Person Page - 4247

Wellington McDonald^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Jeremiah McDonald² b. 1830, d. 12 Nov 1896
• Mother*: Catharine MacDonald² b. 1830, d. 1891

• Birth*: 1862; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.²
• Death*: 1886; Ontario; Date 1886 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 1886; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McDONALD; Jeremiah McDonald; 1830 - 1896; His Wife; 1830 - Catharine - 1891; Children; 1862 - Wellington - 1886; 1870 - Ernest - 1873; 1872 - Norris - 1908; 1865 - Willis - 1932 (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6 2009)³

• Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: See Jeremiah MacDonald²

Willis MacDonald^1,2

• Father*: Jeremiah McDonald² b. 1830, d. 12 Nov 1896
• Mother*: Catharine MacDonald² b. 1830, d. 1891

• Birth*: 1865; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.²
• Death*: 1932; Date 1932 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 1932; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McDONALD; Jeremiah McDonald; 1830 - 1896; His Wife; 1830 - Catharine - 1891; Children; 1862 - Wellington - 1886; 1870 - Ernest - 1873; 1872 - Norris - 1908; 1865 - Willis - 1932 (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6 2009)³

• Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1871 Census: see Jeremiah MacDonald²

Ernest Llewellyn McDonald^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Jeremiah McDonald² b. 1830, d. 12 Nov 1896
• Mother*: Catharine MacDonald² b. 1830, d. 1891

• Birth*: 1870; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1870 per CemSearch. Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^2,4
• Death*: 22 November 1873; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1873 per Memorial. Date Nov 22 1873 per CemSearch.^3,4
• Burial*: 24 November 1873; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McDONALD; Jeremiah McDonald; 1830 - 1896; His Wife; 1830 - Catharine - 1891; Children; 1862 - Wellington - 1886; 1870 - Ernest - 1873; 1872 - Norris - 1908; 1865 - Willis - 1932 (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6 2009)
  CemSearch: Name: Ernest Llewellyn McDonald; Born: 1870; Died: Nov 22 1873; Age: 3; ID: SALEM0512; No other names; Cemetery: Salem Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 21, Cramahe Twp., Salem Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 2 Row 19 Plot 4&5; Note: also small slab, Son of Jeremiah & Catharine McDonald, Siblings Wellington, Willis & Norris McDonald (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=SALEME0512%5E0)^3,4

• Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1871 Census: see Jeremiah MacDonald²

Norris McDonald^1,2

• Father*: Jeremiah McDonald² b. 1830, d. 12 Nov 1896
• Mother*: Catharine MacDonald² b. 1830, d. 1891

• Birth*: 1872; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1872 per Memorial.²
• Death*: 1908; Ontario; Date 1908 per Memorial.²
• Burial*: 1908; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McDONALD; Jeremiah McDonald; 1830 - 1896; His Wife; 1830 - Catharine - 1891; Children; 1862 - Wellington - 1886; 1870 - Ernest - 1873; 1872 - Norris - 1908; 1865 - Willis - 1932 (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6 2009)²

Neil McDonald^1,2

• Birth*: circa 1800; per family tree of dkcollette on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.²
• Marriage*: circa 1825; per family tree of dkcollette on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.; Principal=Rebecca Harrington²

Rebecca Harrington¹

• Birth*: circa 1800; per family tree of dkcollette on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1825; per family tree of dkcollette on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.; Principal=Neil McDonald¹

• Married Name: circa 1825; McDonald¹

Alexander MacDonald¹

• Birth*: 1801; Scotland; per family tree of dkcollette on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.¹
• Marriage*: 1825; Scotland; per family tree of dkcollette on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.; Principal=Janet McIntyre¹
• Death*: 1850; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of dkcollette on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.¹

Janet McIntyre¹

• Birth*: circa 1807; Scotland; per family tree of dkcollette on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.¹
• Marriage*: 1825; Scotland; per family tree of dkcollette on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.; Principal=Alexander MacDonald¹

• Married Name: 1825; MacDonald¹

Donald C. McDonald¹

• Birth*: 1840; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Dan Pearson on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1873; Ontario; per family tree of Dan Pearson on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.; Principal=Amy Emma Gleason¹
• Death*: 21 January 1920; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Dan Pearson on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.¹

