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     Stuart Easton MacKechnie was born on 6 May 1817 at Bangalore, Madras, India; Date 1817 per CemSearch - age 36 at death May 5 1853. . Date May 6 1817 & location Bangalore, Madras, India per Mackechnie (DMPG91) on ancestry.com, Nov 16 2016. There are references in various documents related to the Woolen Mills in Cobourg that they were begun by the three McKechnie brothers. Stuart E. McKechnie is the most often mentioned. Note that William Weller's second wife, Margaret McKechnie was the daughter of Duncan, different family.

he/GC3GJDT_ontario-woollen-mills?guid=12faa3b6-a370-4c50-ae4d-1324b7717d3e.^1,3 He "Stuart Easton Mackechnie toured widely in the United States and the Canadas in the 1830s, residing for a time north of Toronto before returning to Britain." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) Date Nov 30 1848 per Scott and Chicken Family Tree, ancestry.com, Nov 16 2016. circa 1838 at Upper Canada.⁴ He "The house was built about 1843 to 44, and first belonged to a man named Stuart Mackechnie, a Scottish immigrant who founded woolen mills... on the present site of the Cobourg Daily Star building at the corner of King and Tremaine Streets. But Mr. Mackechnie must have overextended himself financially, because he lost the house a few years later when the bank foreclosed. The next owners of the house were the Poore family, who, apparently, were anything but. Anna Maria Poore's father was an English baronet, Sir Edward Poore. She also had a brother who lived in Grafton. She took over the ownership of the house in 1848, probably before the last two additions had been made to it. ... In the 1860s it was known as Mount Fortune, because it belonged to James Fortune the one time sheriff of Cobourg. ... Mr. Fortune died soon after acquiring the house in 1864, at the age of only 36. He was buried at St. Peter's Cemetery; the family continued to live in the house until 1869." from the Cobourg Daily Star, July 21, 2000 circa 1843 at Tremaine St., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁵ He lived in 1843 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "In 1843 D’Arcy Edward Boulton, a Cobourg lawyer and town booster, persuaded a number of Scottish capitalists, including Mackechnie and John Sinclair Wallace, to establish in Cobourg." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html)
Note: John Sinclair Wallace is a nephew. Date Nov 30 1848 per Scott and Chicken Family Tree, ancestry.com, Nov 16 2016.⁴ He lived on 30 September 1844 at Conc A & B, Lot 20, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B.S. 7475) show that Peter McGill sold same (203 acres same as 589) except parts sold to Stuart E. Mackechnie. ITS Date: Sep 30 1844. Reg'n. Date: Dec 21 1844. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Town of Cobourg, Book 079, pg. 024 of 262, Conc A & B, Lot 20, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Aug 16 2022. Also, Katie of Northumberland County Archives sent me a page with the same transactions on it, and much clearer. This page has the same Conc A & B, lot 20 but is shown as page 242. Not sure of the book no.)
Note: This is the first appearance of Stuart E. Mackechnie in land records in this area. He, along with his father, Andrew Mackechnie and his wife's Poore family wee weathy industrialists and they decided to invest in mills in this area near Factory Creek. Stuart E. Mackechnie would run Ontario Mills here for about a decade, a very successful enterprise. It is suggested that he had the house built at the lakeshore that William Weller would later live in. The land records are unclear, although the "S E. Corner" of Lot 20 had been separated from the rest of the lot as far back as 1805. (Dan Buchanan, Aug 27 2022.)⁶ He There are references in various documents related to the Woolen Mills in Cobourg that they were begun by the three McKechnie brothers. Stuart E. McKechnie is the most often mentioned and we know William Weller's second wife, Margaret McKechnie was the daughter of a Duncan. Who was the other brother?? https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3GJDT_ontario-woollen-mills?guid=12faa3b6-a370-4c50-ae4d-1324b7717d3e in 1845 at Woolen Mills, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West. He lived in 1847 at Mackechnie Woollen Mill, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "His behaviour suggests that he was an early Victorian swell turned businessman but there is evidence that not everyone looked favourably upon him. In 1847 farmers claimed they could not get a fair price for their wool at his factory." