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     John Dafoe Chase was born on 12 January 1842 at Hillier Twp., Consecon, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1842 per CemSearch. Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1841 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1842 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jan 12 1842 & location Consecon per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Oct 5 2010.^1,2,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see Nelson Chase.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see Nelson Chase.⁶ He married Mahala Weeks, daughter of Stephen Weeks and Mary Brooks, before 1863 at Canada West; per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Oct 5 2010.¹ John Dafoe Chase lived on 16 October 1876 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant H1156) show that Fairman Weeks & wife sold 50 acres in the rear or north west half of lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to John D. Chase. ITS Date: Oct 16 1876. Reg'n. Date: Oct 28 1876. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 001, pg. 300 of 377, pg. 1, page copied by Dan Apr 25 2022.)⁷ He lived on 15 October 1877 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant J1501) show that John D. Chase & wife sold "the same" 50 acres in the rear or north west half of lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to David J. S. Huffman for $800. ITS Date: Oct 15 1877. Reg'n. Date: Oct 19 1877. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 001, pg. 300 of 377, pg. 1, page copied by Dan Apr 25 2022.)⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1881 Census: Chase, John D., 40, b. Ont., Ger., Meth., farmer, married; Mahala, 39, b. Ont., Ger., Meth., married; Stephen S., 16; Hestella, 15; Frederick, 5; Abey Mat (m), 2; Ernest T., 3/12 (1881 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. E-1, pg. 6 of 78, line 1 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Page is very faint in some areas, so used the text.² He lived on 3 November 1883 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3217) show that David J. S. Huffman & wife sold 50 acres in the rear or north west half of lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to John D. Chase for $2,200. ITS Date: Nov 3 1883. Reg'n. Date: Nov 5 1883. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 001, pg. 300 of 377, pg. 1, page copied by Dan Apr 25 2022.)⁷ He lived on 20 July 1889 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Statutory Lease & Agreement 4604) show that John D. Chase entered into a Statutory Lease and Agreement with Hugh O'Rourke, Thomas A. O'Rourke & Patrick J. O'Rourke re "Supposed to be part said lot for 20 years at $75.00 per annum, as in least set forth, etc. Called 12 O'Clock Point." re lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Jul 20 1889. Reg'n. Date: Feb 26 1890. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 001, pg. 301 of 377, pg. 2, page copied by Dan Apr 25 2022.)⁷ He lived on 8 December 1890 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4702) show that John D. Chase & wife sold 50 acres of the north west or rear of lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to George Crowe for $3,000. ITS Date: Dec 8 1890. Reg'n. Date: Dec 13 1890. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 001, pg. 301 of 377, pg. 2, page copied by Dan Apr 25 2022.)⁷ He died on 29 July 1918 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 76; Date 1918 per CemSearch. Date Jul 29 1918 & location Belleville per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Oct 5 2010.^1,4 He was buried on 31 July 1918 at Consecon Cemetery, Ameliasburgh Twp., Consecon, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: John D. Chase; Born: 1842; Died: 1918; Age: 76y; ID: PEAH02JO0086; Other names: Chase, Mahala (1843-1919); Cemetery: Consecon Cemetery, Ameliasburgh Twp., Village of Consecon (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=PEAH02JO0086%5E0.)⁴

     Mahala Weeks was born on 19 March 1843 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Mar 19 1843 & location Prince Edward Co. per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Oct 5 2010.^1,2 She married John Dafoe Chase, son of Nelson Chase and Elizabeth Ann Van Norman, before 1863 at Canada West; per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Oct 5 2010.¹ As of before 1863,her married name was Chase.¹ Mahala Weeks appeared on the census of April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: see John D. Chase.² She died on 1 June 1919 at Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 76; per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Oct 5 2010.¹ She was buried on 3 June 1919 at Consecon Cemetery, Ameliasburgh Twp., Consecon, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Mahala Chase; Born: 1843; Died: 1919; Age: 76y; ID: PEAH02JO0086; Other names: Chase, John D. (1842-1918); Cemetery: Consecon Cemetery, Ameliasburgh Twp., Village of Consecon (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=PEAH02JO0086%5E1.)³

