Person Page - 2774

     Grace Ann Deming was born on 4 October 1806 at New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹ She married Hezekia D. Platt before 1828; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹ As of before 1828,her married name was Platt.¹ Grace Ann Deming died in 1901 at Niagara Dist., Ontario; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹

     Harry Gunyo was born on 15 September 1894 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹ He lived on 1 December 1915 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; WWI Attestation Paper: Name: Harry Gunyo; Res.: Brighton; Born: Belleville, Sep 15 1894; Kin: Mrs. Barney Gunyo, Brighton, mother; Occ.: Railroad Sectionman (ancestry.com.)² He lived on 9 January 1919 at SS Lapland, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Passender List: Name: Harry Gunyo; Rank: Gnr; No.: 314665; Dispersal Area: B; From: Canadian Discharge Depot, Buxton, Derbyshire, England; To: Halifax; Date: Jan 9 1919; Res.: Brighton; Kin: Wife; Dependents: 1 (ancestry.com.)² He married Winnifred Annie Fletcher, daughter of George Thomas Fletcher and Ellen Mary Smith, in March 1919 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.¹ Harry Gunyo lived on 20 December 1925 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his wife Winnifred Annie (Fletcher) Gunyo.³ He "Joyce's father was Harry Gunyo. We have been able to come up with his military record (as per the attached) and we know that he was born in Belleville but we can't find an actual birth certificate. We also know he married Winnifred Fletcher in England. What we can't find is Harry's birth certificate or where Harry is buried. We know he died as a result of an accident in the water in Lake Ontario in "Pleasant Bay". He was a rum runner and died in 1928. We think his body might have been recovered in 1929/1930." per email from Toni Elliott, Jan 1 2012. circa 1928. He died in 1928 at On lake Ontario, Pleasant Bay, Ontario; Date 1928 & location Pleasant Bay per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.
"At Pleasant Bay, the tour will learn about a mysterious 50-foot rum running vessel found abandoned and frozen in the ice, and the fate of its unfortunate crew, including a young Brighton man, Harry Gunyo, the only one of five identified." from description of a bus tour Sat. Jun 21 2008 when Bill Hunt took people to see sights related to run running. (http://www.waterkeeper.ca/2008/06/17/history-of-rum-runners-to-come-alive-saturday/.)¹

     Winnifred Annie Fletcher was born on 20 December 1900 at England; Date Dec 20 1900 & location England per Death Reg'n. per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.^1,2 As of March 1919,her married name was Gunyo.¹ She married Harry Gunyo, son of Barney Gunyo and Emma ?, in March 1919 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.¹ Winnifred Annie Fletcher lived in June 1924 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n. says " .. at place of death 1 1/2 years ...² " She died on 20 December 1925 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 25; Death Reg'n.#023386: Name: Winnifred Annie Gunyo; Date: Dec 20 1925; Age: 24y 11m 20d; Res.: Brighton, 1 1/2 yrs; Born: England, Dec 29 1900; Status: married; Occ.: house wife; Parents: George T. Fletcher & ellen Mary Smith, b. England; Phys.: F. M. Dean, Brighton; Inf.: Harry Gunyo, Brighton, husband; Burial: Woods Cemetery, Dec 22 1925; Reg'r.: ? Roblin, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #023386-1925, ancestry.com) Date 4 Dec 20 1925 & location Brighton per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.^1,3 She was buried on 22 December 1925 at Wood's Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Reg'n.²

     George Thomas Fletcher was born in July 1876 at Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, England; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹ He married Ellen Mary Smith before 1900 at England; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹

     Ellen Mary Smith was born circa 1878 at England; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹ She married George Thomas Fletcher before 1900 at England; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹ As of before 1900,her married name was Fletcher.¹

     Joyce Olive Constance Gunyo was born on 22 July 1920 at Oshawa, Ontario; "We know she was born in Oshawa but her birth certificate states she was born in Brighton Ontario." per mail from Toni Elliott, Jan 1 2012. per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.^1,2 As of 1945,her married name was Elliott.¹ She married Alexander Carson Elliott in 1945 at Ontario; "He met Joyce (before WWII and he left to serve our country) Joyce and Alex married we think 1945 +/- 3yrs. My grandmother was Joyce Olive Constance Gunyo; (nee Huntley) Elliott, DOB 1920 passed in 2009." per mail from Toni Elliott, Jan 1 2012. per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.^1,2 Joyce Olive Constance Gunyo died in 2009 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹

     Alexander Carson Elliott was born in October 1913 at Glasgow, Scotland; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹ He immigrated in 1930 to Canada; Came to Canada in 1930 per email from Toni Elliott, Jan 1 2012.² He married Joyce Olive Constance Gunyo, daughter of Harry Gunyo and Winnifred Annie Fletcher, in 1945 at Ontario; "He met Joyce (before WWII and he left to serve our country) Joyce and Alex married we think 1945 +/- 3yrs. My grandmother was Joyce Olive Constance Gunyo; (nee Huntley) Elliott, DOB 1920 passed in 2009." per mail from Toni Elliott, Jan 1 2012. per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.^1,2 Alexander Carson Elliott died in December 1973 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 60; per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.¹

     Emma ? was born in 1869 at Ontario; Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ As of before April 1891,her married name was Gunyo.¹ She married Barney Gunyo, son of Joseph Gunyo and Ann Quick, before April 1891 at Ontario; Marriage Registration shows Barney Gunyo a bachelor in 1898. It also shows his mother as Annie Tuck. Emma is the wife of Barney Gunyo per the 1891 Census.^1,2 Emma ? appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1891 Census: see Barney Gunyo.¹

     Ann Covert was born in 1868 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1871 Census: see Allan Covert.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1881 Census: see Alpheus Covert.²

     Alpheas Covert was born on 1 August 1840 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Aug 1 1840 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. - Aug 1 written in & age 82 at death Oct 13 1922. Date Aug 1 8142 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1840 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1839 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1838 & son of Tunis Covert per GEDCOM of Brian Lake, Jan 3 2012. per family tree of JessieEden on ancestry.com, Jan 3 2012.^{1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} He appeared on the census of 1852 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1851 Census: see Tunis Covert.⁹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1861 Census: see Tunis Covert.¹⁰ He married Martha Deborah Platt, daughter of Hezekia D. Platt and Grace Ann Deming, before 1865 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Martha Platt is mother of Watler M. Covert per his marriage registration. This means that Allan (or Albert) Covert was the same guy as Alpheus Covert. Much confusion re this.¹¹ Alpheas Covert appeared on the census of April 1871 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1871 Census: Covert, Allan, 30, b. Ont., Irish, WM, Cooper, married; Martha, 30, b. Ont., Irish, WM, married; Mary, 6; Ann, 3; Sharlott, 1; Frost, George, 22, b. Ont., Eng., WM, lab., single (1871 Census: Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. H-1, pg. 43, line 15 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He married Saphronia ? circa 1875 at Ontario; First Wife Martha died in 1874. per 1881 Census. per 1901 Census.^3,5,2 Alpheas Covert appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: Covert, Alpheus, 39, b. Ont., Ger., CM, lab., married; Sophronia, 30, b. Ont., Ger., CM, married; Ann, 13; ?Charlotte?(f), 9?; Walter, 8; George, 3; ?Clara?(f), 5/12 (1881 Census: Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. f, pg. 66, line 23 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1891 Census: Covert, Alphes, 48, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt., Cooper, married; Sephrona, 40, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt., married; Marshall, 19; Walter, 18; George, 12; Catherine, 10; ?Lavetras?(f), 7; Tunis, 2; Samuel, 8/12 (1891 Census: Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. H-2, pg. 23, line 17 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1901 Census: Covert, Alpheus, 58, b. Ont. rural Ag 1 1842, Ger., Bapt., Cooper, married; Saffronia, 50, b. Ont. r. Dec 12 1850, Irish, Bapt., married; Walter, 29, b. Ont. r. JUl 19 1871, Ger., Meth., Cooper, son, single; Catherine C., 20, b. Ont. r. Nov 18 1880, Ger., Meth., Woolen Miller, daughter, single; Lavinia C., 16, b. Ont. r. May 19 1884, Ger., Meth., Woollen Miller, daughter, single; George H., 22, b. Ont. r. Jun 10 1878, Ger., Meth., lab., son, single; Samuel, 10, b. Ont. r. aug 13 1890, son (1901 Census: Campbellford, Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. C, pg. 11, line 41 - ancestry.com.)³ He died on 13 October 1922 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 82; Death Reg'n.#023151: Name: Aplhus Covert; Date: Oct 13 1922; Age: 82; Res.: Campbellford, 20 yrs; Born: Ont. Aug. 1 - ; Status: widower; Occ.: Cooper - making barrels; Parents: T. Covert & Sarah Hunter, b. USA; Inf.: Samuel Covert, Campbellford, son; Burial: Warkworth, Oct 16 1922; Und.: A. J. Watson & Co., Campbellford; Cause: cardiac failure, 10 days; Phys.: E. F. Richardson, Campbellford; Reg'd.: Oct 14 1922; Reg'r.: J. F. McGregor, Campbellford (Ontario Death Registration, #023151-1922, ancestry.com.)¹²

