Person Page - 2643

     James Merriam was born in 1846 at Canada West; Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see Jesse Merriam.¹

     Elizabeth Merriam was born in 1848 at Canada West; Date 1848 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1861 Census: see Jesse Merriam.¹

     Andrew Merriam was born in 1850 at Canada West; date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canad West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see Jesse Merriam.¹

     William Merriam was born in 1852 at Canada West; Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Jesse Merriam.¹

     Jesse Merriam was born in 1854 at Canada West; Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see Jesse Merriam.¹

     Mary J. Merriam was born in 1845 at Ontario; Date 1845 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Merriam.¹

     Robert Merriam was born in 1847 at Ontario; Date 1847 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Merriam.¹

     Sarah Merriam was born in 1854 at Ontario; Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Merriam.¹

     Masmindia Merriam was born in 1857 at Ontario; Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Merriam.¹

     Emma Merriam was born in 1859 at Ontario; Date 1859 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Merriam.¹

     John B. Comstock was born in 1780 at Egremont, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date 1780 & location Egremont, Mass. per FindaGrave. Date 1780 & location Egremont, Mass. per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Houghton in 1805 at Egremont, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ John B. Comstock appeared on the census of 1825 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: John Cumstock; 1 male under 16; 3 females under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)
Note: This is the first time John Comstock appears, as well as his brother Roswell Comstock.³ He died on 4 July 1825 at Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 4 1825 & location Asphodel Twp. per FindaGrave. Date Jul 4 1825 & location Ashphodel Twp. per family tree of Steve Karlson on ancestry.ca, Aug 22 2022. per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.^4,2 He was buried on 6 July 1825 at Norwood-Asphodel Cemetery, Norwood, Peterborough Co., Upper Canada; FindaGrave: Name: John B Comstock; BIRTH: 1780, Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA; DEATH: 4 Jul 1825 (aged 44–45), Asphodel, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Norwood-Asphodel Cemetery, Norwood, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 203376634 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203376634/john-b-comstock?_gl=1*1az61g6*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2MTE5NzkzNC4yMDMuMS4xNjYxMjAzNDUyLjAuMC4w.)²

     Elizabeth Houghton was born in 1782 at Egremont, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ She married John B. Comstock, son of Samuel Comstock and Sarah Crippen, in 1805 at Egremont, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ Elizabeth Houghton died in August 1872; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹

     Bernard Comstock was born circa 1807; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ He died in 1809; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹

     Jane Comstock was born on 8 September 1813; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹

     Lydia Comstock was born on 24 May 1819 at Asphodel Twp., Norwood, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ She married George Alderson Barker on 10 January 1844; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ Lydia Comstock died on 20 April 1877 at Reinbeck, Grundy Co., Iowa, U.S.A., at age 57; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹

     George Alderson Barker was born on 1 July 1821 at Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ He married Lydia Comstock, daughter of John B. Comstock and Elizabeth Houghton, on 10 January 1844; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ George Alderson Barker died on 9 May 1886 at Reinbeck, Grundy Co., Iowa, U.S.A., at age 64; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹

     Samuel Comstock was born in 1749 at Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ He married Sarah Crippen in 1769 at Egremont, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ Samuel Comstock died on 25 December 1805 at Fort Ann, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹

     Sarah Crippen was born on 14 February 1748 at Egremont, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ She married Samuel Comstock in 1769 at Egremont, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹ Sarah Crippen died on 7 December 1832 at Comstock, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 84; per family tree of KeabMacOwan, Apr 15 2011.¹

     Elizabeth "Betsy" Stone was born in 1814 at U.S.A; Date 1815 & location - per 1881 Census. Date 1814 & location US per 1871 Census. Date 1814 & location US per 1861 Census. Date 1814 & location USA per 1851 Census.^1,3,4,5 As of before 1834,her married name was Brunson.^1,2 She married Barnabus "Barny" Brunson, son of Amasa Brunson and Sarah Frost, before 1834 at Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date b. 1834 per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011.^1,2 Elizabeth "Betsy" Stone appeared on the census of 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1851 Census: see Barny Brunson.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1861 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1871 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1881 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.⁵

