Townsend GARRATT

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• Reference Number: 255.4
• Residence: Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada
• _UID: BBED859361014EBDB1625ACB825C47BA4445
• Birth: Abt 1796
• Birth: Abt 1798
• Marriage witness: 11 Dec 1838, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Residence: 11 Dec 1838, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Marriage witness: 31 Jan 1844, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; to the marriage of his daughter, Almira Garrett, of Hillier, to James C. Huffman, of Ernestown
• Marriage witness: 31 Jan 1844, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; to the marriage of James C. Huffman and Almira Garratt, his daughter,
• Burial: Abt 28 Apr 1846, Wellington, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; in Wellington Cemetery, Old Part, row 19, stone 10ba, grave 2
• Death: Bef 1851

Notes:

Birth:
Since he died on April 26, 1846 aged 50 years, his birth year was calculated as circa 1796.

Marriage witness:
He was a witness to the marriage of his daughter, Adeline Garratt, to Richard Van Horn. The other witness was Paul Clapp, Esq. The minister was Rev. James Rogers, Presbyterian minister.

Residence:
His daughter, Adaline Garratt, was married this day.

Marriage witness:
The other witness was Charles W. Huffman.

Marriage witness:
The other witness was Charles [M?] Huffman. The minister was James Rogers, Presbyterian minister.

Townsend married Sarah BOWERMAN on 13 Sep 1818 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Thomas BOWERMAN and Maturah BULL) was born on 31 Oct 1794 in Upper Canada, Canada; died on 28 Jul 1882; was buried about 31 Jul 1882 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marriage:
They were married by Magistrate James Cotter Esq. At the same time, her brother, Stephen Bowerman, married Phoebe Garratt, and William Garratt married Patience Bull.

1. Phoebe GARRATT and died.
2. Adeline GARRATT was born on 21 Sep 1819; died on 30 Nov 1857; was buried about 2 Dec 1857 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
3. Almira GARRATT and died.
4. Amanda GARRATT and died.
5. Freeman GARRATT was born on 27 Nov 1822 in Upper Canada, Canada; and died.
6. M. GARRATT
7. Matura GARRATT and died.
8. Jane GARRATT and died.
9. Patience GARRATT was born about 1838 in Upper Canada, Canada; and died.
10. Edna GARRATT was born in 1840 in Upper Canada, Canada; and died.

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• Reference Number: 510.0
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• _UID: 2FEC1DA4F9FB472E95496CA34BF2EFD7359C
• Military: 1777, New York, United States
• Emigration: Abt 1796, Dutchess County, New York, United States; after his brother, Isaac Garrett,
• Land: Abt 1797, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Occupation: Abt 1798, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: Abt 1798, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; fisherman
• Land: 7 Mar 1813, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; described as the west half of lot 13 and east half of lot 14, first concession lakeside, comprising 200 acres, then in Ameliasburgh township
• Religion: 1820, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; member of the Society of Friends (Quaker)
• Death: Abt 1858, Canada West, Canada

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Benjamin GARRATT likely died after 1820 in Hallowell Township or Hillier Township, Prince Edward County. There is a Benjamin Garratt from Hillier probated in 1868 - #151. Is this too late? Can I order from Ontario Archives? Can order from FamilySearch.

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Benjamin GARRATT of Hillier # 151, 1868. Is this Benjamin or too late?

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Find out if information from Josephine Frost's book "Quaker Marriages, Births and Deaths at Nine Partners is online. Book is at Albany State Library 974.733q F93n3. They were living in Marbletown Township, Ulster County in 1790 census.

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Find out if information from Josephine Frost's book "Quaker Births and Deaths at Oblong, Dutchess County" is online. Book is at Albany State Library 974.733q F930.

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Find out if Burleigh Collection at Queen's Archives, Kingston has "Garratt" family history.

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Garrett/Garratt family history from Frankie Harth of Redcliff, Alberta, 2003. About 50 pages copied at Prince Edward County Archive, May 19, 2010. Scan these pages and put on Legacy. Use copy already printed. Start a word document for errors (like Wellington Cemetery corrections document). Contact Frankie Harth. Pages in Garratt family file folder "Garratt - Frankie Harth".

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They were living in Marbletown Township, Ulster County in 1790 census. Entry is digital but not edited. Also see Isaac on same census.

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Benjamin Garratt marriage c 1780. So far first child was born 1785, but could be one earlier. Marbletown Reformed Dutch Church (or Dutch Reformed?) was at Stone Ridge. FamilySearch has several films - I think most are transcriptions. Baptisms 1746-1944. Marriages 1796-1930. See sheet in "Garratt" family file folder.

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Was Benjamin still in Marbletown in 1800? I don't think so. Was he in Upper Canada or northern NY state? See Garratt file folder.

Military:
Benjamin joined the Dutchess County Militia.

Land:
He "settled on land lying between that of the pioneer, [Daniel] Reynolds, and his brother Isaac".

Occupation:
They were "for some time unable to grow wheat and their staff of life consisted of rye bread, a staple food which seems to have palled on the taste of the family, especially of the children".

Occupation:
"At this time salmon were so abundant in the lake, that fishermen could stand on the beach and spear them".

Land:
He paid Philip Dorland "seventy five pounds lawful money of the said province" for the land. The Bargain and Sale was not registered until March 2, 1826 at Picton. It became instrument #1074 in the copybook pages 56 and 57.
The witnesses were Robert Hubbs, Betsey Dorland and Arnoldi Dorland.
It was signed by Benjamin Garratt.
The land registrar for the District of Prince Edward in 1826 was James Cotter.

Religion:
Benjamin Garrat and his wife Margaret were listed as members of the "AB" or Ameliasburgh Meeting of the West Lake Monthly Meeting.

Benjamin married Margaret. Margaret was born about 1763 in United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 511.0
• _UID: 1180C85276C842A3A9862199DAB35D22C32B