This section of OGSPI includes most of the queries from Ontario Genealogy Society members originally published in the Name Game section of Familes during 2000. Contact OGSPI team leaders John and Lynda Allan at Post Office Box 313 Azilda Ontario P0M-1B0 or allanj@eastlink.ca if any entry should be updated or changed.
ABBOTT
ADAM/ADAMS
ALBERT
ALEXANDER
ALISON
ALLEN
ALWARD
AMES
ANDERSON
ANDREWS
ARMSTRONG
ASPENLEITER
AUTHERSON
AYERST
ABBOTT name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-11 published
KNIGHT :
John R. bc1854 Brant Co 1861 cens South Dunfries 1891 Oxford Co Blenheim twp
mar when and where Lavina
ABBOTT 1875- 1895, Lavina
GRAHAM,
Lavina Jane
MORRELL, CH : James 1876, Charles 1879, Rosanna 1881,
Mary Ann 1896, John Thomas b&d 1898, Clara Bell 1899 John Thomas 1903
Any info and desc write Joy
SOWERS 363 Route 102 Burton NB E2V 3C9
email sowers@ca.nb.sympatico.ca
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ADAM/ADAMS name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-02 published
WALKER :
Seek prnts &/or sibs George
WALKER born 1802 UP Canada died 1872 West
Zorra Oxford Co
m Hannah LLOYD of PA born 1800 Pa of Margaret GRAVES,
Sarah ADAM/ADAMS,
Mary Ann ELLIOT/ELLIOTT,
Hannah SIMS,
Lydia Anne
SCOTT,
Jane CILCOUGH,
James,
Hiram and George
Any info to Anne
VANWARMERDAM rr family 1 Little Britain Ont K0M 2C0
avanwarm@sympatico.ca
ADAM/ADAMS name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-11 published
ADAM/ADAMS :
SMITH :
Thomas ADAM/ADAMS married 1836 Jane
SMITH in Ormstown PQ children : Francis 1837,
Euphemia 1838 m James
BEDEL of Waterloo Co, Ann 1840,
John Smith 1845 m Eliza
JOHNSTON 1870 Petrolia, Christy 1847,
Isabella 1850, Jesse 1852, All born Ormstown PQ
Seek contacts other fam branches related to John
SMITH
who setld Petrolia area Did rest of fam em ON
Write Donna
SCOTT 7 Michael Snow Ct Sarnia ON N7W 1B8
djs@mnsi.net
ADAM/ADAMS - All Categories in OGSPI
ALBERT name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-02 published
ALBERT :
Marion Augusta/Gussie born 1887 wife of Stuart C.
MARTIN
dtr of John
ALBERT and Mercy Ann
VANNEST
Mercy dtr of Isaac
VANNEST born 1808 and Mercy
CARD born 1812 of Clarendon and Miller twp
Seek info VANNEST and
CARD fams
Info to A. Lucille
GRIFFITHS rr3 Napanee Ont K7R 3K8
algriff@ihorizons.net
ALBERT - All Categories in OGSPI
ALEXANDER name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-08 published
DICKSON/DIXON :
Charles Edward Ambrose
DICKSON/DIXON s of David
DICKSON/DIXON and wife Rebecca
McWILLIAMS
bc1873 Douro twp Peterborough Co ON
m1905 Laura Edith
SMITH Poss livng Toronto 1927 and 1934
In bro George's obit Charles lvng Niagara Falls ON Dec 1950
Any info Charles or wife Laura apprec he's brother of my grpa
William David
DICKSON/DIXON
Marilyn ALEXANDER 311-313 MacDonald Ave Sault Sainte Marie ON P6B 5Y9
richmar@soonet.ca
ALEXANDER name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-08 published
MARSHALL :
Seek desc of Henderson
MARSHALL and wife Margaret
WYLLIE
em1857 Ayrshire Scotland with fam to Canada
CH : Margaret 1831-1926, William, Mary, Thomas, Elizabeth and Agnes
son Henderson Junior born 1867 Oneida twp Haldimand Lvd Brock twp ON Co and
Oneida twp Haldimand where Henderson Sr died 1882
Some fam lvd Manitoulin Is 1870s but by 1901 all gone Poss went west
Info apprec
Richard ALEXANDER 311-313 MacDonald Ave Sault Sainte Marie ON P6B 5Y9
email richmar@soonet.ca
ALEXANDER name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-08 published
RICHARDSON :
John born 1798 died when and wf Elizabeth
AUTHERSON born 1800 died when ?
