Person Page - 1435

Henry Porter¹

• Father*: Eliphalet Porter¹ b. 1824
• Mother*: Hannah ?¹ b. 1826, d. c 1875

• Birth*: 1859; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1859 per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see Eliphalet Porter¹
• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see Eliphalet Porter²
• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1881 Census: see Eliphalet Porter³

Eliza ?¹

• Birth*: 1846; Ontario; Date 1846 & location Ontario per 1881 Census.¹
• Marriage*: before 1873; Ontario; per 1881 Census.; Principal=Eliphalet Porter¹

• Married Name: before 1873; Porter¹
• Census*: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1881 Census: see Eliphalet Porter¹

Eliza Jane Keeler¹

• Father*: Joseph Abbott "Young Joe" Keeler¹ b. 20 Jul 1788, d. 1855
• Mother*: Nancy Ann Day¹ b. 1 Oct 1790, d. 1858

• Birth*: 10 October 1812; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1817 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Oct 10 1812 & location Colborne per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 3 December 1828; Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Dr. Matthew Craig Gilchrist¹
• Marriage*: 18 June 1861; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=William Burke¹
• Death*: 1 June 1897; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Burial*: 3 June 1897; Lakeport Cemetery, Conc B Lot 1, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹

• Married Name: 3 December 1828; Gilchrist¹
• Married Name: 18 June 1861; Burke¹
• Census: April 1881; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1881 Census: Burk, Eliza J., 64, b. Ont., Eng., CE, widow; Trong, Ann E., 45, b. Ont., Scot., CE, widow; Emma J., 24, b. Ont., Eng., CE, single; Gilchrist, Charles, 50, b. Ont., Scot., CE, Gentleman, single; Ketchum, Jay, 45, b. Ont., Eng., CE, Lawyer, widower; Strong, Frederick W., 16, b. Ont., Scot., CE, Clerk, single; Ketchum, Herbert W., 17, b. Ont., Eng., CE, Clerk, single (1881 Census: Colborne Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. b, pg. 22, line 22 - ancestry.com)³
• Census*: April 1891; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1891 Census: Burke, E. J.(f), 78, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, widow; Strong, A. E.(f), 55, b. Ont., p.b. US & Ont., CE, daughter, widow; Gilchrist, Charles, 61, b. Ont., p.b. US & Ont., CE, son, single; Ketchum, J.(m), 55, b. Ont., p.b. US & England, Eng., CE, son-in-law, Jr. Judge of C.C. of North'd., widower; Patton, Sarah, 26, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, RC, domestic, single (1891 Census: Colborne Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. d, pg. 26, line 13 - ancestry.com)²

