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     Emily Gertrude Grover was born on 10 March 1850 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Mar 10 1850 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1844 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,4,5 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7? at 1851 Census: see J. M. Grover.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see John M. Grover.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: see John M. Grover.⁵ She lived on 6 September 1871 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of her sister Maud Grant Grover & William Sidney Smith.³ As of 6 December 1877,her married name was Cheffins.³ She married Arthur Ann Cheffins, son of George Alfred Cheffins and Emma ?, on 6 December 1877 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007711: Groom: Arthur Ann Cheffins; Age: 25; Res.: Colborne; Born: London, England; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Life Insurance; Parents: George Alfred & Emma Cheffins; Bride: Emily Gertrude Grover; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Colborne; Status: spinster; Parents: John M. & Elizabeth Grover; Wit.: Wm. H. Davids & Amie? Goslee, Colborne; Date: Dec 6 1877; Place: Colborne; Rel.: WM & Episc; Performed by: J. H. Locke; Reg'r.: A. Vais?, Colborne (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007711-1877, ancestry.com.)⁶ Emily Gertrude Grover appeared on the census of April 1901 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1901 Census: see Arthur A. Cheffins.⁴

     Lydia Ann Bunbury was born in 1830 at Ontario; Date 1830 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ As of 30 August 1849,her married name was Goslee.¹ She married George Goslee, son of James D. Goslee and Phoebe Wood, on 30 August 1849 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "30 Aug 1849: On Tuesday, 31st ult., at St. Peter's Church, Cobourg, George Goslee, son of James D. Goslee, of Colborne, to Lydia Ann, eldest daughter of Hugh Mills Bunbury of Otonabee. (Archdeacon of York)" from Reid's Marriage Notices, pg. 337 - ancestry.com) Date Aug 30 1849 per GEDCOM of Robert Paul, May 9 2012. (Wife is shown as Lucy Ann Bunbury.)^1,2,3 Lydia Ann Bunbury appeared on the census of 1851 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1851 Census: see George Goslee.¹

     Amelia G. Goslee was born in 1849 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see George Goslee.¹

     Mary L. Goslee was born in 1850 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1850 per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see George Goslee.¹

     John Goslee was born circa 1730 at Maryland, U.S.A; Date c. 1730 & location Maryland per IGI Record.¹ He married Hannah Tull on 10 September 1754 at Stepney Parish, Wicomico Co., Maryland, U.S.A; per IGI Record. John Goslee died in 1795 at Maryland, U.S.A; Date1795 & location Maryland per IGI Record.¹

     Hannah Tull was born circa 1734 at Maryland, U.S.A; Date c. 1734 & location Maryland per IGI Record.¹ She married John Goslee on 10 September 1754 at Stepney Parish, Wicomico Co., Maryland, U.S.A; per IGI Record. As of 10 September 1754,her married name was Goslee.¹

     Levin Goslee was born after 1756 at Maryland, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Barbara Westman, Oct . 2, 2005.¹

     Thomas Goslee was born after 1756 at Maryland, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Barbara Westman, Oct . 2, 2005.¹

     Josiah Goslee was born after 1756 at Maryland, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Barbara Westman, Oct . 2, 2005.¹

     Mary Goslee was born after 1756 at Maryland, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Barbara Westman, Oct . 2, 2005.¹

     James Goslee was born after 1756 at Maryland, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Barbara Westman, Oct . 2, 2005.¹

     Elizabeth Goslee was born circa 1755 at Maryland, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Barbara Westman, Oct . 2, 2005.¹

     Rachel Goslee was born circa 1761 at Maryland, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Barbara Westman, Oct . 2, 2005.¹

     George Goslee was born circa 1763 at Maryland, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Barbara Westman, Oct . 2, 2005.¹

     Maud Grant Grover was born in 1852 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1852 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see John M. Grover.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see John M. Grover.² She lived on 6 September 1871 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Colborne per marr. reg'n.³ As of 6 September 1871,her married name was Smith.³ She married William Sidney Smith on 6 September 1871 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: William Sidney Smith; Age: 30; Res.: Toronto; Born: Cda; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Barrister; Parents: -- ; Bride: Maud Grant Grover; Age: 19; Res.: Colborne; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Elizabeth Grover; Wit.: D. Smart, Port Hope & Emily Grover, Colborne; Date: Sep 6 1871; Place: Colborne; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Rev. John Wilson (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com.)³

