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Edith Maybee¹

• Father*: Abel Fennel Maybee¹ b. 16 Oct 1833, d. 7 Sep 1919
• Mother*: Fannie ?¹ b. 1841

• Birth*: 1876; Wisconsin, U.S.A.; Date 1876 & location WI per 1880 Census.¹

• Census*: 1880; Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A.; Age 4 at 1880 Census: see A. F. Maybee¹

William M. Platt^1,2,3

• Father*: Isaac Storm Platt b. 14 Feb 1797, d. 16 Apr 1873
• Mother*: Pamela "Amelia" McConnell b. 30 Dec 1796, d. 1 Mar 1875

• Birth*: 1821; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1821 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1821 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. Date 1822 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1823 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^2,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1855; Canada West; per 1871 Census. per 1881 Census.; Principal=Anna Maria "Annie" Hogle^2,5

• Census: 1852; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 28 at 1851 Census: see Isaac S. Platt⁴
• Residence*: April 1871; Conc 4 Lot 17, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 4, Lot 17, Percy Twp., 50 acres, owner.⁵
• Census: April 1871; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1871 Census: Platt, William, 49, b. Ont., Eng., CE, farmer, married; Meriha, 34, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Emily, 14; Isaac, 13; Mancy(f), 9; Shampson, 6; Nelley, 5; Hannah, 2; Hogel, Hannah, 23, b. Ont., Ger., Ce, single (1871 Census: div. 1, pg. 14, line 11 - Conc 4, Lot 17, 50 acres, owner)⁵
• Census*: April 1881; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1881 Census: Platt, William, 60, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, married; Annie, 48, b. Ont., Eng., CM, married; Isaac, 22, b. Ont., Eng., CM, single; Emily, 20; Pamela, 17; Sampson, 15; Nettie, 13; Hannah, 10 (familysearch.org)²
• Census: April 1891; Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1891 Census: Platt, William, 70, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, married; Annie, 62, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, married; Isaac, 32, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, single; Alexander, 25, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, single; Mary, 21, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., single (1891 Census: Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. H-2, pg. 16, line 20 - ancestry.com)⁶

Anna Maria "Annie" Hogle^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Josiah Hogle⁵ b. 1799, d. 1846
• Mother*: Jane Fletcher⁵ b. c 1812, d. 22 Feb 1898

• Birth*: 1835; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 & location Sidney Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1829 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1833 & location Ontario per 1881 Census.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: before 1855; Canada West; per 1871 Census. per 1881 Census.; Principal=William M. Platt^2,6
• Death*: 3 June 1894; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#011994: Name: Anna Maria Platt; Date: Jun 3 1894; Age: 59; Status: wife of Wm. M. Platt; Born: Sidney Twp.; Cause: appoplectic stroke, 8 hrs.; Phys.: N. D. Richards; Inf.: David Isaac Platt, Percy Twp., lab.; Reg'd.: Jun 4 1894 Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: R. P. Hurlburt (Ontario Death Registration, #011994-1894, ancestry.com)⁷

• Married Name: before 1855; Platt²
• Census*: April 1881; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1881 Census: see William Platt²
• Census: April 1891; Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1891 Census: see William Platt⁴

David "Isaac" Platt^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: William M. Platt² b. 1821
• Mother*: Anna Maria "Annie" Hogle² b. 1835, d. 3 Jun 1894

• Birth*: 1859; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1858 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1859 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^2,5,4,6,7,8
• Death*: 1941; Ontario; Date 1941 per Memorial & CemSearch.^8,7
• Burial*: 1941; Warkworth Cemetery, Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) PLATT; Samson Platt 1864 - 1946; His Wife; Mary Grant 1876 - 1956; His Brother; Isaac Platt 1858 - 1941 (Warkworth Cemetery, Warkworth, image by Dan Buchanan, Jul 12 2009)
  CEMSearch: Name: Isaac Platt; Born: 1858; Died: 1941; Buried: Warkworth Cemetery, Sec 2 Row C Plot 05; Other names: Mary Platt (Grant) (1876-1956), Samson Platt (1864-1946)^8,7

• Census: April 1871; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see William Platt⁵
• Census*: April 1881; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see William Platt²
• Census: 18 April 1891; Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: see William Platt⁴
• Residence: 4 June 1894; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Anna Maria Platt.³
• Residence*: 29 September 1897; Percy Twp., Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage reg'n. of sister Hannah May Platt.⁹
• Census: 10 June 1921; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1921 Census: see Samson Platt (brother)⁶

Emily Platt¹

• Father*: William M. Platt¹ b. 1821
• Mother*: Anna Maria "Annie" Hogle¹ b. 1835, d. 3 Jun 1894

