Margaret ?1

F, #106225, b. circa 1825
  • Birth*: circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary May (O'Brien) Palmer.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary May (O'Brien) Palmer.; Principal=Christopher O'Brien1
  • Married Name: circa 1850; O'Brien1

Family: Christopher O'Brien b. c 1825

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Thomas Jones1

M, #106226, b. 23 February 1770, d. 12 August 1837
  • Birth*: 23 February 1770; New York, U.S.A.; Date Feb 23 1770 & location NY per family tree of David Brown on ancestry.ca, Aug 15 2022. per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1
  • Marriage*: before 1790; New Jersey, U.S.A.; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.; Principal=Mary Bennett1
  • Marriage*: January 1811; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Jan 1811 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of David Brown on ancestry.ca, Aug 15 2022.; Principal=Anna Nancy Walden Meyers1
  • Death*: 12 August 1837; West Lake, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Daet Aug 12 1837 & location West Lake, Prince Edward Co. per family tree of David Brown on ancestry.ca, Aug 15 2022. per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1
  • Residence*: 25 February 1833; Conc 5 Lot 22, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B.S. A2137) show that Thomas Jones and his wife formerly Meyers sold all 200 acres of lot 22, conc 5, Sidney Twp. to Thomas Jones Junior. ITS Date: Feb 25 1833. Reg'n. Date: - . (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Sidney Twp., Book 378, Pg. 019 of 325, Conc 5, Lot 22, image copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 15 2022)2

Family 1: Mary Bennett b. 1773, d. b 1811

Family 2: Anna Nancy Walden Meyers b. 1775, d. 10 Dec 1844

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  2. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.

Mary Bennett1,2

F, #106227, b. 1773, d. before 1811
  • Birth*: 1773; New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.2
  • Marriage*: before 1790; New Jersey, U.S.A.; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.; Principal=Thomas Jones2
  • Death*: before 1811; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.2
  • Married Name: before 1790; Jones2

Family: Thomas Jones b. 23 Feb 1770, d. 12 Aug 1837

Citations

  1. Mary Bennett per family tree of David Brown on ancestry.ca, Aug 15 2022.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  3. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.

Mary Jones1

F, #106229, b. 1797, d. 22 August 1876
  • Birth*: 1797; Upper Canada; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1830; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.; Principal=David Marshall1
  • Death*: 22 August 1876; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1
  • Married Name: circa 1830; Marshall1

Family: David Marshall b. 1797, d. 4 Mar 1872

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

David Marshall1

M, #106230, b. 1797, d. 4 March 1872
  • Birth*: 1797; Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1830; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.; Principal=Mary Jones1
  • Death*: 4 March 1872; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1
  • Residence*: 9 June 1849; Conc 1 Lot 35, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Land Registery Records (B&S A129) show that Solomon Marshall is divisee to the Estate of David Marshall, Senior, deceased, willed 68 acres of the rear half of Lot 35, Conc 1, Sidney Twp. to David Marshall. ITS Date: Jun 15 1830. Reg'n. Date: Jun 9 1849 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Sidney Twp., Book 369, page 47 of 300, Conc 1, Lot 35, copied from Onland, Nov 9 2020)2

Family: Mary Jones b. 1797, d. 22 Aug 1876

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  2. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.

Phoebe Marshall1

F, #106231, b. 10 July 1831, d. 10 January 1855
  • Birth*: 10 July 1831; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1
  • Death*: 10 January 1855; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Mathilda Marshall1

F, #106232, b. 1832
  • Birth*: 1832; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Clarissa Marshall1

F, #106233, b. 1834
  • Birth*: 1834; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Julia Ann Marshall1

F, #106234, b. 1837
  • Birth*: 1837; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Christiana Marshall1

F, #106235, b. 1839
  • Birth*: 1839; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Lucinda Marshall1

F, #106236, b. 1841
  • Birth*: 1841; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; per family tree of Diane Calhoun on ancestry.ca, Nov 20 2020.1

