L.J. FLINT

Family/Spouse: D.J. LAUGHTON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. C.P. LAUGHTON
2. J.R. LAUGHTON

A. married M.M. THOMPSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

B.G. married M.E. GILCHRIST [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

R.S. married P. TRUMPOUR [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Richard H. Flint
• Occupation: Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Reference Number: 24.0
• Religion: Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; a member of Zion Congregational Church, when it was at the corner of Adelaide and Bay Streets
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• _HASHTAG: Railway Employee
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• _UID: 3D4985D1472840DEAC18A2B0480A0911EBF9
• Census: 1850, Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
• Immigration: 1830-1850, Canada
• Immigration: 1848-1850, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States; but not
• Occupation: 1853, Montr?al, Qu?bec, Canada
• Residence: 24 Jan 1853, Montr?al, Qu?bec, Canada
• Marriage witness: 28 Jan 1858, Montr?al, Canada East, Canada; to the marriage of his wife's sister, Frances Arless, to John Henry Corner
• Residence: 1859, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1862-1863, Toronto Junction, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1864, Toronto Junction, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1862-1864, Toronto Junction, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1866, Toronto Junction, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1868, Toronto Junction, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1868, Toronto Junction, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1870, Toronto Junction, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Religion: 2 Apr 1871, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; a member of the Congregational church
• Occupation: 15 May 1871, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; machinist
• Residence: 15 May 1871, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; at 165 Brock Street
• Occupation: 15 Mar 1873, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; machinist
• Residence: 15 Mar 1873, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; at 141 Brock Street
• Occupation: 20 May 1880, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 20 May 1880, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 4 Apr 1881, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Religion: Abt 1890, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; a member of Beverley Street Baptist Church
• Directory: 1892, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1897, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 14 Nov 1899, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1901, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1902, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Cause of death: 11 Feb 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; cerebral hemorrhage
• Occupation: 11 Feb 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; mechanic, as recorded on his death registration,
• Religion: 11 Feb 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 11 Feb 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Death registration: 12 Feb 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; made by Dr. E. Hooper
• Burial: 13 Feb 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, section 35, lot 7, plot 7 on
• Funeral: 13 Feb 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Obituary: 13 Feb 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; TORONTO WORLD newspaper on pages 1 and 8
• Administration of probate: 26 Apr 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

See attached sources.

Occupation:
According to his obituary, Richard had been "employed in railroad work with the GTR and CPR for 48 years".

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microfilm # 1854282 item 4. 1001-2156 V.1 1904. Registration # 001560-04. what is film #? already on Legacy as A00503.

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Check directories for all Flints (and Arless) residences & occupations:
Hutchison's Toronto Directory 1862-1863 page 57
Mitchell & Co's Toronto Directory 1864-1865 page 58
Mitchell & Co's Toronto Directory 1866 page 164
C. E. Anderson & Co's Directory 1868-1869 page 203
Robertson & Cook's Toronto City Directory 1870 page 44

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FHL microfilm # 1,843,581. T-6499 York County, Toronto West, Ward 4, District 118, Sub-district B15, page 6.

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"The Globe" continued as "The Globe & Mail" 1844-1936; ref: Families, vol 22 , no 2, 1983

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Richard Flint ID # MAS6a1058564, Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts; ref: database/index on Ancestry.com

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery # 1802 - plot , section 35, lot 7. Look for microfilm #

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look for records of Beverley Street Baptist

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look for records of Congregational Church in Toronto

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mechanic on Toronto Street Railway

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Grande Prairie Branch, AGS. Heritage Seekers, Vol 8 No 4 Dec 1984 "Flint Family Researcher. AFHS collection starts in 1990.

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The RCB Library - surnames of County Cork. Ref: Chinook, AFHS, Vol. 15, No. 2, Winter 1994/95

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Dave was contacted about Charles W. Flint by the Salvation Army in 2015. Scan information.

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Richard Henry FLINT died February 11, 1904. FHL microfilm # 1,523,109 has registrations 16810 to 16929 (1904). Registration # 16911 Date of grant: April 26, 1904. Register book: 29, folio: 147. PHOTOCOPY pages. I looked at this in 1995, but wrote it out. Did I copy this in 2005?