     Frances "Fanny" Corkman was born in 1827 at Ontario; Date 1827 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Oct 5 2010.^1,2 As of 1843,her married name was Bonter.¹ She married John Ridgway Bonter, son of John Sylvanus Bonter and Margaret Dempsey, in 1843 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.¹ Frances "Fanny" Corkman appeared on the census of 1852 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1851 Census: see John R. Bonter.² She died circa 1854 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Oct 5 2010.¹

     John Sylvanus Bonter was born in 1783 at Paramus, Bergen Co., New Jersey, U.S.A; Date 1783 & location US per 1851 Census. Date May 30 1784 & location Paramus, Bergen Co., NY per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 17 2025. Date 1783 & location Paramus, New Jersey per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.^1,2,3 He married Margaret Dempsey, daughter of Thomas Dempsey and Mary Lawson, in 1807 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.¹ John Sylvanus Bonter appeared on the census of 1852 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 68 at 1851 Census: Bonter, John, 68, b. US, WM, farmer, widower; Sylvanus, 19, b. Cda., WM, lab., single; Nancy J., 15 (1851 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., pg. 65 of 94, line 4 - ancestry.com.)² He died on 5 September 1876 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.¹

     Margaret Dempsey was born on 24 October 1790 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Mecklenburgh Dist, Province of Quebec; Date Oct 24 1789 from "The Dempsey Family" per family tree of julieglass on ancestry.ca, Oct 30 2022. per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.^1,2 She married John Sylvanus Bonter, son of Jacob Abramsen Banta and Rachel Smith, in 1807 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.¹ As of 1807,her married name was Bonter.¹ Margaret Dempsey died on 7 January 1852 at age 61; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.¹

     Peter Lawson was born circa 1735; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.¹ He married Sarah Ann ? before 1758; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.¹

     Sarah Ann ? was born circa 1735; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.¹ She married Peter Lawson before 1758; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5 2010.¹ As of before 1758,her married name was Lawson.¹

     Cornelius Bonter was born on 16 March 1776 at Paramus, Bergen Co., New Jersey, U.S.A; Date Mar 16 1776 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010. per GEDCOM of Robert Gordon Clarke, Oct 6 2010.¹ He married Sarah Wilkins, daughter of Capt. Robert Wilkins U. E. and Mary May, on 7 October 1804 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 7 1804 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.¹ Cornelius Bonter appeared on the census of 1815 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1815 Censu s: Cornelus Bonter; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 4 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1816 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1816 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 4 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1817 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female 16 to 60; 4 females under 16; Total 7 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1818 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 4 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1819 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 1 male over 16; 1 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 4 females under 16; Total 7 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1820 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 4 females under 16; Total 8 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1821 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 4 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1822 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 2 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 females over 16; 3 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1823 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 1 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 2 females over 16; 3 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1824 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 2 males under 16; 3 females under 16; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1825 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 1 male under 16; 2 females under 16; 3 males over 16; 1 female over 16; Total 7 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1826 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census: Cornelus Bonter; Conc C.P., Lot 12, south part, 90 acres uncult., 10 acres cult. & Conc B, Lot 12, south half, 95 acres uncult., 5 acres cult; 3 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 females over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 7 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1827 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 3 males over 16; 3 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 8 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1828 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1828 Census: Cornelus Bonter; Conc C.P., Lot 12, 10 acres cult., 90 acres uncult. 2 males over 16; 4 females over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 7 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1830 at Carryng Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Census: Cornelus Bonter; Conc C.P., Lot 12, NW corner cult., 98 acres uncult. & Conc B, Lot ??, south half, 95 acres uncult., 5 acres cult; 2 males over 16; 3 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 7 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1837 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: Cornelus Bonter; Conc C.P., Lot 12, south part, 69 acres uncult., 6 acres cult. & Conc B, Lot 12, south half, 84 acres uncult., 16 acres cult; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1839 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1841 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1841 Census: Cornelus Bonter; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 2 females over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 6 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)² He died in 1849 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1849 & location Ont. per family tree of Kevin O'Neil on ancestry.ca, Sep 21 2022.³