     Saphronia ? was born on 12 December 1850 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Dec 1850 & location Rawdon Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 67y 5m at death May 24 1918. Date Dec 12 1850 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.^1,2,3,4 As of circa 1866,her married name was Covert.¹ She married Alpheas Covert, son of Tunis Covert and Sarah Hunter, circa 1875 at Ontario; First Wife Martha died in 1874. per 1881 Census. per 1901 Census.^1,3,5 Saphronia ? appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontariao; Age 30 at 1881 Census: see Alpheus Covert.³ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1891 Census: see Alpheus Covert.² She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1901 Census: see Alpheus Covert.¹ She died on 24 May 1918 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 67; Death Reg'n.#028628: Name: Suffronia Couvert; Date: May 24 1918; Age: 67y 5m; Res.: Campbellford; Born: Rawdon Twp; Status: married; Parents: - - ; Burial: Campbellford; Inf.: Samuel Lambert, Campbellford; Cause: bronchial pneumonis; Phys.: Dr. Longmore (Ontario Death Registration, #028628-1918, ancestry.com.⁶

     Walter Maitland Covert was born on 19 July 1871 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1871 per CemSearch. Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date Jul 19 1871 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1876 & location Warkworth per marr. reg'n.^1,5,6,2,4,7 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1881 Census: see Alpheus Covert.⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1891 Census: see Alpheus Covert.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1901 Census: see Alpheus Covert.¹ He lived on 11 November 1914 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Campbellford per marr. reg'n.² He married Sarah Evelyn Jinks, daughter of Thomas Morgan Jinks and Hannah Margaret Terwilliger, on 11 November 1914 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016154: Groom: Walter M. Covert; Age: 38; Res; Campbellford; Born: Warkworth; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Cooper; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Alphaeus Covert & Martha Platt; Bride: Sarah E. Jinks; Age: 29; Res.: Brighton; Born: Prince Edward Co; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Thomas Jinks & Hannah Twilliger; Wit.: Mrs. S. F. Elliott & Mrs. S. Downs, Brighton; Date: Nov 11 1914; Performed by: Wesley Elliott, Brighton, Meth; Sworn: Brighton, Nov 11 1914; Reg`r.: W. A. Porte, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016154-1914, ancestry.com.)⁸ Walter Maitland Covert appeared on the census of 3 June 1931 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1931 Census: Covert, Walter, 54, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., UC, farmer, married; Sarah, 44, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., UC, married; Raymond, 14, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., UC, son; Evelyn, 10 (1931 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 133, sub-dist. 3, pg. 4, line 39 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Norval Kenney is above and Godwyn Langdon below, so this is the area north of Brighton Village, today just south of the 401. (Dan Buchanan, Sep 13 2025.)⁷ He was buried in 1957 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Walter M. Covert; Born: 1871; Died: 1957; ID: MTHOPE722; Other names: Jinks, S. Evelyn (1887-1951); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 2 Row 12 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE722%5E0.)⁴ He died in 1957 at Ontario; Date 1957 per CemSearch.⁴

     Catherine C. Covert was born on 18 November 1880 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 18 1880 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1881 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Nov 1880& location Ont. at 1881 Census.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5/12 at 1881 Census: see Alpheus Covert.³ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1891 Census: see Alpheus Covert.² She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1901 Census: see Alpheus Covert.¹

     Lavinia C. Covert was born on 19 May 1884 at Ontario; Date May 19 1884 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. DAe 1884 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Precy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1891 Census: see Alpheus Covert.² She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1901 Census: see Alpheus Covert.¹

     George H. Covert was born on 10 June 1878 at Ontario; Date Jun 10 1878 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1879 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1881 Census: see Alpheus Covert.³ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1891 Census: see Alpheus Covert.² He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1901 Census: see Alpheus Covert.¹

     Samuel Covert was born on 13 August 1890 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1890 per Memorial. Date Aug 13 1890 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Aug 1890 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 months at 1891 Census: see Alpheus Covert.² He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1901 Census: see Alpheus Covert.¹ He married Rosina Stickles, daughter of George R. Stickles and Henrietta Sabins, circa 1915; per Memorial.³ Samuel Covert was buried in 1962 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) COVERT; Samuel T?; 1890 - 1962; His Wife; Rosina Stickles; 1890 - 1974; Sophrina; 1906? - 1918 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Campbellford.)³ He died in 1962 at Ontario; Date 1962 per Memorial.³

     Marshall Covert was born in 1872 at Ontario; Date 1872 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1891 Census: see Alpheus Covert.¹

