Person Page - 2916

     James Guillet was born on 24 March 1854 at Ontario; Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Mar 24 1854 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see John Guillet.³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see John Guillet.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1881 Census: see Sarah C. Guillet (mother.)¹ He married Ernestine Bush on 2 August 1882 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.⁴ James Guillet died on 24 January 1885 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 30; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.⁴

     Charles Guillet was born on 16 February 1859 at Ontario; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1859 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date feb 16 1859 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see John Guillet.³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see John Guillet.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see Sarah C. Guillet (mother.)¹ He married Jessie Maude Roberts on 27 December 1882 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.⁴ Charles Guillet married Helga E. Sorenson on 25 October 1899 at Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.⁴ Charles Guillet died on 22 November 1902 at Lindsay, Victoria Co., Ontario, at age 43; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.⁴

     Harriet "Hattie" Guillet was born on 18 February 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Feb 18 1861 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,3,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1871 Census: see John Guillet.³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1881 Census: see Sarah C. Guillet (mother.)¹ As of 25 December 1883,her married name was Scott.² She married Lockburn Bertie Scott on 25 December 1883 at Port Hope, Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.²

     Cephas Guillet was born in 1866 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see John Guillet.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1881 Census: see Sarah C. Guillet (mother.)¹

     Eliza Guillet was born in 1869 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1871 Census: see John Guillet.² She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: see Sarah C. Guillet (mother.)¹

     Hannah Patience Payne was born on 17 October 1809 at Deverill-Longbridge, Wiltshire, England; Date Oct 17 1809 & location Deverill- Longbridge, Wiltshire, England per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016. per 1871 Census.^1,2 As of 20 May 1833,her married name was Guillet.¹ She married John Guillet on 20 May 1833 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 20 1833 per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016. per 1871 Census.^1,2 Hannah Patience Payne died on 2 September 1834 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 24; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.²

     Mary Ann Guillet was born on 28 March 1834 at Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1833 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Mar 28 1834 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1861 Census: see John Guillet.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1871 Census: see John Guillet.¹ As of 18 September 1873,her married name was Mitchell.³ She married Peter Mitchell on 18 September 1873 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario.³ Mary Ann Guillet died on 27 February 1914 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 79; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.³

     Walter John Guillet was born on 15 October 1836 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1836 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Oct 15 1836 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1861 Census: see John Guillet.² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1871 Census: see John Guilllet.¹ He lived circa 1875 at Brazil; "When his father insisted on apprenticing him to a shoemaker, Walter J. Guillet ran away from home and established a unique business in Brazil that was to make him known on three continents." pg. 24, "Cobourg 1798 - 1948" E. C. Guillet.⁴

     Sarah Ann Guillet was born on 21 June 1838 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1838 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jun 21 1838 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1861 Census: see John Guillet.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1871 Census: see John Guillet.¹

     George Guillet was born on 19 July 1840 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1840 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jul 19 1840 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1861 Census: see John Guillet.² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1871 Census: see John Guillet.¹ He lived on 9 January 1884 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Richard Elmhirst Lightburne & Catherine Adeline Booth Eyre.⁴ He married Fannie Ann Bickle in 1917; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.³

     William Guillet was born on 9 March 1856 at Ontario; Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Mar 9 1856 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see John Guillet.² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see John Guillet.¹ He died on 12 March 1880 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 24; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.³

     Emma Guillet was born on 20 September 1849 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1849 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Sep 20 1849 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1861 Census: see John Guillet.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1871 Census: see John Guillet.¹ As of 26 September 1871,her married name was Pettet.³ She married Jonathan Pettet, son of Joseph Pettet and Amanda Wait, on 26 September 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.³ Emma Guillet died on 28 October 1877 at Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., at age 28; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.³

     Charlotte Guillet was born on 22 February 1844 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1844 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Feb 22 1844 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1861 Census: see John Guillet.¹ She died on 27 November 1874 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 30; Date Nov 27 1874 & location Toronto per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.²

