Person Page - 3729

William Stewart¹

• Father*: James Alexander Stewart b. 17 Apr 1817, d. 7 Jun 1887
• Mother*: Ann Mitchell b. 11 Mar 1807, d. 16 Apr 1891

• Birth*: 2 January 1850; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.¹
• Marriage*: 23 September 1872; Ontario; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.; Principal=Jane Milne¹
• Death*: 18 December 1930; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.¹

Jane Milne¹

• Father*: William Milne¹ b. c 1823, d. 1865
• Mother*: Isabella Miller¹ b. c 1839, d. 1888

• Birth*: 24 July 1854; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.¹
• Marriage*: 23 September 1872; Ontario; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.; Principal=William Stewart¹
• Death*: 1942; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.¹

• Married Name: 23 September 1872; Stewart¹

William Milne¹

• Birth*: circa 1823; Lunan, Forfarshire, Scotland; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1850; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.; Principal=Isabella Miller¹
• Death*: 1865; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.¹

• Residence*: April 1861; Conc 4 Lot 25, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1861 Agr Census: Name: William Milne; Conc: 4; Lot: north quarter Lot 25; Acres: 50 (1861 Agricultural Census, Seymour Twp. (Haldimand), Northumberland Co., pg. 86 of 163, ancestry.ca)
  Note: This page has been mis-filed!! This is clearly Seymour Township people but it is filed under Haldimand. There is no township name on the page, so someone guessed. (Dan Buchanan, May 7 2021)

Isabella Miller¹

• Birth*: circa 1839; Shacathre, Forfarshire, Scotland; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1850; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.; Principal=William Milne¹
• Death*: 1888; per family tree of kerrmcoy54 on ancestry.com, May 2 2015.¹

• Married Name: circa 1850; Milne¹

William Post "Bill" Dunk^1,2

• Father*: William Albert Dunk² b. 26 Feb 1906, d. 3 Jul 1964
• Mother*: Edna Jessie Margeurite Post² b. 7 Mar 1905, d. 13 Oct 1963

• Birth*: 17 December 1936; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 17 1936 per Brighton Independent article by Joyce Cassin, April 30, 2015 - see Death.²
• Death*: 26 April 2015; Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario; "Brighton loses a hero: by Joyce Cassin - New - Brightion - ... Bill was born December 17, 1936 and died on April 26, 2015, less than three weeks before his and Sandra's 51st wedding anniversary. .... Bill was the son of the late William Albert Dunk and Edna Jessie Post and is survived by Sandra (nee Turney), his children Janine and Brett (wife Alexandra) and granddaughter Brandy Williams. Brother of Jim Dunk of Brighton (Wife Sandy and children Tracy, Trisha and Trevor) and the late John Dunk (wife Barb and chidlren Mark and Tammy). Bill retired in 1992 after a 36-year career with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. .. He began as a snowplow driver in Grafton and ended up as supervisor of Port Hope and District, which covered an area almost up to Algonquin Park. ... Prior to that he was partly responsible for putting in the trails at Presqu'ile Provincial Park as his job with the Ministry of Lands and Forests. He was very active in Brighton throughout his lifetime, serving as a fastball and hockey coach, a 23-year town councillor, board/committee member of Quinte Access for 20 years, Northumberland County Accessibility Adivory Committee, Lower Trent Conservation Authoritt and, from 1992, a Waterfront Regeneration Trust board member that brought the Waterfront Trail from Toronto through Brighton. Bill was also known for his skills as the Brighton and District Curling club ice maker, always earning much praise over the 14 years he was involved with the club. In 2010, Bill received the Provincial Community Service Hero Award for his contributions to sports in the community, and in 2008, Bill and Sandra received Brighton's "Mr. & Mrs." civic award for outstanding service and contribution to the community. ... The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton on Friday, May 1, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and at the Brighton & District Club (85 Elizabeth Street), on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. A celebration of Bills life will follow at the Curling Club at 12 noon. Cremation with interment at Salem Cemetery at a later date. ... " from The Brighton Independent, April 30, 2015
  Passed away peacefully at the Kingston General Hospital on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the age of 78.
  Bill was the son of the late William Albert Dunk and Edna Jessie (Post). Bill is survived by Sandra Ann (nee Turney), his beloved wife of 50 years, his children Janine and Brett (wife Alexandra) and granddaughter Brandy Williams.
  Brother of Jim Dunk of Brighton (wife Sandy and children Tracy, Trisha and Trevor) and the late John Dunk (wife Barb and children Mark and Tammy).
  Bill retired in 1992 after a 36-year career with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. He was very active in Brighton throughout his lifetime, serving as a fastball and hockey coach, long-time town councillor, board/committee member (Quinte Access, Northumberland County Accessibility Advisory Committee, Lower Trent Conservation Authority and others) and curling club ice maker.
  In 2010, Bill received the Provincial Community Sports Hero Award for his contributions to sports in the community. In 2008, Bill and Sandra received Brighton’s “Mr. & Mrs.” civic award for outstanding service and contribution to the community. His hobbies included curling, shuffleboard, fishing, golf, wood working, playing cards and spending time with family and friends.
  The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton, Ontario (613-475-2121) on Friday, May 1st, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and at the Brighton Curling Club (85 Elizabeth St, Brighton, Ontario) on Saturday, May 2nd from 10 a.m. A Celebration of Bill’s life will follow at the Curling Club at 12 o’clock noon. Cremation with interment at a later date.
  The family would like to thank the caring and compassionate medical staff in the intensive care units of Kingston General, Belleville and Trenton Hospitals.
  Memorial donations may be made to the Municipality of Brighton (Curling Club re: new plant) in memory of Bill Dunk by cheque, or Quinte Access Transportation." Obit, http://www.canadianobituaries.com/william-post-bill-dunk-obituary-april-26-2015.html²