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html.)⁴ He lived in 1847 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "The following year, soon after arriving in Cobourg, Mackechnie purchased a grist-mill, which he sold in 1847." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) Date Nov 30 1848 per Scott and Chicken Family Tree, ancestry.com, Nov 16 2016.⁴ He "THE COBOURG STAR; COBOURG, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15, 1847; MCKECHNIE'S WOOLLEN FACTORY; Four years ago when this Factory was begun, no one imagined that it would form the nucleus of (what is destined to be) the most flourishing part of our Town. Yet so it was; and it proves to demonstration that manufactures, under a protective policy, are as likley to prove beneficial here, as in the neighbouring States - Lowell for example. It is to use a well known fact that this Factory gives empoyment to at least thirty-eight thousands pounds of other labour, two-thirds of which is agricultural, namely - 20,000 sheep, worth 10 shillings, 10,000 pounds. Six thousand acres of land, worth 3 pounds an acre, 18,000 pounds. The wages of operatives, agents, & c. &c., will make up at least another ten thousand pounds; and all this benefit is derived from an original capital of 12,000 pounds. The farmers must not imagine that a market for their wool is all the benefit they derive from this factory, - they must remember that almost all wages of the operatives go to them either directly or indirectly for food." from The Cobourg Star, Sep 14, 1847, copied from microfilm at Cobourg Public Library. on 14 September 1847 at McKechnie Woollen Factory, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁷ He lived in 1848 at Mackechnie Woollen Mills, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "He retained the water rights, however, and constructed near by a large factory for the manufacture of woollens, known as Ontario Mills. In 1848 he secured a mortgage on the property for £7,960 from one Andrew
Mackechnie. Three years later the factory was reportedly the largest in the province, turning out 800 yards of cloth a day and employing up to 175 people, many of them women. For Cobourg the works was the largest single source of tax revenue and the cornerstone of its economy." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html)
Note: The Andrew Mackechnie he got the mortgage from would he his father.⁴ He "As a young man of wealth, he added lustre to Cobourg’s self-conscious social élite. His marriage in Grafton in 1848 to Anna Maria Barbara Poore helped induce her brother, Sir Edward Poore, a former officer in the Scots Fusilier Guards, to settle near Cobourg. Both
men shared a passion for steeplechasing, and meets were organized under their direction.
Mackechnie’s gentility was also evident in his stewardship at such social gatherings as the
“Cobourg Assemblies” (1845) and in his large household staff (in 1851 a groom, four female
servants, and a farm agent)." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) in 1848 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁴ He married Anna Maria Barbara Poore, daughter of Sir Edward Poore and Lady Agnes Majoribannks, on 30 November 1848 at Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "His marriage in Grafton in 1848 to Anna Maria Barbara Poore helped induce her brother, Sir Edward Poore, a former officer in the Scots Fusilier Guards, to settle near Cobourg." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html)
"m. 30 Nov. 1848 Anna Maria Barbara Poore, and they had a son... " per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) Date Nov 30 1848 per Scott and Chicken Family Tree, ancestry.com, Nov 16 2016.^1,4 Stuart Easton MacKechnie "McKechnie's Woollen Factory; This excellent establishment, notwithstanding the hard times, is doing a most flourishing business. Within the last 6 months, 60,000 yards of cloth have been sold, and we have reason to believe that the trade wil largely increase during the next 6." from the Cobourg Star, Jul 11 1849, copied form microfilm at Cobourg Pulbic Library. on 11 July 1849 at McKechnie Woollen Factory, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁷ He "Although his concern over tariff changes led him to be active as well in the British American League [see George Moffatt*], and to serve as a delegate to its second convention in November 1849... " per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) in November 1849 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁴ He "Mackechnie also had financial interests in the Cobourg Harbour Company, the Cobourg and Rice Lake Plank Road and Ferry Company, and the Cobourg and Grafton Road Company, and was on the board of management of the Colonial Life Assurance Company at Cobourg." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) circa 1850 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁴ He "The growing complexity of Mackechnie’s operation and the need for additional capital led him to take Edward Sheldon Winans into partnership in February 1850." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) in February 1850 at Mackechnie Woollen Mills, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁴ He "Mackechnie had interests other than business and society. He appears to have belonged in 1851 to the Cobourg branch of the Church Union, an Anglican association of prominent laymen pledged to the defence of the controversial system of clergy reserves in the province." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) in 1851 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁴ He "Mackechnie had difficulty procuring adequate supplies of quality wool within the province. He repeatedly urged local farmers to improve their sheep and turn to the commercial
production of wool, but by 1851 almost a quarter of his raw material was still being imported. To counter this problem of supply, he developed the largest sheep farm in the area, under the management of his brother Henry." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) in 1851 at Mackechnie Woollen Mills, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁴ He "CANADA DIRECTORY; Cobourg ..; McKechnie & Winans, Ontario, woollen mills, King St.. - over 200,000 yards of cloth are manufactured here annually, giving employment to over 170 persons." from the Cobourg Star, Dec 24 1851, copied from microfilm at Cobourg Public Library. on 24 December 1851 at McKechnie & Winans Woolen Mill, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁷ He " ... Mackechnie had shown no sustained interest in local politics. Thus, when he became mayor of Cobourg in early 1853 with no prior involvement in municipal politics, the editor of the Cobourg Star, Henry Jones Ruttan, warned office holders not to be self-serving and arrogant, citing the case of Lucius Aelius Sejanus, the Roman who had displayed great avarice in his drive to attain political power. However, Mackechnie’s tenure as mayor was short for he died after only four months in office. The one lasting act of his administration was the commissioning of Kivas Tully* to design a new town hall. Not surprisingly, the resulting edifice, Victoria Hall, was the embodiment of mid-19th-century optimism and grand colonial pretension." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) circa January 1853 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁴ He "The cause of Mackechnie’s death is unknown, but he had time in his final days to prepare a will and, on 28 April, to sell his interest in Ontario Mills to William Butler. Mackechnie died at age 36, leaving to his wife (who later remarried) an estate estimated to be worth about £10,000." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html) on 28 April 1853 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁴ He died on 5 May 1853 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West, at age 35; Date May 5 1853 per CemSearch. Date May 6 1853 & location Cobourg per Mackechnie (DMPG91) on ancestry.com, Nov 16 2016. "Mr. D. E. Boulton gave, prefacing the toast with suitable remarks - the Memory of Stuart E. MacKechnie, Esq., - which was received by the vast assemblage with marks of most profound respect." from the Cobourg Star, Jan 10, 1855, copied from microfilm at Cobourg Puiblic Library.
"d. 6 May 1853 in Cobourg, Upper Canada." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Stuart Easton Mackechnie (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackechnie_stuart_easton_8E.html.)^7,1,4,3 He was buried on 7 May 1853 at St. Peter's Church, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: Stuart Easton Mackechnie; Born: - ; Died: May 5 1853; Age: 36; ID: CBSPCH14; No other names; Cemetery: St. Peter's Church Cemetery, King St. E. & College St.,(beside he church - no longer in use); Note: St. Peter's m/film: Mayor of the Town of Cobourg, buried May 7, 1853. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CBSPCH14%5E0)
OCFA: Name: MacKechnie, Stuart Easton; Cemetery: St. Peter's Church, Cobourg; County: Northumberland; Township: Hamilton; Ref.: LSGS-024 (http://ocfa.islandnet.com/ocfa-search.php.)^8,3

