Person Page - 2396

Elizabeth B. Bonisteel¹

• Father*: Henrich Bonisteel¹ b. 20 Jun 1790, d. 1868
• Mother*: Anna Rose Bush¹ b. 1795, d. 1872

• Birth*: 1814; Ontario; Date 1814 per Memorial. Date 1814 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1813 & location CW per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Carol Stuart, Apr 5, 2008.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: circa 1834; Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per 1861 Census. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Carol Stuart, Apr 5, 2008.; Principal=John Hess Vandervoort^1,2,3
• Death*: 2 March 1897; Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Date 1897 per Memorial. Date Mar 2 1897 & location Los Angeles per FindaGrave.^4,5
• Burial*: 4 March 1897; Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Memorial: (See Exhibit) John Hess Vandervoort; 1814 - 1898; Elizabeth Bonisteel; Vandervoort; 1814 - 1897 (Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California - image from Find A Grave, Aug 31 2013)
  FindaGrave: Name: Elizabeth B Bonesteel Vandervoort; BIRTH: 1814, Canada; DEATH: 2 Mar 1897 (aged 82–83), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; BURIAL: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; PLOT: Section M, Lot 61, NW; MEMORIAL ID: 96562369 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96562369/elizabeth_b_vandervoort)^4,5

• Married Name: circa 1834; Vandervoort¹
• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 38 at 1851 Census: see John H. Vandervoort²
• Census: April 1861; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 47 at 1861 Census: see John Vandervoort³

John Hess Vandervoort^1,2,3

• Father*: Samuel Acker Vandervoort² b. 19 Jul 1789, d. 26 Apr 1870
• Mother*: Hannah Hess² b. 1794, d. 1874

• Birth*: 20 June 1814; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Jun 20 1814 & location Ont., Cda. per Find A Grave - see Burial. Date 1814 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1813 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date c. 1813 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Jeanne, Apr 5, 2008. per GEDCOM of Carol Stuart, Apr 5, 2008.^2,4,5,6
• Marriage*: circa 1834; Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per 1861 Census. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Carol Stuart, Apr 5, 2008.; Principal=Elizabeth B. Bonisteel^2,4,5
• Death*: 5 March 1898; 418 W. 33d. St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Date Mar 5 1898 & location 418 W. 33rd. St., Los Angeles per FindaGrave.⁷
• Burial*: 7 March 1898; Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Memorial: (See Exhibit) John Hess Vandervoort; 1814 - 1898; Elizabeth Bonisteel; Vandervoort; 1814 - 1897 (Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California - image from Find A Grave, Aug 31 2013)
  Find A Grave: Name: John Hess Vandervoort; Born: Jun 20 1814, Ontario, Canada; Died: Mar 5, 1898, Los Angeles, California; Reported: Los Angeles Times, Mar 6 1898; "Vandervoort - At his late residence, 418 W. 33d St., March 5, 1898, at 1:10 am, John H. Vandervoort, aged 83 years 8 months 13 days. Funeral Monday, March 7, 1898, at 2:30 pm from the residence. Friends and family invited. (Gilman, Iowa and Belleville, Ont... ); Family Linke: Elizabeth Bonisteel (1814-1897); Burial: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California; Record Created by: Don Lynch, Sep 5 2012; Find A Grave Memorial# 96562345" from Find A Grave web site, Aug 31 2013.^6,3

• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 38 at 1851 Census: Vandervoort, John H?. 38, b. Cda., EM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 38, b. Cda., EM, married; Melvinda F.?, 14; Anberannus(f) D., 11; Frances L.(f), 9; Samuel W. B., 6; Annette L., 4; Jacob E., 25, b. CW, EM, farmer, married; Gabriel L.(m), 16, b. CW, EM, lab., married; Deborah M. A., 26, b. CW, EM, single; May, 1 (1851 Census: Sidney Twp., pg 159 of 186, line 13 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Obviously, the married indicators are mistaken; Gabriel, 16 year old male is shown after Jacob who is likely married to Deborah, 26, under Gabriel)³
• Residence: 1861; Conc 4 Lot 25, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Sidney Directory: "Vandervoort, John H., yeoman, 4th Concession, north part lot 25" (Ontario Directories, 1860-1861, Sidney, pg. 274 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence*: April 1861; Conc 4 Lot 25, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Residence per 1861 Census: Conc 4, Lot 25, Sidney Twp., 50 acres
  Note: The location is on the immediate south side of the village of Wallbridge. John Graham is shown in this property in 1878 Cunty Atlas Map.⁵
• Census: April 1861; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 47 at 1861 Census: Vandervoort, John, 47, b. UC, EM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 47, b. UC, EM, married; Malvenda, 22, b. UC, EM, single; Ambranes(f), 20, b. UC, EM, single; Frances(f), 18; Samuel, 16; Lusena(f), 14 (1861 Census: Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., pg. 632 of 983, line 13 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Residence: 1880; Conc 4 Lot 28, Sidney Twp., Wallbridge, Hastings Co., Ontario; Sidney Directory: "Vandervoort, John H., yeoman, 4th Concession, part lot 28, f. Wallbridge" (Ontario Directories, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., 1879-1880 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence: 1886; Conc 4 Lot 28, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Directories of .. Hastings Co., Sidney Twp.: "Vandervoort, J. H., Wallbridge, f, 4, 28" (ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence: 1896; 418 W. 33rd St., Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.; City Directory, Los Angeles, 1896: "Vandervoort, John H., r. 418 W. 33rd" (ancecstry.com)⁶