• Residence*: 2 December 1964; Village Lot 16, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 37167) show that Ben & Esther Remouche sold "said lot", Village Lot 16, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William P. & Sandra Dunk (Joint Tenants) for $5,200. ITS Date: Dec 2 1964. Reg'n. Date: Dec 31 1964. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 272 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)³
• Residence: 1965; 82 Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "85 Dunk, Sandra, housewife, 82 Prince Edward, Brighton" & "86 Dunk, William, DHO operator, 82 Prince Edward, Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1965, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, ancestry.ca)⁴
• Residence: 1968; 82 Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "68 Dunk, William P., D.H.O. operator, 82 Prince Edward St." & "69 Dunk, Mrs. Sandra Ann - 82 Prince Edward St." Canada Voters Lists, 1968, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, ancestry.ca)⁴
• Residence: 1972; 82 Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "74 Dunk, William, machine operator, 82 Prince Edward" & "75 Dunk, Mrs. Sandra - 82 Prince Edward" Canada Voters Lists, 1972, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, ancestry.ca)⁴
• Note*: 1992; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Bill retired in 1992 after a 36-year career with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation... " per Death of William Post "Bill" Dunk.²

James Leslie Dunk^1,2,3

• Father*: William Albert Dunk² b. 26 Feb 1906, d. 3 Jul 1964
• Mother*: Edna Jessie Margeurite Post² b. 7 Mar 1905, d. 13 Oct 1963

• Birth*: 17 October 1943; Ontario; Date Oct 17 1943 per Memorial. per Death of William Post "Bill" Dunk.^2,3
• Death*: 10 May 2021; Ontario; Date May 10 2021 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 13 May 2021; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) DUNK; James Leslie; Dunk; Oct. 17, 1943; May 10, 2021; Sandra Lynn Lowery; Aug. 29, 1949, - ; Married; June 10, 1967; Loving Parents of; Tracy, Tricia & Trevor (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, Jun 28 2025)³

John Stewart Dunk^1,2,3

• Father*: William Albert Dunk² b. 26 Feb 1906, d. 3 Jul 1964
• Mother*: Edna Jessie Margeurite Post² b. 7 Mar 1905, d. 13 Oct 1963

• Birth*: 1946; Ontario; Date 1946 per Memorial. per Death of William Post "Bill" Dunk.^2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1965; per Death of William Post "Bill" Dunk.; Principal=Barbara Anne ?²
• Death*: 2013; Ontario; Date 2013 per Memorial. per Death of William Post "Bill" Dunk.^2,3
• Burial*: 2013; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) DUNK; John Stewart; 1946 - 2013; His Beloved Wife; Barbara Anne; 1948 - 2023 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, Jun 28 2025)³

Barbara Anne ?^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1948; Date 1948 per Memorial. per Death of William Post "Bill" Dunk.^2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1965; per Death of William Post "Bill" Dunk.; Principal=John Stewart Dunk²
• Death*: 2023; Ontario; Date 2023 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 2023; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) DUNK; John Stewart; 1946 - 2013; His Beloved Wife; Barbara Anne; 1948 - 2023 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, Jun 28 2025)³

• Married Name: circa 1965; Dunk²

Donald Bentley Taft^1,2,3

• Father*: Alva Bentley Taft² b. 9 Mar 1886, d. 1960
• Mother*: Cora Belle McLaughlin² b. Nov 1888, d. Apr 1977

