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     Barbara Wright was born in 1916 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1916 & location Ont. per 1921 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1921 at Ferguson St., Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1921 Census: see William Alexander Wright.¹

     John James Brown was born on 16 April 1854 at Newmarket, Canada West; Daet Apr 16 1854 & location Newmarket, Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date Apr 16 1854 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1854 & location South Marsyburgh Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,3,4,5 He lived on 1 August 1876 at South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Residence South Marysburgh per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Phoebe Christian Dainard, daughter of Alva Stephen Dainard and Mary Ann Vanclief, on 1 August 1876 at South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009269: Groom: John James Brown; Age: 22; Res. & Born: South Marysburgh Twp; Status; bachelor; Occ: yeoman; Parents: George & Mary Brown; Bride: Phoebe Christine Dainard; Age: 17; Res. & Born: South Marysburgh Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Alva & Mary Dainard; Wit.: Charles Willet Dainard & Jane Dainard, South Marysburgh; Date: Aug 1 1876; Place: South Marysburgh Twp; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. ? John Young; Reg'r.: Robert B. Turnbull?, South Marysburgh Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009269-1876, ancestry.ca.)⁶ John James Brown appeared on the census of April 1881 at South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1881 Census: Brown, John James, 28, b. Ont., Eng., CM, famrer, married; Phoebe, 21, b. Ont., Eng.. CM, married; William, 3 (1881 Census: South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 119, sub-dist. F-2, pg. 11, line 17 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 15 April 1901 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1901 Census: Brown, John James, 46, b. Ont. r. Apr 16 1854, Eng., CE, Gentleman?, married; Phoebe, 41, b. Ont. r. Jan 6 1860, Scot., CE, married; Alva W.?(m), 15, b. Ont. r. Sep 11 1886, son; John Ed., 3, b. Ont. u. Aug 20 1897, son; Clapp, Sarah, 93, b. Ont. r. Jan 1 1808, Dutch, Meth., lodger, widow (1901 Census: Town of Picton, Prince Edward Co., dist. 109, sub-dist. G-7, pg. 10, line 19 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He died on 27 March 1935 at North Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 80; Death Reg'n.#029106: Name: John Brown; Date: Mar 27 1935; Age: 81; Place: North Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., 40 yrs; Born: Newmarket, Ont., Apr 16 1854; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: George Brown, b. England & Mary Page, b. England; Inf.: Edward Brown, Picton #4, son; Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Mar 29 1935; Und.: The Gilbert Co., Picton; Cause: arterio sclerosis, 6 yrs; Phys.: T. S. Philp, Picton (Ontario Death Registration, #029106-1935, ancestry.ca) Date 1935 per CemSearch.^2,7 He was buried on 29 March 1935 at Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Mar 29 1935 & location Glenwood Cemetery per Death Reg'n.
CemSearch: Name: John J. Brown; Born: 1854; Died: 1935; Note: Erected by The Woodmen of the World; Other names: Brown, Phoebe C. [Denard](1859- ), Brown, William Franklin ( -1907); Cemetery: Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Sec N Plot 96 (http://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?action=selectionList&choiceBurialID=158238#.)^2,3

     George Brown was born circa 1825 at England; Location England per Death Reg'n. of son John Brown. per marr. reg'n. of son John James Brown & Phoebe Christine Dainard.^1,2 He married Mary Page before 1850; per marr. reg'n. of son John James Brown & Phoebe Christine Dainard.¹

     Mary Page was born circa 1825 at England; Location England per Death Reg'n. of son John Brown. per marr. reg'n. of son John James Brown & Phoebe Christine Dainard.^1,2 She married George Brown before 1850; per marr. reg'n. of son John James Brown & Phoebe Christine Dainard.¹ As of before 1850,her married name was Brown.¹

     Charles "Charlie" Dainard was born in 1848 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1871 Census: see Willet Casey Dainard.¹

     John Edward Brown was born on 20 August 1897 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Aug 20 1897 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. per Death Reg'n. of his father John Brown.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1901 Census: see John James Brown.² He lived on 16 April 1935 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father John Brown.¹

     William Franklin Brown was born on 3 March 1878 at South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Mar 3 1878 & location "South Marysburgh, Picton, Ont." per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1881 Census: see John James Brown.¹ He married Rebecca Amelia Baker, daughter of Thomas Baker and Rebecca E. Croneen, on 13 October 1900 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.² William Franklin Brown died on 26 September 1907 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 29; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.²

     Alva Brown was born on 11 September 1886 at South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Sep 11 1886 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 11 April 1901 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see John James Brown.¹

     Rebecca Amelia Baker was born on 23 January 1870 at Rochester, Kent, England; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ As of 13 October 1900,her married name was Brown.¹ She married William Franklin Brown, son of John James Brown and Phoebe Christian Dainard, on 13 October 1900 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ Rebecca Amelia Baker died on 10 January 1961 at Kamloops, British Columbia, at age 90; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹

     Thomas Baker was born circa 1848 at Rochester, Kent, England; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ He married Rebecca E. Croneen circa 1868 at England; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹

     Rebecca E. Croneen was born in 1850 at Brompton, Kent, England; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ She married Thomas Baker circa 1868 at England; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ As of circa 1868,her married name was Baker.¹

     Doris Amelia Brown was born on 28 August 1904 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ As of 11 May 1926,her married name was Leggitt.¹ She married Wilbur Floyd Leggitt on 11 May 1926 at Kamloops, British Columbia; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ As of 1941,her married name was Mail.¹ Doris Amelia Brown married William Reginald Mail in 1941 at Stockport, Cheshire, England; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ Doris Amelia Brown died on 19 June 1995 at Victoria, British Columbia, at age 90; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹

