Person Page - 1734

Bruce Alna Snelgrove

• Father*: James W. Snelgrove b. 4 Oct 1858
• Mother*: Mary C. Post b. 22 Mar 1864

• Birth*: 24 July 1896; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.: Name: Bruce Alna Snelgrove; Date: Jul 24 1896; Parents: James Snelgrove & Mary Post; (Ontario Birth Registration, ancestr.com - image not available at the moment)
  "Snelgrove, Bruce Alna, b. July 24, 1896, s/o/ James Snelgrove & Mary Post, occ. farmer" from List of Births, copied at Cobourg Public Library, June 2005.¹

Hugh Ross Simpson

• Father*: Darwin L. Simpson b. 20 Nov 1868, d. 20 Mar 1939
• Mother*: Mary "Minnie" Simpson b. 16 May 1869, d. 1950

• Birth*: 3 August 1895; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Simpson, Hugh Ross, b. August 3, 1895, s/o/ Darwin Simpson & Mary Simpson, occ. farmer" from List of Births, copied at Cobourg Public Library, June 2005. Dat e1895 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Aug 1894 per 1911 Census. Date Aug 21 1896 per 1901 Census.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 10 July 1917; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014394: Groom: Hugh Ross Simpson; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Bapt.; Parents: Darwin Simpson & Mary Simpson; Bride: Jennie Viola Poole; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Occ.: school teacher; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Frank B. Poole & Mina Johnston; Wit.: George E. Male, Brighton & Florence A. Linn, Stirling; Date: Jul 10 1917; Place: Brighton; Performed by: A. K. McLeod, Brighton, Pres.; Sworn: Brighton, Jul 7 1917 (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com, #014394-1917)
  "Married. Poole - Simpson - On July - , 1917, by the Rev. A. K. McLeod, at the home of the bride's parents, Hugh Simpson to Jennie Vinola, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. -- all of Brighton Township." from pg. 029 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
  Note: This item is turned sideways at the upper edge, so a few words on the right side are cut off.; Principal=Jennie Viola Poole^4,5
• Death*: 2 May 1974; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of eudene123 on ancestry.com, Nov 13 2013.⁶
• Burial*: 5 May 1974; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Simpson, Hugh R. (h/o Jennie V. Poole); Woods; Northumberland; Cramahe; LSGS-036" per Cemetery Finding Aid - they are shown in Woods - no memorial recorded???⁷

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1901 Census: see Darwin Simpson¹
• Census: 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1911 Census: see Darwin Simpson²
• Residence*: 12 April 1920; Conc 2 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 10385) show that Frank Rittwage sold "the same", lot 4, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Hugh Simpson for $2,550. ITS Date: Apr 12 1920. Reg'n. Date: Apr 13 1920. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 02, pg. 057 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 11 2020)⁸
• Census: 14 June 1921; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1921 Census: Simpson, Hugh R., 26, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., farmer, married; 25, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., married; Ernest M., 2, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., son (1921 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107 ,sub-dist. 2, pg. 6, line 35 - ancestry.com)³

Katie Viola Simpson^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Darwin L. Simpson² b. 20 Nov 1868, d. 20 Mar 1939
• Mother*: Mary "Minnie" Simpson² b. 16 May 1869, d. 1950

• Birth*: 8 December 1892; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1892 per Memorial. Date Dec 8 1893 per 1901 Census. Date Dec 1892 per 1911 Census. Date 1892 per marr. reg'n.^2,3,6,4
• Marriage*: 24 December 1913; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#0101645: Groom: Robert Earl Craig; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; rel.: Meth.; Parents: Albert Craig & Martha Irwin; Bride: Katie Simpson; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton; Status: spinster; Rel.: Bapt.; Parents: Dorwin Simpson & Mary Simpson; Wit.: J. W. Phelps, Brighton & Arthur L. Phelps, Brighton; Date: Dec 24 1913; Place: Brighton Village; Performed by: L. Phelps, Brighton; Sworn: Brighton, Dec 22 1913; Reg'r.: W. A. Porte, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010645-1913, ancestry.com); Principal=Robert Earl Craig⁷
• Death*: 15 December 1985; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1985 per Memorial. Date Dec 15 1985 per family tree of eudene123 on ancestry.com, Nov 13 2013.^4,5
• Burial*: 18 December 1985; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Robert Earl; Craig; 1894 - 1958; His Wife; Katie V.; Simpson; 1892 - 1985; Infant Son; Arthur (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jun 7 2009)⁴

