She married Everett Dingman, son of John Wesley Dingman and Rose Gilmer, in 1909 at Minnesota, U.S.A; per 1910 Census.¹ Winnie ? appeared on the census of 30 April 1910 at Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 19 at 1910 Census: see John W. Dingman (father-in-law.)¹

     Ruby Dingman was born in 1896 at Minnesota, U.S.A; Date 1896 & location MN per 1910 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 30 April 1910 at Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 14 at 1910 Census: see John W. Dingman.¹