Emilia Sophia Larson

Isaac Abbey

Isaac Abbey was born 1796, possibly in New York, and died about 1828, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, at about age 32. He is the son of Nathaniel Abbey possibly of the Province of New York, and Mary "Polly" Winters of the Province of New York.

Lucinda "Sandy" Bradley was born January 11, 1806, in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, and died July 19, 1896, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 90. Buried in Zion Cemetery, Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada. She is the daughter of Oliver Nathan Bradley of Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Twp., Upper Canada, and Dorcas Potts Abbey of Connecticut.

Isaac Abbey and Lucinda "Sandy" Bradley were married by Banns, August 21, 1825, by Joseph Thompson of the St. John's Anglican Church, Ida, Cavan Twp., Peterborough Co., Upper Canada, in the presence of Mary Abbey and Elizabeth Bradley, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada.

Isaac Abbey and Lucinda "Sandy" (Bradley) Abbey had two children:

Charles Oliver Abbey: Born September 20, 1825, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; Died May 22, 1863, before the fortifications of Vicksburg, Warren Co., MS (age 37). His body is not listed as being buried at the National Cemetery at Vicksburg. A marker would eventually be placed in Union Cemetery, Milladore, Wood Co., WI, alongside his wife, upon her death in 1903. Married December 20, 1847, in Port Hope, Durham Co., Canada West, to Phoebe Elizabeth "Phebe" Searle: Born June 4, 1826, in Broadoak (Braddock) Parish, County Cornwall, England; Died January 27, 1903, at the Adam Shidell residence, Sherry Twp., Wood Co., WI (age 76). Buried in Union Protestant Cemetery, Milladore, Wood Co., WI.
Oliver Nathaniel Abbey: Born April 28, 1828, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; Died October 23, 1898, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada (age 70). Buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Lot 7, Concession 2, of the former Clarke Township, Newtonville, Ontario, Canada. Married December 6, 1851, in Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Canada West, to Elizabeth Jones: Born August 3, 1828, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; Died March 10, 1917, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle District, Ontario, Canada (age 88). Buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Lot 7, Concession 2, of the former Clarke Township, Newtonville, Ontario, Canada.

Isaac Abbey died about 1828, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada, at about age 32.

Lucinda "Sandy" (Bradley) Abbey then married John Taaffe Irwin.

John Taaffe Irwin was born October 2, 1799, in County Sligo, Ireland, and died June 29, 1861, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West, at age 61. Buried in Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Henry Jones Irwin of Ireland, and Hannah Taaffe of Ireland. John attended college in Dublin, Ireland, and came to Canada in 1821. He was a Doctor and a Farmer. Buried in Welcome Cemetery.

John Taaffe Irwin and Lucinda "Sandy" (Bradley) Abbey were married April 15, 1833, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada.

John Taaffe Irwin and Lucinda "Sandy" (Bradley) (Abbey) Irwin had six children:

Henry Jones Irwin: Born July 13, 1834, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; Died July 7, 1929, on Bruton Street, Port Hope, Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada (age 94). Buried in Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada. Married January 3, 1860, in Port Hope, Northumberland and Durham Co., Canada West, to Abigail Bebee: Born June 1835 in Ontario, Canada; Died resulting from a broken hip November 12, 1925, on Bruton Street, Port Hope, Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada (age 90). Buried in Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada.
Edward J. Irwin: Born 1836 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; Died August 7, 1881, in Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada (age 45). Buried in Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada. Married about 1870 in Ontario, Canada, to Jane Jones: Born 1843 in Canada West; Died June 17, 1898, in Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada (age 55). Buried in Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada.
Lucinda Mathilda Irwin: Born December 29, 1839, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; Died May 21, 1912, in Lot 2, Concession 3, Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada (age 72). Buried in Welcome United Church Cemetery, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada. Married June 5, 1860, in Canada West to Talman Bebee: Born February 27, 1832, in Port Hope, Durham Co., Upper Canada; Died from a cerebral hemorrhage March 4, 1913, in Lot 24, Concession 3, Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada (age 81). Buried in Welcome United Church Cemetery, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada.
Mary Dorcas Irwin: Born December, 1847, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; Died July 18, 1918, at 11 Well Street, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 70. Buried in Avondale Cemetery, City of Stratford, Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Married (1) June 6, 1876, in Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada to Thomas Gamble: Born 1848 in Ireland; Died December 17, 1911, in Hopeton St., Yale, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada (age 63). Divorced. Married (2) January 12, 1904, in Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada, to Richard Bates: Born May, 1830, in England; Died January 6, 1922, at Victoria Home, City of Lynden, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada (age 91).
Jane Ann Irwin: Born December 10, 1851, in Hope Twp., United Counties of Northumberland and DurhamDurham Co., Canada West; Died August 12, 1915, in Newtonville, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada (age 63). Buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Newtonville, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Married January 11, 1876, in Northumberland and Durham Co., Ontario, Canada, to William Gilmer: Born April 6, 1846, in Canada West; Died November 24, 1907, in Durham Co., Ontario, Canada (age 61). Buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Newtonville, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
Olive Irwin: Born about 1852 in Unknown; Died after 1900 in Unknown.

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The Province of New York (1664-1783) (Dutch: Provincie Nieuw-Nederland or Provincie New York) was a British colony which included most of the present U. S. State of New York. The province originally included the current states of New Jersey, Delaware and Vermont, along with inland portions of Massachusetts and Maine. The province was named for James, Duke of York and brother to Charles II in 1664, when the colony was won from the Dutch.

It is surmised that brothers Nathaniel (age 28) and Isaac Phineas Abbey (age 27), along with their sister Dorcas Abbey (age 26), and their nephew Clement Neff (age 1), came to Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, from New York or Connecticut about 1798. They were some of the pioneering settlers of Durham Co., Ontario, Canada.

John Taaffe Irwin is buried in Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

Lucinda "Sandy" (Bradley) (Abbey) Irwin.

