Person Page - 3837

     Ada Lulu Langdon was born in 1892 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Date 1892 & location Port Hope per marriage reg'n. - William Orland Montgomery.¹ She lived on 27 June 1931 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Residence Port Hope per marriage reg'n. - William Orland Montgomery.¹ As of 27 June 1931,her married name was Montgomery.¹ She married William Orland Montgomery, son of George Case Montgomery and Charity Elizabeth Crouter, on 27 June 1931 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016117: Groom: William Orland Montgomery; Age: 49; REs.: Codrington; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: United Church; Parents: George C. Montgomery & Charity Crouter; Bride: Ada Lulu Langdon; Age: 39; Res. & Born: Port Hope; Status: spinster; Occ.: teacher; Rel.: United Church; Parents: William F. Langdon & Rebecca Jane Tinney; Wit.: Charles E. Langdon, RR # 3, Port Hope & Ada L. Wilson, RR. # 1, Port Hope; Date: Jun 27 1931; Place: Hope Twp; Performed by: J. F. Lane, United Church, Canton, 3318; Sworn: Port Hope, Jun 23 1931; Reg'r.: A. Mark, Port Hope (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016117-1931, ancestry.ca.)²

     William F. Langdon was born circa 1860; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Ada Lulu Langdon & William Orland Montgomery.¹ He married Rebecca Jane Tinney circa 1886; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Ada Lulu Langdon & William Orland Montgomery.¹

     Rebecca Jane Tinney was born circa 1860; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Ada Lulu Langdon & William Orland Montgomery.¹ She married William F. Langdon circa 1886; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Ada Lulu Langdon & William Orland Montgomery.¹ As of circa 1886,her married name was Langdon.¹

     Donald Latham Hamlin was born in 1921 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date c 1921 per family tree of bobspurgeon369 on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹

     Thomas Richard Corby was born on 29 September 1841 at Atlantic Ocean; Date 1841 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Sep 29 1841 & location "On the Atlantic Ocean" per Death Reg'n. - age 75y 6m 14d at Death Apr 12 1917. Date Sep 22 1848 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1842 & locaiton "Ship bound" per 1891 Census. Date 1842 & location England per 1881 Census. Date 1842 & location "Atlantic Ocean" per 1871 Census. Date 1842 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date c. 1842 & location "Atlantic Ocean" per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^{1,2,5,3,4,7,6,8,9} He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1861 Census: Corby, Thomas, 19, b. UC, Episc., marble cutter, single (1861 Census: Belleville, Hastings Co., pg. 485 of 983, line 8 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Thomas Corby, age 19, is shown as a marble cutter and is with Stephen Moore, also a marble cutter, and F. Moore, 19, also a marble cutter.⁷ He "Two Brightonions took part in the American Civil War. They were Thomas R. Croby and Henry Head of Smithfield. Thomas Corby was "with Phil. Sheridan's famous Cavalry and was a Despatch rider with General Merritts Headquarter's staff." Ensign April 27, 1917" from The Tobey Book, page 371. circa 1863 at U.S.A.¹⁰ He married Agnes Sarah Slicer, daughter of Thomas Slicer and Phoebe Nelson, on 2 July 1863 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹ Thomas Richard Corby was "After 79 years in business Alf Corby Monument Works is to officially close April 1, 1948. With the retirement of Mr. Corby, Brighton is now without a monument works for the first time in almost eighty years. Two years ago Mr. Corby sold this property, retaining possession for that period in order in wind up his business. The publisher of the paper is the present owner of the premises, having acquired the located with the hope of building a modern newspaper plant there at some future date. (36 Main Street)" from page 333 of The History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2010. in 1869 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹¹ He was "ln 1869, 10 years after the village had been incorporated; the late Thomas R. Corby began business as a memorial craftsman in a shop on the (30) Prince Edward Street near the site of the present Bell Telephone office (24 Prince Edward)." from page 360 of A History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2010. in 1869 at 30 Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹¹ He was "In 1869 Thomas R. Corby established his business on Main Street. He dealt in headstones. He was a skilled artist and his announcement during 1872 said: "IN MEMORIAM. All those beautiful emblems which adorn the many tombs around which we love to linger, assure us we are in world of warm and loving hearts; the adorning of the sepulchres of the 'loved ones' alleviates our grief and soothes the wounded heart. It also cheers the bereaved to know that an additional embellishment of the grave presents stronger attractions to arrest the attention of the stranger and cause him to pause and learn the name of one who has shared so largely in the love of others.
We take this method of informing you that we can fill orders for decorating the graves of departed friends, at low figures, executed in the very best style of workmanship."" from The Tobey Book, page 424 & 425. in 1869 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1871 Census: Corby, Thomas R., 29, b. Atlantic Ocean, CE, Eng., marble cutter, married; Agnes, 29, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Thomas H., 7; George F., 4; Mary A., 1 (1871 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. D., pg. 38, line 13 - ancestry.ca.)³ He was "In l873 his business was located on Dundas Street opposite the old post office. He died in 1917 and his son Alfred Corby took over his business. "Monuments, Tablets , &c., of the finest quality of ITALIAN and AMERICAN MARBLE AND SCOTCH AND AMERICAN GRANITE, Supplied on short notice. Everything pertaining to Cemetery work will meet with prompt attention by leaving their orders at Brighton, March 3, 1871 T.R. Corby's"" from page 425 of The Tobey Book. in 1875 at Dundas St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: Corby, Thomas R., 39, b. England, Eng., CE, marble cutter, married; Agnes, 39, b. Ont., French, CE, married; Thomas R.H., 17, b. Ont., Eng., CE, son, single; George F., 14; Agnes M., 11; Harriet, 9; Alfred C., 7 (1881 Census: Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. d, pg. 20, line 15 - ancestry.ca.)² He lived in 1885 at Marble Works, Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Corby, Thomas R., marble works, Prince Edward" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1885, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 121 (pg. 101 of 953), ancestry.ca.¹² He lived in 1887 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Marble & Granite Works ... Corby, T. R. .. Brighton" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1887, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 1534 (pg. 860 of 949), ancestry.ca.¹² He appeared on the census of 16 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1891 Census: Corby, 49, b. "Ship Bound", p.b. England, CE, marble cutter & market grocer, married; Agnes M., 21, b. Ont., p.b. Ship Bound & Ont.., CE, public school teacher, single; Harriet, 19; Alfred C., 16; Thomas, 78, b. England, p.b. England, CE, baker, father, widower; Olcott, Sophia, 54, b. Ont., p.b. Quebec & USA, CE, ? in-law, widow; Paisley, William, 21, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, mariner S, single (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-2, pg. 18, line 23 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He married Eliza Jane Maybee, daughter of William Smith Maybee and Mary Ann Bonter, circa 1898 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date b. 1901 per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Sep 6 2023.¹ Thomas Richard Corby lived in 1899 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Marble & Granite Workers & Dealers ... Corby, T. R. .. Brighton" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1899, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 191 (pg. 127 of 369), ancestry.ca.¹² He appeared on the census of 6 April 1901 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1901 Census: Corby, ?T/R?, 52, b. Ont. r. Sep 22 1848, Eng., CE, ?tamil stone carver, married; Eliza J., 61, b. Ont. r. Nov 20 1839, Eng., CE, married; Carrie B., 21, b. Ont. r. Mar 14 1879, Eng., CE, dau., single (1901 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 5, line 19 - ancestry.ca.)⁶ He lived on 3 October 1909 at Village Lot 24, Main St. North (82), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4326) show that Ira B. Thayer & wife sold "said lot", of Village Lot 24, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Thomas R. Corby for $500. ITS Date: Oct 3 1909. Reg'n. Date: Oct 9 1909. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 369 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)¹³ He lived on 9 November 1912 at Village Lot 24, Main St. North (82), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4755) show that Thomas R. Corby sold "said lot - 20-foot frontage", part of Village Lot 24, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Alfred Corby for $1. ITS Date: Nov 9 1912. Reg'n. Date: Nov 9 1912. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 369 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)¹³ He died on 12 April 1917 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 75; Death Reg'n.#022210: Name: Thomas Richard Corby; Date: Apr 12 1917; Age: 75y 6m 14d; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: On the Atlantic Ocean; Occ.: stone cutter, retired; Status: married; Parents: Thomas Corby & Margaret Allen; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton; Cause: heart failure, 10 minutes; Phys.: R.J. Wade, MD; Inf.: Mrs. T.R. Corby, Brighton; Reg'd.: Apr 12 1917; Reg'r.: W. Roblin, Brighton Village (Ontario Death Registration, #022210-1917, ancestry.ca) Date Apr 12 1917 per Memorial & CemSearch. per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,14,8,9 He was buried on 14 April 1917 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Tho's R. Corby; Died; Apr. 12, 1917; Aged; 75 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, Jun 6 2009)
CemSearch: Name: Thomas R. (Jr.) Corby; Born: - ; Died: Apr 12 1917; Age: 75y; ID: MTHOPE219; Other names: Corby, Agnes ( -1889), Corby, Mary A. ( -1889), Corby, Thomas (Sr.) ( -1900); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 11; Note: Husband of Agnes. Son of Thomas (Sr.) and Mary Corby. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE219%5E2)
Date of Death Apr 14 1917 & location of burial Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton per Death Reg'n.^5,8,9