b Yorkshire ENG married 1825 Warter Parish Yorkshire Em CAN c1846/47
with CH : Richard 1826-1902, Anne 1827-1925, William 1829-1902,
John 1830-1906, Elizabeth 1832, Sarah 1834-1874, Mary 1837,
Last info 1881 cens Walpole twp Haldimand Co
John lvng with dtr Mary and husb John William
BRUNSKILL. Seek desc.
Richard ALEXANDER 311-313 MacDonald Ave Sault Sainte Marie ON P6B 5Y9
richmar@soonet.ca
ALEXANDER name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-08 published
RUNNING aka
RUNNINGS :
James RUNNING aka
RUNNINGS bc1801
m1 Emma who?
m2 Elizabeth
POST all born Ire
James died 1878 Peterboro Co Otonabee twp ON
bur by Rev
BRADSHAW Church of Eng Ashburnham
They had 2 knwn children
Mary Jane m Charles
SANDFORD and
Mark m1 Margaret
NICHOLS, m2 Ester
COOPER
Where are James and Emma bur ?
Marilyn ALEXANDER 311-313 MacDonald Ave Sault Sainte Marie ON P6B 5Y9
email richmar@soonet.ca
ALEXANDER - All Categories in OGSPI
ALISON name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-05 published
HUNT :
MANARY :
Seek desc of grgrma Agnes Ann
MANARY married 1851 Archibald
LYND of Brampton
(a tailor from Ireland) in Hamilton ON
witnesses: : Joseph
FENTON and William
McCLELLAND
Also seek desc of David
HUNT who m Barbara
ALISON
SCARLETT of Orillia
mvd to Stratford ON
His bro in law Len
DAWSON/
LAWSON? m Lavina
SCARLETT
Mvd Stratford ON children :
Russell, Eddie, Margaret, Trefry?, Jesse
Write R. S.
MUIR 2439 Riveredge Dr S. E. Grand Rapids MI 49546
ALISON - All Categories in OGSPI
ALLEN name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-05 published
SMITH : (response)
James SMITH, innkeeper of Toronto, had his bio included in
C. Blackett Robinson's History of Toronto and County of York,
Ontario (1885)
Briefly it states that he was born in Co Cavan Ire, 1820,
em to Canada at age 18, spent 14 yrs steamboating, then ran the
restaurant at Union Station for 21 yrs, retiring in 1879,
had 5 ch by first wf (3 died young) and 9 ch by second wf,
5 still living in 1885.
Gravestone, St. James' Anglican Cem, Toronto :
James SMITH, 29 Aug 1817 - 22 Aug 1902,
his wf Christina
BYERS 9 Jul 1840 - 12 Jul 1916,
James ALLEN 24 Apr 1869 - 30 Jul 1870,
Rebecca ARMSTRONG wife of James
SMITH 1815-1858,
their infant children John, Rebecca, Mary Ann.
Fred B. SMITH 1 Jan 1874 - 10 Apr 1953.
Violet Jan, wife of John E.
CAMERON 1877 - 1954.
Clary May SMITH 25 Aug 1875 - 1 Mar 1961. The biog does not mention the prts or sibs of James
SMITH,
but the mar of James to Christina
BYERS 11 Jun 1866
(Toronto City Mar Reg vol 2 pg 15) shows they are James and Jane
SMITH.
A gravestone next to James
SMITH reads :
erected by William W...n
FOX in memory of his beloved mother_in_law
Jane SMITH, native of Co Cavan Ireland died 21st Mar 1853 aged 75 yrs.
