Person Page - 1829

     Hannah Thompson was born on 27 July 1795; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ As of 30 January 1821,her married name was Sculthorpe.¹ She married James Sculthorpe, son of James Sculthorpe and Catharine Smith, on 30 January 1821; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ Hannah Thompson died on 23 April 1828 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, at age 32; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Robert Benjamin Marsh was born on 2 May 1809 at Hope Twp., Port Britain, Durham Co., Ontario; Date 1809 & location Hope Twp. per 1851 Census. Date May 2 1809 & location Port Britain, Hope Twp. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,3 He Wilson Brown presents several letters re land issues written by Robert Benjamin Marsh in the 1850's that show his father as Wm. Sam'l Marsh. Hope Township Census records indicate that Robert Benjamin Marsh was a child with Samuel William Marsh from 1810 and he is in Hope Township persistently for the rest of his life. Later census records show his place of birth as Hope Township. Something may have happened with William Samuel Marsh that caused his son to be raised by his brother Samuel W. Marsh in Hope Township, Ontario rather than in Vermont where he appeared to live. Maybe the mother died or it was not a legitimate birth --- or --- or ...... for now I will be leaving Robert Benjamin Marsh with Samuel William Marsh - until we see something definitive to suggest that is incorrect. circa 1810. He appeared on the census of 1832 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; 1832 Census: Robert Marsh; 3 men; 3 women
Note: This is the first appearance of Robert Marsh in the Hope Twp. Census records. He appeared on the census of 1834 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; 1834 Census: Robert Marsh; 3 men; 3 women; 1 male child. He appeared on the census of 1835 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; 1835 Census: Robert B. Marsh; 2 men; 2 women; 2 male child. He appeared on the census of 1838 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; 1838 Census: Robert Marsh; 1 man. He appeared on the census of 1839 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; 1839 Census: Robert Marsh; 1 man; 3 women; 2 male children. He lived on 12 March 1839 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; "Jane Marsh. L.U.E. to Johnson Marsh ... March 12th 1839 There personally appeared Robert Marsh & made solemn oath that he was present at the signing of the within instruments by the within named Jane Marsh & witnessed the same before me. R. B. Marsh .. John D. Smith, Justice of Peace" (Item 15f, Vol. 366, 1841 Bundle M22, Crown Land Petitions, The Ontario Archives)
Note: This is what was written on the back of the document by which Jane Marsh assigns her Crown Land to Johnson Marsh.² He lived on 30 March 1839 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; "Newcastle District; Robert B. Marsh of the Township of Hope in the District aforesaid yeoman marketh oath and saith that he was personally present and did see Jane Marsh the grantor named in the annexed ? or writing obligatory duly sign seal and execute and .. her act and deed deliver the same on the 12th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, that the name or signature of Jane Marsh set opposite the seal of the sid instrument is of the proper hand writing of the said Jane Marsh and further the he this deponent is a subscribing witness thereto. R. B. Marsh ... Sworn before me at Port Hope this 30th day of March 1839." (Item #15g, Vol. 366, 1841, Bundle M22, Reel C-2219, Crown Land Petitions, The Ontario Archives)
Note: R. B. Marsh is Robert Benjamin Marsh who is a son of Samuel William Marsh and Jane )Ostrum) Marsh.² He appeared on the census of 1840 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; 18409 Census: Robert Marsh; 1 man; 3 women; 2 male children. He married Lucy Bricklin Rowe on 2 July 1840 at Durham Co., Ontario; Date Jul 2 1840 per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,3 Robert Benjamin Marsh appeared on the census of 1841 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; 1841 Census: Robert Marsh; 1 man; 1 woman; 1 male children
Note: This is the first record for Robert that appears to show only he and his wife and new child - and not all sorts of relatives. He appeared on the census of 1851 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 42? at 1851 Census: Marsh, Robert B., 42?, b. Hope Twp., CE, farmer, married; Lucy B.?, 32?, b. England, CE, married; emma, 11, b. Hope Twp; Sarah L.?, 9; William H.?, 5 (1851 Census: Hope Twp., pg. 67 of 179, line 7.)³ He lived in 1857 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; 1857 Directory of Ont.: Name: Marsh, Robert B; Location: Port Britain; County: Durham; Occ.: J. P., farmer (Ontario Registers CD.)⁴ He lived in 1878 at Conc 5 Lot 20, Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: Marsh, R; County: Durham; Township: Hope; Conc & Lot: V, 20 - 50 acres.⁵ He died on 18 January 1884 at Hope Twp., Port Britain, Durham Co., Ontario, at age 74; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ He was buried on 20 January 1884 at Marsh Vault, Hope Twp., Port Britain, Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Lucy Bricklin Rowe was born in 1817 at England; Date 1819 & location England per 1851 Census. Date 1817 & location Hamilton Twp. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2 As of 2 July 1840,her married name was Marsh.¹ She married Robert Benjamin Marsh, son of Samuel William Marsh and Jane Ostrum, on 2 July 1840 at Durham Co., Ontario; Date Jul 2 1840 per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2 Lucy Bricklin Rowe appeared on the census of 1851 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1851 Census: see Robert B. Marsh.² She died on 27 December 1856 at Hope Twp., Port Britain, Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Emma Josephine Marsh was born on 30 June 1842 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; Date June 1841 & location Cda. Eng. per 1900 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1840 & location Hope Twp. per 1851 Census. Date Jun 30 1842 & location Hope Twp. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see Robert B. Marsh.² As of 10 January 1859,her married name was Soper.¹ She married Hiram Soper, son of Leonard Soper and Mary Odell, on 10 January 1859 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Canada West; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Hiram Soper; Age: 35; Res.: Hope Twp; Born: Cda; Parents: Leonard & Mary Soper; Bride: Emma Marsh; Age: 18; Res.: Hope Twp; Born: Cda; Date: Jan 10 1859; Place: Port Hope (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com) Date Jan 10 1859 per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,5 Emma Josephine Marsh appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 Census: Soper, Emma, 20, b. (1861 Census Index: pg. 3, No. 13, C-1016 - ancestry.com.)⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: see Hiram Soper.³ She Her husband Hiram Soper died per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007. on 7 January 1882 at Ontario.¹ She immigrated in 1893 to California, U.S.A; Immigration 1893 per 1900 Census.⁴ She appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 at Orange St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A; Age 59 at 1900 Census: see Robert Bruce Williamson (son-in-law.)⁴ She died on 31 July 1921 at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., at age 79; Location Los Angeles, California per post-em from rwaite@rogers.com, July 6 2013. Date Jul 31 1921 & location Hope Twp. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,7 She was buried on 2 August 1921 at Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A; Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California per post-em from rwaite@rogers.com, July 6 2013. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,7