Samuel Acker Vandervoort^1,2,3

• Father*: Frances Vandervoort b. 12 May 1764, d. 20 Apr 1836
• Mother*: Hannah Acker b. 7 Sep 1765, d. 2 Apr 1850

• Birth*: 19 July 1789; Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1790 per Memorial. Date 1789 & location Dutchess Co., NY per Death Reg'n. Date 1790 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date Jul 19 1789 & location Dutchess Co., NY per "Acker, Eckhardt, From Beekman Patent, NY to Upper Canada, c 1800" (Randy Saylor's pages on www.rootsweb.com, per email from Bonny Campbell, Dec 28, 2009.per GEDCOM of Michael Miller, Apr 5, 2008.^2,4,5,6,7
• Baptism: 23 August 1789; Reform Church, Fishkill, Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A.; per "Acker, Eckhardt, From Beekman Patent, NY to Upper Canada, c 1800" (Randy Saylor's pages on www.rootsweb.com, per email from Bonny Campbell, Dec 28, 2009.⁴
• Marriage*: 8 January 1812; Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jan 8 1812 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, May 4 2012. per GEDCOM of Michael Miller, Apr 5, 2008.; Principal=Hannah Hess²
• Death*: 26 April 1870; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#005131: Name: Samuel Vandervoort; Date: Apr 26 1870; Age: 80; Occ.; farmer; Born: Dutchess Co., NY; Cause: paralytic stroke; Inf.: W.. J. Gates, farmer, 2nd Conc, Sidney; Reg'd.: May 13 1870; Rel.: Epis. Meth.; Reg'r.: F. B. Prior (Ontario Death Registration, #005131-1870, ancestry.com) Date 1870 per Memorial. Date Apr 26 1870 & location Hastings Co. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, May 4 2012. per GEDCOM of Michael Miller, Apr 5, 2008.^2,8,7
• Burial*: 28 April 1870; Hogle Pioneer Cemetery,, Hastings Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Hogles Pioneer Cemetery; The Following are names of pioneers; who have been buried here but whose original memorials; have been weatherworn or vandalized.; .... Samuel Vandervoort - 1790 - 1870 (Hogles Pioneer Cemetery, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co.) per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, May 4 2012.^2,7

• Residence*: 31 March 1817; Conc 4 Lot 25, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S D394) show that John Foster sold all 200 acres of lot 25, conc 4, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co. to Samuel Vandervoort. ITS Date: Mar 31 1817. Reg'n. Date: Jul 31 1817. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Sidney Twp., Book 376, pg. 060 of 415, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Mar 4 2024)⁹
• Residence: 12 June 1817; Conc 4 Lot 25, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S F668) show that Samuel Vandervoort sold 150 acres, ¾ of lot 25, conc 4, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co. to George Vandervoort. ITS Date: Jun 12 1817. Reg'n. Date: Jan 28 Jan 28 1820. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Sidney Twp., Book 376, pg. 060 of 415, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Mar 4 2024)⁹
• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 71 at 1861 Census: Vandervoort, Samuel, 71, b. Cda., EM, farmer, married; Catharine, 64, b. Cda., EM, marrie; Bates, Catharine, 38, b. Cda., Free C. P., married; Vandervoort, Alva, 10, b. Cda., EM (1861 Census: Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., pg. 279 of 983, line 15 - ancestry.com)⁶

Hannah Hess^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1794; Ontario; Date 1794 per Memorial. Date 1797 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1794 per GEDCOM of Michael Miller, Apr 5, 2008.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 8 January 1812; Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jan 8 1812 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, May 4 2012. per GEDCOM of Michael Miller, Apr 5, 2008.; Principal=Samuel Acker Vandervoort²
• Death*: 1874; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1874 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 1874; Hogles Pioneer Cemetery, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Hogles Pioneer Cemetery; The Following are names of pioneers; who have been buried here but whose original memorials; have been weatherworn or vandalized.; .... Samuel Vandervoort - 1790 - 1870 (Hogles Pioneer Cemetery, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co.)³