     Ann Ridgeway Bonter was born on 13 December 1805 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Dec 12 1805 & location Prince Edward Co. per FindaGrave. Date 1806 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1806 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1805 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1804 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^1,2,3,4,7,6 As of before 1827,her married name was Murphy.¹ She married John V. Murphy, son of Thomas Murphy and Mariah Sutton, before 1827 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.¹ Ann Ridgeway Bonter appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 47 at 1851 Census: see John V. Murphy.² She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 56 at 1861 Census: see John V. Murphy.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1871 Census: see Daniel R. Murpjy (son.)⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1881 Census: see Daniel R. Murphy (son.)⁷ She died on 20 August 1882 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 76; Date Aug 20 1882 & location Trenton per FindaGrave. Date Aug 20 1882 per family tree of MoonSassCummingWeller on ancestry.com, Apr 29 2016.^8,6 She was buried on 22 August 1882 at Saint Peter in Chains Roman Catholic Churchyard, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Ann Ridgeway Bonter Murphy; BIRTH: 13 Dec 1805, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 20 Aug 1882 (aged 76), Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Saint Peter in Chains Roman Catholic Churchyard, Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Unmarked Burial; MEMORIAL ID: 227133982; Note: Mrs. John V. Murphy, Bujried 22 Aug 1882, no stone, age 76. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227133982/ann-ridgeway-murphy?_gl=1*16awizg*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2Mzc2NTE5OS4yNDcuMS4xNjYzNzY2ODQ0LjAuMC4w.)⁶

     Robert Charles Bonter was born on 2 September 1808 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1808 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1808 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Sep 2 1808 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^1,2,6,5 He married Catharine Peck, daughter of Jacobus Peeck and Elizabeth Peeck, on 31 December 1826 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per 1861 Census. per 1851 Census. Date Dec 31 1826 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of johannahaney1 on ancestry.com, Oct 6 2010.^2,6,3 Robert Charles Bonter appeared on the census of 1830 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Census: Robert Bonter; no land (under Cornelius); 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 3. He appeared on the census of 1837 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: Charles R. Bonter; no land (under Cornelius); 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 4. He appeared on the census of 1840 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1840 Census: Robert Bonter; 3 males under 16; 1 male over 16; 3 females under 16; 1 female over 16. He appeared on the census of 1841 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1841 Census: Robert Bonter; 1 male over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 females under 16; Total 8. He lived on 11 April 1844 at Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will 7638) show that the Will of Sarah Bonter granted the west 70 acres of the south half to her son, Charles R. Bonter and the remaining 30 acres of the south half to her daughter Eliza Conklin during life and the same to her son John Shuter Smith Bonter, of lot 12, Conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Apr 11 1844. Reg'n. Date: May 27 1845. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg 070 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Sep 21 2021.)⁷ He appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: Robert Bonter; Conc B, Lot 12, occupied, non-prop; farmer. He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc B, Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: Robert C. Bonter; Conc B, Lot 12, occupied, non-prop; Total 8 Persons. He appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1851 Census: Bonter, Robert, 43, b. Cda., CE, yeoman, married; Catharine, 43, b. Cda., CE, married; Mary Ann, 19; R. H.?(m), 21; J. B.(m), 19; J.J.?(m), 17; Francis(m), 15; John W., 13; Arthur, 8; Cornelius, 6 (1851 Census: Murray Twp., pg. 83 of 172, line 29 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1861 Census: Bonter, Robert C., 53, b. UC, CE, farmer, married; Catharine, 50, b. UC, CE, married; Mary Ann, 27, b. UC, CE, single; John V., 16; Charles A. D., 14; Cornelius R., 12; Agnes, 6 (1861 Census: Murray Twp., pg. 24 of 899, line 8 - ancestry.com.)² He lived in April 1861 at Carrying Place, Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1861 Census: C.P., Lot 11, Murray Twp., 12 acres.² He lived on 5 June 1868 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant D485) show that Charles R. Bonter sold 50 acres in the north half of lot 12, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Benjamin Rowe. ITS Date: Jun 5 1868; Reg'n. Date: Jul 6 1868. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 001, pg 235 of 377, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 25 2022.)⁷ He died in August 1878 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Albury, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 69; Date Aug 1878 & location Albury per family tree of johannahaney1 on ancestry.com, Oct 6 2010.³

