Person Page - 3749

     Daniel Duff was born on 12 June 1856 at Scotland; Date 1856 per CemSearch. Date June 12 1856 & location Scotland per 1901 Census. Date 1856 & location Scotland per marriage reg'n. - Janet Weddell.^1,2,3 He lived on 6 October 1884 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Trenton per marriage reg'n. - Janet Weddell.¹ He married Jenet Weddell, daughter of Robert Weddell Sr. and Mary Girdwood, on 6 October 1884 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004225: Groom: Daniel Duff; Age: 28; Res.: Trenton; Born: Scotland; Status: bachelor; Occ.: machinist; Parents: Wm. & Agnes Duff; Bride: Janet Weddell; Age: 25; Res.: Trenton; Born: Scotland; Status: spinster; Parents: Robert & Mary Weddell; Wit.: Alexander Weddell & Sarah Deans, Trenton; Date: Oct 6 1884; Place: Trenton; Rel.: Pres; Performed by: Rev. W. J. Wilkins; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004225-1884, ancestry.ca.)⁴ Daniel Duff appeared on the census of 4 April 1901 at Trenton, Hastings West Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1901 Census: Duff, Daniel, 44, b. Scotland Jun 12 1844, immig. 1883, Scot., Pres., Machinister, married; Janet, 40, b. Scotland Mar 18 1861, Scot., immig. 1873, Pres., married (1901 Census: Town of Trenton, Hastings West Co., dist. 72, sub-dist. c-4, pg. 2, line 21 - ancestry.)² He was buried in 1939 at St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Trenton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch Name: Daniel Duff; Born: 1856; Died: 1939; Age: 83y; ID: TRTSG409; Other names: Duff, Jenet [Weddell] (1859-1919), Fowell, Agnes [Duff] (1872-1933); Cemetery: St. George's Ancglican Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 7, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Town of Trenton, Sec D Row 14 Plot 6; Note: Husband of Jenet Weddell, Sibling Agnes (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=TRTSTG409%5E0.)³ He died in 1939 at Ontario; Date 1939 per CemSearch.³

     William Duff was born circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of son Daniel Duff & Janet Weddell.¹ He married Agnes ? circa 1852; per marriage reg'n. of son Daniel Duff & Janet Weddell.¹

     Agnes ? was born circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of son Daniel Duff & Janet Weddell.¹ She married William Duff circa 1852; per marriage reg'n. of son Daniel Duff & Janet Weddell.¹ As of circa 1852,her married name was Duff.¹

     Minnie Pearl Crozier was born in 1896 at Olden Twp., Mountain Grove, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Date 1896 & location Mountain Grove per marriage reg'n. - George Ezra Goodrich.¹ She lived on 6 August 1924 at Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Residence Napanee per marriage reg'n. - George Ezra Goodrich.¹ As of 6 August 1924,her married name was Goodrich.¹ She married George Ezra Goodrich, son of Charles Goodrich and Elizabeth Ball, on 6 August 1924 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013070: Groom: George Ezra Goodrich; Age: 26; Res.: Marmora; Born: ?Vennachar?; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Charles Goodrich & Elizabeth Ball; Bride: Minnie Pearl Crozier; Age: 28; Res.: Napanee; Born: Mountain Grove; Status: spinster; Occ.: teacher; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Alexander Crozier & Barbara Amelia Parks; Expected Place of Marr.: Morven, ?Frontenac?; Wit.: William & Lena D. Crozier, RR# 4, Napanee; Date: Aug 6 1924; Place: Ernestown Twp; Performed by: Rev. W. R. Merrick, RR# 1, Napanee, Meth. 2986; Sworn: Marmora Village, Aug 6, 1924; Reg'r.: E.C. Prentice, Marmora (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013070-1924, ancestry.ca.)²

     Alexander Crozier was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Minnie Pearl Crozier & George Ezra Goodrich.¹ He married Barbara Amelia Parks circa 1890; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Minnie Pearl Crozier & George Ezra Goodrich.¹

     Barbara Amelia Parks was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Minnie Pearl Crozier & George Ezra Goodrich.¹ She married Alexander Crozier circa 1890; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Minnie Pearl Crozier & George Ezra Goodrich.¹ As of circa 1890,her married name was Crozier.¹

     Gilbert Jackson Brown was born in 1855 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1855 & location Prince EDward Co. per marriage reg'n. - Nettie George.¹ He lived in May 1928 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Trenton per marriage reg'n. - Nellie George.¹ He married Ann Janet "Nettie" Pelkey, daughter of Joseph Thomas Pelkey and Catharine Stoneburgh, on 5 May 1928 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013439: Groom: Gilbert Jackson Brown; Age: 73; Res.: Trenton; Born: Prince Edward Co; Status: widower; Occ.: watchman; Rel.: United Church of Canada; Parents: James Forsythe Brown & Jane Anne Chase; Bride: Nellie George, Age: 67; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Murray Twp; Status: widow; Occ.: at home; Rel.: United Church of Canada; Parents: Joseph T. Pelkey & Catherine Stoneburg; Expected Place of Marr.: Trenton; Wit.: Mrs. John Brummel, Trenton & Frederick Seymour Pringle, Trenton; Date: May 5 1928; Performed by: Claude B. Brethen, Trenton, UNited Church of Canada; Sworn: Trenton, Apr 30, 1928; Reg'r.: P.J. O'Rourke, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013439-1928, ancestry.ca.)²