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1901 Census: see Darwin Simpson²
• Census: 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1911 Census: see Darwin Simpson³
• Residence*: 24 December 1913; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.⁶
• Married Name: 24 December 1913; Craig⁷

Helena Maud Simpson^1,2,3

• Father*: Darwin L. Simpson² b. 20 Nov 1868, d. 20 Mar 1939
• Mother*: Mary "Minnie" Simpson² b. 16 May 1869, d. 1950

• Birth*: 21 April 1900; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#026977: Name: Helena Maud Simpson; Date: Apr 21 1900; Parents: Darwin Simpson & Minnie Simpson; Occ.: farmer, Brighton; Phys. & Inf.: C. N. Sanford, MD; Reg'd.: Apr 22 1900 (Ontario Birth Registration, ancestry.com, #026977-1900)
  Date Apr 21 1900 per 1901 Census.^2,4
• Marriage*: 19 June 1918; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of eudene123 on ancestry.com, Nov 13 2013.; Principal=Arthur Cory Wells⁵
• Death*: 21 April 1970; per family tree of eudene123 on ancestry.com, Nov 13 2013.⁵

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 months at 1901 Census: see Darwin Simpson²
• Census: 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1911 Census: see Darwin Simpson⁶
• Married Name: 19 June 1918; Wells⁵

James Hawley¹

• Father*: Charles Hawley¹ b. c 1822
• Mother*: Jane Vandervoort¹ b. c 1822

• Birth*: circa 1850; "II. The James Vandervoort Branch; (5) Jane Vandervoort m. Charles Hawley. Issue: James, Henrietta, Mary, Myra A. (d. inf.)" per pg. 840, Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.¹

Henrietta Hawley¹

• Father*: Charles Hawley¹ b. c 1822
• Mother*: Jane Vandervoort¹ b. c 1822

• Birth*: circa 1850; "II. The James Vandervoort Branch; (5) Jane Vandervoort m. Charles Hawley. Issue: James, Henrietta, Mary, Myra A. (d. inf.)" per pg. 840, Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.¹

Harriet Hawley¹

• Father*: Charles Hawley¹ b. c 1822
• Mother*: Jane Vandervoort¹ b. c 1822

• Birth*: circa 1850; "II. The James Vandervoort Branch; (5) Jane Vandervoort m. Charles Hawley. Issue: James, Henrietta, Mary, Myra A. (d. inf.)" per pg. 840, Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.¹

Mary Hawley¹

• Father*: Charles Hawley¹ b. c 1822
• Mother*: Jane Vandervoort¹ b. c 1822

• Birth*: circa 1850; "II. The James Vandervoort Branch; (5) Jane Vandervoort m. Charles Hawley. Issue: James, Henrietta, Mary, Myra A. (d. inf.)" per pg. 840, Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.¹

Myra A. Hawley¹

• Father*: Charles Hawley¹ b. c 1822
• Mother*: Jane Vandervoort¹ b. c 1822

• Birth*: circa 1850; "II. The James Vandervoort Branch; (5) Jane Vandervoort m. Charles Hawley. Issue: James, Henrietta, Mary, Myra A. (d. inf.)" per pg. 840, Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.¹
• Death*: circa 1852; "II. The James Vandervoort Branch; (5) Jane Vandervoort m. Charles Hawley. Issue: James, Henrietta, Mary, Myra A. (d. inf.)" per pg. 840, Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.¹

? Coulter¹

• Birth*: circa 1775; per email from Susan Pouget, Oct. 3, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: before 1800; per email from Susan Pouget, Oct. 3, 2005.; Principal=? ?

? ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1775; per email from Susan Pouget, Oct. 3, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: before 1800; per email from Susan Pouget, Oct. 3, 2005.; Principal=? Coulter

• Married Name: before 1800; Coulter¹

Alexander Chisholm The Elder^1,2

• Father*: Colin Chisholm² b. c 1715, d. c 1801
• Mother*: Margaret MacKenzie² b. c 1710

• Birth*: 20 September 1752; Middle Knockfin, Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland; "I've essentially concluded his birth date was Sept 20, 1752. Put that date as "Circa" for now." per email from Andrew Way, June 6, 2006. Date Sep 20 1752 per email from Andrew Way, June 7, 2006.²
• Marriage*: circa 1778; Scotland; " ... sent back to Scotland in 1778 or 1780, had his children Archibald and Catherine born there ..." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.; Principal=? ?
• Death*: before 6 November 1804; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date before Nov 6 1804 per email from Andrew Way, June 7, 2006.
  "He may have died very early on" per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.²

• Residence: 1775; New York, U.S.A.; "He arrived in 1775, intending to settle in New York with his cousins ... " per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.²
• Residence: July 1776; Charlestown, North Carolina, U.S.A.; " ...was impressed into the Royal Highland Emigrants of Nova Scotia; was taken Prisoner in Charlestown, NC July 1776 ..." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.²
• Residence: circa 1778; Scotland; " ... sent back to Scotland in 1778 or 1780, had his children Archibald and Catherine born there, and returned to Canada in 1786." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.²
• Residence*: 1786; Hastings Co., Ontario; "Alexander Chisholm, the Elder, father of Catherine and Archibald. He arrived in 1775, intending to settle in New York with his cousins; was impressed into the Royal Highland Emigrants in Nova Scotia; was taken Prisoner in Charlestown NC July 1776, sent back to Scotland in 1778 or 1780, had his children Archibald and Catherine born there, and returned to Canada in 1786. Somehow he was given a lot in Charlottenburgh, but he lived by the Bay of Quinte. He may have died very early on. At some point Catherine and Archibald were raised by John Chisholm, a brother of the above Alexander Chisholm." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.²
• Residence: circa 1788; Charlottenburgh Twp., Glengary Co., Ontario; "Somehow we was given a lot in Charlottenburgh, but he lived by the Bay of Quinte." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.²
• Note: circa 1790; Scotland; "The Chisholms of Strathglass were dispersed even more thoroughly. In 1790 the chief would have nothing of the Lowlanders or their sheep, but when he died his brother proved less scrupulous and in 1801 evisted half his clan at one go. In 1858 there were but six Chisholms left in Strathglass ... " from page 110 of "Inheritance: Ontario's Century Farms Past & Present" by John & Monica Ladell, 1979.
• Note*: circa 1790; Ontario; "Chisholm, Alexander, Sr.; Catherine, O.C. 9 March 1803" from Sons and Daughter of American Loyalists, Ontario Registers CD³

? ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1750; Scotland; per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1778; Scotland; " ... sent back to Scotland in 1778 or 1780, had his children Archibald and Catherine born there ..." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.; Principal=Alexander Chisholm The Elder

• Married Name: before 1775; Chisholm¹

John Chisholm¹

• Father*: Alexander Chisholm b. c 1722
• Mother*: ? ? b. c 1715

• Birth*: 15 March 1745; Middle Knockfin, Inverness Shire, Scotland; Date Mar 15 1745 & location Inverness-shire, Scotland per family tree of Martin Harvey on ancestry.ca, June 12 2022. Date c. 1743 per email from Andrew Way, Jan 21 2008. Date c. 1744 & location Middle Knockfin per email from Andrew Way, Feb 25, 2006. per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1770; Scotland; " ... has been settled in this Province since the year 1786 and brought a wife and four children viz. a son and three daughters (the one son and one daughter being now of age) ..." Crown Land Petition No. 179b
  John Chisholm of Lot 1 Con 1 Thurlow was the father of Lt Col Alexander Chisholm. The mention of "cousin" is a very important clue to the relationship of my family to this one." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.; Principal=Katherine Mcdonald³
• Death*: 1816; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1816 "according to the Supreme Court of Canada" per email from Andrew Way, Jan 21, 2008.¹