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

David Marshall1

M, #106237, b. circa 1765, d. May 1849
  • Birth*: circa 1765; U.S.A.; Father of David and Solomon Marshall is David Marshall per Land Records for Cinc 1, Lot 35, Sidney Twp.1
  • Marriage*: before 1790; Principal=? ?1
  • Death*: May 1849; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Registration Date for Will in Land Records is Jun 9 1849.1
  • Residence*: 24 April 1812; Coc 1 Lot 35, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registery Records (B&S C221) show that David Palmer sold the rear part of Lot 35, Conc 1 to Davd Marshall. ITS Date: Apr 24 1812, Reg'n. Date: Jul 10 1812 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Sidney Twp., Book 369, page 47 of 300, Conc 1, Lot 35, copied from Onland, Nov 9 2020)1
  • Residence: 15 June 1830; Coc 1 Lot 35, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registery Records (B&S A129) show that Solomon Marshall is divisee to the Estate of David Marshall, Senior, deceased, willed 68 acres of the rear half of Lot 35, Conc 1, Sidney Twp. to David Marshall. ITS Date: Jun 15 1830. Reg'n. Date: Jun 9 1849 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Sidney Twp., Book 369, page 47 of 300, Conc 1, Lot 35, copied from Onland, Nov 9 2020)1

Family: ? ? b. c 1768, d. c 1835

Citations

  1. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.

? ?1

F, #106238, b. circa 1768, d. circa 1835
  • Birth*: circa 17681
  • Marriage*: before 1790; Principal=David Marshall1
  • Death*: circa 18351
  • Married Name: before 1790; Marshall1

Family: David Marshall b. c 1765, d. May 1849

Citations

  1. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.

Hattie Elizabeth "Lola" Bedal1,2,3,4

F, #106239, b. 3 January 1912, d. 4 January 2010

  • Birth*: 3 January 1912; Conc 2 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#037464: Name: Hattie Elizabeth Lola Bedal; Date: Jan 3 1912; Location: Conc 2, Lot 27, Brighton Twp.; Parents: Harry Albrow Bedal, farmer & Genevieve Wade; Married: Brighton Twp., Dec 16 1902; Phys.: C. W. Sanford & R. J. Wade; Inf.: C. M. Sanford, no relation; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #037464-1912, ancestry.ca) Date Jan 3 1912 per Memorial & CemSearch.5,6,7
  • Marriage*: 25 September 1939; Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec City, Quebec; Marriage: "Married: Thomson & Bedal: Geroge Russell Thomson of Brighton, Ontario, Army Officer, a bachelor, major age, son of Arthur Thomson of Markham, Ontario, and of Eva Thomson his wife, and Lola Elizabeth Bedal of Brighton, Ontario, a spinster of major age, daughter of Harry A. Bedal of Brighton, Ontario, and of Genevieve Bedal, his wife, were married under license in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec City, on the twenty fifth day of September A.D., nineteen hundred and thirty nine. There was no opposition to the said marriage. The said parties were married without a marriage cont? by me. ? ?, Sen. Rect. Signed: George Russell Thomson & Lola E. Bedal. Trustee L. ?tz" Quebec Vital and Church Records, Quebec City, 1939, pg. 15 of 23, ancestry.ca.
    Note: The specifics of this appear to be firmly in the context of the beginnings of WWI. George was an Army Officer and they went to Quebec to be married before he shipped out to Europe. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 12 2025)