• Married Name: 8 January 1812; Vandervoort²
• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1861 Census: see Samuel Vandervoort⁴

Melvenda Freeland "Melinda" Vandervoort^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: John Hess Vandervoort² b. 20 Jun 1814, d. 5 Mar 1898
• Mother*: Elizabeth B. Bonisteel² b. 1814, d. 2 Mar 1897

• Birth*: June 1839; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1838 & location Ont. per FindaGrave. Date Jun 1839 & location Cda.(Eng.) per 1900 US Fed Census. Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1839 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1837 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date 1838 per "Dr. Billy King" story.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 24 September 1868; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Michigan Marriage Records: Groom: Henry Ryerson Smith; Age: 25; Bride: Melvenda Vandervoort; Age: 30; Date of Marriage: Sep 24 1868; Place of Marriage: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, USA; MF: 000984141 (Michigan Marriage Records, ancestry.ca)
  Spouse of Melvenda E. Vandervoort is Henry Ryerson Smith per FindaGrave. Date 1880 per 1900 US Fed Census - married 20y.
  Henry R. Smith and Melvenda Vandervoort did not have any children - per his Death Notice. (Death Notice per newspapers.com.); Principal=Henry Ryerson Smith^4,5,6,7
• Death*: 21 October 1917; Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Date Oct 21 1917 & location Los Angeles Co., California oer FindaGrave.
  "The once-beautiful Melinda took refuge "in the bottle" and died in the late 1800s in an asylum in Toronto, a penniless, lonely old woman." from "Dr. Billy King" by Paul Dalby, found on Cobourg History web site.⁴
• Burial*: 23 October 1917; Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Melvenda E. Vandervoort Smith; BIRTH: 1838, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 21 Oct 1917 (aged 78–79), Los Angeles County, California, USA; BURIAL: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; MEMORIAL ID: 96562227; Note: Los Angeles Times - November 25, 1919.
  SMALL INVESTMENT BROUGHT THOUSANDS. SUIT SHOWS HOW MILLINER IN LAND DEALS HERE MADE FORTUNE FOR HERSELF. How a wife's legacy of $300 grew into a small fortune when the proceeds of an Iowa millinery business were invested in Los Angeles property, was told in Judge Valentine's court yesterday in the trial of the suit of the heirs of the late Henry S. Smith against S. H. Vandervoort [her brother], administrator of the estate of Melvenda E. Smith, wife of Henry R. Smith. The heirs sought to share in the estate on the ground that it was community property. The court gave judgment for the defendant, holding that the action was barred by the statute of limitations and that there was delay in prosecuting it. The story goes back to a little town in Iowa. When Mrs. Smith married Henry R. Smith, who was a brother of the late George A. Smith, a member of the Los Angeles City Council, she invested $300 received from her parents in a millinery store. The store prospered. The proceeds of the store were invested in a half interest in eighty acres in Central avenue in 1874. About 1903 the interest was sold for about $30,000, the property having been taken in Mrs. Smith's name because, as Mr. Smith said, she had earned the original money out of which the investment grew. She made an investment with this money in Main street property which was subsequently sold for $40,000. The heirs of Mr. Smith, who died December 23, 1907, asked that this $40,000 received from the sale of the property be held in trust for their benefit." (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96562227/melvenda_e_smith)⁴

