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     Alfred Thompson was born circa 1865 at Canada West; "Mr. Thompson is survived by two children, Alfred Thompson, Marysville, and Mrs. Thomas Knox, Port Huron... " perDeath Notice of father Ferdinand Thompson.¹ He lived on 3 June 1925 at Marysville, St.Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A; "Mr. Thompson is survived by two children, Alfred Thompson, Marysville, and Mrs. Thomas Knox, Port Huron... " per Death Notice of father Ferdinand Thompson.¹

     ? Thompson was born circa 1869 at Canada West; "Mr. Thompson is survived by two children, Alfred Thompson, Marysville, and Mrs. Thomas Knox, Port Huron... " per Death Notice of father Ferdinand Thompson.¹ As of circa 1890,her married name was Knox.¹ She married Thomas Knox circa 1890; "Mr. Thompson is survived by two children, Alfred Thompson, Marysville, and Mrs. Thomas Knox, Port Huron... " per Death Notice of father Ferdinand Thompson.¹ ? Thompson lived on 3 June 1925 at Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A; "Mr. Thompson is survived by two children, Alfred Thompson, Marysville, and Mrs. Thomas Knox, Port Huron... " per Death Notice of father Ferdinand Thompson.¹

     Thomas Knox was born circa 1865; "Mr. Thompson is survived by two children, Alfred Thompson, Marysville, and Mrs. Thomas Knox, Port Huron... " per Death Notice of father Ferdinand Thompson.¹ He married ? Thompson, daughter of Ferdinand Thompson and Mary Jane Shewman, circa 1890; "Mr. Thompson is survived by two children, Alfred Thompson, Marysville, and Mrs. Thomas Knox, Port Huron... " per Death Notice of father Ferdinand Thompson.¹

     Sarah Jane Gilroy was born on 28 March 1839 at Scugog Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date Mar 28 1839 & location Scugog Twp., Durham Co., Ont. per FindaGrave.¹ As of 1861,her married name was Wait.¹ She married Whitney Wait, son of Norval Wait and Nancy White, in 1861 at Canada West; "Son of Norval and Nancy Wait. Married Jane Gilroy in 1861 in Canada. One daughter, Lycetta Jane Wait." per Note in FindaGrave.¹ As of 1908,her married name was Thompson.¹ Sarah Jane Gilroy married Ferdinand Thompson, son of Solomon Thompson and Hannah Catherine Vansicklen, in 1908 at St. Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A; A newspaper clipping attached to FindaGrave says they were 69 years old at the time of their marriage, making it 1908. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 7 2023.)¹ Sarah Jane Gilroy died on 15 June 1912 at Wales Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 73; Date Jun 15 1912 & location Wales Twp., St. Clair Co., MI per FindaGrave.¹ She was buried on 17 June 1912 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Wales Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Sarah Jane Gilroy Thompson; BIRTH: 28 Mar 1839, Scugog, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 15 Jun 1912 (aged 73), Wales Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA; BURIAL: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Wales Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA; MEMORIAL ID: 171325479; Note: Daughter of John Gilroy and Lydia Warner. Married Whitney Wait in 1861. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171325479/sarah-jane-thompson.)¹

     Grace Grietje Hilwerda was born on 9 December 1944 at Ontario; Date Dec 9 1944 per Obit.² As of 2002,her married name was Postma.² She died on 27 May 2023 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 78; "Grace Hilwerda Obituary. We are sad to announce that on May 27, 2023, at the age of 78, Grace Hilwerda (Brighton, Ontario) passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Grace Hilwerda to pay them a last tribute. She was loved and cherished by many people including : her parents, Andrew Hilwerda and Jeertsje; her husband Tim Postma; her children, Ed and Dorothy Colgan (Jason); her step-son John Postma (Ronnie); her siblings, Marjorie (late Andy), Gary (Dale) and Jennie (Roger); and her siblings-in-law, Walter Postma, Bob (Ann), Mary (Nick), Elsie (late Jerry), Tena (Garth), Gord (Jill) and Alice (Steve). She was also cherished by her six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and her many, many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held on Monday, June 5th 2023 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Rushnell Funeral Homes - Brighton (130 Main St, Brighton, ON K0K1H0). A memorial service was held on Monday, June 5th 2023 at 2:00 PM at the same location. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations in memory of Grace may be made to the ENSS Music / Art Department (s) is appreciated." https://www.echovita.com/ca/obituaries/on/brighton/grace-hilwerda-16467092.)² She was buried on 30 May 2023 at Mount Hope Cemtery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) POSTMA; Tim Teijte; Dec 19, 1936; = ; 00 2002; Grace Grietje; Dec 9, 1944; May 27, 2023 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, Jun 29 2025.)¹

