Person Page - 1324

     Victoria Ann Whitney was born on 15 June 1860 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1860 per 1861 Census. Date 1862 per 1881 Census. Date Jun 15 1860 & location Brighton per GEDCOM of David (ctdave4@aol.com) March 31 2015.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see Isaac Whitney.² As of 9 September 1880,her married name was Shortt.³ She married Leslie Alford Shortt, son of James Short and Mary Taylor, on 9 September 1880 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of David (ctdave4@aol.com) March 31 2015.³ Victoria Ann Whitney appeared on the census of April 1881 at Metheun Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1881 Census: see Isaac Whitney.¹

     Melissa Whitney was born in 1872 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1872 per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Metheun Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1881 Census: see Isaac Whitney.¹

     Mary L. Whitney was born in 1874 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1874 per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Metheun Twp., Peteborough East Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1881 Census: see Isaac Whitney.¹

     Lula May Whitney was born on 2 April 1876 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 2 1876 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1877 & location Percy per marr. reg'n. Date 1876 per 1881 Census.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Metheun Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1881 Census: see Isaac Whitney.¹ As of 1897,her married name was Hubble.³ She married Wellington Hubble, son of Samuel Hubble and Annie ?, in 1897 at Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: Wellington Hubble; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Methuen; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Samuel & Annie Hubble; Bride: May Whitney; Age: 20; Res.: Methuen; Born: Percy; Status: spinster; Parents: Isaac & Laura Whitney; Wit.: ---- Page 2 is not available!! (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com.)³ Lula May Whitney appeared on the census of 13 April 1901 at Methuen Twp., East Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1901 Census: see Isaac Whitney.²

     Jessy Potter Whitney was born in 1863 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1863 per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Metheun Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1881 Census: see Isaac Whitney.¹

     Norris Whitney was born on 13 April 1865 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Apr 13 1865 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1865 per 1881 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Metheun Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1881 Census: see Isaac Whitney.¹ He appeared on the census of 13 April 1901 at Methuen Twp., East Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1901 Census: see Isaac Whitney.²

     Henry Whitney was born on 17 October 1867 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 17 1867 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1868 per 1881 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Metheun Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1881 Census: see Isaac Whitney.¹ He appeared on the census of 13 April 1901 at Methuen Twp., East Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1901 Census: see Isaac Whitney.²

     Willard Whitney was born in 1871 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1871 per 1881 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Metheun Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: see Isaac Whitney.¹

     James W. Allison was born in 1860 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1860 per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see James Allison.¹ He died on 15 August 1861 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Aug 15 1861 per Memorial.² He was buried on 17 August 1861 at Albury Cemetery, Ameliasburgh Twp., Albury, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) James W; Son of; James & Rachel; Allison; Died Aug 15, 1861; Aged.... (Albury Cemetery, Ameliasburgh Twp., Jul 11 2004.)²

     Elizabeth "Lizzie" Newcomb was born on 6 April 1853 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Apr 6 1854 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1853 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,4,5,3,6,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1861 census: see Stephen Newcomb.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see James W. Newcomb (borther.)² She lived on 5 January 1876 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Joseph E. Devlin & Camilla (Kemp) Newcomb.³ She lived on 29 May 1878 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cramahe per marr. reg'n.³ As of 29 May 1878,her married name was Gordon.^7,8 She married James Wilmot Gordon, son of George Nelson Gordon and Sophia Tryphena Webster, on 29 May 1878 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007389: Groom: James Wilmot Gordon; Age: 26; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cobourg; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Barrister; Parents: G. N. Gordon & Sophia Webster; Bride: Lissie Newcombe; Age: 25; Res.: Cramahe Twp; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Stephen B. Newcomb & Levina Williams; Wit.: Fred C. Gordon & Levina A. Dudley, Cramahe Twp; Date: May 29 1878; Place; Cramahe Twp; Rel.: ME; Performed by: Rev. W. Peirette?; Reg'r.: A. Vars?, Colborne (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007389-1878, ancestry.com) per Bernard_Brand.ged, sent to me via email by Peg O'Hagan, Oct 21, 2005.^7,8 Elizabeth "Lizzie" Newcomb appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1881 Census: see James W. Gordon.⁶ She lived on 14 October 1890 at Village Lot 6, Young St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2433) show that George S. Miller & wife sold "said village lot", Village Lot 6, Young Street East Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Elizabeth Gordon for $2,000. ITS Date: Oct 14 1890. Reg'n. Date: Oct 30 1890. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, Village Lot 6, Young St. East, page 181 of 220, OnLand.ca.)⁹ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1891 Census: see James W. Gordon.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1901 Census: see James W. Gordon.⁵ She lived on 31 December 1913 at Village Lot 6, Young St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4901) show that Elizabeth Gordon & James W. Gordon sold "said lot", Village Lot 6, Young Street East Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Isaac O. Proctor for $600. ITS Date: Dec 31 1913. Reg'n. Date: Jan 20 11914. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, Village Lot 6, Young St. East, page 181 of 220, OnLand.ca.)⁹ She died on 4 August 1929 at Lake Shore Road, Etobicoke, York Co., Ontario, at age 76; Death Reg'n.#041253: Name: Elizabeth N. Gordon; Date: Aug 4 1929; Age: 76y; Place: Lake Shore Rd., Etobicoke; Born: Cda; Occ.: housewife; Status: married; Parents: Stephen Newcombe. b. England & Lavina Williams, b. Western Cda; Cause: fell down steps at home, fractured hip & asthenia, myocardial failure14d; Phys.: Dr. E.A. McPullock, 165 St. Clair Ave. W., TO; Inf.: J.W. Gordon, 412 Markham St., TO, husband; Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Aug 7 1929; Ind.: A. W. Miles, 296 College St., TO; Reg'd.: Aug 10 1929; Reg'r.: S. Barratt, Islington, York Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #041253-1929, ancestry.ca)


