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     Malcolm Frederick McNeill was born on 29 January 1821 at East Indies; Date Jan 29 1821 & location unknown per Death Reg'n. Date 1821 & location India East per 1891 Census. Date 1821 & location East Indies per marriage reg'n. - Emma Elizabeth Godard. Date Jan 29 1821 & location East Indies per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.^1,3,2,4 He was baptized on 28 August 1821 at Kaira, Bombay, India; India Baptism Record: Name: Malcolm Frederic McNeill; Baptism Date: Aug 28 1821; Baptism Place: Kaira, Bombay, India; Parents: Malcolm & Mary McNeill; MF: 527692 (India Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947, ancestry.ca.)⁵ He lived on 12 February 1879 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Hamilton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Emma Elizabeth Godard.⁴ He married Emma Elizabeth Godard, daughter of Adolphus William Godard and Ann Churley Gillard, on 12 February 1879 at St. Peter's Church, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007174: Groom: Malcolm F. McNeill; Age: 58; Res.: Hamilton Twp; Born: East Indies; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Malcolm & Mary Jane McNeill; Bride: Emma Elizabeth Godard; Age: 21; Res.: Haldimand Twp; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Adolphus W. & Anne Churley Godard; Wit.: Chas. E. Goddard & Lizzie Goddard, Halidmand Twp; Date: Feb 12 1879; Place: St. Peters Church, Cobourg; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Rev. W. Stennett (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007174-1879, ancestry.ca) Date Feb 12 1879 per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.^1,6 Malcolm Frederick McNeill appeared on the census of 9 April 1891 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1891 Census: McNeill, Malcolm, 70, b. India East, p.b. Ireland, CE, farm lab., married; Emma, 32, b. New Brunswick, p.b. NB & England, CE, married; Norman, 10, b. Ont., p.b. India East & NB, son; Hector, 8, son; Emma, 5, dau. (1891 Census: Hamilton Twp., Northumberland West Co., dist. 99, sub-dist. D-1, pg. 7, line 18 - ancestry.ca.)³ He died on 16 June 1909 at Conc B Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 88; Death Reg'n.#020803: Name: Malcolm Frederick McNeill; Date: Jun 16 1909; Age: 88y 9m 18d; Res.: Conc B, Lot 30, Brighton Twp; Born: Jan 29 1821, location unknown; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Malcolm McNeill & Mrs. Moore; Cause: heart disease, 7y; Phys.: Dr. C.M. Sanford, Brighton; Inf.: N. T. A. McNeill, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jun 16 1909; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #020803-1909, ancestry.ca) Date Jun 16 1909 & location Brighton per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.^1,7 He was buried on 18 June 1909 at St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Malcolm F. McNeill; Born: - ; Died: 1909; ID: GRSGCME07; Other names: McNeill, Anne M. Elizabeth (1884-1889), McNeill, Emma Elizabeth [Godard] (1858-1932); Cemetery: St. George's Angican Cemetery, Hwy 2, Village of Grafton, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co; Note: Son of Malcolm and Mary Jane McNeill; married Emma Elizabeth Godard 21, from Haldimand Twp., Feb 12 1879 in Cobourg. Additional information from Northumberland and Durham Marriage Registers. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=GRSGCME07%5E0.)⁸