     Moses Spafford was born in 1799 at Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont, U.S.A; Date 1799 & location Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont per FindaGrave.¹ He married Elziabeth Boice in 1823 at Upper Canada; Date 1823 per FindaGrave.¹ Moses Spafford died on 20 July 1829 at Loughborough Twp., Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 20 1829 & location Loughbrough, Frontenac Co., Ont. per FindaGrave.¹

     Elziabeth Boice was born on 7 July 1799 at Fredericksburgh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 7 1799 & location Fredericksburgh Twp. per FindaGrave.¹ As of 1823,her married name was Spafford.¹ She married Moses Spafford, son of Elijah Spafford and Irinda Skinner, in 1823 at Upper Canada; Date 1823 per FindaGrave.¹ Elziabeth Boice was buried in 1886 at Illinois, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Elizabeth Boice Nicholson; BIRTH: 7 Jul 1799, Fredericksburg, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 1886 (aged 86–87), Elwood, Will County, Illinois, USA; BURIAL: Burial Details Unknown; MEMORIAL ID: 207283053; Note: Her second husband was Donald Nicholson (died in 1862). (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207283053/elizabeth-nicholson.)¹ She died in 1886 at Elwood, Will Co., Illinois, U.S.A; Date 1886 & location Elwood, Will Co., Illinois per FindaGrave.¹

     Elijah Spafford was born on 24 April 1823 at Loughborough Twp., Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Date Apr 24 1823 & location Loughborough Twp., Frontenac Co., Ont. per FindaGrave.¹ He married Eliza Jane Cranston circa 1844 at Canada West; per FindaGrave.¹ Elijah Spafford died on 11 November 1910 at Sydenham Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario, at age 87; Date Nov 11 1910 & location Sydenham, Frontenac Co. per FindaGrave.¹ He was buried on 13 November 1910 at Sydenham Cemetery, Sydenham, Frontenac Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Elijah Spafford; BIRTH: 24 Apr 1823, Loughborough, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 11 Nov 1910 (aged 87), Sydenham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Sydenham Cemetery, Sydenham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Section A, 352., Side (a); MEMORIAL ID: 165890833; Note: Son of Moses Spafford and Elizabeth Boyce. Brother to Robert James Spafford and Sgt. Stephen Miles Spafford. Robert James Spafford and Stephen Miles Spafford and their mother Elizabeth Boyce relocated to Illinois, USA. Elizabeth Boyce remarried to Donald Nicholson after Moses Spafford died around 30 years of age. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165890833/elijah-spafford.)¹

     Eliza Jane Cranston was born on 17 October 1817 at Loughborough Twp., Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 17 1817 & location Loughborough Twp., Frontenac Co., Ont. per FindaGrave.¹ As of circa 1844,her married name was Spafford.¹ She married Elijah Spafford, son of Moses Spafford and Elziabeth Boice, circa 1844 at Canada West; per FindaGrave.¹ Eliza Jane Cranston died on 27 June 1889 at Spaffordton, Frontenac Co., Ontario, at age 71; Date Jun 27 1889 & location Spaffordton, Frontenac Co., Ont. per FindaGrave.¹ She was buried on 29 June 1889 at Sydneham Cemetery, Sydenham, Frontenac Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Eliza Jane Cranston Spafford; BIRTH: 17 Oct 1817, Loughborough, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 27 Jun 1889 (aged 71), Spaffordton, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Sydenham Cemetery, Sydenham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Section A, 352., Side (a); MEMORIAL ID: 165890939 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165890939/eliza-jane-spafford.)¹