per family tree of jcub2 on ancestry.ca, Mar 8 2025.^10,11 She was buried on 7 August 1929 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Datee Aug 7 1929 & location Mount Pleasant Cemetery per Death Reg'n.¹²

     Anna Newcomb was born in 1856 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1856 per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see Stephen Newcomb.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see James W. Newcomb (brother.)² She lived on 29 September 1892 at Brighton Twp., Newcombs Mills, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Ella Agnes Herrington and John Dinner; residence Newcombs Mills.
Note: Is this the right Anna Newcomb??³

     Charles H. Newcomb was born in 1860 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1861 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date1860 per 1861 Census.^1,3 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 a t1861 Census: see Stephen Newcomb.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see James W. Newcomb.² He appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 at West Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 19 at 1880 Census: see Joseph Newcomb (brother.)³

     Catharine "Camilla" Kemp was born on 29 August 1841 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1840 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1839 & location UC per 1870 Census. Date 1841 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1840 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.
Date Aug 29 1841 per Kemp GEDCOM sent to me via email by Cheryl Taber, March 14, 2006.^1,3,4,5,6 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see James C. Kemp.⁴ As of 18 July 1857,her married name was Newcomb.¹ She married Stephen B. Newcomb, son of Stephen Bletcher Newcomb and Lavina R. Williams, on 18 July 1857 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date July 18 1857 per Kemp GEDCOM sent to me via email by Cheryl Taber, March 14, 2006.^1,3 Catharine "Camilla" Kemp appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see Stephen Newcomb (father-in-law.)¹ She appeared on the census of 28 July 1870 at Verona, Dane Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A; Age 31 at 1870 Census: see Stephen Newcomb.⁵ She Her husband, Stephen B. Newcomb, died in Michigan Oct 16 1874 - per his Memorial. on 16 October 1874 at Michigan, U.S.A..² She lived on 5 January 1876 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Joseph E. Devlin & Camilla (Kemp) Newcomb.⁷ As of 5 January 1876,her married name was Devlin.^8,9 She married Joseph Edward Devlin, son of Mark Devlin and Martha Wilson, on 5 January 1876 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007156: Groom: Joseph E. Devlin; Age: 40; Res.: Port Hope; Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: Hotel Keeper; Parents: Mark Devlin & Martha Wilson; Bride: Camilla Newcombe; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Prince Edward Co; Status: widow; Parents: James C. Kemp & Mary Kemp; Wit.: Joseph B. & Elizabeth Newcombe, both of Brighton Twp; Date: Jan 5 1876; Place: Brighton Twp; Rel.: Pres. & Episc. Meth; Performed by: Rev. J. W. Simpson; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007156-1876, ancestry.ca) Date Jan 5 1876 & location Brighton per family tree of henrykemp760 on ancestry.com, Apr 29 2016.^8,9 Catharine "Camilla" Kemp appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 at Belinda St., Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 40 at 1880 US Fed Census: see Joseph Devlin.⁵ She appeared on the census of 2 June 1911 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1911 Census: see Joseph E. Devlin.⁶

