Person Page - 1817

     Thomas White was born in 1797 at Ireland; Date 1800 per CemSearch - age 71 at death Arp 17 1871. Date 1797 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1801 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. per marriage register of daughter Margaret (White) Wright.^1,2,3,4 He married Sarah ? before 1821 at Ireland; per 1851 Census. per marriage register of daughter Margaret (White) Wright.^1,3 Thomas White appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 50 at 1851 Census: White, Thomas, 50, b. Ireland, CE, farmer, married; Sarah, 50, b. Ireland, CE, married; John, 30, b. Cda., CE, other res. Murray, single; Thomas, 27, b. Cda., CE, other res. Murray, married; Cornelius, 19, b. Cda., Ce, single; Nicholas, 16; Margaret, 22, b. Ireland, CE, single; Mary E., 14, b. Cda., CE; Sarah, 11 (1851 Census: Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 49 of 122, line 32 - ancestry.ca.)³ He lived on 18 February 1861 at Conc 6 Lot 84, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Thomas White obtained the Patent from the Crown for 95 acres of lot 84, conc 6, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co. ITS Date: Feb 18 1861. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Hillier Twp., Book 068, Pg 169 of 219, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Mar 12 2023.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 74 at 1871 Census: see Cornelius White (son.)² He died on 17 April 1871 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Apr 17 1871 per CemSearch.⁴ He was buried on 19 April 1871 at Bowerman McFaul Cemetery, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Thomas White; Born: - ; Died: Apr 17 1871; Age: 71y; ID: PEHR03HH0052; Other names: White, Sarah ( -1881); Cemetery: Bowerman McFaul Cemetery, Co. Rd. 1 west of Town Line Rd., Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co; Note: Stone is flat and broken with a short life expectancy. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=PEHR03HH0052%5E0.)⁴

     Sarah ? was born in 1793 at Ireland; Date 1792 per CemSearch - age 89 at death Feb 5 1881. Date 1793 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1801 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. per marriage register of daughter Margaret (White) Wright.^1,2,3,4 She married Thomas White before 1821 at Ireland; per 1851 Census. per marriage register of daughter Margaret (White) Wright.^1,3 As of before 1821,her married name was White.¹ Sarah ? appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 50 at 1851 Census: see Thomas White.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1871 Census: see Cornelius White (son.)² She died on 5 February 1881 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Feb 5 1881 per CemSearch.⁴ She was buried on 7 February 1881 at Bowerman McFaul Cemetery, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Sarah White; Born: - ; Died: Feb 5 1881; Age: 89y; ID: PEHR03HH0052; Other names: White, Thomas ( -1871); Cemetery: Bowerman McFaul Cemetery, Co. Rd. 1 west of Town Line Rd., Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=PEHR03HH0052%5E1.)⁴