     Mary Wilkins Bonter was born in 1810 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1811 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1811 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1809 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1810 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^1,3,6,2,5 As of before 1828,her married name was Sweet.^1,3 She married Bryan "Briant" Sweet before 1828 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.^1,3 Mary Wilkins Bonter appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1851 Census: see Briant Sweet.³ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1861 Census: see Briant Sweet.⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1871 Census: see Briant Sweet.² She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1881 Census: see Bryan Sweet.⁴ She died in June 1885 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#006662: Name: Mary Sweet; Date: - ; Age: 76y; Born: Trenton; Caus: cancer of stomach; Inf.: Wm. Graham; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons (Ontario Death Registration, #006662-1885, ancestry.com)
Note: There is no date mentioned in this record. The date at the bottom of the page where the Registrar signed off is July 10 1885.
Date Jun 1885 & location Trenton per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025.^7,5

     Elizabeth Cassidy Bonter was born on 23 February 1812 at Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1812 & location Carrying Place, Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1814 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Feb 23 1812 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^1,4,2,3 As of circa 1831,her married name was Conklin.¹ She married John Conklin circa 1831 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.^1,4 Elizabeth Cassidy Bonter lived on 11 April 1844 at Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will 7638) show that the Will of Sarah Bonter granted the west 70 acres of the south half to her son, Charles R. Bonter and the remaining 30 acres of the south half to her daughter Eliza Conklin during life and the same to her son John Shuter Smith Bonter, of lot 12, Conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Apr 11 1844. Reg'n. Date: May 27 1845. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg 070 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Sep 21 2021.)⁵ She appeared on the census of 1852 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1851 Census: Conklin, Eliza, 37, b. Cda., Second Advent, Tailoress, married; Sarah E., 19, b. Cda., Second Advent, tailoress, single; John C., 17; Robt C., 16; Mary A., 14; Gilbert S., 9; James R., 3; Sweet, Cornelius, 22, b. Cda., Second Advent, Blacksmith, single (1851 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., pg. 69 of 94, line 1 - ancestry.com)
Note: Eliza Conklin is at the top of the page, shown as married with her kids but no husband. Cornelius Sweet is with them as well.¹ She died on 20 February 1883 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 70; Death Reg'n.#006391: Name: Eliza C. Conklin; Date: Feb 20 1883; Age: 71; Born: Carrying Place, Murray Twp; Cause: pleuresy & congestion of liver, 2 mo; Phys.: Dr. H. W. Day; Inf.: Robert Conklin, son, Trenton; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons (Ontario Death Registration, #006391-1883, ancestry.com.)⁶

     Julia Smith Bonter was born circa 1811 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date c. 1811 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^1,2

     Sarah O'Neil Bonter was born on 25 March 1814 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 7 location Cda. per 1870 Census. Date 1815 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1813 & location Murray per 1851 Census. Date Mar 25 1814 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025 Date c. 1811 per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^1,2,3,5,6,4 As of circa 1833,her married name was Young.¹ She married Samuel Young, son of Stephen Young Sr. and Lucy Marsh, circa 1833 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.^1,3 Sarah O'Neil Bonter appeared on the census of 1852 at Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 38 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Young.³ As of 1853,her married name was Harris.⁵ She married David Harris in 1853 at Ontario; Date 1853 per 1861 Census.⁵ Sarah O'Neil Bonter appeared on the census of April 1861 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 46 at 1861 Census: see David Harris.⁵ She appeared on the census of 25 July 1870 at Monticello, Jones Co., Iowa, U.S.A; Age 57 at 1870 Census: see John Blanchard (son-in-law.)⁶

     Jacob Abramsen Banta was born on 12 February 1743 at Schraalenburgh, Bergen Co., New York, U.S.A; Date Feb 12 1744 & location Schraalenburgh, Bergen Co., New Jersey per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 17 2025. per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^1,2 He was baptized on 12 February 1744 at Schraalenburgh, Bergen Co., New Jersey, U.S.A; US Dutch Reformed Church: Name: Jacob Banta; Bapti. Date: Feb 12 1744; Parents: Abram Banta & Annaetje Van Hoover; Wit.: Jacobus Peck & wife (US, Dutch Reformed Church Records, Schraalenburgh, New Jersey, Bol. I, Book 73, pg. 59 (pg. 39 of 227), ancestry.ca.)³ He married Rachel Smith, daughter of Cornelius Smith and Maria Haring, circa 1769; per family tree of Carole Zoerb on ancestry.ca, Oct 7 2024. per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.¹ Jacob Abramsen Banta "72. Jacob Banta married Rachel, daughter of John Smith. A few years after the Revolutionary War, with a small colony from Rockland County, he emigrated to Prince Edward County, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Ontario. He was a farmer and miller. His descendants spekk their surname Bonter, which was the Dutch pronunciation of the name. Issue: 325 Abram, bp. Jan 4 1770, m. 1. Catharine Babcock. 2. Lucy McCArthy; 326. Maria, b. Nov. 3 1771, m. John Alyea; 327. Annatie, Jan 3 1774, m. Abraham Cole; 328 Cornelius, Mar 16 1776, m. Sarah Wilkens; 329 Lany (Magdalena), m. Peter Werse; 330 John, bp. May 30 1734, m. Margaret Dempsey; 331 Aeltje, b. Apr 16 1786, m. Smauel Peck, Sept 2 1807 (Samuel Peck b. Sep 8 1787, d. Dec 11 1866. His widow died May 22 1871. (North American Family Histories, The Banta Geneology, Fifth Generation, pg. 42 (pg. 119 of 874), # 72 - ancestry.ca) circa 1788 at Prince Edward Co., Province of Quebec.³ He died circa 1792 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date a 1786 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 17 2025.²

