Person Page - 1470

     Percy Richard Sherwin was born on 7 April 1891 at Percy Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#027965: Name: Percy Sherwin; Date: Apr 7 1891; Parents: Robert Sherwin, farmer & Louisa Taylor; Inf.: Louisa Sherwin, mother; Reg'd.: May 21 1891; Reg'r.: R. P. Hurlbut (Ontario Birth Registration, #027965-1891, ancestry.com) Date Mar 7 1891 per 1901 Census. Date Mar 1891 per 1911 Census. Date 1891 & location Hastings Co. per marr. reg'n.^1,4,2,5 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1901 Census: see Robert Sherwin.⁴ He appeared on the census of 3 June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1911 Census: see Robert Sherwin.¹ He lived on 5 June 1912 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Campbellford per marr. reg'n.² He married Mary Ethel Joyce, daughter of Albert Joyce and Elizabeth Mason, on 5 June 1912 at Peterboro, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016577: Groom: Percy Richard Sherwin; Age: 21; Res.: Campbellford; Born: Hastings Co; Status: bachelor; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Robert Sherwin, farmer & Louisa Taylor; Bride: Mary Ethel Joyce; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Campbellford; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Albert Joyce, rail roading & Elizabeth Mason; Wit.: Mrs. Wm. Turner, Campbellford & Grace Henderson, Peterboro; Date: Jun 5 1912; Place: Peterboro; Performed by: Geo W. Henderson, 302 Reid St., Peterboro; Sworn: Campbellford, Jun 2 1912; Reg'r.: S. J. Fisher(Marriage Registration, #016577-1912, ancestry.com.)²

     Robert Sherwin was born on 4 May 1896 at Ontario; Date May 4 1896 per 1901 Census. Date May 1896 per 1911 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1901 Census: see Robert Sherwin.² He appeared on the census of 3 June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1911 Census: see Robert Sherwin.¹

     Gladys Sherwin was born in September 1901 at Ontario; Date Sep 1901 per 1911 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 3 June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1911 Census: see Robert Sherwin.¹

     William Henry "Elmer" Sherwin was born on 15 April 1885 at Anlwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023695: Name: Wm. Henry Sherwin; Date: Apr 15 1885; Parents: Robert Anthony Sherwin, farmer & Louise Taylor; Inf.: Robert Sherwin (father); Reg'd.: Apr 27 1885; Phys.: Thomas Lean, MD; Reg'r.: James Robert (Ontario Birth Registration, #023695-1885, ancestry.com)
Note: Birth Reg'n. appears to be in Alwick Twp. - see next page re James Robert signing off - Alnwick. Date Apr 30 1886 per 1911 Census. Date 1885 & location Orillia per marriage reg'n.^1,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see Robert Sherwin.¹ He lived on 26 September 1906 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Percy Twp. per marr. reg'n.³ He married Alice A. Hicks, daughter of James Hicks and Charlotte Lorinda Ireland, on 26 September 1906 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014797: Groom: William E. Sherwin; Age: 21; Res.: Percy Twp; Born: Orillia; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Robert Sherwin & Louisa Taylor; Bride: Alice A. Hicks; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Percy Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: James Hicks & Charlotte Ireland; Wit.: Henry Sherwin. Percy Twp. & Emma Ireland, Haldimand Twp; Date: Sep 26 1906; Place: Percy Twp; Performed by: Rev. H. Elliott; Reg'd.: Sep 28 1906 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014797-1906, ancestry.com) per GEDCOM of Joan Hicks, Dec 24 2010.^5,6

