Person Page - 3715

     Peter Perry Piercy was born in 1823 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date 1823 & location Ernestown Twp. per family tree of George Wallace on ancestry.ca, March 15 2022. Date 1813 & location Ont. per family tree of 111Whittier on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹ He died on 30 June 1882 at Ernestown Twp., Morven, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#009761: Name: Dr. P.R. Percy; Date: Jun 30 1882; Age: 59y 16d; Occ.: Doctor; Born: Ernestown Twp; Cause: consumption; Phys.: none; Inf.: J. Anderson, North Fredericksburgh Twp; Reg'd.: July 10 1882; Rel.: ME; Reg'r.: A. C. Parks, North Fredericksburgh Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #009761-1882, ancestry.ca) Date Jun 30 1882 & location Morven per family tree of George Wallace on ancestry.ca, March 15 2022.^1,2

     Anne Catherine Piercy was born in 1818 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date 1818 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1819 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date 1819 & location Ernestown twp. per family tree of George Wallace on ancestry.ca, March 15 2022. Date 1819 & location Ont. per family tree of 111Whittier on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Ernestown Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 32 at 1851 Census: see John Percy (brother.)³ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Age 43 at 1861 Census: see John Percy (brother.)² She died on 23 October 1897 at Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per family tree of George Wallace on ancestry.ca, March 15 2022.¹

     Mary Ann Piercy was born on 22 May 1820 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date May 22 1820 & location Ernestown Twp. per family tree of George Wallace on ancestry.ca, March 15 2022. per family tree of 111Whittier on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹ As of circa 1842,her married name was Anderson.¹ She married John P. Anderson circa 1842 at Canada West; per family tree of George Wallace on ancestry.ca, March 15 2022.¹ Mary Ann Piercy died on 17 July 1882 at Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario, at age 62; per family tree of George Wallace on ancestry.ca, March 15 2022.¹

     Thomas Anderson Micheal Piercy was born circa 1820 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of 111Whittier on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹

     Elizabeth Jane Piercy was born in 1827 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date 1829 per CemSearch - age 24 at death May 13 1853. Date 1827 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date 1827 & location Ernestown Twp. per family tree of 111Whittier on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Ernestown Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1851 Census: see John Percy (brother.)² She died on 13 May 1853 at Canada West; DAte May 17 1853 per CemSearch. Date May 13 1853 per family tree of George Wallace on ancestry.ca, Mar 15 2022.^1,3 She was buried on 15 May 1853 at Switzerville United Church Cemetery, Switzerville, Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: Eliza Jane Piercy; Born: - ; Died: May 17 1853; Age: 24; ID: ER11-33; No other names: Cemetery: Switzerville United Church Cemetery, Conc 6, Lot 11, Ernestown Twp., Lennox Co; Note: Daughter of J. and J. Piercy. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=ER11-33%5E0.)³

     Sarah Piercy was born in 1833 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date 1833 per CemSearch - age 25 at death Oct 26 1858. Date 1831 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date 1832 & location Ernestown Twp. per family tree of 111Whittier on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Ernestown Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see John Percy (brother.)² She died on 26 October 1858 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Date Oct 26 1858 per CemSearch.³ She was buried on 28 October 1858 at New Newburgh Cemetery, Newburgh, Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: Sarah Percy; Born: - ; Died: Oct 26 1858; Age: 25; ID: CAS-197; Other names: Percy, James A. ( -1865); Cemetery: New Newburgh Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 17., Camden Twp. Addington Co; Note: Sister of John Percy (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CA5-197%5E1.)³

     Hannah Piercy was born in 1815 at Fredericksburgh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date 1815 & location North Fredericksburgh Twp. per family tree of George Wallace on ancestry.ca, March 15 2022. per family tree of 111Whittier on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹ She died on 14 January 1889; per family tree of George Wallace on ancestry.ca, March 15 2022.¹

     Annie Piercy was born in 1793 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of 111Whittier on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹

     Michael Ryan Piercy was born in March 1795 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox Co., Upper Canada; Date March 1795 & location Ernestown, Lennox Co. per Death Reg'n. - age 91y 8m at death Nov 29 1886. Date 1795 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1795 & location CW per 1851 Census. per family tree of 111Whittier on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.^1,3,4 He married Annie Susannah Martin circa 1821 at Upper Canada; per family tree of sarahamaske on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹ Michael Ryan Piercy appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 56 at 1851 Census: Piercy, Michael, 56, b. CW, "Nothingarian", farmer, married; Ann, 54, b. CW, CE, married; William, 22, b. CW, CE, lab., single; Joseph, 19, b. CW, CE, lab., single; Margaret, 20, b. CW, CE, single; Deborah, 17; ?Gelitt?(f), 13; Francis(f), 9 (1851 Census: Camden East Twp., Addington Co., pg. 153 of 273, line 39 - ancestry.ca.)³ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Portland Twp., Frontenac Co., Canada West; Age 66 at 1861 Census: Percy, Michael, 66, b. UC, no rel., farmer, married; Ann, 63., b. UC, WM, married; Francis N.(f), 19, b. UC, WM, single; Lavina, 15; Calvin, 4 (1861 Census: Portland Twp., Frontenac Co., pg. 2594 of 2871, line 12 - ancestry.ca) (Note: Son William Percy and family is just above.)⁴ He died on 29 November 1886 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 91; Death Reg'n.#007010; Name: Michael Percy; Date: Nov 29 1886; Age: 91y 8m; Occ.: farmer; Born: Ernestown, Lennox Co; Cause: ?Senectus?; Inf.: James S. Allen, Carpenter, Deseronto; Reg'd.: Dec 1 1886; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: Robert N. Irvine, Deseronto (Ontario Death Registration, #007010-1886, ancestry.ca) Date Nov 29 1886 & location Deseronto per family tree of 111Whittier on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.^1,5

     Annie Susannah Martin was born in 1797 at Upper Canada; Date 1798 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1797 & location CW per 1851 Census. per family tree of sarahamaske on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.^1,2,3 As of circa 1821,her married name was Piercy.¹ She married Michael Ryan Piercy, son of John Piercy and Catherine Ryan, circa 1821 at Upper Canada; per family tree of sarahamaske on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹ Annie Susannah Martin appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 54 at 1851 Census: see Michael Piercy.² She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 63 at 1861 Census: see Michael Piercy.³ She died circa 1883 at Verona, Ontario; per family tree of sarahamaske on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹

     John Piercy was born in 1822 at Upper Canada; Date 1821 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date 1822 & location "Minks Bridge" per family tree of sarahamaske on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.^1,2 He married Mahala Irish, daughter of Abraham Irish and Martha Parrott, on 28 December 1845 at Canada West; per family tree of sarahamaske on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹ John Piercy appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 30 at 1851 Census: Piercy, John, 30, b. CW, CE, Blacksmith, married; Mahala, 24, b. CW, CE, married; William, 3; John, 1; Lovina, 5; Marthy, 2 (1851 Census: Camden East Twp., Addington Co., pg. 49 of 273, line 32 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Several people are listed inside this family group, making it difficult to decipher. These are the Piercy people list only. (Dan Buchanan, March 12 2022.)² He died on 21 September 1888 at Ontario; per family tree of sarahamaske on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹

     Mahala Irish was born on 4 April 1827 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date 1827 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date Apr 4 1827 & location Ernestown Twp. per family tree of sarahamaske on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.^1,2 As of 28 December 1845,her married name was Piercy.¹ She married John Piercy, son of Michael Ryan Piercy and Annie Susannah Martin, on 28 December 1845 at Canada West; per family tree of sarahamaske on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.¹ Mahala Irish appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1851 Census: see John Piercy.² She died on 26 June 1857 at Newburgh, Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West, at age 30; Date Jun 26 1857 per CemSearch. Date Jun 26 1857 & location Newburgh per family tree of sarahamaske on ancestry.ca, March 12 2022.^1,3 She was buried on 28 June 1857 at Youmans Cemetery, Camden Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: ? Piercy; Born: - ; Died: Jun 26 1857; Age: 20; ID: CA7-51; No other names; Cemetery: Youmans Cemetery, Conc 3, Lot 15, Camden Twp., Addington Co; Note: wife of John Piercy (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CA7-51%5E0.)³

     William Piercy was born in 1848 at Ernestown Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see John Piercy.¹

     John Piercy was born in 1850 at Ernestown Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Date 1850 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see John Piercy.¹

     Lovina Piercy was born in 1846 at Ernestown Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Date 1846 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see John Piercy.¹

     Martha Piercy was born in 1849 at Ernestown Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Date 1849 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see John Piercy.¹

     William Piercy was born in 1829 at Upper Canada; Date 1829 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1851 Census: see Michael Piercy.¹

     Joseph Piercy was born in 1832 at Upper Canada; Date 1832 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see Michael Piercy.¹

     Margaret Piercy was born in 1831 at Upper Canada; Date 1831 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see Michael Piercy.¹

     Deborah Piercy was born in 1834 at Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Michael Piercy.¹

     Letitia Piercy was born in 1838 at Upper Canada; Date 1838 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1851 Census: see Michael Piercy.¹

     Francis N. Piercy was born in 1842 at Canada West; Date 1843 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1842 & location CW per 1851 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see Michael Piercy.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Camden East Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see Michael Piercy.²

     Lavina Piercy was born in 1846 at Canada West; Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Portland Twp., Frontenac Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see Michael Piercy.¹

     Calvin Piercy was born in 1857 at Canada West; Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Portland Twp., Frontenac Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see Michael Piercy.¹

