Person Page - 4281

Sanford Hughes^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Samuel David Hughes² b. 26 Sep 1833, d. 9 Sep 1908
• Mother*: Phoebe Jane Hubbs² b. 20 May 1832, d. 10 Apr 1863

• Birth*: July 1858; Marysburgh Twp., Black Creek, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date after June 1858 per CemSearch. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1856 & location Black Creek per family tree of 1_janethughes10 on ancestry.ca, March 13 2020.^2,3,4
• Death*: 5 June 1863; South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date June 5 1863 per CemSearch. per family tree of 1_janethughes10 on ancestry.ca, March 13 2020.^3,4
• Burial*: 7 June 1863; Black Creek Memorial Cemetery, South Marysburgh Twp.,, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: Sanford Hughes; Born: - ; Died: June 5 1863; Age: 4; ID: PESM03PJ0048; Other names: Hughes, Christina [McGuire]( -1876), Hughes, Phebe Jane ( -1863), Hughes, Samuel ( - ); Cemetery: Black Creek Memorial Cemetery, Conc 1 Lot 10, North of Black Creek, South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co.; Note: Son of S. D. and P.J. Hughes (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=PESM03PJ0048%53E3)⁴

• Census*: April 1861; Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Hughes (grandfather)²

Mary Elizabeth Ellis¹

• Birth*: 6 November 1829; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of andrewpaul_47 on ancestry.ca, March 13 2020.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1862; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per family tree of andrewpaul_47 on ancestry.ca, March 13 2020.; Principal=William Hughes¹
• Death*: 1923; Snowdon Twp., Haliburton Co., Ontario; per family tree of andrewpaul_47 on ancestry.ca, March 13 2020.¹

• Married Name: circa 1862; Hughes¹

Emma Sarah H. Church¹

• Birth*: 10 September 1879; South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of 1_janethughes10 on ancestry.ca, March 13 2020.¹
• Marriage*: 10 February 1900; Milford, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of 1_janethughes10 on ancestry.ca, March 13 2020.; Principal=Edwin Platt Hughes¹
• Death*: 20 July 1967; Welland, Ontario; per family tree of 1_janethughes10 on ancestry.ca, March 13 2020.¹

• Married Name: 10 February 1900; Hughes¹

Elisha Ames^1,2

• Father*: Joseph Ames² b. 1730, d. 1769
• Mother*: Margaret Smith² b. 12 Jul 1725, d. 2 Jun 1756

• Birth*: 8 May 1756; Preston City, New London Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; "Ames, Elias, s. Joseph & Margaret, b. May 8 1756; Joseph M. Margaret Smith, May 30 1754, Witnesses: John Fowler, David Baldwin" Connecticut Town Marriage Records, per-1870,(Barbour Collection), pg. 3 of 17, ancestry.ca)(Note: The name is Elias. Later called Elisha?) Date May 8 1756 & locaton Preston City, Conn. per family tree of Sarah Ames Bond on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020. (This is the first time I have seen parents and grandparents for our James Ames - let's see where this goes.^2,3
• Marriage*: 1777; U.S.A.; Date 1777 per note in FindaGrave for Elisha Ames. per family tree of Sarah Ames Bond on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=Elizabeth Cook^2,4
• Death*: 27 September 1845; Wyoming, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date Sep 27 1845 & location Forkston, Wyoming Co., Pa., per FindaGrave. Date Sep 26 1845 & location Wyoming, Pa. per family tree of Sarah Ames Bond on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.^2,4
• Burial*: 29 September 1845; Forkston Cemetery, Forkston, Wyoming Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Elisha Ames; Birth: unknown; Death: 27 Sep 1845; Burial: Forkston Cemetery, Forkston, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA; Plot: Western Section; Memorial ID: 62716523; Note: Veteran of Revolutionary War, Dates of Service: 1776, Organization: Mass. Militia, Record File #176, Bureau of Pensions, Wash. DC, Information given by Mrs. J. Oliver, 5/20/33. Source: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999; Note: In File #176 there is a statement made on 8 Aug 1820 by Elisha Ames. In it he says his wife is Elizabeth, they were married Aug 1777 and that they have 7 children living with them. They are Reuben who is 15, Mamie who is 10 on 11 April, Anna and Andrew who are 9 on 27 August, Rency who is 12 on 30 July, Hugh who is 7 on 5 November and Elisha who is 4 on 4 July. The file also has Elisha's death date as 27 September 1845. Elizabeth's maiden name is said to be Cook. Other children mentioned are Timothy Ames, Betsy Potter, and Polly Summers. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62716523)⁴