ALLEN name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-08 published
BROWN :
James born 1795 Ire wife Rachel to Marmora twp c1823
Their 4th dtr Rachel born 1824 ON m James
ALLEN 1816-1893
Who were other dtrs?
Is James brother to William
BROWN born 1793 Ire of N. Madoc twp ?
Who were prnts ?
Info to Mrs Jean
LYE 1199 Hastings Crescent Sudbury ON P3A 2R6
ALLEN - All Categories in OGSPI
ALWARD name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-05 published
ALWARD :
Seek any info Nicholas and Effie
ALWARD and children :
Elizabeth
Daniel m J.
McDONALD
George K. m B.
CULP
Matthew C. m M. J.
HOPKINS
Hannah m H.
GILBERT
Agnes m G.
ALWARD,
Henry m M.
CLEARY
Abner
Abraham m E.
FISHER,
Lewis W. m N. P.
BADEN
Jemima A. m S. K.
GARNHAM
Hiram
Gilbert
Peter C. m E A.
McGREGORY
All from Bayham Norfolk Co
Info to Aileen A.
AYERST 403 Innisfil St Barrie ON L4N 3G7
ALWARD - All Categories in OGSPI
AMES name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-11 published
EVANS :
Seek desc of Thomas
EVANS 1804-1865 bur Mann Cem Keswick with wife
Fanny AMES aka
EMES 1815-1849 and son Thomas 1839-1854
who was Reeve of N. Gwillimbury 1859-1861 and desc of Stephen
EVANS 1802-1850
bur St George's Sibbalds Pt with wf poss Hannah
COLE
of North Gwillimbury both bros of George
EVANS 1814-1899 my grgrgpa
bur St James Sutton West
Info to John
EVANS 2861 Austin Ave Victoria BC V9A 2K8
email jdevans@vic.imag.net
AMES - All Categories in OGSPI
ANDERSON name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-11 published
BERTRAND :
DERUSH :
Seek prnts and other info Sophia
DERUSH née
BERTRAND wife of
Henry DERUSH born 1842 died 1920 Sarnia children : Josephine, Edward and Francis
Were there more children?
Any info to Lynn
ANDERSON 1723 Sandpiper Court Huron OH 44839
lynna5@gte.net.
ANDERSON name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-11 published
HARKER :
Seek prnts and sibs of William J.
HARKER m 1894 in Sarnia ON Louisa
POWELL
Also lvd IL c1910 born MI c1864
Any info to Lynn
ANDERSON 1723 Sandpiper Court Huron OH 44839
lynna5@gte.net
ANDERSON name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-11 published
POWELL :
Seek prnts and sibs Louisa
POWELL born 1876 England Arr Canada c1890 married 1894 in
Sarnia ON William J.
HARKER children : Frederick, Harold, George and Kathrin
Lvd in Chicago c1910 m2 Leonard
CAUSLEY
Any info Lynn
ANDERSON 1723 Sandpiper Court Huron OH 44839
lynna5@gte.net.
ANDERSON - All Categories in OGSPI
ANDREWS name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-08 published
McBRIDE :
Susan bc1830 London ON who are prnts m Robert
ANDREWS
Royal Welch Fusiliers where m? s William born 1852 Toronto bapt where All left
Toronto 1853 for ENG second s John
Please write Pat
HOWARD 41 Oakleigh Avenue Wakefield W Yorks WF2 9DF England
ANDREWS - All Categories in OGSPI
ARMSTRONG name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-05 published
SMITH : (response)
James SMITH, innkeeper of Toronto, had his bio included in
C. Blackett Robinson's History of Toronto and County of York,
Ontario (1885)
Briefly it states that he was born in Co Cavan Ire, 1820,
em to Canada at age 18, spent 14 yrs steamboating, then ran the
restaurant at Union Station for 21 yrs, retiring in 1879,
had 5 ch by first wf (3 died young) and 9 ch by second wf,
5 still living in 1885.
Gravestone, St. James' Anglican Cem, Toronto :
James SMITH, 29 Aug 1817 - 22 Aug 1902,
his wf Christina
BYERS 9 Jul 1840 - 12 Jul 1916,
James ALLEN 24 Apr 1869 - 30 Jul 1870,
Rebecca ARMSTRONG wife of James
SMITH 1815-1858,
their infant children John, Rebecca, Mary Ann.