Dr. Matthew Craig Gilchrist^1,2

• Father*: Robert Gilchrist² b. c 1760
• Mother*: Martha Craig² b. c 1760

• Birth*: circa 1799; U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.²
• Marriage*: 3 December 1828; Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Eliza Jane Keeler²
• Death*: 4 April 1850; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "[Notes from Carol Roach, ceroach at telus.net]; Matthew Gilchrist is listed in the 1824 Land Assessment records (Ontario Archives Film M7739) for Cramahe Twp, Newcastle District, with "one horse" and no family or property. It is likely he is residing with another family, but no lot or concession is indicated. However, by 1826 he is listed with "two stone horses" used to grind grain and is Assessed 16 Pounds for the year.
  From the 1839 Cramahe Twp Census records, "Doctor" Gilchrist appears as follows: 2M<16 yrs, 1M>16 yrs, 3F<16 yrs, 2F>16yrs
  Possibly children from a previous marriage, other family members or servants were living with Matthew and Eliza. As well, Alexander Gilchrist appears in this same census with a wife and two children under 16 yrs (one boy and one girl). Ont. Surrogate Court Recrods, 1793 - 1858
  Ont. Archives Film: GS2 Reel 116, p. 64 - 66 Year of Probate: 1850
  "Surrogate Court - United Counties of Northumberland & Durham
  Probate of the last Will and Testament of Mathew Craig Gilchrist of the Township of Cramahe in the said District, in the words following, to wit:
  In the name of God, Amen. I, Mathew Craig Gilchrist of Colborne, in the Township of Cramahe County of Northumberland and Province of Canada, Physician, being of weak body but of sound and perfect mind and soundly blessed be Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form (?) following -
  (that is to say) - First, after all say just and lawful debts and demands are paid, I will and bequeath to my only son Charles and to his heirs of his body, for and during the term of his (and their) natural life (or lives) all the rents, profits and residue of my Gains, being the north part of lot number twenty-three in the first concession of the Township of Cramahe aforesaid. Then the said farm to be equally divided between my three surviving children and their heirs of their bodies forever. Secondly, I will and bequeath all the remainder of my property, real as well as personal to be equally divided between my three surviving children, each to receive (? word) respective share, or portion at the time of their becoming of age to (? word) and their heirs and survivors forever - and I do hereby appoint Joseph Keeler of Colborne (my brother in law) to be the sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament. I do hereby revoke all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and Fifty. Signes, sealed, Published and Declared by the above named Mathew Craig Gilchrist to be his last Will and Testament in the (? words) of us have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses in the presence of the Testator.
  W. Milton (?), Ira (?) Hayes, Oren H. Strong; Signed: Mathew Craig Gilchrist - (sealed)" per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, July 22 2016.²

Robert Gilchrist¹

• Birth*: circa 1760; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: before 1795; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Martha Craig

Martha Craig¹

• Birth*: circa 1760; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: before 1795; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Robert Gilchrist

• Married Name: before 1795; Gilchrist¹

Charles Craig Gilchrist¹

• Father*: Dr. Matthew Craig Gilchrist¹ b. c 1799, d. 4 Apr 1850
• Mother*: Eliza Jane Keeler¹ b. 10 Oct 1812, d. 1 Jun 1897

• Birth*: 25 June 1830; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1830 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Jun 25 1830 & location Colborne per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2

• Census*: April 1881; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1881 Census: see Elias J. Burk (mother)³
• Census: April 1891; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1891 Census: see Eliza Jane Burke (mother)²

Eliza Jane Gilchrist¹

• Father*: Dr. Matthew Craig Gilchrist¹ b. c 1799, d. 4 Apr 1850
• Mother*: Eliza Jane Keeler¹ b. 10 Oct 1812, d. 1 Jun 1897

• Birth*: 29 June 1831; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1827 & location Cda. per Death Reg'n. - age 59 at death Jan 10 1886. Date 1830 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1829 & location Cda.per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 1 November 1847; Boonvillle, Oneida Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Horatio Nelson Casey¹
• Death*: 10 January 1886; Hope Twp., Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012201: Name: Eliza Jane Gilchrist; Date: Jan 10 1886; Age: 59; Status: married; Born: Cda.; Cause: cancer, 6y; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. Powers; Reg'd.: Jan 11 1886; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: ? Sanders?, Port Hope (Ontario Death Registration, #012201-1886, ancestry.ca) Date Jan 10 1886 per Memorial. Date Jan 10 1886 & location Port Hope per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,5,6
• Burial*: 12 January 1886; Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) E. J. Gilchrist; Relict of; H. N. Casey; Wife of; C. Gilchrist; Died; Jan. 10. 1886; Aged 55; Years (Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., May 29 2021, by Dan) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,5

• Married Name: 1 November 1847; Casey¹
• Census: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1851 Census: see Horatio Nelson Casey³
• Census*: April 1871; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1871 Census: see Horation Nelson Casey²

Horatio Nelson Casey¹

• Father*: Samuel Casey b. 1786, d. 19 Dec 1857
• Mother*: Cynthia Sharp b. 1787, d. 2 Mar 1871

