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Grimshaw, Z., Hunter, J., Spearman, Catlin, J.,Hunter, J., Noakes, A., Sheahan, E., & Covey, A. Family

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NOTE: This page is based on some speculation along with dedicated research! Others should use this information as a platform for further research.
SOURCES: P. Middlemiss, P. Waugh, B. Bonner, Morman IGI, Canadian & USA Census, CVHS, W. O'Halloran, D. Macdonald, C. G. Lamb.

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"SPECULATION"

Zephaniah & Jerusha were born in New Hampshire. After their marriage in 1811, they moved to Vermont by 1812. Jerusha died & was buried in Vermont.

In about 1815, it would appear that Zephaniah Grimshaw moved to Clinton, Oneida County to be near a relative, Joseph Grimshaw, who lived in Trenton Twp, Oneida Co. While there he met Roxie. Supported by Bev's search from the Clinton County GenForum - "John Nelson Grimshaw was born 1817, Clinton, Oneida, NY to Zephaniah Grimshaw & Roxie".

Source:  http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?Roxie,Bev::ny/clinton::1210.html , 15 AP 2000.

Unfortunately, I believe that the similarity in names - Village of Clinton, Several Clinton Townships, & Clinton County - has caused some confusion. I no longer believe that Zeph ever went to Oneida County. I believe it was Mooers, Clinton County that he came to in 1815.

He met a woman by the name of Roxie at Mooers, Clinton County about 1815 shortly after his arrival. However, soon after, there were wife problems again with Roxie & she left Zeph or she died and was buried at Moores. Around 1820 he became romantically involved with his neightbour & brother-inlaw's wife, Asenath. He spirited Asenath (Noakes) away from her husband, James Hunter, when finally, he headed north to Canada in 1822 and settled in the Russeltown Corners area on the north edge of present day Havelock Township, Huntingdon County, Province of Quebec.

Tired of the low flat country of the Russeltown Area, north of Covey Hill, always flooding, Zeph moved again. This move was to his most lasting residence, about 40 years, as he took possession of the east half of Lot 47 (47b) on the first concession of Hinchinbrooke Township, Huntingdon County, Quebec in time for the Canadian Census of 1825. Note that this farm was one of several that was transferred to Franklin Township, Hinchinbrooke Region, when it was formed in 1857 from sections of Hemmingford & Hinchinbrooke Townships along with the western portions of Russeltown & Jamestown Regions of the Seigniory of Beauharnois. Presently the farm is owned by Henry Wilson and is bordered on the north by Blackwood Road and on the south by the Canada-US International border. It is the second lot west of Clinton Road

From the 1982 CVHS Annual, "Sometime in the 1840's, it appears that the Craiks built a gristmill on the Mitchell Brook, a little north of the road, on the present Henry Wilson farm, just over the Hinchinbrooke line. It was overhauled to an overshot mill in 1862, but seems to have faded from the scene shortly afterwards, being replaced by more convenient and superior grist mills." That mill was just west of Zeph's farm on the opposite or north side of the road. His nearest post office was at Frontier, NY, just one farm east of the south-east corner of his farm. This post office opened in 1842 and served both Canadians & Americans. Apparently, Frontier, NY had both a tannery & a brewery. The brewery, no doubt, motivated Zeph to grow a large crop of hops. Zephaniah and Asenath together had 9 or 11 children but were not churched during any of the births. Finally, Zephaniah and Asenath experienced a religious union in 1847 as shown by the marriage certificate below although it appears James Hunter, Asenath's first husband, was still alive.