Ontario was known as: "Upper Canada" from December 26, 1791, to February 10, 1841; "The Province of Canada West" from February 10, 1841, to July 1, 1867; and "Ontario, Province of Canada" after July 1, 1867.

Mary Honeywell was born May 13, 1801, in Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.

Clement Neff V and Mary Honeywell were married about 1818 in Upper Canada.

Oliver Nathan Bradley and Dorcas Potts? Abbey were married 1803 in Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Upper Canada.

The 1803 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males age 16 - 60; 3 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.

The 1803 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Females age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.

The 1804 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; and 1 Female age 16 - 60.

The 1804 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.

The 1804 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 2 Females under age 16.

The 1805 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; and 1 Female age 16 - 60.

The 1805 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.

The 1805 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 2 Females under age 16.

The 1806 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Male under age 16; and 1 Female age 16 - 60.

The 1806 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 3 Females under 16.

The 1806 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.

In 1806, the magistrates in Newcastle District fined Isaac Abbe 30 shillings, a very large sum for that period, for assaulting Clement Neff, "an infant."

The 1807 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.

The 1807 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 3 Females under 16.

The 1807 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Male under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16.

The 1808 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female age 16 - 60.

The 1809 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16.

The 1809 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 4 Females under 16.

The 1809 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; and 1 Female age 16 and over.

The 1810 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16.

The 1810 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is assessed for 50 acres of cultivated land, and 100 acres of uncultivated land. The valuation is 118 £.

The 1811 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 4 Females under 16.

The 1811 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is assessed for 50 acres of cultivated land, and 125 acres of uncultivated land. The valuation is not legible £.

The 1812 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.

On September 21, 1812, Nathaniel Abbey petitioned for a lease on the broken front of Lot No. 25, in front of the 1st Concession of Hope Township, a Reserve.

The 1812 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; and 1 Female age 16 - 60. Isaac Abbee is assessed for 40 acres of cultivated land, and 60 acres of uncultivated land.

The 1813 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.

The 1813 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 3 Males under 16; and 5 Females under 16.

The 1813 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; and 1 Male under age 15.

Isaac Abbey III died 1813 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, at about age 41.

The 1814 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There is: 1 Female age 16 and over.

The 1814 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.

The 1815 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16.

The 1815 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 3 Males under 16; and 6 Females under 16.

The 1816 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 4 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 2 Females under age 16.

The 1816 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 2 Males age 16 and over; 2 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 3 Females under 16.

The 1817 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 2 Males age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 3 Males under 16; and 6 Females under 16.

The 1817 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 5 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.

The 1818 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 2 Males under age 16. There is no Tax Assessment. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; and Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818.

The 1818 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 2 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 5 Females under 16.

The 1818 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 5 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.

The 1818 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There is: 1 Female age 16 and over.

The 1819 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 2 Males under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for no land, with an assessment of 4 £. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; and Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818.

On June 23, 1819, Isaac Phineas Abbey petitioned to be recognized as a Settler, and was assigned One Hundred Acres of Land in the North Half of Lot No. Eight, in the Third Concession of Smith Township, Newcastle District, Upper Canada. He stated that he was age 21, was born in the United States, and had been in this Province 20 years. The Final Settlement Date was November 27, 1824.

The 1819 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows, Isaac Phineas Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 4 Males age 16 and over, 1 Female 1 Female age 16 and over; 2 Males under age 16; and 5 Females under age 16. Leigh Larson Note: This would be Isaac Phineas Abbey.

The 1819 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 5 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 4 Females under age 16.

The 1820 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 6 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.

The 1820 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 100 acres Uncultivated, in Lot 27 of the 4th Concession land, with an assessment of 43 £.

The 1820 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 100 acres Uncultivated, in Lot 7 of the 2nd Concession land, with an assessment of 23 £. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.

The 1820 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There is: 1 Female age 16 and over.

The 1820 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 4 Males age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 4 Females under 16.

The 1821 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males age 16 - 60; 7 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 4 Females under age 16.

The 1821 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. There is no Tax Assessment. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.

The 1821 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.

The 1821 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 1 Male under 16; and 3 Females under 16.

The 1822 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley, widow of Oliver Nathan Bradley, is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 6 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.

Oliver Nathan Bradley died April, 1822, in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada at about age 38.

The 1822 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. There is no Tax Assessment. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.

The 1822 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 3 Females under 16.

The 1822 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There is: 1 Female age 16 and over.

The 1823 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 4 Females under 16.

The 1823 Census for Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.

The 1823 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 18 acres of cultivated land, and 52 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.

The 1823 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Female age 16 and over; and 1 Male under age 16.

The 1823 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley, widow of Oliver Nathan Bradley, is enumerated in one more census, that of April 1823, then she disappears from these census returns for Haldimand Township.

A search of the census and assessment rolls for Hope Township, an area a little to the west of Haldimand, for the year 1824 reveals and indication that Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley, widow of Oliver Nathan Bradley, re-located to Hope Township. The census information did not survive but the assessment rolls are available at the NA. In this roll Dorcas is enumerated in both the years 1824 and 1825. From this roll we know that she did not own land but that she did own 1 horse, 0 oxen, 3 milch cows and 3 horned livestock --- probably goats. A very interesting aspect emerges from this roll. There has been some controversy as to what was Dorcas’ maiden family name. Some researchers have indicated Potts; some have suggested Brown; still others have suggested Abbey. Well, on this role in both years she appears, her name is adjacent to a Ann Abbey, who does own property - 20 acres on Lot 26 in Concession 1.

The 1824 Census for Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males under age 16; 1 Male over 16; 2 Females under age 16, and 1 Female over age 16. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821; and Margaret M. Altenburg, born March 28, 1823.

The 1824 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 2 Males under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 25 acres of cultivated land, and 43 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.

The 1824 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 3 Females under 16.

The 1824 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over, 5 Males under age 16; and 2 Females Under age 16.

The 1824 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, did not survive, but Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley, widow of Oliver Nathan Bradley, is shown in the assessment rolls at the National Archives. In this roll Dorcas is enumerated in both the years 1824 and 1825. From this roll we know that she did not own land but that she did own 1 horse, 0 oxen, 3 milch cows and 3 horned livestock --- probably goats.

