Person Page - 236

Wilmot Valentine^1,2

• Father*: George Valentine Jr. b. 26 Apr 1847, d. 15 Sep 1880
• Mother*: Alvaretta Gerow b. 1852, d. 1930

• Birth*: 1878; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1878 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.²
• Marriage*: 23 July 1902; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#... : Groom: Wilmot Valentine; Age: 24; Res.: Buffalo, NY; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Book keeper; Parents: Geoge Valentine & Almetta Gerow; Bride: Nellie Vida Smith; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Frances Smith & Jennie Almira Fennell; Wit.: James B. Smith, Brighton Twp. & Annie Valentine, Toronto; Date: July 23 1902; Place: Brighton Twp.; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: G. E. Ross; Reg'd.: Aug 6 1902; Reg'r.: Fred Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012466-1902 - ancestry.ca); Principal=Nellie Vida Smith³
• Death*: before 1920; Nellie is a widow per 1921 Census in Saskatchewan.⁴

• Residence*: 23 July 1902; Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.; Residence Buffalo, NY per marr. reg'n.²

Jessie Dean Smith^1,2

• Father*: John Franklin "Frank" Smith b. 23 Apr 1858, d. 3 Mar 1947
• Mother*: Jennie Almira Fennell b. 29 Jun 1856, d. 23 Nov 1930

• Birth*: 22 August 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#029258: Name: Jessie Dean Smith; Date: Aug 22 1901; Sex: female; Parents: John Franklin Smith & Jennie Almira Fennel; Inf.: J. Fraklin Smith, farmer, Brighton Twp.; Phys.: N.B.H. Dean; Reg'd.: Sep 9 1901; Reg'r.: Darius Crouter, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #029258-1901, ancestry.ca) Date 1901 per FindaGrave. Age 1902 & location Ont. per 1916 Census. Date Aug 1901 & location Ont. per 1911 Census.
  Note: Guessing which one of these girls is Jessie??^3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 14 November 1926; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Manitoba Marriage Index: Groom: Wilfred Artland Becker; Bride: Jessie Dean Smith; Date: Nov 14 1926; Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Manitoba Marriage Index, ancestry.ca) Datper family tree of makeoepp on ancestry.ca, Dec 28 2017.; Principal=Wilfred Artland "Fred" Becker⁷
• Death*: 31 March 1998; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1998 per FindaGrave. Date Mar 31 1998 & location Toronto per family tree of Robert Fabre on ancestry.ca, Feb 8 2023.^2,6
• Burial*: 3 April 1998; Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Jessie Dean Smith Becker; BIRTH: 1901; DEATH: 1998 (aged 96–97); BURIAL: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 137127429 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137127429/jessie-dean-becker?...)⁶

• Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1911 Census: see Frank Smith⁵
• Census*: 7 June 1916; Assiniboia, Saskatchewan; Age 14 at 1916 Census: see John F. Smith³
• Married Name: 14 November 1926; Becker
• Residence*: 28 February 1930; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Per 50th Wedding Announcement of parents

Wilfred Artland "Fred" Becker^1,2,3

• Birth*: 7 January 1897; West Lorne, Ontario; Date 1897 per FindaGrave. Date Jan 7 1897 & location West Lorne per family tree of makeoepp on ancestry.ca, Dec 28 2017.^2,3
• Marriage*: 14 November 1926; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Manitoba Marriage Index: Groom: Wilfred Artland Becker; Bride: Jessie Dean Smith; Date: Nov 14 1926; Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Manitoba Marriage Index, ancestry.ca) Datper family tree of makeoepp on ancestry.ca, Dec 28 2017.; Principal=Jessie Dean Smith⁴
• Death*: 24 July 1983; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1983 per FindaGrave. Date Jul 24 1983 & location Toronto per family tree of makeoepp on ancestry.ca, Dec 28 2017.^2,3
• Burial*: 27 July 1983; Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Wilfred Artland “Fred” Becker; BIRTH: 1897; DEATH: 1983 (aged 85–86); BURIAL: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 137127391 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137127391/wilfred-artland-becker)³