     Mary Ann Newcomb was born on 15 March 1858 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Mar 15 1858 per Memorial - age 5y 10m? 19d at death Feb 3? 1864. Date 1858 per 1861 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Stephen Newcomb.¹ She died on 3 February 1864 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West, at age 5; Date Feb 3 1864 per Memorial.² She was buried on 5 February 1864 at Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Mary Ann; Who Died; Feb 3? 1864; Aged 5 Y'rs; 10? Mo's & 19 D's; Rosa Laura?; Who Died; Sept 8, 1866?; Aged 3 Y'rs..? ; Children of; (unclear) Newcomb (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 4, 2009.)²

     Simon Lawrence Whitney was born on 28 July 1832 at Sophiasburg Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1832 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jul 28 1832 & location Sophiasburg per IGI Record.^1,2,3,4 He lived on 1 January 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Brighton Township was created January 1, 1852, out of lots 1 to 10 of Cramahe Twp., and 23 to 35 of Murray Twp., plus Presqu'ile Point. (Dan Buchanan, March 1 2022.) He lived on 24 February 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Cramahe Twp. per marriage register. Info in register looks wrong. Shows Amanda Phillips and says Cramahe for all locations. This is a few weeks after Brighton Twp. created Jan 1 1852. These folks were in Brighton Twp. (Dan Buchanan, Mar 1 2022.)⁵ He married Minvera Phillips, daughter of Abraham Phillips and Nancy Barnes, on 24 February 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Simon Whitney; Age: 21; Res.: Cramahe; Parents: - ; Bride: Amanda Phillips; Age: 18; Res.: Cramahe; Parents: - ; Wit.: John H. Phillips, Cramahe & C.J. Phillips, Cramahe; Date: Feb 24 1852; Page: 31 of 32 (Marriage Registers of Joshua Webster, page 23, Seventh Town Historical Society)
Marriage Register: Groom: Simon Whitney; Bride: Minerva Phillips; Date: Feb 24 1852; Wit.: John H. Phillips & ?Glasgon? Phillips (List of marriages solemnized by me during the year ending Feb 1 1853, Joshua Webster, Minister of the Methodist E. Church - Ontario Marriage Registers, Newcastle Dist. 1850-1954, Vol. 18, pg. 10 of 16, ancestry.ca) Date Feb 26 1852 & location Ontario per IGI Record.^1,5 Simon Lawrence Whitney appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1861 Census: Whitney, Simon, 29, b. UC, Christian, farmer, married; Minerva, 26, b. UC, Chr., married; Samuel, 7; Nancy, 5; Geo., 3; Phillips, Mahala, 13, b. UC, Chr; Whitney, Albert, 17, b. UC, Chr., lab., single (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 393 of 899, line 4 - ancestry.ca)(Note: John Dusenbury is just below, Mary Whitney farther down.)³ He lived in April 1871 at Conc 6 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 6, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., 100 acres, tenant.² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1871 Census: Whitney, Simon, 40, b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., farmer, married; Manerva, 36, b. Ont., Irish, EM, married; Samuel, 17, b. Ont., Eng., farmer, single; Nancy Jane, 14; George, 12; William, 9; Hmer, 2 (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Div. 3, pg. 8, C-9885 - Conc 6, Lot 35, 100 acres, tenant.)² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1881 Census: Whitney, Simon, 48, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, married; Manerva, 46, b. Ont., irish, CM, married; William H., 19, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, single; Homer B., 12; Osker, 5 (familysearch.org.)⁴ He died on 19 February 1894 at Ontario at age 61; Date Feb 19 1894 & location Ont. perfamily tree of Lisa Ouellette on ancestry.com, Nov 22 2012.⁶

