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     Robert Crossen was born on 21 April 1829 at County Down, Ireland; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ He married Martha Hair on 22 June 1848 at Ireland; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ Robert Crossen died on 2 February 1888 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 58; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹

     Martha Hair was born on 31 August 1828 at Ireland; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ As of 22 June 1848,her married name was Crossen.¹ She married Robert Crossen, son of Jackson Crossen and Grace McIlvine, on 22 June 1848 at Ireland; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ Martha Hair died on 15 November 1905 at age 77; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹

     Agnes Crossen was born circa 1817; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ As of circa 1842,her married name was Davidson.¹ She married ? Davidson circa 1842; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ Agnes Crossen died circa 1870; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹

     ? Davidson was born circa 1815; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ He married Agnes Crossen, daughter of Thomas Crossen and Elizabeth ?, circa 1842; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹

     Thomas Crossen was born circa 1803 at Ireland; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ He married Margaret Greer circa 1840; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ Thomas Crossen died in 1890; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹

     Margaret Greer was born circa 1810 at Ireland; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹ As of circa 1840,her married name was Crossen.¹ She married Thomas Crossen, son of Thomas Crossen and Elizabeth ?, circa 1840; per GEDCOM of Jeffrey M. Thompson (jmthompson_97@yahoo.com, July 8 2017.¹

     James Reynolds Smith was born in 1855 at Montreal, Quebec; Date 1855 & location Montreal per marr. reg'n.¹ He lived on 29 September 1894 at Montreal, Quebec; Residence Montreal per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Ella Eliza Crossen, daughter of James Crossen and Margaret Jane Hayden, 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

     Robert Smith was born circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of son James Reynolds Smith.¹ He married Annie Reynolds before 1852; per marriage reg'n. of son James Reynolds Smith.²

     Annie Reynolds was born circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of son James Reynolds Smith.¹ She married Robert Smith before 1852; per marriage reg'n. of son James Reynolds Smith.¹ As of before 1852,her married name was Smith.¹

     William Renwick Riddell was born on 6 April 1852 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Apr 6 1852 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 6 1852 & location Hamilton Twp. per BIO in Canaduian Encyopedia. Date 1852 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n.^1,5,2,4,6 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Walter Riddell.² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Walter Riddell.⁴ He Called to the Bar in 1883 - see BIO from Canadian Encyclopedia. in 1883 at Ontario. He lived on 5 March 1884 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cobourg per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Anna Esther "Annie" Crossen, daughter of James Crossen and Margaret Jane Hayden, 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.)⁷ William Renwick Riddell lived in 1893 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "After winning the Law Society of Upper Canada's gold medal and being called to the bar in 1883, he began a successful law practice in Cobourg and by 1893 had moved to
Toronto." per BIO in Canadian Encyclopedia. He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Toronto West, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1901 Census: Riddell, William R., 49, b. Ont. r. Apr 6 1852, Scot., Pres., Barrister, married; Annie, 38, b. Ont. u. Apr 18 1863, Irish, Pres., married (1901 Census: City of Toronto, dist. 118 (Toronto West), sub-dist. B-1, Ward 4, pg. 4, line 36 - ancestry.ca.)⁶ He "William Renwick Riddell, Article by .. , Published Online January 15, 2008. Last Edited December 16, 2015. William Renwick Riddell, lawyer, judge, historian, publicist (b at Hamilton Twp, Canada W 6 Apr 1852; d at Toronto 18 Feb 1945). William Renwick Riddell, lawyer, judge, historian, author (b at Hamilton
Twp, Canada W 6 Apr 1852; d at Toronto 18 Feb 1945). The son of a comfortable Scottish Presbyterian farming family, Riddell attended Cobourg Grammar School and Victoria College, earning a BA (1874), BSc (1877) and LLB (1878) at the latter. After winning the Law Society of Upper Canada's gold medal and being called to the bar in 1883, he began a successful law practice in Cobourg and by 1893 had moved to Toronto. Elected a bencher of the Law Society in 1891 and named a QC in 1899, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of
Ontario in 1906 and promoted to the appeal division in 1925.
John D. Blackwell Although an able judge who served on several important public inquiries and , Riddell left his greatest mark as a Canadian historian and publicist. He published some 1258 articles, reviews, lectures, pamphlets and books in the fields of legal, constitutional, medical and social history. A life-long student who mastered 8 languages, Riddell was a meticulous researcher and engaging writer with a penchant for copious footnoting. His major works include biographies of William and John Graves and The Bar and the Courts of the Province of Upper Canada or Ontario (1928). Although the recipient of 12 honorary degrees and numerous other distinctions, he
never achieved the recognition he craved. In his final years, he
unsuccessfully lobbied Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie for a chief justiceship, an Imperial Privy Councillorship and a knighthood. When Riddell died in his 93rd year, he was still serving on the bench and publishing articles. Further Reading: Hilary Bates Neary, "William Renwick Riddell: Judge, Ontario, Publicist and Man of Letters," The Law Society of Upper Canada
Gazette XI (Sept 1977)."" https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/william-renwick-riddell circa 1940 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario.⁵ He died on 18 February 1945 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 92; Death Reg'n.#013329: Name: William Renwick Riddell; Date: Feb 18 1945; Age: 92y; Res.: 109 St. George St., Toronto; Born: Cda; Status: widowed; Occ.: Judge; Spouse: the late Anne Crossen Riddell; Parents: - don't know -- ; Cert.: Miss Burns, niece, 92 Oriile Rd., Toronto; Reg'd.: Feb 19 1945; Burial: Cobourg, Mt. Pleasant Vault; Und.: A. W. Miles, 30 St. Clarie Ave., Toronto; Cause: cardiac& general circulation failure, 53 days; Phys.: Robert T. Nobel, 216 St. Clair Ave., Toronto; Reg'r.: ? Goodyear (Ontario Death Registration, #013329-1945, ancestry.ca) Date Feb 18 1945 per Canadian Encyclopedia.^5,8 He was buried on 20 February 1945 at Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: William Renwick Riddell; Born: Apr 6 1852; Died: Feb 17 1945; ID: COBUN!5144; Other names: Riddell, Anna A. K. [Crossen])1863-1945); Cemetery: Cobour Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Sec C Row 13 Plot 34 ( http://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?action=selectionList&choiceBurialID=COBUN%215144) Mount Pleasnt Cemetery Vault per Death Reg'n.^3,9