• Census*: 1851; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1851 Census: see John H. Vandervoort²
• Note*: 23 September 1858; Home of Dr. William Henry King, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "On September 23, 1858, a friend of the Lawson family, Miss Melinda Vandervoort, visited the King home. Melinda, who lived in Sidney Township near Trenton, was twenty years of age, very pretty, and had been spending a few days with Sarah's parents. Dr. King had never met her before." from 'Dr. William Henry King: A Gradual and Painful Death", in the book "Murder; Twelve True Stories of Homicide in Canada" by Ed Butts, pg. 38
  "On September 23, 1858, a pretty, flirtatious 20-year-old woman named Melinda Freeland Vandervoort walked into his life and nothing would ever be the same again. Young Melinda decided to visit her occasional friend Sarah King but in the blink of an eyelash she was focusing all of her considerable charms on Dr. King." from "Dr. Billy King" by Paul Dalby, seen on the Cobourg History web site.
• Note: 24 September 1858; Sanford St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "But the idea of a beautiful young woman falling in love with his photograph appealed to Dr. King's vanity. Melinda visited again the next day and, at Dr. King's request, stayed until late in the evening. Like many Victorian middle-class families, the Kings had a piano and a melodeon in the parlour. Melinda could play both instruments, and also had a lovely singing voice. She entertained Dr. and Mrs. King with renditions of popular songs, such as "Kitty Clyde", "Old Dog Gray", and "Hazel Dell". Dr. King was soon infatuated with Melinda. Sarah, who could neither play a note nor sing, seemed rather drab in comparison. What's more, Sarah was now about three months pregnent." from "Dr. William Henry King: A Gradual and Painful Death" included in the book "Murder: Twelve True Stories of Homicide in Canada" by Edward Butts, pg. 38
  "The very next day Miss Vandervoort returned to the King house and this time she stayed for the night." from "Dr. Billy King" by Paul Dalby
• Note: 4 November 1858; Sanford St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Sarah King died.
• Note: circa 10 November 1858; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Tesitmony at the trial said that "Melinda" or Melvenda F. Vandervoort, returned from Cape Vincent, NY about three weeks after she went there with Dr. King to find refuge at the home of her Aunt Catherine Bates. We see that she was living with her parents in Sidney Twp. for the April 1861 Census. Records show that she was married in Michigan in 1868 to Henry Ryerson Smith, who had also grown up in Sideny Township. (Dan Buchanan, Mar 6 2024)
• Note: circa 20 November 1858; Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A.; Melinda Vandervoort's "Aunt Catherine Bates" was Catherine Vandervoort, a sister of Melinda's father, John Hess Vandervoort. Catherine was the second wife of William Fairhall Bates of Cape Vincent, New York, his first wife having only recently died. Not long afterward, William Bates died, leaving Catherine on the farm with kids. That may have happened not long before Dr. William Henry King and Melinda Vandervoort arrived at the farm for a safe haven. It will be interesting to see if we can find the exact location, probably in a township a few miles from town. Keep looking ... (Dan Buchanan, Mar 1 2024)
• Note: circa 20 November 1858; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; "It was late evening when King reached the Vandervoort farm. John and Elizabeth, Melinda's parents, had never met King before and his reason for coming alarmed them. King said that his wife's body was being exhumed and that soon a warrent for his arrest would be issued. He said there would also be a warrant for Melinda's arrest. He wanted to take her to the United States where they would be safe until the trouble was straightened out. Melinda's parents were reluctant to allow her to go with King, but the fear of her being arrested prevailed. They said she could go with King on the sole condition that the pair go to Melinda's aunt's house in Cape Vincent, New York, a small community on the St. Lawrence River." from 'Dr. William Henry King: A Gradual and Painful Death", in the book "Murder; Twelve True Stories of Homicide in Canada" by Ed Butts, pg. 43
  "A furious Dr. King went immediately to the Vandervoort farm in the township of Sidney where he spent an hour talking to Melinda. Then King took Melinda across the U.S. border to the safe haven of an aunt's house." from "Dr. Billy King" by Paul Dalby
• Note: 9 April 1859; Court House, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Melinda Freeland Vandervoort, examined - I know the prisoner at the bar; I received the letter produced from him; I sent him the likeness produced and the enclosed note." from the transcript of the trial of Dr. William Henry King of Brighton for the poisoning of his wife, page 27, Toronto Metro Reference Library on microfilm.
  Note: It is important to note that the full name of the Miss Vandervoort referenced many times is shown here as "Melinda Freeland Vandervoort". Her parents were John H. Vandervoort and Elizabeth Bonisteel and lived on the famiy farm just south of Wall Bridge, at lot 25, conc 4, Sidney Twp. In earlier census records, this person is referred to consistently as "Melvenda F. Vandervoort. In later records, we follow this woman to her marriage with Henry Ryerson Smith and their life in Iowa and Los Angeles. The name Melvenda is used in census records later in her life and on her memorial. It seems pretty clear that this is the same person, whether she was referred to as Melinda or Melvenda. (Dan Buchanan, Mar 5 2024)
• Census: April 1861; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1861 Census: see John Vandervoort³
• Married Name: 24 September 1868; Smith⁴
• Census: 12 June 1880; Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 35 at 1880 US Fed Census: see Henry R. Smith⁵
• Census: 14 June 1900; 5216 Central Ave., Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 60 at 1900 US Fed Census: see Henry R. Smith⁵

Anberanna Vandervoort^1,2,3

• Father*: John Hess Vandervoort² b. 20 Jun 1814, d. 5 Mar 1898
• Mother*: Elizabeth B. Bonisteel² b. 1814, d. 2 Mar 1897

• Birth*: 1840; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1841 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1840 & location CW per 1851 Census.^2,3

• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1852 Census: see John H. Vandervoort²
• Census: April 1861; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see John Vandervoort³

Frances L. Vandervoort¹

• Father*: John Hess Vandervoort¹ b. 20 Jun 1814, d. 5 Mar 1898
• Mother*: Elizabeth B. Bonisteel¹ b. 1814, d. 2 Mar 1897