     John Wright was born on 30 June 1822 at Littlebury, Essex, England; Date 1821 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1821 & location England per 1861 Census. Date Jun 30 1822 & location Littlebury, Essex, England per email from Ron Cross, Feb 15 2013.^1,2,3 He immigrated in 1835 to Upper Canada; Immigration 1835 per County Atlas for brothers James and Joseph.⁴ He married Abigail Cross on 25 February 1846 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Marriage Register for Hilton, Northumberland County, 1836 to 1862; Reverend Joshua Webster married: John Wright, age 30, residence ?, birth Canada. and Abigail Langdon, age 38, residence Prince Edward County, birth Canada. Date of marriage: 25 February, 1846. Bride and Groom to reside in Brighton Township, Northumberland County." per email from Ron Cross, Feb 15 2013.^1,3 John Wright appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc 4 Lot 36, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: John Wright; Conc 4, Lot 36, non-prop; farmer (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)⁵ He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc 4 Lot 36, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: John Wright; Conc 4, Lot 36, occ., prop; Total Persons: 4 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)⁵ He lived on 1 January 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Brighton Township was created January 1, 1852, from the east side of Cramahe and the west side of Murray. The boarder between the newly sized Cramahe and the new Brighton townships was the lot line between lots 10 and 11. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021.) He On April 21, 1852, several days of heavy rain along with spring snowmelt caused a gravel bank to give way on the small lake north-west of Hilton. The water cascaded down the narrrow valley, following the creek to the north-east, all the way to Cole Creek and eventually the Trent River. Lewis Shearer's saw mill in the valley north of Hilton was destroyed, killing Mr. Shearer and a helper, Jacob Herrington. This event is known in local parlance as "The Breakaway". The Stephens brothers, Alva and Daniel, had recently obtained parts of the south half of lot 5 from their father Richard, so, all of a sudden, their lake was gone. They sold to John Philp soon after. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021) on 21 April 1852 at The Breakaway, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West. He lived on 10 March 1853 at Conc 4 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A111) show that Magdalen M. Dobbs & C. J. Dobbs sold 100 acres of the east half of lot 36, conc 4, Brighton Twp. to John Wright. ITS Date: Mar 10 1853. Reg'n. Date: Apr 13 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, page copied from OnLand.ca, pg. 330 of 346, Lot 36, pg. 01, by Dan, July 21 2021)
Note: Breakaway Creek runs through the southern part of this lot, angling from south-west to the north-east.⁶ He lived in April 1861 at Conc 4 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1861 Census: Conc 4, Lot 36 E. 1/2, Brighton Twp., 90 acres.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 40 at 1861 Census: Wright, John, 40, b. England, EM, farmer, married; Abigail, 50, b. UC, EM, married; James, 22, b. UC, EM, lab., single; Sarah, 13; Henrietta, 10; John, 7.¹ He lived on 11 July 1862 at Conc 4 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (QC B405) show that Corey Spencer & wife gave a Quit Claim for 90 acres in the east half of lot 36, conc 4, Brighton Twp. to John Wright. ITS Date: Jul 11 1862; Reg'n. Date: Jul 18 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 36, pg. 330 of 346, pg. 01, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Jul 27 2021.)⁶ He lived on 8 January 1867 at Conc 4 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant C483) show that John Wright & wife sold the east half of lot 36, conc 4, Brighton Twp. to Peltiah C. Russell. ITS Date: Jan 8 1867; Reg'n. Date: Jan 10 1867. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 36, pg. 330 of 346, pg. 01, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Jul 27 2021.)⁶ He lived in April 1871 at Conc 4 Lot 16, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Con 4, Lot 16, Percy Twp., 47 acres, owner.² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1871 Census: Wright, John, 50, b. England, Eng., EM, farmer, married; Abigail, 60, b. Ont., Irish, EM, married; John, 17, b. Ont., Eng., farmer (1871 Census: Percy Twp., div. 1, pg. 10 - Conc 4, Lot 16, 47 acres, owner.)²

     Abigail Cross was born in 1811 at Ontario; Date 1811 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1811 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,3 As of circa 1832,her married name was Langdon.² She married Thomas Langdon circa 1832; "John was born 30 Jun 1822 in Littlebury Essex Eng. He married Abigail Langdon according to the marriage register. She was a widow, her first husband was Thomas Langdon. Her maiden name was Cross." per email from Ron Cross, Feb 15 2013.² As of 25 February 1846,her married name was Wright.¹ Abigail Cross married John Wright, son of David Wright and Sarah Mumford, on 25 February 1846 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Marriage Register for Hilton, Northumberland County, 1836 to 1862; Reverend Joshua Webster married: John Wright, age 30, residence ?, birth Canada. and Abigail Langdon, age 38, residence Prince Edward County, birth Canada. Date of marriage: 25 February, 1846. Bride and Groom to reside in Brighton Township, Northumberland County." per email from Ron Cross, Feb 15 2013.^1,2 Abigail Cross appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1861 Census: see John Wright.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1871 Census: see John Wright.³

     John Wright was born in 1839 at Upper Canada; Date 1839 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1861 Census: see John Wright.¹

