John Dennis1
M, b. 1758, d. 25 August 1832
John Dennis was born in 1758 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A; Date 1760 per Findagrave. "DENNIS, JOHN, shipbuilder; b. 1758 in Pennsylvania, son of Henry Dennis and Martha Lynn; m. 1781 Martha McLaney, a widow, in New York City, and they had five children; d. 25 Aug. 1832 in York (Toronto), Upper Canada." from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html
per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.1,2,3 He lived in June 1778 at New York, New York, U.S.A; "The Dennises were a prosperous family of Philadelphia Quakers. During the American revolution Henry Dennis, a shipbuilder, sided with the British. Consequently, when the British evacuated Philadelphia in June 1778, the family fled to New York City where Henry and John Dennis found work refitting and re-equipping British ships. Dennis quickly tired, as he later put it, of “his Father’s peaceable employment” and joined the British army. He saw action at the taking of St Lucia in December 1778, contracting a fever there which left him with a game left leg and thus rendered him “incapable of Hard service.” He returned to New York and shipbuilding." from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html.2 He married Martha Brown in 1781 at New York, U.S.A; Date 1781 per Dict. of Cdn. BIOs. per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.1,2 John Dennis immigrated in 1795 to New Brunswick; "UNITED EMPIRE LOYALIST; The orginal information on the Dennis Families was shared with me by Holly Adams hollymckenzie@hush.com But I found more on a few spouses and have added to what she had.
http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=36952&query=john%20AND%20dennis; Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online; DENNIS, JOHN, shipbuilder; b. 1758 in Pennsylvania, son of Henry Dennis and Martha Lynn; m. 1781 Martha McLaney, a widow, in New York City, and they had five children; d. 25 Aug. 1832 in York (Toronto), Upper Canada; The Dennises were a prosperous family of Philadelphia Quakers. During the American revolution Henry Dennis, a shipbuilder, sided with the British. Consequently, when the British evacuated Philadelphia in June 1778, the family fled to New York City where Henry and John Dennis found work refitting and re-equipping British ships. Dennis quickly tired, as he later put it, of “his Father’s peaceable employment” and joined the British army. He saw action at the taking of St Lucia in December 1778, contracting a fever there which left him with a game left leg and thus rendered him “incapable of Hard service.” He returned to New York and shipbuilding; After his father’s death in 1782, Dennis emigrated with his young family, eventually settling in New Brunswick. In 1795, when fire destroyed their property, Dennis moved to Alexandria, Va. The following year he was back in British territory, attracted to Upper Canada by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe*, who wanted him to build gunboats. Just west of York, at the mouth of the Humber River, Dennis established his stocks and turned out ships, among them the government schooner Toronto, which the Upper Canada Gazette deemed in 1799 “one of the handsomest vessels, of her size, that ever swam upon the Ontario.”; Dennis’s evident talents won him the position of master shipbuilder at the government dockyards in Kingston. Receiving the appointment in January 1803, he filled it for some ten years and, during his tenure, he built a number of naval vessels. In the summer of 1812, after war had broken out with the United States, he was transferred back to York to complete a ship under construction there. When the Americans seized the provincial capital in April 1813, they destroyed the ship. The Provincial Marine decided to close the vulnerable York yard and offered Dennis a post back at Kingston. He refused, however, because he did not wish to be subordinate to recently arrived Royal Navy personnel. He was dismissed from service; Undeniably, Dennis’s work had given satisfaction, but his talents were not of such a high order that he could dictate his rank. In fact, he had some blemishes on his record. Though he described himself as a “naturally diffident” person, he had had several confrontations with colleagues. In 1806, during an unseemly affair at Kingston involving missing material, he was criticized by a panel of inquiry for eagerly making unfounded charges against others. Later, at York, his bickering with a draftsman reached the ear of the commander-in-chief, Sir George Prevost*, who determined to “get rid” of him. Having been persuaded that Dennis was not at fault, Prevost relented in September 1813. Still, by this time, the builder had proven himself a difficult fellow, and there could not have been much hesitation among officials in releasing him. Dennis felt hard done by, and must have relished the opportunity soon afforded of reminding his ungrateful former employers of the value of his work. In 1814 the military approached Dennis, the only competent person available, to build gunboats at Penetanguishene. Though unemployed at the time, he declined the offer, explaining that skilled workmen would not be available there; John Dennis spent the rest of his life at York, where he had acquired property. He continued building ships – out of financial necessity, he said in 1826. He took an active interest in local and provincial politics, aligning himself with the reformers and voting for Robert Baldwin* in the election of 1830. His long and useful life came to a close in the summer of 1832 when he fell victim to the cholera epidemic then ravaging the province. His grandson, John Stoughton Dennis*, was Canada’s first surveyor general." per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines (its_sonia@outlook.com) Feb 7 2017.1 He lived in 1796 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "After his father’s death in 1782, Dennis emigrated with his young family, eventually settling in New Brunswick. In 1795, when fire destroyed their property, Dennis moved to Alexandria, Va. The following year he was back in British territory, attracted to Upper Canada by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe*, who wanted him to build gunboats. Just west of York, at the mouth of the Humber River, Dennis established his stocks and turned out ships, among them the government schooner Toronto, which the Upper Canada Gazette deemed in 1799 “one of the handsomest vessels, of her size, that ever swam upon the Ontario.”" from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html.2 He lived in 1799 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; Built the schooner Toronto at his shipyards west of York. Normally called the Toronto Yacht, it was used a lot by Lieutenant Governor Peter Hunter as it was more comfortable than the gun boats. (see BIO - Dict. Cdn. BIOs.)2 He died on 25 August 1832 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "John Dennis spent the rest of his life at York, where he had acquired property. He continued building ships – out of financial necessity, he said in 1826. He took an active interest in local and
provincial politics, aligning himself with the reformers and voting for Robert Baldwin* in the election of 1830. His long and useful life came to a close in the summer of 1832 when he fell victim
to the cholera epidemic then ravaging the province. His grandson, John Stoughton Dennis*, was Canada’s first surveyor general." from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html
per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.1,2 He was buried on 27 August 1832 at Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, York Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: U. E. Loyalist; John Dennis, son; Born Penn. 1760 Died York 1832; Martha Brown, wife; Born 1769 - Died 1857 (Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, from Findagrave.)