     Hannah Mariah Miskin was born in 1824 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1824 per Memorial. Date 1824 & location Hillier Twp. per Prince Edward Co. per FindaGrave. Date 1825 & location Hillier Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 83 at death Nov 25 1908. Date 1825 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1825 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1825 & location CW per 1861 Census.
Note: Location of Hannah's birth is shown as Hillier Twp. per her death reg'n. FindaGrave repeats this. It may be possible, if Richard John Miskin was stationed at Hillier Twp. at that time. He was a shipwright who worked for the most part out of Navy Yard in Kingston. He is seen in other locations in muster rolls as he was sent to work on certain ships or locations on Lake Huron or Lake Erie where a shiwright was needed. I see no other evidence in documents about them being in Hillier Twp., although will put that in for now. Would love to have more specific info re this. (Dan Buchanan, Nov 9 2024.)^{1,2,3,4,5,8,9} As of circa 1840,her married name was Sloan.¹⁰ She married ? Sloan circa 1840 at Upper Canada; The Will of Richard John Neale Miskin grants his property to "his wife during life, then to Hannah M. Sloan", which suggests that Hannah M. Miskin, his daughter, had married someone named Sloan before the Will date Aug 2 1840. She is married to William Corrigan by 1842. Is this implication accurate? (Dan Buchanan, Nov 18 2024.)¹⁰ As of before 1842,her married name was Corrigan.¹ Hannah Mariah Miskin married William Corrigan before 1842 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Nothing for this marriage found. Assuming it was in Ameliasburgh Twp., the bride's home. (Dan Buchanan, Nov 10 2024.)¹ Hannah Mariah Miskin appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 36 at 1861 Census: see William Corrigan.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1871 Census: see William Corrigan.³ She lived circa 1873 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "After the deaths of Sarah and Richard Miskin the house was inherited by their daugher. who married William Corrigan. In turn it went to their son, William Corrigan Jr. Then Mrs. Morrison, who was a daugher of Corrigan, occupied it It left the family in 1964. when it was sold." from page 16 of Northumberland Heritage, A Journal of Local History, Volume 1, a copy signed "Ted Snider, July 16, 1974", digitized by Dan Buchanan, June 24 2022.¹¹ She appeared on the census of 9 April 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1891 Census: see Richard Corrigan (son.)² She died on 25 November 1908 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025012: Name: Hannah Maria Corrigan; Date: Nov 25 1908; Age: 83; Res.: Carrying Place; Status: farmer's widow; Born: Hillier Twp; Cause: neuosthenia; Phys.: J.B. Moran; Rel.: CE; Inf.: W. A. Corrigan; Reg'd.: Nov 27 1908; Reg'r.: F.C. File, Ameliasburgh Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #025012-1908, ancestry.ca.)¹² She was buried on 27 November 1908 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CORRIGAN; Hannah M. wife of Wm. Corrigan - 1824 - 1908; Sarah M. wife of John Rowe - 1852 - 1924; Richard J. Corrigan - 1841 - 1895; Gertrude C. Goebel - His Wife - 1855 - 1913; Mary E. Corrigan - 1876 - 1954; Maria Corrigan - 1877 - 1934; George B. Corrigan - 1885 - 1962 (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Village of Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., image from FindaGrave, Nov 9 2024)
FindaGrave: Name: Hannah Maria Sloan Corrigan; BIRTH: 1825, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ont; DEATH: 25 Nov 1908 (aged 82–83), Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward Co., Ont; BURIAL: Carrying Place Cemetery, Carrying Place, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ont; MEMORIAL ID: 204017691 ; (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204017691/hannah-maria-corrigan.)^9,8