Amy Emma Gleason¹

• Father*: Anson Gleason b. 1818, d. 18 Jan 1901
• Mother*: Mary Ann Steele b. 1825, d. b 1850

• Birth*: 1843; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of Dan Pearson on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019. Date 1842 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1843 per family tree of animllvr on ancestry.ca, Sep 28 2018.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1873; Ontario; per family tree of Dan Pearson on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.; Principal=Donald C. McDonald¹
• Death*: 1907; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Dan Pearson on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2019.¹

• Census*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see Henry Steele (grandfather)²
• Married Name: circa 1873; McDonald¹

Edward Henry Bate^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: Lewis Wesley Bate² b. 25 Feb 1845, d. 28 Sep 1902
• Mother*: Caroline Owens² b. 12 Aug 1844, d. 21 Dec 1893

• Birth*: 26 February 1869; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1869 per CemSearch. Date Feb 26 1869 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Feb 1869 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1870 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Laura B. Smith.^2,7,8,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 1 January 1895; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008540: Groom: Edward H. Bate; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Lewis W. Bate & Caroline Owens; Bride: Laura B. Smith; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Marshall O. Smith & Sarah Rawson; Wit.: George D. Solomon, Brighton Village & Maria M. R. Bate, Brighton Twp.; Date: Jan 1 1895; Place: Brighton Twp.; Rel.: Meth. & Pres.; Performed by: Rev. A. K. McLeod; Reg'r.: A.A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008540-1895, ancestry.ca) per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.; Principal=Laura Beatrice Smith^3,9
• Death*: 7 February 1936; Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#026128: Name: Edward Henry Bate; Date: Feb 7 1936; Age: 66y 11m 12d; Res.: Main St., Brighton, always; Born: Ont. FEb 26 1869; Nat.:P Irish; Status: married; Occ.: retired machine salesman; Parents: Wesley Bate, b. Ireland & Caroline Owens, b. Ont.; Inf.: Laura Bate, Brighton, wife; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Feb. 10 1936; Cause: influenza & pleurisy, lobar pneumonia, 5d; Phys.: F. M. Dure, Brighton; Reg'd.: Feb 10 1936; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #026128-1936, ancestry.ca)
  
  Date 1936 per CemSearch.^8,10
• Burial*: 10 February 1936; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Edward H. Bate; Born: 1869; Died: 1936; Age: 67y; ID: MTHOPE340; Other names: Smith, Laura B. (1872-1941), Thorne, George A. L. (1892-1966); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 17 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE340%5E1) Date Feb 10 1936 & location Mount Hope Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^8,4

• Census*: April 1891; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1891 Census: see Lewis Wesley Bate²
• Residence*: 1 January 1895; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Laura B. Smith.⁷
• Residence: 27 December 1899; Conc 1 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6677) show that Lewis W. Bate (widower) sold "the south 100 acres", Lot 30, Concession 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Edward H. Bate for $1, "subject to use of grantor for life". ITS Date: Dec 27 1899. Reg'n. Date: Feb 5 1900. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 01, pg. 225 of 307)¹¹
• Residence: 20 November 1906; Conc 1 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7949) show that Edward H. Bate & wife sold "100 acres in the south half", Lot 30, Concession 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to John Whitehouse & Harry A. Butcher for $5,000. ITS Date: Nov 20 1906. Reg'n. Date: Nov 21 1906. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 01, pg. 225 of 307)¹¹
• Census: 2 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1911 Census: Bate, Edward H., 42, b. Ont. Feb 1869, Eng.. Pres., agent for implements, married; Laura B., 38, b. Ont. Jun 1872, Eng., Pres., married; Harold G., 15, Nov 1895, Eng., Pres., marine, "St. Boat"?, single; Carrie B., 13, b. Ont. Sep 1897, dau. (1911 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 14-3 (101-29), pg. 4, line 28, ancestry.ca)⁶
• Residence: 1 May 1920; Village Lot 30, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5483) show that Charles E. Donaghy sold "strip 21 feet" of Village Lot 30, South Main St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Edward H. Bate for $3,500. ITS Date: May 1 1920. Reg'n. Date: May 11 1920. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 150 of 399, (Conc 01, Lot 01, south Main St.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 6 2023)¹¹
• Census: 8 June 1921; Ward 2, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1921 Census: Bate, Edward, 53, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., farm implements, married; Laura, 48, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Pres., married; Smith, Marshall, 73, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, Irish, Pres., income, widower (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 11, line 4 - Ward 2 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: Benjmain Ewing is below, so Main & Centre area.⁵
• Residence: 30 January 1930; Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of Marshall Oregon Smith (father-in-law)⁴