• Birth*: 1842; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1842 & location CW per 1851 Census.^1,2

• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see John H. Vandervoort¹
• Census: April 1861; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see John Vandervoort²

Samuel Hess Baldwin Vandervoort^1,2,3

• Father*: John Hess Vandervoort² b. 20 Jun 1814, d. 5 Mar 1898
• Mother*: Elizabeth B. Bonisteel² b. 1814, d. 2 Mar 1897

• Birth*: 1845; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Date 1845 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1845 & location CW per 1851 Census.^2,4
• Marriage*: 1881; per family tree of Janette Murray on ancestry.ca, Mar 3 2024.; Principal=Myrtle Irene ?³
• Death*: 28 October 1933; Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; per family tree of Janette Murray on ancestry.ca, Mar 3 2024.³

• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see John H. Vandervoort²
• Census: April 1861; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1861 Census: see John Vandervoort⁴

Annette Lusena Vandervoort^1,2,3

• Father*: John Hess Vandervoort² b. 20 Jun 1814, d. 5 Mar 1898
• Mother*: Elizabeth B. Bonisteel² b. 1814, d. 2 Mar 1897

• Birth*: 1847; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Date 1847 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1847 & location CW per 1851 Census.^2,3

• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1851 Census: see John H. Vandervoort²
• Census: April 1861; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1861 Census: see John Vandervoort³

Jacob Emery Vandervoort^1,2

• Father*: Samuel Acker Vandervoort² b. 19 Jul 1789, d. 26 Apr 1870
• Mother*: Hannah Hess² b. 1794, d. 1874

• Birth*: 1827; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1827 & location Ont. per FindaGave. Date 1826 & location CW per 1851 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: before 1849; Ontario; Principal=Deborah M. A. Hagerman²
• Death*: 5 August 1853; Hastings Co., Canada West; Date Aug 5 1853 & location Hastings Co. per FindaGrave. Date Aug 5 1864 per family tree of anna titchener on ancestry.ca, Mar 1 2024.^4,3
• Burial*: 7 August 1853; Hogle's Pioneer Cemetery, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; FindaGrave: Name: Jacob Emery Vandervoort; BIRTH: 1827, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 5 Aug 1853 (aged 25–26), Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Hogle's Pioneer Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 21013037 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21013037/jacob-emery-vandervoort?_gl=1*e35agr*_gcl_au*MTg0NDkwNTU3Mi4xNzA2NjI0OTQ3*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*NjhjZjQ5ODEtY2NhMy00ZjQwLTk1MjctZjAwYzc3MTc3ZmEwLjg1OS4xLjE3MDkzMjE5NjEuNjAuMC4w*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*NjhjZjQ5ODEtY2NhMy00ZjQwLTk1MjctZjAwYzc3MTc3ZmEwLjM5MC4xLjE3MDkzMjE5NjEuMC4wLjA.)³

• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1851 Census: see John H. Vandervoort (brother)²

Deborah M. A. Hagerman^1,2,3

• Father*: Henry Hagerman³ b. 1788, d. 28 Nov 1852
• Mother*: Tabitha Clapp³ b. 14 Aug 1791, d. 11 Jan 1881

• Birth*: 1825; Ontario; Date 1825 & location CW per 1851 Census.²
• Marriage*: before 1849; Ontario; Principal=Jacob Emery Vandervoort²

• Married Name: before 1849; Vandervoort²
• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1851 Census: see John H. Vandervoort (brother-in-law)²

Henry Hagerman¹

• Birth*: 1788; U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Jeanne, Apr 5, 2008.¹
• Marriage*: 6 November 1811; Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Jean & Don Ross, Apr 5, 2008.; Principal=Tabitha Clapp¹
• Death*: 28 November 1852; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Jeanne, Apr 5, 2008.¹

Tabitha Clapp¹

• Father*: Benjamin Clapp¹ b. c 1765
• Mother*: Eustacia Leavens¹ b. c 1765

• Birth*: 14 August 1791; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Jean & Don Ross, Apr 5, 2008.¹
• Marriage*: 6 November 1811; Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Jean & Don Ross, Apr 5, 2008.; Principal=Henry Hagerman¹
• Death*: 11 January 1881; per GEDCOM of Jean & Don Ross, Apr 5, 2008.¹

• Married Name: 6 November 1811; Hagerman¹

Benjamin Clapp¹

• Birth*: circa 1765; per GEDCOM of Jean & Don Ross, Apr 5, 2008.¹
• Marriage*: before 1790; per GEDCOM of Jean & Don Ross, Apr 5, 2008.; Principal=Eustacia Leavens¹