    per family tree of Laura Bedal on ancestry.ca, Nov 21 2020.; Principal=George Russell Thomson8,9
  • Death*: 4 January 2010; Golden Pond Retirement Home, Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Thomson, Lola Elizabeth at the Golden Pond Retirement Home, Codrington on Monday, January 4th, 2010, age 98 years. Lola Thomson, daughter of the late Harry Bedal and the late Genevieve (Wade). Beloved wife of the late George Russell Thomson. Loving mother of Russell Thomson of Brighton. Sadly missed by her granddaughter, Jacinda and her husband Chris Rowand of Brighton and great grandchildren Amberly and Avery. Special thanks to the staff at Golden Pond Retirement Residence for their care and compassion. The family will receive friends at the Walas Funeral Home on Thursday from 7 ?" 9 p.m. Service in the funeral home on Friday, January 8th, 2010 at 1 o'clock. Cremation with interment Mount Hope Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to Community Care Brighton, would be appreciated by the family." (https://www.rushnellfuneralhomes.com/memorials/thomson-hattie-elizabeth/370663/obituary.php)
    Date Jan 4 2010 per family tree of Laura Bedal on ancestry.ca, Nov 21 2020.8,10
  • Burial*: 8 January 2010; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) THOMSON; George Russell Thomson; Nov. 19, 1916; - Feb. 3, 1981; His Beloved Wife; Lola Elizabeth Bedal; Jan. 3, 1912 - ... (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, Jun 5 2009) (Need to get updated photo)
    CemSearch: Name: Lola Eliza Thomson; Maide: Bedal; Born: Jan 3 1912; Died: - ; "Lola not buried here."; ID: MTHOPE170; Other names: Thomson, George Russell (1916-1981); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 9; Note: Wife of George Russell Thomson. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE170%5E1)
    US Cemetery Info: Name: Hattie Elizabeth Lola (Bedal) Thomson; Age: 98; Birth Date: Jan 3 1912; Death Date: Jan 4 2010; Burial Date: Jan 8 2010; Father: Harry Bedal; Mother: Genevieve; Spouse: George Russell Thomson; Child: Russell Thomson (US Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, ancestry.ca)6,7
  • Census*: 1 June 1921; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1921 Census: see Harry Bedal3
  • Married Name: 25 September 1939; Thomson8
  • Residence: 12 February 1946; Conc 2 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13431) show that Harry A. Bedal & wife sold "50 acres in the south east quarter, subject to life lease to Grantor or survivors of them", lot 27, concession 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to George R. Thomson & Hattie L.E. Thomson (Joint Tenants) for $1. ITS Date: Feb 12 1946. Reg'n. Date: Feb 3 1946. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 185 of 317)
    Note: Hattie L.E. (Bedal) Thomson was Harry Bedal's daughter and wife of George R. Thomson.4
  • Residence: 1949; R.R. # 3, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "237 Thomson, George, farmer, R.R. 3 Brighton" & "238 Thomson, Lola - R.R. 3 Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1949, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 54 of 156, ancestry.ca.11
  • Residence: 1953; R.R. # 3, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "225 Thomson, George, farmer, R.R. 3 Brighton" & "226 Thomson, Lola - R.R. 3 Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1953, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 65 of 170, ancestry.ca.11
  • Residence: 7 January 1956; Conc 2 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 15166) show that George R. Thomson & Hattie L. E. Thomson sold "50 acres in the south east quarter", lot 27, concession 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Harry A. Bedal for $1. ITS Date: Jan 7 1956. Reg'n. Date: Feb 10 1956. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 185 of 317)
    Note: Hattie L.E. (Bedal) Thomson was Harry Bedal's daughter and wife of George R. Thomson.4
  • Residence*: 29 May 1957; Sub-Lots 26 & 27, Young St. East (13), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 18652) show that William J. Nesbitt & wife sold "Lots 26 & 27 East of Young St.", Village Lot 1, Dundas St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Lola E. Thomson for $8,350. ITS Date: May 29 1957. Reg'n. Date: Jun 10 1957. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 002, Village Lot 1, Dundas St. North, page 266 of 298, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 20 2023.)
    Note: Lola E. Thomson would be Hattie Elizabeth "Lola" (Bedal) Thomson, dau. of Harry Bedal and wife of George R. Thomson.4
  • Residence: 1958; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "170 Thomson, George, butcher, Brighton" & "171 Thomson, Lola - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1958, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 69 of 187, ancestry.ca.11
  • Residence: 1963; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "211 Thomson, George, merchant, Brighton" & "212 Thomson, Lola - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1963, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 74 of 203, ancestry.ca.11
  • Residence: 1965; 11 Young St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "232 Thomson, George, merchant, 11 Young St., Brighton" & "233 Thomson, Mrs. Lola, married woman, 11 Young St., Brighton" & "234 Thomson, Russell, clerk, 11 Young St., Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1965, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 20 of 148, ancestry.ca.11
  • Residence: 6 March 1973; Conc 2 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 67419) show that Hattie L. E. Thomson (Executor of Estate of the late Harry A. Bedal sold "Part said lot lying south of Highway 401 as shown in D. of H. Plan 319; commencing at south east angle, northerly 1,274.26 feet, westerly along south limit of Highway to west boundary, southerly to south west angle of lot, easterly to south east angle of lot", lot 27, concession 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Nita M. McIntec for $8,500. ITS Date: Mar 6 1973. Reg'n. Date: Mar 19 1973. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 185 of 317)4
  • Residence: 29 June 1977; Sub-Lots 26 & 27, Young St. East (13), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 89232) show that Lola E. Thomson sold "said lot", Village Lot 1, Dundas St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Douglas A. Haig and Mary H. Haig (Joint Tenants) for $2. ITS Date: Jun 29 1977. Reg'n. Date: Jun 30 1977.
    (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 016, Subdivision Lot 26, East Side of Young St., Village Lot 1 north of Dundas St., page 016 of 185, OnLand.ca)
    Note: Lola E. Thomson would be Hattie Elizabeth "Lola" (Bedal) Thomson, dau. of Harry Bedal and wife of George R. Thomson.4
  • Note*: 19 May 2003; Hops Kiln, Memory Junction Museum, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Historical Plaques on Hop Kiln: "This hop kiln built in 1880 was dedicated as a Historical Building on May 19th, 2003 by Lola (Bedal) Thomson, In memory of her grandparents.
    Willet Bedal 1857 - 1931 and His wife Harriet Davern 1854 - 1950. And their descendants Harry A. Bedal 1879 - 1960 and his wife Genevieve Wade 1869 - 1954" and ...
    Plaque 2: This hop kiln was relocated from lot 27 Conc 2, Brighton Township formerly Murray, during the summer of 2003 by Basil Foster McMaster in memory of his grandparents. Elijah McMaster 1857 - 1921 and his wife Margaret Jane Doonan 1857 - 1938. Elijah helped build this structure for his neighbor Willet Bedal, during the year 1880." transcription of text from pictures taken of the plaques by Dan Buchanan, sometime later.