Maud Bate¹

• Father*: Lewis Wesley Bate¹ b. 25 Feb 1845, d. 28 Sep 1902
• Mother*: Caroline Owens¹ b. 12 Aug 1844, d. 21 Dec 1893

• Birth*: 1874; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1874 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1891; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1891 Census: see Lewis Wesley Bate¹

Laura Beatrice Smith^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Marshal Oregon Smith² b. 19 May 1848, d. 28 Jan 1930
• Mother*: Sarah E. Rawson² b. 4 Jan 1845, d. Nov 1919

• Birth*: 21 June 1872; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1872 per CemSearch. Date Jun 21 1872 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jun 1872 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1872 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Edward H. Bate. per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.^{2,6,7,8,9,3,4,5}
• Marriage*: 1 January 1895; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008540: Groom: Edward H. Bate; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Lewis W. Bate & Caroline Owens; Bride: Laura B. Smith; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Marshall O. Smith & Sarah Rawson; Wit.: George D. Solomon, Brighton Village & Maria M. R. Bate, Brighton Twp.; Date: Jan 1 1895; Place: Brighton Twp.; Rel.: Meth. & Pres.; Performed by: Rev. A. K. McLeod; Reg'r.: A.A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008540-1895, ancestry.ca) per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.; Principal=Edward Henry Bate^2,10
• Death*: 20 April 1941; 122 West Moira St., Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#109394: Name: Laura Beatrice Bate; Date: Apr 20 1941; Age; 68y 10m; Place: 22 West Moira St., Belleville, 1 day; Res.: Main St., Brighton; Born: Ont., Jun 21 1872; Nat.: Eng.; Status: widow; Spouse: Edward Henry Bate; Parents: Marshall Smith & Sarah Rawson, both born Ont.; Inf.: Mr. G.A.L. Thorne, 122 West Moira St., Belleville, dau.; Burial: Brighton, Apr 23 1941; Burial Permit: J.H. Holmes, Belleville; Und.: Belleville Burial Co.; Cause: ?? ; Phys.: G.S. Crouch?, Belleville; Reg'd.: Apr 22 1941; Reg'r.: J.Wilfred Holmes, Belleville, Hastings Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #109394-1941, ancestry.ca) Date 1941 per CemSearch.^7,11
• Burial*: 23 April 1941; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Larua B. Bate; Maiden: Smith; Born: 1872; Died: 1941; Age: 69y; ID: MTHOPE340; Other names: Bate, Edward H. (1869-1936), Thorne, George A. L. (1892-1966); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 17 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE340%5E2)
  Date Apr 23 1941 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n.^7,4

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1881 Census: see Marshall Smith⁸
• Census: 6 April 1891; Brightoon Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1891 Census: see Marshall Smith⁹
• Married Name: 1 January 1895; Bate²
• Residence*: 1 January 1895; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Edward H.Bate.⁶
• Census: 2 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1911 Census: see Edward H. Bate⁵
• Census: 8 June 1921; Ward 2, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1921 Census: see Edward Bate³
• Residence: 10 February 1936; Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband, Edward Henry Bate.⁴
• Residence: 4 August 1936; Village Lot 30, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Conveyance 6789) show that Laura B. Bate (widow) executrix (for the estate of her husband Edward Henry Bate) granted "strip 21 feet more or less off east side" of Village Lot 30, South Main St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Laura B. Bate for $1. ITS Date: Aug 4 1936. Reg'n. Date: Apr 16 1936. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 151 of 399, (Conc 01, Lot 01, south Main St.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 6 2023)¹²

Harold Grenville Bate^1,2,3

• Father*: Edward Henry Bate² b. 26 Feb 1869, d. 7 Feb 1936
• Mother*: Laura Beatrice Smith² b. 21 Jun 1872, d. 20 Apr 1941