     Agnes Sarah Slicer was born in 1841 at Canada West; Date 1841 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,2,3,4,5 As of 2 July 1863,her married name was Corby.¹ She married Thomas Richard Corby, son of Thomas Corby and Mary Ann Allen, on 2 July 1863 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹ Agnes Sarah Slicer appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1871 Census: see Thomas R. Corby.³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: see Thomas R. Corby.² She died on 30 September 1889 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 30 1889 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Sep 20 1889 & location Brighton per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,4,5 She was buried on 2 October 1889 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Agnes S; Wife of; Tho's R. Corby; Died; Sept. 30, 1889; Aged 48 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, Jun 6 2009)
CemSearch: Name: Agnes Corby; Born: - ; Died: Sep 30 1889; Age: 48y; ID: MTHOPE219; Other names: Corby, Mary A. ( -1889), Corby, Thomas Sr. ( -1900), Corby, Thomas R. (Jr.) ( -1917); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 11; Note: Wife of Thomas R. Corby (Jr.) (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE219%5E3.)^4,5

     Thomas Slicer was born circa 1800; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹ He married Phoebe Nelson circa 1832 at Upper Canada; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹ Thomas Slicer died circa 1865; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹

     Phoebe Nelson was born circa 1804 at Upper Canada; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹ She married Thomas Slicer circa 1832 at Upper Canada; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹ As of circa 1832,her married name was Slicer.¹

     Sophia Ann Slicer was born in 1837 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Location Belleville per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,2 As of 18 July 1870,her married name was Olcott.¹ She married James Olcott on 18 July 1870 at Frontenac Co., Ontario; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹ Sophia Ann Slicer appeared on the census of 16 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1891 Census: see Thomas Richard Corby (brother-in-law.)² She died on 12 March 1901 at Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹

     James Olcott was born circa 1808 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹ He married Sophia Ann Slicer, daughter of Thomas Slicer and Phoebe Nelson, on 18 July 1870 at Frontenac Co., Ontario; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹ James Olcott died on 21 April 1881 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹

     Thomas R. H. Corby was born in 1864 at Canada West; Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1864 & location Ont. per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1871 Census: see Thomas Richard Corby.³ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1881 Census: see Thomas R. Corby.²

     George Frederick Corby was born on 29 June 1867 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1866 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Jennie Paisley. Date Jun 29 1867 & location Brighton per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,4,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see Thomas Richard Corby.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see Thomas R. Corby.⁴ He lived on 21 December 1887 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Jennie Paisley.³ He married Jennie Paisley, daughter of John Paisley and Ann McGrath, on 21 December 1887 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008693: Groom: George Frederick Corby; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Railway Switchman; Parents: Thomas R. Corby & Agnes Slater; Bride: Jennie Paisley; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton; Born: Colborne; Status: spinster; Parents: John Paisley & Ann McGrath; Wit.: Herbert Stoneburgh & Agnes Corby, Brighton; Date: Dec 21 1887; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Episc; Performed by: John J. Leach; Reg'r.: M.K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008693-1887, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 21 1887 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,5 George Frederick Corby lived on 13 December 1915 at Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 9659) show that George Corby & wife sold "part sad lot, 66 acres & 38 6/10 perches" of lot 2, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert N. Whitton & Frank R. Whitton for $3,500. ITS Date: Dec 13 1915; Reg'n. Date: Dec 18 1915. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 34 of 217, page copied from OnLand.ca Apr 11 2020.)⁶ He died on 20 October 1928 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 61; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹

     Jennie Paisley was born on 11 March 1869 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1866 & location Colborne per marriage reg'n. - George Frederick Corby. Date Mar 11 1869 & location Colborne per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,2 She lived on 21 December 1887 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - George Frederick Corby.² As of 21 December 1887,her married name was Corby.¹ She married George Frederick Corby, son of Thomas Richard Corby and Agnes Sarah Slicer, on 21 December 1887 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008693: Groom: George Frederick Corby; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Railway Switchman; Parents: Thomas R. Corby & Agnes Slater; Bride: Jennie Paisley; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton; Born: Colborne; Status: spinster; Parents: John Paisley & Ann McGrath; Wit.: Herbert Stoneburgh & Agnes Corby, Brighton; Date: Dec 21 1887; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Episc; Performed by: John J. Leach; Reg'r.: M.K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008693-1887, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 21 1887 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,3

     Agnes Mary Corby was born in 1870 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1870 & location Belleville per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,4,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1871 Census: see Thomas Richard Corby.² She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1881 Census: see Thomas R. Corby.⁴ She lived on 21 December 1887 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Witness at marriage of George Frederick Corby & Jennie Paisley.⁵ She appeared on the census of 16 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1891 Census: see Thomas Richard Corby.³ She died on 9 April 1893 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.¹

     Harriet Corby was born on 4 September 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#024667: Name: Harriet Corby; Date: Sep 4 1871; Parents: Thomas Richard Corby & Agnes Sarah Slicer; Inf.: Thomas Richard Corby, father, marble cutter; Reg'd.: Oct 7 1871; Phys.: none; Reg'r.: M.K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Birth Registration, #024667-1871, ancestry.ca)

Date 1872 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Sep 4 1871 & location Brighton per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,3,5 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1881 Census: see Thomas R. Cobry.³ She appeared on the census of 16 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1891 Census: see Thomas R. Corby.⁴