• Birth*: 16 February 1916; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#040184: Name: Donald Bentley Taft; Date: Feb 16 1916; Place: Brighton; Parents: Alba Bentley Taft, blacksmith, Brighton & Cora Belle McLaughlin; Married: Sep 9 1908, Trenton; Phys.: R.J. Wade; Inf.: Mrs. Ada Covell, Brighton; Reg'd.,: Feb 16 1916; Reg'r.: - , Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #040184-1916, ancestry.ca) Date Feb 16 1916 & location Brighton Village per Death Reg'n. - age 3m 26d at death Jun 11 1916.^2,4
• Death*: 11 June 1916; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#023965: Name: Donald Bentley Taft; Date: Jun 11 1916; Age: 3m 26d; Res. & Born: Brighton Village; Parents: Alva Bently Taft & Cora McLaughlin; Burial: Carrying Place; Cause: heart failure; Phys.: R. J. Wade; Inf.: Alva Bently Waft, Brighton Village; Reg'd.: Jun 11 1916; Reg'r.: A. Marn?, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #023965-1916, ancestry.com)
  "Died. Taft: In Brighton, Sunday, June 11th, 1916, Donald Bentley, infant son of Alva B. and Cora Taft, aged 3 months and 26 days. The funeral service was held at the parents' residence, Prince Edward St. Tuesday afternoon, 13th inst., and interment took place at the Carrying Place." from pg. 037 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.^5,6
• Burial*: 13 June 1916; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Donald B.; Died; June 11, 1916; Aged 3 Mo.; 25 D's; Norma; Died; Mar 21, 1921; Aged 3 Y'rs; ? D's; Children of Alva B. & Cora Belle Taft (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Jul 10 2004)⁷

Orval Asa Taft¹

• Father*: Leonard Lewis Clayton Taft¹ b. 7 Sep 1880
• Mother*: Emma Louisa Benson¹ b. 1891

• Birth*: 4 November 1910; Conc 2 Lot 93, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#042052: Name: Orval Asa Taft; Date: Nov 4 1910; Parents: Leonard Lewis Clayton Taft & Emma Louisa Benson; Place: Conc 2, Lot 93, Ameliasburgh Twp.; Married: Trenton, Sep 8 1909; Phys.: Dr. File; Inf.: Leonard Lewis Clayton Taft, Ameliasburgh; Reg'd.: Dec 2 1910 (Ontario Birth Registration, #042052-1910, ancestry.com)²

• Residence*: 1949; Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; "175 Taft, Orval, labourer, Carrying Place" Canada Voters Lists 1935-1980, Ameliasburgh Twp. - 1949, pg. 7 of 152 (ancestry,.com)³

William Smith¹

• Birth*: circa 1865; per family tree of wa6024 on ancestry.com, May 27 2015.¹
• Marriage*: before 1885; per family tree of wa6024 on ancestry.com, May 27 2015.; Principal=Francis McQuinn¹

Francis McQuinn¹

• Birth*: circa 1865; per family tree of wa6024 on ancestry.com, May 27 2015.¹
• Marriage*: before 1885; per family tree of wa6024 on ancestry.com, May 27 2015.; Principal=William Smith¹

• Married Name: before 1885; Smith¹

James G. Farrow¹

• Father*: Clayton Lewis Farrow¹ b. 16 Jun 1911, d. 1988
• Mother*: Annetta Isabel "Anita" Taft¹ b. 28 Aug 1914, d. 2002

• Birth*: 1945; Ontario; Date 1945 per Memorial.¹
• Death*: 1979; Date 1979 per Memorial.¹
• Burial*: 1979; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) FARROW; Clayton L. Farrow - 1911 - 1988; His Wife; Annetta I. Taft - 1914 - 2002; Their Son; James G. Farrow - 1945 - 1979 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sep 26 2004)¹

Elizabeth Butler "Bessie" Ketchum^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Maitland Parker Ketchum² b. 25 Oct 1842, d. 29 Sep 1894
• Mother*: Sarah Maria Butler² b. 28 Aug 1842, d. 8 Mar 1910

• Birth*: 22 September 1875; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1876 per marriage index. Date Sep 22 1875 & location Brighton per family tree of Kimberly Ronson on ancestry.com, May 31 2015.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 15 June 1909; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Cook Co., Illinois Marriage Index, 1871-1920: Groom: Ronald Struart Mackechnie; Age: 35; Bride: Elizabeth Ketchum; Age: 32; Marriage Date: Jun 15 1909; Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; MF: 1030459 (Ancestry.ca) Date Jun 15 1909 & locaiton Chicago per family tree of martintriall on ancestry.ca, Apr 12 2018.; Principal=Ronald Stuart MacKechnie^2,4
• Death*: 1939; per family tree of martintriall on ancestry.ca, Apr 12 2018.²