Isaac Phineas Abbey and Lucinda B. "Sandy" Bradley were married by Banns, August 21, 1825, by Joseph Thompson of the St. John's Anglican Church, Ida, Cavan Twp., Peterborough Co., Upper Canada, in the presence of Mary Abbey and Elizabeth Bradley, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada.

The 1825 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley, widow of Oliver Nathan Bradley, is the Head of Household. There are: 2 Females age 16 and over; 5 Males under age 16; and 3 Females under age 16.

The 1825 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Phineas Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 2 Males age 16 and over, and 1 Female age 16 and over.

The 1825 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 3 Males age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Males under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 35 acres of cultivated land, and 35 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.

The 1825 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under age 16; and 2 Females under age 16.

Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley died about 1825 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle District, Upper Canada.

Nathaniel Abbey died about 1826 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, at about age 51.

The 1826 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Mary "Polly" (Winters) Abbey, widow of Nathaniel Abbey, is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 4 Females age 16 and over; and 2 Males age under 16.

The 1826 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There is: 1 Female age 16 and over.

The 1826 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Males age 16 - 60; and 3 Males under age 16; and 1 Female over age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 50 acres of cultivated land, and 20 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.

Anne (King) Abbey died about 1826, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada.

The 1827 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Phineas Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 5 Females age 16 and over; 3 Males under age 16; and 1 Female age under age 16.

The 1827 Census for Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 3 Males over 15; 3 Males under age 15; 3 Female over age 15, and 2 Females under age 15 . Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821. There are 115 acres of land uncultivated; 85 acres of land cultivated, in Lot 31, Concession 1.

The 1827 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Males age 16 - 60; and 4 Males under age 16; and 1 Female over age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 55 acres of cultivated land, and 13 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.

The 1828 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Phineas Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; and 2 Males under age 16.

Isaac Phineas Abbey died about 1828, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada, at about age 32.

On February 25, 1831, Daniel David Altenburg made a Land Lease Petition for Lot. No. 8, 5th Concession, Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada..

On November 9, 1831, Phineas Winters Abbey petitioned for a lease in the Clergy Reserve, Lot No. 25, 7th Concession, in Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada.

Daniel David Altenburg died August, 1832, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, at about age 44. Cause of death was Cholera.

John Taaffe Irwin and Lucinda B. "Sandy" (Bradley) Abbey were married April 15, 1833, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada.

Phineas Winters Abbey (about age 32), a bachelor, and Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg (about age 41), a widow, were married about 1834 in Port Hope, Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada.

Nathaniel Abner Abbey and Mary Louisa "Polly" Nugent were married August 5, 1833, in St. John's Anglican Church, Port Hope, Durham Co., Upper Canada.

On April 17, 1840, Nathaniel Abner Abbey petitioned to Locate or sell the Militia Right of lands due him for the Military service of his deceased father, Nathaniel Abbey, for services During the Late American War, he being a Private in Capt. John Burns Company.

The 1842 Census for Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abner Abbey is the head of Household. The 5 people in the household are all natives of English Canada. There are: 1 male ages 6 - 13; 2 single males ages 14 - 17; 1 married male ages 30 - 59; and 1 married female ages 14 - 44. a total of 3 have Church of England affiliation. There are 100 acres owned, and 40 acres are cultivated in Wheat, Oats, Pease, Indian Corn, and Potatoes. Leigh Larson note: These two Abby farms are adjacent to each other.

The 1842 Census for Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Orrin Abbey is the head of Household. The 2 people in the household are all natives of English Canada. There are: 1 married male ages 30 - 59; and 1 married female ages 14 - 44. No religious affiliation is listed. There are 30 acres owned, and 20 acres are cultivated in Oats, Indian Corn, and Potatoes. Leigh Larson note: These two Abbey farms are adjacent to each other.

In 1844, Barney Etcher is living at Lot 31 3rd Concession, Hamilton Twp.

In 1848, Nathaniel Abner Abbey was living in Concession 5 Lot 2 in Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada.

Nathaniel Abner Abbey died March, 1849, in Clarke Twp., Newcastle Dist., Durham Co., Canada West, at about age 52. Buried in the old cemetery near where he resided.

After Nathaniel Abner Abbey died, Mary Louisa "Polly" (Nugent) Abbey married Barnabas "Barney" Etcher.

Isaac Phineas Abbey was born 1796 in Dutchess Co., NY.

John Taaffe Irwin was born October 2, 1799, in County Sligo, Ireland.

Isaac Abbey III died 1813 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, at about age 41.

1809 Isaac Abbey 1 1

1813 Isaac Abbey 1 1 1

1814 Anne (Widow/Isaac) Abbey 1

1818 Ann Abbey 1

1819 Isaac Abbey 4 1 2 5

1820 Ann Abbey 1

1822 Ann Abbey 1

1823 Ann Abbey 1 1

1824 Ann Abbey 1 3 5 2

1825 Isaac Abbey 2 1

1826 Anna Abbey 1

1826 Isaac Abbey 2 1 1

1827 Isaac Abbey 3 5 3 1

1828 Isaac Abbey 3 3 2

Lucinda B. Bradley was born January 11, 1806, in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.

The 1820 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 100 acres Uncultivated, in Lot 27 of the 4th Concession land, with an assessment of 43 £.

Mary Ann Altenburg was born June 10, 1821, in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.

The 1821 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. There is no Tax Assessment. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.

The 1821 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.

The 1822 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. There is no Tax Assessment. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.

Margaret M. Altenburg was born March 28, 1823, in Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.

The 1823 Census for Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.

The 1823 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 18 acres of cultivated land, and 52 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.

The 1824 Census for Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males under age 16; 1 Male over 16; 2 Females under age 16, and 1 Female over age 16. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821; and Margaret M. Altenburg, born March 28, 1823.

The 1824 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 2 Males under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 25 acres of cultivated land, and 43 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.

