Elizabeth Hartman, born Abt. 1783
She died April 10, 1880 in NorthFredericksburgh Twp., L&A Co. ON.
 
Timothy McGiness was  born January 01, 1782 in Fort Niagara, New York; died Bet. 1851 - 1867.

Elisabeth Hartman and Timothy McGiness were married February 28,
1808 in Ernestown, L&A Co., Upper Canada by  Rev. Robt. McDowell


Source: The Kingston Gazette, Dec.28, 1817 (Canada)
Timothy McGiness:
Shocking Murder ! - On Thursday morning, the 19th inst. Mr. Thomas Jackson
of Amherst Island in the bay of Qunite, went into the field for the purpose
of foddering his cattle. Not returning as soon as was expected, his family
became uneasy, search was made, and his body found about nine o'clock in the
evening, murdered in a most shocking manner; having received a severe cut
above the right eye, which occasioned it to drop out, and two large cuts on
the back of the head, the whole apparently done with an axe. The Coroner's
report was "wilful muder by force person unknown". A young man by the name
of McGinnis, has been arrested on suspicion and was commited to prison in
this city on Thursday night last. We are told that Mr. Jackson was much
esteemed by his neighbours, and has left a wife and one child to lament his
untimely end. His age was 49 years.



The Tales of Amherst Island; H. C. Burleigh page 116; (Canada)
THE MURDER OF THOMAS JACKSON

"Timothy McGuiness who was charged with the murder of Thomas Jackson, was
acquitted by the Grand Jury and discharged in court."

Seventeen years later both Cynthia Casey and Sara Eliza Wilson wrote letters
to the Kingston newspaper which stated that they had heard that Joseph
Huffman had been hanged for murder in the United States. Before his end he
confessed to the murder of Thomas Jackson while living on Amherst Island,
Midland District, Province of Upper Canada.