• Census*: 1800; Amwill Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; 1800 US Fed Census: Ames, Elisha; 2 males under 10; 1 male 26 to 44; 2 females under 10; 1 female 16 to 25; Total under 16: 4; Total: 6 (1800 US Federal Census: Amwell (or Amwill), Washington Co., Pennsylvania, pg 4 of 8, lne 2 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Note*: 8 August 1820; U.S.A.; "Note: In File #176 there is a statement made on 8 Aug 1820 by Elisha Ames. In it he says his wife is Elizabeth, they were married Aug 1777 and that they have 7 children living with them. They are Reuben who is 15, Mamie who is 10 on 11 April, Anna and Andrew who are 9 on 27 August, Rency who is 12 on 30 July, Hugh who is 7 on 5 November and Elisha who is 4 on 4 July. The file also has Elisha's death date as 27 September 1845. Elizabeth's maiden name is said to be Cook. Other children mentioned are Timothy Ames, Betsy Potter, and Polly Summers." from FindaGrave for Elisha Ames.⁴

Elizabeth Cook¹

• Birth*: 4 September 1761; Waliingford, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Sarah Ames Bond on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹
• Marriage*: 1777; U.S.A.; Date 1777 per note in FindaGrave for Elisha Ames. per family tree of Sarah Ames Bond on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=Elisha Ames^1,2
• Death*: circa 1838; per family tree of Sarah Ames Bond on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹

• Married Name: 1777; Ames¹

Joseph Ames¹

• Birth*: 1730; Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): Mar 31, 1920, 8041¹
• Marriage*: 30 May 1754; Milford, Connecticut, U.S.A.; "Ames, Elias, s. Joseph & Margaret, b. May 8 1756; Joseph M. Margaret Smith, May 30 1754, Witnesses: John Fowler, David Baldwin" Connecticut Town Marriage Records, per-1870,(Barbour Collection), pg. 3 of 17, ancestry.ca) per family tree of Sarah Ames Bond on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=Margaret Smith^1,2
• Death*: 1769; Milford, Connecticut, U.S.A.; Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): Mar 31, 1920, 8041. Date 1769 & location Milford per family tree of Peter Smith on ancestry.ca, March 19 2020.¹

Margaret Smith¹

• Father*: Samuel Smith¹ b. 18 Feb 1682, d. 20 Jul 1763
• Mother*: Margaret Fowler¹ b. 4 Oct 1698, d. 20 Aug 1750

• Birth*: 12 July 1725; Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Jul 12 1725 & location Milford, Conn. per family tree of pirate89 on ancestry.ca, Feb 27 2024. Date 1725 per family tree of Sarah Ames Bond on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹
• Marriage*: 30 May 1754; Milford, Connecticut, U.S.A.; "Ames, Elias, s. Joseph & Margaret, b. May 8 1756; Joseph M. Margaret Smith, May 30 1754, Witnesses: John Fowler, David Baldwin" Connecticut Town Marriage Records, per-1870,(Barbour Collection), pg. 3 of 17, ancestry.ca) per family tree of Sarah Ames Bond on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=Joseph Ames^1,2
• Death*: 2 June 1756; Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Jun 2 1756 & location Milford, Conn. per family tree of pirate89 on ancestry.ca, Feb 27 2024. Date 1756 per family tree of Sarah Ames Bond on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹

• Married Name: 30 May 1754; Ames¹

George Whitfield Ames¹

• Father*: Elisha Ames¹ b. 8 May 1756, d. 27 Sep 1845
• Mother*: Elizabeth Cook¹ b. 4 Sep 1761, d. c 1838

• Birth*: 7 October 1803; Washington Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date Oct 7 1803 & location Washington Co., Pa. per FindaGrave.¹
• Death*: 7 May 1875; De Witt, Clinton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Date May 7 1875 & location De Witt, Clinton Co., Iowa per FindaGrave.¹
• Burial*: 9 May 1875; Saint Josephs Cemetery, De Witt, Clinton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: George Whitfield Ames; Birth: 7 Oct 1803, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA; Death: 7 May 1875 (aged 71), De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA; Burial: Saint Josephs Cemetery, De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA; Memorial ID: 12771274 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12771274/george-whitfield-ames)¹