     William Ernest R. Burnet was born in 1886 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1891 Census: see William Burnet.¹

     Frederick C. Burnet was born in 1887 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1891 Census: see William Burnet.¹

     John C. Burnet was born in 1889 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1889 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1891 Census: see William Burnet.¹

     Frank L. Burnet was born in September 1890 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 1890 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 7 months at 1891 Census: see William Burnet.¹

     Barnabus McKyes was born in 1765 at U.S.A; Date 1765 per Memorial. Date c. 1765 & location USA per family tree of boucherpc onancestry.ca, May 11 2019. per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.^1,3 He married Anne (?) circa 1793; per Memorial. per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.^1,3 Barnabus McKyes lived in 1804 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Census: Barnabus McKyes; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 2 females under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1804 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Assessment: Barnabus McKyes; 127 acres uncult; 23 acres cult. ((Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He lived on 17 May 1813 at Conc 2 Lot 22, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 18) show that Aaron Greeley sold "200 acres", lot 22, concession 2, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Daniel & Barnabas McKyes. ITS Date: May 17 1813. Reg'n. Date: May 26 1823. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Hamilton Twp., Book 031, pg. 047 of 334, OnLand.ca)
Note: This is after Aaron Greeley got the Patent in 1802 and did some dealing with Richard Cartwright with mortgages. Lots of items re McKyes into the 1860s. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 11 2025)
Note: This land and much else in the immediate area weere held by McKyes for some decades. It is north-west of Cobourg, with the Burnham's all around.⁴ He "Muster Roll and Pay List of a Detachment of Northumberland Militia under the command of Major Elias Jones in Command from Kingston to Burlington Heights from 14 Oct. to 2 Nov 1813, inclusive. Officers: Major Elias Jones, Captains: Timothy Porter & Zacheus Burnham, Lieut.s: Jos. A. Keeler & Barnabus McKies (McKyes)" (1st Regiment, Northumberland Militia Pay Lists - Library and Archives Canada, RG9-I-B-7, Vol. #15, MF Reel #T-10383) on 14 October 1813 at Northumberland Militia, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.² He "Muster Roll and Pay List of a Detachment of Militia under the command of Capt. Zacheus Burnham, escorting Prisoners of War from the District of New Castle to Kingston from 5th to 18th October 1814, inclusive. Officers: Captain Zacheus Burnham, Lieut. Barnabus McKies (McKyes), Ensign: John Burnham & John Kelly." (1st Regiment, Northumberland Militia Pay Lists - Library and Archives Canada, RG9-I-B-7, Vol. #15, MF Reel #T-10383)
on 5 October 1814 at Northumberland Militia, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.² He appeared on the census of 1820 at Conc 2 Lot 21, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Assessment: Barnabus McKyes; 650 acres uncult; 200 acres cult., lots 21, 22, 23 in conc 2, 3, 4 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Hamilton Twp.)⁵ He appeared on the census of 1827 at Conc 2 Lot 21 & 23, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Census: Barnabas McKyes, 207 acres uncult., 185 acres cult., Conc 2, Lot 21 & 23; 4 males over 16, 1 male under 16, 3 famales over 16, 1 female under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment, Hamilton Twp.)⁵ He died on 24 March 1835 at Hamilton Twp., Amherst, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 per Memorial. Date Mar 24 1835 & location Amherst per family tree of boucherpc onancestry.ca, May 11 2019.^3,1 He was buried on 26 March 1835 at St. Peter's Heritage Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McKyes; Barnabus 1765 - 1835; His Wife Anne 1774 - 1844; Their Children; Clarissa 1804 - 1840; Burrage Yale 1810 - 1847; his wife Mary Anne Keeler 1817 - 1837; their son William Burrage 1836 - 1836; Sarah 1798 - 1871; Willis 1794 - 1863; his wife Clarissa 1800 - 1880 (St. Peter's Heritage Cemeter, Cobourg, Aug 8 2016.)³

     Anne (?) was born in 1774; Date 1774 per Memorial. per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.^1,2 She married Barnabus McKyes, son of Daniel McKyes and ? ?, circa 1793; per Memorial. per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.^1,2 As of circa 1793,her married name was McKyes.¹ Anne (?) was buried in 1844 at St. Peter's Heritage Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McKyes; Barnabus 1765 - 1835; His Wife Anne 1774 - 1844; Their Children; Clarissa 1804 - 1840; Burrage Yale 1810 - 1847; his wife Mary Anne Keeler 1817 - 1837; their son William Burrage 1836 - 1836; Sarah 1798 - 1871; Willis 1794 - 1863; his wife Clarissa 1800 - 1880 (St. Peter's Heritage Cemeter, Cobourg, Aug 8 2016.)² She died in 1844 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1844 per Memorial.²

     Daniel McKyes was born circa 1806 at Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date c. 1807 & location Cobourg per family tree of boucherpc onancestry.ca, May 11 2019. Date c. 1806 per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹ He married Sophia Victoria Strong, daughter of Ozem Strong and Clarissa Keeler, on 30 June 1839 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jun 30 1839 & location Cobourg per family tree of boucherpc onancestry.ca, May 11 2019. per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹ Daniel McKyes died on 29 December 1863 at Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Dec 20 1863 & location Coburg per family tree of boucherpc onancestry.ca, May 11 2019. per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹

     Sophia Victoria Strong was born on 12 September 1819 at Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., Vermont, U.S.A; per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹ As of 30 June 1839,her married name was McKyes.¹ She married Daniel McKyes, son of Barnabus McKyes and Anne (?), on 30 June 1839 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jun 30 1839 & location Cobourg per family tree of boucherpc onancestry.ca, May 11 2019. per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹ Sophia Victoria Strong died on 8 May 1888 at Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 68; per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹

     Clara Sophia McKyes was born on 15 January 1841 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jan 5 1841 & location Cobourg per family tree of boucherpc onancestry.ca, May 11 2019. per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹

     William Burrage McKyes was born on 5 February 1843 at Ontario; per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹ He married Isobel McCarthur circa 1870; per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹

     Isobel McCarthur was born circa 1845; per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹ As of circa 1870,her married name was McKyes.¹ She married William Burrage McKyes, son of Daniel McKyes and Sophia Victoria Strong, circa 1870; per family tree of RMunns7272 on ancestry.com, Aug 18 2016.¹

     Clarissa McKyes was born in 1804; Date 1804 per Memorial.¹ She was buried in 1840 at St. Peter's Heritage Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McKyes; Barnabus 1765 - 1835; His Wife Anne 1774 - 1844; Their Children; Clarissa 1804 - 1840; Burrage Yale 1810 - 1847; his wife Mary Anne Keeler 1817 - 1837; their son William Burrage 1836 - 1836; Sarah 1798 - 1871; Willis 1794 - 1863; his wife Clarissa 1800 - 1880 (St. Peter's Heritage Cemeter, Cobourg, Aug 8 2016.)¹ She died in 1840; Date 1840 per Memorial.¹

     Sarah McKyes was born in 1798; Date 1798 per Memorial.¹ She was buried in 1871 at St. Peter's Heritage Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McKyes; Barnabus 1765 - 1835; His Wife Anne 1774 - 1844; Their Children; Clarissa 1804 - 1840; Burrage Yale 1810 - 1847; his wife Mary Anne Keeler 1817 - 1837; their son William Burrage 1836 - 1836; Sarah 1798 - 1871; Willis 1794 - 1863; his wife Clarissa 1800 - 1880 (St. Peter's Heritage Cemeter, Cobourg, Aug 8 2016.)¹ She died in 1871; Date 1871 per Memorial.¹

     Willis McKyes was born in 1794 at Vermont, U.S.A; Date 1794 per Memorial. Date 1794 & location Vermont per family tree of ctc brown on ancestry.ca, Jun 11 2025.^1,2 He married Clarissa Gillet in 1820 at Stowe, Vermont, U.S.A; per memorial. Date 1820 & location Stowe, Vermont per family tree of ctc brown on ancestry.ca, Jun 11 2025.^1,2 Willis McKyes was buried in 1863 at St. Peter's Heritage Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McKyes; Barnabus 1765 - 1835; His Wife Anne 1774 - 1844; Their Children; Clarissa 1804 - 1840; Burrage Yale 1810 - 1847; his wife Mary Anne Keeler 1817 - 1837; their son William Burrage 1836 - 1836; Sarah 1798 - 1871; Willis 1794 - 1863; his wife Clarissa 1800 - 1880 (St. Peter's Heritage Cemeter, Cobourg, Aug 8 2016.)¹ He died in 1863 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1863 per Memorial. Date 1863 & location Hamilton Twp. per family tree of ctc brown on ancestry.ca, Jun 11 2025.^1,2

     Clarissa Gillet was born in 1800 at Vermont, U.S.A; Date 1800 per Memorial. Date c. 1800 & location Vermont per family tree of ctc brown on ancestry.ca, Jun 11 2025.^1,2 As of 1820,her married name was McKyes.¹ She married Willis McKyes, son of Barnabus McKyes and Anne (?), in 1820 at Stowe, Vermont, U.S.A; per memorial. Date 1820 & location Stowe, Vermont per family tree of ctc brown on ancestry.ca, Jun 11 2025.^1,2 Clarissa Gillet was buried in 1880 at St. Peter's Heritage Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McKyes; Barnabus 1765 - 1835; His Wife Anne 1774 - 1844; Their Children; Clarissa 1804 - 1840; Burrage Yale 1810 - 1847; his wife Mary Anne Keeler 1817 - 1837; their son William Burrage 1836 - 1836; Sarah 1798 - 1871; Willis 1794 - 1863; his wife Clarissa 1800 - 1880 (St. Peter's Heritage Cemeter, Cobourg, Aug 8 2016.)¹ She died in 1880 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1880 per Memorial. Date 1880 & location Hamilton Twp. per family tree of ctc brown on ancestry.ca, Jun 11 2025.^1,2