     Mary Ann Daly was born in 1827 at Upper Canada; Date 1827 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1827 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1827 & location CW per 1851 Census. No dates. per CemSearch.^1,2,3,4 As of circa 1849,her married name was Percy.¹ She married John Percy, son of John Piercy and Jane Post, circa 1849 at Canada West; per 1851 Census. per CemSearch.¹ Mary Ann Daly appeared on the census of 1851 at Ernestown Twp., Addington Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1851 Census: see John Percy.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; age 34 at 1861 Census: see John Percy.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1871 Census: see John Percy.² She lived on 4 January 1879 at Ernestown Twp., Switzerville, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband John Percy.⁵ She died circa 1882; No date of death per Mermorial & FindaGrave & CemSearch.^1,6,7 She was buried circa 1882 at Old Newburgh Cemetery, Newburgh, Addington Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Sacred; To the Memory of; John Percy; Died; Dec. 19, 1878; Aged 54 Y'rs. 6 Mo; Mary Ann Daly; Wife of; John Percy; Aged 60 Y'rs. 8 Mo.'s (Newburgh United Church Cemetery, Newburgh, image from FindaGrave, March 15 2022)
CemSearch: Name: Mary Ann Percy; Maiden: Daly; Born: - ; Died: - ; Age: 60; ID: CASOS139; Other names: Cowan, Ida A. [Percy] ( -1891), Percy, John ( -1878 ); Cemetery: Old Newburgh Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 17, Camden Twp., Addikngton Co; Note: Wife of John Percy. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CA5OS139%5E1.)^1,6

     Lewis Elbridge Percy was born on 3 May 1853 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Date May 3 1853 & location Ernestown Twp. per FindaGrave. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1853 & location Ernestown Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Henrietta Matilda Caton.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see John Percy.³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see John Percy.¹ He lived on 29 January 1880 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Residence Ernestown Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Henrietta Matilda Caton.⁴ He married Henrietta Matilda "Etta" Caton, daughter of Miles Caton and Amelia Ann Detlor, on 29 January 1880 at Camden East Twp., Newburgh, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006025: Groom: Lewis Elbridge Percy; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Ernestown Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John & Mary Ann Percy; Bride: Henrietta Matilda Caton; Age: 20; Res.: Newburgh; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Miles & Amelia Ann Caton; Wit.: Anson McKimm & Ida Percy, Ernestown; Date: Jan 29 1880; Place: Newburgh; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. D. Connally; Reg'r.: J.R. Aylesworth, Newburgh (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006025-1880, ancestry.ca) per FindaGrave.^2,5 Lewis Elbridge Percy died on 2 April 1932 at Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, at age 78; Date Apr 2 1932 & location Brantford per FindaGrave.² He was buried on 4 April 1932 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Lewis Elbridge Percy; BIRTH: 3 May 1853, Ernestown, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 2 Apr 1932 (aged 78), Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: I1E-8-13; MEMORIAL ID: 135632543 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135632543/lewis-elbridge-percy.)²

     Ida Aberta Percy was born in 1856 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1856 & location Lenox Co. per marriage reg'n. - George Hogle Cowan.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see John Percy.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see John Percy.¹ She lived on 29 January 1880 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Lewis Elbridge Percy & Henrietta Matilda Caton.³ She lived on 21 June 1883 at Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Residence Napanee per marriage reg'n. - George Hogle Cowan.³ As of 21 June 1883,her married name was Cowan.³ She married George Hogle Cowan, son of Jeremiah Cowan and Desire ?, on 21 June 1883 at Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006060: Groom: George Hogle Cowan; Age: 35; Res.: Napanee; Born: Oxford Co., Ont; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Physician & Surgeon; Parents: Jeremiah & Desira Cowan; Bride: Ida Alberta Percy; Age: 27; Res.: Napanee; Born: Lenox Co., Ont; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Mary Ann Eliza Percy; Wit.: Flora Hooper, Newburgh & L.E. Percy, Ernestown; Date: Jun 21 1883; Place: Napanee; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. M.L. Pearson; Reg'r.: P. Embury, Napanee (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006060-1883, ancestry.ca.)⁴

     Edna Florence Percy was born in 1870 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1870 & location Ernestown Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Adam Fullerton.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1871 Census: see John Percy.¹ She lived on 23 November 1891 at Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Residence Napanee per marriage reg'n. - Adam Fullerton.² As of 23 November 1891,her married name was Fullerton.² She married Adam Fullerton, son of Joseph Fullerton and Marie Beckett, on 23 November 1891 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005059: Groom: Adam Fullerton; Age: 34; Res.: Napanee; Born: Newburgh; Status: bachelor; Occ.: druggist; Parents: Joseph & Marie (?Beckett?) Fullerton; Bride: Edna Florence Percy; Age: 21; Res.: Napanee; Born: Ernestown Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Mary Ann (Daly) Percy; Wit.: William E. ?Foster?, Belleville & Edith Hooper, Napanee; Date: Nov 23 1891; Place: Res. of William E. Foster, Belleville; Rel.: Pres. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005059-1891, ancestry.ca.)³

