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     Capt. Simeon John Covell lived in 1748 at White Creek, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A; Washington County was named in 1784, replacing Charlotte County which had been named in 1772. White Creek is the township in the very south east corner of the current Washington County, bordered on the east by Vermont and the south by Rensselaer County. He was born in 1748 at White Creek, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.¹ He married Susan Mosher before 1772 at New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005. Capt. Simeon John Covell lived in 1777 at Quebec; "Some had come in from Connecticut as land speculators, had got considerable tracts and had sold or leased their lands to men who mostly followed to the war their landlords, who were squires and justices of the peace. Such men were Ebenezer and Edward Jessup, Isaac Man and others, and they are spoken of as men of substance and influence in the records. Squire Ebenezer Jessup who collected a corps, as had also his brother Edward, brought them to Canada in 1777; we find them incorporated and doing duty at different posts, and in 1781 they were enlisted with men of other corps under Major Edward Jessup as the King's Loyal American Rangers with a distinctive uniform. The full regiment was not completed, but in 1784 the 2nd Battalion was located in Ernesttown Township, on the Bay of Quinté.
from web page http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/quinte.htm. He lived in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec; "The King's Loyal Americans, Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario.
Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm. He lived in 1784 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; "The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario.
Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm. He lived circa 1790 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; American Loyalists: Covell, Simon; Susannah, m. Edward Jessup, Jr., of Augusta. O.C. 29 June 1799; James of Montague. O.C. 4 Feb 1836 (Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists, Ontario Registers CD.)² He appeared on the census of 1796 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; 1796 Census: Capt. Simeon Covell; 1 man; 1 male child; 1 female child; Total 3 (Ontario Registers CD.) He died on 12 April 1798 at Augusta Twp., Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.¹ He was buried on 14 April 1798 at Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; FindaGrave: Name: Simeon John Covell; Birth: 1748, Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Death: 12 Mar 1798 (aged 49–50), Augusta, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 196183493; Note: Father: Seth Simon COVELL b: BET 1698 AND 1721 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Mother: Sarah HURD b: 24 AUG 1711 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts;
Marriage 1 Susannah MOSHER b: BET 1740 AND 1752 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island; Married: 1755 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island; Children: Henry COVELL b: ABT 1770 in Cambridge, Washington Co, New York; John Hurd COVELL b: 22 FEB 1773 in Cambridge, Washington Co, New York; James Franklin COVELL b: 24 MAY 1774 in Cambridge, Washington Co, New York; Sarah Susannah COVELL b: 18 SEP 1775 in Cambridge, Washington, New York; Simeon COVELL b: SEP 1776 in Prescott, Upper Canada (Ontario); Henry COVELL b: ABT 1778 in Prescott, Upper Canada (Ontario); David COVELL b: ABT 1780 in Prescott, Upper Canada (Ontario)." (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196183493.)³

     Susan Mosher was born in 1740 at Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A; Date 1740 & location Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2020. per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.^1,2 She married Capt. Simeon John Covell, son of Seth Simon Covell and Sarah Hurd, before 1772 at New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005. As of before 1772,her married name was Covell.¹ Susan Mosher died in 1780 at White Creek, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020.²

     David Covell was born in 1780 at Quebec; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.¹ He lived in 1796 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; 1796 Census: David Covell, Sr; 1 man; 1 male child; Total 2 (Ontario Registers CD.)

     Seth Simon Covell was born in 1709 at Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.
per GEDCOM of Bernard Bischof, Feb 15, 2005.¹ He married Sarah Hurd on 22 November 1733 at Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Bernard Bischof, Feb 15, 2005. Seth Simon Covell died in 1811 at Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹

     Sarah Hurd was born on 24 August 1711; per GEDCOM of Bernard Bischof, Feb 15, 2005.¹ She married Seth Simon Covell on 22 November 1733 at Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Bernard Bischof, Feb 15, 2005. As of 22 November 1733,her married name was Covell.¹

     David Covell was born in 1747 at Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; Location Chatham per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.
per GEDCOM of Bernard Bischof, Feb 15, 2005.¹ He married Agnes Wooden circa 1775; per family tree of Jeff Gilbank on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2020.² David Covell lived in 1796 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; 1796 Census: David Covell, Sr; 1 man; 1 male child; Total 2 (Ontario Registers CD)
Note: David Covell, Jr. is also list: 1 man; 1 male child; 4 women; Total 6. He died in May 1815 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date May 1815 & location Augusta Twp. per family tree of Jeff Gilbank on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2020.²

     Susannah Covell was born on 18 September 1775 at Cambridge, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹ As of 9 January 1799,her married name was Jessup.¹ She married Lieut. Edward Jessup, son of Major Edward Jessup and Abigail Dibble, on 9 January 1799 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Register: Edward Jessup, Jr. & Susannah Covell, both of Augusta, 9 Jan 1799, by William Fraser, J. P. w: Grace Fraser, John Dulmage. (Marriage Register of The Johnstown District, Ontario Registers CD.)^1,3 Susannah Covell lived on 29 June 1799 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Loyalist List: O. C. Date Jun 29 1799 per Simeon Covell.⁴ She died on 13 May 1846 at Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Canada West, at age 70; Date May 13 1816 per FindaGrave. Date May 13 1846 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.^1,2 She was buried on 15 May 1846 at Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Canada West; FindaGrave: Name: Susannah Covell Jessup; Birth: unknown; Death: 13 May 1816; Burial: Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 131407522 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131407522/susannah-jessup.)²