• Birth*: 24 July 1816; Upper Canada; Date 1816 per Memorial - age 58 at death Dec 7 1874. Date July 24 1816 per CemSearch. Date 1816 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. - age 58 at death Dec 7 1874. Date 1819 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1816 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 1 November 1847; Boonvillle, Oneida Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Eliza Jane Gilchrist¹
• Death*: 7 December 1874; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#003801: Name: Horation Nelson Casey; Date: Dec 7 1874; Age: 58y; Occ.: merchant; Born: Ont.; Cause: inflammation of heart, 13m; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. A. H. Wright; Reg'd.: Dec 14 1874; Reg'r.: A. Vars, Colborne (Ontario Death Registration, #003801-1874, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 7 1874 per Memorial & CemSearch. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,7,5,6
• Burial*: 9 December 1874; Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) In Memory of; H. N. Casey; Died. Dec. 7; 1874; Aged 58; Years (Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., May 29 2021, by Dan)
  CemSearch: Name: Horation Nelson Casey; Born: Jul 24 1816; Died: Dec 7 1874; Age: 58; ID: LAKRPT095; Other names: Casey, Caroline Maria "Carrie" [Strong] (1853-1921), Casey, George H. (1852-1915, Casey, Henry Samuel (1848-1904), Casey, Eliza Jane [Gilchrist] (1831-1886), Matthews, Terrance G. C. (1902-1925); Cemetery: Lakeport Cemetery, Conc B, Lot 1, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co.; Note: Information and dates from Ancestry Members Public Family Trees. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=LAKEPT095%5E2)^5,6

• Census: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 35 at 1851 Census: Casey, Horation N., 35, b. Cda., CE, farmer, married; Eliza J., 22, b. Cda., CE, married; Samuel H., 4, b. Cda., CE; Fred W., 2 (1851 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 55 of 131, ancestry.ca)(Note: There are 4 lab./servants listed below the family, then Samuel Casey, his father, is next.)⁴
• Census*: April 1871; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1871 Census: Casey, H.N.(m), 52, b. Ont., Eng., CE, merchant, married; Eliza, 41, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Henry L., 22, b. Ont., Eng., CE, clerk, single; Frederick W., 20, b. Ont., Eng.., CE, student, single; George, 18, b. Ont., Eng.. CE, clerk, single; Maria, 6 (1871 Census: Colborne Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. b., pg. 20, line 11 - ancestry.ca)²

Henry Samuel Casey^1,2,3

• Father*: Horatio Nelson Casey² b. 24 Jul 1816, d. 7 Dec 1874
• Mother*: Eliza Jane Gilchrist² b. 29 Jun 1831, d. 10 Jan 1886

• Birth*: 23 July 1848; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 per Memorial. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1847 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1848 & location Cramahe Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Caroline M. Storng. Date Jul 23 1848 & location Colborne per family tree of Maree Winchester on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2021. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,4,3,5,6,7
• Marriage*: 1 September 1875; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006414: Groom: Henry S. Casey; Age: 27; Res.: Colborne; Born: Cramahe Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: H.N. & Eliza Casey; Bride: Carrie M. Strong; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Cramahe Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Stewart & Maria Strong; Wit.: George W. Casey, Colborne & ?Jessie? Strong, Castleton; Date: Sep 1 1875; Place: Trinity Church, Colborne; Rel.: CE; Performed by: H. D. Cooper; Reg'r.: A. Vars, Colborne (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006414-1875, ancestry.ca); Principal=Caroline M. "Carry" Strong⁸
• Death*: 26 March 1904; Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, U.S.A.; Date 1904 per Memorial. Date Mar 26 1904 & location Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana per family tree of Maree Winchester on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2021.^5,7
• Burial*: 30 March 1904; Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Captain; Henry S. Casey; Born: 1848; Died: 1904; Inspector North; West Mounted; Police at; Lethbridge; Died While On; Duty; His Wife; C. M. Strong; Born: June 12, 1853; Died May 27 1924 (Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., May 29 2012, by Dan)⁷