     William Corrigan was born in 1815 at Quebec, Quebec; Date 1813 & location Quebec per FindaGave. Date 1815 & location Quebec per Death Reg'n. - age 67 at Death Sep 8 1882. Date 1815 & location Quebec per 1871 Census. Date 1815 & location CE (Canada East) per 1861 Census. Location Quebec City per Death Reg'n. of dau. Sarah Maria (Corrigan) Rowe.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Hannah Mariah Miskin, daughter of Richard John Neale Miskin and Sarah "Sally" Weller, before 1842 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Nothing for this marriage found. Assuming it was in Ameliasburgh Twp., the bride's home. (Dan Buchanan, Nov 10 2024.)¹ William Corrigan appeared on the census of 1851 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Canadian Genealogy Index: Name: William Corrigan; Event: Living; Year: 1851; Province: Ontario; Source: Extracts from the 1851 federal census of Prince Edward County, Microfilm #C11750, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Volume/Page: 35. He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 46 at 1861 Census: Corrigan, William, 46, b. CE (Canada East or Quebec), RC, farmer, married; Hannah, 36, b. CW, CE, married; Ricahrd J., 20?, b. CW, CE, single; Ann, 18; Sarah, 9 (1861 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 22 of 605, line 37 - ancestry.ca.)³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ameliaburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1871 Census: Corrigan, William, 56, b. Quebec, Irish, RC, farmer, married; Hannah, 46, b. Ont., - , CE, married; Richard, 29, b. Ont., Irish, CE, farmer, single; Sarah, 18, b. Ont., Irish, CE, single; Ella, 5; Brown, Sarah, 76, b. Ont., Irish, CE, widow (1871 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 59, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 74, line 11 - ancestry.ca.)² He died on 8 September 1882 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#015717: Name: William Corrigan; Date: Sep 8 1882; Age: 67; Occ.: farmer; Born: Quebec; Cause: consumption; Phys.: Dr. Day; Inf.: R.J. Corrigan, yeoman, Murray P.O; Rel.: RC; Reg'r.: James Benson, Ameliasburgh Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #015717-1882, ancestry.ca) Date Aug 5 1882 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per FindaGrave - not sure where this comes from, Death Reg'n. is clear.^6,5 He was buried on 10 September 1882 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: William Corrigan; BIRTH: 1813; Quebec, Canada; DEATH: 5 Aug 1882 (aged 68–69); Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ont; BURIAL: Carrying Place Cemetery, Carrying Place, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ont; MEMORIAL ID: 204011907 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204011907/william-corrigan?_gl=1*1c0ubn3*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1NjA5Nzg1OC4xMTAuMS4xNjU2MTA1MDg3LjUx)
FindaGrave: Name: William Corrigan; Birth: 1813; Death: Sep 1882 (aged 68–69); Burial: Saint Peter in Chains, Roman Catholic Churchyard, Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Plot: Unmarked burial; Memorial ID: 226341872; Note: Buried Sep 10, 1882, Age 69. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226341872/william-corrigan?_gl=1*1p78mig*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE3MzAyOTU3MTEuYzA1MTA0MzUwMDk5MWZhNDY5ZDY2MzE3MzcxMjdkMjc.*_gcl_au*NzUyNzk1MzgzLjE3Mjk5ODA4MjY.*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*ZGYxOWEzNzItMWJhNi00ZDA2LWI4NzItNGUwZmNiZmU4OGYyLjEzOTEuMS4xNzMxMjU3ODc1LjEyLjAuMA..*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*ZGYxOWEzNzItMWJhNi00ZDA2LWI4NzItNGUwZmNiZmU4OGYyLjkyMi4xLjE3MzEyNTc4NzUuMC4wLjA.)⁵

     Richard James Miskin Corrigan was born in 1842 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1841 per Memorial. Date 1841 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per FindaGrave. Date 1842 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1841 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1842 per family tree of LindaSmithUE on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.^{1,2,3,7,8,4,5,6} He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see William Corrigan.⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1871 Census: see William Corrigan.³ He married Gertrude Catherine Goebel circa 1875; per family tree of LindaSmithUE on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ Richard James Miskin Corrigan appeared on the census of April 1881 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: Corrigan, R.J.(m), 39, b. Ont., Irish, CE, farmer, married; Gertrude C., 25, b. Ont., German, CE, married; Maria, 5, b. Ont., Irish, CE, dau; Mary, 4; W.A.(m), 9/12 - July (1881 Census: Ameliasbugh Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 119, sub-dist. D, pg. 32, line 7 - ancestry.ca.)⁶ He lived on 8 September 1882 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Murray P.O., Princed Edward Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father William Corrigan.
Note: Murray P.O. was the forman postal system name for the village around the old Portage Road. It was not until the early 1920s that the name Carrying Place was applied to the postal station there and the village name, which was used anyway, became Carrying Place. Not to be confused with "The Carrying Place" which refers to the old path across the isthmus between the Bay of Quinte and Wellers Bay. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 24 2022.)⁷ He appeared on the census of 9 April 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1891 Census: Corrigan, Richard, 49, b. Ont., p.b. Quebec & Ont; CE, farmer, married; Gertrude, 36, b. Germany, p.b. Ger., RC, married; Mary, 14, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Ger., RC; Mariah, 13; William, 10; Edith, 8; George, 5; Nora, 0; Mariah, 66, b. Ont., p.b. US & Ont., CE, mother, widow (1891 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 112, sub-dist. 20, pg. 9, line 17 - ancestry.ca.)² He died on 18 June 1895 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#015400: Name: Richard Jas. M.? Corrigan; Date: June 18 1895; Age: 53y; Occ.: farmer; Born: Ameliasburgh Twp; Cause: carbuncle, 3w; Phys.P: Dr. Moher; Inf.: G. B. Corrigan, Murray Twp; Reg'd.: Jun 25 1895; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: James Benson, Amelaisburgh Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #015400-1895, ancestry.ca) Date 1895 per Memorial. Date Jan 18 1895 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per FindaGrave. Date Jun 18 1895 per family tree of LindaSmithUE on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.^1,9,5 He was buried on 20 June 1895 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CORRIGAN; Hannah M. wife of Wm. Corrigan - 1824 - 1908; Sarah M. wife of John Rowe - 1852 - 1924; Richard J. Corrigan - 1841 - 1895; Gertrude C. Goebel - His Wife - 1855 - 1913; Mary E. Corrigan - 1876 - 1954; Maria Corrigan - 1877 - 1934; George B. Corrigan - 1885 - 1962 (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Village of Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., image from FindaGrave, Nov 9 2024)
FindaGrave: Name: Richard James Corrigan; Birth: 1841, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; Death: 18 Jan 1895 (aged 53–54), Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada; Burial: Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Village of Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; Plot: Section 2 - Row 3; Memorial ID: 204018080; Note: Main Marker: CORRIGAN; Hannah M. Wife Of Wm. Corrigan - 1824 - 1908; Sarah M. Wife of John Rowe - 1852 - 1924; Richard J. Corrigan - 1841 - 1895; Gertrude C. Goebel - His Wife - 1855 - 1913; Mary E. Corrigan - 1876 - 1954; Maria Corrigan - 1877 - 1934; George B. Corrigan 1885 - 1962;
Flat Marker: Richard J. Corrigan; 1841 - 1895 (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Village of Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., image from FindaGrave Nov 9 2024.)^4,5

