Person Page - 1385

Melissa Hester Chisholm^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Alexander Chisholm² b. 13 Sep 1825, d. 9 Feb 1870
• Mother*: Susannah Smith² b. 16 Dec 1827, d. 4 Jun 1868

• Birth*: 19 March 1850; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Mar 19 1850 oer IGI Record. Date 1850 per 1861 Census.^2,5
• Marriage*: 7 October 1897; Cashel Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006813: Groom: Abraham Gunter; Age: 61; Res.: Cashel; Born: Murray Twp.; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Abraham & Louis Gunter; Bride: Melissa Godfrey; Age: 47; Res.: Limerick Twp.; Born: Sidney Twp.; Status: widow; Parents: Abraham & Susan Chisholm; Wit.: Hiram Gunter & Louis Ann Jackson, Cashel; Date: Oct 7 1897; Place: Cashel Twp.; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: S. Ferguson; Reg'd.: Oct 7 1897; Reg'r.: Chas. Donaldson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006813-1897, ancestry.com); Principal=Abraham Gunter⁶
• Death*: March 1949; Date Mar 1949 per IGI Record.⁵

• Census: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1851 Census: see Alexander Chisholm³
• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see Alexander Chisholm²
• Married Name: 7 October 1897; Gunter⁶

Mary J. Chisholm¹

• Father*: Alexander Chisholm¹ b. 13 Sep 1825, d. 9 Feb 1870
• Mother*: Susannah Smith¹ b. 16 Dec 1827, d. 4 Jun 1868

• Birth*: 13 March 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Mar 13 1852 per IGI Record. Date 1852 per 1861 Census.^1,2

• Census: after April 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see Alexander Chisholm³
• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Alexander Chisholm¹

John Chisholm¹

• Father*: Alexander Chisholm¹ b. 13 Sep 1825, d. 9 Feb 1870
• Mother*: Susannah Smith¹ b. 16 Dec 1827, d. 4 Jun 1868

• Birth*: 13 May 1854; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date May 13 1854 per IGI Record. Date 1854 per 1861 Census.^1,2
• Death*: 1892; Date 1892 per IGI Record.²

• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see Alexander Chisholm¹

Anna Maria Chisholm^1,2,3

• Father*: Alexander Chisholm² b. 13 Sep 1825, d. 9 Feb 1870
• Mother*: Susannah Smith² b. 16 Dec 1827, d. 4 Jun 1868

• Birth*: 15 November 1856; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Nov 15 1856 per IGI Record. Date 1856 per 1861 Census.^2,3
• Death*: 15 January 1857; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jan 15 1857 per IGI Record.³

• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see Alexander Chisholm²

Adam Philip Chisholm^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Alexander Chisholm² b. 13 Sep 1825, d. 9 Feb 1870
• Mother*: Susannah Smith² b. 16 Dec 1827, d. 4 Jun 1868

• Birth*: February 1858; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location Sidney per marr. reg'n. Date Feb 1858 per IGI Record. Date 1858 per 1861 Census.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 21 November 1881; Sidney Twp., Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004371-1881: Groom: Adam Chisholm; Age: 22; Res.: Hungtingdon; Born: Sidney; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Alex & Susan Chisholm; Bride: Susah Hill Thompson; AgE: 19; Res. & Born: Huntingdon; Status: spinster; Parents: Andrew & Susan Thompson; Wit.: Mrs. H. E. Marsh, Stirling & Miss Jane Vallier, Stirling; Date: Nov 21 1881; Location: Stirling; Rel: ME; Performed by: Rev. M. Marsh (Ontario Archives, MS932, Reel 36); Principal=Susan Hill Thompson⁴

• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Alexander Chisholm²

Paul Trumpour Dorland¹

• Father*: Thomas Lazier Dorland b. 8 Mar 1784, d. 1869
• Mother*: Elizabeth "Betsy" Trumpour b. 4 Apr 1785, d. 3 Sep 1820

• Birth*: 5 September 1816; Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Doug Norman, Dec. 9, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: before 1846; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Doug Norman, Dec. 9, 2004.; Principal=Jane A. ?²
• Marriage*: 6 May 1866; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Doug Norman, Dec. 9, 2004.; Principal=Sarah Marie Dorland¹