     Alfred Charles Corby was born on 12 July 1874 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1874 per Memorial. Date Jul 12 1877 per CemSearch. Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1874 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1874 & location Belleville per marriage reg'n. - Sadie Celeste Russell. Date 1874 per marriage reg'n. - Edith May Morden. Date Jul 12 1873 & location Ont. per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,2,4,3,5,6 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1881 Census: see Thomas R. Corby.⁴ He appeared on the census of 16 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1891 Census: see Thomas R. Corby.³ He was "At the age of 17, his son, Alfred Corby, started to learn the trade and eventually succeeded his father in the business. During its long history, the business was burned out three times and at different periods was located on Main Street, near Wright's Service Station (40 Main), on Young Street near Haig's Plumbing (7 Young) near the site of Spencer's Dairy (36 Prince Edward)." from page 360 of The History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2010. in September 1891 at 36 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁷ He lived on 30 January 1896 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Sadie Celeste Russell.² He married Sadie Celeste Russell, daughter of Shadrack Russell and Marilda S. ?, on 30 January 1896 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010646: Groom: Alfred Charles Corby; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton; Born: Belleville; Status: bachelor; Occ.: granite cutter; Parents: Thomas R. & Agnes Corby; Bride: Sadie Celeste Russell; Age: 21; Res.: Toront; Born: London, England; Status; spinster; Parents: Shadrack & Matilda S. Russell; Wit.: Mrs. Lillian Willis, Peterborough; Date: Jan 30 1896; Place: Peterborough; Rel.: CE; Peformed by: Rev. J.C. Davidson; Reg'd.: Oct 16 1896 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010646-1896, ancestry.ca) Date Jan 30 1896 & location Peterborough per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,8 Alfred Charles Corby was "In 1912 Mr. A. Corby erected the building on Main Street (36 Main) now owned and occupied by the Public Library. There he carried on until 1947 when he retired. Mr. Corby recalls that he set monuments in more than 60 cemeteries, including such widely separated points as Red Deer, Sask; Detroit, Mich; and Kirkland Lake. There are few cemeteries between Toronto and Kingston and north to Perth in which a gravestone cannot be found bearing the Corby name plate. Mr. Corby erected the First World War Memorial which stands in the village park at Colborne, importing the statue from Italy. Before the advent of the automobile, he travelled many miles with horse and buggy, train and stage soliciting business and the monuments were transported long distances by horses and wagon to the various cemeteries where they were to be erected. Granite, marble and other materials were imported from Scotland, Vermont, Quebec and other points and were dressed, polished and the inscriptions added by hand labor in his workshop." from page 360 of The History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2010. in 1912 at 36 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁷ He lived on 6 March 1912 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Edith May Morden.² He married Edith May Morden, daughter of Erastus Burns Morden and Marietta Kimmerly, on 6 March 1912 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009489: Groom: Alfred Charles Corby; Age: 37; Res.: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: marble cutter; Rel.: CE; Parents: Thomas Richard Corby & Agnes Slicer; Bride: Edith May Morden; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton; Rel.: Meth; Parents: ?Erastus? Morden & Marreth Kimerly; Wit.: A. E. Armstrong, Trenton & Kathleen Brown, Trenton; Date: Mar 6 1912; Place: Trenton; Performed by: F. W. Armstrong, CE, Trenton; Sworn: Trenton, Mar 6 1912; Reg'r.: Mrs. ? Blakley, Trenton, Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009489-1912, ancestry.ca)


per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,9 Alfred Charles Corby lived on 9 November 1912 at Village Lot 24, Main St. North (82), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4755) show that Thomas R. Corby sold "said lot - 20-foot frontage", part of Village Lot 24, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Alfred Corby for $1. ITS Date: Nov 9 1912. Reg'n. Date: Nov 9 1912. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 369 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)¹⁰ He lived on 28 February 1927 at Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West (72), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6208) show that Thomas W. Dale & wife & Nettie A. Dale who signs by power of atty. sold "part said lot, see as to well", Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Alfred C. Corby for $1,050. ITS Date: Feb 28 1927. Reg'n. Date: Mar 22 1927. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 235 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 16 June 1931 at Prince Edward St. (Ward 2), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1931 Census: Corby, Alfred, 56, b. Ont., p.b. England & Ont., Eng., CE, monument manufacturer, married; Edith, 39, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., UC, married (1931 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 133, sub-dist. 58, pg. 16, line 39 - Ward 2 - Prince Edward St. - ancestry.ca.)¹¹ He lived on 15 May 1933 at Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West (72), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant Right of Way 6620) show that William W. Porte "Granted Right of Way" for "part lot, as see deed", Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Alfred C. Corby for $50. ITS Date: May 15 1933. Reg'n. Date: May 30 1933. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 236 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)¹⁰ He In 1938 a new post office was erected by the Dominion Government on North Main Street between Butlers Service Station and Corby's Monument Works." page 741 of The Tobey Book. in 1938 at 36 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹² He lived on 8 March 1946 at Village Lot 24, Main St. North (82), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7597) show that Alfred C. Corby & wife sold "said lot", part of Village Lot 24, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Margaret R. Lapp for $1,000. ITS Date: Mar 8 1946. Reg'n. Date: Mar 20 1946. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 369 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)¹⁰ He "The old Corby building is twenty feet wide and sixty feet deep with parking and room for future expansion. (41 Main Street - Corby 36 Main Street)" from page 337 of The History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2010. in 1948 at 36 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁷ He "After 79 years in business Alf Corby Monument Works is to officially close April 1, 1948. With the retirement of Mr. Corby, Brighton is now without a monument works for the first time in almost eighty years. Two years ago Mr. Corby sold this property, retaining possession for that period in order in wind up his business. The publisher of the paper is the present owner of the premises, having acquired the located with the hope of building a modern newspaper plant there at some future date. (36 Main Street)" from page 333 of The History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2010. on 1 April 1948 at 36 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁷ He died in 1965 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1965 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1965 per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,5,6 He was buried in 1965 at Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CORBY; (Masonic Symbol) Alfred C. Corby; 1874 - 1965; His Wife; Edith May Morden; 1891 - 1978; Elinor e. Morden; 1897 - 1963; Buried Westerly, R.I. (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., image by Dan Buchanan, Jul 6 2009)
CemSearch: Name: Alfred Charles Corby; Born: Jul 12 1877; Died: 1965; ID: SALEM0566; Other names: Corby, Edith May [Morden] (1891-1978), Morden, Elinor E. (1895-1963); Cemetery: Salem Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 21, Cramahe Twp., Village of Salem, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 7 Plot 2; Note: Son of Thomas Richard Corby and Agnus Sarah Slicer. Husband of Edith May Morden. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=SALEM0566%5E0.)^5,6 He lived on 9 June 1965 at Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West (72), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Treasurers Consent 38379) show that the Treasurer of Ontario registered a Treasurers Consent on "part lot, as in 6208", Village Lot 10, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Jun 9 1965. Reg'n. Date: Jun 15 1965. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 236 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)
Note: This would be related to the death of Alfred
Charles Corby.¹⁰