     William Brunson was born in 1831 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1831 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see Barny Brunson.¹ He married Ellen Eagan on 1 January 1857 at Toronto, York Co., Canada West; Date Jan 1 1857 & location Toronto per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, Apr 16 2011. per 1871 Census.^2,3 William Brunson appeared on the census of April 1871 at Burleigh Twp., Peterborough North Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1871 Census: Brunson, William, 38, b. Ont., Eng., CE, farmer, married; Ellen, 37, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; James, 11; William, 9; Elizabeth, 6; ellen, 3 (1871 Census: Burleigh, Anstruther, Chandos, Cardiff & Monmouth Twp., Peterborough North Co., dist. 58, sub-dist. C, pg. 25, line 1 - ancestry.com)
Note: Amasa Brunson is just above, John Bound is just below.² He died in 1881 at Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1881 & location Peterborough Co. per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, Apr 16 2011.³

     James Clark Bronson was born in 1835 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 & location Cda. per 1885 Census. Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1880 Census. Date 1836 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1833 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1835 & location Seymour per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011.^1,3,2,4 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1851 Census: see Barny Brunson.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1861 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.³ He married Mary Elizabeth Hill circa 1868 at Ontario; per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011.² James Clark Bronson appeared on the census of June 1880 at Township 161, Range 46, Kittson Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 45 at 1880 Census: Bronson, C. James, 45, b. Ontario, p.b. York State & Ontario, farmer, married; E. Mary, 30, b. Ont., p.b. England, married; E. Mary, 10, b. Ontario, p.b. Ontario, daughter; A. George, 8, b. Ontario, p.b. Ontario, son; W. James, 5, b. Ontario, p.b. Ontario, son (1880 Census: Minnesota, Kittson Co., Township 161, Range 46, pg. 7 of 13, line 1 - ancestry.com)
Note: S. Wm.? Cameron family is immediately below - all from Ontario. Lots more below.⁴ He appeared on the census of 6 May 1885 at Thompson Twp., Hallock, Kittson Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 50 at 1885 Census: Bronson, James, 50, b. Cda., both parents foreign-born, married; Mary, 35, b. Cda., both partns forein-born, married; Elizabeth, 15, b. Cda; Geo., 13, b. Cda; James, 10, b. Cda; Warrent, 5, b. Minnesota (1885 Minnesota State Census: Minnesotat, Kittson Co., Thompson Twp., Hallock P.O., pg. 4 of 6 (pg. 7), line 16 - ancestry.com)
Note: George and Phebe Pettingill are just above, all Canadian.⁴ He died circa 1895 at Hazelton, Kittson Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011.²

     Welton Amasa Bronson was born on 24 August 1836 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1836 per CemSearch - age 66y at death Dec 17 1902. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1837 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Aug 24 1835 & location Percy Twp. per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011.
"Peggy's birth date is an estimate. She evidently died before 1836, since her step-son Amasa's marriage register records his parents as Barnabas and Elizabeth. Her name was extrapolated from her son Barny Junior's second marriage register in 1875. Although there are no sources which have revealed her parents, her presence in Percy Twp. indicates that she may have been immigrant Samuel Masters' daughter. Samuel's children have been identified mainly through their proximity to one another in Percy Twp." per GEDCOM of Karen E. Black, June 3, 2007.^1,4,5,6,2,3 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see Barny Brunson.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.⁴ He married Francis Thornton, daughter of Moses Thornton and Ann Catherine Clark, on 25 February 1862 at Peterborough Co., Canada West; Date Feb 25 1862 & location Peterborough Co. per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011. per 1871 Census.^5,2 Welton Amasa Bronson appeared on the census of April 1871 at Burleigh Twp., Peterborough North Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1871 Census: Brunson, Amasa, 32, b. Ont., Eng., WM., farmer, married; Francis, 30, b. Ont., WM, married; Catherine E., 7; James Clarke, 5; William Henry H., 3; Francis Abigaile, 10/12 - May; Brady, Andrew, 43, b. Ont., Eng., WM, Hewer, married (1871 Census: Burleigh, Anstruther, Chandos, Cardiff & Monmouth Twp., Peterborough North Co., dist. 58, sub-dist. C, pg. 24, line 15 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Burleigh Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1891 Census: Brunson, Amasa, 55, b. Ont., p.b. USA, Meth., farmer, married; Francis, 52, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Ireland, Meth., married; J. Clarke, 25, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., lumberman, single; William H., 23, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., lumberman, single; Amasa, 17; Abigail S., 15; Ephraim J., 10 (1891 Census: Bruleigh Twp., Peterborough East Co., dist. 109, sub-dist. d, pg. 47, line 22 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He died on 17 December 1902 at Burleigh Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, at age 66; Date Dec 17 1902 per CemSearch - age 66 at death Dec 17 1902. per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011.^2,3 He was buried on 19 December 1902 at Hillside Community Cemetery, Douro Twp., Lakefield, Peterborough Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Awassa Bronson; Born: - Died: Dec 17 1902; Age: 66; ID: HILSID33^0; Other names: Bronson, Florence [Thornton]( -1900); Cemetery: Hillside Community Cemetery, Conc 7 Lot 19, Douro Twp. (Lakefield), Peterborough Co. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=HILSID33%5E0.)³