Tabitha Matilda Goldsmith^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John C. Goldsmith b. 14 Sep 1814, d. 21 Aug 1906
• Mother*: Mary Church Clute b. 10 Aug 1819, d. 25 Sep 1879

• Birth*: 14 November 1841; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Date Nov 14 1841 & location Ont. per 1901 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1842 & loaction Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1841 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Nov 14 1840 & locationb Sidney Twp. per family tree of Don Kellaway on ancestry.ca, Dec 27 2017.^2,5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: 21 June 1857; Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jun 21 1857 & location Hastings Co. per GEDCOM of Vernon (vig@pacbell.net) Feb 16 2013. per 1861 Census. per 1901 Census.; Principal=William Henry Smith^5,4
• Marriage*: 7 October 1908; Sidney Twp., Bayside, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012332: Groom: John W. Milligan; Age: 67; Res.: Saginaw, Michigan; Status: widower; Occ.: watchmaker; Rel.: M.E. Church; Parents: Robert Milligan & Agnes N. Miller; Bride; Tobetha Smith; Age: 66; Res.: Brighton; Status: widow; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: john Goldsmith & Mary Clute; Wit.: William & Mary E. ?Winn?, Bayside; Date: Oct 7 1908; Place: Bayside, Hastings Co.; Performed by: W. H. Dafoe (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012332-1908, ancestry.ca); Principal=John M. Milligan⁹
• Death*: 19 January 1930; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Don Kellaway on ancestry.ca, Dec 27 2017.⁷

• Married Name: 21 June 1857; Smith²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see W. H. Smith⁵
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1871 Census: see William Henry Smith⁸
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1891 Census: see William Smith⁶
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1901 Census: see John Franklin Smith (son)²
• Married Name: 7 October 1908; Milligan³
• Residence*: before 19 January 1930; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; " ... still lives in Brighton ... " Per 50th Wedding Announcement of Franklin Smith - 28 Feb 1930

Wilmot Ritchie¹

• Birth*: before 1889
• Marriage*: after 1909; Principal=Della "Ella" Ames

• Residence*: 2 August 1926; Cascade, British Columbia; Per Death Notice of brother-in-law William Wilson Ames

S. Lightfoot

• Birth*: before 1878
• Marriage*: after April 1901; ?? Carrie is the only other daughter ?? Per death notice of Angeline; Principal=Carrie Ames

Shallem Thomas Pacey

• Birth*: before 1897
• Marriage*: before 1917; Principal=Eva S. Jane Barnard

Eva S. Jane Barnard

• Birth*: before 1897
• Marriage*: before 1917; Principal=Shallem Thomas Pacey

• Married Name: before 1917; Pacey

? Briscoe

• Birth*: before 1898
• Marriage*: before 1918; Principal=? ?

? ?

• Birth*: before 1880
• Marriage*: before 1918; Principal=? Briscoe

• Married Name: before 1918; Briscoe

Francis Albert Bowen^1,2

• Father*: Walter Bowen b. 7 Jan 1868, d. 8 May 1945
• Mother*: Christina McChesney b. 11 Feb 1874, d. 23 Mar 1961

• Birth*: March 1909; New Liskeard, Timiskaming District, Ontario; Date Mar 1909 per 1911 Census. Per Carolyn O'Neil's Ames/Bowen Doc, from Boyd Ames, New Liskeard, July 20, 2001.²
• Death*: 1988; Timiskaming District, Ontario; Per Burial
• Burial*: 1988; Rosegrove Cemetery, Henwood Twp., Timiskaming District, Ontario; Cemetery Transcription: Bowen; C. Jane Hewett; 1914- ; Frank A. Bowen; 1909-1988 (Rosegrove Cemetery, Henwood Twp., Timiskaming District, Row L, #2)

• Census*: 1911; Dymond Twp., Timiskaming Dist., Ontario; Age 2 at 1911 Census: see Walter Bowen²
• Residence*: 14 February 1963; Lost Lake, Ontario; Per Obituary of his sister, Maggie (Bowen) Ames.