     Wilbur Floyd Leggitt was born on 28 February 1905 at Nelson, British Columbia; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ He married Doris Amelia Brown, daughter of William Franklin Brown and Rebecca Amelia Baker, on 11 May 1926 at Kamloops, British Columbia; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ Wilbur Floyd Leggitt died on 16 August 1940 at Salmon Arm, British Columbia, at age 35; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹

     William Reginald Mail was born on 5 November 1902 at Manchester, Lancashire, England; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ He married Doris Amelia Brown, daughter of William Franklin Brown and Rebecca Amelia Baker, in 1941 at Stockport, Cheshire, England; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ William Reginald Mail died on 24 December 1985 at Victoria, British Columbia, at age 83; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹

     Doris Marie Mail was born on 1 December 1932 at England; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ As of circa 1960,her married name was Leachman.¹ She married Harold fred Roy Leachman circa 1960; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ Doris Marie Mail died on 18 January 2014 at Vernon, British Columbia, at age 81; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹

     Harold fred Roy Leachman was born on 27 April 1927 at England; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ He married Doris Marie Mail, daughter of William Reginald Mail and Doris Amelia Brown, circa 1960; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹ Harold fred Roy Leachman died on 25 July 2004 at Canada at age 77; per family tree of Michael Bainbridge on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2018.¹

     Daniel Pomeroy was born on 26 March 1740 at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹ He married Lois Clarke before 1765 at U.S.A; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹ Daniel Pomeroy died on 28 November 1834 at Middleburgh, Schoharie Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 94; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹

     Lois Clarke was born in 1747; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹ She married Daniel Pomeroy, son of Noah Pomeroy and Abigail Remington, before 1765 at U.S.A; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹ As of before 1765,her married name was Pomeroy.¹ Lois Clarke died on 25 October 1814 at Columbia Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹

     Noah Pomeroy was born on 20 October 1709 at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹ He married Abigail Remington on 12 July 1716 at Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹ Noah Pomeroy died on 17 September 1798 at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 88; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹

     Abigail Remington was born on 25 May 1712 at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹ She married Noah Pomeroy on 12 July 1716 at Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹ As of 12 July 1716,her married name was Pomeroy.¹ Abigail Remington died on 26 September 1813 at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 101; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹

     Noah Pomeroy was born on 24 January 1733 at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹ He died on 17 September 1798 at Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 65; per family tree of Richard Feader on anccestry.ca, Oct 17 2018.¹