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FLINT FAMILY: MARRIAGES.
Marriage index microfilm # 1819489 items 2-4 F-G 1873-1910. Have done 1873-1907.

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FLINT family: DEATHS
index microfilms # 1,411,569 (1869-1919), # 1,432,270 (1920), # 1,432,270 (1921), # 1,908,061 (1922), # 1,983,412 (1923), # 1,983,412 (1924).
Recorded: 1869 (0), 1870 (1), 1871 (3), 1872 (2), 1873 (2), 1874 (0), 1875 (0), 1876 (1), 1877 (2), 1878 (1), 1879 (2), 1880 (4), 1881 (1), 1882 (1), 1883 (2), 1884 (2), 1920, 1921, 1922 (0), 1923 (0), 1924, 1933 (5). See A00001, A00734, & A00743.
Continue from 1885 to 1919.

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Toronto - marriage registers AO MS-248 volume 67 - reels 15 and 16

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Is Flint A00037 on Legacy? See Flint file

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FHL microfilm # 1617431 - items 1-6 are burial registers 1876-1989 Mount Pleasant
items 7-9 are burial registers 1890-1989 Prospect
Microfilm # 1617432 is burial registers 1890-1989 Prospect

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6. From Toronto Branch, OGS. BLOOR-DUFFERIN IN PICTURES. Cynthia Patterson, Carol McDougall & George Leven. "This Toronto Public Library local history handbook deals with an area in the west part of Toronto including the communities of Brockton and Dovercourt. Covers the area's development from first surveys to the 20th century. Well illustrated with photos and maps from the Library's collections." 37 pages. softcover. $8.00 + 4.75 postage. Ref: Toronto Tree, Toronto Branch, OGS, Volume 37, Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2006, p. 10.

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Census:
There is a Richard Flint recorded on the index of the 1850 Danvers census.

Immigration:
He was in Montreal in the 1850's.


Immigration:
There were no "Flint" surnames or even "Richard" or "Henry" names that matched for the period.

Occupation:
Richard Flint was an "engineer to trade" at the time of the christening of his daughter, Elizabeth.

Residence:
At the time of his marriage, Richard was living in Montreal and was a bachelor.

Marriage witness:
The other witness was Fanny? Martin.

Residence:
Helen and Richard may have moved to Toronto around this date, as his obituary states that at his death (1904) "he lived in Toronto for about 45 years".

Occupation:
Richard Henry was a "finisher".


Occupation:
He was a "wheel turner".

Residence:
He lived in Toronto Junction.

Residence:
He was living in Toronto Junction.

Occupation:
He was a wheelman for the Grand Trunk Railroad.

Residence:
He was living at 165 Brock Street.

Residence:
He was living at 65 Brock Street.

Census:
Richard H. Flint was enumerated as male, age 41, born in England, a member of the Congregational Church, of English origin, married, and a machinist. He was living with his wife Helen (41) and his children Elizabeth (18), William David (16), Sarah Frances (14), Richard Henry (8), Arthur Arless (8), Ruth (6), Helen (4), Joseph (2) and Benjamin (4 months).

Occupation:
This was recorded on the registration of the birth of his son, Benjamin Flint.

Residence:
This was the address recorded when Ellen Flint registered the birth of her son, Benjamin Flint.

Occupation:
This date was when Helen registered the birth of their son, Robert Samuel Flint.

Residence:
This date was when Helen registered the birth of their son, Robert Samuel Flint.

Occupation:
Richard was recorded as a machinist at the time of Joseph's death.

Residence:
When his son, Joseph, died, Richard was living at 141 Brock Street.

Census:
Richard Henry Flint was enumerated as a male, age 50, born in England, member of the Congregational religion, of English ethnic origin, a machinist and married. He was living with his wife Ellen Flint 51, and children William Flint 26, Arthur Flint 18, Ruth Flint 16, Ellen Flint 14, Benjamin Flint 10, and Robert Flint 8.

Religion:
He belonged to this church for almost 14 years before his death in 1904.

Directory:
Richard was a machinist for the CPR. He lived at 50 Beverley Street.