     Lieut. Edward Jessup was born on 16 May 1766 at Albany, Albany Co., New York, U.S.A; Date May 16 1766 & location Albany, Albany Co., NY per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.^1,3 He lived in 1776 at Grand Falls, New York, U.S.A; "The King's Loyal Americans
Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; " from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm
Note: Is this the town of Glens Falls, at the south end of Lake George??? It would still be in the modern Washington County. He lived in 1777 at Quebec; "Some had come in from Connecticut as land speculators, had got considerable tracts and had sold or leased their lands to men who mostly followed to the war their landlords, who were squires and justices of the peace. Such men were Ebenezer and Edward Jessup, Isaac Man and others, and they are spoken of as men of substance and influence in the records. Squire Ebenezer Jessup who collected a corps, as had also his brother Edward, brought them to Canada in 1777; we find them incorporated and doing duty at different posts, and in 1781 they were enlisted with men of other corps under Major Edward Jessup as the King's Loyal American Rangers with a distinctive uniform. The full regiment was not completed, but in 1784 the 2nd Battalion was located in Ernesttown Township, on the Bay of Quinté.
Some had come in from Connecticut as land speculators, had got considerable tracts and had sold or leased their lands to men who mostly followed to the war their landlords, who were squires and justices of the peace. Such men were Ebenezer and Edward Jessup, Isaac Man and others, and they are spoken of as men of substance and influence in the records. Squire Ebenezer Jessup who collected a corps, as had also his brother Edward, brought them to Canada in 1777; we find them incorporated and doing duty at different posts, and in 1781 they were enlisted with men of other corps under Major Edward Jessup as the King's Loyal American Rangers with a distinctive uniform. The full regiment was not completed, but in 1784 the 2nd Battalion was located in Ernesttown Township, on the Bay of Quinté." from web page http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/quinte.htm. He lived in 1784 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Quebec; "The King's Loyal Americans
Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario.
Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm. He Loyalist List: Jessup, Edward; E. District; S. G. Lieutenant Jessup's, son of Edwd. Jessup, Sr. (copy of old U.E List, Ontario Registers CD) circa 1790 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Quebec.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1796 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; 1796 Census: Lieut. Edward Jessup; 1 man; Total 1 (Ontario Registers CD.) He married Susannah Covell, daughter of Capt. Simeon John Covell and Susan Mosher, on 9 January 1799 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Register: Edward Jessup, Jr. & Susannah Covell, both of Augusta, 9 Jan 1799, by William Fraser, J. P. w: Grace Fraser, John Dulmage. (Marriage Register of The Johnstown District, Ontario Registers CD.)^1,5 Lieut. Edward Jessup died on 4 November 1815 at Prescott, Grenville Co., Upper Canada, at age 49; Date Nov 4 1815 & location Prescott per FindaGrave.³ He was buried on 6 November 1815 at Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; FindaGrave: Name: Edward Jessup, II; Birth: 16 May 1766, Albany, Albany County, New York, USA; Death: 4 Nov 1815 (aged 49), Prescott, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 131407556 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131407556.)³

     John Covell Jessup was born on 28 July 1804 at Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹

     Major Edward Jessup was born on 4 December 1735 at Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A; Date Dec 4 or 24 1735 & location Stamford, Conn per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS. Date Dec 4 1745 & location Stamford, Conn. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.^1,3 He "Edward Jessup raised a company and served as a captain in Jeffery Amherst*’s campaign of 1759 in the Lake Champlain region, and probably became aware at that time of the opportunities available in northern New York." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS. in 1759 at New York, U.S.A..³ He married Abigail Dibble in 1760 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005. Major Edward Jessup lived in 1764 at Jessup's Landing, New York, U.S.A; "About 1764 Edward and his brother Ebenezer moved to Albany. There they formed a partnership, and over the next decade the two engaged in land speculation on a grand scale in the upper Hudson and Lake George areas. In their speculations they were no doubt aided by their close relationship with Sir William Johnson* and John Butler*. The brothers eventually established a community, with mills and a ferry, about ten miles above Glen Falls on the Hudson. This settlement, which became known as Jessup’s Landing, was a focus of loyalism in the years just before the revolution, and when Sir Guy CARLETON succeeded in driving the American forces out of the province of Quebec in the summer of 1776 the Jessups led a party of some 80 loyalists to join him at Crown Point (N.Y.)" per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.³ He lived on 7 June 1777 at Grand Falls, New York, U.S.A; "The Jessup party was first attached to Sir John Johnson*’s King’s Royal Regiment of New York, but on 7 June 1777 the King’s Loyal Americans corps was tentatively established with Ebenezer as lieutenant-colonel and Edward as captain. Although the corps was not fully formed, the Jessup brothers took part in John Burgoyne*’s
campaign, with Edward as commander of the bateaux service on the Hudson. Both Edward and Ebenezer were taken prisoner in the Saratoga campaign but were paroled and allowed to make their way to Quebec." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.
"The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; " from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm.³ He lived on 12 November 1781 at St. John's, Quebec; "Since many members of the King’s Loyal Americans were dispersed during the Burgoyne fiasco, the unit never attained its established strength and remained for the next four years a semi-independent appendage of Johnson’s regiment, engaged mainly in building, repairing, and garrisoning fortifications around Montreal, Sorel, and lower Lake Champlain, although it also took part in several raids into New York. Edward went on such raids in October 1780 and again the following fall. It was probably these services, as well as his administrative capacities, that led Governor HALDIMAND to choose Edward over Ebenezer as major commandant of the new corps of Loyal
Rangers, created 12 Nov. 1781 from a number of smaller military formations including the Loyal Americans. The new corps soon became known as Jessup’s Rangers. Until their disbandment on 24 Dec. 1783 the Rangers were employed in the same kind of duties that had previously engaged the Loyal Americans. They were usually stationed at Sorel or Verchères and provided garrisons for posts at Yamaska, Rivière-aux-Chiens, Île aux Noix, and Dutchman’s Point (near Alburg, Vt)." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.
"The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario. Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm.³ He lived in 1784 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; "With the war lost, Jessup began in the summer of 1783 to plan the resettlement of his corps and was one of those who proposed the Ottawa River and the upper St Lawrence for that purpose. Although his proposal for structured settlements based on military rank was rejected, Haldimand incorporated a number of his other ideas into the plan finally adopted. In that plan Jessup’s Rangers were allotted townships No.6 (Edwardsburg), No.7 (Augusta), and part of No.8 (Elizabethtown), all on the St Lawrence, as well as No.2 (Ernestown), west of Cataraqui (Kingston). Jessup spent the summer of 1784 supervising the settlement of his men on their new lands and in the
fall of that year journeyed to London, England, to submit a claim for his losses during the revolution. He returned to Quebec by 1788 and took up his own land grant of 1,200 acres in Augusta Township, immediately opposite Fort Oswegatchie (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) on the St Lawrence and beside the lots granted to his son, Lieutenant Edward Jessup." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.
"The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario. Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm.³ He lived in 1785 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; "Here Vermont and Connecticut loyalists led by Edward Jessup were settling three river-front townships in the region where Brockville and Prescott would soon be founded. Surveyor John Collins, who made the upriver voyage in 1785, reported that these loyalists appeared well satisfied, having "made much greater improvements than could be expected in so short a time. They have all comfortable houses and their cleared fields sown." Collins had to admin, however, that here where the maps showed neat rows of lot running twelve miles back from the river, settlement was still in reality no more than a strip of clearings along the shore." from pg. 236 of "The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement" by Christopher Moore. He Loyalist List: Jessup, Esq., Edward; Augusta; M. C. Commandant. (copy of old U.E. List, Ontario Registers CD) circa 1790 at Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario.² He lived in 1810 at Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario; "In 1810 Jessup and his son laid out the town of Prescott, named after Governor Robert PRESCOTT, along the front of their St Lawrence River lands, but only two years later their own home sites were expropriated by the army for the construction of Fort Wellington. Jessup’s active career, however, was now over. By 1812 he was no longer able to conduct business for himself, and when he died in February 1816 he had been bedridden and “afflicted with the palsy” for several years and could not even sign his name." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.³ He died on 3 February 1816 at Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario, at age 80; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005. per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.^1,3 He was buried on 5 February 1816 at Sandy Hill Cemetery, Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹

     Abigail Dibble was born on 31 March 1743 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A..¹ She married Major Edward Jessup in 1760 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005. As of 1760,her married name was Jessup.¹ Abigail Dibble died on 29 June 1809 at Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario, at age 66.¹ She was buried on 2 July 1809 at Sandy Hill Cemetery, Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹

     Abigail Jessup was born on 19 April 1761 at U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹ As of after 1781,her married name was Walker.² She married James Walker after 1781; per Loyalist List, Edward Jessup, Sr.²

     James Franklin Covell was born on 24 May 1774 at Cambridge, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹ He married Cynthia Easton circa 1797 at Elizabethtown Twp., Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date c. 1797 per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.^1,2 James Franklin Covell died circa 1848 at Montagne Twp., Leeds Co., Canada West; per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020.²

     Cynthia Easton was born circa 1775; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹ She married James Franklin Covell, son of Capt. Simeon John Covell and Susan Mosher, circa 1797 at Elizabethtown Twp., Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date c. 1797 per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.^1,2 As of before 1806,her married name was Covell.¹

     James Franklin Covell was born on 27 July 1800 at Elizabethtown Twp., Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 27 1800 & locaiton Ont. per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.^1,2 He married Mary Ann McCready on 11 July 1826 at Elizabethtown Twp., Leeds Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020.² James Franklin Covell died in 1854 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, U.S.A; per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020.²

     Simeon Covell was born in September 1776 at U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹

     Henry Covell was born in 1778 at Quebec; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹

     James Walker was born circa 1761; per Loyalist List - Edward Jessup, Sr.¹ He married Abigail Jessup, daughter of Major Edward Jessup and Abigail Dibble, after 1781; per Loyalist List, Edward Jessup, Sr.¹

     ? ? was born circa 1799; per Murray Census Records. As of before 1822,her married name was Covell. She married William B. Covell, son of John Hurd Covell and Mary Dickson, before 1822 at Ontario; per Murray Census Records.

     Elizabeth Jane Stoneburgh was born on 12 May 1833 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1835 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date May 12 1833 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of davewilliams405 on ancestry.ca, Dec 26 2018.^1,3,4,5,6,7 As of 15 March 1854,her married name was Covell.¹ She married James Covell, son of David Covell and Maria Nix, on 15 March 1854 at Canada West; per IGI Record.^1,2 Elizabeth Jane Stoneburgh appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1861 Census: see James Covell.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1871 Census: see James Covell.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1881 Census: see James Covell.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1891 Census: see Peter Covell (son.)³ She died on 14 March 1895 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 61; Death Reg'n.#012371: Name: Elizabeth Jane Covell; Date: Mar 14 1895; Age: 61; Status: widow; Born: Murray Twp; Cause: consumption, 18 yrs; Phys.: N. B. H. Dean; Inf.: Peter Covell, Brighton, son; Reg'd.: Mar 19 1895; Rel.: Bapt; Reg'r.: J. H. Morrow (Ontario Death Registration, #012371-1895, ancestry.com) per IGI Record.^2,8 She was buried on 16 March 1895 at Coven Crove Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Elizabeth J. Covell; Born: - ; Died: Mar 14 1895; Age: - ; Note: Not known if Elizabeth Jane (Stoneburgh) Covell is buried here; No other names; Cemetery: Gosport Cemetery, CB, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., - no longer in use, also called Covell Grove Cemetery (http://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?action=selectionList&choiceBurialID=45379#.)⁹