     Sophrona Spafford was born on 16 March 1849 at Loughborough Twp., Frontenac Co., Canada West; Date Mar 16 1849 & location Loughborough, Frontenac Co., Ont. per FindaGrave.¹ As of 1871,her married name was Counter.¹ She married Henry Counter, son of George Robert Counter and Charlotte McFarland, in 1871 at Ontario; Date 1871 per FindaGrave.¹ Sophrona Spafford died on 21 October 1884 at Loughborough Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario, at age 35; Date Oct 21 1884 & location Loughborough, Frontenac Co., Ont. per FindaGrave.¹ She was buried on 23 October 1884 at Sydenham Cemetery, Sydenham, Frontenac Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Sophrona Spafford Counter; BIRTH: 16 Mar 1849, Loughborough, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 21 Oct 1884 (aged 35), Loughborough, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Sydenham Cemetery, Sydenham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Section A, 104; MEMORIAL ID: 166595766 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166595766/sophrona-counter.)¹

     Henry Counter was born on 22 January 1845 at Frontenac Co., Canada West; Date Jan 22 1845 & location Frontenac Co. per FindaGrave.¹ He married Sophrona Spafford, daughter of Elijah Spafford and Eliza Jane Cranston, in 1871 at Ontario; Date 1871 per FindaGrave.¹ Henry Counter was buried in 1907 at Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Henry Counter; BIRTH: 22 Jan 1845, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH:
1907 (aged 61–62); BURIAL: Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Row 18, 157n (Christ Church Cemetery map - H Counter 153); MEMORIAL ID: 221995964; Note: s/o George Robert Counter 1797-1851 and Charlotte McFarland 1811-1861;
h/o 1. Saphrona Spafford 1849-1884 and 2. Sarah Gwynne 1863-1946; See Canada Census 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901; Christ Church Cemetery (Burial Registry). Kingston, Ontario: Kingston Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 2005, p. 59. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221995964/henry-counter.)¹ He died in 1907; Date 1907 per FindaGrave.¹

     George Robert Counter was born in 1797 at Tavistock, Devonshire, England; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ He married Charlotte McFarland on 21 May 1835 at Ernestown Twp., Bath, Lennox Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ George Robert Counter died in 1851 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Canada West; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹

     Charlotte McFarland was born circa 1814 at Ireland; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ She married George Robert Counter, son of John Counter Sr. and Susanna Lockyear, on 21 May 1835 at Ernestown Twp., Bath, Lennox Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ As of 21 May 1835,her married name was Counter.¹ Charlotte McFarland died on 6 June 1861 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Canada West; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹

     John Counter Sr. was born circa 1773 at Devonshire, England; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ He married Susanna Lockyear in 1795 at Tavistock, Devonshire, England; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ John Counter Sr. died on 11 September 1825 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹

     Susanna Lockyear was born circa 1769 at Devonshire, England; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ She married John Counter Sr. in 1795 at Tavistock, Devonshire, England; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ As of 1795,her married name was Counter.¹ Susanna Lockyear died on 9 August 1849 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹

     John Counter was born on 18 April 1799 at Tavistock, Devonshire, England; Date Apr 18 1799 & location Devon, England per FindaGrave. per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.^1,2 He married Hannah Roode in April 1822 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada.¹ John Counter died on 29 October 1862 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West, at age 63; Date Oct 29 1862 & location Kingston per FindaGrave. per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.^1,2 He was buried on 31 October 1862 at Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; FindaGrave: Name: John Counter; BIRTH: 18 Apr 1799, Devon, England; DEATH: 29 Oct 1862 (aged 63), Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Section N; MEMORIAL ID: 11052664; Note: Kingston Mayor. Counter served as the first Mayor of Kingston, Ontario. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11052664/john-counter.)²

     Hannah Roode was born in 1805 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ As of April 1822,her married name was Counter.¹ She married John Counter, son of John Counter Sr. and Susanna Lockyear, in April 1822 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada.¹ Hannah Roode died in November 1861 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; per family tree of Nora Katherine Kelly on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹

     Hannah Victoria Counter was born in 1839 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Date 1839 & location Kingston per FindaGrave.¹ As of 1863,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married William Robinson Elmore, son of Publius Virgilius Elmore and Jemima ?, in 1863 at Canada West; Date 1863 per FindaGrave.¹ Hannah Victoria Counter died on 11 September 1873 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A; Date Sep 11 1873 & location Philadelphia per FindaGrave.¹ She was buried on 13 September 1873 at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Hannah Victoria Counter Elmore; BIRTH: 1839, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 11 Sep 1873 (aged 33–34), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; BURIAL: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; MEMORIAL ID: 155036200; Note: Wife of William I. Elmore ... d/o John Counter and Hannah Roode. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155036200/hannah-victoria-elmore.)¹