Eustacia Leavens¹

• Birth*: circa 1765; per GEDCOM of Jean & Don Ross, Apr 5, 2008.¹
• Marriage*: before 1790; per GEDCOM of Jean & Don Ross, Apr 5, 2008.; Principal=Benjamin Clapp¹

• Married Name: before 1790; Clapp¹

Mary Vandervoort¹

• Father*: Jacob Emery Vandervoort¹ b. 1827, d. 5 Aug 1853
• Mother*: Deborah M. A. Hagerman¹ b. 1825

• Birth*: 1850; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1850 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see John H. Vandervoort (uncle)¹

Gabriel Jehiel Vandervoort^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John Hess Vandervoort² b. 20 Jun 1814, d. 5 Mar 1898
• Mother*: Elizabeth B. Bonisteel² b. 1814, d. 2 Mar 1897

• Birth*: August 1837; Sidney Twp,., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 1837 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1837 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date 1837 & location Cda. per 1870 US Fed Census. Date 1835 & location CW per 1851 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: 26 October 1866; Alameda Co., California, U.S.A.; Date Oct 26 1866 & location Alameda Co., CA per family tree of Janette Murray on ancestry.ca, Mar 3 2024. per 1880 Census.; Principal=Eliza Ann Proctor^3,5
• Death*: 7 February 1904; Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., California, U.S.A.; Date Feb 7 1904 & location Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., California per family tree of Janette Murray on ancestry.ca, Mar 3 2024. Date Feb 7 1904 & location California per GEDCOM of John Bracchi, May 4 2012.^4,5
• Burial*: 9 February 1904; Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., California, U.S.A.; "Immigrated to the USA in 1860 and was naturalized. Was a farmer and lived with wife and 2 kids in Murray, Alameda County, California in 1870. Was a farmer and lived with wife and 7 kids in Murray, California in 1880. Was a farmer and lived with wife and 4 kids and mother-in-law in Murray, California in 1900. Lived on Hawthorne Avenue in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California in 1900. Murray, Alameda County, California is now Fremont. Buried in Section A, Lot 32, the Vandervoort main family plot." per GEDCOM of John Bracchi, May 4 2012.⁴

• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1851 Census: see John H. Vandervoort²
• Immigration*: 1860; U.S.A.; Immigration 1860 per GEDCOM of John Bracchi, May 4 2012.⁴
• Census: 20 August 1870; Murray Twp., Alameda Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 33 at 1870 US Fed Census: Vandervoort, G.J.(m), 33, b. Cda., parents of foreign birth, farmer, married; Eliza A., 20, b. Illinois, married; Alice, 2, b. California; John E., 1 (1870 US Fed Census: Murray Twp., Alameda Co., California, pg. 18 of 60, line 19 - ancestry.ca)³
• Naturalization*: 11 July 1871; San Leandro, California, U.S.A.; Great Register, Alameda Co.: Name: Vandervoort, Gabriel Jehiel; Age: 35; Born: Cda.; Occ.: farmer; Res.: Pleasanton; Naturalized: Jul 11 1871, San Leandro; Registration: Jul 17 1871 (Typing No: 11033; Register No.: 6558 (California Voter Registers, 1866 - 1898, Alameda Co. - ancestry.com)⁶
• Census: 8 June 1880; Murray Twp., Alameda Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 43 at 1880 Census: Vandervoort, Gabriel, 43, b. Cda., p.b. NY, farmer, married; Eliza, 38?, b. Illinois, p.b. England, married; Dora, 12, b. Cal., p.b. Cda. & Ill., daughter; John, 10, b. Cal., p.b. Cda. 7 Ill., son; Samuel, 8; William, 6; Edward, 5; Ervin, 3; Francis(f), 1; Lyman, Peter, 40, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, far, hand, single; Vandervoort, Sam, 20, b. Cda., p.b. Cda. & NY, farm hand, single; Alva, 28, b. Cda., p.b. Cda. & NY, farm hand, single; Cook, Patrick, 50, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, farm hand, single (1880 Census: Murray Twp., Alameda Co., California, pg 16 of 36, line 42 - ancestry.com)³
• Census: 22 June 1900; Murray Twp., Alameda Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 62 at 1900 Census: Vandervoort, Gabriel J., 62, b. Aug 1837 Cda. Eng., p.b. NY, 32 yrs. married, immig. 1860, 40 yrs. in US, na, farmer, married; Eliza A., 49, b. Oct 1850 Illinois, p.b. England, 23 yrs marr., 8 children - 8 living, married; William S., 26, b. Cal. Jul. 1873, p.b. Cda. & Ill., farmer, single; Edward T., 24, b. Cal. May 1876, p.b. Cda & Ill., farmer, single; Irwin P., 22, b. Feb 1878 Cal., p.b. Cda. & Ill., farm lab., single; Ethel, 17, b. Cal. Jan 1883, p.b. Cda. Ill., daughter, single; Proctor, Nancy, 86, b. Eng. Aug 1813, p.b. Eng., immig. 1840 - 60 yrs in US, 5 children - 3 living, mother-in-law, widow; Freeze, Peter, 18, b. Cal. May 1882, p.b. Denmark, help, day lab (1900 Census: Murray Twp., Alameda Co., California, pg. 34 of 46, line 19 - ancestry.com)³