     Gertrude Catherine Goebel was born in 1855 at Germany; Date 1855 per Memorial. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1855 & location Germany per 1891 Census. per family tree of LindaSmithUE on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.^1,2,3,4 As of circa 1875,her married name was Corrigan.¹ She married Richard James Miskin Corrigan, son of William Corrigan and Hannah Mariah Miskin, circa 1875; per family tree of LindaSmithUE on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ Gertrude Catherine Goebel appeared on the census of April 1881 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1881 Census: see Richard J. Corrigan.⁴ She appeared on the census of 9 April 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: see Richard Corrigan.² She lived in 1903 at Lot 8, Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; "When we moved there in 1903 there was Mrs. Corrigan Sr., Will, Maria, and Mattie home. George came home from Washington for a summer holiday. Edith was home but she got married and moved to British Columbia. Her home is still there. Miss Mary Corrigan was a nurse in New York until she retired and came home to the Carrying Place to live with her brother Will after Maria died. Mattie got married and moved away. After Mary died, Mattie and her husband came to the family home to live. Of course Will had died several years after Maria. Then George came home from Washington to stay and he only lived six months and died of a heart attack. They were very fine people. They have the farm and home up for sale now, Sept. 13, 1964." Gunshot and Gleanings, page 36
Note: This was Lot 8, south east of the Carrying Place, the old Weller Tap House and them Miskin home. (Dan Buchanan, Nov 11 2024.)⁵ She died on 6 February 1913 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1913 per Memorial. Date Feb 6 1912 per family tree of LindaSmithUE on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.^1,3 She was buried on 8 February 1913 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CORRIGAN; Hannah M. wife of Wm. Corrigan - 1824 - 1908; Sarah M. wife of John Rowe - 1852 - 1924; Richard J. Corrigan - 1841 - 1895; Gertrude C. Goebel - His Wife - 1855 - 1913; Mary E. Corrigan - 1876 - 1954; Maria Corrigan - 1877 - 1934; George B. Corrigan - 1885 - 1962 (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Village of Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., image from FindaGrave, Nov 9 2024.)³

     Mary Ethel Corrigan was born on 18 July 1876 at Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Jul 18 1876 & location Carrying Place per family tree of LindaSmithUE on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.^1,4,3 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1881 Census: see Richard J. Corrigan.³ She appeared on the census of 9 April 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1891 Census: see Richard Corrigan.⁴ She lived on 13 October 1919 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of George Morrison & Martha Eleanor Corrigan.⁵ She died on 24 December 1954 at Penticton, British Columbia, at age 78; Date 1954 per Memorial. Date Dec 24 1954 & location Penticton, B.C. per family tree of LindaSmithUE on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.^1,2 She was buried on 28 December 1954 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CORRIGAN; Hannah M. wife of Wm. Corrigan - 1824 - 1908; Sarah M. wife of John Rowe - 1852 - 1924; Richard J. Corrigan - 1841 - 1895; Gertrude C. Goebel - His Wife - 1855 - 1913; Mary E. Corrigan - 1876 - 1954; Maria Corrigan - 1877 - 1934; George B. Corrigan - 1885 - 1962 (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Village of Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., image from FindaGrave, Nov 9 2024.)²

     Maria Corrigan was born on 24 November 1877 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#029028: Name: Maria Corrigan; Date: Nov 24 1877; Parents: Richard James Corrigan & Gertrude K. Goebel; Inf.: R.J.M. Corrigan, farmer, Murray Twp; Reg'd.: Dec 1 1880; Phys.: none; Reg'r.: James Benson, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #029028-1880, ancestry.ca) Date 1877 per Memorial. Date Nov 24 1877 & location Carrying Place per Death Reg'n. Date Nov 24 1877 per Baptism Record. Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.^1,2,3,5,6,7 She was baptized on 10 July 1880 at Saint Peter in Chains, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Baptism: "Maria Corrigan, Bapt. 10 Jul 1880, born 24th November 1877, of Richard James Corrigan & Gertrude Goebel, Spon. Mrs. Tiernay" (Roman Catholic Baptism Records, Saint Pter in Chains, Trenton, pg. 58 (pg. 160 of 332), ancestry.ca.)⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1881 Census: see Richard J. Corrigan.⁷ She appeared on the census of 9 April 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1891 Census: see Richard Corrigan.¹ She died on 16 December 1934 at Lot 8, S.E.C.P., Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 57; Death Reg'n.#028421: Name: Maria Corrigan; Date: Dec 16 1934; Age: 57y 21d; Res.: Lot 8, S.E.C.P., Carrying Place, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co; Born: Carrying Place, Nov. 24 1877; Status: single; Parents: Richard Corrigan, b. Carrying Place & Getrude Catharine Goebel, b. Prussia; Inf.: Wm. A. Corrigan, Carrying Place, brother; Burial: Carrying Place Cemetery, Dec 18 1934; Und.: Geo. H. Cobley, Trenton; Cause: carcinoma of uterus, 9m; Phys.: John W. Lyle, Trenton; Reg'd.: Dec 17 1934; Reg'r.: P.J. O'Rourke, Trenton, Hastings Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #028421-1934, ancestry.ca)