     Hiram Soper was born on 7 July 1823 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 1823 & location Hope Twp. per CemSearch - age 58y 6m at death Jan 7 1882. Date 1827 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1823 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1822 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date Jul 7 1823 per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Elizabeth Lounsbury on 25 October 1843 at Middlesex Co., Canada West; per family tree of webdalewoods on ancestry.ca, Jan 21 2024.⁶ Hiram Soper appeared on the census of 1851 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1851 Census: Soper, Hiram, 29, b. CW, Free Thinker, single (1851 Census: Hope Twp., pg. 48 of 179, line 48)
Note: Hiram Soper is under the family of John Watson.² He married Emma Josephine Marsh, daughter of Robert Benjamin Marsh and Lucy Bricklin Rowe, on 10 January 1859 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Canada West; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Hiram Soper; Age: 35; Res.: Hope Twp; Born: Cda; Parents: Leonard & Mary Soper; Bride: Emma Marsh; Age: 18; Res.: Hope Twp; Born: Cda; Date: Jan 10 1859; Place: Port Hope (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com) Date Jan 10 1859 per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,7 Hiram Soper appeared on the census of April 1871 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1871 Census: Soper, Homer, 48, b. Ont., Eng., Farrier, (1871 Census: Port Hope Town, div. 2, C-9970.)³ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1881 Census: Soaper, Hiram, 54, b. Ont., Scot., CE, Veter. Surgeon, married; Emma, 39, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Mary L., 21, b. Ont., Scot., CE, single; Jessie J.(f), 19; Marion G., 17; Walter, Olive, 41, b. Ont., Dutch, CE, Tailoress, married (familysearch.org.)⁴ He died on 7 January 1882 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario, at age 58; Daet Jan 7 1882 & location Port Hope per CemSearch. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,5 He was buried on 9 January 1882 at St. John's Cemetery, Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Hiram Soper; Born: - ; Died: Jan 7 1882; Age: 58y 6m; ID: PHSTJNC158; No other namesl; Cemetery: St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Toronto Road, Port Hope, Northumberland Co., row 10 Plot 116; Note: Born Hope Township; died Port Hope of heart disease. Veterinary-surgeon. Left a widow and 3 daughters. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=PHSTJNC158%5E0) per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,5

