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     Martha Hargrave was born circa 1855; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Bertha (Richman) Auston.¹ She married George Richman before 1885 at Ontario; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Bertha (Richman) Auston.¹ As of before 1885,her married name was Richman.¹

     William George Auston was born in 1917 at Ontario; Date 1917 per Memorial & CemSearch.^1,2 He was buried in 1924 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) AUSTON; In Loving Memory of; James B. Auston, M.D; 1880 - 1919; William George; Beloved Son of; James & Bertha Auston; 1917 - 1970? (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sep 26 2004)
CemSearch: Name: William George Auston; Born: 1917; Died: 1924; Age: - ; ID: 59093; Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton; Others: James B. Auston (1880-1919.)² He died in 1924; Date 1924 per CemSearch - memorial pic is unclear.^1,2

     Charles Canniff James was born in 1864 at Ontario; Date 1864 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n.¹ He lived on 18 May 1887 at Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario; Residence Guelph per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Francis L. "Fanny" Crossen, daughter of James Crossen and Margaret Jane Hayden, on 18 May 1887 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008467: Groom: Charles Canniff James; Age: 23; Res.: Guelph, Ont; Born: Cda; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Professor at Agricultural College; Parents: Charles James & Ellen Canniff James; Bride: Francis L. Crossen; Age: 26; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Margaret Crossen; Wit.: M. Cowans, Montreal & C. A. Austin, Toronto; Date: May 18 1887; Place: Cobourg; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. Alfred Reymore; Reg'r.: Jhn Sutherland, Cobourg (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008467-1887, ancestry.ca.)²

     Francis L. "Fanny" Crossen was born on 1 January 1860 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jan 1 1860 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1861 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see James Crossen.² She lived on 18 May 1887 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cobourg per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 18 May 1887,her married name was James.¹ She married Charles Canniff James, son of Charles James and Ellen May Canniff, on 18 May 1887 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008467: Groom: Charles Canniff James; Age: 23; Res.: Guelph, Ont; Born: Cda; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Professor at Agricultural College; Parents: Charles James & Ellen Canniff James; Bride: Francis L. Crossen; Age: 26; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Margaret Crossen; Wit.: M. Cowans, Montreal & C. A. Austin, Toronto; Date: May 18 1887; Place: Cobourg; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. Alfred Reymore; Reg'r.: Jhn Sutherland, Cobourg (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008467-1887, ancestry.ca.)⁴ Francis L. "Fanny" Crossen appeared on the census of 20 April 1901 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1901 Census: see Margaret Crossen (mother.)³