• Birth*: 8 November 1895; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1896 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Nov 8 1895 & location Brighton Twp. per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.^2,3
• Marriage*: 31 October 1924; Essex Co., Ontario; per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.; Principal=Verna May McLeod²

• Census*: 2 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1911 Census: see Edward H. Bate³

Verna May McLeod¹

• Birth*: 26 June 1903; Lucknow, Bruce Co., Ontario; per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.¹
• Marriage*: 31 October 1924; Essex Co., Ontario; per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.; Principal=Harold Grenville Bate¹

• Married Name: 31 October 1924; Bate¹

Caroline Berthilde "Carrie" Bate^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Edward Henry Bate² b. 26 Feb 1869, d. 7 Feb 1936
• Mother*: Laura Beatrice Smith² b. 21 Jun 1872, d. 20 Apr 1941

• Birth*: 22 September 1898; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#027182: Name: Caroline Bate; Date: Sep 22 1898; Parents: Edward H. Bate & Laura Smith; Occ.: farmer & stock grower, Brighton Twp.; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. R.J. Wade; Reg'd.: Oct 1 1898; Reg;r.: Darius Crouter, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #027182-1898, ancestry.ca)
  Date 1898 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1897 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date Sep 22 1898 & location Brighton per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.^2,3,6,5
• Marriage*: 1 April 1918; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014094: Groom: George Albert Lyal Thorne; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status; bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Albert E. Thorne & Jennie Jackson; Bride: Carrie B. Bate; Age: 20; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Occ.: lady; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Edward Bate & Laurie Smith; Expected Res.: Brighton Village; Wit.: Lieut. ?R. J. Nesbitt, Brighton & Keith C. W. Dean, MD, Brighton; Date: Apr 1 1918; Place: Brighton Village; Performed by: A. K. McLeod, Pres., Brighton; Sworn: Brightn Twp., Mar 23 1918; Reg'r.: A. W. Thorne, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014094-1918, ancestry.ca)
  Date Apr 1 1918 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.; Principal=George Albert Lyle Thorne^2,7
• Death*: 21 September 1988; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Sep 21 1988 & location Belleville per family tree of Patsy Thorne on ancestry.ca, Jul 10 2025.²

• Residence: circa 1910; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Carrie Bate is shown in one of the pictures of Becker's Bazaar, c. 1910. She would be about 12 years old. This image from The History of Brighton Business 1816 to 2009, by Susan Brose, 2010, page 32.⁸
• Census*: 2 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1911 Census: see Edward H. Bate⁵
• Married Name: 1 April 1918; Thorne²
• Residence*: 1 April 1918; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Village per marr. reg'n.³
• Residence: 22 April 1941; 122 West Moira St., Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her mother, Laura Beatrice (Smith) Bate.⁹
• Residence: 22 July 1941; Village Lot 5, Young St. East (41), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7061) show that Caroline B. Thorne, admin., sold "same", Village Lot 5, Young Street East Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Flora C. Montgomery for $1,400. ITS Date: Jul 22 1941. Reg'n. Date: Aug 7 1941. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, Village Lot 5, Young St. East, page 179 of 220, OnLand.ca)¹⁰
• Residence: 1968; 319 Bridge St. East, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; "Bridge St. East ... 319 Thorne, Caroline ... 24" Canada Voters Lists, 1968, Belleville, pg. 24 of 309, ancestry.ca.¹¹

George Albert Lyle Thorne^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Albert Edward Thorne² b. 6 Jun 1859, d. 11 Jan 1898
• Mother*: Jennie Elizabeth Jackson² b. 20 Jun 1861, d. 14 Feb 1917