     Ephraim Brunson was born in 1838 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1838 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1851 Census: see Barny Brunson.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canaa West; Age 22 at 1861 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.²

     Catherine Brunson was born in 1839 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1841 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1839 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1851 Census: see Barny Brunson.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.²

     Giles Warren Bronson was born in 1842 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location Pennsylvania per 1920 Census. Date 1842 & location Pennsylania per 1910 Census. Date 1843 & location Pennsylvania per 1900 Census. Date 1840 & location Cda. per 1885 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1843 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1842 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.
Note: In 1851 Census United States was written in for birth place but appears to have been stroked out. Or maybe it was written over top of D.... to mean he was born in the US??? Census records in Ontario show born in Ontario and later records in the US show born in Penn. - but not all - see 1885. What is the real story here? Is he not a son of Barnabus but living with them?? Could they have been travelling in the US when he was born? Any one have any ideas?^1,4,5,6,3 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see Barny Brunson.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1871 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.⁵ He married Margaret J. "Maggie" Bound, daughter of Robert Bound and Mary Ann Dingman, circa 1872 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; The 1920 Census for Giles and Maggie Bronson show that William H. Bound is living with them - a brother-in-law. That means Margaret was a "Bound" not "Bond" as we see repeated in most records. Can't find the marriage record, which would be really good, but all other stuff matches up perfectly.³ Giles Warren Bronson lived in 1878 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Couty Atlas: Name: Giles Bronson; Nativity: United States; Business: farmer; Year Settled: 1831; Post Office: Meyersburg; Township: Seymour; County: Northumberland; Atlas Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: - (County Atlas Map, Seymour Twp.)
Note: The information here is curious. Giles Warren Brunson was a son of Barnabus Brunson and appears to have lived with his father at Conc 3, Lot 2, Seymour, near Meyersburg during this time. He was born in 1842 in Percy, before Barnabus moved to Seymour. Is there ANOTHER Giles Brunson in this area???⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1881 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.⁶ He appeared on the census of 6 May 1885 at Thompson Twp., Hallock, Kittson Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 45 at 1885 Census: Bronson, Giles, 45, b. Cda., father & mother foreign birth (1885 Minnesota State Census: Minnesota, Kittson Co., Thompson, Twp., P.O. Hallock, pg. 3 of 6, line 17 - ancestry.com)
Note: Giles Bronson is alone, under the family of Richard and Bridget Doran, both from Ireland.³ He "The Town of Bronson, Minnesota, was named after Giles and Margaret Bronson, early settlers in the area. The town was renamed Lake Bronson in the last 1930's after a dam was built and the Bronson homestead was flooded to become part of the lake. Lake Bronson is in Kittson County, Minnesota." item on ancestry.com contributed by julie7808 on Feb 2 2009, copied here Apr 18 2011. circa 1890 at Bronson, Kittson Co., Minnesota, U.S.A..² He appeared on the census of 22 June 1900 at 161 Township, Kittson Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 57 at 1900 Census: Bronson, Jiles ?, 57, b. Pennsylvnia Sep 1842, p.b. Cda. & Ireland, married 28 yrs., farmer, married; Maggie, 49, b. Cda. Feb 1851, p.b. England & Cda., 28 yrs. married;, 3 kids - 2 living, immig. 1882, 18 yrs. in US, married; Efrom, 25, b. Cda. Mar 1875, p.b. Penn. & Cda., immig. 1882, 18 yrs. in US (this last bit stroked thru??), single (1900 Census: Minnesota, Kittson Co., Township 161, dist. 91, pg. 2 of 5, line 71 - ancestry.com)
Note: There is a James Bronson (b. May 1876, Cda.) below with wife Ellen B.???³ He appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Percy Twp., Kittson Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 68 at 1910 Census: Bronson, Giles W., 68, b. Pennsylvania, p.b. NY, dairy farmer, 38 yrs. marr., married; Maggie, 59, b. Cda., p.b. Eng., immig 1882, 3 kids - 2 living, 38 yrs. marr., married; Ephraim E., 35, b. Cda., p.b. Penn. & Cda., immig 1882, 4 yrs. marr., dairy farmer, son, married; Nora V., 23, b. Minn., p.b. Sweden, 4 yrs. marr., 2 kids - 2 living, daughter-in-law, married; Ethel, 3, b. Minn., p.b. Cda. & Minn., granddaughter; James W.?, 1, b. Minn., p.b. Cda. & Minn., grandson (1910 Census: Percy Twp., Kittson, Co., Minnesota, pg. 1 of 6, line 1 - ancestry.com)
Note: Note the name of the Township - Percy - right from home! That in spite of Giles indicating he was born in Pennsylvania - what's that about???³ He appeared on the census of 9 January 1920 at Percy Twp., Bronson Village, Kittson Co., Minnesota, U.S.A; Age 77 at 1920 Census: Bronson, Giles W., 77, b. Penn., p.b. Cda. & NY, farmer, married; Maggie, 68, b. Cda., p.b. Eng. & Cda., immig. 1882 - NA - 1873?, married; Bound, William H., 62, b. Cda., p.b. Eng. & Cda., immig. 1910, farm lab., brother-in-law, single (1920 Census: Minnesota, Kittson Co., Pelrcy Twp., Bronson Villate (this is crossed out??), pg. 7 of 8, line 48 - ancestry.com)
Note: William H. Bound is Margaret's brother from Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. This is what allows us to connect this Margaret, born 1851 in Ontario, to her family in Ontario. It is "Bound" and not "Bond" as we see in many records.³

