Person Page - 1804

     Francis Jefferson "Frank" Usher was born on 17 October 1887 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#024638: Name: Francis Jefferson Usher; Date: Oct 17 1887; Parents: John Usher & Sarah F. Newton; Inf.: John Usher, Haldimand, farmer; Reg'd.: Mar 16 1888; Phys.: Dr. Boyce; Reg'r.: Thomas Lawless (Ontario Birth Registration, #024638-1888, ancestry.com)
Date Oct 17 1887 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per CEMSearch Record of mother Sarah (Newton) Usher.^1,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1901 Census: see John Usher.³ He married Elma Morrow circa 1910 at Ontario; per CEMSearch Record.¹ Francis Jefferson "Frank" Usher died on 17 May 1967 at Ontario at age 79; Date May 17 1967 per CEMSearch Record.¹ He was buried on 20 May 1967 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Frank J. Usher; Born: - ; Died: 1967-05-17; Notes: Husband of Elma Morrow; Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Grafton, Sec West Plot 57; Other name: Elma Usher (Morrow) ( -1950.)¹

     Bruce Newton Usher was born on 28 July 1898 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.# : Name: Bruce Newton Usher; Date: Jul 28 1898; Parents: John Usher & Sarah F. Newton; Inf. & Phys.: Dr. Henderson; Reg'd.: Dec 6 1899 (Ontario Birth Registration, #027541-1898, ancestry.com)
Date Jul 1899 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jul 27 1898 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per CEMSearch Record of mother Sarah (Newton) Usher.^1,3,4,5 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see John Usher.³ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1911 Census: see John Usher.⁴ He married Mary "Mae" Behan circa 1925 at Ontario; per CEMSearch Record.¹ Bruce Newton Usher was buried in 1968 at St. Mary's New R. C. Cemetery, Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Bruce N. Usher; Born: 1899; Died: 1968; Notes: Husband of Mary Behan; Buried: St. Mary's New R. C. Cemetery, Haldimand, Grafton, Sec 1; Other names: Mary "Mae" Usher (Behan) (1892-1969.)¹ He died in 1968 at Ontario; Date 1968 per CEMSearch Record.¹

     William Melville Usher was born on 4 September 1892 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#022698: Name: Wm. Melville Usher; Date: Sep 4 1892; Parents: John Usher & Sarah Florence Newton; Inf.: John Usher, Conc A, Lot 9, Haldimand; Reg'd.: Oct 25 1892; Phys.: Dr. Wm. Boyce; Reg'r.: Thomas Lawless (Ontario Birth Registration, #022698-1892, ancestry.com)
Date Sep 1891 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Sep 3 1892 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per CEMSearch Record of mother Sarah (Newton) Usher.^1,2,4,5 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1901 Census: see John Usher.² He appeared on the census of 1911 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1911 Census: see John Usher.⁴ He married Thurza Ellen Noble, daughter of Alexander Noble and Alice Bull, on 29 November 1916 at Haldimand Twp., Centreton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016059: Groom: Melville William Usher; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: John Usher & Sarah Newton; Bride: Thurza Ellen Noble; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Status: spinster; Rel.: Pres; Parents: Alexander Noble & Alice Bull; Wit.: Mrs. Slade & Mrs. A. B. Frederick, Centreton; Date: Nov 29 1916; Place: Centreton; Performed by: A. B. Frederick, Centreton, Meth; Sworn: Colborne, Nov 28 1916 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016059-1916, ancestry.com)
per CEMSearch Record.^1,6 William Melville Usher died on 31 August 1982 at age 89; Date Aug 31 1982 per IGI Record.³ He was buried on 3 September 1982 at Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Melville William Usher; Born: 1892; Died: 1982; Notes: Buried Sep 3 1982, husband of Thirza E. Noble; Buried: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Sec D Row 22 Plot A1; Other names: Thirza E. Usher (Noble) (1892-1953.)¹