     William H. Hutchinson was born in 1844 at Canada West; Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1844 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1843 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1851 Census: see David Hutchinson.² He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1861 Census: see David Hutchinson.¹ He married Nellie ? before March 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per 1871 Census.³ William H. Hutchinson appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1871 Census: Hutcinson, William H., 26, b. Ont., Irish, WM, Sailor, married; Nellie, 19, b. USA, Dutch, WM, married (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 54, div. 1, pg. 65, line 8 - ancecstry.com.)³ He lived on 14 January 1894 at Port Huron, Michigan, U.S.A; Witness at marriage of his sister Mary Alberta Hutcheson & James Alex Brinkman.⁴

     Sarah Matilda Hutchinson was born on 29 November 1846 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Nov 29 1846 per Memorial. Date Nov 29 1846 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n. Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3,5 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see David Hutchinson.² She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see David Hutchinson.¹ As of 1 January 1870,her married name was Smith.³ She married James B. Smith, son of Thomas Smith and Nancy Ann Bullock, on 1 January 1870 at Dummer Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: James Smith; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Dummer Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Thomas & Nancy Smith; Bride: Sarah Matilda Hutchinson; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: - ; Status: spinster; Parents David Hutchinson & - ; Wit.: Alexander Smith, Dummer & Ella Maria Hutchinson, Brighton Twp; Date: no date here (Jan 1 1870); Place: Dummer Twp., Peterborough Co. (Ontario Marriage Registraiton, ancestry.com) per Memorial. Date Feb 22 1870 & location Dummer Twp., Peterborough Co. per CemSerch.^3,6,4 Sarah Matilda Hutchinson appeared on the census of April 1891 at Lakefield, Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1891 Census: see James B. Smith.⁷ She lived on 14 January 1894 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of her sister Mary Alberta Hutcheson & James Alex Brinkman.⁶ She died on 20 March 1939 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 92; Death Reg'n.#029833: Name: Sarah Matilda Smith; Date: Mar 20 1939; Age: 92y 3m; Res.: Picton, Prince Edward Co; Born: Brighton, Ont., Nov 29 1846; Nat.: English; Status; widow; Spouse; J. B. Smith; Parents: David Hutcheson, b. England & Sarah Potter, b. Brighton; Inf.: Vida Pyne, Picton, niece; Burial: Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Mar 22 1939; Und.: A. M. Palmateer, Picton; Cause: fractured hip, senility; Phys.: P. A. Scott, Picton; Reg'd.: Mar 22 1939 (Ontario Death Registration, #029833-1939, ancestry.ca) Date Mar 20 1939 per Memorial & CemSearch.^3,4,8 She was buried on 22 March 1939 at Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) James B. Smith; Died Dec. 16, 1910; Aged 66 Y;rs. 5 Mo's; Beloved Wife; Sarah M. Hutcheson; Born Nov. 29, 1846; Died Mar 20, 1939 (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jul 6 2009)
CemSearch: Name: Sarah Matilda Smith; Maiden: Hutcheson; Born: Nov 29 1846; Died: Mar 20 1939; Age: - ; ID: WOODS141; Other names: Brinkman, Mary Alberta [Hutcheson] (1869-1950), Smith, James B. (1844-1910); Cemetery: Woods Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 12, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Sec S Row 10 Plot 7; Note: Wife of James B. Smith married Feb. 22nd, 1870 in Dummer Twsp, Peterborough Cty, Ontario, Dau of David Hutcheson, Info from Ancestry Members Public Family Tree. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=WOODS141%5E1.)^3,4

     Eliza J. Hutchinson was born in 1849 at Canada West; Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1849 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see David Hutchinson.² She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1861 Census: see David Hutchinson.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1871 Census: see David Hutchinson.³

     Ella M. Hutchinson was born in 1851 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1850 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see David Hutchinson.² She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see David Hutchinson.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see David Hutchinson.³

     Joseph Hutchinson was born in 1853 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see David Hutchinson.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see David Hutchinson.²

     David Hutchinson Jr. was born in 1856 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see David Hutchinson.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see David Hutchinson.² He married Matilda Burr on 14 March 1878 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#.. : Groom: David Hutchinson.... Bride: Matilda Burr..... Date: Mar 14 1878; Place: Brighton (Ontraio Marriage Registration, #.... , ancestry.com.)³