     Walter Riddell was born on 10 February 1814 at Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; Date 1813 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1814 & location Scotland per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of son William Renwick Riddell. Date Feb 10 1814 & location Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland per family tree of MBHAD on ancestry.ca, April 26 2019.^1,3,4,5 He married Mary Ann Herbert Renwick before 1837 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1838 & location Cobourg per family tree of MBHAD on ancestry.ca, April 26 2019. per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of son William Renwick Riddell.^1,3,5 Walter Riddell appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 47 at 1861 Census: Riddell, Water, 47, b. Scotland, F. C of Scotland, farmer, married; Mary, 43, b. Scotland, FC of S., married; Francis(m), 23, b. UC, FC of S., lab., single; Mary, 21, b. UC, FC of S., single; Isabella, 19; Walter, 17; Elizabeth, 15; John, 13; James, 11; William, 9; George, 7; Janet?(f), 5; Robert, 2 (1861 Census: Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 819 of 899, line 37 - ancestry.ca.)³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1871 Census: Riddell, Walter, 58, b. Scotlad, Scot., E. Pres., farmer, married; Mary, 53, b. Scotland, Scot., E. Pres., married; Isabella, 28, b. Ont., Scot., E. Pres., single; Walter R., 27, b. Ont., Scot., E. Pres., farmer, single; Elizabeth, 24, b. Ont., Scot., E. Pres., single; James, 21, b. Ont., Scot., E. Pres., farmer, single; William, 19, b. Ont., Scot., E. Pres., farmer, single; George, 17; Janet, 15; Robert, 12 (1871 Census: Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., dist. 54, sub-dist. A-1, pg. 68, line 7 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He died on 22 February 1904 at Mathew St., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 90; Date Feb 22 1904 & location Mathew St., Cobourg per family tree of MBHAD on ancestry.ca, April 26 2019.⁵

     Mary Ann Herbert Renwick was born on 28 October 1818 at Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; Date 1818 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1818 & location Scotland per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of son William Renwick Riddell. Date Oct28 1818 & location Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland per family tree of MBHAD on ancestry.ca, April 26 2019.^1,2,3,4 She married Walter Riddell before 1837 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1838 & location Cobourg per family tree of MBHAD on ancestry.ca, April 26 2019. per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of son William Renwick Riddell.^1,2,4 As of before 1837,her married name was Riddell.¹ Mary Ann Herbert Renwick appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 43 at 1861 Census: see Walter Riddell.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1871 Census: see Walter Riddell.³ She died on 1 September 1906 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 87; per family tree of MBHAD on ancestry.ca, April 26 2019.⁴

     Electa Ann Eva Wells was born in 1832 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, (rlander2sympatico.ca) July 9 2017.¹ As of 26 April 1853,her married name was Howell.¹ She married Samuel Stanley Howell, son of John Howell and Sophia Talcott, on 26 April 1853 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, (rlander2sympatico.ca) July 9 2017.¹

     James Wells was born circa 1801 at Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, (rlander2sympatico.ca) July 9 2017.¹ He married Margaret ? before 1830; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, (rlander2sympatico.ca) July 9 2017.¹

     Margaret ? was born in 1805 at Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, (rlander2sympatico.ca) July 9 2017.¹ She married James Wells before 1830; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, (rlander2sympatico.ca) July 9 2017.¹ As of before 1830,her married name was Wells.¹

     Samuel Jarvis was born on 27 December 1720 at Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹ He married Martha Seymour on 17 December 1741 at Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹ Samuel Jarvis died on 1 September 1780 at Long Island City, New York, U.S.A., at age 59; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹

     Martha Seymour was born in 1726 at Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹ She married Samuel Jarvis, son of Samuel Jarvis and Naomi Brush, on 17 December 1741 at Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹ As of 17 December 1741,her married name was Jarvis.¹ Martha Seymour died on 1 December 1803 at Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹

     Munson Jarvis was born on 11 October 1742 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹ He married Mary Arnold circa 1774; per GEDCOM of Kenneth (mpomeroy07@comcast.net, July 17 2017.² Munson Jarvis died on 7 October 1825 at Saint John, New Brunswick, at age 82; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹

     Samuel Jarvis was born on 4 July 1745; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹ He died on 9 October 1838 at age 93; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹

     Mary Polly Jarvis was born on 21 February 1747 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹ She died in May 1826 at Woodstock, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, at age 79; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹

     Martha Jarvis was born in 1748; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹ She died in 1784; per family tree of Terrence Winhold on ancestry.ca, July 17, 2017.¹