Elizabeth Betsy "Bessie" Bowen^1,2

• Father*: Walter Bowen b. 7 Jan 1868, d. 8 May 1945
• Mother*: Christina McChesney b. 11 Feb 1874, d. 23 Mar 1961

• Birth*: 17 October 1902; New Liskeard, Timiskaming District, Ontario; Birth Reg'n.##029577 : Name: Elizabeth Betsy Bowen; Date: Oct 17 1902; Parents: Walter Bowen & Christina Mcchesney; Place: Dymond Twp., Nipissing Dist.; Occ.: farmer; Phys.: Dr. Field; Inf.: Walter Bowen; Reg'd.: Nov 10 1902 (Ontario Birth Registration, ancestry.com, #029577-1902)
  Per Carolyn O'Neil's Ames/Bowen Doc, from Boyd Ames, New Liskeard, July 20, 2001.³
• Marriage*: before 1920; Ontario; Principal=Harry Wesley Hammond
• Death*: 1992; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.

• Census*: 1911; Dymond Twp., Timiskaming Dist., Ontario; Age 9 at 1911 Census: see Walter Bowen⁴
• Married Name: before 1920; Hammond
• Note*: 8 March 1934; Hudson Twp., Ontario; "Mrs. Harry Hammond visited her mother, Mrs. W. Bowen ... " and " Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowen and little son Francis ... " from The New Liskeard Speaker, Thurs., March 8, 1934, seen on microfilm at The Ontario Archives, march 1, 2001
• Residence*: 14 February 1963; Hudson Twp., Timiskaming District, Ontario; Per Obituary of her sister, Maggie (Bowen) Ames.

Harry Wesley Hammond

• Birth*: 1892; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.
• Marriage*: before 1920; Ontario; Principal=Elizabeth Betsy "Bessie" Bowen
• Death*: 1975; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.

Beulah Elsie Bowen

• Father*: Walter Bowen b. 7 Jan 1868, d. 8 May 1945
• Mother*: Christina McChesney b. 11 Feb 1874, d. 23 Mar 1961

• Birth*: 1914; Hudson Twp., Timiskaming Disctrict, Ontario; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.
• Death*: 1924; Hudson Twp., Timiskaming District, Ontario; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.

John Henry Bumstead Sr.¹

• Birth*: before 1859
• Marriage*: 1881; Ontario; "The Bumsteads (JOhn, his wife, Elizabeth (nee Smallie) whom he married in 1881 ... " per pg. C5-6 - Lot Histories, "I've got to stop here until I'm called for"; Principal=Elizabeth Smallie

• Residence*: 1902; Conc 5 Lot 6, S 1/2, Hudson Twp., Timiskaming District, Ontario; "1902 - John Henry Bumstead - He purchased this property in 1902 as John Doughty wanted to leave. The Bumsteads (John, his wife, Elizabeth (nee Smallie) whom he married in 1881, and son Bob) came on the Meteor, stayed at the Canada Hotel for awhile and then moved to Hudson Township. The rest of the their family came later. They were: Liddie, Lissie, Maud, Ernest, John and Pearl - the latter two were twins." per pg. C5-6 - Lot Histories, "I've got to stop here until I'm called for"
• Note: 20 May 1916; HUdson Twp., Timiskaming District, Ontario; "1916 - On May 20, John H. Bumstead became the first road Overseer and was to act in accordance with the Ontario Highway Act. He would receive $2.50 per day while on the job." pg. 140, from the book "I've go to stop here until I'm called for"
• Residence: 21 June 1923; Conc 5 Lot 6, S 1/2, Hudson Twp., Timiskaming District, Ontario; "1923 - First Deed: John Henry Bumstead - John Henry Bumstead obtained his deed for 159.5 acres, dated June 21, 1923. " Per pg. C5-6 - Lot Histories, "I've got to stop here until I'm called for"
• Note: 26 January 1933; Hudson Twp., Ontario; "Hudson: A large number from this vicinity were in town on Saturday, being as follows: Mr. and Mrs. John Bumstead, ... Mr. Frank Ames, Mr. Walter Bowen ... " from The New Liskeard Speaker, January 26, 1933, seen on microfilm at The Ontario Archives, March 1, 2001
• Note*: 15 March 1934; Hudson Twp., Ontario; " ... between Mr. Bumstead and Mr. Bowen ... " from The New Liskeard Speaker, March 15, 1934, seen on microfilm at The Ontario Archives, March 1, 2001