     Minvera Phillips was born on 12 August 1834 at Upper Canada; Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1835 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Aug 12 1834 per IGI Record. Date Aug 12 1834 & location Brighton and Minerva Phillips is a daughter of Abraham Phillips and Nancy Barnes per family tree of Deborah_Guidolin on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2022 - and fits there!! Not Brighton but maybe Murray???^1,2,3,4,5,6 She married Simon Lawrence Whitney, son of Samuel Whitney and Mary Cole, on 24 February 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Simon Whitney; Age: 21; Res.: Cramahe; Parents: - ; Bride: Amanda Phillips; Age: 18; Res.: Cramahe; Parents: - ; Wit.: John H. Phillips, Cramahe & C.J. Phillips, Cramahe; Date: Feb 24 1852; Page: 31 of 32 (Marriage Registers of Joshua Webster, page 23, Seventh Town Historical Society)
Marriage Register: Groom: Simon Whitney; Bride: Minerva Phillips; Date: Feb 24 1852; Wit.: John H. Phillips & ?Glasgon? Phillips (List of marriages solemnized by me during the year ending Feb 1 1853, Joshua Webster, Minister of the Methodist E. Church - Ontario Marriage Registers, Newcastle Dist. 1850-1954, Vol. 18, pg. 10 of 16, ancestry.ca) Date Feb 26 1852 & location Ontario per IGI Record.^1,7 As of 26 February 1852,her married name was Whitney.¹ Minvera Phillips appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 26 at 1861 Census: see Simon Whitney.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1871 Census: see Simon Whitney.² She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1881 Census: see Simon Whitney.⁴ She died in 1894 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1894 & location Brighton per family tree of Deborah_Guidolin on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2022.⁵

     Samuel Whitney was born on 26 April 1854 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1853 & location Prince Edward Co. per marriage reg'n. - Emma Montgomery. Date Apr 26 1854 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of ?"Roberton Cameron maguire Family Jan 2012", Feb 7 2012.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see Simon Whitney.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1881 Census: see Simon Whitney.² He married Emma Montgomery, daughter of George Montgomery and Lucinda Herrington, on 2 November 1872 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Samuel Whitney; Age: 19; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Prince Edward Co; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Simon & Mnerva Whitney; Bride: Emily Montgomery; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: George & Sarah Montgomery; Wit.: H. & Emma Sills, Brighton Twp; Date: Nov 2 1872; Place: M.E. Parsonage, Brighton; Performed by: Rev. W.A. Sills, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.ca)
Date Nov 2 1872 & location Northumberland per family tree of ?"Roberton Cameron maguire Family Jan 2012", Feb 7 2012.^3,4 Samuel Whitney lived on 2 November 1872 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Emma Montgomery.⁴ He died in 1881; Date 1881 per family tree of ?"Roberton Cameron maguire Family Jan 2012", Feb 7 2012.³

     Nancy Jane Whitney was born in 1856 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1856 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n.^1,2,3,4,5 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see Simon Whitney.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1881 Census: see Simon Whitney.² She lived on 26 November 1873 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n.³ As of 26 November 1873,her married name was Shortt.⁶ She married George W. Shortt, son of James Short and Mary Taylor, on 26 November 1873 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009887: Groom: George W. Shott; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: James & Mary Shott; Bride: Jane Whitney; Age: 17; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Simon & Nancy Whitney; Wit.: Leslie A. Shortt & Hanna Vanwicklin, Brighton; Date: Nov 26 1873; Place: Brighton; Rel.: EM; Performed by: W. A. Sills; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009887-1873, ancestry.ca.)⁶ Nancy Jane Whitney appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: see George Shortt.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1891 Census: see George Shortt.⁵

     George Henry Whitney was born in July 1858 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jul 1858 & location Brighton per family tree of Eudene123 on ancestry.ca, Jun 28 2025.^1,3,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Simon Whitney.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see Simon Whitney.³ He married Cynthia Shortt, daughter of James Short and Mary Taylor, circa 1878 at Ontario; per family tree of Eudene123 on ancestry.ca, Jun 28 2025.² George Henry Whitney died on 15 February 1889 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 30; per family tree of Eudene123 on ancestry.ca, Jun 28 2025.²