Date 1934 per Memorial.^2,8 She was buried on 18 December 1934 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CORRIGAN; Hannah M. wife of Wm. Corrigan - 1824 - 1908; Sarah M. wife of John Rowe - 1852 - 1924; Richard J. Corrigan - 1841 - 1895; Gertrude C. Goebel - His Wife - 1855 - 1913; Mary E. Corrigan - 1876 - 1954; Maria Corrigan - 1877 - 1934; George B. Corrigan - 1885 - 1962 (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Village of Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., image from FindaGrave, Nov 9 2024)
Date Dec 18 1934 & location Carrying Place Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^2,3

     William Adelbert Corrigan was born on 24 August 1880 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#029026: Name: Wm. Adelbert Corrigan; Date: Aug 24 1880; Parents: Richard James Corrigan & Gertrude Katherine Goebel; Inf.: R.J.M. Corrigan, farmer, Murray; Reg'd.: Dec 1 1880; Reg'r.: James Benson, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #029026-1880, ancestry.ca)(Note: The location of "Murray" refers to the name of the post office which served both sides of the border in the village of Carrying Place. This old traditional name was changed to Carrying Place in 1922.) Date 1881 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date July 1880 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.^1,5,4 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 9 months at 1881 Census: see Richard J. Corrigan.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1891 Census: see Richard Corrigan.¹ He lived on 13 October 1919 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of George Morrison & Martha Eleanor Corrigan.⁶ He lived on 18 December 1934 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Residence Carrying Place per Death Reg'n. of sister Maria Corrigan.²

     Edith Miskin Corrigan was born on 7 August 1883 at Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023810: Name: Edith Miskin Corrigan; Date: Aug 7 1883; Parents: Richard J. Corrigan & Gertrude Catharine Goebel; Inf.: R. J. Corrigan, farmer, Murray Twp; Reg'd.: Jan 28 1884; Phys.: Mrs. Hendricks; Reg'r.: T.R. Garratt, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #023810-1884, ancestry.ca) Date 1883 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1884 & location Carrying Place per marriage reg'n. - John Edgar Britton.^1,3,4 She appeared on the census of 9 April 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1891 Census: see Richard Corrigan.¹ She lived on 7 August 1916 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of son John Edgar Britton & Edith Miskin Corrigan.⁴ As of 7 August 1916,her married name was Britton.⁴ She married John Edgar Britton, son of George Britton and Mary Fredgett, on 7 August 1916 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#018020?: Groom: John Edgar Britton; Age: 32; Res.: Guelph; Born: Toronto; Status: bachelor; Occ.: B.S.A; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: George Britton & Mary ?Fredgett?; Bride: Edith Miskin Corrigan; Age: 32; Res. & Born: Carrying Place; Status: spinster; Occ.: none; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Richard James Corrigan & Gertrude C. Goebel; Intended Place of Marr.: Village of Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co; Wit.: ?Wm. Gillis, Hamilton & Martha Corrigan, Carrying Place; Date: Aug 7 1916; Place: Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co; Performed by: S. E. Morton, Hillview, Ont., Anglican; Sworn: Toronto, Aug 6 1916; Reg'r.: ?? Geiger, Toronto, York Co. (Ontyario Marriage Registration, #018020?-1916, ancestry.ca.)⁵

     George Babbington Corrigan was born on 21 August 1885 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#501575: Name: George Babbington Corrigan; Date: Aug 21 1885; Place: Carrying Place, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co; Parents: Richard James Corrigan, 44, b. Ont., Irish, farmer, deceased & Gertrude Catharine Goebel, 30, b. Germany, deceased; Inf.: Martha Morrison, Carrying Place, Dec 6 1952; Reg'd.: Dec 17 1952; Reg'r.: J.C. Wreyford, Carrying Place, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. (Ontario Late Birth Registration, #501575-1885, ancesty.ca)



Date 1885 per Memorial.Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,2,4 He appeared on the census of 9 April 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1891 Census: see Richard Corrigan.¹ He was buried in 1962 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CORRIGAN; Hannah M. wife of Wm. Corrigan - 1824 - 1908; Sarah M. wife of John Rowe - 1852 - 1924; Richard J. Corrigan - 1841 - 1895; Gertrude C. Goebel - His Wife - 1855 - 1913; Mary E. Corrigan - 1876 - 1954; Maria Corrigan - 1877 - 1934; George B. Corrigan - 1885 - 1962 (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Village of Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., image from FindaGrave, Nov 9 2024.)² He died in 1962 at Ontario; Date 1962 per Memorial.²