     James Crossen was born on 9 March 1826 at Comber, County Down, Ireland; Date Mar 9 1826 & location County Down, Ireland per CemSearch. Date 1828 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Francis L. (Crossen) James. Date Mar 9 1826 & location Comber, County Down, Ireland per James Crossen Biographical Sketch.^1,3,4 He immigrated in 1842 to Batavia, New York, U.S.A; "James Crossen was born at Comber, County Down, Ireland, on the 9th of March, 1826, the son of James Crossen and Mary Abernethy Crossen. In the year 1842 his father came to America with his wife and nine children and settled in a farm in western New York, near Batavia." from "James Crossen, Biographical Sketch, downloaded from Cobourg Public Library, July 8 2017. He immigrated in 1843 to Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "In the year 1843 James Crossen Jr. came to Cobourg and later started a foundry." per James Crossen Biographical Sketch. He married Margaret Jane Hayden, daughter of William Hayden and Jane ?, on 28 April 1854 at Hamilton Twp., Cold Springs, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1854 per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Francis L. (Crossen) James.
"He became acquanited with the family of Rev. William Hayden at Cold Springs, and shortly after, on 28th April, 1854, he was married to Margaret Jane, the third daughter of the Congregational Minister." per James Crossen, Biographical Sketch.^1,2 James Crossen "His business expanded until 1866, when he began the construction of ore and freight cars." per James Crossen Biographical Sketch. in 1866 at Crossen Car Works, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario. He lived in 1871 at Ontario Foundry, College St., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Ontario Foundry, James Crossen, prroprietor, College St." Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory, 1871, Cobourg (ancestry.ca.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1871 Census: Crossen, James, 43, b. Ireland, Irish, WM, Mechanical Engineer, married; Margaret F., 38, b. Ont., Eng., WM, married; Mary, 16, b. Ont., Irish, WM, daughter; Ella, 15; William, 13; Fanny, 11; Annie, 8; Frederick, 10/12 - June; Hayden, Jane, 77, b. England, Eng., WM, widow (1871 Census: Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., dist. 54, sub-dist. b-1, pg. 48, line 17 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He "Six months after ordination he wedded Miss Mary J. Crossen, eldest daughter of Mr. James Crossen, the successful car builder of Cobourg. Mr. Crossen was an earnest Christian, the counsellor of preachers, the helper of students and a man of wide philanthropical and sympathetic views." from The Methodist Church of Toronto, a history of the Methodist denomination .... page 365 ... Appendix: Rev. Robert Newton Burns, B.A. - ancestry.ca. on 10 December 1879 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario. He died on 9 December 1890 at Montreal, Quebec, at age 64; Date Dec 9 1890 per CemSearch. Date Dec 9 1890 & location Montreal per findagrave. "It was during his return to from visiting his son Fred, then studying at Boston, that he was taken ill. He reached Montreal and was stopping at the home of his friend, Mr. Robert Cowans. Here he died on the 9th December, 1890." from James Crossen Biographical Sketch.^3,6 He was buried on 13 December 1890 at Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: James Crossen; Born: Mar 9, 1826; Died: Dec 9 1890; Age: - ; ID: 32478; Cemetery: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Sec C Row 14 Plot 33; Others: Alice Crossen [St. Barb](1900-1986), Derek Hayden Crossen (1932-2013), Frederick John Crossen (1870-1896), Margaret Jane Crossen [Hayden](1832-1901), Minnie Victoria Crossen [Howell](1858-1932), William James Crossen (1857-1927), William Victor Crossen (1900-1958), Louis Edward Jordan (1874-1949), N. Madelaine Jordan (1881-1953.)³

     Margaret Jane Hayden was born on 21 May 1832 at Ontario; Date May 21 1832 per CemSearch. Date 1832 & location County Down, Ireland per findagrave. Date 1832 & location England per Death Reg'n. Date May 12 1832 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Francis L. (Crossen) James. Location England per Death Reg'n. of daughter Mary Jane (Crossen) Burns.^1,2,4,3,5,6 She married James Crossen, son of James Crossen and Mary Abernethy, on 28 April 1854 at Hamilton Twp., Cold Springs, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1854 per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Francis L. (Crossen) James.
"He became acquanited with the family of Rev. William Hayden at Cold Springs, and shortly after, on 28th April, 1854, he was married to Margaret Jane, the third daughter of the Congregational Minister." per James Crossen, Biographical Sketch.^1,7 As of 28 April 1854,her married name was Crossen.¹ Margaret Jane Hayden appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1871 Census: see James Crossen.³ She appeared on the census of 17 April 1901 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1901 Census: Crossen, Margaret, 68, b. Ont. u. May 12 1832, Irish, Meth., widow; James, Frances(f), 41, b. Ont. u. Jan 1 1860, Irish, Meth., daughter, married; Wilfred, 7, b. Ont. u. Jan 25 1894, Irish, Meth., son (1901 Census: Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., dist. 96, sub-dist. B-5, pg. 17, line 37 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ She died on 18 April 1901 at George St., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 68; Deat hReg'n.#020096: Name: Mrs. James Crossen; Date: Apr 18 1901; Age: 68; Res.: George St; Status: widow; Born: England; Cause: la grippe, heart; Phys. & Inf.: W. J. Douglas; Rel.: Meth; Reg'd.: Apr 19 1901; Reg'r.: D. H. Minaker (Ontario Death Registration, #020096-1901, ancestry.ca) Date Apr 18 1901 per CemSearch.^2,8 She was buried on 20 April 1901 at Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Margaret Jane Crossen; Maiden: Hayden; Born: Mar 21, 1832; Died: Apr 18 1901; Age: - ; ID: 32479; Cemetery: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Sec C Row 14 Plot 33; Others: Alice Crossen [St. Barb](1900-1986), Derek Hayden Crossen (1932-2013), Frederick John Crossen (1870-1896), James Crossen (1826-1890), Minnie Victoria Crossen [Howell](1858-1932), William James Crossen (1857-1927), William Victor Crossen (1900-1958), Louis Edward Jordan (1874-1949), N. Madelaine Jordan (1881-1953.)²