     Robert C. Marsh was born on 5 May 1843 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; NOT in 1851 Census.²

     Sarah Marsh was born in 1843 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Date 1842 & location Hope Twp. per 1851 Census. Date 1854 & location Port Hope per Death Reg'n. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see Robert B. Marsh.² As of circa 1860,her married name was Dormer.¹ She married George Dormer circa 1860; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ Sarah Marsh appeared on the census of April 1861 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1861 Census: index - pg. 81, no. 36, C-1017.)⁴ She died on 14 December 1898 at Lindsay, Victoria Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#020954: Name: Sarah Dormer; Date: Dec 14 1898; Age: 54? yrs; Res.: Georgia St., Lindsay; Born: Port Hope; Cause: hyperdropsy; Inf. & Phys.: Dr. Gillespie; Reg'd.: Dec 14 1898; Rel.: R.C. (Ontario Death Registration, #020954-1898, ancestry.com.)⁵

     George Dormer was born circa 1840; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ He married Sarah Marsh, daughter of Robert Benjamin Marsh and Lucy Bricklin Rowe, circa 1860; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     William Henry Marsh was born in 1848 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Date 1846 & location Hope Twp. per 1851 Census. Date 1848 per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1851 Census: see Robert B. Marsh.² He died after 1913 at Montana, U.S.A; ?Montana? per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Emily Marsh was born on 23 March 1811 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1816 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1815 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Mar 23 1811 & location Hope Twp. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of 1838 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; 1838 Census: Emily Marsh; 1 woman
Note: This is the first time Emily appears. As of circa 1840,her married name was Harris.¹ She married Joseph Harris, son of Myndert Harris Jr. and Phoebe Margaret Hawkins, circa 1840 at Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ Emily Marsh appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; Age 46 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Harris.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1871 Census: see Joseph Harris.³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1881 Census: see Joseph Harris.⁴ She died on 1 June 1894 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, at age 83; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ She was buried on 3 June 1894 at St. John's Cemetery, Port hope, Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Joseph Harris was born on 17 January 1818 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date 1818 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1818 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1816 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jan 17 1818 & location Hope Twp. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2,3,4 He married Emily Marsh, daughter of Samuel William Marsh and Jane Ostrum, circa 1840 at Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ Joseph Harris appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc 1 Lot 19, Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Joseph Harris; farmer, 5 in household, conc 1, Lot 19 (Newcastle Dist. Census, Hope Twp., https://www.alivingpast.ca/census.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc 1 Lot 19, Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Joseph Harris; conc 1, Lot 19, 7 in household, 2 others, owner (Newcastle Dist. Census, Hope Twp., https://www.alivingpast.ca/census.htm.) He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; Age 45 at 1861 Census: Harris, Joseph, 45, b. UC, WM, farmer, married; Emily, 46, b. UC, WM, married; Walter, 19; Susan M., 17; Emeline C., 15; Samuel, 12; Jane, 10; Mary M., 6 (1861 Census: Hope Twp., Durham Co., pg. 503 of 893, line 1 - ancestry.ca.)² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; age 53 at 1871 Census: Harris, Joseph, 53, b. England, Eng.., CE, farmer, married; Emily, 55, b. Ont., Ger., WM, married; Susan, 24, b. Ont., Eng., WM, single; Eva(f), 22, b. Ont., Eng., WM, single; Jane, 19, b. Ont., Eng., WM, single; Emma, 15; Neill, Richard, 12,b. Ont., Eng., WM; Amelia, 12 (1871 Census: Hope Twp., Durham East Co., dist. 57, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 35, line 16 - ancestry.ca.)³ He lived on 23 December 1876 at Hope Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of sister Mary Harris.⁵ He lived on 24 June 1878 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Myndert Harris.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1881 Census: Harris, Joseph, 63, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farmer, married; Emeline, 68, b. Ont., CM, married; Mary, 36, b. Ont., Ger., CM, single; Jennie M., 31, b. Ont., Ger., CM, single; Emma, 26, b. Ont., Ger., CM, single (1881 Census: Hope Twp., Durham East Co., dist. 127, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 10, line 18 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He died on 1 September 1897 at Walton St., Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario, at age 79; Death Reg'n.#018180: Name: Joseph Harris; Date: Sep 1 1897; Age: 79y; Res.: Walton St., Port Hope; Occ.: gentleman; Born: Cda; Cause: senile decay, 2y; Phys.: Dr. Powers; Rel.: Pres; Inf.: Alf George; Reg'd.: Sep 4 1897; Reg'r.: J. Wesley Sanders, Port Hope (Ontario Death Registration, #018180-1897, ancestry.ca) Date Sep 1 1897 & location Hope Twp. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,6 He was buried on 3 September 1897 at St. John's Cemetery, Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Eveline Marsh was born in 1808 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date 1808 & location Ont. per FindaGrave. Date 1808 & location Port Hope per family tree of rocole135 on ancestry.ca, Aug 13 2022. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2,3 As of circa 1835,her married name was Grass.¹ She married Michael Henry Grass, son of Peter Grass and Esther Everitt, circa 1835 at Upper Canada; Date c. 1835 per family tree of rocole135 on ancestry.ca, Aug 13 2022.² Eveline Marsh died on 5 March 1881 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Mar 5 1881 & location Belleville per FindaGrave. "Lived in Sidney" per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,3 She was buried on 7 March 1881 at Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Eveline Marsh Grass; BIRTH: 1808, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 5 Mar 1881 (aged 72–73), Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 155354783; Note: Age 72 Yrs. & 4 Mos. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155354783/eveline-grass.)³