The 1825 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff is the Head of Household. There are 3 Males age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Males under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 35 acres of cultivated land, and 35 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.

George Altenburg was born September 11, 1825, in Upper Canada.

The 1826 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff is the Head of Household. There are 1 Males age 16 - 60; and 3 Males under age 16; and 1 Female over age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 50 acres of cultivated land, and 20 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.

The 1827 Census for Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 3 Males over 15; 3 Males under age 15; 3 Female over age 15, and 2 Females under age 15 . Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821. There are 115 acres of land uncultivated; 85 acres of land cultivated, in Lot 31, Concession 1.

The 1827 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff is the Head of Household. There are 1 Males age 16 - 60; and 4 Males under age 16; and 1 Female over age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 55 acres of cultivated land, and 13 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.

Mary Ann Altenburg was born June 10, 1821, in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.

The 1821 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.

Margaret M. Altenburg was born March 28, 1823, in Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.

George Altenburg was born September 11, 1825, in Upper Canada.

Isaac Phineas Abbey Settler Land Petition dated June 23, 1819.

Nathaniel Abner Abbey and Isaac Phineas Abbey sold their 200 Acres of Land in Smith Township dated February 3, 1825.

Nathaniel Abner Abbey and Isaac Phineas Abbey Land Patent Records.

Isaac Phineas Abbey and Lucinda B. "Sandy" Bradley Marriage Record. Married by Banns by Joseph Thompson, St. John's Anglican Church, Ida, Cavan Twp., Peterborough Co., Upper Canada, in the presence of Mary Abbey and Elizabeth Bradley. The first church was built in 1819 by the early settlers under the guidance of the Rev. Joseph Thompson, Church of England Missionary, for the Diocese of Quebec.

St. John’s Anglican Church in Ida quietly recognized the 150^th anniversary of the old church building on Sunday, July 2^nd. On this day the congregation offered prayers of thanksgiving and serving a special birthday cake to attendees. Although the present church building was completed in the fall of 1866, it was formally opened on January 20^th, 1867. The church wardens thought it appropriate to recognize this milestone alongside the 150^th birthday of our nation.

A former rector, the Reverend Canon Walter Dyer, recorded much of the church’s history in a portion of the book This Green and Pleasant Land: Chronicles of Cavan Township, published in 1990 by the Millbrook-Cavan Historical Society.

In this historical record, the authors advise that the current brick building is the third to have been constructed on this site, the previous two wooden structures having been destroyed by fire. Rev. T. W. Allen served as the Minster from 1853 until 1905, when his son stepped in to take his place. The cost of the construction in 1866 totalled $8,000. The bell for the tower was delivered by horse and wagon from Toronto; a journey that took most of a week. An addition was added to the church which included the nave, a fine pipe organ and a beautiful stained glass window. Entitled “The Good Shepherd”, the window was donated by a family in memory of Rev. Samuel Armour, who was the second minister to serve this parish. In 1975, an education wing was added thanks to a legacy left by long time parishioner Blanche Moore. A tornado struck the building in 1985, leaving much damage to the church building and destroying the church hall across the road from the church. The proceeds of the insurance claim supplemented by a groundswell of community support allowed a replacement hall to be constructed adjacent to the education wing of the main building.

The church has long been known as “the church on the hill”, serving as a community fixture, and centre for family worship and outreach during these many years. Under the leadership of our current minister, Rev. Peter Mills, we continue to learn to follow Jesus, to make Him known and to serve Him in our community.

Congregation members deliberately chose a quiet celebration of their 150^th anniversary because in 2019 they will have the opportunity to celebrate their 200^th anniversary as a church community. In 1819, the Rev. Joseph Thompson held services at this site, which places this congregation as one of the oldest worshipping communities in the Diocese of Toronto. The church members are thankful to God for His continued grace in their lives, and for the many men and women of this community who have maintained and continued to maintain this structure which they hope will continue to serve as a centre of worship, teaching, hope and service for many years to come.

Some of the history for Joseph Thompson, St. John's Anglican Church, Ida, Cavan Twp., Peterborough Co., Upper Canada. Source is "This Green & Pleasant Land.

The 1827 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West shows Joach Abbey: 3 Men, 5 Women; 3 Boys; 1 Girl. Adults were 16 and over.

Isaac Phineas Abbey died about 1828, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada, at about age 32.

John Taaffe Irwin and Lucinda B. "Sandy" (Bradley) Abbey were married April 15, 1833, in Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada.

The 1851 Canadian Census shows John T. Irwin (age 58) born in Ireland is a Farmer living in a single story log house in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Living with him is Lucinda Irwin (age 44) born in Canada. Also living there are five unmarried Irwin children, all born in Canada: Jones H. Irwin (age 18); Edward J. Irwin (age 16); Lucinda Irwin (age 18); Mary D. Irwin (age 7); and Jane Irwin (age 1).

John Taaffe Irwin died June 29, 1861, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West, at age 61. Buried in Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada.

The 1881 Census for Hope Sub-District, Durham East District, Ontario, Canada, shows Lucinda Irwin (age 73) born in Ontario, and with Bible Christian religion, is a widowed Head of Household. Living with her is an unmarried male, Henry Abbey (age 30) born in Ontario, a Labourer.

The 1891 Canadian Census shows Lucinda Irwin (age 85) born in Ontario is living in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada.

Lucinda (Bradley) (Abbey) Irwin died July 19, 1896, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 90. Buried in Zion Cemetery, Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada.

Lucinda B. (Bradley) (Abbey) Irwin Funeral Card.

It is surmised that brothers Isaac Abbey (age 27) and Nathaniel (age 28), along with their sister Dorcas Abbey (age 26) and their nephew Clement Neff (age 10) came to Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada West from New York about 1798. They were some of the pioneering settlers of Durham Co., Ontario, Canada. If this connection is accurate, the Abbey ancestry can be connected through their father Isaac Abbe all the way back to John Abbe, born about 1587 in West Halton, Lincolnshire, England. His son, John Abbe, Jr. of Norwich, Norfolk Co., England emigrated to the United States about 1635 and married Mary Loring in 1635 at Wenham, Essex Co., MA.