     Sarah Ann Wright was born on 10 June 1848 at Canada West; Date 1848 per CemSearch - age 70 at death Mar 2 1919. Date Jun 10 1848 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1848 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,3,4,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1861 Census: see John Wright.¹ As of 9 July 1865,her married name was Dalmas.⁵ She married Simon Gabriel Dalmas, son of Simon Gabriel Dalmas Sr. and Margaret ? c 1815, on 9 July 1865 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: S. J. Dulmage; Age: 24; Res.: Cramahe; Born: Seymour; Parents: Gabriel & Margaret Dulmage; Bride: S. A. Wright; Age: 17; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Parents: John & Abigail Wright; Date: Jul 9 1865; PlacE: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca) Date Jul 9 1865 & locatiion Northumberland Co. per family tree of Charles_L_Dalmas on ancestry.ca, May 26 2020. per 1871 Census.^5,6,7 Sarah Ann Wright appeared on the census of April 1871 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1871 Census: see Simon Dalmas.³ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1901 Census: see James Dalmas (son.)⁴ She died on 2 March 1919 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 70; Death Reg'n.#023739: Name: Sara Ann Dalmas; Date: Mar 2 1919; Age: 70y 8m 23d; Res.: Murray Twp; Born: Ont; Buried: Wooler Friends Cemetery; Status: widow; Parents: John Wright & unknown; Cause: arterio schlerosis; Phys.: Dr. E. A. McQuade, Wooler; Inf.: Jas. N. Dalmas, Wooler; Reg'd.: Mar 3 1919; Reg'r.: E. M. Wessels (Ontario Death Registration, #023739-1919, ancestry.com.)⁸ She was buried on 5 March 1919 at Wooler Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Sarah Ann Dalmas; Maiden: Wright; Born: - ; Died - ; Age: 70; ID: FRIEND145; Other names: Dalmas, Simon ( -1901); Cemetery: Wooler Friends Cemetery, Conc 5 Lot 24, Brighton Twp. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=FRIEND145%5E1) per Death Reg'n.^5,2

     Henrietta Wright was born in 1851 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see John Wright.¹

     John Wright was born in 1854 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see John Wright.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see John Wright.²

     Ellenor Free was born in July 1834 at Ontario; Date Jul 1834 per Memorial. Date 1836 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2 As of before 1854,her married name was Wright.¹ She married Joseph Wright, son of David Wright and Sarah Mumford, before 1854 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1861 Census.¹ Ellenor Free appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Wright.¹ She died on 4 April 1862 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 27; Date Apr 4 1862 per Memorial. Wife of Joseph Wright is Margaret White per marriage register 1865.^3,2 She was buried on 6 April 1862 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Ellenor Free; Wife of; Joseph Wright; Died; April 4, 1862; Aged 27 Yrs. & 9 Mos. (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Jun 4 2006.)²

     Sarah Ann Wright was born on 17 April 1856 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Apr 1852 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Apr 17 1856 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1855 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1854 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4,5 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Wright.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see Joseph Wright.² She married Ambrose Phillips, son of Abraham Phillips and Maria Wright, on 2 October 1877 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007705: Groom: Ambrose Phillips; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Abram & Maria Phillips; Bride: Sarah A. Wright; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Joseph & ellen Wright; Wit.: Lizzie G. Lock, Colborne; Date: Oct 2 1877; Place: Colborne; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: J. H. Locke (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007705-1877, ancestry.com.)³ As of 2 October 1877,her married name was Phillips.³ Sarah Ann Wright appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1901 Census: see Ambrose Phillips.⁴ She appeared on the census of 5 June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50? at 1911 Census: see Ambrose Phillips.⁵

     Emily Wright was born in 1856 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Wright.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see Joseph Wright.²

     Rachel Wright was born in 1857 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Wright.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see Joseph Wright.²

     Henrietta M. "Hettie" Wright was born in 1867 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1867 per Memorial. Date 1867 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2,4,3 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see James Wright.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see James Wright.² She died on 26 January 1885 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012096: Name: Henrietta M. Wright; Date: Jan 26 1885; Age: 17 yrs; Status: farmer's daughter; Born: Brighton Twp; Inf.: S. A. Dupreau, Hilton; Phys.: Mallory, Richard & Bogart; Reg'd.: Jan 30 1885; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: C. Richmond (Ontario Death Registration, #012096-1885, ancestry.com)
Date 1884 per Cemetery Transcription.^5,6 She was buried on 28 January 1885 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhiibit) Hettie M. Wright; 1867 - 1884; Thomas Wright; 1877 - 1900 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Apr 28, 2007)
Cemetery Transcription: Name: Hettie M. Wright; Born: 1867; Died: 1884 (McPhail's Cemetery, Cemetery Transcription by Judy & Bill Mills 2001-2002, pg. 23 - Row 10 Stone 2)
Note: Date per Death Reg'n. is 1885.^5,4,3