     Peter Covell was born on 26 December 1854 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1854 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Dec 1854 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 26 1854 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1854 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see James Covell.⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see James Covell.⁸ He married Helena Marietta Shewman, daughter of Baltis Shewman Jr. and Elizabeth Ellen Rikley, on 22 February 1877 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007477: Groom: Peter Covell; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Grocer; Parents: James Covell & Elizabeth Stoneburgh; Bride: Helena Marietta Sherman; Age: 19; Res.: & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Baltis Sherman & Elizabeth G. Wrightly; Wit.: Helen & Bella Taggart, Brighton; Date: Feb 22 1877; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Meth. & Episc; Performed by: Charles Taggart; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007477-1877, ancestry.com.)^1,11 Peter Covell appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1881 Census: see James Covell.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: Covell, Peter, 36, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt., Dept. ?? Officer?, married; Helena M., 32, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt., married; Samuel, 8, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., son; Elizabeth, 55, b. Ont., p.b. N.S. & Ont., Bapt., widow (1891 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 98, sub-dist. b-1, pg. 13, line 13 - ancestry.com.)³ He lived on 13 November 1891 at Village Lot 12, Alice St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 2502) show that Charles Helman & wife took a mortgage on "the same", Lot 12, Alice St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. from Peter Covell in the amount of $300. ITS Date: Nov 13 1891. Reg'n. Date: Nov 17 1891. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 001, pg. 093 of 339, OnLand.ca.)¹² He lived on 19 March 1895 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Elizabeth Jane (Stoneburgh) Covell.¹³ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1901 Census: Covell, P.(m), 46, b. Ont. r. Dec 26 1854, Fruit Dealer, married; Helen M., 42, b. Ont. r. Jul 15 1858, Bapt., married; Samuel, 13, b. Ont. r. Feb 9 1887, son (1901 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 95, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 7, line 1 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He “Hotelier Peter Covell – Peter Covell was born in Brighton in the year 1856 and was a resident all his life. For twenty years he was in the apple business and was one of the group of growers and exporters who made Brighton notable as the centre of one of the best apple districts. Peter was also involved in the export of pears, plums and fish. At one time he was the Customs Officer here, holding the position for ten years, and he served two years as a member of the local school board. Peter Covell could well be called one of the pioneers of Presqu’ile, for in 1904 he built Presqu’ile Hotel. Peter was the owner and manager of the hotel until 1914 when he sold it to the Presqu’ile Summer Hotel Company. Peter’s wife, Helena Covell, nee Shewman, was also actively involved in the operation of the new hotel.” The Brighton Ensign, August 13, 1897, quoted in “Presqu’ile” by Susan Brose and Bonnie Browne, 1994, pg. 35 in 1904 at Prequ'ile Point, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹⁴ He "In 1905, Peter Covell of Brighton built a summer hotel on a lot between Salt Point and Calf Pasture Point. It accommodated 50 guests. A dance pavilion was added just east of the hotel, and a large dock was bult on the shore. Ferries from Brighton arrived daily, ... " from pg. 58 of "Just the Way We Were; Brighton Memories", published by Brighton Municipal Council, 2006. in 1905 at Presqu'Ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹⁵ He lived on 26 August 1910 at Lot 4, Water Street North, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8675) show that Malcolm Shaw & wife sold "Lot 4 north side of Water St. and interest in point in front", Lot 4, Bayshore Rd., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co. to Peter Covell for $1,200. ITS Date: Aug 26 1910. Reg'n. Date: Aug 27 1910. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 013, pg. 118 of 198, OnLand.ca.)¹² He appeared on the census of 1 June 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1911 Census: Covell, Peter, 56, b. Ont. Dec 1854, Eng., Bapt., farmer & ??, married; Helena M., 53, b. Ont. Jul 1858, Bapt., married; Samuel, 23, b. Ont. Feb 1888, Bapt., farmer, maried; Minnie T., 19, b. Ont. May 1892, daughter-in-law, Meth., married; Earnest L., 4/12, grandson (1911 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 101, sub-dist. 14, pg. 2, line 12 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He lived on 8 October 1914 at Village Lot 8, Main St. North (134), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4977) show that Smith & Annie Bonter sold "said lot", part of Village Lot 8, Main St., North Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Peter Covel for $1. ITS Date: Oct 8 1914. Reg'n. Date: Oct 15 1914. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Village of Brighton Book 004, pg. 302 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)¹² He lived on 15 February 1915 at Lot 4, Water Street, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 9522) show that Peter Covell & wife sold "east 100 feet lot 4 from front to rear together with right of way in common with owners of lots 4, 5 & 6, north Water Street", Lot 4, Bayshore Rd., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co. to Edward J. Walker for $2,300. ITS Date: Feb 15 1915. Reg'n. Mar 1 1915. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 013, pg. 118 of 198, OnLand.ca.)¹² He lived on 4 December 1920 at Village Lot 8, Main St. North (134), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5567) show that Peter Covell sold "said lot", part of Village Lot 8, Main St., North Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Beatrice Snider for $2,500. ITS Date: Dec 4 1920. Reg'n. Date: Dec 6 1920. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Village of Brighton Book 004, pg. 302 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)¹² He appeared on the census of 4 June 1921 at Ward 3, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1921 Census: Covell, Peter, 66, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., Income, married; Helena, 62, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., married; Samuel, 33, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., married (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Ward 3, Dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 6, line 41 - ancestry.com.)⁹ He lived on 10 September 1921 at Lot 4 & 5, Water Street North, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim Grant 10622) show that Peter Covell & wife sold "part lots 4 & 5, north Water St., with right of way subject to restrictions as see deed", Lot 4 & 5, Water St., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co. to Jeremiah Skerritt for $480. ITS Date: Sep 10 1921. Reg'n. Sep 30 1921. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 013, pg. 118 of 198, OnLand.ca)
Note: Have no info re Jeremiah Skerritt.¹² He died on 8 June 1924 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 69; Death Reg'n.#022863: Name: Peter Covell; Date: Jun 8 1924; Age: 69y 6m 12d; Res.: Brighton, 58 yrs; Born: Brighton, Dec 20 1854; Status: married; Occ.: Customs Officer, Speculator; Parents: James Covell, b. Brighton & Elizabeth Jane Stoneburgh, b. Carrying Place; Inf.: Mrs. Peter Covell, Brighton, wife; Cause: heart disease, 12 yrs; Phys.: H. Clarke, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jun 8 1924; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 10 1924; Reg'r.: ?? Roblin, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #022863-1924, ancestry.com) Date 1924 per Memorial & CemSearch.^16,5,10 He was buried on 10 June 1924 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) COVELL; Peter Covell; 1854 - 1924; His Wife; Helena M. Sherman; 1855 - 1938?... Marion E. Dickinson... (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Aor 2 2006)
CemSearch: Name: Peter Covell; Born: 1854; Died: 1924; ID: MTHOPE141; Other names: Covell, Ernest Lindsay ( -1998), Covell, Helen Alberta [Chase] ( -1990), Covell, Marion E. [Dickinson] (1896-1972), Covell, Samuel (1888-1966), Shewman, Helena Net M. (1858-1959); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 8; Note: Husband of Marion E. Dickinson. Father of Samuel Covell. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE141%5E0)
Date June 10 1924 & location Mount Hope Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^13,5,10