Leslie Wilson of Canada has provided the following information.

The 1851 Charles and Oliver were sons of Isaac Abbey & Lucinda Bradley, and grandsons of Nathaniel Abbey b 1773/74 NY d 1825/26 Hope & Mary____ b Apr 11 1777 d Mar 29 1869. If you recall, Lucinda Bradley was the daughter of Dorcas Abbey (believed to be a sister of Nathaniel #1 and his brother Isaac) and Oliver Bradley. Isaac Abbey, brother of the 1773/74 - 1825/26 Nathaniel Abbey, had no surviving issue. Lucinda & her husband Isaac did not help matters because they named the boys, Charles Oliver Abbey and Oliver Nathaniel Abbey!!!

It has been argued that Isaac Abbey, husband of Anne, was the father of Dorcas Abbey-Bradley and Nathaniel Abbey #1. This is possible, but there are many circumstantial factors that argue equally that he was their brother.

1) The Abbey men were not long lived - average age of death (and yes, I removed the ones who were killed in the Civil War to come up with this) - about 50.

2) In the 1790s, very few men over the age of 50, without a housefull of strong sons and daughters between the ages of 14 and 21, took up homesteading in Upper Canada.

3) When Isaac died sometime between March of 1813 and March of 1814, it seems he died intestate - and the property did not pass to Nathaniel Abbey Sr. but rather to David King Bradley and Nathaniel Abbey Jr. If Nathaniel #1 had been Isaac's son, by British law it would have passed to the son. But Isaac died - without heirs it seems - so it passed to the two eldest male heirs of Dorcas Abbey-Bradley and Nathaniel Abbey, they being David King Bradley and Nathaniel Abbey Jr.

4) I suspect Isaac died of a disease that entered local lore as the Spotted Plague. It seems to have affected only those in the prime of life - two teenage boys died, everybody else was in their forties and fifties. Most were male.

This was not small pox - that had swept through the area in 1811, the people were familiar with it and of those who remained, most had acquired an immunity to it. This disease was especially virulent - death occurred within 7 days of contact, the victim remained lucid until the end - the body swelled and large purple spots, like bruises, appeared all over the body within 24 hrs of death. Believe it or not, I was able to find a specialist in weird epidemic diseases (he once worked for the Atlanta Centre for Disease Control) who agreed to take on the project of finding out what this plague was. It only affected those living in Hope Twp, the only exception was a man from Hamilton Twp who had been called to the death bed of one of the victims to notarize the will. I expected Mr Lamb would take at least a month or two to work out a possible cause - he came back in less than 48 hours with the answer - a disease endemic to flying squirrels, carried from them to humans by lice. The first case appeared in early February - by the end of April, it had petered out. When I asked him how certain he was about this being the cause, his reply was: "99 percent, and you can quote me".

The scenario is that the men were out cutting down trees (this still is winter time work in southern Ontario), the boys found a downed tree with a litter of young flying squirrels, took them home and divided them up amongst their friends. The lice on the squirrels spread from person to person.

The disease cannot be passed by sputum or touching feces or urine of an infected person or squirrel - it must be introduced into the blood stream by an infected louse, and only a louse, not a flea or mosquito.

Anyway - I digress, although that is the sort of stuff my book is about, not the genealogy. The genealogies are needed to discover the whys and wherefores of the movements and interactions of this 1793-1813 group of people.

Leslie

The following nine thumbnail images are the recollections and thoughts compiled for a family genealogy by Rowena Bragg, who died in the late 1990s at age 103. Some mention is made of the Abbey branch. This information was forwarded by Eleanor Whyley, a descendant of Lucinda Bradley. Please click on each image for the full size page. Rowena Jane Bragg was born August 10, 1890, in Darlington Division, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada. She is the daughter of Samuel Bragg and Helen J. Abbey.

Rowena Bragg's Family Records

Oliver Nathan Bradley was born about 1784/1785 Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada and died 1821 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Upper Canada. He was the son of Nathan (Nathaniel) Bradley of MA and Harriet (Elizabeth) Harnden of Connecticut.

Dorcas Abbey was born about 1773 in the USA and died Unknown. She was the daughter of Isaac Abbey of Connecticut and Unknown Wife.

Oliver and Dorcas were married in 1803.

Oliver and Dorcas had several children, including:

David King Bradley: b. About 1805 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada; d. 1859 in Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada (about age 54)
Levi Bradley: b. About August 1805/1806 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada; d. Jan 15, 1897 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada (Age 90).
Lucinda Bradley: b. January 16, 1806 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada; d. July 19, 1896 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada (age 90)
Isaac Bradley: b. Unknown in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada; d. Unknown.
Orme Bradley: b. Unknown in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada; d. Unknown.
Nathan N. Bradley: b. January 28, 1819 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada; d. May 10, 1900 in Sanilac Co., MI (age 81)
Hiram Bradley: b. 1820 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada; d. Unknown.
Anne Olive Bradley: b. 1821 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada; d. Unknown.

It is surmised that brothers Isaac Abbey (age 27) and Nathaniel (age 28), along with their sister Dorcas Abbey (age 26) and their nephew Clement Neff (age 1 or 10) came to Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada West from New York about 1798. They were some of the pioneering settlers of Durham Co., Ontario, Canada. If this connection is accurate, the Abbey ancestry can be connected through their father Isaac Abbe all the way back to John Abbe, born about 1587 in West Halton, Lincolnshire, England. His son, John Abbe, Jr. of Norwich, Norfolk Co., England emigrated to the United States about 1635 and married Mary Loring in 1635 at Wenham, Essex Co., MA.

Isaac (Phineas?) Abbey was born in 1798, probably in New York, and died between 1827 and 1833 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada. He was the son of Nathaniel Abbey of Connecticut and Mary (unknown) of (New York?).