     Martha Eleanor "Nora" Corrigan was born on 16 December 1890 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#501508: Name: Martha Eleanor Corrigan; Date: Dec 16 1890; Place: Carrying Place, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co; Parents: Richard James Corrigan, 49, b. Ont., Irish, farmer & Gertrude Catharine Goebel, 35, German, b. Germany, res. Carrying Place - five children born 3 living; Phys.: McLennan; Inf.: Inf.: Martha E. Morrison, Carrying Place; Reg'd.: Oct 29 1952; Reg'r.: J.C. Wrayford, Carrying Place Prince Edward Co. (Ontario Late Birth Registration, #501508-1952, ancestry.ca)
Date Dec 16 1890 & location Prince Edward Co. per FindaGrave. Date before Apr 6 1891 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1890 & location Carrying Place per marriage reg'n. - George Morrison.^1,2,4,5 She appeared on the census of 9 April 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 0 at 1891 Census: see Richard Corrigan.¹ She lived on 7 August 1916 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of her sister Edith Miskin Corrigan & John Edgar Britton.⁵ As of 13 October 1919,her married name was Morrison.² She lived on 13 October 1919 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Residence Carrying Place per marriage reg'n. - George Morrison.⁵ She married George Morrison on 13 October 1919 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013847: Groom: George Morrison; Age: 39; Res.: St. Catharines; Born: Aberdeenshire, Scotland; Status: widower; Occ.: Engineer; Rel.: Pres; Parents: George Morrison & Ann Coutts; Bride: Martha Eleanor Corrigan; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Carrying Place; Status: spinster; Occ.: Dietitian; Rel.: R.C; Parents: Richard James Corrigan & Gertrude Goebel; Intended Place of Marr.: Trenton; Wit.: Wm. A. Corrigan & Mary Corrigan, Carrying Place; Date: Oct 13 1919; Place: Trenton; Performed by: J.J. Connelly, Trenton, Mixed Religion; Sworn: Hamilton, Sep 20 1919; Reg'r.: R.H. Crawford, Hamilton, Wentworth Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013847-1919, ancestry.ca)
Date 1919 per FindaGrave.^2,6 Martha Eleanor "Nora" Corrigan died in 1974 at Ontario; Date 1974 & location Ont. per FindaGrave.² She was buried in 1974 at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Linclon Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Martha Eleanor Corrigan Morrison; Birth: 16 Dec 1890, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; Death: 1974 (aged 83–84), Ontario, Canada; Burial: Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 203747101; Note: Birth year is from her birth certificate which differs from the inscription on her gravestone. Inscription: 1912 Flora M. Morrison 1981; Martha E. 1891 - 1974; George 1879 - 1969 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203747101/martha_eleanor_morrison.)²

     Sarah Maria Corrigan was born on 16 June 1852 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date June 16 1852 & location Carrying Place per Death Reg'n. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1852 & location Carrying Place per marriage reg'n. - John Rowe.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: William Corrigan.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see William Corrigan.¹ She lived on 12 December 1888 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Residence Carrying Place per marriage reg'n. - John Rowe.⁴ As of 12 December 1888,her married name was Rowe.⁵ She married John Rowe, son of John Rowe and Sarah Vail, on 12 December 1888 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004669: Groom: John Rowe; Age: 46; Res. & Born: Ameliasburgh Twp; Status: widower; Occ.: Sailor; Parents: John & Sarah Rowe; Bride: Sarah Maria Corrigan; Age: 36; Res. & Born: Carrying Place; Status: spinster; Parents: William Corrigan & Hannah Swan; Wit.: Ella Corrigan, Carrying Place & Charles H. Sheriff, Trenton; Date: Dec 12 1888; Place: Trenton; Rel.: CE; Performed by: F.W. Armstrong; Reg'r.: A.G. Whittier, Trenton, Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004669-1888, ancestry.ca)


per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.^5,6 Sarah Maria Corrigan died on 27 August 1924 at Conc 1, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 72; Death Reg'n.#027002: Name: Sarah Maria Rowe; Date: Aug 27 1924; Age: 72y 2m 11d; Res.: Conc 1, Ameliasburgh Twp., 36y; Born: Carrying Place, Jun 16 1852; Nat.: Eng; Status: widow; Occ.: retired widow, farmer's wife; Parents: William Corrigan, b. Quebec City & Hannah Weller, b. Carrying Place; Cause: organic heart disease; Phys.: Tom S. Farnbomb, Trenton; Inf.: S.E. Rowe, Carrying Place, step-daughter; Burial: Carrying Place, Aug 24? 1924; Und.: Brintnell & McCauley, Trenton; Reg'r.: F.c. File, Ameliasburgh Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #027002-1924, ancestry.ca.)⁷ She was buried on 29 August 1924 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CORRIGAN; Hannah M. wife of Wm. Corrigan - 1824 - 1908; Sarah M. wife of John Rowe - 1852 - 1924; Richard J. Corrigan - 1841 - 1895; Gertrude C. Goebel - His Wife - 1855 - 1913; Mary E. Corrigan - 1876 - 1954; Maria Corrigan - 1877 - 1934; George B. Corrigan - 1885 - 1962 (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Village of Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., image from FindaGrave, Nov 9 2024)
Date Aug 24? 1924 & location Carrying Place per Death Reg'n.^3,8

     Ella Corrigan was born in 1866 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see William Corrigan.¹