     William Harrison Whitney was born in 1862 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1863 & location Cda. Eng. per 1920 US Fed Census. Date 1862 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 US Fed Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1862 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Martha Billings.^1,4,2,3,5 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see Simon Whitney.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1881 Census: see Simon Whitney.¹ He lived on 2 November 1883 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n. - Martha Billings.³ He married Martha A. Billing, daughter of Roe Billing and Mahalla ?, on 2 November 1883 at Percy Twp., Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008358: Groom: W. Harrison Whitney; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status; bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Simon & Minerva Whitney; Martha Billing; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Roe? & ?Mahella? Billings; Wit.: Mis ?Vrooman, Warkworth; Date: Nov 2 1883; Place: Warkworth; Rel.: Meth. Ep; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Buchanan; Reg'r.: R. P. Hurlbut, Percy Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008358-1883, ancestry.ca) per Birth Reg'n. of Simon Eldon Whitney.⁶ William Harrison Whitney appeared on the census of 28 April 1891 at Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1891 Census: Whitney, William, 29, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth.?, farmer, married; Martha, 28, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married; Symon, 6; ?Loomis?(m), 4; Ethel, 1 (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-5, pg. 21, line 11 - ancestry.ca.)² He immigrated in 1893 to New York, U.S.A; Immigration 1893 per 1920 US Fed Census.⁵ He immigrated in 1896 to New York, U.S.A; Immigration 1896 per 1920 US Fed Census.⁵ He appeared on the census of 4 May 1910 at Ogden Twp., Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 48 at 1910 US Fed Census: Whitney, Wiliam H., 48, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., age 25 1st marriage, immig. 1896, AL, Eng., teamster - own account, married; Martha A., 44, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., age 25 1st marriage, immig. 1896, AL, married; Adelbert, 16, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1896, AL, Eng., son; Walace, 11, b. New York, p.b. Cda. Eng., son; William, 7, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., son (1910 US Fed Census: Ogden Twp., Monroe Co., New York, pg. 15 of 21, line 39 - Vroom Road - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He appeared on the census of 1920 at Murray St., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 57 at 1920 US Fed Census: Whitney, William, 57, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1893, AL, Machinist in machine shop, married; Martha, 54, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1893, AL, married; Delbart, 26, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., immig, 1893, Pa, Machinist in machine ship, single; Wallace, 21, b. NY, p.b. Cda. Eng., machinist in machine shop, single; William, 17, b. NY, p.b. Cda. Eng., machinist in machine shop, single (1920 US Fed Census: Rochester, NY, Ward 15, pg. 8 of 24, Murray St., ancestry.ca.)⁵

     Homer B. Whitney was born in 1869 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1870 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,3,2 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1871 Census: see Simeon Whitney.³ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: see Simon Whitney.¹ He lived on 25 January 1893 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.² He married Eliza G. McKenney, daughter of Peter McKenney and Nancy Bellamy, on 25 January 1893 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008600: Groom: Homr B. Whitney; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parets: Simon & Minerva Whitney; Bride: Eliza G. McKenny; Age: 21; Res.: Cramahe; Born: Murray; Status: spinster; Parents: Peter & Nancy McKenny; Wit.: Harrison Carr & Minnie McKenny, Cramahe; Date: Jan 25 1893; Place: Cramahe; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: R. H. Deitch (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008600-1893, ancestry.ca.)⁴

     Oscar Whitney was born in 1876 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 26 1876 per Memorial - age 9y 1m 14d at death Dec 10 1885 - age is clear but death date is not??? Date 1876 per 1881 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1881 Census: see Simon Whitney.¹ He died on 10 December 1885 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date ?Dec 10 1885? (not clear) per Memorial.² He was buried on 12 December 1885 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Oscar; Son of; S. & M; Whitney; Died; ?Dec ?10 1885?; Aged 9 Ys; 1 Mo. 14 Dys (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., June 21 2009.)²

     Richard Down was born circa 1780 at England; Date of birth and death unknown per Memorial. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.^1,2 He married Mary Elizabeth Hewitt before 1810 at England; per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.¹ Richard Down immigrated in 1832 to Ontario; Immigration 1832 per Memorial.² He was buried in 1847 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Richard and Mary Down; Our First Grandparents; Who Came From England; in 1832. They Rest; In Unmarked Graves (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Aug 25 2006)
Note: David Down says they may be been buried in a family burial ground on the original homestead but it has not been preserved. Richard and Mary have been remembered on the back of the Memorial of Wes Down, David's father.² He died in 1847 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "In 1844 he married Fidila Maybee of Murray Township. Her parents gave the young couple 20 acres in Lot 26, Concession 4, Murray Township. .... His father died in 1847." from "The Down family of Lot 26, Conc. 4, Brighton Township", prvided to me by Richard Obbotson, Oct 2017.
Note: Fred Down told me that Mary died just after coming from England and Richard died a few years later - they do not know the dates. (Meeting with Fred Down, Aug 25 2006.)^2,3