     Samantha Hutchinson was born in 1857 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see David Hutchinson.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see David Hutchinson.²

     Albert Cyrus Hutchinson was born on 24 July 1860 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1860 & location UC per 1861 Census. (Shown as a Male) Date Jul 24 1860 & location Brighton per family tree of lisarocket22 in ancecstry.com, Aug 20 2016.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see David Hutchinson.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see David Hutchinson.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1881 Census: see David Hutchinson.³ He died on 21 March 1951 at Oceola Twp., Livingston Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 90; per family tree of lisarocket22 in ancecstry.com, Aug 20 2016.⁴

     ? Hutchinson was born circa 1790; per 1851 Census - David Hutchinson.¹ He married ? ? before 1815; per 1851 Census - David Hutchinson.¹

     ? ? was born circa 1790; per 1851 Census - David Hutchinson.¹ She married ? Hutchinson before 1815; per 1851 Census - David Hutchinson.¹ As of before 1815,her married name was Hutchinson.¹

     Charles Hutchinson was born in 1866 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see David Hutchinson.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1881 Census: see David Hutchinson.²

     Mary Alberta Hutcheson was born on 5 November 1869 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1869 per Memorial. Date Nov 5 1869 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date Nov 5 1869 per CemSearch. Date 1870 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 US Fed Census. Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1872 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - James Alex Brinkman.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1871 Census: see David Hutchinson.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1881 Census: see David Hutchinson.² She lived on 14 January 1894 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - James Alex Brinkman.⁷ As of 14 January 1894,her married name was Brinkman.³ She married James Alexander Brinkman, son of John Brinkman and Mary Jane Folls, on 14 January 1894 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008526: Groom: James Alex Brinkman; Age: 30; Res.: Brighton; Born: Tara, Ont; Status: bachelor; Occ.: dry goods salesman; Parents: - ; Bride: Mary Alberta Hutchison; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status; spinster; Parents: - ; Wit.: W.H. Hutchison, Port Huron, Michigan & Sarah M. Smith, Brighton; Date: Jan 14 1894; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. J. S. Clark; Reg'r.: J.H. Morrow, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008526-1894, ancestry.ca) per CemSearch note re Mary Albert Hutcheson.^3,8 Mary Alberta Hutcheson appeared on the census of 26 April 1910 at Queens Borough, New York, New York, New York, U.S.A; Age 40 at 1910 US Fed Census: see James A. Brinkman.⁶ She died on 27 June 1950 at Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, at age 80; Death Reg'n.#022433: Name: Mary Alberta Brinkman; Date: Jun 27 1950; Place: Kingston General Hospital, 2 weeks; Res.: New York, New York; Age: 80y 7m 22d; Born: Ont. Nov 5 1869; Nat.: Eng; Status: widow; Spouse: James Brinkman; Occ.: home duties; Parents: David Hutcheson & Mary Potter, both born Ont; Inf.: Mrs. Vida Pyne, dau., Picton; Reg'd.: Jun 28 1950; Burial: Jun 29 1950, Woods Cemetery, Brighton; Funeral Dir.: F.M. Hicks, Picton; Reg'r.: J. Jenkins, Picton, Prince Edward Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #022433-1950, ancestyr.ca)


Date 1950 per Memorial & CemSearch.^3,4,9 She was buried on 29 June 1950 at Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Mary A. Hutcheson; Wife of; J. A. Brinkman; 1869 - 1950 (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., image from CemSearch, Apr 17 2025)
CemSearch: Name: Mary Alberta Brinkman; Maiden: Hutcheson; Born: Nov 5 1869; Died: 1950; Age: - ; ID: WOODS141; Other names: Smith, James B. (1844-1910), Smith, Sarah Matilda [Hutcheson] (1846-1939); Cemetery: Woods Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 12, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Sec S Row 10 Plot 7; Note: Wife of J.A. Brinkman, Dau of David and Mary Hutcheson, Info from Ancestry Members Public Family Tree. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=WOODS141%5E2)
Date Jun 29 1950 & location Woods Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^3,4,5