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton, East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1881 Census: see Maitland P. Ketchum³
• Census: 13 April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1891 Census: see Maitland Ketchum⁵
• Married Name: 15 June 1909; MacKechnie²

Alfred Fulford^1,2,3

• Father*: Edward Fulford² b. 6 May 1828, d. 30 Jun 1902
• Mother*: Maria Bate b. 17 Oct 1825, d. 20 Sep 1910

• Birth*: 14 November 1855; Brigton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Nov 14 1855 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1855 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,3
• Death*: 21 May 1934; Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012590; Name: Alfred Fulford; Date: May 21 1934; Age: 78y 6m 7d; Res.: Port Hope, 24y; Born: Ont. Nov 14 1855; Nat.,: English; Status: married; Occ.: dry goods merchant; Parents: Edward Fulford & Maria Bate, both born England; Inf.: Alfred E. Fulford, Port Hope, nephew; Burial: Union Cemetery, Port Hope, May 23 1934; Und.: A.W. ?? & son, Port Hope; Cause: stomach haemorrhage, 1y 2m; Phys.: C.B. Keely, Port Hope; Reg'd.: May 22 1934; Reg'r.: ?A. Main, Port Hope, Durham Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #012590-1934, ancestry.ca)⁴

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1861 Census: see Edward Fulford²

Allen Fulford¹

• Father*: Edward Fulford¹ b. 6 May 1828, d. 30 Jun 1902
• Mother*: Maria Bate b. 17 Oct 1825, d. 20 Sep 1910

• Birth*: 1857; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see Edward Fulford¹

Ida Way^1,2

• Father*: Abbott Way² b. 29 Jan 1837, d. 27 May 1911
• Mother*: Harriet Fulford² b. Jul 1837

• Birth*: 1860; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1860 & location UC per 1861 Census.²

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see B. Fulford (grandfather)²

John Fulford^1,2,3

• Birth*: circa December 1756; Devon, England; per family tree of Colleen Evans on ancestry.ca, Sep 15 2021.²
• Marriage*: circa 1797; Age 33 at 1851 Census: see Batholemew Fulford; Principal=Christian Stapleton²
• Death*: July 1841; Buckland Brewer, Devon, England; per family tree of Colleen Evans on ancestry.ca, Sep 15 2021.³

Christian Stapleton^1,2,3

• Birth*: circa October 1758; Buckland Brewer, Devon, England; per family tree of Colleen Evans on ancestry.ca, Sep 15 2021.^2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1797; Age 33 at 1851 Census: see Batholemew Fulford; Principal=John Fulford²
• Death*: September 1801; Buckland Brewer, Devon, England; per family tree of Colleen Evans on ancestry.ca, Sep 15 2021.³

• Married Name: circa 1797; Fulford²

William Fulford¹

• Father*: John Fulford¹ b. c Dec 1756, d. Jul 1841
• Mother*: Christian Stapleton¹ b. c Oct 1758, d. Sep 1801

• Birth*: 1798; Buckland Brewer, Devon, England; Date 1798 per Memorial & CemSearch - age 63y at death Dec 1 1861. Date 1798 & location England per 1861 Census. Date 1798 & location England per 1851 Census. Date c. Mar 1798 & location Buckland Brewer, Devon, England per family tree of Colleen Evans on ancestry.ca, Sep 15 2021.^1,2,3,4,5
• Death*: 1 December 1861; Brighton Twp., Carman, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Dec 1 1861 per Memorial & CemSearch. per family tree of Colleen Evans on ancestry.ca, Sep 15 2021.^2,4,5
• Burial*: 3 December 1861; Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Carman, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) In Memory of; William Fulford; Who Died; Dec. 1, 1861; Aged; 63 Years (Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., image by Dan Buchanan)
  CemSearch: Name: William Fulford; Born: - ; Died: Dec 1 1861; Age: 63y; ID: CARMAN102; No other names; Cemetery: Carman Cemetery, Conc 3, Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Rural Community of Carman, Northumberland Co. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CARMAN102%5E0)^4,5

• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 53 at 1851 Census: Adams, William, 53, b. England, WM, tailor, single (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 114 of 160, line 8 - ancestry.ca)³
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1861 Census: see Bartholemew Fulford (brother??)¹