Asenath became disillusioned with Zeph, possibly because of Mary, a woman, that was staying with them at the time. As a result, Asenath took Zephaniah Jr., Esther Mary & Harriet to Mount Forest, Egremont Township, Grey County, Ontario in 1855. Lonely Zeph met Ellen Sheahan, a newly arrived immigrant from Ireland, but she died from consumption in 1860 at the tender age of 22 or 23. Adeline Covey was available at this same time and kept Zeph company while producing five children together. No proof has ever been found that they were churched.  Zeph sold his farm in the former Hinchinbrooke Region of Franklin Township about the time of the closing of the grist mill across the road and before Asenath's death in 1863.  Perhaps he didn't like living in the new Township of Franklin because it appears that he sold his farm very shortly after its formation.  Zeph and Adeline must have left Canada between the 14 January 1861 Canadian census and the birth in the USA of their eldest child, Barbara, on 7 March 1861.

Following the sale of his farm, Zeph and Adeline moved to a tempory residence with Adeline in Clinton Township, Clinton County, N. Y.  On 30 January 1863 Zephaniah Grimshaw of Clinton, Clinton County, NY purchased 75 acres.  This property was part of lot 62, Township 6, Old Military Tract, Clinton County.  Zeph purchased it from William and Mary MacGregor for $244.80. This property was located at the north-west corner of Clinton Mills Road & Bull Run Road. A school was located right across the road on the north-east corner, making it easy for the young children to get to school.

On 5 February 1868, Zeph and Adeline jointly sold this property for $550 to J. M. Humphey and A. D. Boumhover.   It is unknown if the family continued to live in the house as rentors of went to live elsewhere such as in Clinton Mills or Churubusco.

Unfortunately, between 1 June 1870 and 2 April 1871 (Based on Canadian & USA Census) making it about year before Zeph's death in 1872, it appears that Zeph & Adeline ran into great difficulites. Some if not all of their children were placed with other families. This was family break-up, big time, with the children separated from both parents simultaneously. Barbara was placed with the Joseph and Debrah Longeway Family in Franklin Twp., Huntingdon County, Quebec.  Orison was placed with the William Brooks Family, also in Franklin Twp.  Henry was placed with the Robert & Maria Carson Family in Clinton Twp., Clinton County, NY.  Up to this point it has not been determined where Adeline, the second youngest child, Samuel, and the newborn of 19 August 1870, Daniel, went.  Ten years later, Adeline met an early death. She was not even 48 years old.

Daniel did resurface again in time for the 1901 Canadian Census.  He is shown as married with two children and living in Elgin Township, Huntingdon County, Quebec.

Were James Hunter and Jerusha Hunter brother & sister? What relation was Joseph Grimshaw to Zeph? Who was Roxie? When & did Zeph marry her? When did Zeph meet Ellen Sheahan and who was she? When did they marry? Who was Mary and what happened to her? It is unknown where or if Zephaniah & Adeline were married. Maybe they just lived common-law. Where are the graves of Zeph, James, Jerusha, Roxie, & Adeline? If you had one child named Elizabeth, why would you name another child by the same name 8 years later, especially if the first Elizabeth was still alive? What is the story on Adeline's first husband, Mr. Spearman? Is Ellen Sheahan & Ann the same person? The Hunter Family shown on the family chart below is very speculative!

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BIRTHS: At this time there is no official documentation to show where Zephaniah, Jerusha, Asenath, James, Mr. Spearman, Roxie, Mary, Ellen or Adeline were born.

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1811 MARRIAGE

"Be it remembered that Zephania Grimshaw and Jerusha Hunter, both of this town were lawfully joined in marriage by me February 15, 1811 - T. A. Edson, Justice Peace." 

Source: N.H. Town Records, NEHGS microfilm F33, N458, Haverhill, Vols. 1, 2 &3.
Researcher: W. O'Halloran, 28 MR 2000.

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1820 CENSUS, USA

An immediate neighbor of Zephaniah was a Jonathan Hunter. 

Source: 1820 Census, Mooers Township, Clinton County, NY, Page 421. Researcher: W. O'Halloran, E-mail, 16 AP 2000 & 23 AU 2000.