     Reta Vera Rightmyer was born on 12 June 1908 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#034429: Name: Reta Vera Rightmyer; Date: Jun 12 1908; Parents: Chas. Rightmyer & Pearl Carr; Inf.: Chas Rightmyer, farmer, Morganston; Phys.: Dr. Black; Reg'd.: Jul 3 1908; Reg'r.: C. A. Wilson (Ontario Birth Registration, #034429-1908, ancestry.com) Date 1909 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date June 1909 per 1911 Census.^1,4,3 She appeared on the census of 3 June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1911 Census: see Charles Rightmyer.¹ She appeared on the census of 20 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1921 Census: see Charles Rightmyer.³ She "One further note on Charlie Rightmyer - His first wife was Pearl Carr and they raised a familyof 6 children: Violet (Puffer), Rita (Palmateer), Muriel (Hartford), Edna (Chrysler), Norma (Weatherup) and Brisbin. Mrs. Rightmyer died and he married Alice Cooney in 1924. Their family included Kenneth, Helen (Miller), Gerald, Gordon and Wilfred. In 1974 they celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary." (per The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, Reel 3, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007) in 1922 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁵ As of 19 November 1924,her married name was Palmateer.⁶ She married Lee Palmateer, son of Robert Allen Palmateer and Ellen "Ella" Plumton, on 19 November 1924 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Consecon, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017441: Groom: Lee Palmateer; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Robert Palmateer & Ella Plumton; Bride: Reta Vera Rightmyer; Age: 16; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Friends; Parents: Chas. Napoleon Rightmyer & Pearl Carr; Wit.: Charles Napoleon Rightmyer & Alice Cooney; Date: Nov 19 1924; Place: Consecon; Performed by: H. C. Wolfraim, Consecon, Meth; Sworn: Campbellford, Nov 15 1924; Reg'r.: C. A. Wilson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017441-1924, ancestry.com)
Note: Double wedding - father and daughter.⁶ Reta Vera Rightmyer lived on 25 November 1980 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Loving father of ... Rita (Mrs. Lee Palmateer), Brighton.. " per the Death Notice of Charles N. Rightmyer from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.⁵ She lived on 31 January 1994 at Baltimore, Ontario; "She was also predeceased by her daughter Mildred Jones .." per the Death Notice of Violet M. Puffer, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.⁵ She died on 12 September 1995 at Ontario at age 87; Date Sep 12 1995 per CEMSearch.⁷ She was buried on 15 September 1995 at Baltimore United Church Cemetery, Baltimore, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Reta Vera Palmateer; Maiden: Rightmyer; Born: 1908-06-12; Died: 1995-09-12; Age: 87y 03m; Notes: Wife of Lee Palmateer, mother of Mrs. Allen (Pearl) Davey and Mrs. (Elsie) Gordon Bennett; Buried: Baltimore United Church Cemetery, Conc 3, Lot 8, Hamilton Twp., Sec CRPT Plot 8; Other names: Lee Palmateer (1903-1983.)⁷