     Tunis Covert was born in 1889 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1889 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1891 Census: see Alpheus Covert.¹

     Charlotte Covert was born in 1872 at Ontario; Date 1872? & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9? at 1881 Census: see Alpheus Covert.¹

     Sarah Evelyn Jinks was born in 1887 at Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1887 per CemSearch. Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date 1885 & location Prince Edward Co. per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3 She lived on 11 November 1914 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 11 November 1914,her married name was Covert.¹ She married Walter Maitland Covert, son of Alpheas Covert and Martha Deborah Platt, on 11 November 1914 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016154: Groom: Walter M. Covert; Age: 38; Res; Campbellford; Born: Warkworth; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Cooper; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Alphaeus Covert & Martha Platt; Bride: Sarah E. Jinks; Age: 29; Res.: Brighton; Born: Prince Edward Co; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Thomas Jinks & Hannah Twilliger; Wit.: Mrs. S. F. Elliott & Mrs. S. Downs, Brighton; Date: Nov 11 1914; Performed by: Wesley Elliott, Brighton, Meth; Sworn: Brighton, Nov 11 1914; Reg`r.: W. A. Porte, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016154-1914, ancestry.com.)⁴ Sarah Evelyn Jinks lived on 11 February 1931 at Conc 3 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Cankerville, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 11988) show that Robert Wade & wife sold 39 acres of Block H & J, Conc 3, Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Sarah E. Covert for $1. ITS Date: Feb 11 1931. Reg'n. Date: Feb 25 1931. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 03, pg. 066 of 320, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2020.)⁵ She appeared on the census of 3 June 1931 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1931 Census: see Walter Covert.³ She was buried in 1951 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: S. Evelyn Jinks; Born: 1887; Died: 1951; ID: MTHOPE722; Other names: Covert, Walter M. (1871-1957); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 2 Row 12 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE722%5E1.)² She died on 3 July 1951 at R. R. #1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#023775: Name: Sarah Evelyn Covert; Date: Jul 3 1951; Age: 62y 10m; Res.: R. R. # 1, Brighton, 20y; Born: Ont., Sep 3 1888; Nat.: Eng; Status: widow; Spouse: Walter Maitland Covert; Parents: ? Jinks & ? Twilliger; Inf.: Evelyn D. Jones, R. R. #1, Brighton, daughter; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Jul 5 1951; Und.: H. K. Cummings, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jul 3 1951; Reg'r.: Owen L. Finlay, Brighton, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #023775-1951, ancestry.ca)


Date 1951 per CemSearch.^2,6 She was buried on 5 July 1951 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 5 1951 & location Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton per Death Reg'n.⁷

     Thomas Morgan Jinks was born on 21 September 1833 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1832 & location CW per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah E. (Jinks) Covert. Date Sep 21 1833 & location Picton per family tree of Tzippy Greenstein-Zuckerman on ancestry.ca, Jul 29 2025.^1,2,3 He married Hannah Margaret Terwilliger, daughter of Joseph Terwilliger and Mary French, before 1860; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah E. (Jinks) Covert.¹ Thomas Morgan Jinks appeared on the census of January 1861 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1861 Census: Jinks, Thomas, 29, b. CW, EC, farmer, married; Hannah, 22, b. CW, EC, married (1861 Census: Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 477 of 605, line 43 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Joseph Twilliger is above. There is no Saphronia Jinks here.³ He died in 1911 at Ontario; per family tree of Tzippy Greenstein-Zuckerman on ancestry.ca, Jul 29 2025.²

     Hannah Margaret Terwilliger was born in 1841 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah E. (Jinks) Covert. Date 1841 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of Dale Jones on ancestry.ca, Jul 29 2025. Date 1848 & location Ont. per family tree of Tzippy Greenstein-Zuckerman on ancestry.ca, Jul 29 2025.^1,2 She married Thomas Morgan Jinks before 1860; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah E. (Jinks) Covert.¹ As of before 1860,her married name was Jinks.¹ Hannah Margaret Terwilliger appeared on the census of January 1861 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1861 Census: see Thomas Jinks.³ She died on 9 June 1888 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of Dale Jones on ancestry.ca, Jul 29 2025.²