     Julia Etta Bronson was born in 1850 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1850 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see Barny Brunson.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.³ She married Oliver Bertrand, son of Joseph Bertrand and Clarrisa Adamson, on 21 December 1874 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of msoper179 on ancestry.ca, Mar 9 2026.⁴ As of 21 December 1874,her married name was Bertrand.⁴ Julia Etta Bronson died in 1922 at Seymour Twp., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011.⁵

     Maretta Brunson was born in 1856 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see Barnabus Brunson.²

     Francis Thornton was born in 1840 at Peterborough Co., Canada West; Date 1840 per CemSearch - age 60 at death June 26 1900. Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1840 & location Peterborough Co. per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011.^1,3,2,4 As of 25 February 1862,her married name was Bronson.^1,2 She married Welton Amasa Bronson, son of Barnabus "Barny" Brunson and Elizabeth "Betsy" Stone, on 25 February 1862 at Peterborough Co., Canada West; Date Feb 25 1862 & location Peterborough Co. per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011. per 1871 Census.^1,2 Francis Thornton appeared on the census of April 1871 at Burleigh Twp., Peterborough North Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1871 Census: see Amas Brunson.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Burleigh Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1891 Census: see Amasa Brunson.³ She died on 26 June 1900 at Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date June 26 1900 per CemSearch. per family tree of LauraTom38 on ancestry.com, April 18 2011.^2,4 She was buried on 28 June 1900 at Hillside Community Cemetery, Douro Twp., Lakefield, Peterborough Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Florence Bronson; Born: - Died: Jun 26 1900; Age: 60; ID: HILSID33^0; Other names: Bronson, Awassa]( -1902); Cemetery: Hillside Community Cemetery, Conc 7 Lot 19, Douro Twp. (Lakefield), Peterborough Co. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=HILSID33%5E1.)⁴

     Catherine E. Brunson was born in 1864 at Canada West; Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Burleigh Twp., Peterborough North Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1871 Census: see Amasa Brunson.¹

     James Clarke Brunson was born in 1866 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1866 & location Seymour Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Burleigh Twp., Peterborough North Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see Amas Brunson.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Burleigh Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1891 Census: see Amasa Brunson.² He lived on 25 March 1896 at Burleigh Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence Bruleigh Twp. per marr. reg'n.³ He married Minnie Hales, daughter of Charles Hales and Martha Nicholl, on 25 March 1896 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010618: Groom: James Clark Bronson; Age: 30; Res.: Burley Twp; Born: Seymour Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Status: lab; Parents: Amaza Bronson & Francis Thornton; Bride: Minnie Hales; Age: 18; res.: Burley Twp; Born: Marmora Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Charles Hales & Martha Nicholl; Wit.: Mrs. J. J. Rae, Peterborough & Myrtal Hendren, Lakefield; Date: Mar 25 1896; Place: Peterborough Town; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. J. J. Rae; Reg'd.: Jul 3 1896 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010618-1896, ancestry.com.)⁴