     Francis Maybee "Frank" Pearson was born on 25 January 1840 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1839 per Memorial. Date Jan 25 1840 & location Brighton Twp. per CemSearch. Date 1838 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Jan 25 1840 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Jan 25 1840 & location Ontario per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005. Date Jan 1839 per 1911 Census. Date 1838 per 1861 Census.^{1,2,7,8,9,4,5,6} He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 23 at 1861 Census: see John Pearson.⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1871 Census: see John Pearson.¹⁰ He married Hannah Platt, daughter of Daniel Platt and Sarah Stone, before 1874 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.¹ Francis Maybee "Frank" Pearson lived in 1878 at Brighton Twp., Newcomb's Mills, Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: F. M. Pearson; Nativity: Canada; Business: Postmaster; Year Settled: 1856; Post Office: Newcomb's Mills; Town: Newcomb's Mills; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Date:1878; no map.¹¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1881 Census: Pearson, Franklin, 41, b. Ont., Eng., EM,
Merchant, married; Hannah, 41, b. Ont., Eng., EM, married; William, 5; Gurtrude, 4 (familysearch.org.)³ He appeared on the census of 21 April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1891 Census: Pearson, Frank, 50, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., merchant, married; Hannah, 49, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married; William, 15; Helena, 14; Harry, 9; Carroll(m), 6; Platt, Sarah, 87?, b. Ont., p.b. US, Meth., mother-in-law, widow (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 24, line 13 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Edward Dulmage is above and Ann Delong below.⁶ He lived on 29 May 1895 at Brighton Twp., Newcombs Mills, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of Sarah (Stone) Platt.⁹ He lived on 2 March 1896 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant N6043) show that Agnes Raymond Babbit (widow), devisee under the Will of Stephen N. Babbit, sold 1/2 acres in the SW 1/4 of Lot 2, Conc 9 to Ambrose Phillips & Francis M. Pearson. ITS Mar 2 1896.¹² He lived on 3 March 1897 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim 6233) show that Ambrose Phillips & wife released their interest in ½ acre, part of the south-west part of lot 2, concession 9, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Franics M. Pearson for $300. ITS Date: Mar 3 1897. Reg'n. Date: Mar 11 1897. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 09, pg. 013 of 160, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 23 2022)
Note: Ambrose Phillips is giving his half interrest in the property to Francis M. Pearson.¹² He lived in April 1901 at Conc 9, Brighton Twp., Nrthumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 9, (c) front west??, Brighton Twp.⁷ He appeared on the census of 1 April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1901 Census: Pearson, Frank, 61, b. Ont. r. Jan 25 1840, Eng., CE, Merchant, married; Hannah, 62, b. Ont. r. Sep 21 1839, Eng., CE, married; William L., 25, b. Ont. r. Oct 18 1875, Eng., CE, son; Helena G., 24, b. Ont. r. Mar 19 1877, daughter; Harold O., 19, b. Ont. r. Oct 3 1881, son; Carroll A.(m), b. Ont. r. May 5 1884, son (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-5, pg. 1. line 28 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Richard Newman is below; James Sutherland is above - this is Codrington. (Dan Buchanan, Aug 7 2024.)⁷ He lived on 8 April 1901 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6888) show that Francis M. Pearson granted ½ acre, part of the south-west part of lot 2, concession 9, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Hannah Pearson $300. ITS Date: Apr 8 1901. Reg'n. Date: Apr 10 1901. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 09, pg. 013 of 160, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 23 2022.)¹² He appeared on the census of 10 June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 72 at 1911 Census: Pearson, Frank, 72, b. Ont. Jan 1839, Eng., Anglican, Merchant, married; Hannah, 72, b. Ont. Sept 1838, Eng., Anglican, married (Conc 9, Lot 2, South part) (1911 Census Image on Archives Canada Web Site: Codrington, page 7, line 1.)² He lived on 10 June 1911 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 9, Lot 2, south part, Brighton Twp.² He died on 24 February 1917 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 77; Death Reg'n.#022623: Name: Frank M. Pearson; Date: Feb 24 1917; Age: 79 yrs; Res.: Codrington; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: married; Occ: Retired Merchant; Parents: Frank Pearson & ? Platt; Cause: old age, heart failure, few hours; Buried: Cramahe Twp; Phys.: Dr. J. S. Anderson, Wooler; Inf.: J. B. Moran, Codrington; Reg'd.: Feb 25 1917; Reg'd.: Fred A. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #022623-1917, ancestry.com.)¹³ He was buried on 26 February 1917 at Stone's Cemetery, Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Frank M; Pearson; 1839 - 1917 (Stone's Cemetery, Percy Twp., June 25 2007)
CemSearch: Name: Frank Maybee Pearson; Born: Jan 25 1840; Died: Feb 24 1917; ID: STONES051; Other names: Pearson, Hannah [Platt] (1839- ), Platt, Daniel (1799-1881), Platt, Sarah (Stone) (1804-1895); Cemetery: Stone's Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 15, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co; Note: Born Brighton Twp. Died Codrington. Son of John Pearson and Jemima Maybee. Married Hannah Platt, Father of William L. (Rose Seymour), Helen Gertrude (George Lorenzo) Barrett, Francis Harold Ormsley Lionel "Harry" (Mary Ann Stuart) and Carroll A. Merchant in Codrington. Brother of Samuel H., William, Sarah (James Finton or Fenton), James Orrin (Martha Loomis), John G. (Annie Holmes) and Elizabeth A. (John Henry) Curtis. Info from marriages, death reg. and Platt family history. With Daniel and Sarah Platt. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=STONES051%5E0)
Per Death Reg'n.^9,4,5

     William Lawrence Pearson was born on 18 October 1875 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 18 1875 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Oct 18 1875 & location Brighton Twp. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,4,5 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1881 Census: see Frank Pearson.⁶ He appeared on the census of 21 April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1891 Census: see Frank Pearson.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1901 Census: see Frank Pearson.⁴ He married Rose Seymour circa 1905 at New York, U.S.A; Birth of first child 1906 in NY. " .. & wife Rose Seymour Pearson" - per Land Record 12657 - Conc 9 Lor 2, Brighton Twp.^2,3 William Lawrence Pearson lived on 15 October 1936 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 12657) show that "Gertrude Pearson Barrett, William Lawrence Pearson & wife, Rose Seymour Pearson, Carroll Adam Pearson & wife, Mary Amelia Pearson & Harold Ormsley Pearson & wife Mary Stuart Pearson" sold 1/2 acres of the SW part of Lot 2, Conc. 9 to Lela Clara Anderson (married woman). ITS Date Oct 15 1936.² He died on 21 February 1964 at Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 88; Date Feb 21 1964 & location Rochester, NY per family tree of Stephen Selvek on ancestry.ca, Aug 7 2024.³