     Emma Elizabeth Godard was born on 7 June 1858 at New Brunswick; Date Jun 7 1858 per CemSearch. Date 1858 & location NB per 1921 Census. Date 1859 & location NB per 1891 Census. Date 1857 & location Cda. per marriage reg'n. - Malcolm F. McNeill. Date Jun 7 1858 & location New Brunswick per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.^1,3,4,2,5 She married Malcolm Frederick McNeill, son of Malcolm McNeill and Mary Jane Devonish, on 12 February 1879 at St. Peter's Church, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007174: Groom: Malcolm F. McNeill; Age: 58; Res.: Hamilton Twp; Born: East Indies; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Malcolm & Mary Jane McNeill; Bride: Emma Elizabeth Godard; Age: 21; Res.: Haldimand Twp; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Adolphus W. & Anne Churley Godard; Wit.: Chas. E. Goddard & Lizzie Goddard, Halidmand Twp; Date: Feb 12 1879; Place: St. Peters Church, Cobourg; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Rev. W. Stennett (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007174-1879, ancestry.ca) Date Feb 12 1879 per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.^1,6 Emma Elizabeth Godard lived on 12 February 1879 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Haldimand Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Malcolm F. McNeill.⁵ As of 12 February 1879,her married name was McNeill.¹ She appeared on the census of 6 April 1891 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: see Malcolm F. McNeill.³ She lived on 3 November 1915 at Village Lot 10, Main St. North (140), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5069) show that Jessie G. Bullock (formerly Weller) sold Village Lot 10, Brighton Village, Main St. North side, Northumberland Co. to Emma McNeill (widow) & Norman T. A. McNeill for $1,500. ITS Date: Nov 3 1915. Reg'n. Date: Nov 13 1915. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 313 of 399, Village Lot 8, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023.)⁷ She appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Ward 1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1921 Census: McNeill, ?Emma, 63, b. NB, p.b. NB & England, Eng., CE, on income, widow; Norman, 41, b. Ont., p.b. India & NB, Eng., CE, son, single; Frances(f), 35, b. Ont., p.b. India & NB, Eng., CE, daughter, widow; Gerald, 7, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Ont., CE, grandson (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 18, line 44 - Ward 1 - anccestry.ca.)⁴ She died on 25 October 1932 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 74; Date Oct 25 1932 per CemSearch. per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.^1,2 She was buried on 27 October 1932 at St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Emma Elizabeth McNeill; Maiden: Godard; Born: Jun 7 1858; Died: Oct 25 1932; ID: GRSGCME07; Other names: McNeill, Anne M. Elizabeth (1884-1889), McNeill, Malcolm F. ( -1909); Cemetery: St. George's Angican Cemetery, Hwy 2, Village of Grafton, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co; Note: Daughter of Adolphus W. and Anne Churley Godard; married Malcolm McNeill 55, born East Indies, Feb 12 1879 in Cobourg. Additional information from Northumberland and Durham Marriage Registers. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=GRSGCME07%5E1.)²

     Adolphus William Godard was born on 11 January 1822 at Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ He married Ann Churley Gillard circa 1855 at Canada West; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ Adolphus William Godard died on 24 March 1895 at Ontario at age 73; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Ann Churley Gillard was born on 24 May 1824 at Uffculme, Devon, England; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ She married Adolphus William Godard circa 1855 at Canada West; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ As of circa 1855,her married name was Godard.¹ Ann Churley Gillard died on 3 February 1904 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario, at age 79; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Charles Edward Godard was born on 17 June 1856 at New Brunswick; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ He lived on 12 February 1879 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Chas. e. and Lizzie Godard are witnesses at marriage or Malcolm Frederick McNeill & Emma Elizabeth Godard.² He married Charlotte Vernon Bourn on 13 January 1880 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ Charles Edward Godard died on 1 March 1901 at Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 44; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Charlotte Vernon Bourn was born in 1864 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ As of 13 January 1880,her married name was Godard.¹ She married Charles Edward Godard, son of Adolphus William Godard and Ann Churley Gillard, on 13 January 1880 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ Charlotte Vernon Bourn died on 5 March 1919 at Medicine Hat, Alberta; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Emma Roberta Godard was born on 3 April 1895 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ As of circa 1925,her married name was Osbaldeston.¹ She married Amos Osbaldeston circa 1925; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ Emma Roberta Godard died in 1977 at Alberta; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Amos Osbaldeston was born on 9 December 1890 at Parry Sound, Parry Sound Dist., Ontario; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ He married Emma Roberta Godard, daughter of Charles Edward Godard and Charlotte Vernon Bourn, circa 1925; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ Amos Osbaldeston died in 1969 at Alberta; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     William Adolphus Godard was born circa 1862 at Saint John, New Brunswick; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ He died on 10 December 1937 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Norman Torguil Adolphus McNeill was born on 14 June 1880 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1881 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Jun 14 1880 & location Hamilton Twp. per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 6 April 1891 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1891 Census: see Malcolm F. McNeill.² He lived on 3 November 1915 at Village Lot 10, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5069) show that Jessie G. Bullock (formerly Weller) sold Village Lot 10, Brighton Village, Main St. North side, Northumberland Co. to Emma McNeil (widow) & Norman T. A. McNeil for $1,500. ITS Date: Nov 3 1915. Reg'n. Date: Nov 13 1915. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 313 of 399, Village Lot 8, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Ward 1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1921 Census: see Emma McNeill (mother.)³ He lived on 30 May 1946 at Village Lot 10, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8321) show that Norman T. A. McNeil sold Village Lot 10, Brighton Village, Main St. North side, Northumberland Co. to Morley L. Simpson for $2,500. ITS Date: May 30 1946. Reg'n. Date: Jun 5 1951. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 314 of 399, Village Lot 8, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023.)⁴