• Residence*: April 1871; Conc 3 Lot 24, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 3, Lot 24, 100 acres, owner²
• Census*: April 1871; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1871 Census: Dorland, Paul T., 55, b. Ont., WM, Ger., farmer, married; Sarah M., 40, b. Ont., WM, married; Bessie J., 23; Bertha J., 2; Chisholm, Josephine, 14, b. Ont., Scot, at school; George C., 9, at school; Edith, 8, at school; Peterson, Ransom, 14²

Bessie J. Dorland¹

• Father*: Paul Trumpour Dorland¹ b. 5 Sep 1816
• Mother*: Jane A. ? b. c 1817, d. b 1865

• Birth*: 1848; Ontario; Date 1848 per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1871 Census: see Paul T. Dorland¹

Jane A. ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1817; per GEDCOM of Doug Norman, Dec. 9, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: before 1846; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Doug Norman, Dec. 9, 2004.; Principal=Paul Trumpour Dorland¹
• Death*: before 1865; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Doug Norman, Dec. 9, 2004.¹

• Married Name: before 1846; Dorland¹

Bertha J. Dorland¹

• Father*: Paul Trumpour Dorland¹ b. 5 Sep 1816
• Mother*: Sarah Marie Dorland b. 19 Nov 1830, d. 11 Jan 1909

• Birth*: 26 May 1868; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date May 26 1868 per 1901 Census. Date 1869 per 1871 Census.^1,2

• Census*: April 1871; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1871 Census: see Paul J. Dorland¹
• Occupation*: April 1901; 544 Church St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Occupation: Teacher - per 1901 Census.²
• Census: April 1901; 544 Church St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1901 Census: see Oliver Lawrence (sister-in-law)²

Ida Ann Chisholm^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Gilbert B. Chisholm² b. 1841
• Mother*: Margaret Jane Reddick² b. 23 Nov 1840, d. 4 Jan 1918

• Birth*: March 1865; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Date 1865 per 1871 & 1880 Census. Date Mar 1865 & location Sidney Twp. per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, March 29 2011.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 12 April 1883; Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, March 29 2011.; Principal=Conner H. Smith⁴

• Census*: April 1871; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1871 Census: see Gilbert B. Chisholm²
• Census: 9 June 1880; Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 15 at 1880 Census: see Gilbert B. Chisholm³

William A. Chisholm¹

• Father*: Gilbert B. Chisholm¹ b. 1841
• Mother*: Margaret Jane Reddick¹ b. 23 Nov 1840, d. 4 Jan 1918

• Birth*: September 1870; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Sep 1870 per 1900 Census. Date 1869 per 1880 Census. Date 1868 per 1871 Census.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1883; Michigan, U.S.A.; per 1900 Census.; Principal=Kathrine A. ?²

• Census*: April 1871; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1871 Census: see Gilbert B. Chisholm¹
• Census: 9 June 1880; Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 12 at 1880 Census:see Gilbert B. Chisholm²
• Census: 11 June 1900; Benton Harbour, Berrien Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 30 at 1900 Census: Chisholm, William A., 30, b. Cda. Sept 1870, immig. 1885, 15 years in US, 8 years married, machinist, married; Kathrine A., 28, b. MI May 1872 , parents b. Germany, married; Marvell J(f), 5, b. MI Aug 1884, parents b. Cda. & MI (ancestry.com - dist. 56, pg. 21 of 67)²

Hannah Maria Weller¹

• Father*: Johnson Weller¹ b. 2 May 1791, d. 22 Aug 1860
• Mother*: Mary Ann Heath¹ b. Jun 1800, d. 10 Dec 1876

• Birth*: 4 June 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1827 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1827 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1826 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1827 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jun 4 1826 per IGI Record. Date June 4 1826 & location Prince Edward Co. per Lawson Book, pg. 214.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1848; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per IGI Record. per 1881 Census.; Principal=Sylvester Earl Lawson^5,1
• Death*: 25 February 1913; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 25 1913 per Burial. per Lawson Book, pg. 214.^7,2
• Burial*: 27 February 1913; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Hannah Weller; Wife of; Sylvester E.; Lawson; Died; Feb 21 1913; Aged 85 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, July 10 2004)⁷

• Married Name: before 1848; Lawson⁵
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 34 at 1861 Census: see Sylvester Lawson³
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1871 Census: see Sylvester Lawson⁴
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1881 Census: see Sylveser Lawson⁵
• Census: 3 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 84 at 1911 Census: see Fred Lawson (grandson)⁶