     Helene Gertrude Pearson was born on 19 March 1877 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#018964: Name: Helene Gertrude Pearson; Date: March 19 1877; Parents: Francis M. Pearson & Hannah Platt; Inf. F. M. Pearson, merchant, Brighton Twp; Phys.: Dr. Dean; Reg'd.: Jan 8 1878; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Birth Registration, #018964-1878, ancestry.com)
Date 1879 & location Cda. Eng. per 1920 US Fed Census. Date Mar 19 1877 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date May 19 1877 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,4,5,6,3 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1881 Census: see Frank Pearson.⁷ She appeared on the census of 21 April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1891 Census: see Frank Pearson.⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1901 Census: see Frank Pearson.⁴ As of 3 September 1907,her married name was Barrett.⁸ She married George Lorenzo Barrett, son of George Barrett and Maria Sprague, on 3 September 1907 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003870: Groom: George Lorenzo Barrett; Age: 28; Res. & Born: New York State; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Painter; Parents: George Barrett & Maria Sprague; Bride: Helena Gertrude Pearson; Age: 28; Res.: Ont; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Francis Maybee Pearson & Hannah Platt; Wit.: Louisa Talbot, Oshawa & Mildred Pearson, Toronto; Date: Sep 3 1907; Place: Toronto; Rel.: Ep; Performed by: John Pearson; Reg'd.: Oct 2 1907 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003870-1907, ancestry.com.)⁹ Helene Gertrude Pearson appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 at 3124 East Second St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A; Age 41 at 1920 US Fed Census: see George L. Barrett.³ She lived on 15 October 1936 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 12657) show that Gertrude Pearson Barrett (Executor), William Lawrence Pearson & wife, Rose Seymour Pearson, Carroll Adam Pearson & wife, Mary Amelia Pearson & Harold Ormsley Pearson & wife, Mary Stuart Pearson granted ½ acre, part of the south-west part of lot 2, concession 9, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Lela Clara Anderson (married woman) for $300. ITS Date: Oct 15 1936. Reg'n. Date: May 13 1938. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 09, pg. 016 of 160, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 23 2022)
Note: This was called the Babbitt house because it was built by Stephen Babbit. It is 28 Aranada Way today.¹⁰

     Carroll Adam Pearson was born on 5 May 1884 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 5 1884 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date May 5 1884 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,3,4 He appeared on the census of 21 April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1891 Census: see Frank Pearson.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1 April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1901 Census: see Frank Pearson.³ He lived on 15 October 1936 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 12657) show that "Gertrude Pearson Barrett, William Lawrence Pearson & wife, Rose Seymour Pearson, Carroll Adam Pearson & wife, Mary Amelia Pearson & Harold Ormsley Pearson & wife Mary Stuart Pearson" sold 1/2 acres of the SW part of Lot 2, Conc. 9 to Lela Clara Anderson (married woman). ITS Date Oct 15 1936.² He died on 4 October 1977 at Alameda, California, U.S.A., at age 93; Date Oct 4 1977 & location Alameda, California per family tree of enock174 on ancestry.ca, Aug 7 2024.⁵

     John Pearson was born on 15 October 1809 at Whitchurch Twp., York, York Co., Upper Canada; Date 1810 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1809 & location Ontario per 1871 Census. Date 1809 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1809 per Death Reg'n. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005. Date Ict 15 1809 & location Yonge St., Whitchurch Twp., York Co. per family tree of Kevin or Carol Keane on ancestry.ca, Aug 8 2024.^1,3,4,5,2 He married Jemima Maybee, daughter of Francis B. Maybee and Margaret ?, before 1837 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.¹ John Pearson lived on 19 January 1856 at Conc 8 Lot 10, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A444) show that Allen F. Maybee sold 120 acres of lot 10, concession 8, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to John Pearson. ITS Date: Jan 19 1856. Reg'n. Date: Feb 1 1846. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 8, pg. 113 of 192, page copied fron OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Mar 13 2021.)⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1861 Census: Pearson, John, 52, b. UC, Friends, farmer, married; Jemima, 44, b. UC, WM, married; Samuel H., 24, b. UC, lab., single; Francis, 23; William, 21; Sarah, 19; James, 18; John G., 13; Eliza A., 10.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1871 Census: Pearson, John, 62, b. Ont., Eng., Friends, farmer, married; Jemima, 54?, b. Ont., Ger., WM, married; Francis(m), 32, b. Ont., Eng., WM, farmer, single; John, 24, b. Ont; Elizabeth, 11 9div. 3, pg. 5, line 10.)³ He lived in April 1871 at Conc 8 Lot 10, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 8, Lot 10, 130 acres, owner.³ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1881 Census: Pearson, John, 71, b. Ont., Eng., Quaker, farmer, married; Jemima, 63, Ger., CM, married (familysearch.org.)⁷ He died on 29 December 1885 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 76; Death Reg'n.#012350: Name: John Pearson; Date: Dec 29 1885; Age: 76; Occ.: farmer; Cause: old age, 10 days; Inf.: J. E. Pearson, Brighton Twp; Reg'd.: Jan 29 1886; Reg'r.: C. Richmond (Ontario Death Registration, #012350-1886, ancestry.com.)⁸