     Henrietta Matilda "Etta" Caton was born on 1 May 1859 at Camden East Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Date May 1 1859 & location Camden East Twp. per FindaGrave. Date 1859 & location Cda. per marriage reg'n. - Lewis Elbridge Percy.^1,2 She lived on 29 January 1880 at Camden East Twp., Newburgh, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Residence Newburgh per marriage reg'n. - Lewis Elbridge Percy.² As of 29 January 1880,her married name was Percy.¹ She married Lewis Elbridge Percy, son of John Percy and Mary Ann Daly, on 29 January 1880 at Camden East Twp., Newburgh, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006025: Groom: Lewis Elbridge Percy; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Ernestown Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John & Mary Ann Percy; Bride: Henrietta Matilda Caton; Age: 20; Res.: Newburgh; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Miles & Amelia Ann Caton; Wit.: Anson McKimm & Ida Percy, Ernestown; Date: Jan 29 1880; Place: Newburgh; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. D. Connally; Reg'r.: J.R. Aylesworth, Newburgh (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006025-1880, ancestry.ca) per FindaGrave.^1,3 Henrietta Matilda "Etta" Caton died on 22 March 1950 at Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, at age 90; Date Mar 22 1950 & location Brantford per FindaGrave.¹ She was buried on 24 March 1950 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Henrietta Matilda “Etta” Caton Percy; BIRTH: 1 May 1859, Camden East, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 22 Mar 1950 (aged 90), Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 135632559 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135632559/henrietta-matilda-percy.)¹

     Miles Caton was born in 1817 at Richmond Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date 1817 & location Richmond Twp. per FindaGrave.¹ He married Amelia Ann Detlor, daughter of George Hill Detlor and Maria Moore Roblin, on 8 April 1844 at Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Date Apr 8 1844 & location Napanee per FindaGrave.¹ Miles Caton died on 12 February 1888 at Camden East Twp., Newburgh, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date Feb 12 1888 & location Newburgh per FindaGave.¹ He was buried on 14 February 1888 at Wilton Cemetery, Ernestown Twp., Wilton, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Miles Caton; BIRTH: 1817, Richmond, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 12 Feb 1888 (aged 70–71), Newburgh, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Wilton Cemetery, Wilton, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 157567577; Note: Miles Caton was the son of William and Rebecca (Reddin) Caton. He was the husband of Amelia Ann (Detlor) Caton. Amelia died February 10, 1897. Obituary
Unidentified Newsclipping - 1888; CATON.--This beloved brother was born near Napanee, and died at his residence in Newburgh, on Sabbath, the 12th of February, 1888. He had been a highly esteemed member of the Methodist Church for over half a century, and the recording steward for more than thirty years, as well as class-leader and pew steward for several years. Best of all, he was a consecrated man of God. He was a man of large Christian sympathies and intelligent views in church work, and always faithful to the trusts confided to him. Next to his dear family and his God he loved his brethren and the institutions of our beloved Zion, and cheerfully and liberally supported all the claims for benevolent work. He had for many years been a leading merchant in this place. Subject at times to great loss and trial, especially at the great fire here last fall, when his comforable home and mercantile house were consumed. This revolution, together with a severe affliction, resulted in the trial of his faith, which was more precious than gold tried in the fire, as he realized that in Christ all fulness dwells. When he had recovered from that illness, and resumed business again, we hoped for his presence and counsel for a few years longer. In this we were soon to be disappointed. The last work of his life was in his official relation as recording steward at our last Quarterly Official Board Meeting, where he manifested so much interest and solicitude for the good cause. At the close he complained of being somewhat impaired, and rapidly grew worse, until his change came. The day previous to his death he took a most affectionate and Christian farewell of his beloved wife and children, commending them to the God of all grace, he leading them in one of his favorite songs of praise, his eldest son and amiable companion joining in prayer. "The place was privileged above the common walks of virtuous life, quite on the verge of heaven." He spoke to them of the royal presence of the King with him. He said to the writer, "I am in good hands. I have a precious Saviour--the world's Saviour! All is well." Thus passed away an affectionate husband, a kind father (beautiful in his home life), an influential citizen, highly prized by a large circle of friends, esteemed by many ministers, who have enjoyed his society and congenial home. His funeral obsequies were conducted by the writer, assisted by the Rev. D. S. Houck, and Rev. Mr. Allen (Presbyterian), in the presence of a very large audience on Tuesday, the 14th of February, 1888. Written by Rev. James Curts (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157567577/miles-caton.)¹