• Census*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1851 Census: see Horation Nelson Casey⁴
• Census: April 1871; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1871 Census: see Horation Nelson Casey⁶
• Residence*: 1 September 1875; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Colborne per marriage reg'n. - Caroline M. Strong.³

Frederick William Casey^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Horatio Nelson Casey² b. 24 Jul 1816, d. 7 Dec 1874
• Mother*: Eliza Jane Gilchrist² b. 29 Jun 1831, d. 10 Jan 1886

• Birth*: 12 August 1850; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Aug 12 1850 & location Colborne per Death Reg'n. - age 64y 1m 21d at death Oct 3 1914. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1850 & location Colborne per marriage reg'n. - Florence Mary Reynolds. Date May 11 1850 & location Colborne per family tree of Maree Winchester on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2021. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,5,3,6,4,7
• Marriage*: 10 October 1877; Whitby, Ontario, Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008023: Groom: Frederick W. Casey; Age: 28; Res.: Smiths Falls; Born: Colborne; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Barrister; Parents: Horatio Nelson & Eliza Jane Casey; Bride: Florence Mary? Hastings Reynolds; Age: 28; Res.: Whitby; Born: Belleville; Status: spinster; Parents: Nelson Gilbert & Hannah Mary Reynolds; Wit.: John B. Dow & Mary A. Gunn, both of Whitby; Date: Oct 10 1877; Place: Whitby; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Edw. H. Cob?, Minister (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008023-1877, ancestry.ca); Principal=Florence Mary Hastings Reynolds⁸
• Death*: 3 October 1914; Wellandia Hospital, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#019025: Name: Frederick William Casey; Date: Oct 3 1914; Age: 64y 1m 21d; Place: Wellandia Hospital, St. Catharines; Born: Colborne; Occ.: barrister; Status: married; Parents: Nelson Casey & - Gilbert; Cause: cardiac hypertrohy; Phys.: W. J. Macdonald; Inf.: F. H. Casey, Thorold; Reg'd.: Oct 3 1914; Reg'r.: J. Colbert, St. Catharines (Ontario Death Registration, #019025-1914, ancestry.ca)⁹

• Census: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see Horation Nelson Casey⁶
• Census*: April 1871; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see Horatio Nelson Casey³
• Residence*: 10 October 1877; Smith's Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario; Residence Smith's Falls per marriage reg'n. - Florence Mary Reynolds.⁵

George Horatio Casey^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Horatio Nelson Casey² b. 24 Jul 1816, d. 7 Dec 1874
• Mother*: Eliza Jane Gilchrist² b. 29 Jun 1831, d. 10 Jan 1886

• Birth*: 10 October 1852; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Oct 10 1852 & location Colborne per family tree of Maree Winchester on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2021. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,5,4
• Death*: 26 May 1915; Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, U.S.A.; per family tree of Maree Winchester on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2021.⁴

• Census*: April 1871; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see Horation Nelson Casey⁵

Ann Eliza Gilchrist¹

• Father*: Dr. Matthew Craig Gilchrist¹ b. c 1799, d. 4 Apr 1850
• Mother*: Eliza Jane Keeler¹ b. 10 Oct 1812, d. 1 Jun 1897

• Birth*: 23 March 1835; Ontario; Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Mar 23 1835 per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 19 May 1851; Ontario; "A merchant in Cobourg for 26 years, but moved to Colborne." per GEDCOM of Liz (kandlsutherland2brgpond.com) Sep 5 2016.per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=William M. Gustavus Strong¹
• Death*: 3 May 1899; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹

• Married Name: circa 1851; Strong¹
• Census*: April 1881; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: see Elias Burk (mother)²
• Census: April 1891; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1891 Census: see Eliza Jane Burke (mother)³

William M. Gustavus Strong^1,2,3

• Father*: Oren H. Strong b. 1793, d. 1853
• Mother*: Orpha Bogue b. 17 Jul 1794, d. 1853

