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     Mary Margaret Crooks was born on 15 May 1815 at Upper Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ She married James Bell Ewart on 23 May 1832 at Upper Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of 23 May 1832,her married name was Ewart.¹ Mary Margaret Crooks died in 1876 at Sussex, England; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     James Crooks was born on 15 April 1778 at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland; Date Apr 15 1778 & location Kilmarock, Ayrshire, Scotland per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He immigrated in 1794 to Upper Canada; Arrival in Canada 1794 per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ He married Jane Cummings on 8 December 1808 at Upper Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ James Crooks "His position on church-state affairs could not have been made easier by the marriage in 1827 of his daughter Jane Eliza to the Reverend Alexander Neil Bethune*, an adherent of Strachan." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - James Crooks www.biographi.ca/en/bio/crooks_james_8E.html on 17 April 1827 at West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Upper Canada.² He died on 2 March 1860 at Flamboro West Twp., Wentworth Co., Canada West, at age 81; Date Mar 2 1860 & location West Flamboro, Wentworth, Ont. per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Jane Cummings was born on 24 July 1791 at Chippewa, Welland Co., Province of Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ She married James Crooks, son of William Crooks and Margaret Ramsay, on 8 December 1808 at Upper Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of 8 December 1808,her married name was Crooks.¹ Jane Cummings died in 1861 at Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Alexander Neil Bethune was born on 28 August 1800 at Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 28 1800 per CemSearch. Date 1801 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1800 & location UC per 1861 Census. " ... b. 28 Aug. 1800 at Williamstown, Charlottenburg Township, U.C., son of the Reverend John Bethune*, a loyalist, and Véronique Waddin ... " per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html
Date Aug 20 1800 & location Williamstown, Ont. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,3,2,4,5 He lived between 1810 and 1812 at Grammar School, Cornwall, Stormon Co., Upper Canada; "From 1810 to 1812 Alexander Neil was a student at the grammar school run by the Reverend John Strachan* at Cornwall, Upper Canada." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html.³ He lived in 1818 at Montreal, Quebec; "Alexander Neil’s movements from 1812 to 1819 are not known for certain; he may have continued his schooling under his older brother John, incumbent in Elizabethtown and Augusta Townships from 1814 and then at Montreal from 1818, for in the autumn of 1819 Alexander Neil wrote from Montreal that he had determined to go to York (Toronto) “to place himself under the care and direction of
Dr. Strachan, as a Student of Divinity, and to connect with this pursuit, such assistance in the Grammar School as a youth of nineteen could be expected to render.” " per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html.³ He lived between 1819 and 1823 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "From 1819 to 1823 Bethune remained at York as a student of divinity supported by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. He also assisted Strachan at St James’ Church as an usher." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html.³ He lived on 24 August 1823 at Quebec, Quebec; "On 24 Aug. 1823 Bethune was made a deacon by Bishop Jacob Mountain* in Quebec City." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html.³ He lived on 26 September 1824 at Grimsby, Wentworth Co., Upper Canada; "The following year, on 26 September, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Mountain. He had charge of the parish of The Forty (Grimsby), where he had served his diaconate, and was
also responsible for an out-station at Twelve Mile Creek (St Catharines)." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html.³ He lived in 1827 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In 1827 Bethune became the incumbent of the parish of Cobourg; he was later its rector and served there until 1867." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html.³ He "His position on church-state affairs could not have been made easier by the marriage in 1827 of his daughter Jane Eliza to the Reverend Alexander Neil Bethune, an adherent of Strachan." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - James Crooks www.biographi.ca/en/bio/crooks_james_8E.html on 17 April 1827 at West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Upper Canada.³ He married Jane Eliza Crooks, daughter of James Crooks and Jane Cummings, on 17 April 1827 at West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Upper Canada; " ... m. Jane Eliza, daughter of James Crooks .. " per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html