Family: George Russell Thomson b. 19 Nov 1916, d. 3 Feb 1981

  • Marriage*: 25 September 1939; Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec City, Quebec; Marriage: "Married: Thomson & Bedal: Geroge Russell Thomson of Brighton, Ontario, Army Officer, a bachelor, major age, son of Arthur Thomson of Markham, Ontario, and of Eva Thomson his wife, and Lola Elizabeth Bedal of Brighton, Ontario, a spinster of major age, daughter of Harry A. Bedal of Brighton, Ontario, and of Genevieve Bedal, his wife, were married under license in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec City, on the twenty fifth day of September A.D., nineteen hundred and thirty nine. There was no opposition to the said marriage. The said parties were married without a marriage cont? by me. ? ?, Sen. Rect. Signed: George Russell Thomson & Lola E. Bedal. Trustee L. ?tz" Quebec Vital and Church Records, Quebec City, 1939, pg. 15 of 23, ancestry.ca.
    Note: The specifics of this appear to be firmly in the context of the beginnings of WWI. George was an Army Officer and they went to Quebec to be married before he shipped out to Europe. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 12 2025)

    per family tree of Laura Bedal on ancestry.ca, Nov 21 2020.; Principal=George Russell Thomson8,9

Citations

  1. Lola Bedal per 1921 Census. Hattie Elizabeth Lola Bedal per Birth Reg'n. Lola E. Thomson per several land records in 1970s.
  2. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).
  3. [S121] Unknown author, 1921 Census.
  4. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
  5. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth), #037464-1912.
  6. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  7. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  8. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  9. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.
  10. [S114] Rushnell Funerals, online www.rushnellfamilyservices.com.
  11. [S223] Unknown author, Voter Lists.