Sylvester Earl Lawson^1,2,3

• Father*: Matthew J. Lawson b. 20 May 1784, d. 13 Feb 1847
• Mother*: Sarah Lynson b. 30 Dec 1785, d. 24 May 1849

• Birth*: 29 January 1824; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1824 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1824 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1824 & location UC pre 1861 Census. Date Jan 29 1824 & location Northumberland Co. per Lawson Book, pg. 214.^2,4,5,3
• Marriage*: before 1848; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per IGI Record. per 1881 Census.; Principal=Hannah Maria Weller^2,6
• Death*: 3 May 1889; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 3 1889 per Burial. Date May 13 1889 per IGI Record. per Lawson Book, pg. 214.^6,7,4
• Burial*: 5 May 1889; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Sylvester E.; Lawson; Died; May 3, 1889; Aged; 65 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10 2004)⁷

• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 37 at 1861 Census: Lawson, Sylvester, 37, b. Northumberland, P. M., farmer, married; Hannah, 34, b,. North'd, married; Phebe, 12; Wallace, 10; Allan, 5⁵
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1871 Census: Lawson, Sylvester, 47, b. Ont., Ger., WM, farmer, married; Hanah, 45, b. Ont., Irish, CE, married; Wallace, 20, b. Ont., Ger., CE, single; Allen J., 14; Chisholm, James, 65, b. Ont., Scot., Pres. F., lab., widower (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 55, div. 1, pg. 43, line 1 - ancestry.com)³
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1881 Census: Lawson, Sylvester, 57, b. ont., Ger., Pres., farmer, married; Hannah, 54, b. Ont., married; Allen, 24 (familysearch.org)²

Allen Johnson Lawson^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: Sylvester Earl Lawson² b. 29 Jan 1824, d. 3 May 1889
• Mother*: Hannah Maria Weller² b. 4 Jun 1826, d. 25 Feb 1913

• Birth*: 7 July 1856; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jul 7 1856 & location Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ont. per FindaGrave. Date 1857 & location Cda. Eng. per 1920 US Fed Census. Date Jul 1856 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1856 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Clara Thorne. Date Jul 7 1856 per Lawson Book, pg. 215.^{2,3,8,9,4,5,6,7,10}
• Marriage*: 24 September 1884; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007978: Groom: Allen J. Lawson; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Sylvester & Hannah Lawson; Bride: Clara Thorne; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: George & Esther Thorne; Wit.: Albert Lawson, Hilton & Mrs. Mary Rose, Trenton; Date: Sep 24 1884; Place: Hilton; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: S. A. Duprau (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007978-1884, ancestry.ca) per Lawson Book, pg. 215.; Principal=Clara Joanna Thorne^3,4
• Death*: 18 October 1951; Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Date Oct 18 1951 & location Los Angeles Co., California per FindaGrave.⁵
• Burial*: 20 October 1951; Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino Co., California, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Allen Johnson Lawson; BIRTH: 7 Jul 1856, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 18 Oct 1951 (aged 95), Los Angeles County, California, USA; BURIAL: Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USAl MEMORIAL ID: 23781011; Note: Allen married Clara Joanna Thorne on September 24, 1884. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23781011/allen-johnson-lawson?_gl=1*pjqmju*_gcl_au*NTU3OTA0MjQyLjE2OTg3ODE3MDE.*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MzY0ZmUyYTItYzZmMC00NDc4LTk2MGMtYjViNzcxNmRiOTYxLjcyOS4xLjE3MDU1MDMzMzcuMjcuMC4w*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*MzY0ZmUyYTItYzZmMC00NDc4LTk2MGMtYjViNzcxNmRiOTYxLjI2MC4xLjE3MDU1MDMzMzcuMC4wLjA.)⁵

• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see Sylvester Lawson⁸
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see Sylvester Lawson⁹
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: see Sylvester Lawson²
• Residence*: 24 September 1884; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Clara Thorne.⁴
• Census: 9 April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1891 Census: Lawson, Allen, 34, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Pres., farmer, married; Clara, 25, b. Ont., p.b. England & Ont., Pres., married; Wallace F., 7/12, son (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 7, line 17 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Census: 3 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1911 Census: Lawson, Allan, 54, b. Ont. Jul 1856, Dutch, Meth., farmer, married; Clara, 45, b. Ont. Jun 1865, Eng., Meth., married; Gussie(f), 18, b. Ont. Jun 1892, Dutch, Meth., dau. (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 16-2 (101-5), pg. 3, line 33 - Conc A, lot 27, north half - ancestry.ca)⁷
• Residence: 3 June 1911; Conc A Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Residence Conc A, Lot 27, Brighton Twp., north half, per 1911 Census.⁷
• Immigration*: circa July 1911; California, U.S.A.; Immigration 1911 per 1920 US Fed Census.¹⁰
• Census: 5 January 1920; 329 Lemon St., Riverside City, Riverside Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 63 at 1920 US Fed Census: see Dow Neil (son-in-law)¹⁰