Date Apr 17 1827 & location West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Alexander Neil Bethune lived on 15 November 1828 at Rector of Cobourg, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "15 Nov 1828: At Kingston, on Wednesday, 5th inst., Donald Bethune, Barrister at Law, and M.P. for that town, to Janet, second daughter of the late Peter Smith, of the same place. (Rev. A. N. Bethune, Rector of Cobourg)" Marriage Notices 1813-1854, The Loyalist, York, pg. 28 of 550, ancestry.ca.)⁶ He lived in 1831 at England; "In 1831 he made the first of a number of trips to England on behalf of the Church of England in the colony, on this occasion as secretary to Bishop Charles James Stewart* of Quebec, in support of the University of King’s College at York and the Church of England’s rights to the clergy reserves in Upper Canada, questions on which his views resembled closely those of Strachan." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html.³ He appeared on the census of 1832 at Conc A Lots 15, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Census: Alexander Bethune; Conc A, Lot 16; - acres uncult., 2 acres cult; 2 males over 15; 2 males under 15; 3 females over 15; 2 females under 15 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.)⁷ He appeared on the census of 1833 at Conc A Lots 15 & 16, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Census: Alexander Bethune; Conc A, Lot 15 & 16; 25 acres uncult., 2 & 25 acres cult; 3 males over 15; 3 males under 15; 2 females over 15; 2 females under 15 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.)⁷ He appeared on the census of 1837 at Conc C Lots 15, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: A. N. Bettiune; Conc C, Lot 15; 45 acres cult., 15 acres uncult; 3 males over 15; 8 males under 15; 5 females over 15; 2 females under 15 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.)⁷ He lived on 6 May 1837 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "While at Cobourg, Bethune also became first editor of the Church, a weekly newspaper that commenced publication 6 May 1837." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html.³ He appeared on the census of 1840 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1840 Census: Rev. A. N. Bethune; 7 males under 16; 6 males over 16; 2 females under 16; 4 females over 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.)⁷ He "He retained this position until 1841 when he resigned it to a layman, John Kent, but in 1843 he once again became editor, commenting that “the excitement . . . amidst the clash and din of party strife, was too much for [Kent].” The decision to found a newspaper to represent “Church” opinion in the province came from the need to rally
church support for its stand on the clergy reserves. Bethune, a man of not inconsiderable learning, had made a careful study of the whole question, and Strachan, chairman of the newspaper’s committee, found in Bethune a man whom he could trust and in whom he could confide. Indeed Strachan directed much of the editorial policy." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html in 1841 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.³ He "When the diocese of Toronto was carved out of that of Quebec in 1839, Strachan became its first bishop and he appointed Bethune as one of his chaplains. In October 1841 Strachan asked his chaplains, Bethune, Henry James Grasett*, and Henry Scadding*, to draw up a plan for training divinity students pending the establishment of a regular college. The plan was submitted, and on 27 November Strachan announced the appointment of Bethune, though he did not have a degree, as professor of theology. The Diocesan Theological Institution opened in
Cobourg in January 1842 with 15 students but was attended by indifferent success. There were complaints about both the quality of the students and their training; for the first three years Bethune was both principal and staff, and this together with the many other demands on his time helps to explain the low academic standards. But the greatest problem Bethune encountered had to do with churchmanship. As the decade wore on there appeared increasing opposition to the school on the part of the low churchmen, particularly in the western part of the province. Its opponents referred to it as a “hot bed of Tractarianism,” an accusation Strachan in particular resented as false and malicious. This difficult and often stormy part of Bethune’s ministry was brought to an end when the school was merged with the University of