• Birth*: 1857; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1861 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2

• Census: April 1871; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see William Platt²
• Census*: April 1881; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1881 Census: see William Platt¹

Pamela "Mencie" Platt^1,2,3

• Father*: William M. Platt² b. 1821
• Mother*: Anna Maria "Annie" Hogle² b. 1835, d. 3 Jun 1894

• Birth*: 1862; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1864 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^2,3

• Census: April 1871; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see William Platt³
• Census*: April 1881; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1881 Census: see William Platt²

Nettie Platt¹

• Father*: William M. Platt¹ b. 1821
• Mother*: Anna Maria "Annie" Hogle¹ b. 1835, d. 3 Jun 1894

• Birth*: 1866; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1868 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2

• Census: April 1871; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see William Platt²
• Census*: April 1881; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1881 Census: see William Platt¹

Hannah Mary Platt^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: William M. Platt² b. 1821
• Mother*: Anna Maria "Annie" Hogle² b. 1835, d. 3 Jun 1894

• Birth*: October 1868; Percy Twp., Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 1868 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. - age 64y 6m at death Apr 13 1933. Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1871 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1873 & location Warkworth per marr. reg'n.^2,3,6,4,5
• Marriage*: 29 September 1897; Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: David Ferguson; Age: 29; Res.: Warkworth; Born: Castelton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab.; Parents: Samuel & Charlotte Ferguson; Bride: Hannah May Platt; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Warkworth; Status: spinster; Parents: William & Annie Platt; Wit.: Ida McLelland & Isaac Platt, Warkworth; Date: Sep 29 1897; Place: Warkworth; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Rev. Geo. Scott; Reg'd.: Oct 20 1897; Reg'r.: R. P. Hurlburt (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010635-1897, ancestry.com); Principal=David Ferguson⁷
• Death*: 13 April 1933; Ontario Hospital, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025052: Name: Hannah Mary Ferguson; Date: Apr 13 1933; Age: 64y 6m; Res.: Ontario Hospital, Cobourg, 5 mo.; Status: married; Parents: Wm. Platt & Maria Hogel, b. Ont.; Inf.: Husband, Castleton, husband; Burial: Castleton, Apr 15 1933; Reg'd.: Apr 13 1933; Reg'r.: A. W. Young, Cobourg (Ontario Death Registration, #025052-1933, ancestry.ca)⁸
• Burial*: 15 April 1933; Castleton Cemetery, Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Death Reg'n.⁵

• Census: April 1871; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1871 Census: see William Platt⁶
• Census*: April 1881; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: see William Platt²
• Census: 18 April 1891; Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1891 Census: see William Platt⁴
• Married Name: 29 September 1897; Ferguson³

Jonathan Spofford^1,2

• Father*: Jacob Spofford² b. 17 Aug 1722, d. 1769
• Mother*: Rebecca Smalley² b. 26 Jun 1726, d. 16 Feb 1769

• Birth*: 1744; Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date 1744 & location Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn. per family tree of dougoakes1 on ancestry.ca, Jul 10 2023. per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.^2,3
• Marriage*: before 1765; per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Christian Jewell²
• Death*: 24 April 1823; Upper Canada; per family tree of dougoakes1 on ancestry.ca, Jul 10 2023.³

Christian Jewell^1,2

• Birth*: circa 1740; per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.²
• Marriage*: before 1765; per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Jonathan Spofford²

• Married Name: before 1770; Spofford; per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.²

Adelaide Sophia Spafford^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Theodore Josiah Spafford² b. 10 Feb 1811, d. 28 Mar 1895
• Mother*: Sophia Elizabeth Lockwood² b. 13 Feb 1812, d. 29 Jan 1840

• Birth*: 25 August 1840; Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 25 1840 per Memorial - age 31y 9m 2d at death May 27 1872. Date Aug 25 1840 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.^2,4
• Marriage*: 2 June 1868; Ontario; Date Jun 2 1868 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=John Honey²
• Death*: 27 May 1872; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 27 1872 per Memorial & CEMSearch. Date May 27 1872 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004. Location Brighton per GEDCOM of William (billromboughinstallations@gmail.com) Jun 13 2014.^2,5,4
• Burial*: 29 May 1872; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory Of; Adelaide; Wife of; John Honey; Who died; May 27, 1872; Aged; 31 yr's 9 M. & 2 D'ys (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton. Sep 26 2004)
  CEMSEarch: Name: Adelaide Honey; Maiden: Spafford; Born: - ; Died: 1872-05-27; Age: 31y 9m 2d; Notes: Wife of John Honey; Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sec 1, Row 16; No other names.^4,5

• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1851 Census: see Joseph Lockwood (grandfather)⁶
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 census: see Joseph Lockwood (grandfather)⁷
• Married Name: 2 June 1868; Honey²

John Honey¹

• Father*: William Honey b. 1805, d. 8 Sep 1849
• Mother*: Mary Cowling b. 26 May 1810, d. 18 Jul 1850

• Birth*: 11 April 1836; Watertown, Cornwall, England; Date 1839 & location England per 1861 Census - is this the right John Honey?? Date 1834 & location England per 1851 Census - right John Honey? Date Apr 11 1836 & location Watertown, Cornwall, England per GEDCOM of William (billromboughinstallations@gmail.com) Jun 13 2014.per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 2 June 1868; Ontario; Date Jun 2 1868 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Adelaide Sophia Spafford¹
• Death*: 5 October 1901; Middlesboro, Kentucky, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of William (billromboughinstallations@gmail.com) Jun 13 2014.¹

• Census: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1851 Census: Honey, John, 17, b. Eng., CE, lab., single (1851 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 87 of 131 - ancestry.com)(Is this the right John Honey??)³
• Census*: April 1861; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1861 Census: Honey, John, 22, b. England, CE, Clerk, single (1861 Census: Colborne Village, Northumberland Co., pg. 506 of 899, line 11 - ancestry.com)²

Frances Honey¹

• Father*: John Honey¹ b. 11 Apr 1836, d. 5 Oct 1901
• Mother*: Adelaide Sophia Spafford¹ b. 25 Aug 1840, d. 27 May 1872

• Birth*: 4 May 1869; Ontario; Date May 4 1869 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.¹
• Death*: 1885; Date 1885 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.¹

Annie Louisa "Lula" Honey^1,2

• Father*: John Honey² b. 11 Apr 1836, d. 5 Oct 1901
• Mother*: Adelaide Sophia Spafford² b. 25 Aug 1840, d. 27 May 1872

• Birth*: June 1871; Clinton, Ontario; Date Jun 1871 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004. Location Clinton, Ont. per GEDCOM of William (billromboughinstallations@gmail.com) Jun 13 2014.²
• Marriage*: 21 October 1896; Tillsonburg, Ontario; per GEDCOM of William (billromboughinstallations@gmail.com) Jun 13 2014.; Principal=John Trimmer Park²

• Married Name: 21 October 1896; Park²

Catharine Spafford¹

• Father*: Smalley Spafford¹ b. 15 Oct 1773, d. 22 Jan 1845
• Mother*: Rebecca Proctor¹ b. 26 Jan 1786, d. 1 Feb 1853

• Birth*: 4 November 1813; Watertown, New York, U.S.A.; Date Mar 22 1813 per Memorial - age 28y 2m 23d at death Jun 14 1841. Date Apr 1816 per CemSearch. Date Nov 4 1813 & location Watertown per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004. Date Nov 4 1813 per Spofford History in North American Family Histories, pg 164 of 521, ancestry.ca.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 1829; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1829 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Bildad Franklin¹
• Death*: 14 June 1841; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jun 14 1841 & location Brighton per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.¹
• Burial*: 16 June 1841; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) In; Memory of; Mrs. Catharine; Wife of; B. Franklin; Who Died; June 14 1841; Aged 28 Years; 2 Mo's & 23 D's (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., image from FindaGrave, Jul 12 2023.)
  CemSearch: Name: Catherine Franklin; Born: April 1816; Died: Jun 14 1841; Age: 28; ID: WOODS247; No other names: Cemetery: Woods Cemetery, Conc 1 Lot 12, Cramahe Twp. Section S Row 4 Plot 4 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=WOODS247%5E0)^2,3

• Married Name: 1829; Franklin¹

Bildad Franklin¹

• Father*: David Franklin² b. 19 Feb 1758, d. 31 Jan 1826
• Mother*: Elizabeth "Betsy" Rice² b. 18 Jun 1773