     John Frederick William Stegman was born on 26 January 1760 at Kassel, Hesse, Germany; "His German name was Johann Friedrich Stegmann, born around 1758 in the City of Kassel, Province of Hessen, loyal subject of his Landgraf Friedrich II of Hessen-Kassel. He was a real and true "Hessian". He came to America with the Hessian troops in 1776, serving as an Ensign with the Regiment von Lossberg in New York. The Hetrina II computerlisting (S#132) shows him as Free Corporal in June 1777, however, in a petition he made to the Upper Canada Landboard in 1788, he stated that he served His Majesty in America from 1776 to 1783, his rank in 1783 being that of a Lieutenant." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm
Date Jan 26 1760 & location Kassell, Hesse, Germany per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ He "His Regiment belonged to a fighting force of over 12,000 Hessians who landed on Staten Island, New York, in August 1776, and they were immediately engaged fighting against the American rebels led by their General Washington. In the battle of Trenton on Christmas 1776, his Regiment von Lossberg, together with the other Hesse-Kassel Regiments Rall and Knyphausen were ambushed by Washington's troops, and over 1,000 Hessian soldiers were taken prisoner. The rest of the men escaped in the dark of the night and avoided capture. Ensign Stegmann must have been one of them, because his name did not appear on any of the prisoner lists." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. in August 1776 at Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.. He immigrated in 1777 to Canada; "Passenger and Immigration Lists Index,1550s-1900s: Name: Johann Friedr. Stegmann; Arrival Year: 1777; Arrival Place: North America; Primary Immigrant: Stegmann, Johann Friedr; Source Publication Code: 3067.31; Annotation: Hessian Troops in the American War for Independence: An Index According to Surname. Date and place of entry in unit books. Year of birth, place of origin, rank, unit, category of presentation, and archive code of the source are also provided; Source Bibliography; HESSISCHE TRUPPEN IM AMERIKANISCHEN UNABHAENGIGKEITSKRIEG (HETRINA): Index nach Familiennamen. (Marburg: Archivschule) (Veroeffentlichungen der Archivschule Marburg, Institut fuer Archivwissenschaft, Nr. 10). Band II. Marburg 1976; Auflage, 1987. Household Members: Johann Friedr. Stegmann" per family tree of dahutcheon on ancestry.ca, Jan 14 2019.² He "The survivors of the defeated regiments were reorganized into a new combined Regiment von Loos, which later took part in the occupation of Philadelphia in 1777. After the evacuation of Philadelphia in June 1778 the Regiment of Loos returned to New York, and when through the exchange of prisoners and the arrival of new recruits from Kassel the overall manpower improved, the original Regiments were re-activated and resumed military duty in New York until September 1779, without much more excitement. Guard duty and training were the main military activities." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm in September 1779 at New York, New York, U.S.A.. He "About the middle of September, the fleet set sail for Canada, but only a few days out at sea, a devastating powerful hurricane hit the fleet, scattering the ships in all directions. Most of them suffered great damage, the ship Adamant broke up and went down to the bottom of the sea. Captain Hanstein's Company of the Lossberg Regiment, over a hundred souls, were lost with the ship, no survivors found. The Badger and King George both heavily damaged made their way back to New York. The Knyphausen ships fared not much better, the Triton and the Molly in all the confusion of the storm were captured by American pirate ships, brought back to a rebel harbour and all the Knyphausen soldiers on board were taken prisoner for the rest of the war (S#8vol.4/2).
The only ship which made it through the hurricane, although damaged as well, was the Archer, she made it to Nova Scotia with one Company of Knyphausen soldiers, and sailed through the Canso Gap to the Prince Edward Island, were on account of the late season she took shelter until next spring. Some of the Hessian settler of P.E.I. who came back after the war, were members of this Company. (S#8vol.2/2 1982)." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm on 8 September 1779 at New York, New York, U.S.A.. He "Ensign Stegmann was on board of one of the ships which returned to New York. After repairs to the ships and waiting for a better season, finally in May of 1780 the Regiment boarded ships again, and this time reached the destination of Quebec City without further incidents. Stegmann must have breathed a sigh of relief after stepping on land, and one can well imagine those feelings of fear of the perils of sea travel. It sure was much more dangerous in those days." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm in May 1780 at Quebec, Quebec. He "For the Ensign Stegmann, who in the meantime received his promotion to Lieutenant, a new chapter in his life began. His Regiment was stationed at the Isle D'Orleans in the St. Lawrence river, just below Quebec City, and besides of regular guard duty saw very little war activity. When in August 1783, after the war had ended, the Regiment was shipped back home again, quite a few officers and soldiers asked for and received their honourable discharge in Canada. Some others, who would not get a discharge, just left their army unit and were reported as deserters, which later on did cause problems when they applied for land grants.. All these men remained behind to start a new life and better future, and to search for love and happiness. Many, and who can blame them, surely stayed behind for one good reason alone, the fear of another ocean voyage and the fear to suffer the same fate as so many of their good comrades had suffered. What must have gone through the mind of John Stegmann during the last hours of his life on board the Speedy. The memories of twenty-five years ago, the fury of a hurricane in the Atlantic ocean, and now on a sinking ship in Lake Ontario, only a short distance from land, and no help in sight." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm in August 1783 at Quebec, Quebec. He married Marie Ursule Choisy on 13 January 1784 at L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; "The Lieutenant Johann Friedrich Stegmann, from his date of discharge on known as John Stegman, married in January of 1784 at L'Islet, just downstream from the Isle D'Orleans on the southshore of the mighty St. Lawrence. His bride was Marie-Ursule Choisy from the parish of L'Islet. Already in 1783 the Governor of Canada gave him employment as a surveyor, and together with the surveyor Chewett he was ordered to survey the County of Dundas, west of the Ottawa River along the St. Lawrence. There was great urgency to proceed, because hundreds of dislocated Loyalists were ready to settle down and were waiting for the issue of their land grants." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ John Frederick William Stegman lived in 1786 at Osnabruck Twp., Stormont Co., Quebec; "In the year 1786 John Stegman himself received his first land grant in the Township of Osnabruck, County of Stormont, and there he settled with his young family. In 1788 his grant was increased to 500 acres, and by 1792 he called a total of 900 acres his own." ... also .. "S#20p231: Staggmann, John. Lieut.Hessian Corps. (UEL Appendix B) p323: Stickman, John. A wife and child." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm
Note: The colony was still called Quebec; it was divided into Upper and Lower Canada in 1792. He lived on 28 August 1792 at Osnaburck Twp., Stormont Co., Upper Canada; "S#11vol.24p132/33: The Petition of John Stegmann; To His Excellency John Graves Simcoe, Esqr., Lieutenant Governor, etc.: The Memorial of John Stegmann late Lieutenant in the Regiment of Lossberg, commanded by Major Genl. de Loos - humbly sheweth - that your Memorialist begs to inform Your Excellency that he served during the whole war in the aforesaid Regiment till the Reduction took place in the month of August 1783. That his zeal for the Service and his attachment to the British Government induced him to become an Inhabitant of this New Settlement and Township of Osnabruck, where by the favour and indulgence of His Exc. Lord Dorchester he obtained five hundred acres of land. But he humbly begs that Your Exc. will be graciously pleased and put him upon the footing of a British officer in regard to the proportion of Additional lands granted to His Majesty's Troops in this Province, and that if Your Exc. should see proper to grant him this indulgence, Your Memorialist will ever retain the most grateful sense thereof, and as in duty bound will forever Pray. Signed John Stegmann. Osnabruck the 28th August 1792, County of Stormont;
Endorsed: - Referred by His Exc'cy the Governor in Council 17.Oct.1792, to the Surveyor General for Enquiry and Report." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm. He "The new Governor of Upper Canada, Lieutenant-Colonel John Graves Simcoe, not happy with Newark (Niagara) as the seat of Government for Upper Canada, in 1793 picked York (now Toronto) as the new center of command. His pet project was to build a road from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe, which, incidentally, he had named after his father. The task of surveying was given to Surveyor General Augustus Jones. It was a very difficult undertaking, and progress was very slow. Before leaving Quebec for Upper Canada, Governor Simcoe requested Surveyor-General Holland to furnish him with the names of the deputy surveyors. Included on the list was the name of John Stegman, not employed since 1790. (S#11vol.21p59)" from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm in 1793 at Upper Canada. He lived in 1797 at Vaughan Twp., Pine Grove, York Co., Upper Canada; "S#5p422/23, note 195: In Vaughan two Germans are among the first four owners of land patents in 1797: W. Peters and Samuel Kiener; At that time the former Hessian officer, Stegmann or Steichmann, settled with his family in Vaughan near the Pine Grove. As a land surveyor in Canadian services after 1783, he played a leading role in the laying out of the townships on the St.Lawrence (Dundas) and at the Bay of Quinte, according to William Canniff." and also ... "S#6p107: "Evidently there were some Hessian soldiers who settled in York County. One of these, John Stegmann, was a land surveyor who eventually settled at Pine Grove near Woodbridge." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm. He "MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL; Council Chamber at York 19th January 1799. Present, His Honor Peter Russell President Ac., Ac., Ac; The Hon. John McGill, The Hon. David William Smith Speaker of the lower house; Read the following letter from Mr. John Stegman Deputy Surveyor, to the Hon. D. W. Smith Surveyor General; Head of the Lake 16th January 1799; Sir/ I take the liberty to inform you that In my coming up to this place, I met the Party of the Rangers on the Road at the 16 mile Creek-who were on their way to the Garrison-I produced your Instructions to the Serjeant, and told him I thought the old Road was not sufficient; then he made answer that it was Mr. Jones's orders to cut up the fallen timber In the old Road only-however in my going along the said Road found in many places, the Road will not admit of slays passing each other agreeably to your Instructions-therefore I thought proper to begin at the Head of the Lake with my Party and make such amendments as may be most necessary, until I meet the Party of the Queens Rangers from Yonge Street-which if agreeable to you have appointed the bearer ( Mr. Wilmot) "Mr. Stegman's Assistant" to oversee the work-in order to expedite the work. Your further orders shall be honored by Sir &c; John Stegman Dy. Surveyor. The Hon. D. W. Smith Acting Surveyor Genl; Ordered that the Surveyor General apply to the Commandant by the request of the President, for a Party of one Serjeant and eight men to proceed upon the Road from Yonge Street to the Humber immediately, and to continue on the Road until they meet Mr. Stegman." The Russell Papers, Vo;lume 3, page 58. on 16 January 1799 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.³ He "He says: "Sir,-You were pleased to order me to inform you what time I should want a team for to get the timber for the bridge at Castle Frank Creek, for which I am ready, whenever you please
to send the same." He then adds: "The party of Rangers now on this road begged of me to inform you that they have not received any pay for the work since they have been out with Mr. Jones." This note is dated, "Castle Frank Creek, Feb. 27, 1799." On the 4th of the following March, he dates a note to Mr. D. W. Smith in the same way, "Castle Frank Creek," and asks to have a "bush-sextant" supplied to him. He says: "Sir,-I beg you will have the goodness to send me by the bearer a Bush-sextant, and am, sir, your most obedient and very humble servant, John Stegmann, Deputy-Surveyor." (According to some, the Blue Hill had its name from the circumstance that the bridge at its foot was painted blue)." from Toronto of Old, (422). on 27 February 1799 at York, York Co., Upper Canada. He "The township was first laid out in 1800 by Surveyor Stegmann." from "History of Toronto and County of York in Ontario, Part III: Township of King (https://electriccanadian.com/history/ontario/york/part03chap06.htm) in 1800 at King Twp., York Co., Upper Canada. He "Quebec, January 17, 1800. The instances wherein the Committee of Council have found themselves obliged to deviate from my instructions of the 3rd Oct. last, respecting a suspension of the operations in the Surveyor Generals Department, until my return to York next spring - viz. - the continuation of the survey of the tract near York, whereon Mr. Stegman is employed, being satisfactorily explained, have my fullest approbation. …
The appointment of Mr. Stegman to the Midland District on the death of Mr. Aitkin the resident Deputy Surveyor of that district, has my approbation also." Hunter Collection, Hertiage Canadiana, C-4581, Image 35, No. 23 & 24, Letter to Chief Justice Elmsley, Quebec, January 17, 1800.
(https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4581/35) on 17 January 1800 at York, Midland District, Upper Canada. He "In 1800 D. W. Smith, as Acting-Surveyor General, issued the following advertisement: "Surveyor General s Office, 19th December, 1800. Mr. John Stegman: Sir, all persons claiming to hold land in the town of York, having been required to cut and burn all the brush and underwood on the said lots, and to fell all the trees which are standing thereon, you will be pleased to report to me, without delay, the number of the particular lots on which it has not been done. D. W. Smith, Acting-Surveyor General."" Landmarks of Toronto, Volume 1, page 286. on 19 December 1800 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁴ He lived in 1801 at Yonge Street, York Co., Upper Canada; "S#11vol.5p54 (1904): The survey of Yonge St. was finished 16.Feb.1796, and the report handed to the Governor at York. Another surveyor whose name is associated with the early survey of the street and surrounding townships is John Stegman. He had been an officer in a Hessian regiment, fighting for the British during the American Revolution, and at its close, like a great many others, came over to Canada to seek his fortune. In 1801 he was directed to report on the condition of the road by the Surveyor General. A few extracts from his report may be interesting, as it proves, even at this early date, there were a few who did not hesitate to trifle with public funds. "Agreeable to your instructions", Mr. Stegmann writes June 10th, 1801: "I have the honor to report on Yonge Street as follows: That portion of the road from the town of York to the 3 mile post on the Poplar Plains is cut, and that as yet the greater part of the said distance is not passable for any carriage whatsoever, on account of the logs which lie on the street. On Lot No.33 West-side, Vaughan, clearing complied with, no house and nothing done to the street. No.93 King, four acres cut and nothing done to the street." This was the state in 1801." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm. He "Elmsley, May 22, 1804; Mes'r. Chewett & Ridout; Gentlemen, Yesterday I was honored with your letter dated April the 14th - and see that my letter of the 2nd of March has not come to your hands, in which I informed you that it was not possible for me to begin the survey of Elmsley before the month of March, on account of the depth of snow, and more particularly, that I could get no hands to go on the survey for the wages allowed by Government. I went out with some Indians in the month of February last, to explore the Township, and to scale that part of the Rideau Lake which interferes with the township, in order to take advantage of the ice. The boundaries, together with the 2nd, 3rd, 4th & part of the 6th Concessions are surveyed and proves to be good land. In respect of the 5,000 acres of land you mentioned, may be had in different parts in the township, and of an equal goodness, tho' not as pleasantly situated as it would be on a main lake, according to my opinion; of which I shall transmit a sketch to the office after the 7th and 8th Concession lines are surveyed. Attention will also be payed to the distances; and how the lines in Roxborough and Finch lay. I have taken notice of the same on the survey of Finch, as the east boundary line of Finch was my only guide, and the west boundary line of Roxborough is to the eastward of the said line a considerable distance. The accounts to the 30th June will be forwarded in due time, and I flatter myself to finish the whole of my survey by the 15th of July. I am …. (signed) John Stegmann, Dy Surveyor" AO, MS 7442, Vol 61, Pg. 1808 on 22 May 1804 at Elmsley Twp., Lanark Co., Upper Canada. He "Elmsley, June the 15th, 1804; William Chewett, Thomas Ridout Esq'rs; Gentlemen, Your letter of the 22nd of May I received and am sorry to see that His Honor the Chief Justice supposes me to be negligent in my office. I have answered every letter received from your office, by the first opportunity I could get, but for want of a Post, being obliged to send often letters by travellers, some of which have never reached your office, and by which means, I must bear the blame. The last return I sent to Mr. Samuel Sherwood, requesting the favor to forward the letter without loss of time and I am in hopes that the letter is come to your hands. I this day or the morrow shall forward the amounts to the 30? Of June, so that you may receive them in time. All other papers necessary for the survey of Elmsley will be delivered in the office by myself. I have only thirty four miles more to run, and expect to be at York by the 15th of next month. I am with respect …. (signed) John Stegmann, Dy Surveyor" AO, MS 7442, Vol 61, Pg. 476 on 15 June 1804 at Elmsley Twp., Lanark Co., Upper Canada. He "Elmsley, June 15th, 1804; Wm Chewett, Thos. Ridout Esq.rs., Acting for the Surveyor General; Gentleman, The illegal information you received by Mr. Price Honeywell respecting the progress of the survey of Elmsley was occasioned by myself. That is to say - The 4th of May last, I went to the River St. Lawrence for a few quire of Fools cap, for my returns, and in my going along was questioned by a number of persons respecting the Township of Elmsely, who all expected to make location immediately. I then thought proper to tell them that I had done no work yet, and that the best way for them would be to explore the Township after the survey was done, which would be by the end of July. Mr. Honeywell was one of them, and has a number of locations to make, otherwise the office would have been troubled with a number of applications before their time. I am with respect … (signed) John Stegmann, Dy Surveyor" AO, MS 7442, Vol 61, Pg. 1777 on 15 June 1804 at Elmsley Twp., Lanark Co., Upper Canada. He "Report of the Survey of the Township of Elmsley; Gentlemen, Your instructions for the survey of the Township of Elmsley, bearing date November 26th, 1803, have the honor to acquaint you, that the same is complied with, and that after having examined the course of the south and east boundary lines of said township, the concession lines was surveyed parallel and at right angles with the base line thereof. That all the water courses have been scaled and due attention taken in laying down the work agreeable to its real situation. That the Township of Elmsley is pleasantly situated on account of its waters, and contains a quantity of good land to form a very fine settlement, and venture to say to be one of the best townships in that part of the Province. At or near the lake are strong attractions, and suppose to contain a quantity of iron ore. The Township in a number of places is rocky & produces very heavy timber, such as maple, elm, basswood, beach, pine, hemlock, oak and iron wood. A quantity of fish in its lakes, and the waters thereof clear. A very good fall of water on the main river in Lots No. one and two in the fourth concession sufficient to carry on any water works. Pike River is navigable for boats to where it comes in the township, except a few rapids, and by information, continues so near the distance of fifty miles, where it comes out of a considerable lake, not far south of the Ottawa River.