Trinity College, opened in Toronto in 1852." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html on 27 November 1841 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.³ He appeared on the census of 1844 at Conc A Lot 15, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1844 Assessment: Rev. A. N. Bethune; Conc A, Lot 15, - acres uncult., - acres cult. (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.)⁷ He "12 Sept. 1845: ... ibid.. On 3rd inst., at the residence of James Carswell, St. Antoine St., Montreal, Donald Bethune, Jr., of Cobourg, C.W., Barrister, to Mary Telfer, eldest daughter of the late William Gay, merchant of that city. (Rev. Dr. Bethune)" Marriage Noticces of Ontario 1813-1854, The Patriot, Toronto, pg. 136 of 550, ancestry.ca) on 12 September 1845 at St. Antoine St., Montreal, Quebec.⁶ He appeared on the census of 1847 at Conc A Lot 15, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1847 Census: A. N. Bethune; Conc A, Lot 15, (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.)⁷ He "Strachan had appointed Bethune his ecclesiastical commissary for the archdeaconry of York in 1845 with the title of “the Reverend Official.” Though burdened with responsibilities, Strachan had felt unable to relinquish the post of archdeacon of York for financial reasons, and this arrangement permitted him to devote his time to his duties as bishop. Then, in 1847, the bishop collated Bethune into the archdeaconry of York upon his own resignation from that position. Bethune gave up the editorship of the Church and became the chief administrative
assistant of Bishop Strachan while remaining principal of the college. He made regular
visitations of the parishes, checking church buildings and rectories, reviewing parish registers, advising on pastoral problems, and making reports to the bishop. From 1847 to 1850 he visited about 127 churches and mission stations, in an area that extended westward through the province from Oshawa. The archdeaconry was a post Bethune filled with diligence, and it immersed him in the day-to-day problems of the diocese." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html in 1847 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West.³ He lived in April 1852 at England; "In the spring of 1852 Bethune went to England at Strachan’s bidding to raise financial support for Trinity College, founded after Strachan’s former creation, the University of King’s College, had been secularized into the University of Toronto. Bethune was also his church’s spokesman in England during the final battle over the clergy reserves. He met with limited success in both tasks. He was unable to shake the determination of the Lord Aberdeen ministry to comply with the demand from the administration of Francis Hincks* in Canada that an imperial act be passed enabling the provincial legislature to make a final settlement on the clergy reserves. Nor did he receive the response to his appeal for funds which he had expected: he often felt “baffled and disappointed,” but considered that “fully £5,000 [would] be realized in all.” per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html.³ He "In July 1857 the first subdivision of the diocese of Toronto took place when the diocese of Huron was carved out of its southwestern portion. Bethune entered the first of his three episcopal elections and lost to Benjamin Cronyn, the Irish rector of London. When the diocese of Ontario was created from the eastern portion of the diocese of Toronto in 1862, Bethune was again a candidate but withdrew before the certain success of another Irishman, the 36-year-old
rector of Brockville, John Travers Lewis*. In both elections, Bethune lost to local candidates with strong popular support. In addition, however, the growing strength in numbers and influence of the evangelical, low church wing was an obstacle to Bethune; he was regarded by many of its sympathizers as a high churchman, and by some as a Tractarian. Moreover, the opposition to Strachan, fostered by his dislike of low churchmen and by his driving personality,
spilled over onto Bethune, popularly regarded as the bishop’s favourite." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html in July 1857 at York, York Co., Canada West.³ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 61 at 1861 Census: Bethune, A. N., 61, b. UC, CE, Clergyman, married; Jane E., 52, b. UC, CE, married; Francis(m), 10, b. UC, CE; Charles, 18; Frederick, 16; George, 14 (1861 Census: Town of Cobourg, Northumberland Co., pg. 493 of 899, line 29 - ancestry.ca.)² He "On 21 Sept. 1866, however, Bethune came into his own when Strachan at 88 requested a