John Ames¹

• Father*: Elisha Ames¹ b. 8 May 1756, d. 27 Sep 1845
• Mother*: Elizabeth Cook¹ b. 4 Sep 1761, d. c 1838

• Birth*: 5 November 1813; Wyoming Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of Ruzzell Cox on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹
• Marriage*: before 1830; Upper Canada; per family tree of Russell Cox on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=Betsy Moore¹
• Death*: 15 June 1875; Clay, St. Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per family tree of Ruzzell Cox on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹

Betsy Moore¹

• Birth*: circa 1812; England; per family tree of Russell Cox on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹
• Marriage*: before 1830; Upper Canada; per family tree of Russell Cox on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=John Ames¹
• Death*: 20 April 1866; Algonac, St. Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per family tree of Russell Cox on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹

• Married Name: before 1830; Ames¹

Ruel Cook Ames¹

• Father*: Elisha Ames¹ b. 8 May 1756, d. 27 Sep 1845
• Mother*: Elizabeth Cook¹ b. 4 Sep 1761, d. c 1838

• Birth*: 1796; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of Russell Cox on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹
• Death*: after 1870; Forkston, Wyoming Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of Russell Cox on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹

Elisha Ames¹

• Father*: Elisha Ames¹ b. 8 May 1756, d. 27 Sep 1845
• Mother*: Elizabeth Cook¹ b. 4 Sep 1761, d. c 1838

• Birth*: 1817; Pennsylania, U.S.A.; Date 1816 or 1817 & location Pennsylvania per Mortaliy Schedule. "Elisha who is 4 on 4 July." per FindaGrave for his father Elisa Ames. If this is correct, then the Elisha who is a son in this family was born in 1816 and is not the Elisha Ames connected to my Ames group. Let's see ....¹
• Marriage*: circa 1849; U.S.A.; per family tree of AmesBellamy on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=Mary Ann Swetland²
• Marriage*: 1 September 1878; Browning, Schuyler Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Marriage Record: Name: Groom: Elisha A. Ames; Age:54; Parents: Elisha A. Ames & Elizabeth Cook; Bride: Emily Friddle; Parents: Jeremiah Kinman & Susana Cooger; Date: Sep 1 1878; Place: Browning, Schuyler, Illinois, USA; MF: 001311549 (Illinois County Marriage Records, ancestry.ca); Principal=Emily Kinman^2,3
• Death*: December 1879; Browning, Schuyler Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; US Fed. Mortality Schedule: Name: Elisha Ames; Age: 62; Born: Pennsylvania; Father born: - ; Mother born: - ; Occ.: farmer; Month of death: Dec.; Cause: congestion of brain; Phys.: J. S. Blankenship (US Federal Mortality Schedule, "During the Year ending May 31 1880, enumerated by me in Browning, in the County of Schuyler, State of Illinois, James R. Knapp, pg. 4 of 14, line 6 - ancestry.ca)³

Emily Kinman¹

• Father*: Jeremiah Kinman² b. c 1800
• Mother*: Susana Cooger² b. c 1800

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage register.²
• Marriage*: circa 1852; per marriage record of Elisha A. Ames & Emily (Kinman) Friddle.; Principal=? Friddle²
• Marriage*: 1 September 1878; Browning, Schuyler Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Marriage Record: Name: Groom: Elisha A. Ames; Age:54; Parents: Elisha A. Ames & Elizabeth Cook; Bride: Emily Friddle; Parents: Jeremiah Kinman & Susana Cooger; Date: Sep 1 1878; Place: Browning, Schuyler, Illinois, USA; MF: 001311549 (Illinois County Marriage Records, ancestry.ca); Principal=Elisha Ames^1,2

• Married Name: circa 1852; Friddle²
• Married Name: 1 September 1878; Ames¹

Jeremiah Kinman¹

• Birth*: circa 1800; per marriage record of Elisha A. Ames & Emily (Kinman) Friddle.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1830; per marriage record of Elisha A. Ames & Emily (Kinman) Friddle.; Principal=Susana Cooger¹