George Russell Thomson1,2,3,4,5

M, #106240, b. 19 November 1916, d. 3 February 1981

  • Birth*: 19 November 1916; 26 Main St., Markham, York Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#066775: Name: George (Arthur Russell) Thomson; Date: Nov 19 1916; Place; Main St., Markham Village; Parents: Athur Russell Thomson & Eva Pearl Woodruff; Married: Jan 1 1914, Toronto; Phys.: Dr. Macdonald; Inf.: Arthur R. Thomson, father, butcher, Markham; Reg'd.: Dec 14 1916; Reg'r.: M. White, Markham (Ontario Birth Registration, #066775-1916, ancestry.ca) Date Nov 19 1916 per CemSearch. Date 1917 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. per family tree of Laura Bedal on ancestry.ca, Nov 21 2020.2,4,7,5
  • Marriage*: 25 September 1939; Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec City, Quebec; Marriage: "Married: Thomson & Bedal: Geroge Russell Thomson of Brighton, Ontario, Army Officer, a bachelor, major age, son of Arthur Thomson of Markham, Ontario, and of Eva Thomson his wife, and Lola Elizabeth Bedal of Brighton, Ontario, a spinster of major age, daughter of Harry A. Bedal of Brighton, Ontario, and of Genevieve Bedal, his wife, were married under license in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec City, on the twenty fifth day of September A.D., nineteen hundred and thirty nine. There was no opposition to the said marriage. The said parties were married without a marriage cont? by me. ? ?, Sen. Rect. Signed: George Russell Thomson & Lola E. Bedal. Trustee L. ?tz" Quebec Vital and Church Records, Quebec City, 1939, pg. 15 of 23, ancestry.ca.
    Note: The specifics of this appear to be firmly in the context of the beginnings of WWI. George was an Army Officer and they went to Quebec to be married before he shipped out to Europe. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 12 2025)

    per family tree of Laura Bedal on ancestry.ca, Nov 21 2020.; Principal=Hattie Elizabeth "Lola" Bedal2,8
  • Death*: 3 February 1981; Ontario; Date Feb 3 1981 per Memorial & CemSearch.4,3
  • Burial*: 6 February 1981; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) THOMSON; George Russell Thomson; Nov. 19, 1916; - Feb. 3, 1981; His Beloved Wife; Lola Elizabeth Bedal; Jan. 3, 1912 - ... (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, Jun 5 2009) (Need to get updated photo)
    CemSearch: Name: George Russell Thomson; Born: Nov 19 1916; Died: Feb 3 1981; ID: MTHOPE170; Other names: Thomson, Lola Eliza [Bedal] (1912- ); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 9; Note: Husband of Lola Eliza Bedal. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE170%5E0)4,3
  • Census*: 1921; 26 Main St., Markham, York South Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1921 Census: see Arthur Thomson5
  • Residence*: 12 February 1946; Conc 2 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13431) show that Harry A. Bedal & wife sold "50 acres in the south east quarter, subject to life lease to Grantor or survivors of them", lot 27, concession 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to George R. Thomson & Hattie L.E. Thomson (Joint Tenants) for $1. ITS Date: Feb 12 1946. Reg'n. Date: Feb 3 1946. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 185 of 317)
    Note: Hattie L.E. (Bedal) Thomson was Harry Bedal's daughter and wife of George R. Thomson.9
  • Residence: 1949; R.R. # 3, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "237 Thomson, George, farmer, R.R. 3 Brighton" & "238 Thomson, Lola - R.R. 3 Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1949, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 54 of 156, ancestry.ca.10
  • Residence: 1953; R.R. # 3, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "225 Thomson, George, farmer, R.R. 3 Brighton" & "226 Thomson, Lola - R.R. 3 Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1953, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 65 of 170, ancestry.ca.10
  • Residence: 7 January 1956; Conc 2 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 15166) show that George R. Thomson & Hattie L. E. Thomson sold "50 acres in the south east quarter", lot 27, concession 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Harry A. Bedal for $1. ITS Date: Jan 7 1956. Reg'n. Date: Feb 10 1956. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 185 of 317)
    Note: Hattie L.E. (Bedal) Thomson was Harry Bedal's daughter and wife of George R. Thomson.9
  • Residence: 1958; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "170 Thomson, George, butcher, Brighton" & "171 Thomson, Lola - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1958, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 69 of 187, ancestry.ca.10
  • Residence: 1963; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "211 Thomson, George, merchant, Brighton" & "212 Thomson, Lola - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1963, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 74 of 203, ancestry.ca.10
  • Residence: 1965; 11 Young St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "232 Thomson, George, merchant, 11 Young St., Brighton" & "233 Thomson, Mrs. Lola, married woman, 11 Young St., Brighton" & "234 Thomson, Russell, clerk, 11 Young St., Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1965, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 20 of 148, ancestry.ca.10