Fred B. SMITH 1 Jan 1874 - 10 Apr 1953.
Violet Jan, wife of John E.
CAMERON 1877 - 1954.
Clary May SMITH 25 Aug 1875 - 1 Mar 1961. The biog does not mention the prts or sibs of James
SMITH,
but the mar of James to Christina
BYERS 11 Jun 1866
(Toronto City Mar Reg vol 2 pg 15) shows they are James and Jane
SMITH.
A gravestone next to James
SMITH reads :
erected by William W...n
FOX in memory of his beloved mother_in_law
Jane SMITH, native of Co Cavan Ireland died 21st Mar 1853 aged 75 yrs.
ARMSTRONG name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-08 published
KING :
Mary Jane born 1869 Oakville ON prnts William
McKENZIE
KING and Ellen nee
LYNCH Sibs George, James, William C,
Barbara BELYEA, Helena
ARMSTRONG, Margaret
Last info 1891 cens dressmkr Oakville Need info m and died
Info to W David
KING 27 Walker Ave Toronto ON M4V 1G3 416-964 6878
fax 416 964 7199
ARMSTRONG - All Categories in OGSPI
ASPENLEITER name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-02 published
ROCK :
ASPENLEITER :
Seek info on anc of Martin
ROCK born 1855 Preston Ont died 1912 Guelph Ont
cigar mkr also hs wf Elizabeth
ASPENLEITER born 1871 Preston Ont
d 1938 Woodstock Ont mc1893 Preston children :
Roland,
Joseph,
Eleanor,
Agnes
Anc poss from Alsace-Lorraine
When did anc arrv in Preston? Their nms?
Info to Elizabeth
ROTHWELL 935 Harvey Place Burlington Ont L7T 3E9
jcameworldchat.com
ASPENLEITER - All Categories in OGSPI
AUTHERSON name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-08 published
RICHARDSON :
John born 1798 died when and wf Elizabeth
AUTHERSON born 1800 died when ?
b Yorkshire ENG married 1825 Warter Parish Yorkshire Em CAN c1846/47
with CH : Richard 1826-1902, Anne 1827-1925, William 1829-1902,
John 1830-1906, Elizabeth 1832, Sarah 1834-1874, Mary 1837,
Last info 1881 cens Walpole twp Haldimand Co
John lvng with dtr Mary and husb John William
BRUNSKILL. Seek desc.
Richard ALEXANDER 311-313 MacDonald Ave Sault Sainte Marie ON P6B 5Y9
richmar@soonet.ca
AUTHERSON - All Categories in OGSPI
AYERST name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-05 published
ALWARD :
Seek any info Nicholas and Effie
ALWARD and children :
Elizabeth
Daniel m J.
McDONALD
George K. m B.
CULP
Matthew C. m M. J.
HOPKINS
Hannah m H.
GILBERT
Agnes m G.
ALWARD,
Henry m M.
CLEARY
Abner
Abraham m E.
FISHER,
Lewis W. m N. P.
BADEN
Jemima A. m S. K.
GARNHAM
Hiram
Gilbert
Peter C. m E A.
McGREGORY
All from Bayham Norfolk Co
Info to Aileen A.
AYERST 403 Innisfil St Barrie ON L4N 3G7
AYERST name_game@ca.on.ogs.families 2000-05 published
PHILIPS/
PHILIPS :
THORNE :
Seek info James born 1818
son of Jacob
PHILIPS and Sarah
KAAKE
wf Elizabeth
THORNE children :
Adilia, Ann, Jemmima, Susan, Louisa, Edith- 1851 Vaughan Township
Also info John
PHILIPS born 1830 and Elizabeth - John and Margaret
KAISER children :
Henry, Elizabeth, Richard, Maggie, Jesse,
Phoebe, Susan, Sarah,Woodbridge- Albian
Aileen A. AYERST 403 Innisfil St Barrie ON L4N 3G7
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