     Mary Jane James was born in 1855 at Ontario; Date 1855 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n.¹

     Rev. Robert N. Burns was born on 26 August 1856 at Canada West; Date Aug 26 1856 per CemSearch. Date 1857 & location Cda. per Death Reg'n. Date 1856 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n.^1,4,2 He lived on 10 December 1879 at Unionville, Ontario; Residence Unionville per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Mary Jane Crossen, daughter of James Crossen and Margaret Jane Hayden, on 10 December 1879 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007848: Groom: Robert N. Burns; Age: 23; Res.: Unionville; Born: Cda; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Minister of the M. C. of Canada; Parents: William & Jane Burns; Bride: Mary Jane Crossen; Age: 24; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Mary Jane Crossen; Wit.: Harry Chown, Kingston & Ella Crossen, Cobouorg; Date: Dec 10 1879; Place: Cobourg; Rel.: Meth; Peformed by: Rev. T. W. Jeffery (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007848-1879, ancestry.ca)
"Six months after ordination he wedded Miss Mary J. Crossen, eldest daughter of Mr. James Crossen, the successful car builder of Cobourg. Mr. Crossen was an earnest Christian, the counsellor of preachers, the helper of students and a man of wide philanthropical and sympathetic views." from The Methodist Church of Toronto, a history of the Methodist denomination .... page 365 ... Appendix: Rev. Robert Newton Burns, B.A. - ancestry.ca.⁵ Rev. Robert N. Burns lived on 18 October 1935 at 486 Jarvis St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Infomrant for Death Reg'n. of his wife Mary Jane (Crossen) Burns.² He died on 1 February 1943 at 486 Jarvis St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 86; Date Feb 1 1943 per Memorial. Death Reg'n.#001837: Name: Rev. Robert N. Burns; Date: Feb 1 1943; Age: 86y; Res.: 486 Jarvis St., Toronto; Born: Cda., 1857; Nat.: Irish; Status: widower; Spouse: the late Mary Crossen; Parents: William Burns, b. Ireland & ? Bradshaw, b. Cda; Inf.: Mrs. Eileen B. Macdonald, 54 Chesnut Park Rd., daughter; Burial: Mount Pleasant Mausoleum, Feb 3, 1943, later to Cobourg; Burial: Permit: Sgt. Dunlop, 12 ?"Palee St.?, TO; Und.: A. W. Miles, 30 St. Clair St. W; Cause: carcinoma of prostate; Phys.: R. J. MacMillan, 70 Gerard St. E., TO; Reg'r.: M. Goodyer, Toronto (Ontario Death Registration, #001837-1943, ancestry.ca) Date Feb 1 1943 per CemSearch.^4,6,3 He was buried on 3 February 1943 at Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Rev. R.N. Burns B.A.D.D; Born Aug. 26th 1856; Died Feb 1st 1943; Hilda Burns Martin; Born March 10th 1885; Died March 27th 1957; Elsinore C. Burns; Born Apr. 22th 1888; Died Aug. 28th 1971; Mary Crossen Burns; Wife of; Rev. R.N. Burns; Born Jan. 19th 1855; Died: Oct. 19th 1935; Mary Gladys Burns; Daughter of R.N. & M.C. Burns; Born Feb. 12th 1895; Died June 12th 1929 (Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, June 15 2021, by Dan)
Date Feb 3 1943 in Mt. Pleasant Mausoleum, then later moved to Cobourg Union Cemetery - per Death Reg'n.
CemSearch: Name: Rev. Robert Burns; Born: Aug 26 1856; Died: Feb 1 1943; Age: 86y 5m; ID: COBUN4804; Other names: Burns, Elsinore (1888-1971), Burns, J.C. ( -1918), Burns, Mary Gladys (1893-1929), Burns, Mary [Crossen] (1855-1935), Martin, Hilda [Burns] (1885-1957); Cemetery: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Elgin St., W., Cobourg, Sec C Row 14 Plot 34; Notes: Rev. BA. DD. Buried Feb. 1, 1943. Husband of Mary Crossen. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=COBUN4804%5E0.)^4,2,3

     William Burns was born circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of son Robert N. Burns.¹ He married Jane ? before 1853; per marriage reg'n. of son Robert N. Burns.¹