     Edith May Morden was born on 16 December 1891 at Tyendinaga Twp., Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Late Birth Reg'n.#502831: Name: Edith May Morden; Date: Dec 16 1891; Place: Deseronto, Tyendinaga Twp., Hastings Co; Parents: Erastus Burns Morden & Mary Etta Kimmerly, both born Tyendinaga Twp; Inf.: Edith Morden Corby, Jan 25 1962; Reg'd.: Jan 31 1962; Reg'r.: J.M. ?Julius?, Toronto (Ontario Late Birth Registration, #502831-1891, ancestry.ca)
Date 1891 per Memorial. Date Dec 16 1891 per CemSearch. Date 1890 per marriage reg'n. - Alfred Charles Corby. Date Dec 16 1891 & location Hastings Co. per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,2,4,5,6 She lived on 6 March 1912 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Alfred Charles Corby.⁵ As of 6 March 1912,her married name was Corby.¹ She married Alfred Charles Corby, son of Thomas Richard Corby and Agnes Sarah Slicer, on 6 March 1912 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009489: Groom: Alfred Charles Corby; Age: 37; Res.: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: marble cutter; Rel.: CE; Parents: Thomas Richard Corby & Agnes Slicer; Bride: Edith May Morden; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton; Rel.: Meth; Parents: ?Erastus? Morden & Marreth Kimerly; Wit.: A. E. Armstrong, Trenton & Kathleen Brown, Trenton; Date: Mar 6 1912; Place: Trenton; Performed by: F. W. Armstrong, CE, Trenton; Sworn: Trenton, Mar 6 1912; Reg'r.: Mrs. ? Blakley, Trenton, Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009489-1912, ancestry.ca)


per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,7 Edith May Morden lived in 1965 at 72 Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1965 Voters Lists: Corby, Mrs. Edith, widow, 72 Prince Edward St. (Canada Voters Lists, 1965, Brighton, Prince Edward West, north track, south Main....)⁸ She died in 1978 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1978 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1978 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,2,4 She was buried in 1978 at Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CORBY; (Masonic Symbol) Alfred C. Corby; 1874 - 1965; His Wife; Edith May Morden; 1891 - 1978; Elinor e. Morden; 1897 - 1963; Buried Westerly, R.I. (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., image by Dan Buchanan, Jul 6 2009)
CemSearch: Name: Edith May Corby; Maiden: Morden; Born: Dec 16 1891; Died: 1978; ID: SALEM0566; Other names: Corby, Alfred Charles (1877-1965), Morden, Elinor E. (1895-1963); Cemetery: Salem Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 21, Cramahe Twp., Village of Salem, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 7 Plot 2; Note: Daughter of Erastus Burns Morden and Mary Etta Kimmerley. Married Alfred C. Corby March 6 1912 in Trenton. Siblings Elinor E. Morden & Louise Blanche . (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=SALEM0566%5E1.)^2,4