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Quotes from the Chateaugay Valley Historical Society annual JOURNAL, Vol. 19, 1986 (ISSN 0319-1249):

Page 9:  "In 1822 Keyes and Hotchkiss got my father to clear half an acre where the store now is on the Flats and where they did business.  My father left and went to Ohio where he and two brothers died of fever.  My brother Thomas and I were hired to clear a spot for a shanty put up by Grimshaw on the lot where the Havelock Fair Grounds stands."

Page 10:   " The first store opposite the Russeltown church at the Flats was by Keyes and Hotchkiss who started about 1819.  Keys was drowned off a raft in Lake St. Peter.  John Forbes got the store about 1827.  He was a bad, drunken man, a native of Connecticut.  His wife was also American.  There was a large settlement of Americans on the Flats: Grimshaws, Allens, Huntingtons and others who moved west afterwards."

Researcher:  C. G. Lamb.

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1824 HINCHINBROOKE STATISTICAL REPORTS
Name	Male 16 & >	Female 16 & >	Male   < 16	Female < 16	Total	Lot	Range	Acres	Dwelling Houses	Where From	Remarks
Zephemiah Grimshi	1	1	2	3	7	48	1	8	1	US	-
Statistical Sketch Shewing the State of the Settlement in the Township of Hinchinbrooke Contributed by G. Smith

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1824 - Statistical Statement Shewing the Population and Progress in the Settlement in the Township of Hinchinbrooke - Part 1
Name	From Whence Emigrated	How Long in Country	Males =16	Females = 16	All < 16	Total
Zephniah Grimshaw	Native	-	1	2	5	7
Source: G. Smith

 

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1825 CENSUS, BRITISH NORTH AMERICA (20JE - 20SE1825)

Where was John Grimshaw, age ~ 4 & Edward Grimshaw, age ~10?

Source: Canadian Archives, Hinchinbrooke Township, Huntingdon County, Quebec, 1825 Census, Reel C-718, Page 1075, Lines 53 to 65. Researcher: C. G. Lamb, 13 MR 2000.

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1826 LAND REGISTRY

Zephaniah Grimshaw, Hinchinbrook, East 1/2 47, Range 1, 100 acres - No. of acres cleared, 31.
Quebec, Jan. 1, 1826. It is interpreted that Zephaniah's farm is now part of the farm presently owned by Henry Wilson (father was Allan Wilson); east half of Lot 47, 1st Concession, Hinchinbrook Township, Huntingdon County, Quebec.

Statements of persons claiming land in the Township of Hinchinbrook and Godmanchester under location certificates and Permits of occupation from the agent and who have complied with the conditions of settlement to Entitle them to a grant by Letters Patent.

Zephaniah Grimshaw, Hinchinbrook, East 1/2 47, Range 1, 100 acres - No. of acres cleared, 31.

Quebec, Jan. 1, 1826

Source: National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Lower Canada Land Records, C2513, p 26812.
Researcher: B. Bonner, E-mail, OtherGrimshaw file, 25 JA 2000.

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1828 LAND REGISTRY

Half lot, tract or parcel of land situated in the said Township of Hinchinbrook known and distinguished by the name of the east half of Lot number Forty-seven in the first range of lots in the said township containing one hundred acres of land and the usual allowances for highways.
free and common soccage.
Nov. 30, 1828

There follows a list of 44 names which includes Zephaniah Grimshaw.

[Free and Common Soccage is a form of tenure - This is the ordinary form of soccage which is usually a tenure of land by agricultural service fixed in amount and kind or by payment of money rent only and not burdened with any military service.]

Source: National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Lower Canada Land Records, C2513, p 95594.
Researcher: B. Bonner, E-mail, OtherGrimshaw file, 25 JA 2000.

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1831 CENSUS, BRITISH NORTH AMERICA (1JE - 1OC1831)

The 1831 census for the Township of Hinchinbrook is missing from the Archives, unfortunately, it appears we will never see these.

Source: Canadian Archives, Hinchinbrooke Township, Huntingdon County, Quebec, 1831 Census, Reel C-721.
Researcher: C. G. Lamb, 13 MR 2000.