     Annie Corrigan was born on 11 November 1843 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Nov 11 1843 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per FindaGrave. Date Nov 11 1843 per Death Reg'n. Date 1843 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1843 & location Prince Edward Co. per marriage register - Charles Sherriff.^1,2,4,3 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see William Corrigan.¹ As of 18 April 1867,her married name was Sherriff.² She married Charles Nelson Sherriff on 18 April 1867 at Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Charles Sherriff; Age: 24; Res.: Prince Edward Co; Born: Picton; Parents: Robert & Ann Sherriff; Bride: Annie Corrigan; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Prince Edward Co; Parents: William & Harriet M. Corrigan; Date: Apr 18 1867; Place: Hastings Co., Ont. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca) Date 1867 per FindaGrave.^2,3 Annie Corrigan died on 19 October 1912 at Bloomfield, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 68; Death Reg'n.#027057: Name: Annie Sherriff; Date: Oct 19 1912; Age: 67y; Res.: Bloomfield; Born: Nov 11 1843; Occ.: housewife; Parents: William Corrigan, b. Quebec & Hannah Sloan, b. Ameliasburgh; Cause: apoplezy, 3d; Phys.: Frank Cahoon; Inf.: Geo. A. Sherriff, Bloomfield; Reg'd.: Oct 19 1912 (Ontario Death Registration, #027057-1912, ancestry.ca) Date Oct 19 1912 & location Bloomfield per FindaGrave.^2,5 She was buried on 21 October 1912 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Annie Corrigan Sherriff; BIRTH: 11 Nov 1843, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 19 Oct 1912 (aged 68), Bloomfield, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Carrying Place Cemetery, Carrying Place, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 204011018 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204011018/annie-sherriff.)²

     Charles Nelson Sherriff was born on 1 June 1843 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Jun 1 1843 & location Hillier Twp. per FindaGrave. Date c. 1843 & location Picton per marriage register - Annie Corrigan.^1,2 He lived on 18 April 1867 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Residence Prince Edward Co. per marriage register - Annie Corrigan.² He married Annie Corrigan, daughter of William Corrigan and Hannah Mariah Miskin, on 18 April 1867 at Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Charles Sherriff; Age: 24; Res.: Prince Edward Co; Born: Picton; Parents: Robert & Ann Sherriff; Bride: Annie Corrigan; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Prince Edward Co; Parents: William & Harriet M. Corrigan; Date: Apr 18 1867; Place: Hastings Co., Ont. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca) Date 1867 per FindaGrave.^1,2 Charles Nelson Sherriff died on 21 January 1932 at North Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 88; Date Jan 21 1932 & location North Marysburgh Twp. per FindaGrave.¹ He was buried on 23 January 1932 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Charles Nelson Sherriff; BIRTH: 1 Jun 1843, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 21 Jan 1932 (aged 88), North Marysburgh, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Carrying Place Cemetery, Carrying Place, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 204009396 (
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204009396/charles-nelson-sherriff.)¹

     Harriet Isabell Rowe was born on 8 December 1821 at Grey Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ As of circa 1847,her married name was Harvey.¹ She married Dr. Samuel Austin Harvey circa 1847 at Canada West; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ Harriet Isabell Rowe died on 2 June 1858 at Clarkson, Peel Co., Canada West, at age 36; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹

     Dr. Samuel Austin Harvey was born in 1818 at Quebec, Lower Canada; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ He married Harriet Isabell Rowe, daughter of John Rowe and Sarah Vail, circa 1847 at Canada West; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ Dr. Samuel Austin Harvey married Sarah Rowe, daughter of John Rowe and Sarah Vail, on 4 December 1860 at Toronto, York Co., Canada West; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ Dr. Samuel Austin Harvey died on 28 October 1904 at Plattsville, Ontario; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹

     David Rowe was born on 31 July 1826 at The Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ He married Eunice Ellen C. Hunt on 18 December 1850 at Canada West; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ David Rowe died on 9 July 1902 at The Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 75; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹

     Eunice Ellen C. Hunt was born on 19 July 1833 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ As of 18 December 1850,her married name was Rowe.¹ She married David Rowe, son of John Rowe and Sarah Vail, on 18 December 1850 at Canada West; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ Eunice Ellen C. Hunt died on 2 April 1923 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 89; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹

     Sarah M. Lawson was born on 2 June 1846 at Richmond Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ As of circa 1866,her married name was Rowe.¹ She married John Rowe, son of John Rowe and Sarah Vail, circa 1866 at Canada West; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ Sarah M. Lawson died on 29 April 1867 at Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Canada West, at age 20; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹

     Mary Ann McCabe was born on 18 March 1848 at Amherst Island, Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ As of 15 February 1869,her married name was Rowe.¹ She married John Rowe, son of John Rowe and Sarah Vail, on 15 February 1869 at Hastings Co., Canada West; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹ Mary Ann McCabe died on 18 June 1887 at Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 39; per family tree of Tom Rowe on ancestry.ca, June 24 2022.¹

     Mary Frothingham Boyer was born on 11 November 1878 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Robert Russick on ancestry.ca, June 27 2022.¹ As of circa 1903,her married name was Surr.¹ She married Edward Vincent Surr circa 1903; per family tree of Robert Russick on ancestry.ca, June 27 2022.¹ Mary Frothingham Boyer died on 13 August 1954 at Berkeley, Alamdeda Co., California, U.S.A., at age 75; per family tree of Robert Russick on ancestry.ca, June 27 2022.¹

     Edward Vincent Surr was born on 16 April 1870 at Islington, Middlesex, England; per family tree of Robert Russick on ancestry.ca, June 27 2022.¹ He married Mary Frothingham Boyer, daughter of John James Perry Boyer and Annie Sybilla Keeler, circa 1903; per family tree of Robert Russick on ancestry.ca, June 27 2022.¹ Edward Vincent Surr died on 26 December 1951 at Berkeley, Alameda Co., California, U.S.A., at age 81; per family tree of Robert Russick on ancestry.ca, June 27 2022.¹