     Sadie Celeste Russell was born in 1875 at London, England; Date 1875 & location London, England per marriage reg'n. - Alfred Charles Corby. per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,2 She lived on 30 January 1896 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marriage reg'n. - Alfred Charles Corby.² As of 30 January 1896,her married name was Corby.¹ She married Alfred Charles Corby, son of Thomas Richard Corby and Agnes Sarah Slicer, on 30 January 1896 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010646: Groom: Alfred Charles Corby; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton; Born: Belleville; Status: bachelor; Occ.: granite cutter; Parents: Thomas R. & Agnes Corby; Bride: Sadie Celeste Russell; Age: 21; Res.: Toront; Born: London, England; Status; spinster; Parents: Shadrack & Matilda S. Russell; Wit.: Mrs. Lillian Willis, Peterborough; Date: Jan 30 1896; Place: Peterborough; Rel.: CE; Peformed by: Rev. J.C. Davidson; Reg'd.: Oct 16 1896 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010646-1896, ancestry.ca) Date Jan 30 1896 & location Peterborough per family tree of stimersgenealogy on ancestry.ca, Feb 10 2023.^1,3

     Shadrack Russell was born circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Sadie Celeste Russel & Alfred Charles Corby.¹ He married Marilda S. ? circa 1870; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Sadie Celeste Russel & Alfred Charles Corby.¹

     Marilda S. ? was born circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Sadie Celeste Russel & Alfred Charles Corby.¹ She married Shadrack Russell circa 1870; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Sadie Celeste Russel & Alfred Charles Corby.¹ As of circa 1870,her married name was Russell.¹

     Nettie Maud French was born in 1883; Date 1883 per marriage reg'n. - David John White.¹ She lived on 15 March 1911 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Trenton per marriage reg'n. - David John White.¹ As of 15 March 1911,her married name was White.¹ She married David John White, son of William A. White and Sarah Jane Greene, on 15 March 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010804: Groom: David John White; Age: 31; Res.: Smithfield; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm. A. White & Sarah Jane Green; Bride: Nettie Maud French; Age: 28; Res.: Trenton; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Peter D. French & Sarah Catherine Fox; Wit.: Mr. H. Carr & Mrs. A.K. McLeod, Brighton; Date: Mar 15 1911; Place: Village of Brighton; Performed by: A.K. McLeod, Brighton; Sworn: Trenton, Mar 14 1911; Reg'r.: T.f. Rixon, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010804-1911, ancestry.ca.)² Nettie Maud French was buried in 1975 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Nettie White; Maiden: French; Born: 1883; Died: 1975; Age: 92y; ID: GRENWD232; Other names: White, Darwin Iona (1891-1972), White, David John (1879-1956), White, Vera K. [Fritz] (1895-1983); Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Village of Smithfield, Northumberland Co; Note: Wife of David John White. Also with Darwin Iona White and Vera K. Fritz. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=GRENWD232%5E1.)³ She died in 1975 at Ontario; Date 1975 per CemSearch.³

     Peter D. French was born circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Nettie Maud French & David John Whtie.¹ He married Sarah Catherine Fox circa 1878; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Nettie Maud French & David John Whtie.¹

     Sarah Catherine Fox was born circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Nettie Maud French & David John Whtie.¹ She married Peter D. French circa 1878; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Nettie Maud French & David John Whtie.¹ As of circa 1878,her married name was French.¹

     James Leslie Finlay was born circa 1880; per birth reg'n. of son Owen Leslie Finlay.¹ He married Lilly May Williams on 15 February 1911 at Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 15 1911 & location Warkworth per birth reg'n. of son Owen Leslie Finlay.¹

     Lilly May Williams was born circa 1880; per birth reg'n. of son Owen Leslie Finlay.¹ She married James Leslie Finlay on 15 February 1911 at Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 15 1911 & location Warkworth per birth reg'n. of son Owen Leslie Finlay.¹ As of 15 February 1911,her married name was Finlay.¹