     Helena Marietta Shewman was born on 15 July 1858 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jul 15 1858 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1858 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.^{1,2,6,7,8,4,5,9} She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Baltis Shewman.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see Baltis Shewman.⁴ As of 22 February 1877,her married name was Covell.¹ She married Peter Covell, son of James Covell and Elizabeth Jane Stoneburgh, on 22 February 1877 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007477: Groom: Peter Covell; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Grocer; Parents: James Covell & Elizabeth Stoneburgh; Bride: Helena Marietta Sherman; Age: 19; Res.: & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Baltis Sherman & Elizabeth G. Wrightly; Wit.: Helen & Bella Taggart, Brighton; Date: Feb 22 1877; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Meth. & Episc; Performed by: Charles Taggart; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007477-1877, ancestry.com.)^1,10 Helena Marietta Shewman appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1881 Census: see James Covell (father-in-law.)¹ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: see Peter Covell.⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1901 Census: see Peter Covell.⁷ She appeared on the census of 1 June 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1911 Census: see Peter Covell.⁸ She appeared on the census of 4 June 1921 at Ward 3, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1921 Census: see Peter Covell.⁹ She lived on 8 June 1924 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband Peter Covell.¹¹ She died on 3 January 1959 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 100; Date Jan 3 1959 per GEDCOM of Bob Shewman, July 29, 2010. Per Memorial??^12,3 She was buried on 6 January 1959 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) COVELL; Peter Covell; 1854 - 1924; His Wife; Helena M. Sherman; 1855 - 1938?... Marion E. Dickinson... (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Aor 2 2006.)¹²

     Amelia Ann Hettlem was born on 26 July 1836 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 26 1836 & location Brighton per Findagrave. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jul 1835 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1834 & location UC per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of son David James Covell.^{1,3,7,4,5,8,2,6} As of before 1854,her married name was Covell.¹ She married George Covell, son of David Covell and Maria Nix, before 1854 at Ontario; per 1861 Census.¹ Amelia Ann Hettlem appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 27 at 1861 Census: see George Covell.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1871 Census: see Matthew Mills Jr.² As of circa 1875,her married name was Fraser.⁴ She married Daniel Ketcheson Fraser, son of Matthew D. Fraser and Elizabeth ?, circa 1875 at Ontario; per 1891 Census.⁴ Amelia Ann Hettlem appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1881 Census: see Daniel K. Fraser.⁸ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1891 Census: see Daniel Fraser.⁴ She appeared on the census of 2 June 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1911 Census: see Daniel K. Fraser (her second husband.)⁵ She appeared on the census of 5 June 1921 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 87 at 1921 Census: see David James Covell (son.)⁷ She died on 28 March 1927 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 90; Date Mar 28 1927 & location Brighton per Findagrave.⁶ She was buried on 30 March 1927 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Findagrave: Name: Amelia Ann (Hettlem) Fraser; Birth: 20 Jul 1836, Brighton; Death: 28 Mar 1927 (age 90), Brighton; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton; ID: 183604589 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183604589/amelia-ann-fraser)
Note: Browsed through all of Susan Brose pics and found no memoria for Amelia. There is one for Daniel K. Frazier (note the spelling!!) - maybe she was supposed to be on here.⁶

     Mary E. Covell was born in 1855 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1855 & locaiton UC per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1861 Census: see George Covell.¹

     David James Covell was born on 23 August 1858 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Aug 1856 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 23 1857 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1858 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n. Date Aug 23 1858 & location Brighton per GEDCOM of Ryley Meagher, Dec 8 2014.^{1,2,3,5,4,6,7,8} He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see George Covell.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brghton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1881 Census: see Daniel K, Fraser (step-father.)⁸ He lived on 3 May 1882 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.² He married Sarah German, daughter of Jacob Smith German and Mary "Nancy" Ryckman, on 3 May 1882 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008298: Groom: David James Covell; Age: 24; res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Clerk; Parents; George Covell & Amelia Hettleen; Bride: Sarah German; Age: 20; Res.: Colborne; Born: Trenton; Status: spinster; Parents: James S. German & Nancy Ryckman; Wit.: William Baird & Ella Fraser, Brighton; Rel.: CM; Performed by: Thomas Cullen; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008298-1882, ancestry.com.)⁹ David James Covell appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1891 Census: Covell, David J., 33, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., - , married; Sarah, 29, b. Ont., p.b. US & Ont., Meth., married; Helmet? A., 8, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., son; Laura B., 5; Minnie, 5/12 (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-1, pg. 16, line 23 - ancestry.com)(Pages are all mixed up here - looked around for page 17...)³ He married Elizabeth Jane Clark on 2 July 1895 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#35895: Groom: David James Sovill.... Bride: Jones Elizabeth Clark.... Date: Jul 2 1895; Place: Trenton... (Ontario Marriage Registration, #... , ancestry.com) per Birth Reg'n. of son Harry William Covell. Date Jul 2 1895 & location Trenton per family tree of wpbarnes26686 on ancestry.com, Dec 8 2014.^10,11,2 David James Covell appeared on the census of 5 April 1901 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1901 Census: Covell, D. J., 42, b. Ont. r. Aug 23 1857, Eng., Meth., ?Bar Tender?, married; Elizabeth J., 42, b. Ont. r. Mar 9 1875, Eng., Meth., married; Wilmot A., 18, b. Ont. r. Mar 15 1882, son; Laura B., 15, b. Ont. r. Jul 23 1885, daughter; Nellie M., 10, b. Ont. r. Oct 8 1890, daughter; Harry W., 1, b. Ont. r. Mar 14 1900, son (1901 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 4, line 49 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He "I was informed by the manager, Mr. D. J. Covell, that he had been successful in securing a competent staff of assistants, and the patrons can rely upon first-class service in every particular. After partaking of the hospitality of the management, your correspondent turned homeward, wishing the proprietor all the success which his undertaking deserves.” The Brighton Ensign, June 23, 1905, quoted in “Presqu’ile” by Susan Brose and Bonnie Browne, 1994, pg. 36 on 23 June 1905 at Presqu'ile Point, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹² He appeared on the census of 2 June 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1911 Census: see Daniel K. Fraser (step-father.)⁷ He WWI Attestation Paper: Name: Covell, David James; Res.: Brighton; Born: Brighton; Kin: Amelia Fraser (formerly Covel), Brighton; Date of Birth: August 23rd, 1873; Occ.: Cook; Status: widower; Militia? 10 yrs., 40th Voluneteers Bttn. (ancestr.ca)
Note: The birth date of August 23 1873 is very clear - and very wrong. Makes you wonder if this is just a finger cramp or given deliberately by the applicant??? He would be 57 at this time. on 18 January 1916 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹³ He appeared on the census of 4 June 1921 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1921 Census: Covell, David, 63, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., income, single; Amelia, 87, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., mother, widow (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 5, line 45 - ancestry.com.)⁶