The land in the township in general is level, and forms a gradual descent from north and south to the Main
River and Lake of Rideau. These are the locality's of the township of Elmsley, and the protraction of the work will show its real situation. Attention has been paid to economy of time, and I flatter myself, the survey done to the satisfaction of the Office. I have the Honor to be …. (signed) John Stegmann, Dy. Surveyor" AO, MS 7442, Vol 61, Pg. 1809 on 20 July 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada. He "Received from Mesr. Chewett & Ridout, acting for the Surveyor General - Two sheets of drawing paper; Two black lead pencils; 2 black memd'm Books; 1 Quire paper; (signed) John Stegmann, York, 6 Aug. 1804; Witness (Signed) Sam'l Ridout; Rec'd 16 Aug 1804 from Mesr. Chewett & Ridout, two blank memd'um books & 3 black lead pencils; (signed) John Stegmann, Dy. Sureyor; Witness S. Ridout" AO, MS 7442, Vol 61, Pg. 1812
on 6 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada. He "York, August 11, 1804; William Chewett, Thomas Ridout Esq.'s; Gentlemen, Your instructions bearing date 1st August for a survey to be made and to ascertain the division line of the Home and Newcastle Districts, and an Estimate to carry the same into execution, have the honor to Report that a real Estimate can not be made, not knowing the distance of the Survey, neither what wages laborers may be had. But that all necessary precaution will be taken to perform the Survey agreeable to the Instructions, and as economically as possible; I have the honor to be …. (Signed)      John Stegmann, Dy. Surveyor" AO 7442 Vol 62, Page 1909 on 11 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada. He "1. Surveying the Newcastle District Boundary, 1804 [Archives of Ontario, Crown Land Papers, 72 (5)]
Diary of Division Line between the Home & Newcastle Districts Stegman—1804—Diary from the 13th of August to the 31st Inclusive, 1804." ... and for the first day ... "Monday August 13th 1804: Returned Diary and Field Notes in the Surveyor General’s Office." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 26. on 13 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Tuesday the 14the. Waited on the Honorable the Executive Council." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 26. on 14 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "York, August the 15th, 1804; Wm Chewett, Thos. Ridout Esq.rs., Acting for the Surv. Gen'l; Gentlemen, I find myself under the necessity to beg you will have the goodness to represent to His Honor the Chief Justice, my want of Cash to the amount of Thirty pounds Halifax Currency - not being able to procure any in this town by a Bill on the Surveyor General's Office at this present period; I am … (signed) John Stegmann, Dy Surveyor" AO, MS 7442, Vol 61, Pg. 1804 on 15 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada. He "Wednesday the 15th. Received Instructions for the Survey of the Division Line between the Home and Newcastle Districts and prepared for the same." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 26. on 15 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Council Chamber; York, 15 August 1804; The Hon. The Surveyor General; Sir, You are hereby required and directed to a Survey to be performed, so as to determine the exact position, or situation, of the House of Moody Farewell, where a Murder is supposed to have been committed on the body of John Sharp. - (that is to say) - Whether the said House falls into …
(next page) the District of Newcastle, or into that of the Home District, so that the Surveyor may be enabled to declare the same upon Oath. This survey, if in the nature of probability, to be returned by the Surveyor on the seventh day of September next, to the Court held at Newcastle, where he is to remain
in waiting, after he has finished his Survey, until he is called upon by the said Court. - And this shall be your order and authority for so doing. (signed) H. Allcock C. J; Approved (signed) P. Hunter, L. Gov." AO 7442 Vol 62, Page 1909 on 15 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada. He "You are hereby required and directed to cause a Survey to be performed, so as to determine the exact position, or situation of the House of Moody Farewell, where a murder is supposed to have been committed on the Body of John Sharpe - that is [to] say whether the Said House falls into the District of Newcastle, or into that of the Home District, so that the Surveyor may be enabled to declare the same upon oath. This Survey, if in the nature of possibility to be returned by the Surveyor on the seventh day of September next, to the Court Held at Newcastle where he is to remain in waiting after he has finished his Survey, until he is called upon by the Said Court, and this shall be your Order & Authority for so doing." Letter from Chief Justice Henry Allcock to the Survey or General, Aguust 15, 1804, asking for the survey of the line between Home and Newcastle Districts - Speedy Justice, page 65. on 15 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁶ He "Thursday August the 16. Engaged men and provisions for the Survey." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 26. on 16 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Friday the 17the. Left York and went 18 miles." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 26. on 17 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Saturday the 18the. Went 20 miles." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27. on 18 August 1804 at York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Sunday the 19the. Arived at the Boundary Line." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27.
Note: The boundary is between Home District to the west and Newcastle District to the east, the border between Darlington Township and East Whitby township. on 19 August 1804 at Whitby Twp., York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Monday the 20the. Went to the 9the Concession of Whitby." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27.
Note: The 9th Concession of Whitby Township was the fartherest north in the township. on 20 August 1804 at Conc 9, Whitby Twp., York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Tuesday the 21st. Began to open the Division Line and run three Miles." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27. on 21 August 1804 at Lake Scugog, York Co., Uppre Canada.⁵ He "Wednesday the 22nd. Continued the aforesaid Line three Miles." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27.
Note: Reach Township is directly north of East Whitby, the border hits Lake Scugog a bit east of the tip of Scugog Island, and up shore a ways; on the 1878 Co Atlas Map the area is called drowned land but would have been marshes and dryer land in 1804. on 22 August 1804 at Conc 4, Reach Twp., York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Thursday the 23rd. Finished the said Line and came to Lake Beobescugog at 5 O'clock P.M." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27. on 23 August 1804 at Conc 4, Reach Twp., Lake Scugog, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Friday August the 24the. Sealed the Lake Beobescugog and the Large Bay by intersection." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27. on 24 August 1804 at Lake Scugog, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Saturday the 25the. Finished the Survey and returned to Dundas Street." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27. on 25 August 1804 at Dundas St., York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Sunday the 26the. Went to Tuffins’ Creek." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27.
Note: This would appear to be a mistake. It was Duffin's Creek, later to be Whitby. on 26 August 1804 at Duffin's Creek, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Monday the 27the. Arived at York 5 O’CIock P.M." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27. on 27 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Tuesday the 28the. Maid out the pay list and Discharged the party." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27. on 28 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "York. August 28th, 1804; William Chewett, Thomas Ridout Esq.s, Acting for the Surveyor General; Gentlemen, In obedience to your instructions bearing date the 15th Inst., I have the honor to report that the same is complied with; that the exact and positive situation of the House of Moody Farewell is seven miles eastward of the division line between the Township of Whitby & Darlington, and that all economy of time and expenses have been made use of - The Protraction of
the work, will shew the real situation; I am with respect …. (signed) John Stegmann, Dy. Suveyor" AO, MS 7442, Vol 61, Page 1814
on 28 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada. He "Wednesday the 29the. Protracted the Survey and returned a Plan of the same in the Surveyor General’s Office." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27. on 29 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Thursday the 30the. Maid out the Accounts for the Surveyor General’s Office from the 1st of July, to the 31st of August." Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27. on 30 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Friday the 31st of August. Finished the Accounts and a Plan for His Honore the Chief Justice. I Certify this to be a True Diary—John Stegmann, Dy Surveyor" Valley of the Trent, Edwin C. Guillet, page 27. on 31 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He lived on 28 September 1804 at Yonge St., York, York Co., Upper Canada; "S. G. O. 28th Sep. 1804; Sir. The Chief Justice on the day of his departure said that you was to attend the Court House for the District of New Castle on the 10th of October but perceiving the hurry the Chief was in when you were last here, he may have only thought he gave you this charge, we now repeat it, as from him; We are, Sir, Your most Obedient For the Surv. Gen'l; ? Ridout; John Stegman, Yonge Street" U.C.L.P. C-2814 Reel 1 - 266 Sc? S13 ?18/92 (Written in at bottom.)
This is one of the documents sent to Ed Burtt by ?? from New Jersey.
Note: This note makes sure John Stegman knows he is to go to Newcastle for the trial of Ogetonicut. This is Friday, Sept 28th, trial in Newcastle set of Oct 10th, 12 days away. He died on 7 October 1804 at Lake Ontario, Newcastle, Newcastel Dist., Upper Canada, at age 44; "Mr. Stegman was a passenger on board the SPEEDY, which was lost in 1804, off the Newcastle shore, with all on board. Several of his grandchildren are living, one of whom is Mrs. O'Brien, of Richmond Hill." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm Date Oct 7 1804 & location Lake Ontario per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹

     Marie Ursule Choisy was born in 1765 at L'Islet, Quebec; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ She married John Frederick William Stegman, son of Johan Gottlieb Stegman and Regine Caroline Katherine Schwertner, on 13 January 1784 at L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; "The Lieutenant Johann Friedrich Stegmann, from his date of discharge on known as John Stegman, married in January of 1784 at L'Islet, just downstream from the Isle D'Orleans on the southshore of the mighty St. Lawrence. His bride was Marie-Ursule Choisy from the parish of L'Islet. Already in 1783 the Governor of Canada gave him employment as a surveyor, and together with the surveyor Chewett he was ordered to survey the County of Dundas, west of the Ottawa River along the St. Lawrence. There was great urgency to proceed, because hundreds of dislocated Loyalists were ready to settle down and were waiting for the issue of their land grants." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ As of 13 January 1784,her married name was Stegman.¹ Marie Ursule Choisy lived in 1847 at Gamble St. & Islington Ave., Pine Grove, York Co., Canada West; "S#103p249: Vaughan Agricultural Society held its first fair in 1847 on the property known as the Stegmann Estate in Pine Grove, on the corner of Gamble Street and Islington Ave." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm. She died on 8 January 1849 at Thornhill, York Co., Canada West; "He left behind a widow, Marie-Ursule, who died in January 1849 at the age of 83, and was buried at the St.Luke's Cemetery, Thornhill, Markham Township." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ She was buried on 10 January 1849 at St. Luke's Cemetery, Markahm Twp., Thornhill, York Co., Canada West; In closing this chapter on the sinking of the Speedy and the Hessian pioneer Stegmann, who went down with her at the early age of 46 years, one has to say, he worked hard for his new adopted country and deserves to be remembered as a pioneer. He left behind a widow, Marie-Ursule, who died in January 1849 at the age of 83, and was buried at the St.Luke's Cemetery, Thornhill, Markham Township. They are both remembered by a great number of descendants, some of them learning of his life and history for the first time around Pine Grove." from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm.