     Gladys Rebbeca Walker was born in 1893 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1893 & location Cramahe Twp. per marriage reg'n. - William Jay Langdon.¹ She lived on 10 December 1918 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cramahe Twp. per marriage reg'n. - William Jay Langdon.¹ As of 10 December 1918,her married name was Langdon.² She married William "Jay" Langdon, son of Hannibal Langdon and Caroline "Elizabeth" Flindall, on 10 December 1918 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013970: Groom: William Jay Langdon; Age: 37; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Hannibal Langdon & Elizabeth Flindall; Bride: Gladys Rebecca Walker; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Clarence Walker & H. Clark; Wit.: Eva A. Walker, Cramahe Twp. & Charles Langdon, Brighton; Date: Dec 10 1918; Place: Walter home, Cramahe Twp; Performed by: Rev. G. Horton, Belleville, Meth; Sworn: Brighton Twp., Dec 9 1918; Reg'r.: A. W. Thorne, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013970-1918, ancestry.ca.)² Gladys Rebbeca Walker was buried in 1988 at Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Gladys Rebecca Langdon; Maiden: Walker; Born: Dec 13 1893; Died: 1988; Age: 95y; ID: HILTON76; Other names: Langdon (1923-1923), Langdon, William Jay (1880-1936); Cemetery: Hilton Cemetery, Conc 2, Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Village of Hilton, Northumberland Co; Note: Wife of William Jay Langdon, married Dec. 10th, 1918, Mother of Stillborn baby born 1923, Info from Ontario Birth and Marriage Registry, (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=HILTON76%5E2.)³ She died in 1988 at Ontario; Date 1988 per CemSearch.³

     Mary I. Craig was born in 1881 at Russell Twp., Russell Co., Ontario; Date 1881 & location Russell per marriage reg'n. - George Fletcher Turney.¹ She lived on 18 March 1908 at Russell Twp., Russell Co., Ontario; Residence Russell per marriage reg'n. - George Fletcher Turney.¹ As of 18 March 1908,her married name was Turney.¹ She married George Fletcher Turney, son of Levi Turney and Mary Easton, on 18 March 1908 at Russell Twp., Russell Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016719: Groom: Geo. F. Turney; Age: 39; Res.: - ; Born: Colborne; Status: widower; Occ.: "?contractor?; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Levi Turney & Mary Easton; Bride: Mary I. Craig; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Russell; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Johnson Craig & Emma Pillar; Wit.: H.L. York, Russell & Laura E. Long, Russell; Date: Mar 18 1908; Place: Russell Twp., Russell Co., Ont; Performed by: J.M. ?Tredna?; Reg'r.: P.E. Geurin, Russell (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016719-1908, ancestry.ca.)²

     Johnson Craig was born circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary I. Craig & George Fletcher Turney.¹ He married Emma Pillar circa 1878; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary I. Craig & George Fletcher Turney.¹

     Emma Pillar was born circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary I. Craig & George Fletcher Turney.¹ She married Johnson Craig circa 1878; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary I. Craig & George Fletcher Turney.¹ As of circa 1878,her married name was Craig.¹

     Caroline Adams was born in 1861 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West; Date 1861 & location Belleville per marriage reg'n. - George Stephen Potts.¹ She lived on 13 April 1905 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Belleville per marriage reg'n. - George Stephen Potts.¹ As of 13 April 1905,her married name was Potts.¹ She married George Stephen Potts, son of Stephen Potts and Harriet Stollery, on 13 April 1905 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009869: Groom: George Stephen Potts; Age: 38; Res.: Campbellford; Born: Seymour Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Stephen Potts & Harriet Stollary; Bride: Caroline Adams; Age: 44; Res. & Born: Belleville; Status: spinster; Occ.: tailoress; Parents: William Adams & Louisa Finch; Wit.: James Adams, Campbellford & Eva Marjorie Heeney, Belleville; Date: Apr 13 1905; Place: Belleville; Rel.: Meth. & Anglican; Performed by: REv. R.W.B. Heeney; Reg'd.: Apr 14 1905; Reg'r.: W.c. Mikel, Belleville (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009869-1905, ancestry.ca.)²