     Albert Guillet was born on 27 February 1852 at Ontario; Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Feb 27 1852 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see John Guillet.¹ He died on 12 October 1868 at age 16; Date Oct 12 1868 per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.²

     Mary Elizabeth Scott was born on 27 May 1897 at Oakland Twp., Brant Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#.. : Name: Mary Elizabeth Scott; Date: May 27 1897; Parents: James Bristol Scott & Agnes Ferguson... pg. 2 n/a ... (Ontario Birth Registration, #... , ancestry.com) Date May 27 1897 per Memorial. Date May 27 1897 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1897 & location Oakland Twp., Brant Co. per marr. reg'n.^1,3,2,4 She appeared on the census of 12 April 1901 at Oakland Twp., Oxford South Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1901 Census: see James B. Scott.² She lived on 29 July 1925 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 29 July 1925,her married name was Guillet.¹ She married Edwin Clarence Guillet, son of Edwin Guillet and Lula Austriette Kemp, on 29 July 1925 at Oakland Twp., Maple Grove, Brant Co; Marriage Reg'n.#007087: Groom: Edwin Clarence Guillet; Age: 27; Res.: Toronto; Born: Cobourg; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Teacher; Rel.: United Church; Parents: Edwin Guillet & Lula Kemp; Bride: Mary Elizabeth Scott; Age: 28; Res.: Toronto; Born: Oakland Twp., Brant Co; Status: spinter; Occ.: At Home; Rel.: United Church; Parents: James C. Scott & Agnes Ferguson; Expected Res.: Maple Grove, Brant Co; Wit.: Jas. Lindsay, Aylmer West, Ont. & B. MacDuck, Welland, Ont; Date: Jul 29 1925; Place: Maple Grove, Oakland Twp., Brant Co; Performed by: William Carpenter, 150 Brock St., Brantford, United Church; Sworn: Cobourg, Jul 21 1925; Reg'r.: ?? Stong? (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007087-1925, ancestry.com.)⁵ Mary Elizabeth Scott died on 28 October 1984 at Newmarket, Ontario, at age 87; Date Oct 28 1984 per Memorial. Date Oct 28 1984 & location Newmarket per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Feb 5 2016.^6,4 She was buried on 31 October 1984 at Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) GUILLET; Edwin C. Guillet; Sept. 29, 1898; June 26, 1975; And Wife; Mary Elizabeth; Scott; May 27, 1897; Oct. 28, 1984 (Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, April 19 2016)(Edwin C. Guillet's parents are on the other side of the stone.)

     James Bristol Scott was born on 5 November 1865 at Ontario; Date Nov 5 1865 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daugher Mary Elizabeth (Scott) Guillet.^1,3 He married Agnes Ferguson before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daugher Mary Elizabeth (Scott) Guillet.¹ James Bristol Scott appeared on the census of 12 April 1901 at Oakland Twp., Oxford South Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1901 Census: Scott, James, 35, b. Ont. r. Nov 5 1865, Eng., Pres., farmer, & ??, married; Agnes, 32, b. Ont. r. Nov 2 1868, Scot., Pres., married; Mary E., 3, b. Ont. r. May 27 1897, Eng., Pres., daughter; Scott, Mary J., 60, b. Ont. r. Mar 29 1841, Eng., Meth., widow; William M., 37, b. Ont. r. Aug 11 1863, Scott, Meth., son, single (1901 Census: Oakland Twp., Oxford South Co., dist. 102, sub-dist. F-2, pg. 6, line 25 - ancestry.com.)³

     Agnes Ferguson was born on 2 November 1868 at Ontario; Date Nov 2 1868 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daugher Mary Elizabeth (Scott) Guillet.^1,3 She married James Bristol Scott before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daugher Mary Elizabeth (Scott) Guillet.¹ As of before 1895,her married name was Scott.¹ Agnes Ferguson appeared on the census of 12 April 1901 at Oakland Twp., Oxford South Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1901 Census: see James B. Scott.³