Findagrave: Name: John Dennis; Birth: 1760; Death: 1832 (aged 71-72); Burial: Riverside Cemetery and Crematorium, Etobicoke; ID: 116824439 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116824439.)3
per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.1,2,3 He lived in June 1778 at New York, New York, U.S.A; "The Dennises were a prosperous family of Philadelphia Quakers. During the American revolution Henry Dennis, a shipbuilder, sided with the British. Consequently, when the British evacuated Philadelphia in June 1778, the family fled to New York City where Henry and John Dennis found work refitting and re-equipping British ships. Dennis quickly tired, as he later put it, of “his Father’s peaceable employment” and joined the British army. He saw action at the taking of St Lucia in December 1778, contracting a fever there which left him with a game left leg and thus rendered him “incapable of Hard service.” He returned to New York and shipbuilding." from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html.2 He married Martha Brown in 1781 at New York, U.S.A; Date 1781 per Dict. of Cdn. BIOs. per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.1,2 John Dennis immigrated in 1795 to New Brunswick; "UNITED EMPIRE LOYALIST; The orginal information on the Dennis Families was shared with me by Holly Adams hollymckenzie@hush.com But I found more on a few spouses and have added to what she had.
http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=36952&query=john%20AND%20dennis; Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online; DENNIS, JOHN, shipbuilder; b. 1758 in Pennsylvania, son of Henry Dennis and Martha Lynn; m. 1781 Martha McLaney, a widow, in New York City, and they had five children; d. 25 Aug. 1832 in York (Toronto), Upper Canada; The Dennises were a prosperous family of Philadelphia Quakers. During the American revolution Henry Dennis, a shipbuilder, sided with the British. Consequently, when the British evacuated Philadelphia in June 1778, the family fled to New York City where Henry and John Dennis found work refitting and re-equipping British ships. Dennis quickly tired, as he later put it, of “his Father’s peaceable employment” and joined the British army. He saw action at the taking of St Lucia in December 1778, contracting a fever there which left him with a game left leg and thus rendered him “incapable of Hard service.” He returned to New York and shipbuilding; After his father’s death in 1782, Dennis emigrated with his young family, eventually settling in New Brunswick. In 1795, when fire destroyed their property, Dennis moved to Alexandria, Va. The following year he was back in British territory, attracted to Upper Canada by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe*, who wanted him to build gunboats. Just west of York, at the mouth of the Humber River, Dennis established his stocks and turned out ships, among them the government schooner Toronto, which the Upper Canada Gazette deemed in 1799 “one of the handsomest vessels, of her size, that ever swam upon the Ontario.”; Dennis’s evident talents won him the position of master shipbuilder at the government dockyards in Kingston. Receiving the appointment in January 1803, he filled it for some ten years and, during his tenure, he built a number of naval vessels. In the summer of 1812, after war had broken out with the United States, he was transferred back to York to complete a ship under construction there. When the Americans seized the provincial capital in April 1813, they destroyed the ship. The Provincial Marine decided to close the vulnerable York yard and offered Dennis a post back at Kingston. He refused, however, because he did not wish to be subordinate to recently arrived Royal Navy personnel. He was dismissed from service; Undeniably, Dennis’s work had given satisfaction, but his talents were not of such a high order that he could dictate his rank. In fact, he had some blemishes on his record. Though he described himself as a “naturally diffident” person, he had had several confrontations with colleagues. In 1806, during an unseemly affair at Kingston involving missing material, he was criticized by a panel of inquiry for eagerly making unfounded charges against others. Later, at York, his bickering with a draftsman reached the ear of the commander-in-chief, Sir George Prevost*, who determined to “get rid” of him. Having been persuaded that Dennis was not at fault, Prevost relented in September 1813. Still, by this time, the builder had proven himself a difficult fellow, and there could not have been much hesitation among officials in releasing him. Dennis felt hard done by, and must have relished the opportunity soon afforded of reminding his ungrateful former employers of the value of his work. In 1814 the military approached Dennis, the only competent person available, to build gunboats at Penetanguishene. Though unemployed at the time, he declined the offer, explaining that skilled workmen would not be available there; John Dennis spent the rest of his life at York, where he had acquired property. He continued building ships – out of financial necessity, he said in 1826. He took an active interest in local and provincial politics, aligning himself with the reformers and voting for Robert Baldwin* in the election of 1830. His long and useful life came to a close in the summer of 1832 when he fell victim to the cholera epidemic then ravaging the province. His grandson, John Stoughton Dennis*, was Canada’s first surveyor general." per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines (its_sonia@outlook.com) Feb 7 2017.1 He lived in 1796 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "After his father’s death in 1782, Dennis emigrated with his young family, eventually settling in New Brunswick. In 1795, when fire destroyed their property, Dennis moved to Alexandria, Va. The following year he was back in British territory, attracted to Upper Canada by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe*, who wanted him to build gunboats. Just west of York, at the mouth of the Humber River, Dennis established his stocks and turned out ships, among them the government schooner Toronto, which the Upper Canada Gazette deemed in 1799 “one of the handsomest vessels, of her size, that ever swam upon the Ontario.”" from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html.2 He lived in 1799 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; Built the schooner Toronto at his shipyards west of York. Normally called the Toronto Yacht, it was used a lot by Lieutenant Governor Peter Hunter as it was more comfortable than the gun boats. (see BIO - Dict. Cdn. BIOs.)2 He died on 25 August 1832 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "John Dennis spent the rest of his life at York, where he had acquired property. He continued building ships – out of financial necessity, he said in 1826. He took an active interest in local and
provincial politics, aligning himself with the reformers and voting for Robert Baldwin* in the election of 1830. His long and useful life came to a close in the summer of 1832 when he fell victim
to the cholera epidemic then ravaging the province. His grandson, John Stoughton Dennis*, was Canada’s first surveyor general." from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html
per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.1,2 He was buried on 27 August 1832 at Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, York Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: U. E. Loyalist; John Dennis, son; Born Penn. 1760 Died York 1832; Martha Brown, wife; Born 1769 - Died 1857 (Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, from Findagrave.)