     William Smith was born circa 1833; per IGI Record.¹

     Hiram Smith was born on 30 July 1833 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 30 1833 & location Cda. per FindaGrave. Date c. 1832 & location Cda. per family tree of Chelsi Dawn Lish on ancestry.ca, May 30 2022. per IGI Record.^1,2,3 He married Elizabeth Stoutenburg on 19 November 1856 at Sanilac Co., Michigan, U.S.A; per family tree of Chesli Dawn Lish on ancestry.ca, May 30 2022.² Hiram Smith married Susan Taylor circa 1895 at Burleigh Twp., Iosco Co., Michigan, U.S.A..³ Hiram Smith died on 16 December 1915 at Burleigh, Iosco Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 82; Date 1916 & location Iosco Co., MI per FindaGrave. Date Dec 16 1915 & location Bruleigh, Iosco Co., MI per family tree of Chelsi Dawn Lish on ancestry.ca, May 30 2022.^2,3 He was buried on 18 December 1915 at Johnson Creek Cemetery, Whittemore, Iosco Co., Michigan, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Hiram Smith; BIRTH: 30 Jul 1833, Canada; DEATH: 1916 (aged 82–83), Iosco County, Michigan, USA; BURIAL: Johnson Creek Cemetery, Whittemore, Iosco County, Michigan, USA; MEMORIAL ID: 95780928 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95780928/hiram-smith.)³

     John Smith was born circa 1837; per IGI Record.¹

     Massey Smith was born circa 1839; per IGI Record.¹

     Fanny Smith was born circa 1841; per IGI Record.¹

     Huldah Royce was born on 10 May 1749 at Wallinford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ As of circa 1770,her married name was Hough.¹ She married Phineas Hough circa 1770 at Connecticut, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ As of 4 September 1777,her married name was Merriam.¹ Huldah Royce married John Merriam, son of Jesse Merriam and Mary Mercy Johnson, on 4 September 1777 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ Huldah Royce died on 6 July 1786 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 37; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

     Ebenezer Royce was born circa 1720; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ He married Abigail Root before 1745; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.

     Abigail Root was born circa 1720; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ She married Ebenezer Royce before 1745; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. As of before 1745,her married name was Royce.¹

     Phineas Hough was born circa 1745; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ He married Huldah Royce, daughter of Ebenezer Royce and Abigail Root, circa 1770 at Connecticut, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ Phineas Hough died before 1775; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

     Huldah Merriam was born on 6 March 1779 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ As of after 1800,her married name was Botsford.¹ She married Amadeus Botsford after 1800; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ Huldah Merriam died on 14 December 1825 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 46; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

     Amadeus Botsford was born on 22 October 1771 at Stratford, Connecticut, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ He married Huldah Merriam, daughter of John Merriam and Huldah Royce, after 1800; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹ Amadeus Botsford died on 25 December 1825 at Wallinford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 54; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

     Anna Merriam was born on 4 December 1783 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; Date Dec 4 1783 & locaiton Wallingford, NH per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. Date Dec 4 1873 & location Meriden, NH per Meriam Family Tree, www.merriamfamilytre.org.^1,2 As of before 1803,her married name was Spalding.¹ She married Thomas Major Spalding, son of Jesse Spalding and ? ?, before 1803 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. per Meriam Family Tree, www.merriamfamilytre.org.^1,2 Anna Merriam died on 26 December 1841 at Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 58; Date Dec 26 1841 & location Asphodel per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. Date Dec 26 1841 & location Grafton per Meriam Family Tree, www.merriamfamilytre.org.^1,2