     Lorenzo Miller Vandervoort was born on 25 September 1842 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1840 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date Sep 25 1842 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of DVandervort9992 on ancestry.com, Sep 2 2013.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see James Vandervoort (grandfather.)¹ He married Hannah Maria Mikel circa 1866 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of DVandervort9992 on ancestry.com, Sep 2 2013.³ Lorenzo Miller Vandervoort died on 21 November 1917 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 75; per family tree of DVandervort9992 on ancestry.com, Sep 2 2013.²

     Albert Vandervoort was born in 1843 at Ontario; Date 1843 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1851 Census: see James Vandervoort (grandfather.)¹

     Jennet Vandervoort was born in 1847 at Ontario; Date 1847 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1851 Census: see James Vandervoort (grandfather.)¹

     Thomas Vandervoort was born in 1850 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1850 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see James Vandervoort (grandfather.)¹

     David Vandervoort was born in 1813 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of OregonCrary on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2024. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 1 2013.^1,2 He married Esther Harman on 8 August 1841 at Victoria Dist., Canada West; Date Aug 8 1841 & location Victoria Dist. per family tree of OregonCrary on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2024. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 1 2013.^1,2 David Vandervoort married Ruth Margaret Bates, daughter of Samuel Bates and Maria Campbell, circa 1855 at Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A; Ruth Margaret Bates is not married per 1850 US Fed Census.^2,3 David Vandervoort died on 5 March 1898 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A; per family tree of OregonCrary on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2024.²

     Esther Harman was born circa 1820; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 1 2013.¹ As of 8 August 1841,her married name was Vandervoort.¹ She married David Vandervoort, son of Samuel Acker Vandervoort and Hannah Hess, on 8 August 1841 at Victoria Dist., Canada West; Date Aug 8 1841 & location Victoria Dist. per family tree of OregonCrary on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2024. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 1 2013.^1,2

     Joheil Vandervoort was born circa 1818 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 1 2013.¹

     John Acker Vandervoort was born on 2 February 1800 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 2 1800 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of Vanlam86 on ancestry.ca, Mar 5 2024. Date 1800 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of lherman49 on ancestry.ca, Sep 4 2020. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 1 2013.^1,2 He married Anna Maria Stickles, daughter of John N. Stickles and Mary Smith, on 17 January 1826 at St. Thomas Church, Belleville, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of lherman49 on ancestry.ca, Sep 4 2020.² John Acker Vandervoort died on 26 January 1879 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 78; per family tree of lherman49 on ancestry.ca, Sep 4 2020.²

     Maria Madora Elizabeth Vandervoort was born on 23 March 1830 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Mar 23 1830 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Mar 6 2024. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 1 2013.^1,2 As of circa 1865,her married name was Yates.² She married William Sidney Yates circa 1865 at Hastings Co., Canada West; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Mar 6 2024.²

     Matilda Vandervoort was born circa 1824 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 1 2013.¹ As of circa 1850,her married name was Cole.¹ She married ? Cole circa 1850.¹

