Person Page - 3880

     Demis Rebecca Boardman was born in 1782 at U.S.A; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ She married William G. Lear circa 1808 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ As of circa 1808,her married name was Lear.¹ Demis Rebecca Boardman died on 15 October 1857 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     John Griffith Lear was born in 1814 at Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1814 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1812 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1814 & location Cda. per marriage register - Margaret Lovell. per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.^1,2,3,4 He married Frances ? circa 1837 at Upper Canada; per 1861 Census.⁴ John Griffith Lear appeared on the census of April 1861 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 49 at 1861 Census: Lear, John, 49, b. Cda., Meth., lab., married; Frances, 42, b. Cda., Meth., married; Wm., 22, b. Cda., Meth., lab., single; Sarah Eliza, 20, b. Cda., Meth., married; Rebecca Jane, 18; John, 15; Mariann, 13 (1861 Census: Town of Picton, Prince Edward Co., pg. 508 of 605, line 1 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He lived on 6 April 1867 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Residence Picton per marriage register - Margaret Lovell.² He married Margaret Mayo, daughter of Michael Mayo and Marth Catherine Kearney, on 6 April 1867 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: John Griffith Lear; Age: 53; Res.: Picton; Born: Cda; Parents: William Lear & Rebecca Bowman; Bride: Margaret Lovell; Age: 43; Res.: Picton; Born: France; Parents: Michael Mayo & Mary Catherine Kearney; Date: Apr 6 1867; Place: Prince Edward Co; MF: 1030064 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca.)² John Griffith Lear appeared on the census of April 1871 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1871 Census: Lear, John, 57, b. Ont., Eng., WM, lab., married; Margaret, 45, b. Scotland, Scot., CE, married (1871 Census: Town of Picton, Prince Edward Co., dist 59, sub-dist. e-2, pg. 52, line 20 - ancestry.ca.)³ He died on 26 December 1881 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Dec 2 1881 per CemSearch. Date Dec 26 1881 & location Picton per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.^1,5 He was buried on 28 December 1881 at Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: John G. Lear; Born: - ; Died: Dec 2 1881; Age: - ; ID: PEHL16128; No other names; Cemetery: Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Prince Edward Co., Sec B Plot 38 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=PEHL16128%5E0.)⁵

     Sarah G. "Sally" Lear was born circa 1816 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ As of 30 December 1838,her married name was Morrison.¹ She married Hugh Strong Morrison on 30 December 1838 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ Sarah G. "Sally" Lear died on 3 March 1900 at Kincardine, Bruce Co., Ontario; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     Hugh Strong Morrison was born circa 1805 at Ireland; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ He married Sarah G. "Sally" Lear, daughter of William G. Lear and Demis Rebecca Boardman, on 30 December 1838 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ Hugh Strong Morrison died on 19 July 1872 at Kincardine, Bruce Co., Ontario; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     Lucinda Ann "Lucy" Lear was born on 14 February 1817 at Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ As of circa 1840,her married name was Robinson.¹ She married Thomas Wesley Robinson circa 1840 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ Lucinda Ann "Lucy" Lear died on 11 January 1916 at Wallaceburg, Kent Co., Ontario, at age 98; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     Thomas Wesley Robinson was born circa 1800 at Ireland; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ He married Lucinda Ann "Lucy" Lear, daughter of William G. Lear and Demis Rebecca Boardman, circa 1840 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ Thomas Wesley Robinson died on 26 January 1899 at Kent Co., Ontario; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     Benjamin Jeduthren Lear was born on 30 October 1821 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1822 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Oct 30 1821 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.^1,2 He married Phoebe Millie Hartfole circa 1845 at Canada West; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ Benjamin Jeduthren Lear appeared on the census of April 1871 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1871 Census: Lear, Benjamin, 49, b. Ont., Eng., WM, carpenter, married; Phoebe, 47, b. Ont., Ger., WM, married; Mary, 24, b. Ont., Eng., WM, singel; Edward, 23, b. Ont., Eng., WM, carpenter, single; Margaret, 21, b. Ont., Eng., Quaker, single; Aylsworth, Benjamin, 26, b. Ont., WM, carriage maker, married; Mary, 22, b. Ont., WM, married; Lear, Benjamin, 17, b. Ont., WM, printer, single (1871 Census: Picton, Prince Edward Co., dist. 59, sub-dist. e-1, pg. 19, line 5 - ancestry.ca.)² He died on 7 October 1918 at Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, at age 96; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     Phoebe Millie Hartfole was born in 1823 at Upper Canada; Date 1824 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1823 per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.^1,2 As of circa 1845,her married name was Lear.¹ She married Benjamin Jeduthren Lear, son of William G. Lear and Demis Rebecca Boardman, circa 1845 at Canada West; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ Phoebe Millie Hartfole appeared on the census of April 1871 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1871 Census: see Benjamin Lear.² She died in 1875 at Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     Betsy Lear was born circa 1823 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     Mary Jane Lear was born on 24 January 1827 at Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ As of circa 1847,her married name was O'Hara.¹ She married James O'Hara, son of James Squire O'Hara and Mary Anne Healey, circa 1847 at Canada West; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ Mary Jane Lear died on 15 January 1899 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 71; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     James O'Hara was born on 4 May 1826 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ He married Mary Jane Lear, daughter of William G. Lear and Demis Rebecca Boardman, circa 1847 at Canada West; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ James O'Hara died on 23 March 1914 at Madoc, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 87; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     James Squire O'Hara was born on 14 September 1797 at Manchester Twp., Manchester Co., Vermont, U.S.A; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ He married Mary Anne Healey circa 1825 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ James Squire O'Hara died on 15 September 1882 at Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 85; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     Mary Anne Healey was born on 24 March 1801 at Hoosuc Twp., Rensselaer Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ She married James Squire O'Hara circa 1825 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹ As of circa 1825,her married name was O'Hara.¹ Mary Anne Healey died on 2 April 1863 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West, at age 62; per family tree of Sarah Hubbs on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.¹