     William James Wright was born on 24 July 1868 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1867 per Memorial. Date July 24 1868 & locaiton Orland, Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date Jul 1868 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Mar 24 1867 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1869 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Emma Jane Reynolds.^{1,2,7,8,9,4,5,6} He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1871 Census: see James Wright.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: see James Wright.² He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1891 Census: see James Wright.⁶ He lived on 25 February 1895 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Emma Jane Reynolds.⁴ He married Emma Jane Reynolds, daughter of John Reynolds and Mary Coyle, on 25 February 1895 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008547: Groom: William J. Wright; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James Wright & Eliza Free; Bride: Emma Reynolds; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Percy Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: John Reynolds & Mary Coyle; Wit.: William Lawe, Brighton Twp. & Alice Town, Brighton Twp; Date: Feb 25 1895; Place: Brighton Twp; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. D. Crouter (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008547-1895, ancestry.ca) per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Mary Eliza Wright.¹⁰ William James Wright lived in April 1901 at Conc 7 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 7, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1901 Census: Wright, Will, 34, b. Ont. r. Mar 24 1867, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Jane E., 34, b. Ont. r. Eng., Meth., married; Annie, 5, b. Nov 30 1895, daughter; James, 4, b. Mar 14 1896, son (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 2, line 6, T-6485 - Conc 7, Lot 2)
Note: Will Wright is immediatly above James Wright.⁷ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1911 Census: Wright, William James, 42, b. Ont. Jul 1865, Eng., Meth., farmer, widower; Annie Mille?, 15, b. Ont. Nov 1894, daughter; James Arthur, 14, b. Ont. Mar 1897, son; Mary Elizabeth, 9, b. Ont. Oct 1901, daughter (1911 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 101, sub-dist. 18, pg. 9, line 48 - Orland Village.)⁸ He lived on 29 August 1912 at Conc 5 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 9098) show that Joseph B. Wright (unmarried) sold the East Half of Conc 5 Lot 2, to William J. Wright for $1,400. ITS Date: Aug 29 1912. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton Twp., Conc 5, Lot 2, pg. 16 of 259. All pages for Conc 5 downloaded from Onland Apr 12 2020.)¹¹ He William James Wright appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹² He died on 29 November 1943 at Conc 4 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 75; Death Reg'n.#028487: Name: William James Wright; Date: Nov 29 1943; Age: 75y 4m 5d; Res.: Conc 4, Lot 27, Brighton Twp., life; Born: Orland, July 24 1868; Nat.: English; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer, 55y; Spouse; Emma Reynolds; Parents: James Wright, b. England & Elizabeth Free, b. Seymour Twp; Inf.: Mrs. R. Anderson, Hilton, RR#1, daughter; Burial: McPhail's Cemetery, Dec 1 1943; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Cause: carcinoma of duodenum; Phys.: ?? ; Reg'd.: Dec 1 1943; Reg'r.: W. A. Goodfellow (Ontario Marriage Registration, #028487-1943, ancestry.ca) Date 1943 per Memorial & Cemetery Transcription.^13,9,14 He was buried on 1 December 1943 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Emma J; Wife of; Wm. J. Wright; 1869 - 1906; Wm. J. Wright; 1867 - 1943; Also Their Infant; Daughter; Rachel (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Apr 28, 2007)
Cemetery Transcription: Name: Wm. J. Wright; Born: 1867; Died: 1943; Spouse: Emma J. Wright; Children: Rachel (McPhail's Cemetery, Cemetery Transcription by Judy & Bill Mills 2001-2002, pg. 25 - Row 11 Stone 6)
Date Dec 1 1943 & location McPhail's Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^13,9,5

     David Wright was born in 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see William Wright.¹ He married Pheobe L. Unger, daughter of Chester Unger and Sarah Ann Gibson, circa 1875 at Ontario; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Sadie Wright.³ David Wright appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1881 Census: Wright, David, 28, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, married; Phoebe, 27, b. Ont., Ger., Cm, married; Francis, 6, b. Ont., Eng., CM; Sarah, 1 (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 9, line 14 - ancestry.com.)²