• Birth*: 28 September 1818; Vermont, U.S.A.; Date Sep 28 1818 per Memorial - says he died on his birthday - Sep 28 1870. Date Sep 28 1818 per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005. William M. Gustavus Strong is son of Oren H. Strong and Prpha Bogue per GEDCOM of Norm Reyolds (normreynolds@gmail.com) Sep 5 2016.^2,3
• Marriage*: 19 May 1851; Ontario; "A merchant in Cobourg for 26 years, but moved to Colborne." per GEDCOM of Liz (kandlsutherland2brgpond.com) Sep 5 2016.per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Ann Eliza Gilchrist²
• Death*: 28 September 1870; Ontario; Date Sep 28 1870 per Memorial. Date Sep 28 1870 per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,3
• Burial*: 30 September 1870; Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) William G. Strong; Died; On His Birthday; Sept 28, 1870; Aged 52 Years (Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., May 29 2012)³

• Residence*: 1 March 1855; Conc 8 Lot 33, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S C228) show that Wm. G. Strong et ux & T. Scott et ux sold 100 acres in the south half of lot 33, concession 8, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland County to the Bank of Toronto. ITS Date: Dec 1 1863. Reg'n. Date: Jan 6 1864. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Haldimand Twp., Book 12, 6A, page 067 of 300, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 29 2024)⁴
• Residence: 1 March 1855; Conc 8 Lot 33, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage B721) show that George Bowman gave a mortgage on 100 acres in the south half of lot 33, concession 8, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland County to Wm. G. Strong et ux & T. Scott et ux. ITS Date: Mar 1 1856. Reg'n. Date: Mar 1 1856. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Haldimand Twp., Book 12, 6A, page 067 of 300, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 29 2024)⁴
• Residence: 1 March 1855; Conc 8 Lot 33, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage B721) show that George Bowman gave a mortgage on 100 acres in the south half of lot 33, concession 8, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland County to Wm. G. Strong et ux & T. Scott et ux. ITS Date: Mar 1 1856. Reg'n. Date: Mar 1 1856. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Haldimand Twp., Book 12, 6A, page 067 of 300, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 29 2024)⁴

Mary Louisa Gilchrist^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Dr. Matthew Craig Gilchrist² b. c 1799, d. 4 Apr 1850
• Mother*: Eliza Jane Keeler² b. 10 Oct 1812, d. 1 Jun 1897

• Birth*: 9 April 1838; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1838 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1837 & location Cramahe Twp. per marriage register. Date Apr 9 1838 per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,3,5,4
• Marriage*: 20 December 1858; Peterborough Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Jay Ketchum; Age: 23; Res.: Colborne Twp.; Born: Haldimand; Parents: elijah & Dorothy Ketchum; Bride: Mary Louisa Gilchrist; Age: 21; res.: Colborne Twp.; Born: Cramahe Twp.; Parents: Matthew Craig & Eliza Janet Gilchrist; Date: Dec 20 1858; Place: Peterborough Co. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.com) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Jay Ketchum^2,3
• Death*: 21 June 1878; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.²
• Burial*: 23 June 1878; Lakeport Cemetery, Conc B Lot 1, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.²

• Residence*: 20 December 1858; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Colborne Township per marriage register. (Another example of registrars mistaking Colborne Village and Colborne Township.)³
• Married Name: 20 December 1858; Ketchum²
• Census*: April 1861; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1861 Census: see Jay Ketchum⁵
• Census: April 1871; Lindsay, Victoria South Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1871 Census: see Jay Ketchum⁴