     Johan Gottlieb Stegman was born on 17 June 1725 at Hartum, Minden-Lubbecke, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ He married Regine Caroline Katherine Schwertner circa 1756 at Gremany; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ Johan Gottlieb Stegman died on 9 May 1795 at Marburg, Germany, at age 69; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹

     Regine Caroline Katherine Schwertner was born in 1725 at Germany; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ She married Johan Gottlieb Stegman circa 1756 at Gremany; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ As of circa 1756,her married name was Stegman.¹ Regine Caroline Katherine Schwertner died on 7 June 1766; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹

     Lizette Stegman was born in 1787 at Osnabruck Twp., Stormont Co., Quebec; Date 1788 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1787 & location LC per 1861 Census. Location Osnabruck Twp. per The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.^1,3,2 She Her father, John Stegman, was drowned in the ship HMS Speedy which was lost in a storm off Presqu'ile Point, October 8, 1804. on 8 October 1804 at Lake Ontario, Newcastle, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada. She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 74 at 1861 Census: see Mary A. Stegman (mother.)² She died in 1871 at Woodbridge, Ontario; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Vaughan Twp., West York Co., Ontario; Age 83 at 1871 Census: see Alfred Gooderham (husband of Harriet Stegman who was daughter of George Stegman, Lizette's brother - their father was John Stegman, the surveyor lost on HMS Speedy in 1804.)³