• Residence: 1786; Conc 1 Lot 1, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; " ... has been settled in this Province since the years 1786 ... " per Crown Land Petition.
  "This family arrived as settlers to the Bay of Quinte in 1786. John ... seems to have become the guardian of Catherine and Archibald. John's property (originally Conc 1 Lot 1, Thurlow) was named as "Priviledged". I wonder why? Perhaps because he was raising the children of Alexander Chsiholm, The Elder, who was a Loyalist." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.^1,3
• Residence: 17 May 1797; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; "To His Honour Peter Russell ... In Council. The Petition of John Chisholm of Thurlow in the County of Hastings ... That your Petitioner has been settled in this Province since the year 1786 and brought a wife and four children viz. a son and three daughters (the one son and one daughter being now of age) and has drawn but two hundred acres of land for himself and family half of which land is already improved. Wherefore your Petitioner prays your Honour to be pleased to grant him for his family such further Quantity ... Thurlow. 17 May 1797 ... John Chisholm (Crown Land Petitions, Reel C-1648, "C" Bundle 3 1797, no. 179b, Ontario Archives)³
• Residence: 20 June 1797; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; "Granted to John Chisholm, two hundred acres ... Order in Council ... 20 June 1797 ..." (Crown Land Petitions, Reel C-1648, "C" Bundle 3 1797, no. 179, Ontario Arvhives)³
• Residence: 6 March 1798; Conc 2 Lot 1, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that John Chisholm obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 200 acres of Lot 1, Conc 2, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co. ITS Date: Mar 6 1798. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Thurlow Twp., Book 390, pg 002 of 288, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Nov 18 2022.)⁴
• Residence*: 1805; 317 Dundas Street West, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; "John Chisholm's cousin Alexander lived a short distance to the west. The house he built, so like those in his native Scotland, still stands at 317 Dundas Street West. It is one of the oldest houses in this part of Ontario and, although it has been altered during the years, it is still in remarkably good condition. It is difficult to date exactly. Chisholm's name does not appear on the title until 1809 but he likely built the house before then. The year 1805 appears above the bake oven. Possibly the house was built even earlier, for Chisholm was middle-aged man at the turn of the century and he and his wife had ten children, making a substantial house such as this almost a necessity." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 117
  IMPOTANT NOTE: "This is seriously wrong. John Chisholm of Lot 1 Con 1 Thurlow was the father of Lt. Col. Alexander Chisholm." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.
  And the next paragraph reads as follows: "Chisholm had emigrated to North America in 1775, stayed for a few months near Albany, New York, but left there in September of that year "finding it inconvenient to live in the Country" - due, no doubt, to the unsettling political situation. He spent the following winter in Quebec, serving with the British Militia. After the war he eventually settled on the north shore of the Bay of Quinte, near his brother Archibald and his cousin John."
  IMPOTANT NOTE: "This is referring to Alexander Chisholm, husband of Nancy (McArthur) Singleton. He actually migrated in 1773 ... " per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.¹
• Residence: 22 July 1809; Conc 2 Lot 1, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Deed D404) show that John Chisholm sold all 200 acres of Lot 1, Conc 2, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co. to Philip Zwick. ITS Date: Jul 22 1809. Reg'n. Date: Nov 19 1817. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Thurlow Twp., Book 390, pg 002 of 288, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Nov 18 2022.)⁴

Katherine Mcdonald^1,2,3

• Birth*: circa 1750; Scotland; " ... has been settled in this Province since the year 1786 and brought a wife and four children viz. a son and three daughters (the one son and one daughter being now of age) ..." per Crown Land Petition No. 179b²
• Marriage*: before 1770; Scotland; " ... has been settled in this Province since the year 1786 and brought a wife and four children viz. a son and three daughters (the one son and one daughter being now of age) ..." Crown Land Petition No. 179b
  John Chisholm of Lot 1 Con 1 Thurlow was the father of Lt Col Alexander Chisholm. The mention of "cousin" is a very important clue to the relationship of my family to this one." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.; Principal=John Chisholm⁴