• Birth*: 5 August 1800; Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date Aug 5 1800 per Memorial - age 78y 5m 28d at death Feb 21 1879. Date Aug 4 1800 & location NY per FindaGrave. Date 1802 & location US per 1861 Census. Date 1802 & location US per 1851 Census. Date 1807 & location Watertown per GEDCOM of jerri strombeck, Nov. 24, 2004. Date 1802 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date 1800 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.^1,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 1829; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1829 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Catharine Spafford¹
• Marriage*: 11 October 1841; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Bildad Franklin; Res.: Brighton; Bride: Mary Jane Young; Res.: Ameliasburgh; Wit.: Harrison C. Bettes & Caroline C. Spafford; Date: Oct 11 1841; Place: Prince Edward Co.; Performed by: Rev. Joseph ?Seward?, Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada, by License (Marriage Registers of Prince Edward Co., 1833-1846, Vol. 21, pg. 4 of 17, ancestry.ca); Principal=Mary Jane Young^3,7
• Death*: 2 February 1879; Shanandoah, Page Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Date Feb 2 1879 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date 1879 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.^1,4,6
• Burial*: 4 February 1879; Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Memorial: (See Exhibit) B. Franklin; Died; Feb. 2, 1879; Aged; 78y 5m 28d (Rose Hill Cemetery, Shendandoah, Page Co., Iowa, image from FindaGrave)
  FindaGrave: Name: Bildad Franklin; BIRTH: 4 Aug 1800, New York, USA; DEATH: 2 Feb 1879 (aged 78), Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, USA; BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, USA; MEMORIAL ID: 138849334; Note: This person lived 78 years, 5 months and 28 days. The lot was purchased by W. L. Franklin. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138849334/bildad-franklin)^4,6

• Residence: 3 April 1832; Village Lot 13, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S B223) show that Josiah Proctor sold "?W 7 1/3 acres" part of Conc 2, Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Bildad Franklin. ITS Date: Apr 3 1832. Reg'n. Date: Jun 5 1871. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 325 of 399, Village Lot 13, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)²
• Residence: 27 February 1834; Village Lot 13, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 688) show that Josiah Proctor sold "6 rods 16 perces?", part of Conc 2, Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Bildad Franklin. ITS Date: Feb 27 1834. Reg'n. Date: Feb 18 1843. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 325 of 399, Village Lot 13, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)²
• Residence*: 3 April 1837; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ?) show that Josiah Proctor sold 2 acres of Lot 2, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp. (became Brighton in 1850) to Bildad Franklin, Inst. Apr 3 1837?.⁸
• Residence: 11 October 1841; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Brighton per marriage register - Mary June Young.⁷
• Residence: March 1852; Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1852 Census Agricultural: Name: B. Franklin; Conc 2, Lot 2, 1 acre (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., 75 of 160, line 21 - ancestry.ca)³
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 49 at 1851 Census: Franklin, Bildell, 49, b. USA, CM, Tanner, married; Mary, 36, b. Cda., CM, married; Eliza, 20, b. Cda., EM; Emily, 16; Sophia, 14; W. L.(m), 12; R. J> M.,(m), 9; Delia, 10; M. B., 3³
• Occupation*: 1858; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Franklin, Bildad, tanner" Canada, City and area Directories, 1858, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 31 of 929, fourth line from top on left column of page on the right - ancestry.ca.⁹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 59 at 1861 Census: Franklin, B.(m), 59, b. US, EM, tanner, married; M.J.(f), 45, b. UC, EM, married; W.L.(m), 21, b. UC, EM, tanner, single; Robert, 17, b. UC, EM, telegraph operator, single; Marshall, 12, b. UC, EM (1861 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., pg. 311 of 899, line 26 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Residence: 12 October 1863; Village Lot 13, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Mortgage A179) show that Bildad Franklin & wife took a mortgage for "the same", part of Village Lot 13, Main St., North Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. from Benjamin B. Bartlett for $500. ITS Date: Oct 12 1863. Reg'n. Date: Oct 12 1863. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 325 of 399, Village Lot 13, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)²
• Residence: 13 December 1864; Village Lot 13, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 357) show that Bildad Franklin sold "3 rods 10 perces?", part of Village Lot 13, Main St., North Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Washington L. Franklin. ITS Date: Dec 13 1864. Reg'n. Date: Mar 9 1866. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 325 of 399, Village Lot 13, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)²
• Residence: 1866; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Franklin, B. .. Brighton" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1866, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 83 of 152, 9th line from top - ancestry.ca.⁹
• Residence: 14 April 1866; Village Lot 13, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Assignment of Mortgage 371) show that Benjamin B. Bartlett assigned the mortgage to Robert J. M. Franklin re part of Village Lot 13, Main St., North Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Apr 14 1866. Reg'n. Date: Apr 18 1966. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 325 of 399, Village Lot 13, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)²

Eliza J. Franklin^1,2,3

• Father*: Bildad Franklin² b. 5 Aug 1800, d. 2 Feb 1879
• Mother*: Catharine Spafford² b. 4 Nov 1813, d. 14 Jun 1841