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1841 CENSUS, BRITISH NORTH AMERICA (1FE1842)

Jerimiah Grimshaw: Trade or Profession - Farmer. The 1842 census indicates that Zephaniah had been in Canada for 20 years. That would make his arrival in Canada 1822.

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1842 CENSUS, CLOSEST NEIGHBOURS OF Zephaniah Grimshaw & his household
NEIGHBOURS LISTED BEFORE			NEIGHBOURS LISTED AFTER
LINE	SURNAME	GIVEN	LINE	SURNAME	GIVEN
12	Wilson	James	22	Abott	John
13	Wilson	James	23	Abott	Catherine
14			24	Allen	John
15			25	Blackwood	Alexander
16			26	OLeary	James
17			27	Priest	Johnathan
18	OLeary	Timothy	28
19	OLeary	Daniel	29
20	Blair	John	30

21

Jerimiah

Grimshaw

Source: Canadian Archives, Hinchinbrooke Township, Huntingdon County, Quebec, 1842 Census, Reel C-730, Page 1781.
Researcher: C. G. Lamb, 13 MR 2000.

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1847 MARRIAGE
Franklin Centre Methodist Church - 1847 (Wesleyan Methodist Congregations in the Circuit of Russeltown.)
			folio eight (overleaf)
	Z. Grimshaw and S. Noaks Married	On the twenty second day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven Zephania Grimshaw of Hinchinbrook Yeoman widower and Sena Noake also of Hinchinbrook widow were after the due pub- lication of Banns united in Holy wedlock in the presence of the subscribing witnesses by me.
			H. Montgomery
		George Austian		Minister
			his Zephania X Grimshaw
		Jane Moe	mark her
			Sena X Noakes mark
Source: Quebec Archives, Hull Branch, Reel: 2313, Frame: 01474. Researchers: B. Bonner & C. G. Lamb, viewed 26 AP 2000.
COMMENT: It is obvious from the marriage record above that neither Zephaniah nor Asenath were able to write. Consequently, I speculate that neither were able to read or perform mathematical calculations to any great extent.
Actual Record

1850 CENSUS, USA (1JE1850)

Adeline Covey is listed in the 1850 census (b. in Canada, age 17) living in Mooers, NY with the Erastus Hall family (perhaps as a domestic)! 

Source: Mooers, Clinton Co., NY Census. Researcher: W. O'Halloran, E-mail, 17 AP 2000.

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1851 CENSUS, BRITISH NORTH AMERICA (12JA1852)

Source: Canadian Archives, Hinchinbrooke Township, Huntingdon County, Quebec, 1851 Census, Reel C-1111, Page 79.
Researcher: C. G. Lamb, 23 MY 2000.

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1855 ARRIVAL

Asenath arrived in 1855 in Mount Forest, Ontario.

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1860 DEATH

Catholic Church - 1860 (Parish St. Patrice of Hinchinbrooke)

S. 1.
Ellen Sheahan

On the twentieth day of July one thousand eight hundred and sixty We the undersigned Priest have interred in the Cemetery of this parish the body of Ellen Sheahan deceased two days previous aged twenty three years, wife of               Grimshaw Farmer.  Present Daniel Leahy and Patrick Golden who did not sign.
                                             
                                                                                                                 D. I. Brosnan  Priest

Source: Quebec Archives, Hull Branch, Reel: 0744, Frame: 00191, Folio: overleaf 27.
Researcher: C. G. Lamb, viewed 6 JL 2000.

NOTE:  Gravestone in the St. Patrick Roman Catholic Cemetery  in Hinchinbrook inscribed as follows: "Ellen, wife of Zephaniah Grimshaw died Aug. 18, 1860, AE 22 yr. A native of Ireland. May her soul rest in peace."  Grave Marker

Source:  On site Viewing.
Researchers:   B. Bonner, W. O'Halloran, C. G. Lamb, 4 OC 2000.