     Nellie ? was born in 1852 at U.S.A; Date 1852 & location USA per 1871 Census.¹ As of before March 1871,her married name was Hutchinson.¹ She married William H. Hutchinson, son of Capt. David Hutcheson Sr. and Mary Jane Potter, before March 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per 1871 Census.¹ Nellie ? appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see William H. Hutchinson.¹

     Cyrus Potter was born on 28 February 1788 at Winchester, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; Date 1788 per Memorial - age 76 at death Sep 5 1864. Date Feb 28 1788 & location Winchester Co., Litchfoeld Co., Conn. per FindaGrve. Date 1788 & location USA per 1861 Census. Date 1787 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date Feb 28 1788 & location Winchester, Litchfield Co., Conn. per family tree of lisarocket22 in ancecstry.com, Aug 20 2016.^1,4,5,2,6 He married Maria B. Covell, daughter of Amos Henry Covell and Mary Polly Reed, circa 1813 at Upper Canada; Maria appears to be the wife of Cyrus Potter, mother of the kids. She died 1852 and Emily is shown as his wife in 1861 Census. Cyrus Potter with a wife, first appears in 1813 Census for Cramahe Twp.⁴ Cyrus Potter appeared on the census of 1813 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1813 Census: Cyrus Potter; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16. He appeared on the census of 1817 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: Cyrus Potter; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 females. He appeared on the census of after April 1818 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: Cyrus Potter; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female under 16. He appeared on the census of 1819 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Cyrus Potter; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female under 16; 1 hired man. He appeared on the census of May 1820 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: Cyrus Potter; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female under 16. He appeared on the census of 1821 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Cyrus Potter; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female under 16. He appeared on the census of 1822 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Cyrus Potter; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female under 16. He appeared on the census of 1823 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Cyrus Potter; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 female under 16. He appeared on the census of 1825 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: Cyrus Potter; 4 males under 16; 2 females under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16 (There is an Almon Potter 2 items down, showing 1 female over and 1 female under???) He appeared on the census of 1839 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Cyrus Potter; 2 males under 16; 2 males over 16; 4 females under 16; 1 female over 16 (There is an Almon Potter 2 items down, showing 1 female over and 1 female under. This would be a son.) He appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc 1 Lot 6, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Cyrus Potter; Conc 1, Lot 6, occ., prop; farmer
Note: Horace Potter is right below... non-prop. lab. He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc 1 Lot 6, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Cyrus Potter; Conc 1, Lot 6, occ., prop; Total 5 persons. He appeared on the census of 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 64 at 1851 Census: Potter, Cyrus, 64, b. USA, Bapt., farmer, married; Mary, 61, b. USA, Bapt., married; Amrilla, 18, b. Cda., Bapt., single; Benjamin, 16, b. Cda., Bapt., single; Mary, 87, b. USA, Bapt., widow; Horace, 35, b. Cda., EM, lab., married; Mary, 29, b. USA, EM, married; Albert, 10, b. Cda., EM; Allen, 8; Isaac, 5; Joseph, 3 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 63 of 160, line 13 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He married Emilia Tyler in 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West. Cyrus Potter appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 73 at 1861 Census: Potter, Cyrus, 73, b. USA, EM, farmer, married; Emily, 56, b. USA, EM, married; Huff, M. J.(f), 21, b. Cda., EM, single; S. H.(m), 2; Windover, C.(f), 11, b. Cda., EM; Holbert, S.(m), 16, b. Cda., EM (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 372 of 899, line 24 - ancestry.ca)(Henry Huff family is above, Saxton below.)⁵ He lived on 8 September 1863 at Conc 1 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will A53) show that the Will of Cyrus Potter granted "part", Lot 6, Concession 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Emily Perkins. ITS Date: Sep 8 1863. Reg'n. Date: Sep 20 1864. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 01, pg. 016 of 307, OnLand.ca.)⁷ He died on 5 September 1864 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West, at age 76; Date Sep 5, 1864 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date Sep 5 1864 per family tree of lisarocket22 in ancecstry.com, Aug 20 2016.^1,2,6 He was buried on 7 September 1864 at Wood's Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Cyrus Potter; Died; Sep. 5, 1864; Aged 76 Years (Wood's Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6 2009)
FindaGrave: Name: Cyrus Potter; Birth: 28 Feb 1788, Winchester, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Death: 5 Sep 1864 (aged 76); Burial: Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Plot: Row 7; Memorial ID: 100967987 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100967987.)^2,6