     Catherine Vandervoort was born on 23 October 1821 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1823 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1821 & location Cda. per 1855 NY State Census. Date Oct 23 1821 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 1 2013.^1,3,2 As of circa 1852,her married name was Bates.¹ She married William Fairhall Bates, son of Samuel Bates and Maria Campbell, circa 1852; Catherine in not shown as the second wife here, but timing after death of first wife and before next children suggests c. 1852. per family tree of OregonCrary on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2024.^1,4 Catherine Vandervoort appeared on the census of 15 June 1855 at Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 33 at 1855 NY State Census: see William T. Bates.² She "It was late evening when King reached the Vandervoort farm. John and Elizabeth, Melinda's parents, had never met King before and his reason for coming alarmed them. King said that his wife's body was being exhumed and that soon a warrent for his arrest would be issued. He said there would also be a warrant for Melinda's arrest. He wanted to take her to the United States where they would be safe until the trouble was straightened out. Melinda's parents were reluctant to allow her to go with King, but the fear of her being arrested prevailed. They said she could go with King on the sole condition that the pair go to Melinda's aunt's house in Cape Vincent, New York, a small community on the St. Lawrence River." from 'Dr. William Henry King: A Gradual and Painful Death", in the book "Murder; Twelve True Stories of Homicide in Canada" by Ed Butts, pg. 43 circa 20 November 1858 at Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A.. She "Aunt Catherine Bates" of the Dr. King story was Catherine Vandervoort, a daughter of Samuel Vandervoort and Hannah Hess. Her brother, John Hess Vandervoort, was the father of Dr. King's girlfriend, Melvenda Freeland (or Melinda) Vandervoort. Catherine Vandervoort married William Fairhall Bates around 1852 and lived on the Bates homestead in Cape Vincent Township, Jeffeson County, New York. The story says the farm house was about 6 miles south of the village of Cape Vincent, which is on the St. Lawrence River across from Wolfe Island and Kingston. Looking at the map, we can see that this distance is accurate. William Bate's father, Samuel Bates, had settled near Fox Creek, on the shore of Lake Ontario, very much at the eastern end of Lake Ontario and the western end of Cape Vincent Township. The Bates family owned several hundred acres of land on the mainland here as well as on Fox Island which is off-shore to the west in Lake Ontario. A map of the area from 1866 shows the name "Bates" on a section of land just in from the shore, on County Route 6 which makes a loop south from Cape Vincent Village, to the Fox Creek area and them east and north back to Cape Vincent. The village of Lyme is a few miles south of the Bates farm and there is a Bates Road in that area. The original Lyme Township was divided into Cape Vincent on the north and Lyme Townships on teh south, with a straight east-west line dividing them. The Bates homestead was not far north of the township line. (Dan Buchanan, Mar 5 2024) circa 25 November 1858 at Cape Vincent Twp., Fox Creek, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A.. She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 38 at 1861 Census: see Samuel Vandervoort (father)
Note: Catherine (Vandervoort) Bates is with her parents on the family farm in Sidney Township for the 1861 Census, just two years after the Dr. King affair. She is clearly shown to be married, so William Bates may be off to California with others of his family - and many of the Vandervoort clan as well. (Dan Buchanan, Mar 5 2024.)³ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Conc 6 Lot 28, Sidney Twp., West Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 80 at 1901 Census: Bates, Catherine, 80, b. Ont. r. Oct 23 1921, Dutch, Free M., lodger, widow (1901 Census: Sidney Twp., West Hastings Co., dist. 72, sub-dist. B-2, pg. 2, line 31 - ancestry.com)
Note: Catherine Bates is an 80-year-old lodger listed under Charles H. Vanderwater, with his father, Daniel Vandewater just above. A siseter of Catherine's, Maria Madora Vandervoort, married William Sidney Yates and their daughter, Hope Yates, was the wife of Charles H. Vanderwater. Besides this family connection, the Vanderwater homestead was on Conc 6, Lots 28, 29 and 30, a bit to the north and east of the earlier Vandervoort farm just south of Wallbridge at Conc 4, Lot 25. The village of Chatterton is farther north from the Vanderwater home and Foxboro is a bit father north and east, in Thurlow Township. After this mention of Catherine Bates, I see nothing about her death. (Dan Buchanan, Mar 6 2024.)⁵ She died circa 1905 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Nothing has been found re the death of Catherine (Vandervoort) Bates. Since she was living in Sidney Twp. in 1901, age 79, we must assume she died here and is not represented by a memorial. (Dan Buchanan, Mar 5 2024.)