     Charles Stuart Usher was born on 28 January 1902 at Conc A Lot 9, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#028797: Name: Charles Stewart Usher; Date: Jan 28 1902; Parents: John Usher & Sarah Newton; Inf.: J. Usher, farmer, Conc A, Lot 9, Haldimand; Phys.: Dr. Henderson; Reg'r.: Feb 11 1902 (Ontario Birth Registration, #028797-1902, ancestry.com)
Date Jan 1902 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. per CEMSearch Record of mother Sarah (Newton) Usher.^1,2,4 He appeared on the census of 1911 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1911 Census: see John Usher.²

     Blanche Victoria Usher was born on 22 April 1896 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#028199: Name: Blanche Victoria Usher; Date: Apr 22 1896; Parents: John Usher & Sarah Florence Newton; Inf.: John Usher, farmer; Phys.: Dr. Henderson; Reg'd.: Jun 17 1897 (Ontario Birth Registration, #028199-1897, ancestry.com)
Date Apr 1897 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Apr 22 1896 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per CEMSearch Record of mother Sarah (Newton) Usher.^1,3,4,5 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1901 Census: see John Usher.³ She appeared on the census of 1911 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1911 Census: see John Usher.⁴

     Florence May Usher was born on 25 December 1888 at Conc 1 Lot 13, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#024679: Name: Florence May Usher; Date: Dec 25 1888; Parents: John Usher & Sarah F. Newton; Inf.: John Usher, farmer, Con 1, Lot 13, Haldimand; Reg'd.: Dec 29 1888; Reg'r.: Thomas Lawless; Phys.: Dr. Boyce (Ontario Birth Registration, #024679-1888, ancestry.com)
Date Dec 1888 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 25 1886 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per CEMSearch Record of mother Sarah (Newton) Usher.^1,2,4,5 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1901 Census: see John Usher.² She appeared on the census of 1911 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1911 Census: see John Usher.⁴

     Francis Newton was born circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah Florence (Newton) Usher.¹ He married Alfretta ? before 1865; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah Florence (Newton) Usher.¹

     Alfretta ? was born circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah Florence (Newton) Usher.¹ She married Francis Newton before 1865; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah Florence (Newton) Usher.¹ As of before 1865,her married name was Newton.¹

     Elizabeth Usher was born in 1866 at Haldimand Twp., Wicklow, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1866 & location Wicklow per marriage reg'n.¹ As of 11 April 1888,her married name was Insley.¹ She married Lochlin Insley, son of William Insley and Mahalia ?, on 11 April 1888 at Haldimand Twp., Wicklow, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008611: Groom: Lochlin Insley; Age: 24; Res.: Colborne; Born: Picton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William & Mahalia Insley; Bride: Elizabeth Usher; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Wicklow; Status: spinster; Parents: William & Jane Usher; Wit.: Frederick Miller, Picton & Hattie Benson, Bewdley; Date: Apr 11 1888; Place: Wicklow; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. W. H. Learoyd (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008611-1888, ancestry.com.)²

     Lochlin Insley was born in 1864 at Hallowell Twp., Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1864 & location Picton per marriage reg'n.¹ He lived on 11 April 1888 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Colborne per marriage reg'n.¹ He married Elizabeth Usher, daughter of William Usher and Mary Jane Ventress, on 11 April 1888 at Haldimand Twp., Wicklow, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008611: Groom: Lochlin Insley; Age: 24; Res.: Colborne; Born: Picton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William & Mahalia Insley; Bride: Elizabeth Usher; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Wicklow; Status: spinster; Parents: William & Jane Usher; Wit.: Frederick Miller, Picton & Hattie Benson, Bewdley; Date: Apr 11 1888; Place: Wicklow; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. W. H. Learoyd (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008611-1888, ancestry.com.)²

     William Insley was born circa 1830; per marriage reg'n. of son Lochlin Insley.¹ He married Mahalia ? before 1860; per marriage reg'n. of son Lochlin Insley.¹

     Mahalia ? was born circa 1830; per marriage reg'n. of son Lochlin Insley.¹ She married William Insley before 1860; per marriage reg'n. of son Lochlin Insley.¹ As of before 1860,her married name was Insley.¹