     Jane ? was born circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of son Robert N. Burns.¹ She married William Burns before 1853; per marriage reg'n. of son Robert N. Burns.¹ As of before 1853,her married name was Burns.¹

     Mary Jane Crossen was born on 19 January 1855 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jan 19 1855 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1855 & location Cda. per Death Reg'n. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1855 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4,5 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see James Crossen.² She married Rev. Robert N. Burns, son of William Burns and Jane ?, on 10 December 1879 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007848: Groom: Robert N. Burns; Age: 23; Res.: Unionville; Born: Cda; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Minister of the M. C. of Canada; Parents: William & Jane Burns; Bride: Mary Jane Crossen; Age: 24; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Mary Jane Crossen; Wit.: Harry Chown, Kingston & Ella Crossen, Cobouorg; Date: Dec 10 1879; Place: Cobourg; Rel.: Meth; Peformed by: Rev. T. W. Jeffery (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007848-1879, ancestry.ca)
"Six months after ordination he wedded Miss Mary J. Crossen, eldest daughter of Mr. James Crossen, the successful car builder of Cobourg. Mr. Crossen was an earnest Christian, the counsellor of preachers, the helper of students and a man of wide philanthropical and sympathetic views." from The Methodist Church of Toronto, a history of the Methodist denomination .... page 365 ... Appendix: Rev. Robert Newton Burns, B.A. - ancestry.ca.⁶ Mary Jane Crossen lived on 10 December 1879 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cobourg per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 10 December 1879,her married name was Burns.⁶ She died on 18 October 1935 at 486 Jarvis St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 80; Death Reg'n.#006481: Name: Mary Crossen Burns; Date: Oct 18 1935; Age: 80; Res.: 486 Jarvis St., Toronto; Born: Cda; Status: married; Parents: James Crossen, b. Ireland & Margaret Hayden, b. England; Inf.: Rev. R. N. Burns, 486 Jarvis St., Toronto; Burial: Cobourg, Oct 21 1935; Und.: A. W. Miles, Toronto; Reg'r.: Sergt. Fenwick (Ontario Death Registration, #006481-1935, ancestry.ca) Date Oct 19 1935 per Memorial & CemSearch.^7,4,5 She was buried on 21 October 1935 at Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Rev. R.N. Burns B.A.D.D; Born Aug. 26th 1856; Died Feb 1st 1943; Hilda Burns Martin; Born March 10th 1885; Died March 27th 1957; Elsinore C. Burns; Born Apr. 22th 1888; Died Aug. 28th 1971; Mary Crossen Burns; Wife of; Rev. R.N. Burns; Born Jan. 19th 1855; Died: Oct. 19th 1935; Mary Gladys Burns; Daughter of R.N. & M.C. Burns; Born Feb. 12th 1895; Died June 12th 1929 (Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, June 15 2021, by Dan)
CemSearch: Name: Mary Burns; Maiden: Crossen; Born: Jan 19 1855; Died: Oct 19 1935; Age: 80y 9m; ID: COBUN4804; Other names: Burns, Elsinore (1888-1971), Burns, J.C. ( -1918), Burns, Mary Gladys (1893-1929), Burns, Robert (1856-1943), Martin, Hilda [Burns] (1885-1957); Cemetery: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Elgin St., W., Cobourg, Sec C Row 14 Plot 34; Notes: Buried Oct. 21, 1935. Wife of Rev. R.N. Burns. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=COBUN4804%5E1)
Per Death Reg'n.^3,4,5

     Ella Eliza Crossen was born in 1857 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location Cobourg per marr. reg'n.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see James Crossen.² She lived on 10 December 1879 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Robert N. Burns & Mary Jane Crossen.¹ As of 29 September 1894,her married name was Smith.¹ She married James Reynolds Smith, son of Robert Smith and Annie Reynolds, on 29 September 1894 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008528: Groom: James Reynolds Smith; Age: 39; Res. & Born: Montreal; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Robert Smith & Annie Reynolds; Bride: Ella Eliza Crossen; Age: 38; Res. & Born: Cobourg; Status: spinster; Parents: James Crossen & Margaret Hayden; Wit.: Wm. J. Crossen, Harriet Smith, Montreal & Wm. R. Riddell, Toronto; Date: Sep 29 1894; Place: Cobourg; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Alfred H. Reymore (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008528-1894, ancestry.ca.)³