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1861 CENSUS, BRITISH NORTH AMERICA (14JA1861)

Source: Canadian Archives, Franklin Township, Huntingdon County, Quebec, 1861 Census, Reel C-1282, Pages 52, 53.
Researcher: C. G. Lamb, 26 SE 2000.

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1863 LAND PURCHASE

Transcribed Document

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 1863 DEATH

ASENATH NOAKES: Burial - 1863. Asenath was buried in the Methodist Reid's Church Cemetery, Egremont Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

EPITAPH: Rest mother thou hast left us/ Here thy loss we deeply feel/ Tis God that hath bereft us/ He can all our sorrows heal.

Source: B. Bonner, OtherGrimshaws File, 25 JA 2000.
Note:  Reid's Cemetery is located right across from Lot 51.

Grave Marker

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1868 LAND SALE

Transcribed Document

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 1869 MAP

A Beers map of 1869 shows Zephaniah located on a piece of property located at the north-west corner of Clinton Mills Road & Bull Run Road in Clinton Township, Clinton County, New York, USA. On the north-east corner directly across from him was a school house.   View Map

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1870 CENSUS, USA (1 JE 1870)
#	House # in visitation order	Family # in visitation order	PERSON'S NAME		AGE	SEX	RACE	OCCUPATION	BIRTHPLACE
			GIVEN	SURNAME					SUBJECT	FATHER	MOTHER
-	1	2	3a	3b	4	5	6	7	10	11	12
-	-	-	Zephaniah	Grimshaw	78	M	W	Farm Laborer	NH	-	-
-	-	-	Adeline	"	37	F	W	House Keeper	Canada	-	-
-	-	-	Barbara	"	8	F	W	-	"	-	-
-	-	-	Orison	"	6	M	W	-	"	-	-
-	-	-	Henry	"	4	M	W	-	"	-	-
-	-	-	Samuel	"	2	M	W	-	"	-	-
Zeph's citizenship is stated as being US. (It is clear that Zephaniah and Adeline were either married or posing as being married in 1870 and were raising a family, having recently moved to Clinton, NY.)
Source: National Archives, Clinton Township, Clinton County, N.Y., USA, Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 918, Page 24. Researcher: W. O'Halloran, E-mail, 12 JE 2000.

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1870 CENSUS, USA (1 JE 1870)
#	House # in visitation order	Family # in visitation order	PERSON'S NAME		AGE	SEX	RACE	OCCUPATION	BIRTHPLACE
			GIVEN	SURNAME					SUBJECT	FATHER	MOTHER
-	1	2	3a	3b	4	5	6	7	10	11	12
-	-	-	James	Hunter	81	M	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	Jackie	Catlin	-	F	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	James	Hunter	50	M	-	-	Scotland	-	-
-	-	-	Jane	"	42	F	-	-	Ireland	-	-
-	-	-	Joseph	"	17	M	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	John	"	11	M	-	-	-	-	-
Source: National Archives, Mooers Township, Clinton County, N.Y., USA, Via Deb Covey-MacDonald. Researcher: W. O'Halloran, E-mail, 4 JL 2000 & 23 AU 2000.

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1871 CENSUS, CANADIAN (2AP1871)

BARBARA GRIMSHAW: age 10 - Living with Family of Joseph and Deborah Longway
ORRISON GRIMSHAW: age 8 - Living with Family of William Brooks

Source: National Archives, Franklin Township, Huntingdon County, Quebec.
Researcher: B. Bonner, E-mail, OtherGrimshaw file, 25 JA 2000.

Note: The 1851 Census appears to show the William Brooks Family & Joseph & Deborah Longeway were living on Covey Hill Road in Franklin Township, Hemmingford Region quite close to the farm on which I grew up on - 2182 Covey Hill Road. This would be relatively close to the Clinton Mills Sideroad & of course Clinton Mills.