     Francis Stephen "Frank" Wright was born on 15 July 1854 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 15 1854 & location Brightno Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Jul 11 1856 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see William Wright.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1881 Census: see William Wright.² He lived on 6 March 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father William Wright.³ He married Fannie ? before April 1901 at Ontario; per 1901 Census.⁴ Francis Stephen "Frank" Wright appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1901 Census: Wright, Frank, 44, b. Ont. r. Jul 11 1856, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Fannie, 37, b. Ont. r. Oct 3 1863, Eng., Meth., married; Sadie, 21, b. Ont. r. Sep 28 1879, Eng., Meth., niece, single (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 3, line 32, T06485 - Conc 6, pt. Lot 8.)⁴ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 6 Lot 8, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 6, Lot 8, Brighton Twp.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1911 Census: Wright, Francis, 56, b. Ont. Jul 1856, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Fannie, 55, b. Ont. Oct 1855, Eng., meth., married (1911 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 101, sub-dist 3, pg. 9, line 22 - Orland Village.)⁵ He Frank Wright appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1928 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁶ He died on 7 December 1929 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 75; Death Reg'n.#026528: Name: Francis Stephen Wright; Date: Dec 7 1929; Age: 75y 4m 22d; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Brighton Twp., July 15 1854; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Wm. Wright & Catherine Dusenbury; Phys.: Dr. D. H. Clarke, Brighton; Inf.: Mrs. Wm. Andrews, South Monaghan, niece; Burial: McPhail's Cemetery, Dec 9 1929; Und.: B. Buchanan, Warkworth; Reg'd.: Dec 16 1929 (Ontario Death Registration, #026528-1929, ancestry.com.)⁷ He was buried on 9 December 1929 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Francis Wright; 1854 - 1929; Wm. H. Andrews; 1877 - 1954; His Wife; Sadie Wright; 1879 -1962; WRIGHT (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Jun 4 2005)
Cemetery Transcription: Name: Francis Wright; Born: 1854; Died: 1929 (McPhail's Cemetery, Cemetery Transcription by Judy & Bill Mills 2001-2002, pg. 31 - Row 13 Stone 9.)^8,9

     Peter Wright was born in 1855 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see William Wright.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: see Peter Wright.²

     John Francis Wright was born on 2 August 1874 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1874 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Aug 1874 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 2 1874 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1874 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1874 & location Cramahe per marr. reg'n. Date 1874 per Memorial.^{1,2,3,4,6,5,7} He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1881 Census: see John Wright.¹ He lived on 11 August 1898 at Conc 6 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6429) show that Adoniram T. Walker & wife sold "the same (north 5 acres of south 15 acres of west half) also 10 acres of west half also 20 acres of south 40 acres and north 5 acres of south 20 acres" to John Franics Wright for $1,600. ITS Date: Aug 11 1898. Reg'n. Date: Aug 2 1898. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., page copied from OnLand.ca, pg. 56 of 169, Conc 6, pg 2, by Dan, June 3 2021.)⁸ He married Nellie Maud Purdy, daughter of David Gilbert Purdy and Emma J. Carr, on 23 March 1899 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# #011546: Groom: Jno F. Wright; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Cramahe; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John Wright & Elizabeth Barker; Bride: Nellie M. Purdy; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Cramahe; Status: spinster; Parents: David G. Purdy & Emma Carr; Wit.: Albert Fiddick, Brighton & Anne G. Purdy, Edville; Date: Mar 23 1899; Place; Edville; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: J. E. Robeson; Reg'd.: Mar 23 1899 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #011546-1899, ancestry.com.)⁹ John Francis Wright lived in April 1901 at Conc 6 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 6, Lot 6, Brighton Twp., south part.² He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1901 Census: Wright, John F., 26, b. Ont. r. Aug 2 1874, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Nettie, 24, b. Ont. r. May 12 1876, Eng., Meth., married; John, 64, b. England Apr 5 1836, Eng., Meth., father, married; Elizabeth, 66, b. Ont. r. May 4 1834, Eng., Meth., mother, married (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 4, line 27, T-6485 - Conc 6, Lot 6, south Part.)² He appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1911 Census: Wright, John Francis, 36, b. Ont. Aug 1874, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Nellie Maud, 35, b. Ont. Dec? 1875, Eng., Meth., married; Emma Evelyn, 2, b. Ont. May 1909, daughter; Purdy, Emma, 66, b. Ont. Feb 1845, Eng., Meth., mother-in-law, widow (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., Orland Village, dist. 101, sub-dist. 18-4 (101-3), pg. 9, line 39 - Conc 6, Lot 6 - ancestry.ca.)³ He lived in 1911 at Conc 6 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 6, Lot 6, Brighton Twp.³ He lived on 22 February 1921 at Conc 6 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 10553) show that John F. Wright & wife sold "north 5 acres of south 15 acres of west half, 10 acres of west half also 20 acres of south 40 acres and north 5 acres of south 20 acres" to His Majesty the King by Soldier Settlement Board of Cda. for $4,500. ITS Date: Feb 22 1921. Reg'n. Date: Mar 7 1921. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., page copied from OnLand.ca, pg. 56 of 169, Conc 6, pg 2, by Dan, June 3 2021.)⁸ He appeared on the census of 8 June 1921 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1921 Census: Wright, John, 46, b. Ont., p.b. England & Ont., Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Nellie, 45, b. Ont., Eng., Meth., married; Emma, 12; Grace, 6 (1921 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 9, pg. 5, line 23 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He John Wright appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹⁰ He lived on 1 January 1932 at R. R. 2, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his wife Nellie (Purdy) Wright.¹¹ He married Jessie Mabel Carr, daughter of John Emerson Carr and Ann Jewell, after 1933 at Ontario; 2nd wife of John F. Wright per Memorial & CemSearch.⁶ John Francis Wright lived on 7 June 1944 at Victoria St., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his second wife, J. Mabel Carr.¹¹ He died in 1959 at Ontario; Date 1959 per Memorial & CemSearch.^6,7 He was buried in 1959 at Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) WRIGHT; 1876 - 1932; Wife of; John F. Wright; 1874 - 1959; Also His Wife; J. Mabel Carr; 1880 - 1944; George Sutton; Aged 16 Yrs. (Shiloh Cemetery, Shiloh, Cramahe Twp., Sep 4, 2004)
CemSearch: Name: John F. Wright; Born: 1874; Died: 1959; Age: 78; ID: SHILOH042; Other names: Sutton, George (1892-1909), Wright, J. Mabel [Carr](1880-1944), Wright, Nellie M. [Purdy](1876-1932); Cemetery: Shiloh Cemetery, Conc 6, Lot 15, Cramahe Twp., Row 11 Plot 12; Note: Son of John Wright and Elizabeth Barker; married March 23 1899 in Edville to (1) Nellie M. Purdy 23, born Cramahe Twp. & (2) J. Mabel Carr. Additional information from Northumberland and Durham Marriage Registers. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=SHILOH042%5E1.)^6,7