coadjutor to assist him. The synod elected Bethune on the ninth ballot, but only after Provost George Whitaker* of Trinity College, who had consistently led in the voting, asked after the eighth ballot that his name be withdrawn. Bethune had ranked third in both clerical and lay voting, taking about one-quarter of the clerical votes but one fifth of the lay vote, trailing Whitaker and Thomas Brock Fuller*. The only other serious contender was Grasett, now rector of St James’ Cathedral in Toronto. Bethune took the title of bishop of Niagara and was consecrated by Strachan in St James’ Cathedral, 25 Jan. 1867." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html on 25 January 1867 at St. James Cathedral, York, York Co., Canada West.³ He lived on 1 November 1867 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Later in 1867 Bethune represented the diocese of Toronto in place of the failing Strachan at the first Lambeth Conference, in England. He returned to Toronto just before Strachan’s funeral on 5 November. Bethune had succeeded his mentor on 1 Nov. 1867, and adopted as his signature “A. N. Toronto.” He resigned both the rectory of Cobourg and the archdeaconry of York. He continued as bishop of Toronto until his death in 1879." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html.³ He "Alexander Neil Bethune was pre-eminently a gentle and mild individual, and a contrast to
Strachan, the first bishop. The Reverend John Langtry commented: “no two men could be more unlike than they. Bishop Strachan was a man of war from his youth . . . . The ideal of Bishop Bethune’s life, whether consciously or not, was that of one who was trying above all things to live peaceably with all men. He was a man of high intellectual gifts, and of extensive reading, of gentle and refined disposition, but of a reserved and unemotional character . . . . Bishop Bethune seldom or never got angry. He was distressed by the waywardness and rough tempers of others; but as the result of it all, he lived an unruffled life.” Bethune, without Strachan’s fearless abilities as a strategist, inherited in no small measure
the opposition which Strachan’s methods and policies had stirred up. It was his misfortune to
be bishop at the height of the storm, and his episcopate might have appeared more successful under other circumstances." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html circa 1870 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario.³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at West Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1871 Census: Bethune, Alex. N., 70, b. Ont., Scot., CE, Bishop of Toronto, widower; Janet, 70, b. Ont., Scot., CE, widow; George, 25, b. Ont., Scot., CE, clerk, single; Frank, 19, b. Ont., CEot., CE, single; Stennett, Walter B., 13, b. Ont., Eng., CE; Hewitt, Sarah, 42, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, servant, single; Lowery, Annie, 27, b. Ireland, Eng., C. pres., single; Nixon, Hannah, 33, b. England, Eng., CE, servant, married; Haley, Martin, 18, b. Ont., Irish, RC, servant, single (1871 Census: West Toronto, York Co., dist. 46, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 56, line 14 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He died on 3 February 1879 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 78; Date Feb 3 1879 & location Toronto per CemSearch. " ... d. 3 Feb. 1879 at Toronto, Ont." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html Date Feb 3 1879 & location Toronto per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,3,5 He was buried on 5 February 1879 at St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Alexander Neil Bethune; Born: Aug 28 1800; Died: Feb 3 1879; ID: CBSPCM0771; Other names: Bethune, Agnes Emily ( -1891), Bethune, Arthur M. (1873-1960), Bethune, Beatrice Mary (1875-1957), Bethune, Charles James Stewart (1838-1932), Bethune, Edith A. St. L. [Wilson](1877-1960), Bethune, Edith Alice ( -1874), Bethune, Eliza Jane (1828-1851), Bethune, Emily Anne (1840-1847), Bethune, George Strachan Cartwright (1845-1902), Bethune, Harriet Alice Mary [Fulrong](1844-1898), Bethune, Herbert (1848-1849), Bethune, Herbert Charles ( - -1872), Bethune, Jane Eliza ( -1861), Bethune, John James (1834-1859); Cemetery: St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Ontario St. N., Cobourg, Plot 381; Note: The Right Reverand D.D. D.C.L., Second Bishop of Toronto. 40 Yrs Rector at Cobourg. Died in Toronto. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=CBSPCM0771%5E4.)