     Joseph Henry Singleton was born in June 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1853 & location Cda. per 1885 Colorado State Census. Date 1853 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census. Not in 1851 Census Mar 1852. Date 1853 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Carrie F. Clark.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see George Singleton.¹ He lived on 20 September 1877 at Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario; Residence Sarnia per marriage reg'n. - Carrie F. Clark.² He married Carrie F. Clark, daughter of Ruel Clark and Lucy M. Barnes, on 20 September 1877 at Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005165: Groom: Joseph Henry Singleton; Age: 24; Res.: Sarnia; Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Clerk; Parents: George & Catherine Singleton; Bride: Carrie F. Clark; Age: 30; Res.: Sarnia; Born: Odessa; Status: spinster; Parents: Ruel Clark & Lucy M. Barnes; Wit.: J. Fourth Adams & P.H. Clark, Sarnia; Date: Sep 20 1877; Place: Sarnia; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: W.C. Henderson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005165-1877, ancestry.ca.)⁵ Joseph Henry Singleton appeared on the census of 7 June 1880 at South Park, Park Co., Colorado, U.S.A; Age 27 at 1880 US Fed Census: Singleton, Joseph, 27, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., Freight Agent, married (1880 US Fed Census: South Park, Park Co., Colorado, pg. 4 of 6, line 6, ancestry.ca)
Note: Brothers Joseph and Walter Singleton are in Park Co., Colorado for the 1880 Census. Both are married and have jobs.³ He appeared on the census of 1 June 1885 at Dist. 1, Park Co., Colorado, U.S.A; Age 32 at 1885 Colorado State Census: Singleton, J. Henry, 32, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., merchant, married; Carrie, 36, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., housekeeper, married; John C., 7, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., son; Norman, 2, b. Colorado, p.b. Cda., dau. (1885 Colorado State Census: Dist. 1, Park Co., Colorado, pg. 27 of 37, line 47 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He died on 12 October 1914 at Ocean Park, California, U.S.A., at age 62; Date Oct 12 1914 & location Ocean Park, California per family tree of JosephTholman70 on ancestry.ca, June 2 2022.⁶