     William Marsh Sexton was born circa 1778 at Ferrisburgh, Vermont, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ He married Catherine ? circa 1802; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ William Marsh Sexton died on 3 September 1855; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Catherine ? was born circa 1780; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ As of circa 1802,her married name was Sexton.¹ She married William Marsh Sexton, son of Jonathan Sexton and Elizabeth Marsh, circa 1802; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Lucy Adeline Sexton was born circa 1803; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ As of 28 April 1831,her married name was Soper.¹ She married Leonard Soper, son of Leonard Soper and Mary Marsh, on 28 April 1831 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Leonard Soper was born in 1802 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date 1802 & location Hope Twp. per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 21 2024. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2 He married Lucy Adeline Sexton, daughter of William Marsh Sexton and Catherine ?, on 28 April 1831 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ Leonard Soper married Catherine Elvira Sexton on 18 February 1841 at Newcastle Dist., Canada West; per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 21 2024.² Leonard Soper died on 8 April 1879 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Date Apr 8 1879 & location Hope Twp. per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 21 2024. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.^1,2

     Johnson Soper was born in 1833 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ He married Catherine Elvira Sexton, daughter of William Marsh Sexton and Catherine ?, circa 1842 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ Johnson Soper married Hattie Walker circa 1860; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ Johnson Soper died in 1901 at Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Hattie Walker was born in 1838 at Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ As of circa 1860,her married name was Soper.¹ She married Johnson Soper, son of Leonard Soper and Lucy Adeline Sexton, circa 1860; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Catherine Elvira Sexton was born circa 1805; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ As of circa 1842,her married name was Soper.¹ She married Johnson Soper, son of Leonard Soper and Lucy Adeline Sexton, circa 1842 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹ Catherine Elvira Sexton died on 6 June 1887; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20, 2007.¹

     Nancy Soper was born on 23 August 1793 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ As of 1812,her married name was Curtis.¹ She married Truman M. Curtis in 1812 at U.S.A; Date 1812 per GEDCOM of Frederick Soper, Nov 23, 2007. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ As of 11 June 1833,her married name was Sexton.¹ Nancy Soper married Zephaniah Sexton, son of Jonathan Sexton and Elizabeth Marsh, on 11 June 1833; per GEDCOM of W C French, Mar 20 2007.¹ Nancy Soper died on 21 May 1858 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, at age 64; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹

     Truman M. Curtis was born on 10 February 1787 at East Dorset, Bennington Co., Vermont, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ He married Nancy Soper, daughter of Leonard Soper and Mary Marsh, in 1812 at U.S.A; Date 1812 per GEDCOM of Frederick Soper, Nov 23, 2007. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ Truman M. Curtis died on 25 June 1831 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, at age 44; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹

     Anna Maria Curtis was born on 29 November 1812; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ As of circa 1835,her married name was Odell.¹ She married Melanthon Odell circa 1835; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹

     Melanthon Odell was born circa 1810; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ He married Anna Maria Curtis, daughter of Truman M. Curtis and Nancy Soper, circa 1835; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹

     Leonard Soper Curtis was born on 27 January 1815 at East Dorset, Bennington Co., Vermont, U.S.A; Date 1815 & location Vt per 1880 Census. Date 1816 & location VT per 1860 & 1870 Census. Date Jan 27 1815 & location East Dorset, Bennington Co., VT per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.^1,2 He married Climine Stinson, daughter of William Stinson and Nancy ?, on 23 February 1838 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ Leonard Soper Curtis lived on 11 March 1839 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; "Hope March 11th 1839 there personnally appeared Leonard Curtis& made solem oath that he was present at the signing & witnessing of the within instruments & that the same was the voluntary act of the within named Elizabeth Sexton, before me ?John D. Smith? J.P. ... Leonard Curtis. ... Elizabeth Sexton, L.U.E. to Johnson Marsh." (Item #15f, Vol. 366, 1841, Bundle M22, Reel C-2219, Crown Land Petitions, The Ontario Archives.) He lived on 30 March 1839 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; "Newcastle District to wit: Leonard Curtis of the Township of Hope in the District aforesaid yeoman, maketh oath and saith that he was personally present and did see Elizabeth Sexton, the grantor named in the annexed Bond or writing obligatory, duly, sign, seal and execute and as his act and ded deliver the same on the eleventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, that the name or signature of Elizabeth Sexton, set opposite to the seal of the said instrument is of the proper had writing of the said Elizabeth Sexton and further that he this deponent is a subscribing witness thereof. Sworn before me at Port Hope, this 30th day of March 1839... John Brown? ... Leonard Curtis" (Item #15k, Vol. 366, 1841, Bundle M22, Reel C-2219, Crown Land Petitions, The Ontario Archives.)³ He married Clara Stinson, daughter of William Stinson and Nancy ?, circa 1860 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ Leonard Soper Curtis appeared on the census of 10 July 1860 at Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A; Age 44 at 1860 Census: Curtis, L. S., 44, b. Vermont, married; Clara H., 33, b. New Hampshire, married; Sherman H., 18, b. Cda., son; Helen M., 16, b. Cda., daughter; Kerosky, Mary, 18, b. Prussia, domestic; Stinson, Nancy, 59, b. New Hampshire (1860 Census Online: Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., WI, 32 of 83 - ancestry.com.)² He married Margaret Elizabeth Black on 27 March 1866 at Paulet, Vermont, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ Leonard Soper Curtis appeared on the census of July 1870 at Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., Wisconson, U.S.A; Age 54 at 1870 Census: Curtis, L. S., 54, b. VT, farmer, married; Eliza M., 31, b. NY, married; Don B., 2, b. WI, son; Clara C., 6/12 (Nov), daughter (1870 Census Online: Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., WI, pg. 69 of 93, line 26 - ancestry.com.)² He appeared on the census of 4 June 1880 at Dist. 145, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A; Age 65 at 1880 Census: Curtis, Leonard S., 65, b. Vermont, p.b. Vermont, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 42, b. NY, p.b. NY, married; L. Dewitt, 13, b. Wisconsin, p.b. VT & NY, son; Don B., 12; Clara C., 10; Guy S., 8; Paul Jas., 6; Jenny G., 4; Myrtle A., 1 (1880 Census Online: Dist. 145, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., Wisconson, pg. 5 of 49. - ancestry.com.)² He died on 27 March 1881 at Wauwatosa, Wisconcin, U.S.A., at age 66; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹

     Climine Stinson was born on 6 May 1812; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ As of 23 February 1838,her married name was Curtis.¹ She married Leonard Soper Curtis, son of Truman M. Curtis and Nancy Soper, on 23 February 1838 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ Climine Stinson died on 9 May 1848 at age 36; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹

     William Stinson was born circa 1785; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ He married Nancy ? before 1812; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹

     Nancy ? was born in 1801 at New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date 1801 & location NH per 1860 Census. per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.^1,2 She married William Stinson before 1812; per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.¹ As of before 1812,her married name was Stinson.¹ Nancy ? appeared on the census of 10 July 1860 at Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A; Age 59 at 1860 Census: see Leonard S. Curtis.²

     Truman H. Curtis was born on 11 October 1841 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Date 1842 & location Canada per 1860 Census. Date Oct 11 1841 & location Port Hope per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 10 July 1860 at Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A; Age 18 at 1860 Census: see Leonard S. Curtis.²

     Helen M. Curtis was born on 29 November 1843 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Date 1844 & location Canada per 1860 Census. Date Nov 29 1843 & location Port Hope per GEDCOM of Kevin Handy, Mar 20 2007.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 10 July 1860 at Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A; Age 16 at 1860 Census: see Leonard S. Curtis.²