Lucinda Bradley was born January 16, 1806 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Twp., Upper Canada and died July 19, 1896 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada at age 90. She was the daughter of Oliver Nathan Bradley of Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Twp., Upper Canada, and Dorcas Abbey of Connecticut.

Isaac and Sandy were married 1825 in Durham Co., Upper Canada.

Isaac and Sandy had two children:

Charles Oliver Abbey: b September 20, 1825 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; d. May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, MS (Age 37)
Oliver Nathaniel Abbey: b. April 28, 1828 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; d. October 23, 1898 (Age 70)

Isaac Abbey died between 1827 and 1833 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada.

Sandy was remarried on April 15, 1833 to John Taaffe Irwin.

John Taaffe Irwin was born October 2, 1799 in Dublin, Ireland, and died June 29, 1861 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West at age 61. He was the son of Henry Irwin and Hannah Taaffe of Ireland.

John and Sandy had six children:

Henry Jones Irwin: b. July 13, 1834 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; d. July 7, 1927 in in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada (Age 92)
Lucinda Irwin: b. June 5, 1839 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; d. May 21, 1912 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada (Age 72)
Edward Irwin: b. 1845/46 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; d. August 7, 1881 (About age 35)
Dorcas Irwin: b. 1847/48 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West; d. Unknown
Jane Ann Irwin: b. 1851; d. 1915 (About age 64)
Olive Irwin: b. Unknown; d. Unknown

John Taaffe Irwin died June 29, 1861 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West at about age 85.

Lucinda (Bradley) (Abbey) Irwin died July 19, 1896 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada at age 90.

As I mentioned in our phone conversation, Leigh, many people from Cornwall England came to Durham County in the 1830s, the census records would seem to support that time frame as a date of arrival for William Searle/Sorrell. He first appears on the census in 1836 (i.e. as a property holder - he was undoubtedly here a year or two prior to that time.)

Nathaniel Abbey lived on Lot 27 Con 2 of Hope Twp from about 1806 until his death in 1825/26 and his family continued to live there until about 1848 or so. As you can see, only four farms (about a mile) separated the Abbey and Searle/Sorrell homes.

Hope Twp Census/Assessments 1836 to 1851 - Children are under 16 years old.

Searle William 2m 1f 2mc 5fc = 10 - 1836

Surrel William 2m 1f 2mc 5fc = 10 - 1837

Surrel William 2m 1f 1mc 4fc = 8 - 1838

Surrel William 2m 1f 2mc 3fc = 8 - 1839

Surrel William 2m 2f 2mc 5fc = 11 - 1840

Surrel William 1m 2f 2mc 5fc = 10 - 1841

Sorrel William Lot 32 Con 3 North Part - 1842

Dain (Dean) Sylvester Lot 32 Con 2 - 1842

Johnston John Lot 32 Con 3 South - 1842

Johnston William Lot 32 Con 3 - 1842

Kinsmillo Thomas Lot 32 Con 3 North & 33/3N & 31/3S - 1842

Serrick William Lot 32 Con 3 - 1843

Jeans Charles Lot 32 Con 5 - 1843

Kingsmill Thomas Lot 32 Con 3 South & 32/4 & 31/3- 1843

Lundebecker William Lot 32 Con 3 South - 1843

Sorrel William Lot 32 Con 3 North and Surrel William Lot 32 Con 2 South - 1844

Jeans Charles Lot 32 Con 5 South - 1844

Johnson John Lot 32 Con 3 W - 1844

Johnson William Lot 32 Con 3 West - 1844

Kinsmill Thomas Lot 32 Con 3 & 4 - 1844

Lidenbecker William Lot 32 Con 3 South - 1844

Yard William Lot 32 Con 2 North - 1844

Surrel William Lot 32 Con 2 - 1845

Johnson John Lot 32 Con 3 - 1845

Johnson William Lot 32 Con 3 - 1845

Hurd William Lot 32 Con 2 North - 1845

Best John Lot 32 Con 3 N - 1845

Jeans Charles Lot 32 Con 5 - 1845

Lunderbecker William Lot 32 Con 3 South - 1845

Best John Lot 32 Con 3 North - 1846

Johnson John Lot 32 Con 3 South - 1846

Johnson William Lot 32 Con 3 S - 1846

Londerbecker William Lot 32 Con 3 S - 1846

Hurd William Lot 32 Con 2 North - 1846

Hind William Lot 32 Con 2 N - 1847

Jaines (Janes) Charles Lot 32 Con 5 South - 1847

Johnston John Lot 32 Con 3 South - 1847

Johnston William Lot 32 Con 2 South - 1847

Londerboker William Lot 32 Con 3 South - 1847

Sorrel, William, Farmer, 10 people in the household, Lot 32 Con 2 Hope Twp - 1848

Jeins Charles Farmer 5 in Household Lot 32 Con 5 - 1848

Lunderbecker William Farmer 6 in Household Lot 32 Con 3 - 1848

Searle William Lot 32 Con 2 5 in Household 1 Absent Not an owner - 1850

Lenderbeck William Lot 32 Con 3 4 in Household Not an owner - 1850

Lenderback William 5 in Household - 1851

Sarl Alice 2 in household - 1851 Alice Searle (age 17), and George Searle (age 1).

Isaac Abbey found in:

Genealogical Records: New York, 1675-1920

Event:  Born     in:  Abt. 1798
Source:  The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1921) - Extracts
Publisher:  New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Publication Information:  New York, NY.
Additional Information:  Also available on microfilm at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Page:  273     Province:  New York

Hello Leigh,

I am a distant cousin, a descendant of Johnathan Bradley nephew (Son of her brother Levi George Bradley) of Lucinda "Sandy" Bradley, who went out west to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I emailed you back in 2009 (I think) with information. I have been doing updates on my extended family files and I would like to provide you with information that I found for Lucinda "Sandy" Bradley descendents that I noticed from your website that you do not have.

