Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

Archelaus DOXSEE

Male - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Archelaus DOXSEE  [1
    Birth United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Language Abt 1790  Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • "Archelaus Doxsee came from Long Island, where his parents, who were English, had their home on the Sound, near Brooklyn. The English, living so much among the New Hollanders and intermarrying with them, both languages were in common use; and the Doxsees were almost as conversant in the Dutch tongue as they were with their own."
    Emigration 1800  Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Archelaus brought his family from Long Island to Canada in 1800. "He journeyed north by way of the Mohawk River Valley, striking the St. Lawrence River a little above Clayton."
    Family Abt 1800  Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • "The daughters of the pioneer, Archelaus Doxsee, were the mothers and grandmothers of some of the most handsome women in Prince Edward, a county which is said to be inhabited by the men with the good looking sisters".
    Immigration 1800  Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Archelaus brought his family to Canada in 1800. "He did not stop any time at Adolphustown, but crossed over the Bay at once and located at Green Point on the farm adjoining Cole's Wharf. Green, or Grassy Point, was settled earlier than the land that lay to its west and extended immediately towards Northport, and among its early settlers were the Doxsee, Row, Shortt, and Carman families."
    Occupation Abt 1800  Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • "It was the pioneer Doxsee who was said to have built the first wagon in the county. As he was skilled in the trade of a wheelwright, he was well fitted for the task. The wagon was a curious structure and crudely primitive. With the exception of the tires, there was no iron employed in its construction - the body, shafts and nuts were made of wood. But it was a welcome means of transport in open weather. In winter, its need was not felt, as jumpers of sleighs proved better substitutes. These sleighs, placed on hardwood runners curved upwards in front, were drawn by yokes of oxen. Heavily laden, they slid over the roots, stumps and boulders with the utmost unconcern. A breakdown was only an incident of the trip; it made no serious hindrance to the progress of the journey; for the early pioneer, like the modern motorist, always carried his kit of tools. If his sleigh could not be mended, the materials to make a new one were always at hand."
    Reference Number 482.0 
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    • Archelaus DOXSEE died sometime after 1820 in Prince Edward County. See MS 887 reel 1027. Ordered microfilm 851851 for Frontenac Probate books - one part is probate books 1814-1858, other part is index 1858-1943.
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    • Dale Jones emailed me c. 2010 re Doxsee family.
    _UID 2E4F65F3951843EC83C692FE58ABB0387529 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I5204  Everyone
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2015 

    Family Martha RAYNER,   b. United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Marriage
    • The book ?i?Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte?/i? says that they were married around 1781.
    Children 
     1. Samuel DOXSEE   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Archelaus DOXSEE, Junior   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Sarah DOXSEE   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Rebecca DOXSEE,   b. 1761   d. 1816, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     5. Ann DOXSEE,   b. Abt 1775   d. 1819 (Age ~ 44 years)
     6. Catherine DOXSEE,   b. 1781, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1865, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     7. Sylvanus DOXSEE,   b. Abt 1786, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1865, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
     8. Martha DOXSEE,   b. Abt 1794   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Ann DOXSEE,   b. Abt 1798   d. 1832 (Age ~ 34 years)
    Family ID F1216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsLanguage - Abt 1790 - Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 1800 - Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1800 - Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S349] Richard Arless Flint, A00284, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. c. 1971), 29 Jan 2002, page 3., A00284. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S1138] No editor named., Canada. Ontario. Quinte. Family History. PLBQ, (Toronto, Ontario. 1904.), 12 Jun 2005, page 260 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S1138] No editor named., Canada. Ontario. Quinte. Family History. PLBQ, (Toronto, Ontario. 1904.), 12 Jun 2005, page 259 and 260 (Reliability: 2).



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