• Married Name: before 1770; Chisholm²
• Residence*: 1786; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; " ... has been settled in this Province since the year 1786 and brought a wife and four children viz. a son and three daughters (the one son and one daughter being now of age) ..." per Crown Land Petition No. 179b⁴
• Residence: 17 May 1797; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; " ... has been settled in this Province since the year 1786 and brought a wife and four children viz. a son and three daughters (the one son and one daughter being now of age) ..." per Crown Land Petition No. 179b⁴

Alexander Chisholm^1,2

• Birth*: circa 1722; Middle Knockfin, Inverness Shire, Scotland; Date c. 1722 & location Middle Knockfin per email from Andrew Way, Feb 25, 2006. per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.²
• Marriage*: before 1744; Scotland; per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.; Principal=? ?

? ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1715; per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.¹
• Marriage*: before 1744; Scotland; per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.; Principal=Alexander Chisholm

• Married Name: before 1745; Chisholm¹

John Chisholm Way^1,2,3

• Father*: Benjamin Way² b. 4 May 1780, d. 14 Nov 1870
• Mother*: Catherine Chisholm² b. 16 Feb 1782, d. 5 Jul 1859

• Birth*: 13 November 1809; Sophiasburgh Twp., Northport, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Nov 13 1809 & location Northport per email from Andrew Way, Jan 9, 2006. Date 1808 & location UC per 1850 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1835; Ontario; per email from Andrew Way, Jan 9, 2006.; Principal=Huldah Ellsworth²
• Death*: 7 July 1855; Concord Twp., Lake Co., Ohio; Date Jul 7 1855 & location Concord Twp., Lake Co. per email from Andrew Way, Jan 9, 2006.²

• Census*: 1839; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1839 Census: John C. Way; 2 males over 16; 2 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16
  Note: Is this John Chisholm Way???
• Immigration*: 1840; Ohio, U.S.A.; The 1900 Census record for Kilbourne Fraser Way shows that he was in the USA 60 years at that time - meaning immigration 1840 when he was 1 year old.³
• Census: 5 September 1850; Leroy, Lake Co., Ohio, U.S.A.; Age 42 at 1850 Census: Way, John C., 42, b. UC, farmer, married; Huldah, 34, b. UC, married; Alice, 13, b. UC; Kilborne(m), 11, b. UC; Fatama, 7, b. UC; Almira, 4, b. UC; Alvira, 4, b. UC; Allen, 2, b. UC (1850 Census: Leroy, Dist. No. 171, Lake Co., Ohio, pg. 13 of 27 - ancestry.com)³

Huldah Ellsworth^1,2

• Birth*: 25 March 1815; Ontario; Date Mar 25 1815 per email from Andrew Way, Jan 9, 2006. Date 1816 & location UC per 1850 Census. Date 1815 & location Cda. per 1860 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1835; Ontario; per email from Andrew Way, Jan 9, 2006.; Principal=John Chisholm Way²
• Death*: 17 March 1873; Concord Twp., Lake Co., Ohio; Date Mar 17 1873 & location Concord Twp., Lake Co., Ohio per email from Andrew Way, Jan 9, 2006.²

• Married Name: circa 1835; Way²
• Census*: 5 September 1850; Leroy, Lake Co., Ohio, U.S.A.; Age 34 at 1850 Census: see John C. Way³
• Census: 11 July 1860; Concord Twp., Lake Co., Ohio, U.S.A.; Age 45 at 1860 Census: Way, Huldah, 45, b. Cda., farmer, widow; Kilborn(m), 20, b. Cda.; Fatima, 17, b. Ohio; Almira, 13, b. Ohio; Alvira, 13, b. Ohio; Allen, 11, b. Ohio; Elsworth, 9, b. Ohio (1860 Census: Concord Twp., Lake Co., Ohio, pg. 20 of 24 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Birth place of children from Fatima to Allen shows Ohio here but Upper Canada in 1850 Census????³

Huldah Elsworth¹

• Father*: Arthur Elsworth¹ b. 1775, d. a 1827
• Mother*: Abigail Richmond¹ b. b 1782

• Birth*: circa 1804; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Jan 9, 2006.¹
• Death*: circa 1826; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Jan 9, 2006.¹