     Edward Wright was born on 26 June 1875 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 26 1875 per Memorial. Date Jun 1874 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jun 26 1877 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1875 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1881 Census: see James Wright.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1891 Census: see James Wright.⁶ He lived on 21 February 1900 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of John Wright and Maude McDonald.⁴ He lived on 14 March 1900 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁴ He married Emma Melvina Van Slyke, daughter of Isaac Henry Vanslyke and Euphemia Ann Stickles, on 14 March 1900 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: Edward Wrght; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James Wright & Eliza Free; Bride: Emma M. Vanslyke; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighotn Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Isaac Valslyke & Euphemia Stickles... pg. 2 n/a ... Date: Mar 14 1900; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #... , ancestry.com) Date Mar 14 1900 & location Brighton Twp. per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Jan 5 2013. per birth or daughter Eliza. per 1901 Census.^2,7,4 Edward Wright appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1901 Census: Wright, Edward, 23, b. Ont. r. Jun 26 1877, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Emma, 22, b. Oct 19 1878, Irish, Meth., wife, married; Merriam, Arthur, 13, b. Apr 6 1887, Ger., farm lab. (1901 Census Online: Brigton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 2, line 26, T-6485 - Conc 7, Lot 4.)² He lived in April 1901 at Conc 7 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 7, Lot 4, Brighton Twp.² He lived in 1911 at Conc 7 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 7, Lot 4, Brighton Twp., - Orland Village.⁵ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1911 Census: Wright, Edward, 35, b. Ont. Jun 1874, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Emma, 32, b. Ont. Oct 1876, Eng., Meth., married; Liza, 10, b. Ont. Apr 1901, daughter; Lellia, 9 mo., b. Ont. Sep 1900, daughter (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 18-4 (3), pg. 5, line 20 - Orland Village - Conc 5, Lot 4 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He Edward Wright appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁸ He died on 20 August 1955 at Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 80; Date Aug 20 1955 per Memorial & Cemetery Transcription. " ... Mr. Edward Wright .. " In Memorium, 1955, Wooler Pastoral Charge (Tweedsmuir Histories, Reel 1, I-204.)^9,3,10 He was buried on 22 August 1955 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) WRIGHT; Edward Wright; June 26, 1875 - Aug. 20, 1955; Emma his Wife; Oct. 19, 1877 - Mar. 17, 1969 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., June 4, 2006)
Cemetery Transcription: Name: Edward Wright; Born: Jun 26 1875; Died: Aug 20 1955; Spouse: Emma (McPhail's Cemetery, Cemetery Transcription by Judy & Bill Mills 2001-2002, pg. 7 - Row 3 Stone 12.)^9,3