     ? Usher was born on 18 July 1869 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#006683: Name: ? Usher (male); Date: Jul 18 1869; Parents: William Usher & - ; Inf.: William Usher, Haldimand, yeoman; Reg'd.: Aug 16 1869; Phys.: Dr. Willoughby; Reg'r.: M.? Bingley (Ontario Birth Registration, #006683-1869, ancestry.com.)²

     Laura Mont Usher was born on 19 January 1879 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#020652: Name: Laura Mont Usher; Date: Jan 19 1879; Parents: William Usher & Mary Jane Ventriss; Inf.: Wm. Usher, Mechanic, Haldimand; Reg'd.: Jan 15 1879; Phys.: Dr. Halliday; Reg'd.: J. Bingley (Ontario Birth Registration, #020652-1879, ancestry.com.)²

     Blanche Alfretta Kerr was born in 1892; Date 1892 per CEMSearch Record.¹ As of circa 1930,her married name was Usher.¹ She married Fred Nelson Usher, son of John Usher and Sarah Florence Newton, circa 1930 at Ontario.¹ Blanche Alfretta Kerr died on 19 April 1984; Date Apr 19 1984 per CEMSearch Record.¹ She was buried on 22 April 1984 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Blanche Alfretta Usher; Maiden: Kerr; Born: 1892; Died: 1984-04-19; Notes: Wife of Nelson, father of John, Beth, Richard and Alice, son of John and Sarah; Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Sec WEST Plot 81; Other names: John Usher (1862-1925), Richard Usher (1933-1961), Sarah Usher (Newton) (1866-1955.)¹

     Richard Usher was born on 18 September 1933 at Ontario; Date Sep 18 1933 per CEMSearch Record. Date 1933 per CEMSearch Record of mother Blanche Alfretta (Kerr) Usher.¹ He was buried in 1961 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Richard Usher; Born: 1933-09-18; Died: 1961; Notes: son of Nelson and Blanche Alfretta Usher, brother of Alice, John and Beth, death result of car accident; Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Grafton, Sec West Plot 81; Other name: Blanche Alfretta Usher (Kerr) (1892-1984), John Usher (1862-1925), Sarah Usher (Newton) (1866-1955.)¹ He died in 1961 at Ontario; Date 1961 per CEMSearch Record of mother Blanche Alfretta (Kerr) Usher.¹

     William Burgess was born circa 1800 at England; per Death Reg'n. of daughter Mary Evans (Burgess) Usher.¹ He married Sarah Doty before 1825 at England; per Death Reg'n. of daughter Mary Evans (Burgess) Usher.¹

     Sarah Doty was born circa 1800 at England; per Death Reg'n. of daughter Mary Evans (Burgess) Usher.¹ She married William Burgess before 1825 at England; per Death Reg'n. of daughter Mary Evans (Burgess) Usher.¹ As of before 1825,her married name was Burgess.¹

     John B. Usher was born on 14 November 1864 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 14 1865 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1865 & location Haldimand per marriage reg'n. Date Nov 14 1864 per CEMSearch Record.^1,2,3 He married Jessie Almira Wait, daughter of Lorenzo Washington Wait and Eliza Anderson, on 6 September 1893 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008688: Groom: John B. Usher; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: John & Mary Usher; Bride: Jessie Almira Wait; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Status: spinster; Parents: Lorenzo & Eliza Wait; Wit.: L. & Mrs. Hudson, Haldimand; Date: Sep 6 1893; Rel.: Meth. & Bapt; Performed by: Rev. Thomas Watson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008688-1893, ancestry.com.)⁴ John B. Usher lived in April 1901 at Conc 2 Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 2, Lot 12, Haldimand Twp.² He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1901 Census: Usher, John B., 35, b. Ont. r. Nov 114 1865, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Jessie, 28, b. Ont. r. May 7 1872, Ger., Bapt., married; Clifford, 5, b. Nov 22 1895, Eng., son; Zella, 2, b. Apr 20 1898, daughter (1901 Census Online: Haldimand, dist 96, sub-dist. c-2, pg. 6, line 13, T-6486 - Conc 2, Lot 12.)² He lived on 23 September 1933 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his brother William Usher.⁵ He lived on 1 April 1939 at Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East (71), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6939) show that Roland McKenzie & wife sold "said lot", Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to John Usher for $1,500. ITS Date: Apr 1 1939. Reg'n. Date: Apr 24 1939. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 154 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)⁶ He died on 29 January 1943 at Ontario at age 78; Date Jan 29 1943 per CEMSearch Record.³ He was buried on 31 January 1943 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: John B. Usher; Born: 1864-11-14; Died: 1943-01-29; Note: Husband of Jessie Wait; Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Grafton, Sec West Plot 123; Other names: Harold L. Usher (1901-1961), Jessie A. Usher (Wait) (1872-1950), Lillian S. Usher (Moore) (1904-1988), May Usher (Burgess) ( -1921), Roy Clifford Usher ( -1901.)³ He lived on 24 September 1943 at Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East (71), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁶

     Jessie Almira Wait was born on 7 May 1872 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 7 1872 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1872 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1872 & location Haldimand per marriage reg'n.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1881 Census: see Lorenzo Wait.³ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1891 Census: see Lorenzo Wait.⁴ As of 6 September 1893,her married name was Usher.¹ She married John B. Usher, son of John Usher and Mary Evans Burgess, on 6 September 1893 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008688: Groom: John B. Usher; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: John & Mary Usher; Bride: Jessie Almira Wait; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Status: spinster; Parents: Lorenzo & Eliza Wait; Wit.: L. & Mrs. Hudson, Haldimand; Date: Sep 6 1893; Rel.: Meth. & Bapt; Performed by: Rev. Thomas Watson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008688-1893, ancestry.com.)⁵ Jessie Almira Wait appeared on the census of April 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1901 Census: see John B. Usher.² She lived on 23 April 1933 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontarioi; Informant for Death Reg'. of her father Lorenzo Washington Wait.⁶ She died on 25 October 1950 at Ontario at age 78; Date Oct 25 1950 per CEMSearch Record.⁷ She was buried on 28 October 1950 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Jessie A. Usher; Maiden: Wait; Born: 1872-05-07; Died: 1950-10-25; Note: Wife of John B. Usher; Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Grafton, Sec West Plot 123; Other names: Harold L. Usher (1901-1961), John B. Usher (1864-1943), Lillian S. Usher (Moore) (1904-1988), May Usher (Burgess) ( -1921), Roy Clifford Usher ( -1901.)⁷