     Lucy Stegman was born on 11 December 1791 at Osnabruck Twp., Stormont Co., Upper Canada; Date 1791 & location L. Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1790 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Location Osnabruck Twp. from The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.
Date Dec 11 1791 & location New York City per family tree of Frank Knoll on ancestry.ca, July 23 2020.^1,2,3 She "Then came Lucy Stegman with little Robert [Baldwin] - then young Small... " per "Extracts from Elizabeth Russell's Diary, taken from the Town of York 1793 -1815, page 257. on 1 January 1806 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁴ As of 5 May 1814,her married name was Bridgford.¹ She married David Bridgford, son of Robert Bridgford and Sarah Smith, on 5 May 1814 at Markham, Upper Canada; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ Lucy Stegman appeared on the census of 1851 at Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 61 at 1851 Census: see David Bridgford.² She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 70 at 1861 Census: see David Bridgford.³ She died on 12 June 1867 at Canada West at age 75; Date Jun 12 1867 per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ She was buried on 14 June 1867 at Richmond Hill Presbyterian Cemetery, Richmond Hill, York, Canada West; OCFA: Name: Bridgford, D; Cemetery: Richmond Hill Presbyteryian; County: York; Township: Richmond Hill; Ref.: YK-RCH-006 (Ontasrio Cemetery Finding Aid, Search for Bridgford - http://ocfa.islandnet.com/ocfa-search.php.)⁵

     David Bridgford was born in 1791 at New York, New York, New York, U.S.A; Date 1791 & location USA per 1861 Census. Date 1790 & location USA per 1851 Census. per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.^1,2,3 He married Lucy Stegman, daughter of John Frederick William Stegman and Marie Ursule Choisy, on 5 May 1814 at Markham, Upper Canada; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ David Bridgford lived in 1851 at Conc 1 Lot 47, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; "Bridgeford, David, Conc 1 Lot 47" & John Bridgeford, Conc 1 Lot 47" per Canada, City and Area Directories, 1851, York County, Vaughan Twp., pg. 182 of 232, ancestry.ca.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 61 at 1851 Census: Bridgford, David, 61, b. USA, Epsic., Coroner, married; Lucy, 61, b. Cda., Episc., married; Thomas, Mary, 15, b. Cda., Pres. (1851 Census: Vaughan Twp., York Co., pg. 91 of 363, line 42 - ancestry.ca.)² He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 70 at 1861 Census: Bridgford, David, 70, b. USA, CE, gentleman, married; Lucy, 70, b. L. Cda., CE, married; David Wm., 8, b. UC, CE (1861 Census: Vaughan Twp., York Co., pg. 7963 of 9549, line 25, ancestry.ca.)³ He died in October 1868 at Ontario; Date Oct 1868 per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018. Date Oct 1868 & location Ont. per family tree of Frank Knoll on ancestry.ca, July 23 2020.¹ He was buried in October 1868 at Richmond Hill Presbyterian Cemetery, Richmond Hill, York Co., Ontario; OCFA: Name: Bridgford, D; Cemetery: Richmond Hill Presbyteryian; County: York; Township: Richmond Hill; Ref.: YK-RCH-006 (Ontasrio Cemetery Finding Aid, Search for Bridgford - http://ocfa.islandnet.com/ocfa-search.php.)⁵

     John Stegman was born in 1794 at Osnabruck Twp., Stormont Co., Upper Canada; Location Osnabruck Twp. per The Hessians, The Sinking of the Speedy, Donated by John Merz, 2005. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹ He died before 1804 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.¹

     David Stegman was born on 14 September 1797 at Vaughan Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; Date Sep 14 1797 per Memorial - age 36y 4m 18d at death Feb 1 1834. per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.^1,2 He married Margaret Beasley circa 1822; per Descendancy Chart for John Stegman, Ed Burtt Doc July 31 1990. David Stegman Upper Canada Land Petition: David Stegman, son of John Stegman who was lost on the Speedy, applies for a grant of land based on an order of Council that his father did not take up. He suggest he knows no more lots are being granted in York now, but he might take Lot 5 on the east side of Parliament Street which is part of the Park Reserve. He says he can pay the fees associated with this and his family is much deprived since the loss of their father in 1804 and now the loss of his older brother. Date: March 3, 1822 (UCLP S13/69 - this document was in the Ed Burtt Collection and was sent to Ed by a lady in New Jersey. Don't her name or when the letter came.) on 3 March 1822 at York, York Co., Upper Canada. He lived in 1834 at 66 King Street, York, York Co., Upper Canada; "Stegman, David, Spirits, Groceries, Hardware, & Dry -goods, wholesale and retail; one of the Magistrates for the Home District, 66 King Street." Canada, City and Area Directories, York/Toronto, 1834, page 66 of 98, ancestry.ca)
Note: George Stegman, General Store, 110 King Street is below.³ He died on 1 February 1834 at York, York Co., Upper Canada, at age 36; Date Feb 1 1834 per Memorial. per family tree of Ellenthorne44 on ancestry.ca, Oct 18 2018.^1,2 He was buried on 3 February 1834 at St. James Cemetery, York, York Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: Sacred; To The Memory; of; David Stgeman; Who departed this life; the 1st of Feb. 1834; Aged 36 Years 4 Months; and 18 Days (Findagrave - Cathedral Church of Saint James - St. James Cemetery - also from family tree of dahutcheon on ancestry.ca, Jan 30 2019.)
FindaGrave: Name: David Stegman; Birth: unknown; Death: 1 Feb 1834; Burial: Cathedral Church of Saint James, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada: Memorial ID: 63675405.^1,2,4