Findagrave: Name: John Dennis; Birth: 1760; Death: 1832 (aged 71-72); Burial: Riverside Cemetery and Crematorium, Etobicoke; ID: 116824439 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116824439.)3
Family | Martha Brown b. 1769, d. 1857 |
| Children |
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Martha Brown1,2,3
F, b. 1769, d. 1857
Martha Brown was born in 1769; Date 1769 per Findagrave. per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.1,3 She married John Dennis in 1781 at New York, U.S.A; Date 1781 per Dict. of Cdn. BIOs. per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.1,2 As of 1781,her married name was Dennis.1 Martha Brown was buried in 1857 at Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, York Co., Canada West; Memorial: U. E. Loyalist; John Dennis, son; Born Penn. 1760 Died York 1832; Martha Brown, wife; Born 1769 - Died 1857 (Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, from Findagrave.)
FindaGrave: Name: Martha Brown Dennis; BIRTH: 1769; DEATH: 1857 (aged 87–88); BURIAL: Riverside Cemetery and Crematorium
Etobicoke, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID 116824480 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116824480/martha-dennis.)3 She died in 1857 at Toronto, York Co., Canada West; Date 1857 per Findagrave.3
FindaGrave: Name: Martha Brown Dennis; BIRTH: 1769; DEATH: 1857 (aged 87–88); BURIAL: Riverside Cemetery and Crematorium
Etobicoke, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID 116824480 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116824480/martha-dennis.)3 She died in 1857 at Toronto, York Co., Canada West; Date 1857 per Findagrave.3
Family | John Dennis b. 1758, d. 25 Aug 1832 |
| Children |
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Sarah Jane Richardson1,2
F, b. 10 August 1821, d. 23 August 1914
| Father | Bishop James Richardson Jr.1 b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875 |
| Mother | Rebecca Dennis1 b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858 |
Sarah Jane Richardson was born on 10 August 1821 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 10 1821 & location Ont. per FindaGrave. Date 1825 & location Brighton per family tree of jefftowers23 on ancestry.ca, Oct 4, 2018. per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.1,3,2 As of 1841,her married name was Brett.2 She married Robert Henry Brett in 1841 at Canada West; Date 1841 per FindaGrave.2 Sarah Jane Richardson died on 23 August 1914 at Victoria, British Columbia, at age 93; Date Aug 23 1914 & location Victoria B.C. per FindaGrave.2 She was buried on 25 August 1914 at Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia; FindaGrave: Name: Sarah Jane Richardson Brett; Birth: 10 Aug 1821, Ontario, Canada; Death: 23 Aug 1914 (aged 93), Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: Section T - 70 W 40; Memorial ID: 117738224; Note: British Columbia Death Registration # 1914-09-029047; The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ont.), 25 Aug 1914; Mrs. Sarah Jane Brett -- Mrs Sarah Jane Grett, aunt of Mr. James R Roaf, of Toronto, passed away in Victoria, B.C., in her 94th year. She was the daughter of the late James Richardson, D.D. of the Methodist-Esiscopal Church of Toronto, and granddaughter of the late John Dennis, who died at his home, corner of King and Yonge streets in 1832. Her father lost an arm in the war of 1812, and she remembered her grandfather, although he was born in 1760. Her husband was the late H.R. Brett, banker, Toronto. She left Toronto for Victoria, three years ago, crossing the continent after her 90th year. She was the last of her generation. Besides Mr. Roaf, Mrs. Brett's only surviving relatives in Toronto is Mrs. William Freeland, a neice. Gravesite Details: Died: Victoria, BC / Age: 93 y. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117738224/sarah_jane-brett.)2
Family | Robert Henry Brett b. 1815, d. 25 Jul 1881 |
Joseph Dennis Richardson1
M, b. October 1828, d. 30 June 1830
| Father | Bishop James Richardson Jr.1 b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875 |
| Mother | Rebecca Dennis1 b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858 |
Joseph Dennis Richardson was born in October 1828 at Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010. per family tree of jefftowers23 on ancestry.ca, Oct 4, 2018.1,2 He died on 30 June 1830 at Grantham Twp., St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Upper Canada, at age 1; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010. per family tree of jefftowers23 on ancestry.ca, Oct 4, 2018.1,2
Unknown Richardson1
M, b. 4 October 1833, d. 5 October 1833
| Father | Bishop James Richardson Jr.1 b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875 |
| Mother | Rebecca Dennis1 b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858 |
Unknown Richardson was born on 4 October 1833 at York Twp., York, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.1 He was buried on 5 October 1833 at Potter's Field, York Twp., York, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.1 He died on 5 October 1833 at York Twp., York, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.1
Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
Unknown Richardson1
M, b. 5 March 1835, d. 5 March 1835
| Father | Bishop James Richardson Jr.1 b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875 |
| Mother | Rebecca Dennis1 b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858 |
Unknown Richardson was buried on 5 March 1835 at Potter's Field, York Twp., Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.1 He died on 5 March 1835 at York Twp., Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.1 He was born on 5 March 1835 at York Twp., Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.1
Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
Martha Richardson1
F, b. circa 1837, d. 22 December 1842
| Father | Bishop James Richardson Jr.1 b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875 |
| Mother | Rebecca Dennis1 b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858 |
Martha Richardson was born circa 1837 at Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.1 She died on 22 December 1842 at Canada West; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.1
Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
Lieut. Patrick Bryant1,2,3
M, b. 1744, d. 1787
Lieut. Patrick Bryant was born in 1744; Date 1744 per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. Date 1744 per family tree of apriljb2 on ancestry.com, Jul 2 2013. per GEDCOM of Christina Straub, Aug 2 2010.1,3 He married Sarah Ashmore in 1771 at King's Norton, Warwickshire, England; Date 1774 & location King's Norton, Warwickshire, England and "Ships skpper in the Provincial Marines and sailed Lake Ontario" per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020.