     Jane Eliza Crooks was born on 12 September 1809 at West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Upper Canada; Date 1809 per CemSearch - age 51 at deaht Jul 28 1861 - also dau. of Hon. James Crooks. Date 1809 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2,3 She married Alexander Neil Bethune, son of John Bethune and Veronique Waddens, on 17 April 1827 at West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Upper Canada; " ... m. Jane Eliza, daughter of James Crooks .. " per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Rev. Alexander Neil Bethune,
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_alexander_neil_10E.html
Date Apr 17 1827 & location West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of 17 April 1827,her married name was Bethune.¹ Jane Eliza Crooks appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 52 at 1861 Census; see Alexander N. Bethune.² She died on 28 July 1861 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West, at age 51; Date Jul 28 1861 per CemSearch. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,3 She was buried on 30 July 1861 at St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: Jane Eliza Bethune; Born: - ; Died: Jul 28 1861; Age: 51; ID: CBSPCM0771; Other names: Bethune, Agnes Emily ( -1891), Bethune, Alexander Neil (1800-1879), Bethune, Arthur M. (1873-1960), Bethune, Beatrice Mary (1875-1957), Bethune, Charles James Stewart (1838-1932), Bethune, Edith A. St. L. [Wilson](1877-1960), Bethune, Edith Alice ( -1874), Bethune, Emily Anne (1840-1847), Betune, George Strachan Cartwright (1845-1902), Bethune, Harriet Alice Mary [Fulrong](1844-1898), Bethune, Herbert (1848-1849), Bethune, Herbert Charles ( - -1872), Bethune, Jane Eliza ( -1861), Bethune, John James (1834-1859); Cemetery: St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Ontario St. N., Cobourg, Plot 381; Note: Wife of the Ven. A.N. Bethune D.D., Archdeacon of Toronto, Rector of Cobourg. Daughter of hon. James Crook?, Bishop of Toronto. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=CBSPCM0771%5E2.)³

     John Bethune was born in 1751 at Breabost, Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He married Veronique Waddens on 30 September 1782 at Christ Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec; "In 1782, before the close of the war, Bethune married Veronique Wadin (d.1846), daughter of Jean-Étienne Wadin (1738–1782), a founding partner of the North West Company. Veronique's mother was Marie-Josephe De Guire, and the sister of Marguerite, wife of Dr. John McLaughlin, Father of Oregon. After Bethune's death, Veronique Bethune resided happily with her daughter Christine and son-in-law Robert Henry at Cobourg for 31 years and was regarded by distinguished travellers of the period as a lady of great wit and charm."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bethune_(minister)
Date Sep 30 1782 & locaiton Christ Anglican Church, Montreal, per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,2 John Bethune In 1787 the Rev. John Bethune, Chaplain of the First Battalion of the Royal Highland Emigrant Regiment, organized a congregation at Williamstown, and preached also at Lancaster, Cornwall and Martintown." from "Early Life in Upper Canada" by Edwin C. Guillet, pg. 42. in 1787 at Williamtown, Glengary Co., Quebec.³ He "In 1784, upon the demobilization of his regiment, Bethune ministered to a small band of Presbyterian Scots and in 1786 established the first Presbyterian Church on St Gabriel's Street, Montreal, which became the mother church of Presbyterianism in Canada. One year later he came to Glengarry (spelled Glengary at the time) to be among the loyalist settlers of his regiment. Settling at his home (now a national historic site, later occupied by David Thompson) in Williamstown, here he devoted the remainder of his life to his ministry.[1] The harmonious and amicable relations among the denominations is now legendary. The Roman Catholic Bishop at St Raphael's, Alexander Macdonell, prided himself on his knowledge of Protestant prayers by which he could fill in for Bethune when needed." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bethune_(minister) in 1787 at Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada.² He "Whil emany of the Loyalist Highlanders and the later immigrantws had received little or no schooling, yet the inhabitants of Glenfarry were among the first in Upper Canada to take active steps to secure the advantages of education for those who could ill afford to attend private schools. In 1804 the Rev. John Bethune and ten other men of the country petitioned the legislature of Upper Canada to establish common (public) schools. The government refused, however, and the principle of elementary education was not approved until 1816, though provision had earlier been made for grammar (secondary) schools. In 1817 the Township of Charlottenburg alone had twelve common schools, a large number in comparison with most other sections of Upper Canada." from "Early Life in Upper Canada" by Edwin C. Guillet, pg. 443 & 44 in 1804 at Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada.³ He died on 23 September 1815 at Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Veronique Waddens was born on 5 April 1764 at Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ She married John Bethune, son of Angus John Bethune and Christian Campbell, on 30 September 1782 at Christ Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec; "In 1782, before the close of the war, Bethune married Veronique Wadin (d.1846), daughter of Jean-Étienne Wadin (1738–1782), a founding partner of the North West Company. Veronique's mother was Marie-Josephe De Guire, and the sister of Marguerite, wife of Dr. John McLaughlin, Father of Oregon. After Bethune's death, Veronique Bethune resided happily with her daughter Christine and son-in-law Robert Henry at Cobourg for 31 years and was regarded by distinguished travellers of the period as a lady of great wit and charm."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bethune_(minister)
Date Sep 30 1782 & locaiton Christ Anglican Church, Montreal, per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,3 As of 30 September 1782,her married name was Bethune.¹ Veronique Waddens appeared on the census of 1821 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Mrs. V. Bethune; 1 male 16 - 60; 3 females 16 - 60; 1 male under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
Note: This census record in 1821 is the first appearance of any Bethunes in Hamilton Twp.⁴ She appeared on the census of 1822 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Mrs. V. Bethune; 4 males 16 - 60; 4 females 16 - 60; 1 male under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
Note: James does not appear in the 1882 Census. Must be included with his mother.⁴ She appeared on the census of 1823 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Mrs. V. Bethune; 2 males 16 - 60; 3 females 16 - 60; 1 male under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.)⁴ She lived in January 1823 at SE King St. E. & Church St., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "While her husband went into the wilds of Peterborough County to prepare a log house, Mrs. Stewart enjoyed the aristocratic society of Cobourg. Mrs. Henry, she wrote, "improves very much on acquaintance, and seems greatly attached to her husband who is much older"; and her mother, Mrs. Bethune, was "a fine, merry old lady who lives in a little cottage just opposite the Henry's house". Captain and Mrs. Boswell were "very pleasing and very kind", and lived east of the village, not far from the present "Kingston Crossing". Afternoon teas were enjoyed at these homes, and sometimes dancing followed; and sleighing parties were popular on dear, frosty nights." from Cobourg 1798 - 1948, by Edwin C. Guillet, pg 13.
"Believed to be the oldest house in Cobourg, it stands on the southeast corner of King and Church Street; Notes: The Bank of Upper Canada had a monopoly in the province during the early 1800s. James Gray Bethune was the first representative in Cobourg for the Bank of Upper Canada. Then around 1830 "Squire" Robert Henry opened the first private bank, The Cobourg Bank, at this location. James Gray Bethune, later took it over as he was sympathetic to the settlers' banking needs. (Bethune's sister Cristy was married to Robert) It was robbed in 1835 causing Bethune to go bankrupt. Shortly after the Bank of Upper Canada's monopoly was broken and new banks appeared." Cobourg Public Library Images, ID: 720-25 - called the Minaker House, King E & Church.
(http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/18982/data?n=10.)⁵ She died on 30 May 1846 at Montreal, Quebec, at age 82; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Angus John Bethune was born in 1704 at Breabost, Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He married Christian Campbell, daughter of Donald Campbell and Katherine MacDonald, in 1747 at Scalpay, Inner Hebrides, Inverness-shire, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Angus John Bethune died in 1801 at Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Christian Campbell was born in 1725 at Scalpay, Inner-Hebrides, Inverness-shire, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ She married Angus John Bethune in 1747 at Scalpay, Inner Hebrides, Inverness-shire, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of 1747,her married name was Bethune.¹ Christian Campbell died in 1790 at Moore, North Carolina, U.S.A; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Donald Campbell was born in 1700 at Inne Hebrides, Inverness-shire, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He married Katherine MacDonald circa 1723 at Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Katherine MacDonald was born in 1700 at Inner Hebrides, Inverness-shire, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ She married Donald Campbell circa 1723 at Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of circa 1723,her married name was Campbell.¹