• Birth*: 20 October 1892; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1892 per CemSearch. Date ? 20 1892 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1892 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n. per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 1 April 1918; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014094: Groom: George Albert Lyal Thorne; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status; bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Albert E. Thorne & Jennie Jackson; Bride: Carrie B. Bate; Age: 20; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Occ.: lady; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Edward Bate & Laurie Smith; Expected Res.: Brighton Village; Wit.: Lieut. ?R. J. Nesbitt, Brighton & Keith C. W. Dean, MD, Brighton; Date: Apr 1 1918; Place: Brighton Village; Performed by: A. K. McLeod, Pres., Brighton; Sworn: Brightn Twp., Mar 23 1918; Reg'r.: A. W. Thorne, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014094-1918, ancestry.ca)
  Date Apr 1 1918 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of JoySalerni on ancestry.ca, Dec 16 2019.; Principal=Caroline Berthilde "Carrie" Bate^2,6
• Death*: 1966; Ontario; Date 1966 per CemSearch.⁵
• Burial*: 1966; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: George A. L. Thorne; Born: 1892; Died: 1966; ID: MTHOPE340; Other names: Bate, Edward H. (1869-1936), Smith, Laura B. (1872-1941); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sec 1 Row 17 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE340%5E0)⁵

• Census*: 4 April 1901; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1901 Census: see Jennie Thorne (mother)⁴
• Residence: 2 October 1914; Village Lot 1, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Assignment for Benefit of Creditors 4970) show that an Assignment for Benefit of Creditors was registered with Grantor Francis L. Atkinson "said lot", Lot 1, North of Main St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Hiram L. Webb (also signs) for $1. Reg'n. Date: Oct 2 1914. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Book 3, pg. 104 of 184, OnLand.ca)⁷
• Note*: November 1915; Conc 4 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "In November 1915, Arthur bought the farm on Chatten Road owned by Albert and Jennie Thorne, lots 2 and 3, concession 4. Their children, Anna (later Macklam), Jean and George, remembered their house burning, and the barn being converted into a dwelling, an instance of practical ingenuity." from page 211 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten, 2009.
  Note: The children referred to here are those of Albert and Jennie Thorne - not the Chatten's.⁸
• Residence: 25 September 1916; Conc 4 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Q.C. Grant 9775) show that George A.L. Thorne (unmarried), Jean C.B.A. Thorne, Georgianna A. Thorne (Children of Albert E. Thorne) granted rights to Lot 2 Conc 4 to Jennie E. Thorne for $1.00. ITS Date: Sep 25 1916. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton Township, Conc 4, pg. 9 of 346. Downloaded all pages for Conc 4 from Onland, Apr 12 2020.)⁷
• Residence: 14 February 1917; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Jennie Elizabeth (Jackson) Thorne.⁹
• Residence*: 1 April 1918; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residencce Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.³
• Residence: 7 October 1920; Conc 4 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 10580) show that George A. L. Thorne (unmarried), Jean C.B.A. Thorne, Georgianna A. Macklam sold Lot 2 Conc 4 to Arthur Chatten for $13,000. ITS Date: Oct 7, 1920. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton Township, Conc 4, pg. 9 of 346. Downloaded all pages for Conc 4 from Onland, Apr 12 2020.)⁷
• Residence: 20 May 1946; Village Lot 1, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7623) show that George A. L. Thorne & wife sold "Said lot", Lot 1, North of Main St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Burton E. Brintnell for $2,200. Reg'n. Date: May 20 1946. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Book 3, pg. 104 of 184, OnLand.ca)⁷

William Henry Preston^1,2

• Father*: James Preston² b. c 1820
• Mother*: Sarah Jane ?² b. c 1820

• Birth*: 1850; Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Canada West; Date 1850 & location Scott Twp. per marriage reg'n.²
• Marriage*: 26 November 1871; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Wm. Henry Preston; Age: 21; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Scott Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab.; Parents: James & Sarah Irene Preston; Bride: Alice Butler; Age: 21; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Brighton; Status; spinster; Parents: Miriam & Harriet Butler; Wit.: Charles & Sarah Jane LeDuke, Cobourg; Date: Nov 26 1871; Place: Cobourg; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Briggs, by Bands, Cobourg (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.ca); Principal=Francis Alice Butler²

• Residence*: 26 November 1871; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cobourg per marr. reg'n.²

James Preston¹

• Birth*: circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of son William Henry Preston.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son William Henry Preston.; Principal=Sarah Jane ?¹

Sarah Jane ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of son William Henry Preston.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son William Henry Preston.; Principal=James Preston¹

• Married Name: circa 1845; Preston¹