     Margaret Mayo was born in 1824 at France; Date 1826 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1824 & location France per marriage register - John Griffith Lear.^1,2 As of circa 1848,her married name was Lovell.¹ She married ? Lovell circa 1848; per marriage register of John Griffith Lear and Margaret Lovell.¹ Margaret Mayo lived on 6 April 1867 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; /Residence Picton per marriage register - John Griffith Lear.¹ As of 6 April 1867,her married name was Lear.¹ She married John Griffith Lear, son of William G. Lear and Demis Rebecca Boardman, on 6 April 1867 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: John Griffith Lear; Age: 53; Res.: Picton; Born: Cda; Parents: William Lear & Rebecca Bowman; Bride: Margaret Lovell; Age: 43; Res.: Picton; Born: France; Parents: Michael Mayo & Mary Catherine Kearney; Date: Apr 6 1867; Place: Prince Edward Co; MF: 1030064 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca.)¹ Margaret Mayo lived in April 1871 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1871 Census: see John Lear.²

     Michael Mayo was born circa 1795; per marriage register of dau. Margaret (Mayo) Lovell and Johnh Griffith Lear.¹ He married Marth Catherine Kearney circa 1802; per marriage register of dau. Margaret (Mayo) Lovell and Johnh Griffith Lear.¹

     Marth Catherine Kearney was born circa 1795; per marriage register of dau. Margaret (Mayo) Lovell and Johnh Griffith Lear.¹ She married Michael Mayo circa 1802; per marriage register of dau. Margaret (Mayo) Lovell and Johnh Griffith Lear.¹ As of circa 1802,her married name was Mayo.¹

     ? Lovell was born circa 1822; per marriage register of John Griffith Lear and Margaret Lovell.¹ He married Margaret Mayo, daughter of Michael Mayo and Marth Catherine Kearney, circa 1848; per marriage register of John Griffith Lear and Margaret Lovell.¹ ? Lovell died circa 1865; per marriage register of John Griffith Lear and Margaret Lovell.¹

     Frances ? was born in 1819 at Upper Canada; Date 1819 & location Cda. per 1861 Census.¹ As of circa 1837,her married name was Lear.¹ She married John Griffith Lear, son of William G. Lear and Demis Rebecca Boardman, circa 1837 at Upper Canada; per 1861 Census.¹ Frances ? appeared on the census of April 1861 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 42 at 1861 Census: see John Lear.¹ She died circa 1865 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West.¹

     William Lear was born in 1839 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1839 & location Cda. per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1861 Census: see John Lear.¹