Susana Cooger¹

• Birth*: circa 1800; per marriage record of Elisha A. Ames & Emily (Kinman) Friddle.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1830; per marriage record of Elisha A. Ames & Emily (Kinman) Friddle.; Principal=Jeremiah Kinman¹

• Married Name: circa 1830; Kinman¹

? Friddle¹

• Birth*: circa 1830; per marriage record of Elisha A. Ames & Emily (Kinman) Friddle.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1852; per marriage record of Elisha A. Ames & Emily (Kinman) Friddle.; Principal=Emily Kinman¹
• Death*: before 1875; per marriage record of Elisha A. Ames & Emily (Kinman) Friddle.¹

Mary Ann Swetland¹

• Birth*: circa 1817; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of AmesBellamy on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1849; U.S.A.; per family tree of AmesBellamy on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=Elisha Ames¹
• Death*: circa 1875; Lacon, Marshall Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; per family tree of AmesBellamy on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹

• Married Name: circa 1849; Ames¹

Josiah Proctor Sr.¹

• Father*: John Proctor¹ b. 6 Oct 1694, d. 17 Apr 1783
• Mother*: Mary Colesworthy¹ b. 1704, d. 9 Aug 1781

• Birth*: 21 December 1735; Westford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; "1735 .. Dec. 21, Josiah Proctor, son of John, ... 201" from page 10 (12 of 314) of Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, ancestry. Date Dec 21 1735 & location Westford, Mass. per family tree of susan wise on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1756; Massachusetts, U.S.A.; per family tree of susan wise on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=? ?¹
• Marriage*: 16 April 1778; Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; "Procter, Josiah and Eunice How, April 16, 1778" from page 160 (160 of 226) of Massachusetts Compiled, Birth, Death and Marriage Records, ancestry.ca) Date Apr 16 1778 & location Hubbardston, Worcester, Mass. per family tree of susan wise on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=Eunice Chase^1,2

• Residence*: circa 1795; Washington, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.; "A Josiah Jr. and Isaac, apparently children by an earlier wife, also appear in Washington town records.” But no land records for Josiah himself appear in Cheshire Co. This family is conspicuously missing from the documents dealing with Eunice's dower." page 69 of "Eunice Taft of Worccester Co., Mass." copied from family tree of CEH-REHM on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹

Eunice Chase¹

• Birth*: 14 December 1754; Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.¹
• Marriage*: 16 April 1778; Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; "Procter, Josiah and Eunice How, April 16, 1778" from page 160 (160 of 226) of Massachusetts Compiled, Birth, Death and Marriage Records, ancestry.ca) Date Apr 16 1778 & location Hubbardston, Worcester, Mass. per family tree of susan wise on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=Josiah Proctor Sr.^1,2
• Death*: circa 1795; U.S.A.¹

• Married Name: 16 April 1778; Proctor¹
• Note*: 1794; Wahsington, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.; "2 Eunice Chase, b. Westborough. 14 Dec. 1754* * bp. Sutton, 29 June 1760 as daughter of “Dr. and Mary Chase."” d. ca. 1789;w m. (I) March 1774. Daniel How of Shrewsbury. Mass , b Shrewsbury, 6 Feb 1752. d Ticon- dcroga, 13 Oct 1776.*' She m. (2) Hubbardston, Mass.. 16 Apnl 1778, Josiah Proctor.13 Eunice posted bond on Daniel How’s estate on 3 June- 1777. On 2 June 1784, Eunice and Josiah Procter, administrators, were cited to appear, and on 13 May 1785. Eunice Procter was assigned her dower: 31 acres and 20 rods of land with house and bam in llubhardston.” Josiah and Eunice lived at Washington. Cheshire Co.. N.H., where he served as surveyor of highways and in other offices 1779-94. A Josiah Jr. and Isaac, apparently children by an earlier wife, also appear in Washington town records.” But no land records for Josiah himself appear in Cheshire Co. This family is conspicuously missing from the documents dealing with Eunice's dower." page 69 of "Eunice Taft of Worccester Co., Mass." copied from family tree of CEH-REHM on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹

? ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1736; per family tree of susan wise on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1756; Massachusetts, U.S.A.; per family tree of susan wise on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.; Principal=Josiah Proctor Sr.¹
• Death*: circa 1775; per family tree of susan wise on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.¹

• Married Name: circa 1756; Proctor¹