     Walter Singleton was born on 14 January 1855 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1855 per FindaGrave. Date Jan 1855 & location Cda per 1900 US Fed Census. Date 1855 & location Cda. per 1885 Colorado State Census. Date 1855 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Sarah E. Morden. Date Jan 1855 & location Ont. per family tree of gksparkco on ancestry.com, Oct 18 2010. Date Jan 14 1855 & location Brighton, Ont. per family tree of CArol Stonehouse on ancestry.ca, Jun 2 2022.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see George Singleton.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see George Singleton.⁸ He lived on 28 March 1879 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Sarah E. Morden.³ He married Sarah Emma Morden, daughter of Daniel Cooper Morden and Harriet McKim, on 28 March 1879 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007657: Groom: Walter Singleton; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton; Born: Ont; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant Clerk; Parents: George Singleton & Catharine Sparrow; Bride: Sarah E. Morden; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton; Born: Ont; Status: spinster; Parents: Daniel & Harriet Morden; Wit.: Abraham C. & Leonora E. Singleton; Date: Mar 28 1879; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Pres. & CM; Performed by: Kennedy Creighton, by license; Reg'r.: M.K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007657-1879, ancestry.ca) per family tree of gksparkco on ancestry.com, Oct 18 2010.^2,9 Walter Singleton immigrated circa July 1879 to Colorado, U.S.A; Immigration 1879 per 1900 US Fed Census. (Note: Looks like Walter Singleton and Sarah Emma Morden were married in Brighton in March 1879 and Walter then went to Colorado where he got a job as a clerk in a grocery store. Sarah joined him in Colorado after June 1 1880 (she is not in the 1880 census with him) and they settled in Delta where he is shown to be a grocer in the 1900 census. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 2 2022.)⁴) He appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 at Alma, Park Co., Colorado, U.S.A; Age 25 at 1880 US Fed Census: Singleton, Walter, 25, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., clerk at grocery store, married (1880 US Fed Census: Alma, Park Co., Colorado, USA, pg. 4 of 14, line 8, ancestry.ca)(Note: Under Augustus K. Fuller, who is a hotel keeper, age 57.)
Note: Walter's brother, Joseph Singleton, is in South Park, Park Co., Colorado, for the 1880 Census, also shown married and with a job as Freight Agent.⁴ He lived on 14 January 1884 at Village Lot 4 Dundas St. North (12), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant E1803) show that Catherine & George Singleton granted "the same", Lot 4, Dundas St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Walter Singleton for $600. ITS Date: Jan 14 1884. Reg'n. Date: Jan 15 1884. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland County, Brighton Village, Book 002, page 274 of 298, OnLand.ca.)¹⁰ He lived on 14 January 1884 at Village Lot 6 Dundas St. North (16), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant E1803) show that Catherine & George Singleton granted "the same", Lot 6, Dundas St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Walter Singleton for $600. ITS Date: Jan 14 1884. Reg'n. Date: Jan 15 1884. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland County, Brighton Village, Book 002, page 281 of 298, OnLand.ca.)¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 1 June 1885 at District 1, Park Co., Colorado, U.S.A; Age 30 at 1885 Colorado State Census: Singleton, Walter, 30, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., Merchant, married; Emma, 23, b. Cda., p.b.Cda., housekeeper, wife, married; Hellen, 2, b. Colorado, p.b. Cda., dau. (1885 Colorado State Census: Park Co., Colorado, Dist. 1, pg. 28 of 37, line 1 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He lived on 14 July 1886 at Village Lot 6 Dundas St. North (16), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2567) show that Walter & S. Emma Singleton granted "the same" Lot 6, Dundas St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Mary M. J. Singleton for $1. ITS Date: Jul 14 1886. Reg'n. Date: Aug 13 1892. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland County, Brighton Village, Book 002, page 281 of 298, OnLand.ca.)¹⁰ He lived on 14 July 1886 at Village Lot 6 Dundas St. North (16), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2567) show that Walter & S. Emma Singleton granted "the same" Lot 6, Dundas St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Mary M. J. Singleton for $1. ITS Date: Jul 14 1886. Reg'n. Date: Aug 13 1892. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland County, Brighton Village, Book 002, page 281 of 298, OnLand.ca.)¹⁰ He lived on 18 January 1896 at Village Lot 4 Dundas St. North (12), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2895) show that Walter Singleton & wife sold "Said Village Lot, 1/5 acre", Lot 4, Dundas St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Thomas Cheer for $250. ITS Date: Jan 18 1896. Reg'n. Date: Feb 4 1896. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland County, Brighton Village, Book 002, page 274 of 298, OnLand.ca.)¹⁰ He lived in 1900 at Delta, Colorado, U.S.A; Census records for 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 at this location - per family tree of gksparkco on ancestry.com, Oct 18 2010.² He appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Dodge St., Delta, Delta Co., Colorado, U.S.A; 1900 US Fed Census: Singleton, Walter, 45, b. Cda. Eng. June 1855, p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1879, 21 years in US, NA, grocer, married 21 years, married; Emma S., 39, b. Cda. Eng. Aug 1861, p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1880, 20 years in US, married 21 years, 5 children 3 living, married; Harry, 14, b. Aug 1885, Colorado, p.b. Cda. Eng., son; Irma, 12, b. Jun 1887, b. Colorado, p.b. Cda. Eng., dau; Dora, 3, b. Colorado, May 1897, dau. (1900 US Fed Census: Town of Delta, Delta Co., Colorado, Precinct 6, Dodge St., pg. 31 of 46, ancestry.ca.)⁴ He died on 5 January 1945 at Delta, Delta Co., Colorado, U.S.A., at age 89; Date Jan 8 1945 per FindaGrave. Date Jan 5 1945 & location Delta, Colorado, USA per family tree of Carol Stonehouse on ancestry.ca, Jun 2 2022.^6,7 He was buried on 7 January 1945 at Delta Cemetery, Delta, Delta Co., Colorado, U.S.A; Findagrave: Name: Walter Singleton; BIRTH: 1855; DEATH: 8 Jan 1945 (aged 89–90); BURIAL: Delta Cemetery, Delta, Delta County, Colorado, USA; PLOT: Block 3, Lot 149, Space 2; MEMORIAL ID: 31373870; Note: Great Grandfather, Left by Patty Nickolaus on 24 May 2013. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31373870/walter-singleton?_gl=1*17h65t5*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1NDE3ODY2Ni43OS4xLjE2NTQxODQ4ODkuMA..)⁷

     Lewis Shearer was born in 1807 at New York, U.S.A; Date 1807 per Burial. Date 1807 & location US per 1851 Census. Location NY per 1880 Census of son Levi Shearer.^1,2,3 He lived on 12 December 1833 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Residence per marriage register.⁴ He married Sarah Louise Morrow, daughter of James Morrow and Margaret Smith, on 12 December 1833 at Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Lewis Shearer to Sarah Morrow, both of Cramahe, 12 Dec 1833, Rev. Jones. Wit.: Avery Perry & Mary Morrow" Marriage Registers of Upper Canada, Newcastle Dist., Ontario Archives.
per 1851 Census.^1,4 Lewis Shearer lived on 7 April 1835 at Conc 4 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3827) show that Silvester Richmond sold 1 acre of lot 4, conc 4, Cramahe Twp. to Lewis Shearer. ITS Date: Apr 7 1835. Reg'n. Date: Apr 14 1835. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp. Conc 4, pages copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 4, pg 032 of 346, pg 01, by Dan, April 8, 2020.)⁵ He lived on 26 January 1837 at Conc 4 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Q.C. 305) show that Lewis Shearer agreed to a Quit Claim with Silvester Richmond for land (probably 1 acre from purchase in 1835) of lot 4, conc 4, Cramahe Twp.. ITS Date: Jan 26 1837. Reg'n. Date: Feb 8 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp. Conc 4, pages copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 4, pg 033 of 346, pg 02, by Dan, April 8, 2020.)⁵ He appeared on the census of 1839 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Lewis Shearer; 1 male under 16; 1 male over 16; 2 females under 16; 1 female over 16. He appeared on the census of 1842 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Lewis Shearer; farmer. He appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc 3 Lot 36, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Lewis Shearer; Conc 3, lot 36, non- proprietor; Blacksmith. He was Occupation: Blacksmith in 1848 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West. He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc 3 Lot 36, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Lewis Shearer; Conc 3, lot 36, proprietor; 9? person. He appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 44 at 1851 Census: Shearer, Lewis, 44, b. USA, Universalist, yeoman, married; Sarah, 37, b. Cda., EM, married; Mary Ann, 17, b. Cda; Lucretia, 16; Levi, 14; Margaret Ann, Catherine L., 9; Rebecca Ann, 6; Amarilla, 3; James L., 1 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 94 of 160, line 41 - ancestry.com)
Note: The date of the 1851 Census is not written on any of the pages but in Brighton Twp., is generally shown to be taken during 1852. Remember that Brighton Twp. was created January 1 1852 so the census will not be before that. Also, we know The Breakaway happened April 21 1852 and we also know Lewis Shearer died in the disaster- his memorial makes that plain. So the 1851 Census must have been taken in this area between January 1 and April 21 1852 - in order record Lewis Shearer. The second man thought to have died in the disaster was Jacob Herrington - who is also in the 1851 Census.)¹ He died on 21 April 1852 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Lewis Shearer died, along with Jacob Herrington, in "The Breakaway", when the gravel bank on the north side of Little Lake, just north of Hilton, gave way, sending a tsunami of water cascading down the narrow creek bed. Lewis Shearer's saw mill was destroyed and the two men were killed in the area where the valley widens at the east end of the campgrounds on the east side of No. 30 Highway in the valley. A second mill, owned by William Simpson, was damaged a mile down the creek to the north east but no fatalities occurred there. The water continued on to Cole Creek (Cold Creek now) and emptied into the Trent River the next day. This is a well-known story in the area. My parents participated in plays at church and school gatherings which recounted the drama of this important event in the history of the community. My grandfather, Lloyd Ames, like to tell the tale as we were driving through the valley on the way to Brighton when I was a kid. (Dan Buchanan, Feb 16, 2005.) He was buried on 23 April 1852 at Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) In Memory of; Lewis; Shearer; Died; April 21, 1852; Aged; 46 Years (Hilton Cemetery, Hilton, 2004)
CEMSearch: Name: Lewis Shearer; Born: - ; Died: 1852-04-02; Age: 45y; Notes: Wife our mother; Buried: Hilton Cemetery; Other names: ? Shearer ( -1895.)^6,2