     Lorenzo Washington Wait was born on 18 March 1850 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1850 per Memorial. Date Mar 18 1850 & location Haldimand Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1854 & location Vernonville per 2nd marr. reg'n. - Ann (Samis) Kerr. Date 1850 & location Haldimand Twp per marr. reg'n. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jessie Almira (Wait) Usher.^{1,4,5,2,6,7,3,8} He appeared on the census of 1852 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see Smith Wait.³ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see Smith Wait.⁵ He married Eliza Anderson, daughter of John Anderson and Eliza Weir, on 18 January 1871 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Lorenzo Washington Wait; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Haldimand Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Smith & Almira Wait; Bride: Eliza Anderson; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Eliza Anderson; Wit.: John Anderson & Minerva A. Wait; Date: Jan 18 1871; Place: Haldimand Twp; Rel.: Bapt. & Chr; Peformed by: Thomas Garbutt (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com) per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jessie Almira (Wait) Usher.¹ Lorenzo Washington Wait lived on 27 March 1871 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of John Anderson & Minerva J. Wait.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Smith Wait.⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1881 Census: Wait, Lorenzo, 30, b. Ont., Scot., Bapt., farmer, married; Eliza, 28, b. Ont., Scot., Bapt., married; Jessie, 8 (familysearch.org.)⁴ He lived on 6 June 1882 at Conc 2 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Q.C. T3057) show Ellen Wait (Widow) as the Granto and Loranzoe Wait as the Grantee re the south half of the north half of Lot 5, Conc 2, Haldimand Twp., Inst. Date: Jun 6 1882 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)
Note: This would indicate son Lorenzo W. Wait receiving this property soon after the death of his father, Smith Wait. Ellen had married Smith Wait in 1878.⁹ He lived on 10 April 1883 at Conc 2 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Deed U3286) show Platt Hinman & Daniel A. Wait (executors) are the Grantor and Lorenzo Wait is the Grantee re the south half of the north half of Lot 5, Conc 2, Haldimand Twp., Inst. Date: Apr 10 1883 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011.)⁹ He lived on 11 April 1883 at Conc 2 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Deed U3285) show Samuel G. Wait etux as the Grantor and Lorenzo Wait as the Grantee re 25 acres of the south east 1/4 of the north half of Lot 5, Conc 2, Haldimand Twp., Inst. Date: Apr 11 1883 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)
Note: Samuel Garner Wait was the son of James Wait and Faustina Turney of Michgan - James was a son of Garner Wait and therefore a brother of Samuel and Smith Wait.⁹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1891 Census: Wait, Lorenzo, 41, b. Ont., p.b. US, Bapt., farmer, married; Eliza, 39, b. Ont., p.b. Scotland & US, Bapt., married; Jessie, 18, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt; Blanch, 9, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. (1891 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 99, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 13, line 22 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He married Ann Sammis, daughter of Ebenezer Sammis and Hannah Field, on 19 July 1916 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016671: Groom: Lorenzo Washington Wait; Age: 62; Res. & Born: Vernonville; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Bapt; Parents: Smith Isaac Wait & ?S. C.? Murray Hellenbolt; Bride: ?Ann? Kerr; Age: 60; Res.: Vernonville; Born: Cramahe; Status: widow; Rel.: Bapt; Parents: Ebenezer Samis & Hannah Field; Expected Res.: Cobourg; wit.: A.? & Grace Trembert?. Cobourg; Peformed by: M. Harvie, Cobourg, Pres; Sworn: Cobourg; Jul 19 1916; Reg'r.: C. L. Delaney?, Cobourg (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016671-1916, ancestry.com) (Parts of this are very faint and hard to make out.)¹⁰ Lorenzo Washington Wait died on 23 April 1933 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 83; Death Reg'n.#025077: Name: Lorenzo Washington Wait; Date: Apr 23 1933; Age: 83y 1m 5d; Res.: Cobourg, 7 yrs; Born: Haldimand Twp., Mar 18 1850; Status: widowed; Occ.: retired farmer; Parents: Smith Wait, b. ? & Elmira Helenbolt, b. Holland; Inf.: Mrs. J. B. Usher, Cobourg, daughter; Burial: Fiarview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Apr 25 1933; Und.: Jas. M. Blacklock, Grafton; Reg'd.: Apr 24 1933 (Ontario Death Registration, #025077-1933, ancestry.com) Date 1933 per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.^11,12 He was buried on 25 April 1933 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory; of; Eliza Anderson; Beloved Wife of; Lorenzo Wait; Died; Feb 11 1897; Aged 42 Y's 11 Mo.' 24 D; Lorenzo Wait; 1850 - 1933 (Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., July 9, 2004)
CEMSearch: Name: Lorenzo Wait; Born: 1850; Died: 1933; Notes: Husband of Eliza Anderson and Annie Kerr; Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., East; Other names: Annie Wait (Kerr)(1851-1919), Eliza Wait (Anderson)( -1897) Per Death Reg'n. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.
Note: Some confusion re Annie - her maiden name shown here as Kerr. Marriage Registration says it is Samis.^11,2,13,8