     William Fairhall Bates was born on 22 December 1822 at Tenterden, Kent, England; Date 1823 & location England per 1855 NY State Census. Date 1824 & location England per 1850 US Fed Census. Date Dec 22 1822 & location Tenterden, Kent, England per family tree of OregonCrary on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2024. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 1 2013.^1,2,3,4 He immigrated on 19 April 1830 to New York, U.S.A; New York Arriving Passengers: Ship: Columbia; Arrival Date: Apr 19 1830; Arrival Port: New York, USA; Departure Port: London, England; Passengers: Samuel Bates, age 33; Maria Bates, 29; William, 7; Charles H., 5; Isaac, 1 (US, New York Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, Apr 19, 1830, Columbia, port of New York, pg. 3 of 5, ancestry.ca.)⁵ He married Sarah Jane Humphrey, daughter of John Humphrey and Sarah Wenban, circa 1847 at New York, U.S.A; per 1850 US Fed Census.³ William Fairhall Bates appeared on the census of 9 August 1850 at Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 26 at 1850 US Fed Census: Bates, William, 26, b. England, lab., married; Sarah Jane, 24, b. England, married; L. Maria, 2, b. NY (1850 US Fed Census: Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY, pg. 4 of 74, line 25 - ancestry.ca.)³ He married Catherine Vandervoort, daughter of Samuel Acker Vandervoort and Hannah Hess, circa 1852; Catherine in not shown as the second wife here, but timing after death of first wife and before next children suggests c. 1852. per family tree of OregonCrary on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2024.^1,4 William Fairhall Bates appeared on the census of 15 June 1855 at Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 32 at 1855 NY State Census: Bates, Wm. T., 32, b. England, farmer, married; Catherine, 33, b. Cda., married; Maria, 1, b. - (1855 NY State Census: Town of Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., New York, pg. 11 of 41, line 28 - ancestry.ca.)² He died on 22 February 1856 at Cape Vincent Twp., Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 33; Date Feb 22 1853? & location Cape Vincent Twp. per family tree of OregonCrary on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2024.
Note: Date here is 1853, but he is in the 1855 NY State Census. Appears as if he was not around when Dr. King came to stay. (Dan Buchanan, Mar 1 2024.)⁴ He lived on 25 October 1872 at Vallecito Valley, Alameda Co., California, U.S.A; California Voters Register: Voting No.: 749; Name: Bates, William F; Age: 49; Born: England; Occ.: farmer; Res.: Valecito Valley, "Transf'd from Sierra", Reg'd.: Oct 25 1872 (California Voter Registers, "The Great Register of Alameda Co.", 1867-1878, pg. 100 of 353, ancestry.ca.)⁵ He A Place Called Sunol: The stories on this page are from the book A Place Called Sunol, by Connie and Allen DeGrange. This book is available from The Sunol Coffeehouse & Cafe (Main St. Sunol), the Niles Canyon Railway Sunol Depot store or by sending $19.95+$3.25 shipping to: DeGrange Publishing, PO Box 173, Sunol, CA, 94586.
Sunol is a rural community of 900 to 1200 people located in Alameda County between the south San Francisco Bay and the Livermore Valley. The total land area designated as Sunol encompasses 86 square miles - about the same size as the city of San Francisco.
The area now know as Sunol was originally settled by the Ohlone tribe about 5000 years ago. The Ohlone lived in small villages with well defined territorial boundaries. Their culture was highly developed and stable in this plentiful land teeming with wildlife and other resources. A bountiful yield of plant and animal foods was ensured by careful management of the land. Controlled burning of extensive areas was carried out each fall to promote the growth of seed-bearing annual plants as well as to increase the grazing areas for deer, elk and antelope. Acorns from the many oaks were a staple plant food. When the Mission San Jose was established by the Spanish, the Ohlone population fell from about 10,000 to 2,000 within 60 years, mostly as a result of contracting European diseases.
In the mid 1800's, Antonio Maria Sunol and Maria Bernal Sunol gained ownership of 14,000 acres of Rancho El Valle de San Jose. One of their sons (also with the name Antonio Maria Sunol) build a complex of ranching support buildings near the present-day Sunol Water Temple. A larger community was created as disappointed gold miners settled as farmers.