     Francis B. Maybee was born in 1786 at Dutchuss Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.¹ He married Margaret ? before 1811; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.¹ Francis B. Maybee died circa 1848; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.¹

     Margaret ? was born circa 1795; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.¹ As of before 1811,her married name was Maybee.¹ She married Francis B. Maybee, son of Tobias Maybee and Jemima Way, before 1811; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.¹

     Jemima Maybee was born on 22 September 1817 at Ontario; Date Sep 22 1817 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005. Date 1817 & location Ontario per 1871 Census.^1,2 She married John Pearson, son of William S. Pearson and Hannah James, before 1837 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.¹ As of before 1837,her married name was Pearson.¹ Jemima Maybee appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1861 Census: see John Pearson.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1871 Census: see John Pearson.²

     Samuel H. Pearson was born on 7 May 1837 at Ontario; Date May 7 1837 per Memorial - age 28y 9m 15d at death Feb 22 1866. Date 1837 per 1861 Census. Date 1838 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see John Pearson.² He died on 22 February 1866 at Ontario at age 28; Date Feb 22 1866 per Memorial.³ He was buried on 24 February 1866 at Wooler Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Samuel H; son of; John & Jemima Pearson; who died; Feb. 22, 1866; aged 28 yrs. 9 mos; & 15 days (Wooler Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., June 30, 2008.)³

     William Pearson was born in 1840 at Upper Canada; Date 1840 per 1861 Census. Date 1840 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1861 Census: see John Pearson.² He died on 11 October 1876 at Amherst, Portage Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A; per family tree of Kevin or Carol Keane on ancestry.ca, Aug 8 2024.³

     Sarah Pearson was born in 1843 at Ontario; Date 1842 per 1861 Census. Date 1843 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1861 Census: see John Pearson.²

     James Orrin Pearson was born in 1844 at Mariposa Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario; Date 1844 & location Mariposa Twp. per marr. register. Date 1844 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1843 per 1861 Census. Date 1844 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,2,3,5 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see John Pearson.² He married Martha M. Loomis, daughter of Chester H. Loomis and Nancy Clark, on 7 May 1867 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: James C. Pearson; Age: 23; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Mariposa Twp; Parents: John & Jemima Pearson; Bride: Martha M. Loomis; Age: 16; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Parents: Chester & Nancy Loomis; Date: May 7 1867; Place: Percy Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com.)⁵ James Orrin Pearson lived in April 1871 at Conc 7 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 7, Lot 7, Brighton Twp., 100 acres, owner
Note: Location is west of Village of Newcombs Mills, on eastern edge of Slater Neighbourhood - where Newcombs, Franklin's Slater's Mill's were located.³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1871 Census: Pearson, Orrin, 27, b. Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, married; Martha, 21, b. Ont., Irish, EM, married; Francis, 3, b. Ont., Eng. (1871 Census: div. 2, pg. 46, line 1 - Conc 7, Lot 7, 100 acres, Owner.)³

     John G. Pearson was born in 1848 at Mariposa Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario; Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1850 & location Mariposa per marr. reg'n. Date 1848 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1861 Census: see John Pearson.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: see John Pearson.² He lived on 19 December 1876 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontaio; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.⁴ He married Annie Holmes, daughter of James Holmes and Jane ?, on 19 December 1876 at Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007306: Groom: John G. Pearson; Age: 26; Res.: Brighton; Born: Mariposa; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John & Jemima Pearson; Bride: Annie Holmes; Age: 19; Res.: Warkworth; Born: Norham; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Jane Holmes; Wit.: George & Annie Cryderman, Norham; DatE: Dec 19 1876; Place: Norham; Rel.: ME; Performed by: Rev. R. W. Marsh; Reg'r.: R. P. Hurlbut., Percy Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007306-1876, ancestry.com) per 1881 Census.^3,6 John G. Pearson appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1881 Census: Pearson, John G., 32, b. Ont., Eng., Quaker, farmer, married; Anne, 23, b. Ont., Eng., EM, married; Jemima, 8/12 - Aug (Brightn Twp., dist. 123, sub-dist. C- , pg. 6, line 8 - ancestry.com.)³