     William Robinson Elmore was born in 1839 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1839 & location Prince Edward Co. per FindaGrave. Date 1830 & location CW per 1861 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 31 at 1861 Census: see Publius V. Elmore.² He married Hannah Victoria Counter, daughter of John Counter and Hannah Roode, in 1863 at Canada West; Date 1863 per FindaGrave.¹ William Robinson Elmore died on 2 October 1873 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A; Date of interment Oct 4 1873, so date of death estimated as Oct 2 1873 - per FindaGrave.¹ He was buried on 4 October 1873 at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: William Robinson Elmore; BIRTH: 1839, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 1873 (aged 33–34), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; BURIAL: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; PLOT: C 518, E½; MEMORIAL ID: 155036101; Note: Interred 10/4/1873, Aged 34. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155036101/william-robinson-elmore.)¹

     Publius Virgilius Elmore was born in 1798 at Granville, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date 1798 & location USA per 1861 Census. Date 1798 & locaiton Granville, Hampden Co., Mass. per family tree of norakatherinekelly on ancestry.ca, Jan 5 2025.^1,4,3 He married Jemima ? circa 1825 at Upper Canada; Jemima Elmore is "wife of Publius V. Elmore" per Memorial of Jemima Elmore.^1,2 Publius Virgilius Elmore lived in 1857 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West; "Elmer, P.V., provincial land sureyor, Church St." Canada, City and Area Directories, 1857, Belleville, pg. 55 (pg. 22 of 929), ancestry.ca.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 63 at 1861 Census: Elmore, P.V.(m), 63, b. US, WM, "P L S", widower; W.R.(m), 31, b. CW, WM, engineer, single; Cathay, J.E.(f), 27, b. CW, WM, School teacher, single; Richmond, Melissa, 17, b. CW, F.C, boarder, single; Elmore, L.O.(f), 48, b. CW, WM, single; Jos. W., 15, b. CW, WM, grandson (1861 Census: Town of Belleville, Hastings Co., pg. 386 of 983, line 19 - ancestry.ca.)⁶ He died circa 1865.¹

     Jemima ? was born on 4 October 1794; Date Oct 4 1794 per Memorial & FindaGrave & CemSearch.^1,2 She married Publius Virgilius Elmore circa 1825 at Upper Canada; Jemima Elmore is "wife of Publius V. Elmore" per Memorial of Jemima Elmore.^1,2 As of circa 1825,her married name was Elmore.¹ Jemima ? died on 18 December 1846 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West, at age 52; Date Dec 18 1846 per Memorial & FindaGrave & CemSearch. Date Dec 18 1846 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of norakatherinekelly on ancestry.ca, Jan 5 2025.^1,2,3 She was buried on 20 December 1846 at Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Sacred; to the memory of; Jemima; wife of; Publius B. Elmore; who was born; Oct. 4, 1794; and departed this life; Dec. 18, 1846; in the 52 year; of her age (Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, image from FindaGrave, 2023 06 09)
FindaGrave: Name: Jemima Elmore; BIRTH: 4 Oct 1794; DEATH: 18 Dec 1846 (aged 52); BURIAL: Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Section N Block 540 Grave 10; MEMORIAL ID: 170022095; Note: Gravesite Details: One of numerous graves moved from the Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery in Picton to Glenwood Cemetery in the late 1800s. Glenwood staff have repaired and restored a group of these headstones in a memorial. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170022095/jemima-elmore)
CemSearch: Name: Jemima Elmore; Born: Oct 4 1794; Died: Dec 18 1846; Age: 52y; ID: PEHL161660; No other names; Cemetery: Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Prince Edward Co., Sec N Plot 41; Note: Wife of Publius V. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=PEHL161660%5E0)
Note: This is the only Elmore in CemSearch.^2,1,4