"Sarah Ashmore married Patrick Bryant, and some of the Bryant descendants later came to Brighton." per email from Gerry Gray, March 5 2011. per GEDCOM of Christina Straub, Aug 2 2010.1,2,3 Lieut. Patrick Bryant "During the war of the American Revolution my mother married an officer of the Provincial Marine, named Bryant, and resided on the west side of the Niagara River, then all wilderness except a few acres of Indian camping ground and a square of barracks called "Navy Hall". I have heard her say that for some time she was the only white woman residing there. Here she would be for days and nights, along with her two small children surrounded by Indians who held their midnight revels and war dances around poles covered by suspended human scalps obtained during their occasional scouting." from "Incidents in the Early History of the Settlements in the Vicinity of Lake Ontario" by Rev. James Richardson, publshed by The Women’s Canadian Historical Society, downloaded Dec 14 2024. circa 1775 at Fort Niagara, Niagara Dist., Province of Quebec.4 He died in 1787 at Lyons Creek, Crowland Twp., Niagara Dist., Province of Quebec; " ... but suffered widowhood with two children, her husband being the victim of disease contracted by exposure and hardship in his service on the Lake." from "Incidents in the Early History of the Settlements in the Vicinity of Lake Ontario" by Rev. James Richardson, publshed by The Women’s Canadian Historical Society, downloaded Dec 14 2024.
Date 1789 per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. per GEDCOM of Christina Straub, Aug 2 2010.
Note: I am placing the death of Patrick Bryant in 1787 since Sarah was soon after that married to James Richardson and living in Kingston. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 15 2024.)1,3,4
"Sarah Ashmore married Patrick Bryant, and some of the Bryant descendants later came to Brighton." per email from Gerry Gray, March 5 2011. per GEDCOM of Christina Straub, Aug 2 2010.1,2,3 Lieut. Patrick Bryant "During the war of the American Revolution my mother married an officer of the Provincial Marine, named Bryant, and resided on the west side of the Niagara River, then all wilderness except a few acres of Indian camping ground and a square of barracks called "Navy Hall". I have heard her say that for some time she was the only white woman residing there. Here she would be for days and nights, along with her two small children surrounded by Indians who held their midnight revels and war dances around poles covered by suspended human scalps obtained during their occasional scouting." from "Incidents in the Early History of the Settlements in the Vicinity of Lake Ontario" by Rev. James Richardson, publshed by The Women’s Canadian Historical Society, downloaded Dec 14 2024. circa 1775 at Fort Niagara, Niagara Dist., Province of Quebec.4 He died in 1787 at Lyons Creek, Crowland Twp., Niagara Dist., Province of Quebec; " ... but suffered widowhood with two children, her husband being the victim of disease contracted by exposure and hardship in his service on the Lake." from "Incidents in the Early History of the Settlements in the Vicinity of Lake Ontario" by Rev. James Richardson, publshed by The Women’s Canadian Historical Society, downloaded Dec 14 2024.
Date 1789 per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. per GEDCOM of Christina Straub, Aug 2 2010.
Note: I am placing the death of Patrick Bryant in 1787 since Sarah was soon after that married to James Richardson and living in Kingston. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 15 2024.)1,3,4
Family | Sarah Ashmore b. 1751, d. 9 May 1809 |
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Mary Louisa McDonnell1
F, b. 1772, d. 8 February 1862
| Father | John McDonnell b. 1745 |
| Mother | Phoebe ? b. c 1750 |
Note: This is a guess! An email re Catherine McDonell married to John Bryant in Kingston made me look for these names and saw a tree with Mary Louisa McDonnell as another child of John and Phoebe McDonnell. The dates work and born Quebec. Capt. James Richardson is a key early figure in the history of Presqu'ile Point and Brighton - he was one of the first owners of land where the town of Brighton is today. He was also a famouse ship captain on Lake Ontario in the earlier years - before War of 1812.1,2,3 As of 14 August 1809,her married name was Richardson.1 She married Captain James R. Richardson Sr., son of James Richardson and Elizabeth ?, on 14 August 1809 at Old St. George Church, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Marriage of James Richardson Sr. and Mary Louisa McDonnell in Kingston Aug 14 1809 per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 Mary Louisa McDonnell lived on 30 December 1830 at Village Lot 12, Division St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 2105) show that James Richardson sold "supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 12, Division St. East, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to James Lyons. ITS Date: Dec 30 1830. Reg'n. Date: Dec 31 1830. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 002, Pg. 045 of 298, Onland.ca)
Note: This is one house north of the north-east corner of Richardson and Division Streets. This is where Mary L. Richardson likved until her death in 1862. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 29 2025.)4 She lived on 6 October 1831 at Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Will 2752) show that the Will of James Richardson granted "50 acres of the east part", Conc 1, Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Mary L. Richardson. ITS Date: Oct 6 1831. Reg'n. Date: Oct 9 1832. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 01, pg. 004 of 307, OnLand.ca.)4 She lived on 6 March 1833 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B.S. 2881) show that A. Marsh & Sarah Marsh sold 1/4 acre in lot 35, conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Maria L. Richardson. ITS Date: Mar 6 1833. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1833. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc B, Lot 35, pg. 252 of 256, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 5 2022.)4 She lived on 6 March 1833 at Village Lot 19, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 2882) show that Archibald & Sarah Marsh granted "the same", Village Lot 19, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Mary L. Richardson. ITS Date: Mar 6 1833. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1833. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 136 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)
Note: Brighton Village was named Apr 1831.4 She appeared on the census of 1839 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839: Widow Richardson; 1 male over 16; 1 female under 16; 1 female over 16. She "In 1845 a Methodist Church was erected across the road from the residence of Mrs. Jas. E. Solomon. Mr. Wm. Butler gave the land, Isaiah Thayer the first $100 and an old lady calle Grandmother Richardson gave 100 acres of land vallues at $100." The Tobey Book, page 165, Brighton Public Library.
Note: This is the first church where Trinity St. Andrew's United Church is today, at the south west corner of Prince Edward and Chapel St. Grandmother Richardson would be Mary Louisa (McDonnell) Richardson, the widow of James Richardson, Sr. whoc died in 1832.