     Thomas Major Spalding was born on 15 August 1780 at Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date c. 1779 & location Wallinford per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. Date 1779 & location Lanesborough, Berkshire co., Massachusetts, USA per Merriam Family Tree - www.merriamfamilytree.org.. Date Aug 15 1780 & location US per family tree of Kteller99 on ancestry.com, Aug 9 2016. Date Aug 15 1780 & location Massachusetts per family tree of reidml47 on ancestry.ca, Feb 21 2013.^1,4,2,3 He lived in 1802 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The Spalding Family in Ontario; Very little is known about Jesse Spalding, the father of Thomas Major Spalding and Jonas Spalding. His name appears on a petition for a land grant in Upper Canada dated January, 1793. A petition was made to Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1793 by a number of American citizens who wished to be granted a township for settlement purposes in Upper Canada. They were given land in Percy Township. Jesse Spalding died abt. 1800 in Percy Twp. Thomas Major Spalding was born in Massacheusetts on the 15th of August, 1780. He was the second son of Jesse Spalding. He married Ann Merriman (Merriam) who was born in 1783 in Connecticut. Thomas and Ann had eleven children. In 1802, Thomas was issued a land grant for a parcel of land in Haldimand (Grafton), Northumberland Twp. Thomas built a Georgian two-storey brick house in 1834. Another house was later built next door in 1843 for his daughter, Mary and her husband, John Steele. Mary operated a girls' boarding school in this home. The Steele house was declared a historical building in 1989. In 1811, Spalding's Inn, was advertised as a half way house between Kingston and York on the Danforth Road. Thomas Major Spalding was both an innkeeper, a brewer and operated a brick yard. Ann Merriman (Merriam) died in Grafteon Dec. 26, 1844 and was buried in St. George's Anglican Cemetery. Thomas died Dec. 14, 1852 and was buried in the same cemetery." posted on ancestry.com by reidml47 Feb 21 2013.³ He married Anna Merriam, daughter of John Merriam and Huldah Royce, before 1803 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. per Meriam Family Tree, www.merriamfamilytre.org.^1,2 Thomas Major Spalding lived in 1803 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "According to the original assessment rolls, Spalding was already living in Haldimand in 1803 with his wife and two young children... " from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 165.⁵ He appeared on the census of 1803 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1803 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4. He appeared on the census of 1804 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1804 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 3? females under 16. He appeared on the census of 1806 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1806 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 5. He appeared on the census of 1807 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1807 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 6. He appeared on the census of 1808 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1808 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 2 males 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 8. He appeared on the census of 1809 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1809 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 males 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 7. He appeared on the census of 1810 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1810 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 males 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 3 males under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 8. He per family tree of reidml47 on ancestry.com, aug 9 2016.
Note: This is often called Spaulding's Inn in other records. Correct spelling is Spalding. in 1811 at Spalding's Inn, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.³ He appeared on the census of 1813 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1813 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 8. He "I, Elias Jones, Major, in the First Regiment of Northumberland Militia do hereby acknowledge to have received the following sums, being the net pay of the undermentioned Officers of said regiment under my command employed conveying Batteaux from Kingston to Burlington Heights between the 14th October and the 2nd November 1813, inclusive. Officers: Major Elias Jones, Captains Timothy Porter & Zacheus Burnham, Lieut. Jos. A. Keeler & Barnabus McKies, Ensign John Peters, Thomas M. Spalding, Samuel Brock, Quartermaster Benjamin Ewing." (1st Regiment, Northumberland Militia Pay Lists - Library and Archives Canada, RG9-I-B-7, Vol. #15, MF Reel #T-10383) on 14 October 1813 at Northumberland Militia, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.⁶ He appeared on the census of 1815 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1815 Census: Thomas M. Spaulden; 1 male over 16; 2 female over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 7. He lived in 1816 at Conc A Lot 25, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "When the Danforth road opened in 1816, Spalding's Inn was advertised as the halfway house between York and Kingston. Within a couple of years, court records show, Thomas Spalding had to pay 10 pounds in inkeepers fees - such fines being a common source of government revenue until innkeeping licenses began to be systematically issued. The inn (on lot 25, concession A, Haldimand) and its neighbour to the east are two of the finest nineteenth-century brick buildings in the province." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 165.⁵ He appeared on the census of 1816 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1816 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male over 16; 2 female over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 8. He appeared on the census of 1820 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1820 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 4 males 16 to 60; 4 females 16 to 60; 4 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 13. He appeared on the census of 1821 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1821 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male 16 to 60; 3 females 16 to 60; 4 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 13. He appeared on the census of 1822 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1822 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 4 males 16 to 60; 3 females 16 to 60; 3 males under 16; 2 female under 16; Total 12. He appeared on the census of 1823 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1823 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 3 males 16 to 60; 3 females 16 to 60; 3 males under 16; 2 female under 16; Total 11. He lived in 1851 at Conc A & 1 Lots 25 & 26, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1851 Agr. Census: T. M. Spalding; Conc A & 1, Lots 25 & 26, 147 acres (1851 Census, Haldimand Twp. - personal census has not survived.⁷ He died on 14 December 1852 at Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 72; date Dec 14 1852 & location Haldimand Twp. per family tree of Kteller99 on ancestry.com, Aug 9 2016.³ He was buried on 16 December 1852 at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Mmeorial: Thos. M. Spalding; Died; Dec. 14 1852; Aged; 72 years (St. Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Grafton, per ancestry.com, shirleyt2004.
Cemetery Finding Aid: Name: Spalding, Thomas M; Cemetery: St. Andrew's United, Grafton; County: Northumberland; Township: Haldimand; Ref.: LSGS-049.^8,2

     Susannah Merriam was born circa 1789; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

     Sally Merriam was born circa 1790; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