     Angus Norman Bethune was born on 9 September 1783 at Carleton Island, Quebec; Date Sep 9 1783 per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017. Note: Carleton Island belonged to the British at this time, still part of the larger province of Quebec. After the war was over, Carleton Island became part of New York State.¹ He married Louisa MacKenzie, daughter of Roderick MacKenzie and Country Wife ? ?, in 1809 at Fort William, Rupert's Land, Canada; Date 1809 & location Fort William per family tree of Joanne Doucette on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2020.¹ Angus Norman Bethune married An Indian Woman ? ? circa 1810; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Angus Norman Bethune died on 13 November 1858 at Toronto, York Co., Canada West, at age 75; per family tree of Joanne Doucette on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2020. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Louisa MacKenzie was born in 1793 at Terrebonne, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of 1809,her married name was Bethune.¹ She married Angus Norman Bethune, son of John Bethune and Veronique Waddens, in 1809 at Fort William, Rupert's Land, Canada; Date 1809 & location Fort William per family tree of Joanne Doucette on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2020.¹ Louisa MacKenzie died on 20 April 1833 at Wawa, Rupert's Land, Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Roderick MacKenzie was born in 1761 at Alchiltibuie, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He married Country Wife ? ? circa 1789 at Canada; "Country Wife" means a native woman who he lived with for a time a trading post. These marriages were often not recognized although often resulting in offspring. Most traders also had a legitimate wife in Europe or Quebec.¹ Roderick MacKenzie died on 15 August 1844 at Terrebonne, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Country Wife ? ? was born in 1775 at Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ She married Roderick MacKenzie, son of Alexander McKenzie and Catherine McRae, circa 1789 at Canada; "Country Wife" means a native woman who he lived with for a time a trading post. These marriages were often not recognized although often resulting in offspring. Most traders also had a legitimate wife in Europe or Quebec.¹ As of circa 1789,her married name was MacKenzie.¹

     Donald Bethune was born on 16 April 1820 at Fort William, Rupert's Land, Canada; Date 1821 & location Cda. per 1870 US Fed Census. Date Apr 16 1820 & location Fort William per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,2 He married Mary Tefler Gay on 3 September 1845 at Montreal, Quebec; "12 Sept. 1845: ... ibid.. On 3rd inst., at the residence of James Carswell, St. Antoine St., Montreal, Donald Bethune, Jr., of Cobourg, C.W., Barrister, to Mary Telfer, eldest daughter of the late William Gay, merchant of that city. (Rev. Dr. Bethune)" Marriage Noticces of Ontario 1813-1854, The Patriot, Toronto, pg. 136 of 550, ancestry.ca)
Date Sep 3 1845 & location Montreal per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,3 Donald Bethune appeared on the census of 1 June 1870 at Ward 6, 1st Precinct, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 49 at 1870 US Fed Census: Bethune, Donald, 49, b. Cda., Lawyer, married; Mary, 42, b. Cda., married; Louise, 21, b. Cda., at home, single; Robert, 15, at school (1870 US Fed Census: Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, Ward 6, 1st Precinct, pg. 86 of 360, line 29 - ancestry.ca.)² He died on 26 December 1886 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 66; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He was buried on 28 December 1886 at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Donald Bethune; BIRTH: 16 Apr 1820, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 26 Dec 1886 (aged 66), Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; BURIAL: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; PLOT: Section 5; MEMORIAL ID: 148405557; Note: Son of Angus Bethune and Louisa Bethune, per death record. Widowed. Lawyer. Next to wife, Mary Telfer Gay Bethune (b. Montreal, Canada) Near daughter, Louisa M. Calvert;
Known children: Louisa M. Bethune Calvert, Robert Armour Bethune, architect (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148405557/donald-bethune.)⁴

     Mary Tefler Gay was born on 1 May 1827 at Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of 3 September 1845,her married name was Bethune.¹ She married Donald Bethune, son of Angus Norman Bethune and Louisa MacKenzie, on 3 September 1845 at Montreal, Quebec; "12 Sept. 1845: ... ibid.. On 3rd inst., at the residence of James Carswell, St. Antoine St., Montreal, Donald Bethune, Jr., of Cobourg, C.W., Barrister, to Mary Telfer, eldest daughter of the late William Gay, merchant of that city. (Rev. Dr. Bethune)" Marriage Noticces of Ontario 1813-1854, The Patriot, Toronto, pg. 136 of 550, ancestry.ca)
Date Sep 3 1845 & location Montreal per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,2 Mary Tefler Gay appeared on the census of 1 June 1870 at Ward 6, 1st Precinct, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 42 at 1870 US Fed Census: see Donald Bethune.³ She died on 6 April 1878 at Detroit, Waynce Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 50.¹