Also in the Tobey Book, on page 192, same info a little differently: "The Wesleyan Methodist Church was built in 1848. Pickfrd, in his History of United Lodge said that the Wesleyan Methodist Church was on land donated by Mr. Butler. The contractor was the father of Reverend Dr. Workman. Mrs. James E. Solomon in Brighton From Infancy said: My uncle, Isaiah Thayer, gave tghe first $100.00 and an old lady called "Grandmother Richardson" gave 100 acres of land valued at $100.00." in 1845 at Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West.5 She appeared on the census of 1850 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Mary Richardson does not appear in 1848 or 1850 Census records for either Cramahe or Murray. She does appear in 1839 in Cramahe and 1851 in Brighton Twp.2 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 83 at 1851 Census: Richardson, Mary, 83, b. Cda. F., WM, widow (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 59 of 160, line 16 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Mary Richardson appears to be alone, Matthew Mills family is above and Richard Trenear family is below. Thadeus Ketchum and William Bowles are lower in the page, indicating the immediate village of Brighton.2 She lived on 7 September 1858 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B.S. B209) show that Mary L. Richardson sold ? acre in lot 35, conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Julia Ann Smith. ITS Date: Sep 7 1858. Reg'n. Date: Mar 4 1861. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc B, Lot 35, pg. 254 of 256, pg. 03, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 5 2022.)
Note: Date of death of Maria Louisa (McDonnaell) Richardson is Feb 8 1862.4 She lived on 5 July 1859 at Village Lot 6, Harbour St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will A26) show that the Will of Mary L. Richardson granted "supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 6, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Keziah E. Lapp & others. ITS Date: Jul 5 1859. Reg'n. Date: May 9 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 003, pg. 101 of 203, OnLand.ca.)4 She left a will on 5 July 1859 at Conc 1 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will A26) show that the Will of Mary L. Richardson granted "part -- see Will", part of lot 1, Conc 1 to Julia A. Smith & others. ITS Date: Jul 5 1859. Reg'n. Date: May 9 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 010 of GSU197810, Abstract Index Books, Brighton Twp., June 17 2013; also seen under Brighton Village, Book 03, pg. 080 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jan 21 2022.)4 She left a will on 5 July 1859 at Conc 1 Broken Front, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will A26) show that the Will of Mary L. Richardson provided property from BF, Conc 1 (Lot 11) to Charles S. Wright. ITS Date: Jul 5 1859. Reg'n. Date: May 9 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, GSU197810, Abstract Index Books, Brighton Twp., June 17 2013; also seen under Brighton Village, Book 03, pg. 080 of 203, South Side of Harbour St., (originally BF, Lot 1), copied from OnLand by Dan, Nov 30 2020.)4 She died on 8 February 1862 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Feb 8 1862 per CemSearch. No Death Date per Memorial. Mary Richardson is age 83 in 1851 Census.6,2,3 She was buried on 10 February 1862 at Covell Grove Pioneer Cemetery, Gosport, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) James R. Richardson; Mary Louisa Richardson (Memorial Wall at Govell Grove Cemetery, Gosport, May 23 2011)
CemSearch: Name: Mary Louise Richardson; Born: Died: Feb 8 1862; Age: 90; ID: GOSPRT5; Other names: Richardson, James R. ( -1832); Cemetery: Gosport Cemetery, Conc B, Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Note: Wife of Capt. James R. Richardson (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=GOSPRT5%5E1.)6,3
Family | Captain James R. Richardson Sr. b. 14 Oct 1758, d. 20 Sep 1832 |
Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
- [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
- [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
- [S54] Wilfred M. Sprung & Barbara Nyland, Tobey Book.
- [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
James Richardson1
M, b. circa 1734
James Richardson was born circa 1734 at England; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 He married Elizabeth ? before 1755 at England; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1
Family | Elizabeth ? b. 1735 |
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Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
Elizabeth ?1
F, b. 1735
Elizabeth ? was born in 1735 at England; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 She married James Richardson before 1755 at England; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 As of before 1755,her married name was Richardson.1
Family | James Richardson b. c 1734 |
| Child |
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Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
Caroline M. Lyons1,2,3
F, b. 26 September 1831, d. 18 December 1907
| Father | James Lyons1 b. 1789, d. 24 Jul 1836 |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Richardson1 b. 1790, d. 1849 |
Caroline M. Lyons was born on 26 September 1831 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Sep 26 1831 & locaiton Cda. per FindaGrave. Date Sep 26 1831 & location Brighton, Northumberland Co., Cda. per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2,3 As of circa 1850,her married name was Pollock.1 She married James Malcolm Pollock circa 1850; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 Caroline M. Lyons died on 18 December 1907 at Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co., Illinois, U.S.A., at age 76; Date Dec 18 1907 & location Jefferson Co., Illinois per FindaGrave. per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022.2,3 She was buried on 20 December 1907 at Old Union Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co., Illinois, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Caroline M Pollock; BIRTH: 26 Sep 1831, Canada; DEATH: 18 Dec 1907 (aged 76), Jefferson County, Illinois, USA; BURIAL: Old Union Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA; MEMORIAL ID: 110140967 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110140967/caroline-m-pollock.)3
Family | James Malcolm Pollock b. 12 May 1818, d. 28 Jan 1894 |
James Malcolm Pollock1,2
M, b. 12 May 1818, d. 28 January 1894
James Malcolm Pollock was born on 12 May 1818 at Down Co., Ireland; Date May 12 1818 & location Ireland per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 He married Caroline M. Lyons, daughter of James Lyons and Sarah Ann Richardson, circa 1850; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 James Malcolm Pollock died on 28 January 1894 at Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co., Illinois, U.S.A., at age 75; per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022.2
Family | Caroline M. Lyons b. 26 Sep 1831, d. 18 Dec 1907 |
James Lyons1
M, b. circa 1814, d. 15 July 1898
| Father | James Lyons1 b. 1789, d. 24 Jul 1836 |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Richardson1 b. 1790, d. 1849 |
James Lyons was born circa 1814 at Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 He lived on 30 December 1830 at Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 2105) show that James Richardson sold "supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to James Lyons. ITS Date: Dec 30 1830. Reg'n. Date: Dec 31 1830. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 235 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022.)2 He lived on 16 August 1847 at Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A289) show that James Lyons sold "the same", Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William Butler. ITS Date: Aug 16 1847. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 249 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022)
Note: This goes with lot 14 which is right on the corner of Richardson St.2 He lived on 16 August 1847 at Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A289) show that James Lyons sold "the same", Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William Butler. ITS Date: Aug 16 1847. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 235 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022.)2 He lived on 16 August 1847 at Village Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A289) show that James Lyons & wife sold village lot 7, West Side of Prince Edward St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to William Butler. ITS Date: Aug 16 1847. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 220 of 282, Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)2 He lived on 16 August 1847 at Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A289) show that James Lyons & wife sold part of lot 1 conc 1, Cramahe Twp. to William Butler. ITS Date: Aug 16 1847. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 002, Pg. 157 of 210, Village Lot 11, Division St. East Side, page copied from Onland.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 23 2023)