I have also found many Find A Grave memorials for her descendents and I have been requesting linkage of them (parent/child) to the respective contributors since I am a member of Find A Grave (Some have not been linked as of yet). Please start with with Charles Oliver Abbey Find A Grave memorial (I maintain it) and you will find them all: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=AB&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=51&GScntry=4&GSsr=41&GRid=91518134&)

Information for:

(A) Mary "Dorcas" Irwin

Confirmation of interment in Avondale Cemetery in Section: Q; Lot: 298; Sub: 2, Name on record: Dorica Bates (Source: Avondale Cemetery. http://www.stratfordcanada.ca/en/livehere/cemetery.asp).

First husband, Thomas Gamble is found on the 1891 Census of Canada in Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada married to a Helen LNU Gamble, age 45 (Birth; 10 Mar 1846, Ontario). His occupation is listed as Labourer (Machinist). Also listed is an Ada Gamble, age 9 (Birth: 25 Sept 1882, Ontario). On the 1901 census she is listed as adopted daughter and Thomas, Helen and Ada are still in Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada. His occupation is listed as Labourer. Of note on Thomas death record his occupation is listed as Machinist. I have not found anything else for Helen and Ada.

Second husband, Richard Bate(s), was a hard person to find information because his surname was spelled with and without the “s.” He was married two times before he married Mary "Dorcas" Irwin. I had six (6) children; four (4) males and two (2) females with his first wife. Wives: Elizabeth LUN Bate(s) (c. 1835-c. 1876) and Ellen Dickson Newson (c. 1830-1897). The informant on his death record was M. McNish, St Thomas, Ontario, Son-In-Law - Matthew McNeish/McNish who married Richards' oldest daughter Mary Elizabeth Bate(s). Poor man lost his wife Mary in April that same year.

Children:

(1) Lucinda Jane “Jennie" Gamble was born in Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada. In 1891, she is residing in Clarke, Durham West, Ontario, Canada with sister Mary at Aunt Jane Ann (Irwin) Gilmore family. In 1901, she is residing in Port Hope, Durham East, Ontario, Canada; Occupation: Servant. On 18 Sept 1907 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, she married Edward Dallimore (15 Apr 1876, York, Ontario, Canada - 2 Feb 1929, York, Ontario, Canada; Buried 5 Feb 1929, St John's Cemetery), son of John Dallimore and Mercia Hiscock. They are enumerated on the 1921 census at 183 Woodvale Ave, York Township, York South, Ontario, Canada with the following Children: Edith Olive Dallimore (6 Jul 1908, York, Ontario, Canada), Herbert John Dallimore (9 Jan 1910, York, Ontario, Canada), Lillian Alburtia “lily” Dallimore (15 mar 1911, York, Ontario, Canada) and Marian Dallimore (c. 1917, York, Ontario, Canada). Edwards' occupation: Labourer. Note: In 1921, husband Edward Dallimore (Dallamore) is also listed residing with William and Alice (Gamble) Scott; Occupation: Labourer with daughter Lily, age 10.

(2) Mary E Gamble was born c. Sept 1879, Hope, Durham, Ontario, Canada. 1891 residence same as sister Lucinda Jane “Jennie" Gamble. On 9 Mar 1897 in Port Hope, Durham, Ontario, Canada she married Joseph Haskill (c. 1867, Hope, Durham, Ontario, Canada – 5 Jul 1899, Durham, Ontario, Canada) son of David and Cynthia Haskill. On the 1901 census, she is residing with her in-laws in Hope, Durham East, Ontario, Canada, widow. On 12 Dec 1906 in Port Hope, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada she married James Weatherup (c. 1864, Drummer, Ontario, Canada – 19 Nov 1909, Durham, Ontario, Canada), son of James Weatherup and Helen Hatchell. In 1911, she is residing in Millbrook, Durham, Ontario, Canada; Domestic for Larma(r) family, widow. 1921, she is residing in Millbrook, Durham, Ontario, Canada; Servant Mr Thomas Wesley Larmar (widower), widow.

(3) William John Gamble, I did not find anything for him other than the 1881 census.

(4) Alice Abagail Gamble was married 26 Oct 1904. Enumerated with husband and children: 1911, 252 Romeo, Stratford, Perth North, Ontario, Canada, Occupation: Blacksmith; 1921, 11 Well St, Stratford, Perth North, Ontario, Canada, Occupation: Blacksmith.

Children:

Josephine Elizabeth Scott (B: 7 Sept 1905, Ontario, Ontario, Canada – 25 Nov 1992, Stratford, Ontario, Canada ) Married: Kenneth Alfred F Standen (4 Q 1905, Battle, Sussex, England) son of Alfred Standen and Lillian Coleman, on 7 Jan 1928, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
Olive Pearl Scott (12 Feb 1909, Perth, Ontario, Canada - 8 Apr 2002, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada).
Lillian Dorcas "Lily" Scott (Oct 1910, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada – 23 Jun 1944, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada). Married: Irwin William Ellah (c. 1909, Milverton, Ontario) son of William Ellah and Clara Hainkel, on 18 Aug 1928, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
Clarence Scott (c. 1917, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada – 8 Jul 1998, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada).
Alice Rachel Scott (c. 1921, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada – 5 Sept 2008, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada). Married an unknown Carter

(Source for some information: scott family Tree: (Ancestry) http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10827480/person/1401141442)

(5) Olive Tressa Gamble and her husband John Rundle Marks are enumerated in 1921 on Union St, Portsmouth, Kingston, Ontario, Canada residing with her husbands parents. John's occupation: Caulker.

(B) Oliver Nathaniel Abbey

Death Certificates for children and grandchildren are attached. I do not know if you have them but I am sending them to you. They are from the Royal BC Museum, http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/BasicSearch, assessed 24 Apr 2014, unigift

(1) Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, LEVI, Gender: Male, Age: 94, Date: 1952/07/21, Event Place: SURREY, Registration Number: 1952-09-007302, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13212 GSU Mfilm, Number: 2032861 Event Type: Death Vital Stat Images(s): 004437626_02334.jpg

(2) Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, OLIVER (Alva), Gender: Male Age: 78, Date: 1947/09/21 Event Place: FERNIE, Registration Number: 1947-09-008615, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13195, GSU Mfilm Number: 2032479, Event Type: Death Vital Stat Images(s): 004437672_00634.jpg

Oliver Alva Abbey children's death certificates: I have thirteen (13) children for him, not including Tillie but I can be missing one.