     Henry Covert was born in December 1825 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1825 per FindaGrave. Date Dec 1824 & location Cda. Eng. per 1900 US Fed Census. Date 1826 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1826 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1825 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1826 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Dec 1826 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of JaniceRowntreeJohnCooper on ancestry.ca, Jul 29 2025.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} He lived on 9 June 1846 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Residence Sophiasburgh Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Almira Spafford.⁸ He married Almira Elizabeth Spafford, daughter of Samuel Spafford and Orpha Brace, on 9 June 1846 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Henry Covert; Bride: Almira Spafford; Res.: both of Sophiasburgh Twp; Date: Jun 9 1846; Wit.: Daniel L. & John W. Sills; Peformed by: Rev. John Sills, Meth. Episc. Minister (Ontario Marriage Registers, Prince Edward Co., 1847, pg. 1 of 1, 8th from top - ancestry.ca)
per family tree of JaniceRowntreeJohnCooper on ancestry.ca, Jul 29 2025.^2,8 Henry Covert "(1813.) Almira Spafford and Henry Covert. Married June 9, 1846, Brighton, Covert P.O., Northumberland Co.. Children: 3816. Albina L., b. May 14, 1850; m. S. J. Morden; Res. Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; two daughters, Ida M. and Annie M. 3817. Margaret A., b. June 11, 1853; m. Royal O. Pearsall; res. Hillier, Prince Edward Co., Ontario. Children: Claud and Lorne. 3818. John Henry, b. July 28, 1856; m. Sophrinia Jenks; res. Sophiasburgh, Ontario. 3819. Sarah E., b. Mary. 13, 1861; m. S. W. Pearsall; res. Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario. 3820. Daniel C., b. July 16, 1864; d. Dec 31 1864. 3821. Henrietta B., b. Jan 13 1873." North American Family Histories, Spofford, pg. 304, (pg. 318 of 521), ancestry.ca. after 1847 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West.⁹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1851 Census: see Tunis Covert.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 36 at 1861 Census: Covert, Henry, 36, b. UC, Disciples, farmer, married; Almira, 33, b. UC, Disciples, married; Alvina, 11; Margaret, 8; John, 5; Dewell, Sarah, 38, b. UC, Disciples, other res., Hillier Twp., single; Covert, Sarah, - , b. UC, Disciples, other res. Percy Twp., widow; Mary, - , b. UC, other res. Percy Twp. single (1861 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 68 of 605, line 32 - ancestry.ca.)⁶ He lived in 1866 at Conc 4 Lot 65, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; "Covert, Henry ... 4 65 f" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1866, Prince Edward Co., pg. 61 of 91, ancestry.ca.⁹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1871 Census: Covert, Henry, 45, b. Ont., Eng., Disciple, Hotel Keeper, married; Almira, 42, b. Ont., Eng., Disciple, married; Alvina, 20; Margaret, 17; John,m 14; Sarah, 10 (1871 Census: Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 59, sub-dist. f-1, pg. 63, line 2 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1881 Census: Covert, Henry, 55, b. Ont., Eng., Disciple, Cooper, married; Elizabeth, 52, b. Ont., Eng., Disciple, married; John, 24, b. Ont., Eng., Disciple, farmer, single; Pearsall, Sarah., 20, b. Ont., Eng., Disciple, single; Covert, Henrietta, 9; Spafford, Samuel, 87, b. USA, Eng., Disciple, widower; Dewil, 60, b. Ont., Eng., Disciple, widow (1881 Census: Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 119, sub-dist. H-1, pg. 10 of 55, line 1 - ancestry.ca - used text version as page is faint.)⁷ He appeared on the census of 22 June 1900 at Homer, Cortland Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 75 at 1900 US Fed Census: Covert, Henry, 75, b. Cda. Dec 1824, p.b. Cda. Eng., 53y marr., farmer, married; Almira E., 72, b. Cda. Aug 1827, p.b. Cda. Eng., 53y marr. - 8 children 5 living - married; Henrietta B., 26, b. Cda. Eng. Jan 1874, p.b. Cda. Eng., dressmaker, dau., single (1900 US Fed Census: Town of Homer, Cortland Co., New York, pg. 8 of 10, line 63 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He died in 1905 at Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, U.S.A; Date 1905 per FindaGrave. Date 1905 & location Syracuse per family tree of JaniceRowntreeJohnCooper on ancestry.ca, Jul 29 2025.^2,3 He was buried in 1905 at Onondaga Valley Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Henry Covert; Birth: 1825; Death:
1905 (aged 79–80); Burial: Onondaga Valley Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA; Plot: Sect 4 plot 163; Memorial ID: 115594786 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115594786/henry-covert.)³

     James W. Covert was born in 1829 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1829 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1852 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1851 Census: see Tunis Covert.¹

     David Covert was born in 1832 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1852 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see Tunis Covert.¹

     Catharine Covert was born in 1834 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1852 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Tunis Covert.¹

     Hiram Covert was born in 1837 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1837 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1852 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Tunis Covert.¹