     Joseph Watson Elmore was born on 27 July 1852 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West; Date Jul 27 1851 per FindaGrave. Date Nov 27 1851 & location Ont. per NY Death Index. Date Jul 27 1852 & location Belleville per Baptismal Register. Date 1852 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 US Fed Census. Date Jul 1851 & location Cda. Eng. per 1900 US Fed Census. Date 1851 & location CW per 1861 Census. per family tree of WJDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.^1,4,2,5,3 He was baptized on 13 January 1854 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West; Baptism: Name: Joseph Watson Elmore; Birth Date: Jul 27 1852; Birth Place: Belleville; Baptism Date: Jan 13 1854; Baptism Place: Belleville, Victoria Dist; Parents: Joseph & Sarah Ann Elmore; Res.: Belleville (Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910, ancestry.ca.)⁴ He immigrated in 1858 to New York, U.S.A; Years in US at death 1913 - 55 - meaning 1858.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see Publius V. Elmore (grandfather.)³ He married Catherine Amelia Wenteroth on 30 May 1880 at New York, U.S.A; per family tree of WJDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ Joseph Watson Elmore lived on 29 September 1890 at Village Lot 20, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2442) show that John McLease sold the east half of Village Lot 20, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Joseph W. Elmore for $1.00. ITS Date: Sep 29 1890. Reg'n. Date: Dec 5 1890. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg 348 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)
Note: Joseph Watson Elmore was a step-son of John McLease, his mother was. Sarah Ann German who married Joseph Bernardt Elmore and, after he died, John McLease, who was a blacksmith in Brighton. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 11 2023.)⁶ He lived on 15 October 1893 at Village Lot 20, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2941) show that Joseph Watson Elmore & Sarah Ann McLease (widow) engaged in an "exchange of land" re the east half of Village Lot 20, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. with Margaret R. German & Amelia German (Spinsters) for $117.50. ITS Date: Oct 15 1893. Reg'n. Date: Dec 5 1890. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg 348 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)
Note: Joseph Watson Elmore was a step-son of John McLease, his mother was Sarah Ann German who married Joseph Bernardt Elmore and, after he died, John McLease, who was a blacksmith in Brighton. Margaret R. German and Amelia German were sisters of Sarah Ann German. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 11 2023.)⁶ He appeared on the census of 26 June 1900 at West 96th St., Manhattan, New York, New York Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 48 at 1900 US Fed Census: Elmore, Joseph W., 48, b. Jul 1851, Cda. Eng., p.b. Conn. & NY, immig. 1875 - 25y in US - NA, Hotel Keeper, 20y marr., married; Amelia C., 44, b. NY Jan 1856, p.b. Germany, 4 children - 2 living, married; Alfred W., 10, b. Cda. Eng. Sep 1889, p.b. Cda. Eng. & NY, son, single; Joseph B., 9, b. Cda. Eng. Aug 1891, p.b. Cda. Eng. & NY, son, single; McAlease, Sarah A., b. NY May 1865, p.b. Cda. & NY, 2 children - 1 living, widow; Pearson, Frank M., 37, b. Cda. Eng. May 1863, p.b. Cda. & NY, immig. 1879 - in US 21y NA, Builder, cousin, single (1900 US Fed Census: Manhattan, New York City, New York, pg. 31 of 34, West 96th St. - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He appeared on the census of 1910 at Rosebank Twp., Richmond Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 58 at 1910 US Fed Census: Elmore, Joseph, 58, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. NY, Eng., immig. 1864 - MA, Proprietor of Boarding House, 1st marr. - 29y, married; Catherine, 53, b. NY, p.b. Germany, Eng., 1st marr. - 29y, 4 children - 2 living, married; Alfred, 21, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng. & NY, Eng., immig 1870 - NA, son, single; Joseph, 19, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng. & NY, son, single (1910 US Fed Census: Rosebank Twp., Richmond Co., New York, pg. 28 of 41, line 61 - ancestry.ca)
Note: The rest of the page is filled with servants and boarders of the boarding house. This page has strips of green tape on the header area, obsuring some of the details. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 9 2023.)⁵ He died on 27 November 1913 at Staten Island, New York, U.S.A., at age 61; NY Death Index: Name: Joseph Watson Elmore; Age: 62; Birth Date: Nov 27 1851; Birth Place: Ont; Years in US: 55; Death Date: Nov 27 1913; Death Address: Waasworth Hall St; Death Place: Rcihmond Co., New York City, NY; Cause: exhaustion, mitral disease; Burial: Date: Nov 298 1913; Burial Place: Moravian; Occ.: "Cinate Bardiy House Lozer Prirate"???; Father's Birth Place: Conneciticut; Mother's Birth Place: New York; Father: Joseph Bernardt Elmore; Mother: Sarah Elmore; Executor: Mrs. Elmore; Cert. No.: 1480 (New York Index to Death Certificates 1862-1948, ancestry.ca)