     Hector Malcolm McNeill was born on 4 March 1882 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1883 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Mar 4 1882 & location Haldimand Twp. per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 6 April 1891 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1891 Census: see Malclm F. McNeill.² He married Gertrude Davies on 20 December 1905 at Vernon, British Columbia; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Gertrude Davies was born circa 1871 at England; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ As of 20 December 1905,her married name was McNeill.¹ She married Hector Malcolm McNeill, son of Malcolm Frederick McNeill and Emma Elizabeth Godard, on 20 December 1905 at Vernon, British Columbia; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Ann Mary Elizabeth McNeill was born on 25 March 1884 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ She died on 24 April 1889 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 5; per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Gerald William Norman Fitzgerald was born on 17 May 1914 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 17 1914 & location Cobourg per family tree of Nancy Kemp on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ He appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Ward 1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1921 Census: see Emma McNeill (grandmother.)²

     Malcolm Redner was born on 8 January 1851 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Rednersville, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ He married Elizabeth "Bessie" Young, daughter of John Young and Catherine Jane Weaver, on 30 June 1909 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ Malcolm Redner died on 9 November 1920 at York Rd., Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 69; per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Reynard Redner was born in 1814 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ He married Nancy Vanalstine, daughter of Alexander VanAlstine and Ursulla Allen, on 27 June 1843 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ Reynard Redner died on 10 May 1892 at Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date May 10 1892 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of Mary Elizabeth Gerrits on ancestry.ca, DEc 19 2022. per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Nancy Vanalstine was born on 5 March 1825 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ She married Reynard Redner, son of Peter Henry Redner and Catherine Brickman, on 27 June 1843 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ As of 27 June 1843,her married name was Redner.¹ Nancy Vanalstine died on 8 February 1865 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West, at age 39; per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Emma Mae Chard was born in 1894 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1894 & location Sidney Twp. per marriage reg'n.- Frank Adolphus Sprentall.¹ She lived on 20 September 1922 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marriage reg'n. - Frank Adolphus Sprentall.¹ As of 20 September 1922,her married name was Sprentall.¹ She married Frank Adolphus Sprentall, son of Robert Sprentall and Eleanor Jane Kenney, on 20 September 1922 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005344: Groom: Frank Adolphus Sprentall; Age: 35y; Res.: Stirling; Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: Electrician; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Robert Sprentall, b. Brighton Twp. & Eleanor Kenney; Bride: Emma Mae Chard; Age: 28y; Res.: Toronto; Born: Sidney Twp; Status: spinster; Occ.: housekeeper; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: John W. Chard, b. Rawson Twp. & Catherine Lyons; Wit.: Percy Chard & Pearl Welbourne, both of Toronto; Date: Sep 20 1922; Place: Toronto; Performed by:B.F. Byers, Stirling, Anglican, D18689; Sworn: Bowmanville, Sep 19 1924?; Reg'r.: John Lyle, Bowmanville (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005344-1922, ancestry.ca.)²

     John W. Chard was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Emma Mae Card & Frank Adolphus Sprentall.¹ He married Catherine Lyons circa 1890; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Emma Mae Card & Frank Adolphus Sprentall.¹

     Catherine Lyons was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Emma Mae Card & Frank Adolphus Sprentall.¹ She married John W. Chard circa 1890; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Emma Mae Card & Frank Adolphus Sprentall.¹ As of circa 1890,her married name was Chard.¹

     Robert Sprentall died on 18 March 1911 at Baker St., Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#014998: Name: Robert Sprentall; Date: Apr 18 1911; Age: 5 hrs; Parents: Frank A. Sprentall, b. Brighton & Elsie Couch, b. Smithfield; Phys.: Frank Zwick; Inf.: Frank A. Sprentall, Stirling; Reg'd.: Apr 13 1911; Reg'r.: James Currie, Village of Stirling (Ontario Death Registration, #014998-1911, ancestry.ca.)² He was born on 18 March 1911 at Baker St., Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023801: Name: Robert Sprentall; Date: Mar 18 1911; Res.: Baker St., Stirling; Parents: Frank A. Sprentall & Elis Couch; Married: Trenton, Mar 28 1910; Phys.: Frank Zwick; Inf.: Frank A. Sprentall, father, Stirling; Reg'd.: Apr 13 1911; Reg'r.: James Currie, Village of Stirling (Ontario Birth Registration, #023801-1911, ancestry.ca.)³