• Birth*: August 1832; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 1832 per Burial. Date 1831 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 6 May 1852; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date May 6 1852 per IGI Record. per Burial of Eliza J. Franklin. per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Rev. William A. Sills^2,3,5
• Death*: 13 November 1854; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Nov 13 1854 per Burial.³
• Burial*: 15 November 1854; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Eliza J. Franklin; Wife of; Rev. W. A. Sills; Died; Nov. 13, 1854; Aged 22 Yr's & 3? Mo's (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Apr 2 2006)³

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see Bildad Franklin⁴
• Married Name: 6 May 1852; Sills²

Rev. William A. Sills^1,2,3

• Father*: Rev. John A. Sills b. 30 Oct 1799, d. 22 Dec 1851
• Mother*: Elizabeth Lloyd b. 18 Feb 1796, d. 14 Nov 1854

• Birth*: 18 July 1830; Fredericksburgh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date 1830 & location Prince Edward Co. per Death Reg'n. Date 1830 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1825 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1829 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date Jul 18 1830 & location Fred. per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.^2,4,5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: 6 May 1852; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date May 6 1852 per IGI Record. per Burial of Eliza J. Franklin. per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Eliza J. Franklin^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 4 September 1855; Canada West; per IGI Record.; Principal=Hannah Huddleston⁴
• Death*: 13 January 1878; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#009499; Name: William A. Sills; Date: Jan 13 1878; Age: 47y; Occ.: Methodist Minister; Born: Prince Edward Co.; Cause: phthysis, 3y; Phys.: A.R. McDonald MD, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jan 14 1878; Rel.: Episc. Meth.; Reg'r.: M.K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Death Registration, #009499-1878, ancestry.ca) Date Jun 13 1878 & location Brighton per IGI Record.^4,9

• Census: March 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1851 Census: see Elizabeth Sills (mother)⁷
• Census: April 1861; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 35 at 1861 Census: Sills, William, 35, b. UC, EM, Minister, married; Anna, 37, b. UC, EM, married; Ida, 6; Herbert, 7; Emma, 4; Frederick, 2; Campbell, Polley, 20, b. UC, EM, serant, single (1861 Census: Town of Cobourg, Northumberland Co., pg. 454 of 899, line 7 - ancestry.ca)⁸
• Residence*: 1871; Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Sills, Rev. W.A., Episcopal Methodist" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1871, Northumberland Co., Village of Norham, Percy Twp., pg. 44 of 97, ancestry.ca.¹⁰
• Census*: April 1871; Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1871 Census: Sills, William, 41, b. Ont., Scot., EM, Minister, married; Hanna, 40, b. USA, Scot., EM, married; Ann, 14; Frederick, 12; James, 9; William, 6; Mable, 2 (1871 Census: Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. 1, pg. 89, line 13 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Residence: 5 May 1871; Village Lot 13, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Life Lease 225) show that William A. Sills granted a life lease on part of Village Lot 13, Main St., North Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Mary Jane Franklin. ITS Date: May 5 1871. Reg'n. Date: Jun 5 1871. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 325 of 399, Village Lot 13, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)¹¹
• Residence: 5 May 1871; Village Lot 13, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 224) show that Archibald C. Sutherland & wife sold part of Village Lot 13, Main St., North Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William A. Sills. ITS Date: May 5 1871. Reg'n. Date: Jun 5 1871. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 325 of 399, Village Lot 13, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)¹¹

Sophia Franklin¹

• Father*: Bildad Franklin¹ b. 5 Aug 1800, d. 2 Feb 1879
• Mother*: Catharine Spafford¹ b. 4 Nov 1813, d. 14 Jun 1841

• Birth*: 26 March 1837; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1837 & location Cda. per 1851 census. Date Mar 26 1837 & location Brighton, Ont. per family tree of girdnerk on ancestry.ca, Jul 11 2023. per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: after 1856; per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Henry Burke¹
• Death*: 7 February 1914; Udall Twp., Cowley Co., Kansas, U.S.A.; per family tree of girdnerk on ancestry.ca, Jul 11 2023.³

• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1851 Census: see Bildad Franklin²
• Married Name: after 1856; Burk¹
• Immigration*: 1858; U.S.A.; Immigration 1858 per family tree of girdnerk on ancestry.ca, Jul 11 2023.³

Henry Burke^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1827; Cork, Cork Co., Ireland; Date 1827 & location Cork, Cork Co., Ireland per family tree of girdnerk on ancestry.ca, Jul 11 2023. per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.^2,3
• Marriage*: after 1856; per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Sophia Franklin²
• Death*: 26 February 1900; Rochelle, Ogle Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; per family tree of girdnerk on ancestry.ca, Jul 11 2023.³