Directory:
Richard was a machinist at the CPR. He lived at 50 Beverley Street.

Residence:
Richard H. Flint and Helen Arless Flint were living on Beverley Street, south of St. Patrick's Street (which is now Dundas Street), at the time of R. Arless Flint's birth.


Census:
He was aged 69 and born outside of Canada.

Directory:
Richard was living at 50 Beverley Street.

Directory:
Richard was listed as living at 50 Beverley Street.

Cause of death:
Dr. E. Hooper reported that the length of this illness was 12 days, when he registered the death.

Religion:
Richard belonged to Beverley Street Baptist Church at the time of his death. According to his obituary, he "was a great temperance worker". He was a "Deacon" of the church.

Residence:
Richard and Helen were living at 50 Beverley Street at the time of his death.

Funeral:
Richard's funeral was to leave his residence at 50 Beverley Street at 2:30 pm and proceed to Beverley Street Baptist Church, where the service was held. He was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Administration of probate:
The index of probate records in the surrogate Court of York County, Ontario, shows Richard Henry's administration was recorded on 26 April 1904 as # 16911, Book 29, Folio 147.

Richard married Helen ARLESS on 24 Jan 1853 in Montr?al, Qu?bec, Canada. Helen (daughter of Newark ARLESS and Elizabeth ASHTON) was born on 4 May 1829 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 8 May 1829 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England; died on 3 Jan 1907 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 5 Jan 1907 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Ellen A. Arless
• Name: Ellen Arless
• Reference Number: 25.0
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• _UID: 78C50E3A454643BD83D209914CA991BF442F
• Immigration: Abt 1831, Canada; from England "with her parents when a child"
• Residence: 24 Jan 1853, Montr?al, Qu?bec, Canada
• Residence: 1832-1859, Montr?al, Canada East, Canada; during "her early life"
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 15 May 1871, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; at 165 Brock Street
• Registered: 15 Mar 1873, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; the birth of her son, Robert Samuel Flint,
• Census: 4 Apr 1881, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1901, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1907, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Religion: 2 Jan 1907, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; a member of Parkdale Presbyterian Church
• Death: 3 Jan 1907, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Death: 3 Jan 1907, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; in her 78th year, at the home of her daughter Helen (Mrs. George Henry Forbes), 1446 Queen Street West
• Residence: 3 Jan 1907, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Obituary: 4 Jan 1907, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; in the Globe and Mail newspaper
• Burial: 5 Jan 1907, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, plot 7, section 35, lot 7
• Burial: 5 Jan 1907, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; Mount Pleasant Cemetery
• Funeral: 5 Jan 1907, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Helen was bilingual.

Christened:
Ellen (Helen) was christened at the Church of St. John's and St. Martin's, Beverley, by L. Dennis.

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HELEN FLINT. FHL index microfilm # 1,411,569 items 5-6 Fs 1869-1919. Married to Richard Henry Flint. Daughter of Newark Arless & Elizabeth. Born 4 May 1829 England. Died January 3, 1907. Not on Ontario Vital Statistics Project - January 25, 2005

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FHL microfilm # 1,843,581. York County, Toronto West, T-6499, District 118, Sub-district B15, page 6

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Helen (Arless) FLINT died January 3, 1907. Toronto, 24 Jan 1907. Probate # 19464, Bk 30, folio 609. Ref: FHL microfilm # 0,817,969

Residence:
At the time of her marriage, she was recorded as "Ellen", a spinster and "of Montreal".

Census:
Helen [Arless] Flint was enumerated as female, age 41, born in England, a member of the Congregational Church, of English origin, and married. She was living with her husband Richard H. Flint (41) and their children Elizabeth (18), William David (16), Sarah Frances (14), Richard Henry (8), Arthur Arless (8), Ruth (6), Helen (4), Joseph (2) and Benjamin (4 months).

Residence:
This was the address recorded when Ellen Flint registered the birth of her son, Benjamin Flint.

Census:
Helen was enumerated as a Ellen Flint, a female, age 51, born in England, a member of the Congregational religion, of English ethnic origin, and married. She was living with her husband Richard Flint 50, and their children William Flint 26, Arthur Flint 18, Ruth Flint 16, Ellen Flint 14, Benjamin Flint 10, and Robert Flint 8.