     Rachel Smith was born on 31 July 1752 at Tappan, Rockland Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.¹ She married Jacob Abramsen Banta, son of Abram Banta and Annaetje Van de Hoover, circa 1769; per family tree of Carole Zoerb on ancestry.ca, Oct 7 2024. per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.¹ As of circa 1769,her married name was Banta.¹

     Sarah E. Bonter was born in 1844 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1844 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1852 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1851 Census: see John R. Bonter.¹

     Sephronia A. Bonter was born in 1846 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1846 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per family tree of Kate Quimby-Newman on ancestry.ca, Jul 19 2022.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1851 Census: see John R. Bonter.¹ As of circa 1868,her married name was Morrison.² She married Ira Wesley Morrison, son of John Wesley Morrison and Sarah A. Lampson, circa 1868 at Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of Kate Quimby-Newman on ancestry.ca, Jul 19 2022.² Sephronia A. Bonter died circa 1869 at Ontario; per family tree of Kate Quimby-Newman on ancestry.ca, Jul 19 2022.²

     George Sylvanus Bonter was born in 1832 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1852 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see John Bonter.¹ He married Hannah Morton on 20 April 1856 at Hastings Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.²

     Nancy Jane Bonter was born on 10 May 1836 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date May 10 1836 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of cmlalonde on ancestry.ca, July 13 2022.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see John Bonter.¹ As of circa 1855,her married name was Wadsworth.² She married John Wadsworth circa 1855 at Canada West; per family tree of cmlalonde on ancestry.ca, July 13 2022.² Nancy Jane Bonter died on 31 January 1924 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan, at age 87; Date Jan 31 1924 & location Weyburn, Sask. per family tree of cmlalonde on ancestry.ca, July 13 2022. per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.^1,2

     Hannah Morton was born circa 1835; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.¹ As of 20 April 1856,her married name was Bonter.¹ She married George Sylvanus Bonter, son of John Sylvanus Bonter and Margaret Dempsey, on 20 April 1856 at Hastings Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.¹

     Peter Dempsey Bonter was born on 30 September 1821 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1813 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1822 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1821 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Sep 30 1811 per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010. Date 1823 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per 2nd marriage register.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Margaret Jane "Peggy" Chase on 5 January 1843 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.¹ Peter Dempsey Bonter appeared on the census of 1852 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1851 Census: Bonter, Peter, 30, b. Cda., WM, faremr, married; Margaret, 28, b. Cda., WM, married; Smith, 9; Nancy J., 6; Wm. R., 4; John Wesley, 3; James Gilbert, 1 (1851 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., pg. 63 of 94, line 40 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1861 Census: Bonter, Peter, 39, b. CW, W, farmer, married; Peggy, 37, b. CW, W, married; Smith, 18; Nancy J., 15; Wm. R., 13; John W., 12; James G., 10; Jacob R., 8; Mary Ann, 5 (1861 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., pg. 22 of 605, line 13 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He married Eliza Peck on 24 September 1865 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Peter Bonter; Age: 42; Res. & Born: Ameliasburgh Twp; Parents: John & Margaret Bonter; Bride: Elizabeth Peck; Age: 40; Parents: Thomas & Catherine ; Date: Sep 24 1865; Place: Ameliasburgh Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) Date Sep 24 1865 per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.^4,3 Peter Dempsey Bonter appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1871 Census: Bonter, Peter, 58, b. Ont., Ger., WM, farmer, married; Eliza, 46, b. Quebec, Irish, WM, married; John W., 21, b. Ont., Ger., WM, Carpenter, single; James A., 19, b. Ont., Ger., WM, farmer, single; Jacob K., 17; Margaret , 14 (1871 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., dist. 59, sub-dist. c-1, pg. 64, line 17 - ancestry.com.)² He died in 1898; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.¹