     Thomas Wright was born in 1878 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1877 per Memorial. Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1881 Census: see James Wright.¹ He appeared on the census of 15 April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1891 Census: see James Wright.³ He was buried in 1900 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhiibit) Hettie M. Wright; 1867 - 1884; Thomas Wright; 1877 - 1900 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Apr 28, 2007)
Cemetery Transcription: Name: Thomas Wright; Born: 1877; Died: 1900 (McPhail's Cemetery, Cemetery Transcription by Judy & Bill Mills 2001-2002, pg. 23 - Row 10 Stone 2.)^4,2 He died in 1900 at Ontario; Date 1900 per Memorial & Cemetery Transcription.^4,2

     Maude McDonald was born in September 1880 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1880 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1882 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Sep 1880 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1881 & location Cramahe Twp. per marriage reg'n. - John Wright. Date Sep 1880 & location Cramahe per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.^1,8,4,5,6,7 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 months at 1881 Census: see Lorenzo McDonald.⁸ She lived on 21 February 1900 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cramahe Twp. per marriage reg'n. - John Wright.⁶ As of 21 February 1900,her married name was Wright.¹ She married John Wright, son of James Wright and Elizabeth Free, on 21 February 1900 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#011586: Groom: John Wright; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James Wright & Eliza Free; Bride: Maude McDonald; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Lorenzo McDonald & Hattie Samis; Wit.: Edward Wright & Emma Vanslyke; Date: Feb 21 1900; Place: Hilton Village; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: r. T. Courtice; Reg'd.: Feb 28 1900; Reg'r.: Darius Crouter (Ontario Marriage Registration, #011586-1900, ancestry.ca)

per CemSearch.^4,9 Maude McDonald appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1901 Census: see John F. Wright.² She appeared on the census of 8 June 1921 at William St., Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1921 Census: see John Wright.⁷ She died in 1953 at Ontario; Date 1953 per Memorial & CemSearch.⁴ She was buried in 1953 at Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) WRIGHT; John Wright; 1874-1943; His Wife; Maude McDonald; 1880-1953; Their Sons; Leslie James; 1900-1905; John Free; 1908-1913 (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Sep 24 2004, by Dan)
CemSearch: Name: Maude Wright; Maiden: McDonald; Born: 1880; Died: 1953; ID: SALEM0710; Other names: Wright, John (1874-1943), Wright, John Free (1908-1913), Wright, Leslie James (1900-1905); Cemetery: Salem Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 21, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Village of Salem, Sec 2 Row 10 Plot 15; Note: Wife of John Wright
Mother of Leslie James, & John Free Wright & Hazel Jean (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=SALEM0710%5E1.)^4,5

     Lorenzo McDonald was born in 1842 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1842 & location CW per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.^1,3,2,4 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1861 Census: see Loreden McDonald.² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1871 Census: see Loreden McDonald.⁴ He married Harriet Elizabeth Samis, daughter of Moses Samis and Ann Duncan, before 1875; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.¹ Lorenzo McDonald appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: McDonald, Lorenzo, 39, b. Ont., Scot., Bapt., farmer, married; Harriet, 20, b. Ont., Bapt., married; Marshall, 6, b. Ont., Scot; Minnie M., 7 months - Sep; Drumond, Harvey, 14, b. Ont., Scot., Bapt. (familysearch.org.)³ He died before 1900; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.¹

     Harriet Elizabeth Samis was born in August 1857 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see Moses Samons.³ She married Lorenzo McDonald, son of Loreden McDonald and Sylvia Ainsworth, before 1875; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.¹ As of before 1875,her married name was McDonald.¹ Harriet Elizabeth Samis appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1881 Census: see Lorenzo McDonald.⁴