     Elizabeth A. Pearson was born in July 1852 at Ontario; Date July 1852 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jul 1852 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see John Pearson.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see John Pearson.⁴ As of 1877,her married name was Curtis.¹ She married John Henry Curtis, son of Simeon J. Curtis and Jane Marion Church, in 1877 at Ontario; Date 1877 per 1900 Census - age 24 1st marriage. They are on Brighton Twp. per 1881 Census. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,3,5 Elizabeth A. Pearson appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1881 Census: see John Curtis.⁵ She appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 at Rockland Twp., Ontonagon Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 47 at 1900 Census: see John Henry Curtis.³

     John Henry Curtis was born on 23 June 1853 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date June 1853 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jun 23 1853 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see Simeon Curtis.² He married Elizabeth A. Pearson, daughter of John Pearson and Jemima Maybee, in 1877 at Ontario; Date 1877 per 1900 Census - age 24 1st marriage. They are on Brighton Twp. per 1881 Census. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,3,4 John Henry Curtis appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1881 Census: Curtis, John, 28, b. Ont., Ger., EM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 28, b. Ont., Eng., EM, married (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 123, sub-dist. C-3, pg. 6, line 11 - ancestry.com)
Note: The familyseaarch.org transcriptin was mistaken in including the child Jemima Pearson with John Curtis in this record. The actual page, shown in ancestry.com, shows that Jemima is a child of John G. Pearson and Annie Holmes.⁴ He appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 at Rockland Twp., Ontonagon Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 46 at 1900 Census: Curtis, John, 46, b. Cda. Jun 1853, p.b. Cda., age 24 1st marr., immig. 1884, 16 yrs. in US, NA, day lab., married; Elizabeth, 47, b. Cda. Jul 1852, p.b. Cda., age 24 1st marr., immig. 1886, 16 yrs in US, married; Fred, 14, b. Michigan Aug 1885, p.b. Cda., son (1900 Census: Rockland Twp., Ontogagon Co., Michigan, pg 15 of 28, line 5 - ancestry.com.)³ He died on 14 January 1915 at Rockland Twp., Ontonaga Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 61; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.¹

     Mary Augusta Curtis was born in 1857 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Rich Turnblom, Aug 3, 2005 (Valleau Family Assoc.)¹

     Simeon S. Curtis was born in 1859 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location UC per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Rich Turnblom, Aug 3, 2005 (Valleau Family Assoc.)^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see Simeon Curtis.²

     Ellen Winafred Curtis was born in August 1861 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Rich Turnblom, Aug 3, 2005 (Valleau Family Assoc.)¹

     William D. Curtis was born in January 1868 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1872 & location Cda. per 1910 Census. Date Jan 1868 per GEDCOM of Rich Turnblom, Aug 3, 2005 (Valleau Family Assoc.)^1,2 He immigrated in 1889 to Michigan, U.S.A; Immigration 1889 per 1910 Census. (Brother Ranson H. Curtis had immigrated 1881.² He appeared on the census of 21 April 1910 at Dist. 23, Bangor, Bay Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 38 at 1910 Census: Curtis, William D., 38, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., immig. 1889, Gourd Farmer, single; Jane, 79, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., immig. 1889, 8 children - 3 living, widow (1910 Census Online: Dist. 23, Bangor, Bay Co., Michigan, pg. 5 of 27, line 23 - ancestry.com)
Note: Brother Ransom H. Curtis is just below.²

     Fred Pearson Curtis was born on 7 August 1885 at Michigan; Date Aug 1885 & location Michigan per 1900 Census. Date Aug 7 1885 & location Michgan per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 at Rockland Twp., Ontonagon Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 14 at 1900 Census: see John Henry Curtis.² He died in November 1968 at La Porte, La Porte Co., Indiana, U.S.A., at age 83; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005.¹

     George Down was born on 30 September 1883 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 30 1883 per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1901 Census: see Abraham Down.¹

     Eva Down was born on 4 December 1886 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 4 1886 per 1901 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see Abraham Down.¹

     Harry Down was born on 12 June 1889 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 12 1889 per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see Abraham Down.¹

     William Down was born on 18 August 1891 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 18 1891 per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1901 Census: see Abraham Down.¹