     William James Crossen was born on 20 February 1857 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Feb 20 1857 & location Cobourg per Death Reg'n. Date Feb 20 1857 & location Cobourg per findagrave. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Feb 20 1857 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,3,2,4,5 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see James Crossen.² He married Minnie Victoria Howell circa 1882; per findagrave.³ William James Crossen lived on 29 September 1894 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of James Reynolds Smith & Ella Eliza Crossen.⁶ He lived on 14 March 1896 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Infomrant for Death Reg'n. of his brother Frederick John Crossen.¹ He appeared on the census of 20 April 1901 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1901 Census: Crossen, William, 44, b. Ont. u. Feb 20 1857, Irish, Meth., Car Works Manager, married; Minnie, 43, b. Ont. u. Apr 3 1858, Irish, Meth., married; Nora M., 19, b. Ont. u. Dec 6 1881, Irish, Meth., daughter; James S. L., 12, b. Ont. u. Nov 5 1888, son; William V., 5/12, b. Ont. u. Oct 25 1900, son (1901 Census: Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., dist. 96, sub-dist. B-5, pg. 17, line 29 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 9 June 1921 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1921 Census: Crossen, William James, 64, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland & England, Irish, Meth., Retired Car manufacturer, married; Minnie Victoria, 63, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., married (1921 Census: Cobourg, Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 57, pg. 13, line 21, ancestry.ca.)⁵ He died on 15 January 1927 at 161 St. George St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 69; Death Reg'n.#001286: Name: William James Crossen; Date: Jan 15 1927; Age: 69y 10m 26d; Res.: 161 St. George St., Toronto, 4 mo; Born: Cobourg, Feb 20 1857; Status: married; Occ.: retired manufacturer, Car Buidling; Parents: James Crossen, b. Comber, Ireland 7 Margaret Jane Hayden, b. London, England; Inf.: Wm. V. Crossen, 161 St. George St., Toronto, son; Burial: Cobourg, Jan 18 1927; Und.: Hopkins Golden Co., 529 Yonge St; Cause: myocarditits, 2 yrs; Phys.: R. T. Noble, 216 St. Clair W; Reg'd.: Jan 18 1927 (Ontario Death Registration, #001286-1927, ancestry.ca.)⁷ He was buried on 18 January 1927 at Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Name: Francis William James Crossen; Birth: Feb. 20, 1857, Cobourg; Death: Jan 15, 1927, Cobourg; Parents: James Crossen (1826-1890), Margaret Jane Hayden Crossen (1832-1901); Spouse: Minnie Victoria Howell Crossen (1858-1923); Children: William Victor Crossen (1900-1958); Siblings: Frances Lillian Crossen James (1859-1940); Burial: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg; Createdf by: ohSunnyOne; Record added: Mar 27, 2010; Findagrave memorial #: 50321207 (Findagrave.)³

     Minnie Victoria Howell was born on 3 April 1858 at Ontario; Date 1858 per findagrave. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Apr 3 1858 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census.^1,2,3 As of circa 1882,her married name was Crossen.¹ She married William James Crossen, son of James Crossen and Margaret Jane Hayden, circa 1882; per findagrave.¹ Minnie Victoria Howell appeared on the census of 20 April 1901 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1901 Census: see William Crossen.² She appeared on the census of 9 June 1921 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1921 Census: see William James Crossen.³ She died in 1923; Date 1923 per findagrave.¹

     Anna Esther "Annie" Crossen was born on 18 April 1863 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Apr 18 1863 per CemSearch. Date Apr 18 1863 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1871 Census: see James Crossen.¹ She lived on 5 March 1884 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cobourg per marr. reg'n.² As of 5 March 1884,her married name was Riddell.² She married William Renwick Riddell, son of Walter Riddell and Mary Ann Herbert Renwick, on 5 March 1884 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008153: Groom: William Renrick Riddell; Age: 32; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Cda; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Barrister; Parents: Walter & Mary Riddell; Bride: Anna Esther Crossen; Age: 21; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Cda; Status; spinster; Parents: James & Margaret Crossen; Wit.: D. H. Minaker & Jas. Henderson, Cobourg; Date: Mar 5 1884; Place: Cobourg; Rel.: Pres. & Meth; Peformed by: Rev. F. K.? Wallace (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008153-1884, ancestry.ca.)⁵ Anna Esther "Annie" Crossen appeared on the census of April 1901 at Ward 4, Toronto West, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1901 Census: see William R. Riddell.⁴ She died on 13 February 1945 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 81; Date Feb 13 1945 per CemSearch.³ She was buried on 16 February 1945 at Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Anna A. K. Riddell; Maiden: Crossen; Born: Apr 18 1863; Died: Feb 13 1945; ID: COBUN!5145; Other names: Riddell, William Renwick (1852-1945); Cemetery: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Sec C Row 13 Plot 34 (http://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?action=sameStoneGroup&selSameStoneChoice=COBUN%215145.)³