     Moses Samis was born in 1823 at Upper Canada; Date 1824 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1822 & location Germany per 1881 Census. Date 1823 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1818 & location UC per 1861 Census. Moses Samons & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Moses Samis per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.^1,2,3,4,5,6 He married Ann Duncan before 1845 at Canada West; per 1871 Census. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.^1,3 Moses Samis appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 43 at 1861 Census: Sammis, Moses, 43, b. UC, EM, lab., married; Ann, 36, b. Ireland, EM, married; James, 13; Roxana, 11; Sarah Ann, 9; Harriett, 5; William, 6; Maria, 19; Hannah, 3 (1861 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 540 of 899, line 44 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1871 Census: Sammis, Moses, 48, b. Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, married; Ann, 45, b. Ireland, married; James, 25, b. Ont., Eng; Maud, 23; Sarah, 19; William, 16; Harriet, 14; Thomas, 7; Mary, 3 (1871 Census: Cramahe, div. 2, pg. 45, line 6 - ??³ ) He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1881 Census: Sammis, Moses, 59, b. Germany, Germ., EM, farmer, married; Ann, 55, b. Ireland, Irish, married; James, 30, b. Ont., Ger., EM, farmer, single; william, 25, b. Ont., Ger., EM, farmer, married; thoams, 16; Mary J., 14 (1881 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. A, pg. 21, line 37, ancesty.ca.)⁵ He appeared on the census of 17 April 1891 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1891 Census: Samis, Moses, 67, b. Ont., p.b. US & Germany, Meth., farmer, married; Ann, 65, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, Meth., married; James, 42, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Ireland, Meth., farmer, single; Thomas, 24, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Ireland, Meth., farmer, single; McDonald, Maud, 12, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Ireland; George Randolph, 2, grandson; Merial Matilda, 2/12, granddau. (1891 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. e, pg. 21, line 21 - ancestry.ca.)⁶ He died on 11 June 1893 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012467: Name: Moses Samis; Date: Jun 11 1893l; Age: 70y; Occ.: farmer; Born: Cda; Cause: old age, 1y; Phys.: Dr. Willoughby; Inf.: William Samis; Reg'd.: Jun 21 1893; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: H.P. Gould, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #012467-1893, ancestry.ca)
Date Jun 11 1893 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of Sandra Samis on ancestry.ca, May 20 2025.^7,8

     Ann Duncan was born in 1826 at Ireland; Date 1829 per Death Reg'n. Date 1826 & location Ireland per 1891 Census. Date 1826 & locaiton Ireland per 1881 Census. Date 1826 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1825 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.^1,3,4,5,6,2 She married Moses Samis before 1845 at Canada West; per 1871 Census. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.^1,3 As of before 1845,her married name was Samis.¹ Ann Duncan appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 36 at 1861 Census: see Moses Samis.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1871 Census: see Moses Samons.³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1881 Census: see Moses Samis.⁶ She appeared on the census of 17 April 1891 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1891 Census: see Moses Samis.² She died on 15 August 1892 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012481: Name: Ann Samis; Date: Aug 15 1892; Age: 63y; Cause: stroke; Phys.: Dr. Stinston; Inf.: R.H. Leitch; Reg'd.: Aug 18 1892; Reg'r.: H. P. Gould, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #012481-1892, ancestry.ca.)⁷

     Florence M. Ainsworth was born on 4 November 1884 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023248: Name: Florence May Ainsworth; Date: Nov 4 1884; Parents: Willet & Catherine Ainsworth; Inf.: Willet Ainsworth, farmer, Brighton Twp; Reg'd.: Dec 7 1884; Reg'r.: C. Richmond Ontario Birth Registration, #023248-1884, ancestry.com)
Date Nov 4 1884 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Nov 1884 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.^1,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1901 Census: Ainsworth, Florence, 16, b. Ont. r. Nov 4 1884, Ger., Meth., domestic (1901 Census Online: Cramahe, dist. 95, sub-dist. e-2, pg. 2, line 19)
Note: Shown below the family of D. Bradd?³ As of 30 December 1903,her married name was Samons.¹ She married Wilbert Elgie Samons, son of William Samis and Charlotte L. Samis, on 30 December 1903 at Cramahe Twp., Dundonald, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013519; Groom: Elgie Samis; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Dundonald; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William & Charlotte Samis; Bride: Florence Ainsworth; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Dundonald; Status: spinster; Parents: Willet & Mabel Ainsworth... 2nd page missing!!! (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013519-1903, ancestry.com)
Date Dec 30 1903 & location Peuryn, Northumberland Co. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 28, 2007.^1,5

     Helen Irene Samons was born on 17 September 1905 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#031896: Name: Helen Irene Samons; Date: Sep 17 1905; Parents: W. E. Samons & Florence Ainsworth; Inf.: W. E. Samons, farmer, Cramahe; Phys.: Dr. Sargent; Reg'd.: Oct 5 1905 (Ontario Birth Registration, #031896-1905, ancestry.com.)²

     Willet Ainsworth was born circa 1855; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Florence May Ainsworth.¹ He married Catherine ? before 1880; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Florence May Ainsworth.¹

     Catherine ? was born circa 1855; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Florence May Ainsworth.¹ She married Willet Ainsworth before 1880; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Florence May Ainsworth.¹ As of before 1880,her married name was Ainsworth.¹