Date Nov 27 1913 per FindaGrave. per family tree of WJDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.^1,2,4 He was buried on 29 November 1913 at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, New York; FindaGrave: Name: Joseph Watson Elmore; BIRTH: 27 Jul 1851; DEATH: 27 Nov 1913 (aged 62); BURIAL: Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond County (Staten Island), New York, USA; PLOT: Sec SGMA2 Gr 211 Unmarked; MEMORIAL ID: 48115477 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148115477/joseph-watson-elmore.)²

     Catherine Amelia Wenteroth was born in January 1856 at Staten Island, New York, U.S.A; Date 1857 & location NY per 1910 US Fed Census. Date 1856 & location NY per 1900 US Fed Census. per family tree of WJDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.^1,2 As of 30 May 1880,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married Joseph Watson Elmore, son of Joseph Bernardt Elmore and Sarah Ann German, on 30 May 1880 at New York, U.S.A; per family tree of WJDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ Catherine Amelia Wenteroth appeared on the census of 26 June 1900 at West 96th St., Manhattan, New York, New York Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 44 at 1900 US Fed Census: see Joseph W. Elmore.² She appeared on the census of 1910 at Rosebank Twp., Richmond Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 53 at 1910 Census: see Joseph Watson Elmore.² She died on 4 April 1944 at Manhattan, New York, U.S.A., at age 88; per family tree of WJDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹

     Alfred Watson Elmore was born on 17 September 1888 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1889 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 US Fed Census. Date Sep 1889 & location Cda. Eng. per 1900 US Fed Census. Date Sep 17 1888 & location Toronto per family tree of WLDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 26 June 1900 at West 96th St., Manhattan, New York, New York Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 10 at 1900 US Fed Census: see Joseph W. Elmore.¹ He appeared on the census of 1910 at Rosebank Twp., Richmond Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 21 at 1910 US Fed Census: see Joseph Watson Elmore.¹ He died on 14 October 1934 at age 46; per family tree of WLDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.²

     Joseph Benedict Elmore was born on 15 August 1891 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1892 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 US Fed Census. Date Aug. 1891 & location Cda. Eng. per 1900 US Fed Census. Date Aug 15 1890 & location Toronto per family tree of WLDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 26 June 1900 at West 96th St., Manhattan, New York, New York Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 9 at 1900 US Fed Census: see Joseph W. Elmore.¹ He appeared on the census of 1910 at Rosebank Twp., Richmond Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 19 at 1910 Census: see Joseph Watson Elmore.¹ He married Irene Cooke on 12 July 1937 at Manhattan, New York, New York, U.S.A; per family tree of WLDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.² Joseph Benedict Elmore died on 25 February 1958 at age 66; per family tree of WLDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.²

     Irene Cooke was born on 17 July 1890 at Attleboro, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of WLDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ As of 12 July 1937,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married Joseph Benedict Elmore, son of Joseph Watson Elmore and Catherine Amelia Wenteroth, on 12 July 1937 at Manhattan, New York, New York, U.S.A; per family tree of WLDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹ Irene Cooke died in July 1956 at Dade Co., Florida, U.S.A; per family tree of WLDills on ancestry.ca, Jun 9 2023.¹

     Daniel McAlease was born on 25 September 1849 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Sep 25 1849 per CemSearch - age 2m 15d at death Dec 10 1849.¹ He died on 10 December 1849 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Dec 10 1849 per CemSearch.¹ He was buried on 12 December 1849 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: DanielMcAlease; Born: - ; Died: Dec 10 1849; Age: 2m 15d; ID: MTHOPE161; No other names; Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 9; Note: Son of John and Emily McAlease. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE161%5E0.)¹