     Frederick John Crossen was born in June 1870 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1870 & location Cobourg per Death Reg'n. Date June 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 10 months at 1871 Census: see James Crossen.¹ He died on 14 March 1896 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 25; Death Reg'n.#013910: Name: Frederick John Crossen; Date: Mar 14 1896; Age: 25; Occ.: Car Manufacturer; Born: Cobourg; Cause: appendicitis, 6 days; Phys.: Dr. Douglas; Inf.: Wm. J. Crossen; Reg'd.: Mar 14 1896; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: D. H. Minaker, Cobourg (Ontario Death Registration, #013910-1896, ancestry.ca.)³

     William Hayden was born circa 1800.¹ He married Jane ? before 1830; per 1871 Census.¹

     Jane ? was born in 1794 at England; Date 1794 & location England per 1871 Census.¹ She married William Hayden before 1830; per 1871 Census.¹ As of before 1830,her married name was Hayden.¹ Jane ? appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 77 at 1871 Census: see James Crossen (son-in-law.)¹

     James S. L. Crossen was born on 5 November 1888 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 5 1888 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 20 April 1901 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1901 Census: see William Crossen.¹

     William V. Crossen was born on 25 November 1900 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 25 1900 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 20 April 1901 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 5 months at 1901 Census: see William Crossen.¹

     Wilfred C. James was born on 25 January 1894 at Ontario; Date Jan 25 1894 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 20 April 1901 at Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1901 Census: see Margaret Crossen (grandmother.)¹

     James Crossen was born in 1800 at Comber, County Down, Ireland; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ He married Mary Abernethy before 1825 at Ireland; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ James Crossen immigrated in 1842 to Batavia, New York, U.S.A; "James Crossen was born at Comber, County Down, Ireland, on the 9th of March, 1826, the son of James Crossen and Mary Abernethy Crossen. In the year 1842 his father came to America with his wife and nine children and settled in a farm in western New York, near Batavia." from "James Crossen, Biographical Sketch, downloaded from Cobourg Public Library, July 8 2017. He died in 1886; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹

     Mary Abernethy was born in 1799; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ She married James Crossen, son of ? Crossen and ? ?, before 1825 at Ireland; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ As of before 1825,her married name was Crossen.¹ Mary Abernethy died in 1860; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹

     ? Crossen was born circa 1745; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ He married ? ? before 1770; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹

     ? ? was born circa 1745; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ She married ? Crossen before 1770; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ As of before 1770,her married name was Crossen.¹

     Thomas Crossen was born circa 1775 at Comber, County Down, Ireland; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ He married Elizabeth ? before 1801. Thomas Crossen died circa 1847 at Hamilton Twp., Near Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹

     Elizabeth ? was born circa 1798. As of before 1801,her married name was Crossen. She married Thomas Crossen, son of ? Crossen and ? ?, before 1801.

     Jackson Crossen was born in 1802 at Comber, County Down, Ireland; Date 1802 & location Comber, County Down, Ireland per family tree of mwoolley2 on ancestry.ca, Oct 27 2024. per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.^1,2 He married Grace McIlvine circa 1825; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ Jackson Crossen died on 27 November 1885 at Cavan Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; per family tree of mwoolley2 on ancestry.ca, Oct 27 2024.²

     Grace McIlvine was born in 1799 at Ireland; Date 1799 & location Ireland per family tree of mwoolley2 on ancestry.ca, Oct 27 2024. per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.^1,2 As of circa 1825,her married name was Crossen.¹ She married Jackson Crossen, son of Thomas Crossen and Elizabeth ?, circa 1825; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ Grace McIlvine died before 1881 at Ontario; per family tree of mwoolley2 on ancestry.ca, Oct 27 2024.²

     Thomas Crossen was born circa 1827; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