Jay Ketchum¹

• Father*: Elijah Ketchum¹ b. 1789, d. 1856
• Mother*: Dorothy Gilbert¹ b. 1809

• Birth*: 6 July 1835; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 6 1835 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1836 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1835 & location Haldimand Twp. per marriage register. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
• Marriage*: 20 December 1858; Peterborough Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Jay Ketchum; Age: 23; Res.: Colborne Twp.; Born: Haldimand; Parents: elijah & Dorothy Ketchum; Bride: Mary Louisa Gilchrist; Age: 21; res.: Colborne Twp.; Born: Cramahe Twp.; Parents: Matthew Craig & Eliza Janet Gilchrist; Date: Dec 20 1858; Place: Peterborough Co. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.com) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Mary Louisa Gilchrist^1,2
• Marriage*: 20 July 1892; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008841: Groom: Jau Ketchum; Age: 57; Res.: Colborne; Born: Haldimand Twp.; Status: widower; Occ.: Jr. Judge, County Court; Parents: Elijah & Dorothy Ketchum; Bride: Margaret J. Davidson; Age: 29; Res.: Colborne; Born: Woodbridge; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Susannah F. Davidson; Wit.: S. Mary Davidson, Colborne & Wm. H. Ketchum, Toronto; Date: Jul 20 1892; Place: Colborne; Rel.: Episc.; Performed by: Rev. Geo. H. Webb (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008841-1892, ancestry.com); Principal=Margaret Jane Davidson⁸
• Death*: 8 March 1909; Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹

• Census: 1852; Canada West; Jay Ketchum is NOT in Cramahe 1851 Census. (Probably in school somewhere??)⁹
• Residence*: 20 December 1858; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Colborne Township per marriage registers (another example of registrars mistaking Colborne Village and Colborne Township)²
• Census: April 1861; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1861 Census: Ketchum, Jay, 25, b. UC, CE, Postmaster, married; Mary, 23, b. UC, CE, married (1861 Census: Colborne Village, Northumberland Co., pg. 512 of 899, line 1 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: April 1871; Lindsay, Victoria South Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1871 Census: Ketchum, Jay, 35, b. Ont., Eng., CE, Student at Law, married; Louisa, 32, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Charles, 11; William, 7; Josephine, 2 (1871 Census: Lindsay, Victoria South Co., dist. 52, sub-dist. C, pg. 98, line 6 - anestry.com)⁵
• Census: April 1881; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: see Eliza Jane Burk (mother-in-law)⁶
• Residence: 1 October 1884; Village Lot 9, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 1890) show that Elizabeth & Hiram Purdy sold part of Village Lot 9, Brighton Village, Main St. North side, Northumberland Co. to Jay Ketchum for $1,300. ITS Date: Oct 1 1884. Reg'n. Date: Oct 3 1884. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 308 of 399, Village Lot 9, Main St. North Side, (conc 2, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.) page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)
  Note: From other records it appears as if Olive is the wife of Rev. Richard Harris. The house here may have been used as a manse for St. Paul Anglican Church.¹⁰
• Residence: 4 August 1885; Village Lot 9, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 2236) show that Jay Ketchum sold part of Village Lot 9, Brighton Village, Main St. North side, Northumberland Co. to Olive Harris for $1,200. ITS Date: Aug 4 1885. Reg'n. Date: May 3 1888. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 308 of 399, Village Lot 9, Main St. North Side, (conc 2, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.) page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)
  Note: From other records it appears as if Olive is the wife of Rev. Richard Harris. The house here may have been used as a manse for St. Paul Anglican Church.¹⁰
• Census: April 1891; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1891 Census: see Eliza Jane Burke (mother-in-law)⁷
• Census*: April 1901; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1901 Census: Ketchum, Jay, 65, b. Ont. r. Jul 6 1835, Welsh., CE, Court Judge?, married; Margaret J., 38, b. Ont. u. Mar 17 1863, Scot., CE, married; Davidson, 7, b. Ont. u. Jun 10 1893, Welsh, CE, son; Edward, 6, b. Ont. u. Nov 2 1894, son; Hugh, 3, b. Ont. u. Aug 31 1897, son; Phillip, 1?, b. Ont. u. Jan 20 1901?, son; Carlu, Ann, 52, b. Ont. r. Oct 22 1848, Irish, Pres., servant, single; King, Charlotte, 17, b. England u. Aug 8 1883, Eng., CE, nurse, single (1901 Census: Cobourg, Northumberland Co., dist. 96, sub-dist. B-5, pg. 10, line 20 - ancestry.com)³