     Eliza Anderson was born on 18 February 1853 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 18 1853 per Memorial - age 43y 11m 24d at death Feb 11 1897. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jessie Almira (Wait) Usher. Date 1853 & location Haldimand Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date 1854 per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.^{1,3,2,4,5,6,7} She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see John Anderson.⁷ She married Lorenzo Washington Wait, son of Smith Isaac Wait and Almira Helenbolt, on 18 January 1871 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Lorenzo Washington Wait; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Haldimand Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Smith & Almira Wait; Bride: Eliza Anderson; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Eliza Anderson; Wit.: John Anderson & Minerva A. Wait; Date: Jan 18 1871; Place: Haldimand Twp; Rel.: Bapt. & Chr; Peformed by: Thomas Garbutt (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com) per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jessie Almira (Wait) Usher.¹ As of 18 January 1871,her married name was Wait.¹ Eliza Anderson lived on 27 March 1871 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of John Anderson & Minerva J. Wait.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Smith Wait (father-in-law.)⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1881 Census: see Lorenzo Wait.⁸ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1891 Census: see Lorenzo Wait.⁴ She died on 11 February 1897 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 43; Date Feb 11 1897 per Memorial. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.^2,6 She was buried on 13 February 1897 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory; of; Eliza Anderson; Beloved Wife of; Lorenzo Wait; Died; Feb 11 1897; Aged 42 Y's 11 Mo.' 24 D; Lorenzo Wait; 1850 - 1933 (Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., July 9, 2004)
CEMSearch: Name: Eliza Wait; Maiden: Anderson; Born: - ; Died: 1897-02-11; Age: 43y 11m 24d; Notes: 1st wife of Lorenzo; Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., East; Other names: Annie Wait (Kerr)(1851-1919), Lorenzo Wait (1850-1933)
per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.^2,6,9

     Roy Clifford Usher was born on 22 November 1895 at Conc 2 Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#021905: Name: Roy Clifford Usher; Date: Nov 22 1895; Parents: John B. Usher & Jessie Wait; Inf.: John B. Usher, farmer, Conc 2, Lot 12, Haldimand; Reg'd.: Dec 26 1895; Phys.: Dr. Henderson; Reg'r.: Thomas Lawless (Ontario Birth Registration, #021905-1895, ancestry.com.)² He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1901 Census: see John B. Usher.³ He died on 31 August 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 5; Death Reg'n.#020272: Name: Roy Clifford Usher; Date: Aug 31 1901; Age: 57 yrs. 8 mo; Res.: Conc 2, Lot 12; Born: Haldimand; Status: single; Cause: accident, 1 week; Phys.: Dr. Henderson; Inf.: John Usher, farmer, Haldimand; Reg'd.: Nov 1 1901 (Ontario Death Registration, #020272-1901, ancestry.com.)⁴ He was buried on 2 September 1901 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Roy Clifford Usher; Born: - ; Died: 1901-08-13; Age: 5y 8m 22d; Note: Eldest son of John and Jessie; Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Grafton, Sec West Plot 123; Other names: Harold L. Usher (1901-1961), Jessie A. Usher (Wait) (1872-1950), John B. User (1864-1943), Lillian S. Usher (Moore) (1904-1988), May Usher (Burgess) ( -1921.)⁵

     Zella Usher was born on 20 April 1898 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 20 1898 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see John B. Usher.¹