     Daniel Abbott was born in 1755 at Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of brian I Crawford on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ He married Jemima Crabtree circa 1783 at U.S.A; per family tree of brian I Crawford on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Jemima Crabtree was born on 15 July 1755 at Warren, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of brian I Crawford on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ She married Daniel Abbott circa 1783 at U.S.A; per family tree of brian I Crawford on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹ As of circa 1783,her married name was Abbott.¹

     Gerald Marquis Craig was born on 2 October 1916 at Brighton Twp., Presque'ile Point, Lot 10, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#040244: Name: Gerald Marquis Craig; Date: Oct 2 1916; Place: Lot 10, Presque Isle Point; Parents: Clarence Maquis Craig & Florence Myrtle Cryderman; Married: Brighton Village, Dec 8 1915; Phys.: Dr. R.J. Wade; Inf.: Clarence M. Craig, RR.# 5, Brighton; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #040244-1916, ancestry.ca) Date Oct 2 1916 & location Brighton Twp. per family tree of Julia Besaw on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.
"Craig: In the Township of Brighton (Presqu'ile Point) on Monday, October 2nd, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Craig, a son, Gerald Marquis." from pg. 037 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.^1,3,4 He died in 1988; per family tree of Julia Besaw on ancestry.ca, Dec 19 2022.¹

     Unnamed Sprentall died on 21 May 1916 at Thorold, Welland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#035526: Name: - Sprentall; Date; May 21 1916; Place: Thorold; Born: Thorold; Parents: Courtland Sprentall & Myrtle Hellena Pettingill; Burial: Picton; Cause: stillborn; Phys.: G.A. Publow; Inf.: Courtland Sprentallm Thorold; Reg'd.: May 21 1916; Reg'r.: ?D.C. Munro?, Thorold (Ontario Death Registration, #035526-1916, ancestry.ca.)² He was born on 21 May 1916 at Thorold, Welland Co., Ontario; Date May 21 1916 & location Thorold per Death Reg'n.¹

     Jennie Kemp was born on 12 April 1916 at Conc 7 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#040225: Name: Jennie Kemp; Date: Apr 12 1916; Res.: Conc 7 Lot 7, Brighton Twp; Parents: John Wesley Kemp & Alice Annie Lawson; Parents Married: Mar 15 1905, Orland; Phys.: E.A. McQuade; Note: twin; Inf.: John W. Kemp, Orland; Reg'd.: Apr 12 1916 (Ontario Birth Registration, #040225-1916, anccestry.ca) Date 1916 & location Ont. per 1931 Census.^2,3 She appeared on the census of 5 June 1931 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1931 Census: see George Ives.³

     Minnie Evelyn Brooks was born on 14 April 1891 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#022563: Name: Minnie Eveline Brooks; Date: Apr 14 1891; Parents: John Brooks, farmer & Hester Ann Pattereson; Inf.: W.A. Richards, assessor; Reg'd.: May 2 1892; Phys.: none; Reg'r.: T.R. Garratt, Murray Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #022563-1892, ancestry.ca) Date 1892 per marriage reg'n. - Frannk Wilson.^1,2 As of 4 December 1909,her married name was Wilson.¹ She married Frances "Frank" Wilson, son of Ephriam James Wilson and Adelaide Fenton, on 4 December 1909 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Mariage Reg'n.#015348: Groom: Frank Wilson; Age: 27; Res.: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: Ephraim Wilson, lab. & Adelaide Fenton; Bride: Minnie Evelyn Brooks; Age: 17; Res.: Brighton; Status; spinster; Parents: John Brooks & Hester Patterson; Wit.: Ed Mounteny, Brighton & M. Wrightmyer; Date: Dec 4 1909; Place: Brighton; Performed by: W.A. Junton, Brighton; Reg'r.: Tom C. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015348-1909, ancestry.ca.)³ Minnie Evelyn Brooks lived on 17 April 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Edward Wilson and Blanche Benham.¹ She appeared on the census of August 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age ?17? at 1921 Census: see Frank Wilson.⁴ She died on 8 April 1916 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 24; Death Reg'n.#023957; Name: Minnie Wilson; Date: Apr 8 1916; Age: 22y 4m 5d; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: Murray Twp; Status; married; Parents: John & Hester Brooks; Burial: Brighton Village; Cause: consumption; Phys.: Dr. H.C. Rundle; Inf.: Frank Wilson, Brighton; Reg'd.: Apr 8 1916; Reg'r.: A. Marks, Brighton Village (Ontario Death Registration, #023957-1916, ancestry.ca)
"WILSON - In Brighton, on Saturday, April 8th, Minnie, wife of Frank Wilson, in her 23rd year. The funeral service was held at her late residence on Monday afternoon, 10th inst., and interment took place at Mount Hope Cemetery." from pg. 029 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.^5,6 She was buried on 10 April 1916 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Location Brighton Village per Death Reg'n.⁷