     Mary Ann Shearer was born in 1834 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1833 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1834 & location Cda per 1851 Census.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer.¹ She Mary Ann's father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021) on 21 April 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West. She lived on 12 September 1854 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Brighton per marriage register.⁴ As of 12 September 1854,her married name was Carty.⁴ She married William Carty, son of Robert Carty and Elianas Higgins, on 12 September 1854 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: "William Carty, Cramahe, to Mary Ann Shearer, Brighton, married 12 Sept. 1854, Brighton, Rev. Wilson, w. Michael Rockford & Sarah L. Shearer" (Marriage Registers of Upper Canada, Newcastle Dist., Ontario Archives.)⁴ Mary Ann Shearer appeared on the census of April 1861 at Somerville Twp., Victoria Co., Canada West; Age ?28 at 1861 Census: see William Carty.² She Levi Benjamin Shearer, brother of Mary Ann, moved to Michigan in 1872 and lived in Antril Co. in 1872 at Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A.. She appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 at Edenville Twp., Midland Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 46 at 1880 US Fed Census: see William Carty.³ She died on 1 December 1894 at Edenville Twp., Midland Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Michigan Death Index: Name: Mary
Ann Carty (Mary Ann Schram); Date of Birth: c. 1834; Birth Place: Ontario; Death Date: Dec 1 1894; Death Place: Edenville, Midland Co., Michigan; Age: 60; Status; married; Parents: Louis & Louise Schram; MF: 945355 (Michigan Death Index, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 2 1894 & location Edenville, Midland Co., Michigan per family tree of Luke Fitzgerald on ancestry.ca, May 9 2020.^5,6 She was buried on 3 December 1894 at Old Edenville Cemetery, Edenville, Midland Co., Michigan, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Mary Ann Carty; Birth: unknown; Death: 2 Dec 1894; Burial: Old Edenville Cemetery, Edenville, Midland County, Michigan, USA; Memorial ID: 13623006; Note: Wife of Wm. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13623006.)⁷

     Sarah Lucretia Shearer was born on 12 December 1835 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Dec 12 1834 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1837 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1835 & location Ontario per 1851 Census. Date Dec 12 1834 & location Brighton per family tree of 1_pastorsue on ancestry.ca, May 10 2020.^{1,2,5,7,3,6,8} She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer.¹ She Sarah's father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021) on 21 April 1852 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West. As of 26 June 1859,her married name was Quackenbush.² She married Jacob Quackenbush, son of Barnard Quackenbush and Percis B. Shearer, on 26 June 1859 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Jacob Coss; Age: 24; Father: R. Coss; Bride: Sarah Shearer; Age: 22; Res.: Percy Twp; Born: Brighton; Parents: John & Sarah Shearer; Date: July 26 1859; Place: Northumberland & Durham Dist. (Ontarion Marriage Register, ancestry.ca)(Note: The info here is poor. Her father's name was Lewis Shearer, not John and the goom's surname was Quackenbush. Also, Sarah Shearer lived near Hilton, in Brighton Twp. (actually Cramahe Twp. before Brighton was created Jan 1 1852.) Her father died in the Breakaway, Apr 21 1852, so the family dispersed. Jacob Quackenbush we know lived in Percy before and after the marriage but it is inclear that Sarah did. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021)
Date June 26 1859 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of 1_pastorsue on ancestry.ca, May 10 2020.² Sarah Lucretia Shearer appeared on the census of April 1861 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see Bernard Quackenbush (father-in-law.)⁷ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1871 Census: see Jacob Quackenbush.⁸ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: see Jacob Quackenbush.³ She appeared on the census of 1 May 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1891 Census: see Jacob Quakenbush.⁵ She lived on 1 February 1896 at Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6076) show that Sarah L. and Jacob Quackenbush gave up all interest in the north half of Lot 36., Conc 3, Brighton Twp. to Frank L. Webb. ITS Date: Feb 1 1896. (Ontario Land Registry Records, copied from Onland)
Note: This was the link to the daughter Lucretia in the 1851 Census. She would be called Sarah or somtimes Sarah L. and married Jacob Quackenbush in 1859, so no other way to track hier down. Land records come in handy sometimes!⁹ She appeared on the census of 7 April 1901 at Trenton, West Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1901 Census: see Jacob Quackenbush.⁶ She appeared on the census of 1911 at Trenton, Hastings West Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1911 Census: see Jacob Quackenbush (Note: Name is Sarah R. and date Dec 1832 are off a bit, but close enough to assume this is Sarah Lucretia Shearer, the first wife of Jacob Quackenbush. He is a widower when he died in 1913, so Sarah apparently died in in 1912??⁴ She died circa 1912 at Ontario; Jacob Quackenbush is shown to be a widower at his death Feb 18 1913. Date c. 1912 per family tree of 1_pastorsue on ancestry.ca, May 10 2020.^2,10