Family: Hattie Elizabeth "Lola" Bedal b. 3 Jan 1912, d. 4 Jan 2010

  • Marriage*: 25 September 1939; Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec City, Quebec; Marriage: "Married: Thomson & Bedal: Geroge Russell Thomson of Brighton, Ontario, Army Officer, a bachelor, major age, son of Arthur Thomson of Markham, Ontario, and of Eva Thomson his wife, and Lola Elizabeth Bedal of Brighton, Ontario, a spinster of major age, daughter of Harry A. Bedal of Brighton, Ontario, and of Genevieve Bedal, his wife, were married under license in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec City, on the twenty fifth day of September A.D., nineteen hundred and thirty nine. There was no opposition to the said marriage. The said parties were married without a marriage cont? by me. ? ?, Sen. Rect. Signed: George Russell Thomson & Lola E. Bedal. Trustee L. ?tz" Quebec Vital and Church Records, Quebec City, 1939, pg. 15 of 23, ancestry.ca.
    Note: The specifics of this appear to be firmly in the context of the beginnings of WWI. George was an Army Officer and they went to Quebec to be married before he shipped out to Europe. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 12 2025)

    per family tree of Laura Bedal on ancestry.ca, Nov 21 2020.; Principal=Hattie Elizabeth "Lola" Bedal2,8

Citations

  1. George Russell Thomson per Memorial & CemSearch. George Thomson per 1921 Census.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  3. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  4. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  5. [S121] Unknown author, 1921 Census.
  6. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).
  7. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth), #066775-1916.
  8. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.
  9. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
  10. [S223] Unknown author, Voter Lists.

Mary F. McMasters1

F, #106242, b. 1864
  • Birth*: 1864; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1871 Census: see Jacob McMasters1

Citations

  1. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Hannah A. McMasters1

F, #106243, b. 1866
  • Birth*: 1866; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see Jacob McMasters1

Citations

  1. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Louise Rose1

F, #106244, b. 1872, d. 1957

  • Birth*: 1872; Date 1872 per Memorial.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1900; Ontario; per Memorial.; Principal=John W. McMasters1
  • Death*: 1957; Ontario; Date 1957 per Memorial.1
  • Burial*: 1957; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McMASTER; John W. - 1872 - 1957; His Wife; Louise - 1872 - 1957; James - 1846 - 1937; His Wife; Hanna - 1846 - 1908 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, June 30 2013, by Dan)1
  • Married Name: circa 1900; McMasters1

Family: John W. McMasters b. 10 Jan 1872, d. 1957

Citations

  1. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.

William Powers1

M, #106245, b. 1832, d. 30 June 1852
  • Birth*: 1832; Hamilton Twp., Nothumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1832 per CemSearch. Date 1830 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Samuel S. Powers is shown in Hamilton Twp. per 1832 and 1833 Census.1,2,3
  • Death*: 30 June 1852; Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; Date Jun 30 1852 per CemSearch.2
  • Burial*: 1 July 1852; Port Hope Union Cemetery, Port Hope, Durham Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: William Powers; Born: - ; Died: June 30 1852; Age: 20; ID: PTHPUNE38; Other names: Campbell, Electa [Jones]( -1885), Powers, Edward Warren ( -1851), Powers, Eliza S. [Jones]( -1890), Powers, Jessie Jones ( -1960), Powers, Lafontaine Baldwin (1842-1930), Powers, Maria Eliza ( -1873), Powers, Minnie Maria ( -1889), Powers, Robina J. [Croil](1848-1937), Powers, Robins R. (1877-1909), Powers, Samuel S. ( -1867), Powers, Sarah Eliza ( -1837); Cemetery: Port Hope Union Cemetery, Toronto Road, Port Hope. row 31 p;ot 83; Note: Son of Samuel S. and Eliza S. Powers, brother of Edward Warren, William, and Sarah Eliza. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=PTHPUNE38%5E3)2
  • Census*: 1851; Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1851 Census: see Samuel S. Powers1

Citations

  1. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  3. [S178] Unknown compiler, HamiltonTwp.

Lafontaine B. Powers1,2,3

M, #106246, b. 1841
  • Birth*: 1841; Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; Date 1841 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date c. 1842 & locaiton Hope Twp., Durham Co. per family tree of Amber Gettings on ancestry.ca, Nov 24 2020.2,3
  • Census*: 1851; Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1851 Census: see Samuel S. Powers2

Citations

  1. Lafontaine Powers per 1851 Census. Lafontaine B. Powers per family tree of Amber Gettings on ancestry.ca, Nov 24 2020.
  2. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.