     Margaret Jane "Peggy" Chase was born in 1822 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1824 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1823 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1822 per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.^1,3,2 As of 5 January 1843,her married name was Bonter.¹ She married Peter Dempsey Bonter, son of John Sylvanus Bonter and Margaret Dempsey, on 5 January 1843 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.¹ Margaret Jane "Peggy" Chase appeared on the census of 1852 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1851 Census: see Peter Bonter.³ She died in 1864; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.¹

     Eliza Peck was born in 1825 at Quebec; Date 1825 & location Quebec per 1871 Census. Date 1825 & locaiton Quebec per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010. Date 1825 & location Quebec per marriage register.^1,2,3 As of 24 September 1865,her married name was Bonter.¹ She married Peter Dempsey Bonter, son of John Sylvanus Bonter and Margaret Dempsey, on 24 September 1865 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Peter Bonter; Age: 42; Res. & Born: Ameliasburgh Twp; Parents: John & Margaret Bonter; Bride: Elizabeth Peck; Age: 40; Parents: Thomas & Catherine ; Date: Sep 24 1865; Place: Ameliasburgh Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) Date Sep 24 1865 per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.^1,3 Eliza Peck appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1871 Census: see Peter Bonter.²

     William Dempsey Bonter was born in 1823 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1823 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1826 per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 6 2010. Date 1828 per GEDCOM of Donald J. Parsons, Oct 6 2010.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1851 Census: Bonter, William, 28, b. Cdsa., WM, Clerk, single (1851 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., pg. 65 of 94, line 9 - ancestry.com.)¹ He died in 1903; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 6 2010.²