Della May Bowen

• Father*: Walter Bowen b. 7 Jan 1868, d. 8 May 1945
• Mother*: Christina McChesney b. 11 Feb 1874, d. 23 Mar 1961

• Birth*: 28 December 1893; Mayo Twp., Hartsmere, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; (Late) Birth Reg'n.#502263: Name: Della May Bowen; Date: Dec 28 1893; Place: Hartsmere, Hastings Co.; Parents: Walter Bowen, 27, Hartsmere, farmer & Chrstina McChesney, 20; Children Born: 2 - alive 1; Inf.: Della M. Bennett, 223 Matchedash St., Orillia; Reg'd.: Mar 26 1958 (Ontario Late Birth Registraton, ancestry.com, #502263-1958) Date per 1901 Census. Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.¹
• Marriage*: before 1914; Ontario; Principal=James Herman Noble
• Marriage*: after 1940; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.; Principal=Wilfred Richard Bennett
• Death*: 29 July 1983; Orillia, Simcoe Co., Ontario; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.

• Residence: 1899; New Liskeard, Timiskaming District, Ontario; " ... she came north to New Liskeard at the age of six years with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bowen." Per Obituary of Maggie (Ames) Bowen.
• Census*: April 1901; Dymond & Hudson Twp., Nipissing District, Ontario; Age 7 at 1901 Census: see Walter Bowen²
• Census: 1911; Dymond Twp., Timiskaming Dist., Ontario; Age 17 at 1911 Census: see Walter Bowen³
• Married Name: before 1914; Noble
• Residence*: 29 March 1934; Harris Twp., Ontario; "Hudson: Mrs. Walter Bowen is spending a few days at her daughter's, Mrs. James Noble, Harris Twp." from The New Liskeard Speaker, March 29, 1934, seen on microfilm at The Ontario Archives, March 1, 2001
• Married Name: after 1940; Bennett
• Residence: 26 March 1958; Mayo Twp., Hartemere, Hastings Co., Ontario; Informant for Late Birth Regpn. - her own.⁴
• Residence: 14 February 1963; Orillia, Ontario; Per Obituary of her sister, Maggie (Bowen) Ames.

James Herman Noble

• Birth*: 1883; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.
• Marriage*: before 1914; Ontario; Principal=Della May Bowen
• Death*: 1938; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.

• Residence*: 29 March 1934; Harris Twp., Ontario; "Hudson: Mrs. Walter Bowen is spending a few days at her daughter's, Mrs. James Noble, Harris Twp." from The New Liskeard Speaker, March 29, 1934, seen on microfilm at The Ontario Archives, March 1, 2001

Lola Erma Bowen

• Father*: Walter Bowen b. 7 Jan 1868, d. 8 May 1945
• Mother*: Christina McChesney b. 11 Feb 1874, d. 23 Mar 1961

• Birth*: 1912; New Liskeard, Timiskaming District, Ontario; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.
• Marriage*: before 1930; Principal=Garfield Freeman Scott
• Death*: 1982; New Liskeard, Timiskaming District, Ontario; Per Burial
• Burial*: 1982; Pioneer Cemetery, New Liskeard, Timiskaming District, Ontario; Cemetery Transcription: Scott; Husband; Garfield; 1905 - ; Wife; Lola; 1912-1982; Daughter; Beverley; 1942-1945 (New Liskeard Pioneer Cemetery, Part D, Row 1, #11)