Note: This transaction must be with James Lyons Jr., son of James Lyons Sr. who had acquire this land in 1830. James Sr. died in 1836 and there is no record of James Jr. in the area afterward, with indications he died in Missouri in the 1890s. This was a transaction done in absentia. (Dan Buchanan, Apr 24 2023.)2 He lived on 16 August 1847 at Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West (50), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A289) show that James Lyons sold "the same", Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William Butler. ITS Date: Aug 16 1847. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 216 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022.)2 He lived on 29 October 1849 at Conc C Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A13) show that James Lyons & wife sold "the same", Concession C, Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to William Butler
W. W. Whittier. ITS Date: Oct 29 1849. Reg'n. Date: Mar 24 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Town of Brighton, Book 010, page 242 of 262, OnLand.ca.)2 He died on 15 July 1898 at St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A; " ... married, had two daughters .. " per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010. Date Jul 15 1898 & location St. Louis, Missouri per family tree of lorne jacobsen on ancestry.ca, Apr 24 2023.1,3
Note: This goes with lot 14 which is right on the corner of Richardson St.2 He lived on 16 August 1847 at Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A289) show that James Lyons sold "the same", Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William Butler. ITS Date: Aug 16 1847. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 235 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022.)2 He lived on 16 August 1847 at Village Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A289) show that James Lyons & wife sold village lot 7, West Side of Prince Edward St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to William Butler. ITS Date: Aug 16 1847. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 220 of 282, Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)2 He lived on 16 August 1847 at Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A289) show that James Lyons & wife sold part of lot 1 conc 1, Cramahe Twp. to William Butler. ITS Date: Aug 16 1847. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 002, Pg. 157 of 210, Village Lot 11, Division St. East Side, page copied from Onland.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 23 2023)
Note: This transaction must be with James Lyons Jr., son of James Lyons Sr. who had acquire this land in 1830. James Sr. died in 1836 and there is no record of James Jr. in the area afterward, with indications he died in Missouri in the 1890s. This was a transaction done in absentia. (Dan Buchanan, Apr 24 2023.)2 He lived on 16 August 1847 at Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West (50), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A289) show that James Lyons sold "the same", Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William Butler. ITS Date: Aug 16 1847. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 216 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022.)2 He lived on 29 October 1849 at Conc C Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A13) show that James Lyons & wife sold "the same", Concession C, Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to William Butler
W. W. Whittier. ITS Date: Oct 29 1849. Reg'n. Date: Mar 24 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Town of Brighton, Book 010, page 242 of 262, OnLand.ca.)2 He died on 15 July 1898 at St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A; " ... married, had two daughters .. " per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010. Date Jul 15 1898 & location St. Louis, Missouri per family tree of lorne jacobsen on ancestry.ca, Apr 24 2023.1,3
John Lyons1
M, b. circa 1816
| Father | James Lyons1 b. 1789, d. 24 Jul 1836 |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Richardson1 b. 1790, d. 1849 |
John Lyons was born circa 1816 at Upper Canada; " .. Methodist Minister in the Erie Conference .. " per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 He married ? ? circa 1850; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1
Family | ? ? b. c 1818 |
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Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
? ?1
F, b. circa 1818
? ? was born circa 1818; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 As of circa 1850,her married name was Lyons.1 She married John Lyons, son of James Lyons and Sarah Ann Richardson, circa 1850; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1
Family | John Lyons b. c 1816 |
| Child |
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Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
Alice Lyons1
F, b. 11 November 1858
| Father | John Lyons1 b. c 1816 |
| Mother | ? ?1 b. c 1818 |
Alice Lyons was born on 11 November 1858 at Sheridan, Chautaugwa Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 As of 14 February 1884,her married name was Ensign.1 She married Clayton L. Ensign on 14 February 1884 at Sheridan, New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1
Family | Clayton L. Ensign b. 3 May 1860 |
Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
Clayton L. Ensign1
M, b. 3 May 1860
Clayton L. Ensign was born on 3 May 1860 at Sheridan, Chautaugua Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 He married Alice Lyons, daughter of John Lyons and ? ?, on 14 February 1884 at Sheridan, New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1
Family | Alice Lyons b. 11 Nov 1858 |
Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
Richard Lyons1
M, b. circa 1820
| Father | James Lyons1 b. 1789, d. 24 Jul 1836 |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Richardson1 b. 1790, d. 1849 |
Richard Lyons was born circa 1820 at Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1
Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
Robert C. Lyons1,2
M, b. circa 1819
| Father | James Lyons1 b. 1789, d. 24 Jul 1836 |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Richardson1 b. 1790, d. 1849 |
Robert C. Lyons was born circa 1819 at Upper Canada; Date c. 1819 & location Cda. per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 He married Sarah W. Griffin on 2 September 1840 at Trumbill, Ohio, U.S.A; per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022.2
Family | Sarah W. Griffin b. c 1820 |
William Lyons1
M, b. 1815, d. July 1854
| Father | James Lyons1 b. 1789, d. 24 Jul 1836 |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Richardson1 b. 1790, d. 1849 |
William Lyons was born in 1815 at Upper Canada; Date c. 1815 7 location Cda. per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 He married Catherine Elizabeth Elrod, daughter of John Toleda Elrod and Elizabeth McLaney, on 8 May 1835 at Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022.2 William Lyons died in July 1854 at Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A; "William his wife and all but two sons died in July 1854 of cholera in Cleveland, Ohio." per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 He died on 6 August 1854 at Cleveland, Cuyahago Co., Ohio, U.S.A; per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022.2
Family | Catherine Elizabeth Elrod b. c 1819, d. 28 Jul 1854 |
Sarah Ann Lyons1
F, b. 1811
| Father | James Lyons1 b. 1789, d. 24 Jul 1836 |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Richardson1 b. 1790, d. 1849 |
Sarah Ann Lyons was born in 1811 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 She was baptized on 28 July 1811 at Old St. George Church, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1
Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
Walter Butler Lyon1,2,3
M, b. February 1834, d. 5 November 1893
| Father | James Lyons1 b. 1789, d. 24 Jul 1836 |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Richardson1 b. 1790, d. 1849 |
Walter Butler Lyon was born in February 1834 at Pennsylvania, U.S.A; Date Feb 1834 & location Pennsylvania, USA per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,3 He lived in 1849 at California, U.S.A; "1849 Came to Calif. with brother George .. " per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.