     Frances "Frank" Wilson was born in 1880 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1883 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1881 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1882 per marriage reg'n. - Minnie Evelyn Brooks.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1881 Census: see Ephraim Wilson.³ He appeared on the census of 12 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1891 Census: see Ephriam Wilson.² He lived on 4 December 1909 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Minnie Evelyn Brooks.¹ He married Minnie Evelyn Brooks, daughter of John Brooks and Esther Patterson, on 4 December 1909 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Mariage Reg'n.#015348: Groom: Frank Wilson; Age: 27; Res.: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: Ephraim Wilson, lab. & Adelaide Fenton; Bride: Minnie Evelyn Brooks; Age: 17; Res.: Brighton; Status; spinster; Parents: John Brooks & Hester Patterson; Wit.: Ed Mounteny, Brighton & M. Wrightmyer; Date: Dec 4 1909; Place: Brighton; Performed by: W.A. Junton, Brighton; Reg'r.: Tom C. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015348-1909, ancestry.ca.)⁵ Frances "Frank" Wilson lived on 17 April 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Edward Wilson and Blanche Benham.¹ He appeared on the census of August 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1911 Census: Wilson, Frank, 28, b. Ont. Jan 1881, Scot., CE, farm lab., married; Minnie, 17, b. Ont. Jan 1894, CE, married; Frank, 3; Gordon, 10/12 (1911 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 13-2 (101-30), pg. 7, line 44 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He lived on 8 April 1916 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for the Death Reg'n.of his wife Minnie Evelyn Brooks.⁶ He died on 8 April 1917 at France; "Two More Brighton Boys Killed. One Missing, One Wounded (1917) Added to the Roll of Honor of those who have given their lives for Canada and the Empire, are two more Brighton boys, news being received here Thursday, by special messages from the officer in charge of records at Ottawa, also advice that another is missing and still another wounded. Pte. Edward Wilson, formerly reported missing; killed in action on April 13th; advice directed to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Wilson. His brother Frank gave his life on the battlefield a short time ago. PTE. William Rittwage, killed in action on May 4th; advice directed to his mother, Mrs. Arthur Rittwage. Pte. Alexander Paterson, officially reported missing between May 3rd and 4th; advice received by Matthew McDonald, with whom he made his home.
Pte Joseph Bolderstone, officially reported as being admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds in knee; advice directed to his wife. All of these boys were formerly of the 139th Batt. The deepest sympathy is extended to the relatives by the entire community. This is a big record for one day for a town of this size. All honor to these boys who were each nobly doing their part in subduing the greatest oppressors known in modern history." from pg. 053 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
Date Apr 8 1917 per family tree of samanthagravehess on ancestry.ca, Jan 11 2023.^7,8

     Francis Allan "Frank" Wilson was born on 10 May 1909 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#032530: Name: Francis Wilson; Date: May 10 1909; Res.: Brighton; Parents: Frank Wilson & Minnie E. Brooks; Married: Dec 4 1909; Inf.: Mrs. Adelaide Wilson, Brighton, Reg'd.: May 29 1909 (Ontario Birth Registration, #032530-1909, ancestry.ca) Date 1913 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1908 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date May 10 1907 & location Brighton per family tree of Patricia Cochrane on ancestry.ca, Dec 20 2022.^1,3,4,5 He appeared on the census of August 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1911 Census: see Frank Wilson.⁵ He appeared on the census of 4 June 1921 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1921 Census: see Ephriam Wilson (grandfather.)⁴ He married Jeanette Maud Davis on 15 August 1931 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; per family tree of Patricia Cochrane on ancestry.ca, Dec 20 2022.¹ Francis Allan "Frank" Wilson died on 9 October 1946 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 37; per family tree of Patricia Cochrane on ancestry.ca, Dec 20 2022.¹

     Jeanette Maud Davis was born on 22 December 1907 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Patricia Cochrane on ancestry.ca, Dec 20 2022.¹ As of 15 August 1931,her married name was Wilson.¹ She married Francis Allan "Frank" Wilson, son of Frances "Frank" Wilson and Minnie Evelyn Brooks, on 15 August 1931 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; per family tree of Patricia Cochrane on ancestry.ca, Dec 20 2022.¹