Elijah Ketchum¹

• Father*: Daniel Ketchum¹ b. 21 Mar 1742
• Mother*: Keziah Smith¹ b. 9 Feb 1746

• Birth*: 1789; U.S.A.; Date 1789 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date 1779 per GEDCOM of Isobel Taylor (ijtaylor@radiks.net), May 13 2012)
  per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2
• Marriage*: 22 March 1834; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 22 1834 & location Haldimand per GEDCOM of Isobel Taylor (ijtaylor@radiks.net), May 13 2012) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Dorothy Gilbert¹
• Death*: 1856; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1856 per GEDCOM of Isobel Taylor (ijtaylor@radiks.net), May 13 2012.¹

• Note*: 1798; Canada; "He went to Ontario, Canada in 1798. First petitions for land were recorded between 1797 and 1802. His 13th petition was 1850-52. He made a deposition on behalf of Joshua Ketchum, a distant cousin, at Surrogates Court, Erie County, New York on October 7, 1846, saying that he was of the Province of Candad West and age 67. Family legend says that he took his son Jay "out west" and visited relatives, including Ketchum Peck (probably son Daniel and Polly Ketchum Peck of Jackson, Michigan.)" per GEDCOM of Isobel Taylor (ijtaylor@radiks.net), May 13 2012)¹
• Residence*: 1 November 1830; Conc 4 Lot 13, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS 2199) show that Dyre Wait sold 100 acres of the West Half of Lot 13, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Elijah Ketchum, Inst. Date Nov 1 1830 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)³
• Residence: 5 April 1838; Conc 8 Lot 29, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Recods (B&S A70) show that Elijah Ketchum sold all 200 acres of Lot 29, Conc 8, Cramahe Twp. to Isaac Welton. ITS Date: Apr 5 1838. Reg'n. Date: Jan 12 1848. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Cramahe Twp., Conc 8, Lot 29, pg 165 of 244, copied from OnLand by Dan, Nov 29 2020)³
• Residence: 30 May 1846; Conc 8 Lot 28, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Recods (B&S 8270) show that Elijah Ketchum sold all 200 acres of Lot 28, Conc 8, Cramahe Twp. to Isaac Welton. ITS Date: May 30 1846. Reg'n. Date: Nov 11 1846. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Cramahe Twp., Conc 8, Lot 28, pg 155 of 244, copied from OnLand by Dan, Nov 29 2020)³
• Census*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1851 Census: Ketchum, Elijah, 62, b. USA, F. Pres., farmer, married; Dorothy, 42, b. England, Ep. Meth., married; Mary A., 15, b. Cda., Ep. Meth. (bottom of page - another page??) (1851 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 73 of 131, line 48 - ancestry.com)²

Dorothy Gilbert^1,2

• Birth*: 1809; England; Date 1809 & location England per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,3
• Marriage*: 22 March 1834; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 22 1834 & location Haldimand per GEDCOM of Isobel Taylor (ijtaylor@radiks.net), May 13 2012) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Elijah Ketchum²

• Married Name: 22 March 1834; Ketchum²
• Census*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1851 Census: see Elijah Ketchum³

Harriet Josephine Gilchrist¹

• Father*: Dr. Matthew Craig Gilchrist¹ b. c 1799, d. 4 Apr 1850
• Mother*: Eliza Jane Keeler¹ b. 10 Oct 1812, d. 1 Jun 1897

• Birth*: circa 1845; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 25 January 1865; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Robert Archibald Morrow¹

• Married Name: 25 January 1865; Morrow¹

Robert Archibald Morrow¹

• Birth*: circa 1844; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 25 January 1865; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Harriet Josephine Gilchrist¹