Census:
Helen was aged 71 and born outside of Canada.

Directory:
Ellen was listed as the widow of Richard Flint. She lived at 1446 Queen Street West.

Death:
The informant of Helen's death was Dr. H. Becker. Helen was recorded as aged 78 years old. Information not recorded was her place of birth, her occupation, the names of her parents, her father's birthplace, her mother's birthplace, and the cemetery.

Residence:
At the time of her death, Helen was living with her daughter Mrs. G. H. Forbes, 1446 Queen Street West.

Obituary:
The obituary says that Helen "was 78 years old. She was born in England, came to Canada with her parents when a child, and spent her early life in Montreal. Her husband died in 1903."


Funeral:
Helen's funeral was from the home of her daughter Helen (Mrs. George Henry Forbes) at 1446 Queen Street at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday January 5, 1907. Rev A L. Geggie conducted the service.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Scarborough Township, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Gravestone: Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Moved: Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; from his birthplace in Scarborough to Yonge Street
• Moved: Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; from Pickering to 26 Thorold Avenue
• Moved: Pickering Township, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada; from Whitby to
• Moved: Whitby, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada; with his family from Whitevale to
• Reference Number: 26.0
• Religion: Ontario, Canada; a Baptist later in life
• Religion: Ontario, Canada; a member of the Presbyterian Church
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113189978
• _FGRAVE: 113189978
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• _UID: B024BD00EA4E468EBBE16877AB4A8C039CE5
• Birth: 17 Jun 1834, Scarborough Township, York County, Ontario, Canada; - according to Isabel Campbell Flint's notes -
• Residence: Mar 1860, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; on the east side of University Avenue near College Street after his marriage
• Residence: 8 Mar 1860, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; at the time of his marriage
• Moved: Aft 1860, Whitevale, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada; from University Avenue, Toronto, to
• Occupation: 7 Jul 1861, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; carpenter, at the time that his son, David Gilchrist, was baptized
• Residence: 7 Jul 1861, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; at 169 University Street, at the time that his son, David Gilchrist, was baptized
• Occupation: 4 Aug 1870, Whitevale, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1871, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 30 Sep 1871, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; carpenter, at the time his daughter, Mary Ellen Gilchrist, was born
• Census: 1881, Pickering Township, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1884, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; George was listed as a millwright living at 199 Argyle
• Directory: 1885, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; George was a millwright living at 199 Argyle
• Burial plot: 23 Apr 1885, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; George purchased burial plot M, section 39, lot 16 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery
• Residence: 23 Apr 1885, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; 179 Argyle Street, according to the Mount Pleasant burial plot record
• Residence: 26 Oct 1898, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; 159 Adelaide Street when his daughter, Mary Ellen Gilchrist, married Benjamin Flint
• Residence: 1905, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; 12 High Park Ave
• Death: Abt 1910, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; 2 or 3 days before Christmas, not long after their Golden Wedding
• Anniversary: 8 Mar 1910, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; 50th Anniversary of their marriage
• Death: 22 Dec 1910, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; of a heart attack
• Occupation: 22 Dec 1910, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; owner of a planing mill
• Residence: 22 Dec 1910, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; 26 Thorold Avenue at the time of his death
• Burial: 24 Dec 1910, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; aged 76 years, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery
• Death: 24 Dec 1910, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; of angina pectaris, as a result of arterio sclerosis, which he had for years, according to his physician, Dr. A. E. Morgan of 817 Lansdowne Avenue

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Birth:
Arless Flint recorded that George was born in Scarborough.

Gravestone:
The inscription of the Gilchrist gravestone at lot 16, section 39 of Plot M in Mount Pleasant Cemetery reads "In Loving Memory of George Gilchrist died Dec 22, 1910 aged 76 years and his beloved wife Isabel Gilchrist died April 29, 1931 aged 93 years. George beloved son of George and Isabel Gilchrist died Dec 23, 1884 aged 20 years and 6 mos."

Religion:
[Was this in Scarborough?]