     Ruth Boyer was born on 16 November 1880 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 16 1880 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1882 & location Ont. Cda. per 1911 England Census. Date 1880 & location Colborne per marriage reg'n. - James Archer Brown. Date Nov 16 1880 & location Colborne per family tree of Robert Russick on ancestry.ca, June 27 2022.^1,3,2,4 She lived on 19 September 1906 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Colborne per marriage reg'n. - James Archer Brown.³ As of 19 September 1906,her married name was Brown.¹ She married James Archer Brown, son of Thomas Brown and Sarah Shelford Archer, on 19 September 1906 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014594: Groom: James Archer Brown; Age: 24; Res.: Cobeconk; Born: Colborne; Status: bachelor; Occ.: physician; Rel.: Episc; Parents: Thomas Brown & Sarah Archer; Bride: Ruth Boyer; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Colborne; Status: spinster; Rel.: Episc; Parents: John Boyer & Annie Keeler; Wit.: L.C. Ridout, Toronto & G.G. Marriman, Colborne; Performed by: A.? Chafee; Reg'd.: Sep 19 1906; Reg'r.: Geo. S. Keyes, Colborne (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014594-1906, ancestry.ca) Date Sep 19 1906 & location Colborne per family tree of Robert Russick on ancestry.ca, June 27 2022.^1,5 Ruth Boyer appeared on the census of 1911 at Palusa House, Cornholme Lanes, Todmorden, Yorkshire West, Yorkshire, England; Age 29 at 1911 Census: see James Archer Brown.² She "Has Shovel Used To Open Work On Murray Canal. Mrs. Archer Brown Proud of Silver-Plated ''Shovel'' Used By Her Grand-mother, Mrs. Joseph Keeler in 1882. Most people call a spade a spade, but the good folk who arranged to have the first sod turned in the construction of the Murray Canal near Belleville in 1882, called the instrument that was used in the ceremony a "shovel" although it was only thirty-two inches long. This information is contained in a letter belonging to Mrs. Archer Brown, Simcoe Street North, whose grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Keeler, actually broke the ground that started building operations on the canal that now joins the western end of the Bay of Quinte to Lake Ontario. Mrs. Brown also has in her possession the spade that was used on that occasion. It is a silver-plated affair, with three small gold maple leaves fanning out from the wooden handle across the broad surface of the metal. The top end of the handle is shaped like a "T" and there is a gold-plated piece of filigree work at the top and another small piece of gold plate about half way down the handle, bearing the words: (Text of Inscription) "Presented to Mrs. Joseph Keeler by the citizens of Brighton and vicinity on the occasion of turning the first sod of the Murray Canal, August 31, 1883." Mrs. Keeler was the wife of the member for Northumberland in the Canadian House of Commons who was greatly interested in shipping, and who was instrumental in having the canal built. For a number of years, he had a fleet of schooners that plied between Lakeport, near Brighton, and the American city of Oswego, across Lake Ontario. The route was very stormy and treacherous, and many ships were wrecked. While he was in Parliament, Mr. Keeler pressed that a canal be built so that ships might pass into the Bay of Quinte and sail for many miles in the sheltered waters of the bay. Did Not See Opening. That he was successful in his efforts may be seen in the building of the canal, but it was his misfortune never to witness the fruit of his labours. He died in January, 1881, at the age of fifty-nine.
The letter that was presented to Mrs. Keeler on the occasion of the sod turning reads as follows:
"Mrs. Keeler: "Respected Madam: It is with a feeling of the most intense pleasure that we, the residents of this section of the country welcome you here today to perform so important and agreeable a ceremony. The work which occupied the time, attention and talents of your beloved husband and our late lamented and efficient representative in his parliamentary capacity finds its fitting inaugural in the events of this auspicious day. We are sure that while it must cause you, as it does us, keen sorrow to reflect that Mr. Keeler didn't live to see the results of his earnest efforts in behalf of the Murray Canal, yet a certain amount of consolation comes to us all when we have you here to take the initial step toward the fulfilment of such an important undertaking. You will therefore please accept this shovel with the inscription thereon, as a memento of the event, and turn the first sod of the Murray Canal. We trust you may, with all assembled here today, see the completion of this great work, and witness the meeting of the waters of Presque'Isle with the Bay of Quinte. (Signed) Thomas Webb, Chairman of the Celebration Committee. "Brighton, 31st August, 1882," Note: The scan of this article was sent to me by Lenna Broatch on March 23, 2023. circa 1935 at Ontario. She died on 18 September 1948 at Oshawa Hospital, Oshawa, Ontario Co., Ontario, at age 67; Death Reg'n.#031097: Name: Ruth Brown; Date: Sep 18 1948; Age: 67y 10m 2d; Place: Oshawa Hospital; REs.: 185 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, 19y; Born: Nov 16 1880, Ont; Nat.: English; Status: married; Occ.: housewife; Spouse: Dr. Archer Brown; Parents: John Boyer & Annie Keeler, both b. Ont; Cause: coronary thrombosis; Phys.: C.E. McQueen, Oshawa; Burial: Lakeport Cemetery, Sep 21 1948; Reg'd.: Sep 21 1948; Reg'r.: H.E. Hare, Oshawa (Ontario Death Registration, #031097-1948, ancestry.ca) Date 1948 per family tree of Robert Russick on ancestry.ca, June 27 2022.^1,6 She was buried on 21 September 1948 at Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 21 1948 & location Lakeport Cemetery per Death Reg'n.⁴