Silvester Lawson^1,2,3

• Father*: Sylvester Earl Lawson² b. 29 Jan 1824, d. 3 May 1889
• Mother*: Hannah Maria Weller² b. 4 Jun 1826, d. 25 Feb 1913

• Birth*: 4 April 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per IGI Record. per Lawson Book, pg. 215.^2,4
• Death*: 7 April 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per IGI Record. per Lawson Book, pg. 215.^2,4
• Burial*: 8 April 1858; Vansicklen Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Silvester Lawson; Died; Apr. 7, 1858; Aged; 3 Days (Vansicklen Cemetery, Cty Road 64 & Boes Road, stone embedded on wall - Sep 23 2005)³

Alexander Simon Chisholm^1,2

• Father*: Col. Alexander Chisholm b. 1748, d. Oct 1808
• Mother*: Ann "Nancy" McArthur b. 1771, d. a 1862

• Birth*: 1794; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date of Christening Jan 13 1794 & location L&A Co. per IGI Record. Date 1794 per 1803 Census.²
• Christening: 13 January 1794; Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date of Christening Jan 13 1794 & location L & A per IGI Record.²
• Death*: 1812; Glengary Co., Upper Canada; Date 1812 & location Glengary per email from Andrew Way, Dec. 12, 2004.³

• Census*: 1803; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Age 9 at 1803 Census: see Alexander Chisholm

Mary A. Way¹

• Father*: James J. Way¹ b. 1806
• Mother*: Almira Catherine Bettes¹ b. 1827

• Birth*: 1844; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West¹

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1851 Census: see James J. Way¹

Joseph Way¹

• Father*: Daniel Way¹ b. 3 Apr 1743, d. 1829
• Mother*: Jemima Kilburn¹ b. 27 Oct 1740, d. 1818

• Birth*: 11 April 1788; Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Phil Huppe, Dec. 11, 2004.¹

• Residence*: circa 1790; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; "Daniel Way, the first of another local family, was a rarity in Prince Edward County: he had fought in the American militia during the Revolution. After the war he converted to the Quaker faith and to the British Crown. His father disinherited him for becoming a Quaker, giving him only "5 pounds as his birthright". Daniel travelled to Upper Canada with his wife, Jemima Kilburn, and his sons, James and Samuel. James married Sarah, the daughter of the Abrahan Cronk who had built the stone house at the east end of the Sophiasburgh road. For her her he built another stone house on lot 15, next to his father on lot 16, concession 1 west of Green Point." per "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 53²

Daniel J. Way¹

• Father*: Daniel Way¹ b. 3 Apr 1743, d. 1829
• Mother*: Jemima Kilburn¹ b. 27 Oct 1740, d. 1818

• Birth*: 31 July 1770; Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Phil Huppe, Dec. 11, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: before 1805; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Arnold V. Weirmeir, Apr 19 2006.; Principal=Elizabeth Losee¹

• Residence*: circa 1790; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; "Daniel Way, the first of another local family, was a rarity in Prince Edward County: he had fought in the American militia during the Revolution. After the war he converted to the Quaker faith and to the British Crown. His father disinherited him for becoming a Quaker, giving him only "5 pounds as his birthright". Daniel travelled to Upper Canada with his wife, Jemima Kilburn, and his sons, James and Samuel. James married Sarah, the daughter of the Abrahan Cronk who had built the stone house at the east end of the Sophiasburgh road. For her her he built another stone house on lot 15, next to his father on lot 16, concession 1 west of Green Point." per "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 53²

Charles Alexander Chisholm¹

• Father*: Angus Allan Chisholm¹ b. 1796, d. 19 Mar 1876
• Mother*: Ann ?¹ b. c 1796

• Birth*: circa 1828; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per email from Andrew Way, Dec. 10, 2004.²