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FHL microfilm # 2,230,934. NAC microfilm # C-9972. St. James Ward, Toronto, district 47, sub B, division 5, page 14. I have a photocopy of this but I need the microfilm #, and to see if there is an address or description of the enumeration district

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Directory of Cemeteries - The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. 1989. R 929.571354 DIR at Calgary Public Library. Has this been updated?

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email Bill Richards in Kenora about Gilchrist family

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FHL microfilm # 1,375,880. Photocopy entry of George Gilchrist and family on microfilm # 1,375,880 (NAC microfilm # C-13244) Pickering, Ontario South, district 132, sub district A, divisiion 1, page 21, family 106.

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Assessment rolls for Pickering Township, Ontario County. Ontario Archives F1864. Ref: Helen Alves, article " Using Assessment rolls to Research a Family Business", Kindred Spirits, Whitby-Oshawa Branch, OGS, Volume XXI, No. 1, Winter 2002, pages 6, 7, and 9.

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Photocopy entry of George Gilchrist and family on microfilm # 1,375,880 (NAC microfilm # C-13244) Pickering, Ontario South, district 132, sub district A, divisiion 1, page 21, family 106.

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Were the Gilchrists affiliated with the Thomson family of Scarborough?Book: 929.27 at OGS library "Thomson Family of Scarborough"

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George GILCHRIST died December 22, 1910 in Toronto. York County surrogate court index

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dates and addresses in Pickering and Whitby.

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Baptist Churches in Toronto, Pickering and Whitby

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Marriage in March 1860. Was it in Globe? Check on-line database.

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FHL microfilm # 1,843,580 (T-6498) East 117 a1-b29. Or # 1,843,581 (T-6499) East 117 b30-c. York County. NAC microfilm # Wendy's copy is not clear enough. They are # 107 [117?]. George Gilchirst, Isabel, Harry, james and Jamie? Winstone.

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M sc 39, lt 16. Number [general number?] 26976. He was buried in Mount Pleasant December 24, 1910. Find burial record and plot card.

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Ontario County - marriage registers AO MS-248 volume 45 - reels 11 and 12

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Is A00405 on Legacy? From Wendy Thompson.

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Image from Ancestry accessed 2017 May 18. Reg # 006477/10 Toronto, York County. Archives of Ontario MS935; Reel: 151 and MS940; Reel: 7.

Occupation:
He was a partner with Mr. Coxworth in a business called 'Gilchrist & Coxworth'. They advertised that they had "added undertaking to their other kind of manufactures and furnish to those who desire it a beautiful hearse - well plumed at reasonable rates".

Census:
There is a George Gilchrist, aged 36, born in Ontario, religion BA, ethnic origin Scotch, occupation carpenter recorded in St. James Ward, District 47, Subdistrict B, Division 5, page 14.

Census:
George was enumerated as age 46, a builder, Scottish origin, born in Ontario, Baptist, and living with his wife, Isabella Gilchrist.

Burial plot:
His son, George Gilchrist, had died in the preceeding December, and was the first interment in the plot.

Residence:
His sister lived with him. [Was it Ruth or Helen?]

Anniversary:
The family party was held at 26 Thorold Street (now Indian Trail).

Burial:
His burial plot was plot M, section 39, lot 16. The burial number was 26976.

George married I. CAMPBELL [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 28.0
• Residence: Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
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• _UID: CB9093EED6E94876A9954DBA795ABFCEFE4A
• Residence: 23 Sep 1867, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; at the time of his marriage
• Registered: 16 Dec 1872, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; the birth of his son, Frederick William Thompson
• Occupation: 16 Dec 1872, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; as a farmer
• Registered: 17 Mar 1876, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; the birth of his daughter, Mabel Clementina Thompson
• Occupation: 17 Mar 1876, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; as a farmer
• Registered: 24 Aug 1880, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; the birth of his son, Robert Stanley Thompson
• Occupation: 24 Aug 1880, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; as a farmer
• Land: 25 Feb 1885, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; on Lot 9, concession 3, west of Fairchild Creek
• Census: 1891, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 8 Apr 1891, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1901, Onondaga Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
• Death: 13 Nov 1902, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
• Burial: 15 Nov 1902, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; in Greenwood Cemetery
• Burial: 15 Nov 1902, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; in lot S1/2 880 Greenwood Cemetery