     John V. Murphy was born on 11 November 1794 at Knocklinagal, Carlow, Leinster Co., Ireland; Date Nov 11 1794 & location Carlow Co., Ireland per FindaGrave. Date 1795 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1794 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010. Date Nov 11 1794 & location Knocklinagal, Carlow, Leinster, Ireland per family tree of Cecilie Nygard on geni.com, Apr 30 2016.^1,2,5,4,6 He lived in 1819 at Trent Port, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Resident for 12 years per document re ferry in 1831. He lived on 21 September 1819 at Conc B Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 736) show that David Wright sold "50 acres in the south part of the east half", lot 11, Concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to John Murphy. ITS Date: Sep 21 1819. Reg'n. Date: Jun 14 1820. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 055 of 261.)⁷ He married Ann Ridgeway Bonter, daughter of Cornelius Bonter and Sarah Wilkins, before 1827 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.¹ John V. Murphy lived on 26 March 1827 at Conc B Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1591) show that John F. Murphy sold "50 acres, front part of east half", lot 11, Concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to George Strange Boulton. ITS Date: Mar 26 1827. Reg'n. Date: Oct 4 1827. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 055 of 261.)⁷ He “[204-212] This next lengthy 1831 petition and collection of endorsements of support for John V Murphy state that he is a sober and industrious man and has been resident in Murray Township for the past twelve years and is a native of Ireland and has resided in the province since 1817 and now holds a Captains commission in the 3rd Regiment of Northumberland Militia commanded by Col Ruttan and that he purchased the right of the ferry from the lessee to the end of the lease which was three years. He has built new boats, scows and landing places on the east side of the river and owns the principal part of Lot 1 on the west side of the river and has built a dwelling house there for the purpose of being near and attending to the ferry. That he has a wife and three children, an aged mother and three young sisters depending on him for support. He has contributed both his money and labour in erecting a hospital and encouraging the emigrants. That he is highly recommended by Magistrates, Path Masters and Stage proprietors in Ameliasburgh, Sidney and Murray. He prays for a lease of the ferry. [The request is denied and it is recommended that at the expired term of the lease the ferry be advertised in the usual way.]; R C Wilkins; Chas Biggar JP; William Robertson; J Y Bethune; W Boulton; Robert Smith JP; Anthony Marshall JP; John Turnbull JP; G N Ridley; Captain Robert SS Wilkins Esq; D McElherian??; William Weller mail contractor from York to Kingston; Source: Upper Canada State Submissions to the Executive Council, 1831-2, RG1 E3, V30, 204-212, LAC, AO copy, C-119 [Note: also recorded in RG1 E1, State Book J, V53, pp 13 and 72, C-99]” taken from Quinte West Library online search system
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~saylormowbray/rivertrent.html in 1831 at Trent River Ferry, Trenton, Hastings Co., Upper Canada. He "14 June 1834, River Trent, John V Murphy of Murray, yeoman …has been for the last three years the lessee under the Crown of the ferry across the mouth of the River Trent and has regularly paid all rents …When a new lease was to be granted in the month of June last your petitioner proposed to pay the sum of twenty pounds for the same until the bridge across the river should be completed which according to the terms of contract with the builders was not to be till the first of October next and which proposal was duly accepted …. That immediately after the proposal was accepted the contractors began erecting the bridge which extends directly between the two points at which your petitioner had established convenient landing places for the boats and other vessels used for such ferry whereby your petitioner was placed under the necessity of landing persons and other matters ferried by him on the lands of other individuals who invariably complain of injury done them some of whom even threaten to prosecute. That during last season your petitioner was unable to ??? from the ferry a sum sufficient to pay a man for attending to the same owing to the facility of crossing the river in the numerous boats and other vessels used in building the bridge which now is and has been for upwards of a month the only mode of crossing the river being thrown open on all occasions as well by night as by day. Nor does your petitioner think that he has any legal remedy against the contractors or any other persons for the loss and damage he has thus sustained as they make it appear that the bridge is kept open for their own convenience and that of their workmen ….. your petitioner prays .. that no rent be expected .. from the commencement of his present lease and that he be discharged from liability for the same. In Council 26 June 1834 The prayer of the petitioner is recommended Source: Upper Canada State Submissions to the Executive Council, 1834, RG1 E3, V29, 99-101, LAC, AO copy, C-1192" http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~saylormowbray/rivertrent.html on 14 June 1834 at Trent River Ferry, Trent Port, Hastings Co., Upper Canada. He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc A Lot 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: John Murphy; Conc A, Lot 2, non-prop., total 2 persons. He appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 57 at 1851 Census: Murphy, John V., 57, b. Ireland, R.C., Esquire, married; Ann R., 47, b. Cda., R.C., married; D. R.(m), 24, b. Cda., R.C., student at law, single; Sarah E., 18; Catherine, 16; Agnes, 15; Jane, 13; Ellen, 8; Mary Ann, 6; John V., 4; Thomas, 60, b. Ireland, lab., RC (1851 Census: Murray Twp., pg. 7 of 172, line 17 - ancestry.com.)² He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 66 at 1861 Census: Murphy, J. V., 66, b. Ireland, RC, Coroner, married; Ann R., 56, b. Cda., RC, married; D. R.(m), 33, b. Cda., RC, lawyer, single; Catharine, 29, b. Cda., RC, single; Agnes, 23, b. Cda., RC, single; Ellen, 19; Mary Ann, 16; Arthur, 48, b. Ireland, RC, Coroner, widower (1861 Census: Trenton Village, pg. 691 of 983, line 18 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He died on 29 August 1862 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West, at age 67; Date Aug 29 1862 & location Trenton per FindaGrave. Wife is a widow per 1871 Census. Date Aug 29 1862 & location Trenton per family tree of Cecilie Nygard on geni.com, Apr 30 2016.^8,4,6 He was buried on 31 August 1862 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; FindaGrave: Name: John V Murphy; BIRTH: 11 Nov 1794, County Carlow, Ireland; DEATH: 29 Aug 1862 (aged 67), Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Burial Details Unknown; MEMORIAL ID: 242883313 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242883313/john-v-murphy.)⁶