Also: _FA4: He and brother George owned a hotel together in Jackson, CA. _FA6: 1870 US Census lists him as Hotel Keeper in Bath, Placer Co., CA. _FA2: Lived near Auburn, CA. _FA1: 1849 Came to Calif. with brother George. _FA5: Grand Sec. of IOOF for 18 years. _FA3: 1867 Placer County Auditor, Auburn, CA. 1" per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 He lived in 1850 at Placer Co., California, U.S.A; "Mr. Lyon was a California pioneer, having come to the state in 1850, being then a boy of 15 years of age. He settled early in Placer County ... " per FindaGrave.3 He married Mary Thomas Ferguson in 1858 at Dutch Flat, Placer Co., California, U.S.A; Date 1858 & location Dutch Flat, Placer Co., California per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 Walter Butler Lyon died on 5 November 1893 at California, U.S.A., at age 59; Date Nov 5 1893 per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 He was buried on 7 November 1893 at Old Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Placer Co., California, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Walter Butler Lyon; BIRTH: Feb 1834, Pennsylvania, USA; DEATH: 5 Nov 1893 (aged 59), Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA; BURIAL: Old Auburn Cemetery
Auburn, Placer County, California, USA; PLOT: 7; MEMORIAL ID: 42567788; Note: DEATH OF WALTER B. LYON, GRAND SECRETARY, IOOF. This community was shocked on the receipt of the news of the death of W. B. Lyon, Grand Secretary of the California Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which occurred at his home in Alameda last Saturday evening. Mr. Lyon was a California pioneer, having come to the state in 1850, being then a boy of 15 years of age. He settled early in Placer County where his manly traits and business ability won him friends and attracted attention to him as one worthy trust. After following mining for a while, he entered into the drug business at Iowa Hill and followed that until early in the '60s when he was elected to the office of County Recorder. He served as Recorder and as Deputy in the Recorder's Office and in other offices around the Court House until November 1872, when he was elected editor and business manager of the Placer Argus, then owned and run by a joint stock company. He served in this capacity for about 14 months, when he was succeeded by Mr. McNeil. He was a member of Auburn Lodge of Odd Fellows No. 7, and always took an active and intelligent interest in the order. In 1875 he became a candidate before the Grand Lodge for the position of Grand Secretary and was elected. He filled the office with eminent ability and was re-elected at each recurring Grand Lodge from that time up to the time of his death. Of late years he was recognized as being better versed in the law of Odd Fellowship than any other man in the state. Upon ritualistic and constitutional matters, he was a recognized authority. He was a member of Templar Rebekah Lodge and of Oriental Encampment and was a Past Grand Representative from this state to the Sovereign Grand Lodge. At the last Grand Encampment, he was made Grand Scribe of that order. On his election as Grand Secretary, Mr. Lyon moved with his family from Auburn to San Francisco where he resided until about a year ago when he took up his residence in Alameda. His death was very sudden and is supposed to have been caused from paralysis. Mr. Lyon was related by marriage to J. W. Ferguson of the Fresno Expositor, and to A. A. Ferguson of Dutch Flat, and also to ex-Sheriff John Butler of Colfax. The remains were brought to Auburn on Wednesday evening, escorted by a large delegation of prominent Odd Fellows from different parts of the state. A special train bearing several hundred Odd Fellows from Sacramento and the First Artillery Band arrived at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. He was buried here in Odd Fellows Cemetery on Thursday. The attendance was very large, there being many present from a distance, and his old neighbors turned out in mass as a last opportunity to show respect to his memory. The funeral services were held at the Opera House and were conducted by the Grand Officers, assisted by Rev. John Chisholm and a choir composed of Mrs. R. F. Rooney, Mrs. A. D. Fellows, Dr. J. L. Rollins, and F. A. Tyler, Jr. Mr. Lyon leaves a wife and two grown sons, Walter T., publisher of the Selma Irrigator, and George E., an artist at present employed on the Examiner. The heart of this community goes out to them in sympathy in this hour of their great bereavement. [Placer Herald, Auburn, 11-11-1893] (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42567788/ly.)3
Also: _FA4: He and brother George owned a hotel together in Jackson, CA. _FA6: 1870 US Census lists him as Hotel Keeper in Bath, Placer Co., CA. _FA2: Lived near Auburn, CA. _FA1: 1849 Came to Calif. with brother George. _FA5: Grand Sec. of IOOF for 18 years. _FA3: 1867 Placer County Auditor, Auburn, CA. 1" per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 He lived in 1850 at Placer Co., California, U.S.A; "Mr. Lyon was a California pioneer, having come to the state in 1850, being then a boy of 15 years of age. He settled early in Placer County ... " per FindaGrave.3 He married Mary Thomas Ferguson in 1858 at Dutch Flat, Placer Co., California, U.S.A; Date 1858 & location Dutch Flat, Placer Co., California per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 Walter Butler Lyon died on 5 November 1893 at California, U.S.A., at age 59; Date Nov 5 1893 per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 He was buried on 7 November 1893 at Old Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Placer Co., California, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Walter Butler Lyon; BIRTH: Feb 1834, Pennsylvania, USA; DEATH: 5 Nov 1893 (aged 59), Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA; BURIAL: Old Auburn Cemetery