     Smith Isaac Wait was born in 1818 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1818 per Memorial & CEMSearch. Date 1818 & location Haldimand Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1817 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1816 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1821 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1817 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1817 & location Haldimand Twp. per 2nd marr. reg'n. Location Haldimand Twp. per death reg'n. of son Daniel Anson Wait. Date 1818 per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30, 2007.
Note: Confirmation that Smith Wait is a son of Garner Wait and Lydia Mott is found in the marriage registration for his second marriage - per marr. reg'n. of son Smith Wait - 2nd marr. - Ellen (Eddy, McMurray) Wait.^{1,4,2,5,6,7,8,3,9} He married Almira Helenbolt, daughter of Andrew Helenbolt and Esther Cool, before 1839 at Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per 1851 Census.¹ Smith Isaac Wait appeared on the census of 1842 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Smith Wait... He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc 6 Lot 6, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Smith Wait; Conc 6, Lot 6, occ., 50 acres; Total Persons: 8? He appeared on the census of 1851 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 34 at 1851 Census: Wait, Smith, 34, b. Cda., Bapt., farmer, married; Almira, 36, b. Cda., Bapt., married; Mariah, 11; Daniel, 6; Lorenzo, 2 (1851 Census on ancestry.com.)¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 40 at 1861 Census: Wait, S.(m), 40, b. UC, Bapt., farmer, married; A.(f), 45, b. US, Bapt., married; W.(f), 18, b. UC, Bapt; D. A.(m), 15; L.(m), 11; J.(f), 4 (1861 Census: Haldimand Twp., pg. 651 of 899, line 36 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He lived on 8 July 1864 at Conc 2 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (BS F195) show that Samuel Wait etux sold 50 acres of the south part of the north half of Lot 5, Conc 2, Haldimand Twp. to Smith Wait, Inst. Date: Jul 8 1864 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011.)¹⁰ He lived on 7 November 1864 at Conc 4 Lot 6, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (BS E478) show that Thomas Johnston sold 50 acres of the north west 1/4 of Lot 6, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Smith Wait, Inst. Date: Nov 7 1864 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011.)¹⁰ He lived on 9 May 1868 at Conc 4 Lot 6, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS G178) show that Smith Wait sold 50 acres of the north west 1/4 of Lot 6, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to James Wait, Inst. Date: May 9 1868 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011.)¹⁰ He lived on 18 February 1870 at Conc 4 Lot 6, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS H277) show that Smith Wait etux sold 50 acres of the north west 1/4 of Lot 6, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to William Burley & John Barnes, Inst. Date: Feb 18 1870 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011.)¹⁰ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1871 Census: Wait, Smith, 55, b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., farmer, married; Almira, 54, b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., married; Lorenzo, 21, b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., married Jan, married; Eliza, 19, b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., married; Sarah, 14 (1871 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 54, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 8, line 13 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He lived on 19 October 1878 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Haldimand Twp. per 2nd marr. reg'n.³ He married Ellen McMurray, daughter of John McMurray and Jane Anderson, on 19 October 1878 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007332: Groom: Smith Wait; Age: 61; Res. & Born: Haldimand Twp; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Garner Wait & Lydia Mott Wait; Bride: Ellen Eddy; Age: 49; Res.: Haldimand Twp; Born: Tyrone Co., Ireland; Status: widow; Parents: John MacMurray & Jane Anderson MacMurray; Wit: L. H. Duncan & James H. Duncan, Colborne; Date: Oct 19 1878; Place: Colborne; Rel.: Bapt; Peformed by: Peter Maclanan Duncan; Reg'r.: A. Vais?, Colborne (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007332-1878, ancestry.com.)³ Smith Isaac Wait appeared on the census of April 1881 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1881 Census: Wait, Smith, 64, b. Ont., Ger., Bapt., farmer, married; Ellen, 52, b. - , - , Bapt., married (1881 Census: Haldimand Twp., pg. 14 of 113, line 7 - ancestry.com.)⁹ He died on 30 April 1882 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012282: Name: Smith Isaac Wait; Date: Apr 30 1882; Age: 64; Occ.: yeoman; Born: Haldimand; Cause: paralysis, 6 weeks; Phys.: Dr. Douglas; Inf.: Rev. J. W. Smith, by slip at Grafton; Reg'd.: Aug 14 1882; Rel.: Bapt; Reg'r.: Thomas Lawless (Ontario Death Registration, #012282-1882, ancestry.com) Date 1882 & locaiton Ontario per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.^4,11 He was buried on 2 May 1882 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Smith Wait; 1818 - 1882; His Wife; Almira Helenbolt; 1817 - 1876; Their Daughter Maria; Wife of John McColl; 1842 - 1876; WAIT (Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., July 9, 2004)
CEMSearch: Name: Smith Wait; Born: 1818; Died: 1882; Notes: Husband of Almira Helenbolt, father of Maria; Other names: Almira Wait (Helenbolt)(1817-1876), Maria McColl (Wait)(1842-1876)
per Death Reg'n. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.^4,2,7,8