By the late 1800's trains came through Sunol and Niles Canyon as the easiest way enter and leave San Jose. The ready access to Sunol by the railroads helped develop Sunol as a vacation area for city dwellers. By the turn of the century, the town boasted four hotels, three grocery stores, a meat market, two barber shops, two restaurants, and a soda fountain. During the same period, land and water rights were acquired by the Spring Valley Water Company which supplied water to Oakland and San Francisco.
The Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads had separate tracks through Sunol until 1984 when the Southern Pacific right-of-way was abandoned. In 1987, the Pacific Locomotive Association gain access to the Southern Pacific right-of-way and relaid the tracks between Sunol and Niles. They now offer steam train rides down Niles Canyon.
In 1906, William Bourn, a major stockholder in the Spring Valley Water Company, and owner of the Empire Gold Mine, hired Willis Polk to design a "water temple" at Sunol where people could celebrate the "meeting of the waters." Bourn wanted to sell the water company to the City of San Francisco and saw the temple as a way to appeal to San Francisco voters (there is more information on the Water Temple at the Save our Sunol web site.)
Sunol continued to develop as both an agricultural and recreational area. In 1925, Hazel Glen Avenue (now Kilkare Road) was improved, and 100 log cabins were constructed as summer retreats among the trees 3-1/2 miles up the canyon. The cabins in Kilkare Woods remained as summer homes until World War II when people started living in them all year because of a shortage of homes in the Livermore-Amador Valley.
The current Sunol Glen school, built in 1925, has about 250 students in kindergarten through eighth grades. The school has always acted as a community center - the auditorium still contains a metal lined movie projection loft designed during the era of carbon-arc projectors.
Over the years, fires have consumed much of the historic structures in Sunol. Most recently, between 1987 and 1989, three separate fires destroyed 7 businesses and a home on Main Street. Only now are they being replaced.
This brief history is only glimpse into the essence of Sunol. It doesn't explain why there are bed races, how a community theatre group flourishes, or who would have a dog for a mayor. If you are interested in learning more, A Place Called Sunol is good starting point, or simply strike up a conversation in the Olde Townhouse Cafe." copied from (https://www.sunol.net/place/). circa 1874 at Sunol Glen, Alameda Co., California, U.S.A.. He lived on 3 December 1874 at Sunal Glen, California, U.S.A; Will of Samuel Bates of Cape Vincent NY; (Page 1) "Last Will and Testament of Samuel Bates. Be it remembered, that heretofore, to wit: on the 3rd day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy four, Nathan R. Bates of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, one of the ..
Executors named in the last will and testament of Samuel Bates, late of the Town of Cape Vincent in the Couty of Jefferson, deceased, appeared in open Court, before the Surrogate of the County of Jefferson and made application to have the said last Will and Testament & codicil thereto annexed … Which relates to both Real and Personal Estate, proved: and on such application the said Surrogate did ascertain by satisfactory evidence who were the heirs at law and next of kin of the said testator, and their respective residences, and they are as follows Viz.: Said petitioner Nathan R. Bates, Charles Henry Bates, Samuel J. Bates and Margaret R. Jurry, all of the Cape Vincent, and James Bates of Lyme, all of Jefferson County, NY, and William F. Bates of Sunal Glen, California, children of the said testator all of full age."
Page 02, lower right … "I charge upon my said Executors the payment of my general testamentary expenses out of my said estate. Likewise, I make, constitute and appoint my sons William Bates & Nathan R. Bates to be Executors of the my last Will and Testament, thereby rendering all former wills by me made … " pages copied from family tree of OregonCrary on ancestry.ca, Mar 2 2024.
Note: William F. Bates is clearly shown here as one of the Executors of the will of Samuel Bates. He is said to be living in Sunal Glen, California.⁵ He lived on 11 October 1880 at 9th Ward, 9th Dist., San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, U.S.A; California Voters Register: 1880, San Francisco: Voting No.: 24; Reg'n. No.: 224; Name: William Bates; Age: 58; Born: At sea, under American Flag; Occ.: Contractor; Res.: S. s. Berry, Sixth & Seventh (California Voters Registers, 1880, San Francisco, 9th District, 9th Ward, Oct 11 1880, ancestry.ca.)⁵