Auburn, Placer County, California, USA; PLOT: 7; MEMORIAL ID: 42567788; Note: DEATH OF WALTER B. LYON, GRAND SECRETARY, IOOF. This community was shocked on the receipt of the news of the death of W. B. Lyon, Grand Secretary of the California Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which occurred at his home in Alameda last Saturday evening. Mr. Lyon was a California pioneer, having come to the state in 1850, being then a boy of 15 years of age. He settled early in Placer County where his manly traits and business ability won him friends and attracted attention to him as one worthy trust. After following mining for a while, he entered into the drug business at Iowa Hill and followed that until early in the '60s when he was elected to the office of County Recorder. He served as Recorder and as Deputy in the Recorder's Office and in other offices around the Court House until November 1872, when he was elected editor and business manager of the Placer Argus, then owned and run by a joint stock company. He served in this capacity for about 14 months, when he was succeeded by Mr. McNeil. He was a member of Auburn Lodge of Odd Fellows No. 7, and always took an active and intelligent interest in the order. In 1875 he became a candidate before the Grand Lodge for the position of Grand Secretary and was elected. He filled the office with eminent ability and was re-elected at each recurring Grand Lodge from that time up to the time of his death. Of late years he was recognized as being better versed in the law of Odd Fellowship than any other man in the state. Upon ritualistic and constitutional matters, he was a recognized authority. He was a member of Templar Rebekah Lodge and of Oriental Encampment and was a Past Grand Representative from this state to the Sovereign Grand Lodge. At the last Grand Encampment, he was made Grand Scribe of that order. On his election as Grand Secretary, Mr. Lyon moved with his family from Auburn to San Francisco where he resided until about a year ago when he took up his residence in Alameda. His death was very sudden and is supposed to have been caused from paralysis. Mr. Lyon was related by marriage to J. W. Ferguson of the Fresno Expositor, and to A. A. Ferguson of Dutch Flat, and also to ex-Sheriff John Butler of Colfax. The remains were brought to Auburn on Wednesday evening, escorted by a large delegation of prominent Odd Fellows from different parts of the state. A special train bearing several hundred Odd Fellows from Sacramento and the First Artillery Band arrived at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. He was buried here in Odd Fellows Cemetery on Thursday. The attendance was very large, there being many present from a distance, and his old neighbors turned out in mass as a last opportunity to show respect to his memory. The funeral services were held at the Opera House and were conducted by the Grand Officers, assisted by Rev. John Chisholm and a choir composed of Mrs. R. F. Rooney, Mrs. A. D. Fellows, Dr. J. L. Rollins, and F. A. Tyler, Jr. Mr. Lyon leaves a wife and two grown sons, Walter T., publisher of the Selma Irrigator, and George E., an artist at present employed on the Examiner. The heart of this community goes out to them in sympathy in this hour of their great bereavement. [Placer Herald, Auburn, 11-11-1893] (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42567788/ly.)3
Family | Mary Thomas Ferguson b. 13 Oct 1840, d. 1924 |
Mary Thomas Ferguson1,2
F, b. 13 October 1840, d. 1924
Mary Thomas Ferguson was born on 13 October 1840 at Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.A; Date Oct 13 1840 & location Natchitoches, Louisianna per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 As of 1858,her married name was Lyon.1 She married Walter Butler Lyon, son of James Lyons and Sarah Ann Richardson, in 1858 at Dutch Flat, Placer Co., California, U.S.A; Date 1858 & location Dutch Flat, Placer Co., California per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 Mary Thomas Ferguson died in 1924 at San Francisco, California, U.S.A; per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020.2
Family | Walter Butler Lyon b. Feb 1834, d. 5 Nov 1893 |
Judge George Ashmore Lyon1,2
M, b. 8 August 1821, d. 6 June 1885
| Father | James Lyons1 b. 1789, d. 24 Jul 1836 |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Richardson1 b. 1790, d. 1849 |
Judge George Ashmore Lyon was born on 8 August 1821 at Fort Erie, Upper Canada; Date Aug 8 1821 & location Cda. per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 He married Prudence McKean on 18 March 1846 at Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 Judge George Ashmore Lyon married Emma Sackett on 8 June 1874 at Petaluma, California, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 Judge George Ashmore Lyon died on 6 June 1885 at Lakeport, Lake Co., California, U.S.A., at age 63; Date Jun 6 1885 & location Lake Co., CA per Findagrave. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1,2 He was buried on 8 June 1885 at Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport, Lake Co., California, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Judge George Ashmore Lyon; BIRTH: 8 Aug 1821, Canada; DEATH: 29 Jun 1885 (aged 63), Lake County, California, USA; BURIAL: Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport, Lake County, California, USA; PLOT: Sec 1, Str F, N/W; MEMORIAL ID: 75898387; Note: He married Merietta Emma Sacket who was born 1850 in Illinois. Their children were Edith L born 1875 and Walter S born May 1880 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75898387/george-ashmore-lyon.)2
Family 1 | Prudence McKean b. 21 Aug 1825, d. 17 Jun 1873 |
Family 2 | Emma Sackett b. 13 Dec 1850, d. 27 Apr 1940 |
Prudence McKean1
F, b. 21 August 1825, d. 17 June 1873
Prudence McKean was born on 21 August 1825 at Pennsylvania, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 As of 18 March 1846,her married name was Lyons.1 She married Judge George Ashmore Lyon, son of James Lyons and Sarah Ann Richardson, on 18 March 1846 at Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1 Prudence McKean died on 17 June 1873 at Lakeport, Lake Co., California, U.S.A., at age 47; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.1
Family | Judge George Ashmore Lyon b. 8 Aug 1821, d. 6 Jun 1885 |
Citations
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.