     Almira Helenbolt was born in 1817 at Ontario; Date 1817 per Memorial. Date 1817 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1815 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Location Holland per Death Reg'n. of son Lorenzo Wait. Location Haldimand Twp. per Death Reg'n. of son Daniel Anson Wait.^1,6,7,8 She married Smith Isaac Wait, son of Garner Wait and Lydia Mott, before 1839 at Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per 1851 Census.¹ As of before 1839,her married name was Wait.¹ Almira Helenbolt appeared on the census of 1851 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1851 Census: see Smith Wait.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1871 Census: see Smith Wait.⁷ She was buried in 1876 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Smith Wait; 1818 - 1882; His Wife; Almira Helenbolt; 1817 - 1876; Their Daughter Maria; Wife of John McColl; 1842 - 1876; WAIT (Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., July 9, 2004.)⁴ She died in 1876 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Almira Wait; Maiden: Helenbolt; Born: 1817; Died: 1876; Notes: Wife of Smith Wait, mother of Maria (Mrs. John McColl); Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., East; Other names: Maria McColl (Wait)(1842-1876), Smith Wait (1818-1882.)⁸

     Daniel Anson Wait was born on 18 May 1846 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1846 per CEMSearch. Date May 18 1846 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date May 1846 per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} He appeared on the census of 1851 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see Smith Wait.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see Smith Wait.³ He married Emma Amelia Morrison, daughter of Elijah H. Morrison and Martha Macklam, on 26 December 1866 at Canada West; Date Dec 26 1866 per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.² Daniel Anson Wait appeared on the census of April 1871 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1871 Census: Wait, Daniel, 25, b. Ont., Eng., Chr., farmer, married; Emma, 24, b. Ont., Scot, Chr., married; Andre, 3, b. Ont., Eng. (1871 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 54, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 60, line 6 - ancestry.com.)⁸ He lived on 20 December 1876 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Daniel A. and Emma A. Wait are witnesses at the marriage of Daniel W. Morrison & Malissa (Fuller) Chatten.⁹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1881 Census: Wait, Daniel A., 35, b. Ont., Ger., Bapt., farmer, married; Emma, 35, b. Ont., Ger., Bapt., married; Andre(m), 13; Chauncy, 7; Arthur, 2 (1881 Census: Haldimand Twp., (pg. 15 of 113), pg. 28, line 20 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1891 Census: Wait, Daniel Anson, 44, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt., farmer, married; Emma, 44, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt., married; Andy, 23, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., farmer, single; Chancey, 19; Arthur, 11; Ettie, 5; Herrington, Lidda, 60, b. Ont., p.b. US, Bapt., lodger, married (1891 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 99, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 5, line 14 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1901 Census: Wait, Daniel A., 54, b. Ont. r. May 18 1846, Irish, Bapt., farmer, married; Emma A., 54, b. Ont. r. Sep 23 1846, Irish, Bapt., married; Arthur, 22, b. Ont. r. Mar 13 1879, Irish, Bapt., farmer, single; Athi(f), 14, b. Ont. r. Apr 18 1886 (1901 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 96, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 6, line 32 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He died on 22 May 1933 at Cobourg General Hospital, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 87; Death Reg'n.#025105: Name: Daniel Anson Wait; Date: May 22 1933; Age: 87y 4d; Place: Cobourg General Hospital, 4 days; Res.: Grafton; Born: Haldimand Twp., May 18 1846; Status: widowed; Occ.: retired farmer; Parents: Smith Wait & Almira Hellenbolt, both born Haldimand Twp; Inf.: Mrs. Thomas Johnston, Grafton, daughter; Burial: Fairview Cemetery, May 24 1933; Und.: James Blacklock, Grafton; Reg'd.: May 23 1933 (Ontario Death Registration, #025105-1933, ancestry.com) Date May 22 1933 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.^2,10 He was buried on 25 May 1933 at Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) WAIT; D. A. Wait; 1846 - 1933; Emma Morrison; Wife of D. A. Wait; 1846 - 1921 (Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., July 9, 2004) per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jan 30m, 2007.
CEMSearch: Name: Daniel A. Wait; Born: - ; Died: 1933; Age: 87y; Notes: Husband of Emma Morrison; Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Sec East; Other names: Emma Wait (Morrison)(1846-1921)
CEMSearch: Name: D. A. Wait; Born: 1846; Died: 1933; Notes: Husband of Emma Wait; Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Sec East, Plit 199; No other names.^2,11,7