(1) Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, WILBURT, Gender: Male, Age: 88, Date: 1979/09/28, Event Place: CRANBROOK, Registration Number: 1979-09-014750, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13598, GSU Mfilm Number: 2051382, Event Type: Death Vital Stat Images(s): 004479399_01640.jpg

Spouse: Gladys Emilie Vera Giles

Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, GLADYS EMILY VERA, Gender: Female, Age: 92, Date: 1985/10/31, Event Place: CRANBROOK, Registration Number: 1985-09-018544, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B16576, GSU Mfilm Number: 1358016, Event Type: Death, Vital Stat Images(s): 004438040_01554.jpg

(2) Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, HENRY OLIVER, Gender: Male, Age: 75, Date: 1969/10/10, Event Place: FERNIE, Registration Number: 1969-09-014175, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13299, GSU Mfilm Number: 2034110, Event Type: Death Vital, Stat Images(s): 004479287_01390.jpg

(3) Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, GEORGE EDWARD, Gender: Male, Age: 65, Date: 1967/04/14, Event Place: FERNIE, Registration Number: 1967-09-005397, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13283, GSU Mfilm Number: 2033859, Event Type: Death, Vital Stat Images(s): 004479274_00449.jpg

(4) Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, CLARENCE LEVI, Gender: Male, Age: 65, Date: 1970/10/17, Event Place: CRANBROOK, Registration Number: 1970-09-014314, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13306, GSU Mfilm Number: 2034214, Event Type: Death, Vital Stat Images(s): 004479314_01451.jpg

Spouse: Clarice Woodhouse (B: 19 Jan 1910, Fernie, British Columbia, Canada – unknown but most likely BC, Canada) married 22 Dec 1934, Spokane, Washington, USA.

(5) Roy “Alfred” Abbey (Missing child) (18 Aug 1911, Flagstone, British Columbia, Canada – 11 Jul 1992, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada). He is on the 1921 Census of Canada. Spouse: Peggy Mackie.

Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, ROY ALFRED, Gender: Male, Age: 80 ,Date: 1992/07/11, Event Place: CRANBROOK, Registration Number: 1992-09-013551, Event Type: Death Vital, Stat Images(s): DTH_1992013551.jpg DTH_1992013551M.jpg

On 5 Apr 1935, Alfred crossed the boarder to Roosville, Montana, USA; age 23; with his sister Edith (no record was found for her); Martial Status: Single; Heading to Eureka, Montana for a 3 day visit; Contact: Father: O A Abbey.

(6) Edith Marie Abbey (Another missing child) (c. 1915, Flagstone, British Columbia, Canada - ?) She is on the 1921 Census of Canada.

NOTE:

Child Stanley Earl/Archie Abbey did not die 10 Mar 1942, Fernie County, British Columbia, Canada. He died 21 Dec 1923, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA. His name is on the photo of the memorial stone you have on your website. Death Record Information: Father: Oliver Abbey Mother: Annie Smale FHL Film Number: 2022220 Reference ID: 1231.

Martha Alice Crompton: Born June 25, 1902, in Lancashire, England; Died December 24, 1978, in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada (age 76). Father: John Crompton. I have her married to Archie Lewis Abbey. You have with both him and Stanley Earl/Archie Abbey.

Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, MARTHA ALICE, Gender: Female, Age: 76, Date: 1978/12/24, Event Place: FERNIE, Registration Number: 1978-09-019237, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13591, GSU Mfilm Number: 2051226, Event Type: Death, Vital Stat Images(s): 004479392_00995.jpg. States husband as Archie Lewis Abbey.

Their son: John Oliver Abbey (12 Aug 1944 – 6 Jul 1962, Fernie, British Columbia, Canada)

Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, JOHN OLIVER, Gender: Male, Age: 17, Date: 1962/07/06, Event Place: FERNIE, Registration Number: 1962-09-009524, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13257, GSU Mfilm Number: 2033499, Event Type: Death, Vital Stat Images(s): 004479248_02560.jpg

Son of Lewis Abbey and Hester/Esther Emely Armstrong:

Merton Verne Abbey (14 Jul 1893, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada – 6 Jun 1978, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)

Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, MERTON VERNE, Gender: Male, Age: 84, Date: 1978/06/06, Event Place: SURREY, Registration Number: 1978-09-008908, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13586, GSU Mfilm Number: 2051145, Event Type: Death, Vital Stat Images(s): 004479387_01172.jpg

Spouse: Gertrude Victoria Quinney

Death Certificate Name: ABBEY, GERTRUDE VICTORIA, Gender: Female, Age: 58, Date: 1959/11/22, Event Place: KENNEDY, Registration Number: 1959-09-013378, B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13244, GSU Mfilm Number: 2033301, Event Type: Death, Vital Stat Images(s): 004437680_01404.jpg

Twelve (12) death certificates.

Lastly, another Find A Grave memorial family grouping is for the Oliver Alva Abbey family and it starts with Oliver, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122344637. It appears they were just placed up as of Oct thru Dec 2013. I can tell you that this contributor is accurate with her records. I will not be asking for a transfer of any of them from her because I am still waiting for a transfer of my great uncle from her that I requested back in Jul 2013. She is a bit of stickler when it comes to transfers.

Please visit my great grandfather's memorial on Find A Grave: Johnathan Bradley, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122938173, I have him linked to two other siblings memorials.

Well, I think that is all for now. Except, I have summarized Nathan (Nathaniel) Bradlee/Bradley and “Harriett” Elizabeth Harden/Harnden family information, as well as Oliver Nathan Bradley and Dorcas Abbee/Abbey family information for another distant relative would you like a copy of it?

Best wishes,

Margaret (unigift/MEB on Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=47998630)