Annie Elizabeth Horsley^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Thomas "Brigham" Horsley² b. 28 Nov 1836, d. 6 Mar 1904
• Mother*: Sarah Jane McKenna² b. 14 Dec 1836, d. 10 Feb 1905

• Birth*: 21 April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#024830: Name: Annie E. Horsley; Date: Apr 21 1871; Parents: Thom. B. Horsley, farmer & Sarah McKenna; Inf.: William ?Horsley?, Murray; Reg'd.: May 18 1871; Reg'r.: Henry Fieldhouse (Ontario Birth Registration, #024830-1871, ancestry.com) Note: One of Twins!
  Date Apr 21 1871 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1872 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Apr 1871 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Apr 21 1871 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1871 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1871 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1872 & location Murray per marr. reg'n.^{2,5,6,7,8,3,9,4}
• Marriage*: 8 February 1899; Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#045743: Groom: Horace Foster Way; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Edward Way & Henrietta Stimers; Bride: Annie Horsley; Age" 27; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Thomas Horsley & Sarah McKinney; ... Date: Feb 8 1899; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #045743-1899, ancestry.com); Principal=Horace Foster Way¹⁰
• Death*: 29 January 1936; Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#026120: Name: Annie Elizabeth Way; Date: Jan 29 1936; Age: 64y 9m 8d; Res.: Conc 3, Lot 36, Brighton Twp., 34 years; Born: Murray Twp., Apr 21 1871; Status: married; Husband: Horace Way; Parents: Brigham Horsely, b. Murray Twp. & Sarah McKinney, b. Ont.; Inf.: Horace Way, RR #1, Hilton, husband; Burial: Cowan's Cemetery, Feb 1 1936; Cause: lobar? pneumonia; Phys.: H. Clark, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jan 31 1936; Reg'r.: Fred O. Ward (Ontario Death Registration, #026120-1936, ancestry.com)¹¹
• Burial*: 1 February 1936; Roman Catholic Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Horace F. Way; -- ; Annie E. His Wife; 1871 - 1936; Walter E. Horsley; 1869 - 1959; Lisle F. Way; 1906 - 1936; Mary J. Horsely; 1861 - 1940; WAY (Roman Catholic Cemetery, Codrington,
  per Death reg'n. (Also called Cowan's Cemetery)
  Note: Horace Foster Way is on a memoril in Brunbrae Cemetery with his wife Contance Mary Johnston - second wife.^3,12

• Census: April 1881; Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: see Thomas Brigham Horsley⁴
• Census: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1891 Census: see Thomas B. Horsley⁷
• Married Name: 8 February 1899; Way²
• Census: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1901 Census: see Horace Way⁵
• Residence*: 1902; Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Resident 34 years per Death Reg'n.³
• Census*: 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1911 Census: see Horace Way⁶
• Census: 1921; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1921 Census: see Horace Way⁸

Thomas "Brigham" Horsley^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}

• Father*: William Horsley³ b. 1809, d. 19 Feb 1880
• Mother*: Jane ?³ b. 1809, d. 28 Jan 1878

• Birth*: 28 November 1836; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 836 & location Northumberland Co. per Death Reg'n. Date Nov 28 1836 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1836 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1835 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1836 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Jul 10 2013. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Annie (Horsley) Way.^{2,3,7,4,5,6,8,9,10}
• Marriage*: before 1862; Canada West; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Annie (Horsley) Way. per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Jul 10 2013.; Principal=Sarah Jane McKenna^2,3
• Death*: 6 March 1904; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#019941: Name: Thomas Brigham Horsley; Date: Mar 6 1904; Age: 67y; Res.: 3, Murray Twp.; Occ.: farmer; Status: married; Born: Northumberland Co.; Cause: parlytic stroke; Phys.: Dr. Farncombe; Rel.: Eng.; Inf.: Walace Horseley; Reg'd.: Mar 7 1904; Reg'r.: Wm. Little, Murray Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #019941-1904, ancestry.ca) per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Jul 10 2013.^3,11

• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1851 Census: see William Horsley⁸
• Census: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1861 Census: see William Horsley⁶
• Census: April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1871 Census: see William Horsley (father)⁵
• Residence*: 1878; Conc 5 Lot 18, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Belden County Atlas: Name: Horsley, T.; Township: Murray; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc Lot: V, 18 - 50 (Belden County Atlas Map - https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/showrecord.php?PersonID=21710)
  Note: Location of Conc 5, Lot 18, is immediately east of Wooler, second full lot east.¹²
• Residence: 4 February 1880; Conc 3 Lot 15, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant L2311) show that William Horsley sold 50 acres of the north quarter of lot 15, conc 3, Brighton Twp. to Thomas B. Horsley. ITS Date: Feb 4 1880. Reg'n. Date: Apr 26 1880. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, pg 046 of 178, lot 15, pages copied from Onland.ca by Dan, Aug 2 2021.)¹³
• Census: April 1881; Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1881 Census: Horsley, Brigham, 44, b. Ont., Eng., Eng. C., farmer, married; Sarah, 44, b. Ont., Irish, Eng. C., married; Mary, 18, b. Ont., Eng., EC, dau.; William, 15?; Agnes, 13; Walter, 11; Annie, 10; Amelia, 6 (1881 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. e?, pg. 26, line 18 - ancestry.ca)¹⁰
• Census*: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1891 Census: Horsley, Thomas B., 54, b. Ont., p.b. England, Eng., farmer, married; Sarah, 54, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, Rc, married; Mary, 27, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., single; William, 25, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., single; Walter, 22; Any(f), 20; Amelia, 15 (1891 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. g-5, pg. 14, line 9 - ancestry.cm)⁷
• Census: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1901 Census: Horsley, Brigham T., 64, b. Ont. r. Nov 28 1836, Eng., CE, farmer, married; Sarah, 64, b. Ont. r. Dec 14 1836, Irish, RC, married; Mary, 36, b. Ont. r. apr 11 1865, Eng., CE, daughter, single; Walter E., 31, b. Ont. r. Apr 24 1869, Eng., CE, Cheese Maker, son, widower; Amelia, 23, b. Ont. r. Jun 4 1877, Eng., CE, daughter, single; Beatrice T., 10, b. Ont. r. Mar 30 1890, Eng., CE, grand-daughter (1901 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. g-3, pg. 4, line 30 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Residence: 30 November 1901; Conc 3 Lot 15, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7618) show that Thomas B. Horsley sold 50 acres of the north quarter of lot 15, conc 3, Brighton Twp. to Walter E. Horsley. ITS Date: Nov 30 1901. Reg'n. Date: Oct 1 1907. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, pg 048 of 178, lot 15, pages copied from Onland.ca by Dan, Aug 2 2021.)¹³

Sarah Jane McKenna^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

• Father*: Patrick McKenna b. c 1805, d. c 1845
• Mother*: Mary McAlvery b. 1812, d. 15 Aug 1877

• Birth*: 14 December 1836; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date c. Jan 14 1837 per Baptism - age 2 weeks at Jan 21 1837. Date Dec 14 1836 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date1836 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1837 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Annie (Horsley) Way. per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Jul 10 2013.
  Sarah Jane McKenna is daughter of Patrick McKenna & Mary McAlvery per family tree of lherman49 on ancestry.ca, Aug 24 2021)^{2,3,7,8,5,6,4}
• Baptism: 21 January 1837; Saint Michael the Archangel, Belleville, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Baptisms: "1837 ... Jane .. 18 - January 21 - Baptised Jane age 2 weeks, daughter to Patrick Kenny and Mary McAlvery. Sp. John Cassady and Jane McAlvery. Mich. Brennan R.P." Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Saint Michael the Archangel, 1829-1870, pg. 105 of 405, ancestry.ca.¹⁰
• Marriage*: before 1862; Canada West; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Annie (Horsley) Way. per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Jul 10 2013.; Principal=Thomas "Brigham" Horsley^2,3
• Death*: 10 February 1905; Conc 3, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#020589: Name: Sarah Jane Horsely; Date: Feb 10 1905; Age: 68y; Res.: Conc 3, Murray Twp.; Status: married; Occ.: housewife; Born: Ont.; Cause: pleurisy, 1 week; Phys.: Dr. Farncomb; Rel.: RC; Inf.: Wal Horsley; Reg'd.: Feb 11 1905 (Ontario Death Registration, #020589-1905, ancestry.ca) Date Feb 10 1905 per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Jul 10 2013.^3,11

• Census: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see Martin McKenna (brother)(Note: Jane is listed under Martin and Jennet.⁴
• Census: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1851 Census: see Irana McKenna (mother)⁴
• Married Name: before 1862; Horsley²
• Census: April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1871 Census: see William Horsely (father-in-law)⁵
• Census: April 1881; Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1881 Census: see Thomas Brigham Horsley⁶
• Census*: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1891 Census: see Thomas B. Horsley⁷
• Census: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1901 Census: see Thomas B. Horsley⁸