     Louisa May Bethune was born on 19 April 1848 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1870 US Fed Census. Date Apr 19 1848 & location Cobourg per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1 July 1870 at Ward 6, 1st Precinct, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 21 at 1870 US Fed Census: see Donald Bethune.² As of circa 1871,her married name was Calvert.¹ She married Charles Browne Calvert circa 1871; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Louisa May Bethune died on 1 September 1929 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 81; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Charles Browne Calvert was born on 3 June 1848 at Liverpook, Merseyside, England; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He married Louisa May Bethune, daughter of Donald Bethune and Mary Tefler Gay, circa 1871; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Charles Browne Calvert died on 4 November 1920 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 72; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Robert Armour Bethune was born on 7 June 1855 at Bowmanville, Durham Co., Canada West; Date 1855 & location Cda. per 1870 US Fed Census. Date Jun 7 1855 & location Bowmanville, Ont. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1 July 1870 at Ward 6, 1st Precinct, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 15 at 1870 US Fed Census: see Donald Bethune.² He married Jennie Louise Blanchard in December 1881; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Robert Armour Bethune died on 17 July 1915 at Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 60; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Jennie Louise Blanchard was born on 21 July 1856 at Waterloo, Seneca Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of December 1881,her married name was Bethune.¹ She married Robert Armour Bethune, son of Donald Bethune and Mary Tefler Gay, in December 1881; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Jennie Louise Blanchard died on 18 December 1913 at Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 57; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Louisa Bethune was born in 1822 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; Date 1822 & location Toronto per family tree of Joanne Doucette on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2020. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ She died on 8 August 1844 at Toronto, York Co., Canada West; per family tree of Joanne Doucette on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2020. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Dr. Norman Bethune was born on 13 August 1822 at Moose Factory, Rupert's Land, Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He married Janet Ann Nicholson, daughter of Malcolm Nicholson, on 26 June 1851 at St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Dr. Norman Bethune married Helen M. King circa 1872 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Dr. Norman Bethune died on 12 October 1892 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 70; Death Reg'n.#023581: Name: Norman Bethune; Date: Oct 12 1892; Age: 70y; Occ.: Physician; Born: Cda; Cause: paralysis, 8 yrs; Phys. & Inf.: J. A. C. Grant, MD, Toronto; Rel.: Pres; Reg'r.: John Belvines, Toronto (Ontario Death Reg'n.#023581-1892, ancestry.ca) Date Oct 12 1892 & location Toronto per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.^1,3

     Janet Ann Nicholson was born in 1835 at Duirinish, Invernessshire, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of 26 June 1851,her married name was Bethune.¹ She married Dr. Norman Bethune, son of Angus Norman Bethune and Louisa MacKenzie, on 26 June 1851 at St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Janet Ann Nicholson died before 1881 at Ontario; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Malcolm Nicholson was born circa 1800; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Angus Bethune was born on 18 June 1854 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He died on 18 April 1884 at S. S. State of Florida, Atlantic Ocean, at age 29; "Founder if the S. S. State of Florida, North Atlantic" per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Rev. Malcolm Nicholson Bethune was born on 29 September 1857 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He married Elizabeth Ann Goodwin, daughter of Henry George Goodwin and Eliza Sully, on 21 April 1887 at Wentworth Co., Ontario; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ Rev. Malcolm Nicholson Bethune died on 4 November 1932 at Wentworth Co., Ontario, at age 75; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Elizabeth Ann Goodwin was born on 15 June 1852 at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of 21 April 1887,her married name was Bethune.¹ She married Rev. Malcolm Nicholson Bethune, son of Dr. Norman Bethune and Janet Ann Nicholson, on 21 April 1887 at Wentworth Co., Ontario; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Henry George Goodwin was born on 11 February 1824 at Shoreditch, Middlesex Co., England; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ He married Eliza Sully circa 1851; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹

     Eliza Sully was born on 11 October 1827 at Shireditch, Middlesex Co., England; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ She married Henry George Goodwin circa 1851; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca, Feb 26 2017.¹ As of circa 1851,her married name was Goodwin.¹