     Mary Elizabeth Hewitt was born circa 1780 at England; per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.¹ She married Richard Down before 1810 at England; per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.¹ As of before 1810,her married name was Down.¹ Mary Elizabeth Hewitt was buried in 1833 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Richard and Mary Down; Our First Grandparents; Who Came From England; in 1832. They Rest; In Unmarked Graves (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Aug 25 2006)
Note: David Down says they may be been buried in a family burial ground on the original homestead but it has not been preserved. Richard and Mary have been remembered on the back of the Memorial of Wes Down, David's father.² She died in 1833 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "After crossing the ocean and travelling by boat up to Trenton and thence up the Trent River to approximately German’s Landing, the family settled in the 9th Concession of Murray Township. During the first year this family was besieged by sickness and Richard’s mother died leaving him and his father alone. Because of the swampy nature of the land they decided to move to higher ground." from The Down family of Lot 26, Conc. 4, Brighton Township, provided to me by Richard Obbotson, Oct 2017.²

     Frederick Massey was born circa 1880; per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.¹ He married Emma Elizabeth Down, daughter of Richard Henry Down and Cinderella Jane Steenburgh, after 1900; per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.¹

     Charles Massey was born circa 1855; per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.¹ He married Hannah Nelson before 1875; per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.

     Hannah Nelson was born circa 1855; per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.¹ She married Charles Massey before 1875; per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005. As of before 1875,her married name was Massey.¹

     William Martin Aylesworth was born in 1850 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date 1850 & location Ernestown Twp. per marriage reg'n. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.^1,2 He lived on 27 April 1880 at Ernestown Twp., Odessa, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Residence Odessa per marr. reg'n.² He married Elizabeth Jane Burley, daughter of Peter Burley and Susana ?, on 27 April 1880 at Ernestown Twp., Odessa, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005974: Groom: William Marton Aylsworth; Age: 30: Res.: Odessa; Born: Ernestown; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: Martin & Margret Aylesworth; Bride: Elizabeth Jane Burley; Age: 21; Res.: Odessa; Born: Portland; Status: spinster; Parents: Peter & Susana Burley; Wit.: E. T. Sheridan, Odess; Date: Apr 27 1880; Place: Odessa; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Sheridan; Reg'r.: P. A. Maher, Ernestown (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005974-1880, ancestry.com) per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.³

     Elizabeth Jane Burley was born in 1859 at Portland Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location Portland per marr. reg'n. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.^1,2 She married William Martin Aylesworth, son of Martin Aylesworth and Margaret Ackerman, on 27 April 1880 at Ernestown Twp., Odessa, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005974: Groom: William Marton Aylsworth; Age: 30: Res.: Odessa; Born: Ernestown; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: Martin & Margret Aylesworth; Bride: Elizabeth Jane Burley; Age: 21; Res.: Odessa; Born: Portland; Status: spinster; Parents: Peter & Susana Burley; Wit.: E. T. Sheridan, Odess; Date: Apr 27 1880; Place: Odessa; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Sheridan; Reg'r.: P. A. Maher, Ernestown (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005974-1880, ancestry.com) per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 17, 2005.³ Elizabeth Jane Burley lived on 27 April 1880 at Ernestown Twp., Odessa, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Residence Odessa per marr. reg'n.² As of 28 April 1880,her married name was Aylesworth.¹

     Harriet Elmira Roberts was born on 7 February 1853 at Ontario; Date 1853 per Memorial. Date Feb 7 1843 & location Ont rural per 1901 Census - obvious mistake, year is 1853 per age 48. Date Feb 7 1843 per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, Feb 7, 2005. Date 1853 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 18, 2005.^1,4,5,3 As of 6 June 1873,her married name was Down.¹ She married Abraham Nelson Down, son of Richard H. Down and Fidelia Maybee, on 6 June 1873 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date Jun 6 1873 & location Toronto per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Jan 18, 2005.^1,6 Harriet Elmira Roberts appeared on the census of April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1881 Census: see Abram Down.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1901 Census: see Abraham Down.⁵ She was buried in 1910 at Mount Zion Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) DOWN; Father; Abraham N; 1848 - 1909; Mother; Harriet E; 1853 - 1910 (Mount Zion Cemetery, Murray Twp., Aug 7 2005.)³ She died in 1910 at Ontario; Date 1910 per Memorial.³