Notes:

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catalogued as 'Tweedsmuir'; ref: Toronto Tree, Volume 14, number 4, May 1983

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Write to Gloria Stennett. There were other families who immigrated from Ireland to Haldimand County around 1832 to 1835. Was there a planned scheme? Did these families know each other in Ireland? See articles about the SAMUEL MEREDITH family in journal "Haldimand Past Times", Haldimand Branch OGS, Vol. 12, No. 4, December 2001, pages 6 to 8. Write to author Gloria Stennett, 285 Riverside Drive, London, ON, H6H 1G1.

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Write to Brantford Library about the Thompson's in their newspaper index. See the Brant County file folder.

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article on the Brantford "Weekly Expositor" 1879, 1880 and the Donnellys of Lucan. "Brantches", Brant County Branch, OGS, Sept 1995. Ref: Toronto Tree, Toronto Branch, OGS, Volume 27, Issue 2, March/April 1996, page 18.

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where are recordings done by Mom & Dad in August 1973? Dad has plot as Lot S-1/2 880.

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get film number for FHL

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get film number for FHL

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get LAC (& FHL) film number also agricultural census - photocopy. Calgary Public Library.

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get film number for LAC. Seneca 1842 missing? Check. It may not be called Seneca. Look at Calgary Public Library.

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photocopy and scan family bible pages

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find, label, scan, re-photograph

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where would I find this registration? reference in "County Marriage Registers of Ontario 1858-1869: Toronto City" is 1867 2:46. Photocopy or scan original. September 23, 1867 in Toronto by Rev. Edward Hartley Dewart. Archives of Ontario microfilm?

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did Robert leave a will? Check Brant County surrogate index.

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what was Wesleyan Methodist curcuit called in Haldimand at that time? who were the ministers?

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Family History Library microfilm # 1,639,563 - Onondaga Twp deeds E-F # 1745 to 2472 (1878-1888). Onondaga Township lot 9, concession 3 west of Fairchild Creek. Sale is instrument # 2245. See A00619.

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Family History Library microfilm # 0,170,334 - Onondaga Twp Abstract of Registration. Look for lands that Robert owned other than lot 9, concession 3 west of Fairchild Creek.

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Family History Library microfilm # 0,170,242 - Brant County, Registrar of Deeds. General Registers index 1830-1917. Look for lands owned by Robert and his father, William.

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get film number for LAC. Seneca 1851 is reported missing. Check. It may not be called Seneca. Look at Calgary Public Library.

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Robert THOMPSON died in Onondaga Township, Brant County on November 13, 1902.

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Robert Thompson married Mary Jane May on September 23, 1867. District of York.

Land:
Robert bought part of rear lot [number of acres?] for $ 900.00 from Murdoch Urquhart. Land instrument was IBS # 2245.

Census:
Robert was aged 51 and married to Mary Jane. He was born in Ontario, and both his parents were born in Ireland. He was a farmer.

Census:
Robert was enumerated as male, age 51, married, the head of the household, and born in Ontario. His father was born in Ireland and his mother was born in Ireland. He was a Methodist and a farmer. He was living with his wife, Mary Jane Thompson, and his children, Charlotte 22, Ella 20, Frederick 18, Mabel 15 and Stanley 10.

Census:
Robert was male, while, head of the household, and married. His birthdate was recorded at 19 July 1837, his age 63, and his birthplace was Ontario. His origin was Irish; his nationality Canadian and his religion Methodist. Robert was a farmer.

Death:
The informant of death was J. H. Wood. Robert was recorded as 64 years old, and "a gentleman". His place of birth, names of parents, birthplaces of parents and cemetery were not recorded.

Burial:
The burial service was conducted by Rev. W. J. Smith. The pall bearers were George Westbrooke, B. Lundy, Justice Vanderlip, F. Tottle, T. L. Wood, and G. Lampkin.

Burial:
[Information from R. Arless Flint]

Robert married M.J. MAY [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

D. married E.M. BOWERMAN [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]