     Sarah Eliza Lear was born in 1841 at Canada West; Date 1841 & location Cda. per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see John Lear (Note: Says married for Sarah Eliza but not for William who is just above. Are these siblings or married?)¹

     Rebecca Jane Lear was born in 1843 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location Cda. per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see John Lear.¹

     John Lear was born in 1846 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1846 & location Cda. per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see John Lear.¹

     Mariann Lear was born in 1848 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1861 Census: see John Lear.¹

     John Slight was born in 1788 at England; Date 1789 per FindaGrave. Date 1788 & location England per 1851 Census.^1,2 He married Familia ? circa 1828 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census.¹ John Slight appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 63 at 1851 Census: Sleight, John, 63, b. England, Friends, shoe maker, married; Famlia(f), 46, b. Cda., WM, married; Rhoda A., 19; William, 17; John, 15; Mary, 11; Nancy E., 7; Sarah M., 3 (1851 Census: Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 106 of 122, line 8 - ancestry.ca.)¹ He was buried in 1852 at Chadsey Pioneer Cemetery, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; FindaGrave: Name: John Slight; BIRTH: 1789; DEATH: 1852 (aged 62–63); BURIAL: Chadsey Pioneer Cemetery, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 157133063 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157133063/john-slight?_gl=1*mpxour*_gcl_au*MjAwMzU0MDE2OS4xNjgyOTU0Mzk1*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*NWNiYTAyMTItNTEwMy00YjIzLWE1NGItZmEzYWZlNTg0YjgzLjMzMC4xLjE2ODg1MDU1MzEuMzEuMC4w.)² He died in 1852 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1852 per FindaGrave.²

     Familia ? was born in 1805 at Upper Canada; Date 1806 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1805 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 She married John Slight circa 1828 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census.¹ As of circa 1828,her married name was Slight.¹ Familia ? appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 46 at 1851 Census: see John Slight.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1881 Census: see Nancy Slight (dau.)²

     Rhoda Anne Slight was born on 24 May 1833 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date 1836 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date May 24 1833 & location Port Hope per family tree of LAMANITEGEM on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see John Slight.¹ As of circa 1858,her married name was Lear.² She married John Lear, son of Francis De L'Eveille and Catherine La Londe, circa 1858 at Canada West; per family tree of LAMANITEGEM on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.² Rhoda Anne Slight appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1861 Census: see John Lear.³ She died on 30 October 1865 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West, at age 32; per family tree of LAMANITEGEM on ancestry.ca, Jul 4 2023.²

     William Slight was born in 1834 at Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see John Slight.¹

     John Slight was born in 1836 at Upper Canada; Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see John Slight.¹

     Nancy E. Slight was born in 1844 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1844 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1851 Census: see John Slight.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1861 Census: see John Lear (brother-in-law.)⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1871 Census: see John Lear (brother-in-law.)³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1881 Census: Slight, Nancy, 35, b. Ont., Eng., CE, single; Permilia, 75, b. Ont., Cdn., CE, widow (1881 Census: Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 119, sub-dist. E., pg. 7, line 19 - ancestry.ca.)² She lived on 7 July 1888 at Vilalge Lots 3 & 4, Elizabeth St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Record (Grant 2238) show that Jane A. Lewis (widow) granted "Village Lot 3 &4 south of Elizabeth St.", Oliphant St. East, Village Lot 15, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to John Lear for $1,500. ITS Date: Jul 7 1888. Reg'n. Date: Jul 10 1888. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, page 042 of 282, OnLand.ca)
Note: Their sister, Rhoda, died in 1865 and she was married to John Lear who had purchased it soon before he died. It was inherited by Mary and Nancy Slight and sold by them to John Lear's brother, Joseph and Joseph's son William James Lear. (Dan Buchanan, Feb 11 2026.)⁵ She lived on 17 January 1890 at Village Lot 11, Main St. North (144), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2390) show that Charles Hubbs, executor, Joseph Lear (?? Atty in J Lear?) & William J. Lear granted Village Lot 11, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Mary Slight and Nancy Slight (spinsters) during their natural lives. ITS Date: Jan 17 1890. Reg'n. Date: Mar 17 1890. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 319 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)⁵

     Sarah M. Slight was born in 1848 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see John Slight.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see John Lear (brother-in-law.)² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1871 Census: see John Lear (brother-in-law.)³