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HENRY GRIMSHAW, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
SAMUEL GRIMSHAW, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
DANIEL GRIMSHAW, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Researcher: B. Bonner, E-mail, OtherGrimshaw file, 25 JA 2000.

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1872 DEATH

BURIAL: Zephaniah died in Churubusco, Clinton Township, Clinton County, NY. Unknown where he was buried.

Researcher: B. Bonner, E-mail, OtherGrimshaw file, 25 JA 2000.

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1880 CENSUS, USA (1JE1880)

To be obtained yet. Adaline should be listed.

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1881 DEATH

Death of Adaline Covey.

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Unknown where Jerusha and Adaline died or were buried.

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CHILDREN

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1871 CENSUS, CANADIAN (2AP1871)
LINE	HOU	FAM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAMES	SEX	ANB	BIRTH PLACE	RELIGION	ORIGINS	OCCUP
-	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	11	12	13	14
4	65	66	Brooks	William	M	28	Quebec	W Method	Irish	Farmer
5	"	"	"	Eliza Jane	F	23	"	"	"	-
6	"	"	Grimshaw	Orison	M	8	Quebec	"	English	-
Source: Ottawa National Archives, District: 113 - East Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co., Franklin Twp, Reel C-10056, Ward: 1 of  1, Page: 21 of 73, Enumerator: William Edwards. Researcher: C. G. Lamb, 4 MR 2005.

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1871 CENSUS, CANADIAN (2AP1871)
LINE	HOU	FAM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAMES	SEX	ANB	BIRTH PLACE	RELIGION	ORIGINS	OCCUP
-	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	11	12	13	14
18	222	223	Longeway	Joseph	M	74	Quebec	W Method	French	Farmer
19	"	"	"	Deborah	F	65	"	"	"	-
20	"	"	"	Henry L.	M	32	"	"	"	Farmer
1	"	"	"	Nancy Jane	F	28	"	"	"	-
2	"	"	"	Lydia	F	24	"	"	"	-
3	"	"	"	Daniel	M	22	"	"	"	-
4	"	"	"	Sylveter	M	19	"	"	"	-
5	"	"	Grimshaw	Barbara	F	10	"	"	"	-
Source: Ottawa National Archives, District: 113 - East Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co., Franklin Twp, Reel C-10056, Ward: 1 of  1, Pages: 65 & 66 of 73, Enumerator: William Edwards. Researcher: C. G. Lamb, 3 AP 2002.

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1880 CENSUS, USA (1 JE 1880)
#	NAME		RACE	SEX	AGE	REL	MAR STAT	OCCUPATION	BIRTHPLACE
	GIVEN	SURNAME							SUBJECT	FATHER	MOTHER
-	3a	3b	4	5	6	8	9-11	13	24	25	26
1	Robbert	Carson	W	M	36	Self	M	Farmer	Can	Ire	Ire
2	Maria	Carson	W	F	36	Wife	M	Keeping House	Can	Ire	Ire
3	George	Carson	W	M	5	Son	S	-	NY	Ire	Ire
4	Robbert	Carson	W	M	3	Son	S	-	NY	Ire	Ire
5	Henry	Grimshaw	W	M	14	Other	S	Servant	NY	NY	Can
Source: Census Place - Clinton, Clinton, New York, Family History Library Film - 1254819, NA Film Number - T9-0819, Page Number - 252A, Mormon Web Site, http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp. Researchers: C. G. Lamb, 28 NO 2004.

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CARSON
Robert CARSON, / Died / Aug. 3, 1882, / In his 37^th Year. /
We miss thee at home. /
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Bella M. / Dau. of / R. & M. CARSON, / died June 8, 1880, / AE. 2 D'ys /

FACTO
Peter FACTO / Died / Oct. 19, 1911, / AE. 71 Ys. /

Source: Northern New York Tombstone Transcription Project, Sheldon Hill Cemetery, Ellenburg, Clinton County, New York.
Researcher: C. G. Lamb, 2 NO 2006.

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