     Bryan "Briant" Sweet was born in 1807 at U.S.A; Date 1806 & location USA per 1881 Census. Date 1807 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1807 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1808 & location USA per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.^1,2,3,5,4 He married Mary Wilkins Bonter, daughter of Cornelius Bonter and Sarah Wilkins, before 1828 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.^1,2 Bryan "Briant" Sweet appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 43 at 1851 Census: Sweet, Briant, 43, b. USA, M., Showmaker, married; Mary, 42, b. Cda., M., married; Caroline, 22, b. Cda., M., single; John, 19, b. Cda., M., lab., single; Mary, 17; Wm. H.?, 15; Benjamin, 13; George, 10; Daniel, 7; Sarah Ann, 5; Margaret, 2 (1851 Census: Murray Twp., pg. 81, of 172, line 32 - ancestry.com.)² He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 54 at 1861 Census: Sweet, Bryon, 54, b. UC, Advent, lab., married 1828, married; Mary, 50, b. UC, Advent, married; John, 27, b. UC, Advent, lab., single; Benjamin, 23, b. US, Advent, lab., single; George, 18, b. UC, Advent., lab., single; Daniel, 15, b. UC, Advent, lab., single; Sarah, 13; Margaret, 12; Cornelius, 31, b. UC, Advent, married 1855, Blacksmith, other res. Trenton, married; Weller, Joseph, 13, b. UC, Church, other res. Trenton, single; Sweet, John, 26, b. UC, Church, lumberman, single; Young, Stephen, 15, b. UC, WM, lab., WM, lab. (1861 Census: Percy Twp., pg. 112 of 899, line 1 - ancestry.com.)³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1871 Census: Sweet, Briean, 64, b. US, Eng., Adventist, shoe maker, married; W. Mary, 60, b. Ont., Ger., Adventist, married; Daniel, 26, b. Ont., Eng., Adventist, Blacksmith, single; Margaret, 20, b. Ont., Eng., Adventist, single; John, 38, b. Ont., Eng., Adventist, lab., married; Amelia, 24, b. Ont., Eng., Adventist, married (1871 Census: Trenton Village, dist. 60, sub-dist. B, pg. 35, line 12 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1881 Census: Sweet, Bryan, 75, b. US, Eng., Christ Church, shoe maker, married; Mary May, 71, b. Ont., Ger., Christ Church, married; Mary, 28, b. Ont., Christ Church, widow; George, 10; Daniel, 8 (1881 Census: Trenton Village, dist. 121, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 11, line 13 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He died circa 1886 at Ontario.

     John Conklin was born circa 1810; per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.¹ He married Elizabeth Cassidy Bonter, daughter of Cornelius Bonter and Sarah Wilkins, circa 1831 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.^1,2

     Samuel Young was born in 1812 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1812 & location Murray Twp. per 1851 Census. Date c. 1813 per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.
Note: Placing this Samuel Young with Stephen Young Sr. and Lucy Marsh due to IGI Records, time and place proximity and the early census records that show as many as 7 males under 16 in this family in the early 1820's. Is this right???^1,2,3 He married Sarah O'Neil Bonter, daughter of Cornelius Bonter and Sarah Wilkins, circa 1833 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.^1,3 Samuel Young appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc 1 Lot 7, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Samuel Young; Conc 1, Lot 7, occ., non-prop; Total Persons: 9. He appeared on the census of 1852 at Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 39 at 1851 Census: Young, Sam'l, 39, b. Murray, EM, Merchant, married; Sarah O'Neil, 38, b. Murray; EM, married; Melissa Ann, 17, b. Murray, EM; Mary Wilkins, 16; Ann Carnahan, 18; Stephen Wm., 12; Sarah Lucy, 8; Clarissa Anabella, 6; Sheldon J., 4 (1851 Census: Asphodel Twp., pg. 29 of 79, line 27 - ancestry.com.)³

     Catharine Peck was born on 14 July 1811 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1811 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1808 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jul 14 1811 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of johannahaney1 on ancestry.com, Oct 6 2010.^1,3,2 As of 31 December 1826,her married name was Bonter.¹ She married Robert Charles Bonter, son of Cornelius Bonter and Sarah Wilkins, on 31 December 1826 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per 1861 Census. per 1851 Census. Date Dec 31 1826 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of johannahaney1 on ancestry.com, Oct 6 2010.^1,3,2 Catharine Peck appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1851 Census: see Robert Bonter.³ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1861 Census: see Robert C. Bonter.¹ She died on 8 August 1872 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Albury, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 61; Date Aug 8 1872 & location Albury per family tree of johannahaney1 on ancestry.com, Oct 6 2010.²