• Residence: 30 January 1929; New Liskeard, Temiskeming District, Ontario; Lola Bowen is a witness for the marrige of Marjorie Ames (Lola's aunt) and Lawrence Craig Millen. per marriage registration.¹
• Married Name: before 1930; Scott
• Note*: 26 January 1933; Hudson Twp., Ontario; "Hudson: Mrs. Garfield Scott and son Jack are spending a few days with Mrs. W. Bowen." from The New Liskeard Speaker, January 26, 1933, seen on microfilm at The Ontario Archives, March 1, 2001
• Residence*: 14 February 1963; New Liskeard, Timiskaming District, Ontario; Per Obituary of her sister, Maggie (Bowen) Ames.

Garfield Freeman Scott

• Birth*: 1905; Per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc/Tree, July 22, 2001.
• Marriage*: before 1930; Principal=Lola Erma Bowen

Claude Walter Bowen^1,2

• Father*: Walter Bowen b. 7 Jan 1868, d. 8 May 1945
• Mother*: Christina McChesney b. 11 Feb 1874, d. 23 Mar 1961

• Birth*: 23 March 1900; Hudson Twp., Timiskaming District, Ontario; Birth Reg'n.##028119: Name: Walter Claud Bowen; Date: Mar 23 1900; Parents: Walter Bowen & Christina McChesney; Occ.: farmer, Hudson Twp.; Phys.: none; Inf.: Walter Bowen; Reg'd.: Apr 19 1900 (Ontario Birth Registration, ancestry.com, #028119-1900)
  Date per Cemetery Transcription. 1898 per 1901 Census. Year 1900 per Carolyn O'Neil's Doc. Per Carolyn O'Neil's Ames/Bowen Doc, from Boyd Ames, New Liskeard, July 20, 2001.³
• Marriage*: after 1920; Ontario; Principal=Mae Lisa Glasford
• Death*: 17 October 1946; New Liskeard, Timiskaming District, Ontario; Date per Carlyn O'Neil's tree. Per Carolyn O'Neil's Ames/Bowen Doc, from Boyd Ames, New Liskeard, July 20, 2001.
• Burial*: 20 October 1946; New Liskeard Cemetery, New Liskeard, Timiskaming District, Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Claude Walter Bowen; Mar 23 1900 - Oct. 17 1946 (Pioneer Cemetery, New Liskeard, July 1, 2005)
  Cemetery Transcription: Bowen; Claude Walter Bowen; Mar 23 1900; Oct 17 1946 (New Liskeard Pioneer Cemetery, Timiskaming District)
  Per Carolyn O'Neil's Ames/Bowen Doc, from Boyd Ames, New Liskeard, July 20, 2001.⁴

• Census*: April 1901; Dymond & Hudosn Twp., Nipissing District, Ontario; Age 1 at 1901 Census: see Walter Bowen⁵
• Census: 1911; Dymond Twp., Timiskaming Dist., Ontario; Age 11 at 1911 Census: see Walter Bowen⁶
• Note*: 26 January 1933; Hudson Twp., Ontario; "Hudson: Mrs. Walter Bowen is spending a few days in town with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bowen." from The New Liskeard Speaker, January 26, 1933, seen on microfilm at The Ontario Archives, March 1, 2001
• Residence*: 27 August 1936; Hudson Twp., Timiskaming District, Ontario; Voters List 1936: Conc: 4, Lot 7, Pt N 1/2; Bowen, Claud, - ; Owner; Elk Lake P.O.; ME (Voters List of Hudson Twp., August 27, 1936, from Appendix B-3 of I've got to stop here until I'm called for: Chronicles of Hudson Township)