Individual Notes
Note for: Solomon Turner, 25 MAY 1849 - 1919
Index
Residence: Place: Beaver Valley, below Eugenia
Individual Note: Note: I would like to see confirmation that Solomon Turner is the son of Samuel Cammack Turner. The relationship is implied, though not stated in "Split Rail Country. A History of Artemesia Township"
Individual Notes
Note for: Mary Jane Turner, 23 AUG 1872 - 19 MAY 1938
Index
Event: Type: Comment 1
Place: No children with George
Individual Notes
Note for: Samuel Cammack Turner, MAR 1824 - FEB 1908
Index
Emigration: Date: ABT 1869
Burial: Place: Salem Cemetary, East of Eugenia, Ontario
Individual Note: Much of the information on this family is taken from "Split Rail Country. A History of Artemesia Township"
Individual Notes
Note for: Thomas Genoe, 1856 - 30 JAN 1936
Index
Individual Note: from "Split Rail Country. A History of Artemesia Township", pg 102-103
THOMAS GENOE
Thomas Genoe, the tenth child of William and Sarah
Ray Genoe, married Margaret Hislop in 1882 in Markdale
and started farming at Willoughby, Ohio. Shortly after
their eldest son Adam was born they moved back to the
Eugenia area and began the task of carving a home out
of the bush. The rest of the family included William
Thomas (1884), David (1885), Isabel (1891), and Albert
Ray (1898).
The days were long and hard but the grim reality was
relieved by an occasional house party. Families came
from near and far to join in the dancing which was usually
held in the kitchen after the furniture had been removed,
including the kitchen stove. The host and hostess of these
parties usually provided a lunch and large quantities of
pies to be served at the end of the evening. As time passed,
Adam married Elizabeth Cubitt of Meaford and farmed
in the Meaford area.
William T. (Tom) (1884-1960) married Ada May
Turner (1890-1962) daughter of Solomon and Martha
Jane (Crew) Turner, also of Eugenia. They farmed for
a few years in the Eugenia area, then rented a farm on
Con. 2 SWT & SR belonging to George Snell. Snells had
moved to Western Canada for a while. In 1917 Genoes
bought the farm one and a half miles south on Con. 3,
from George McKenzie. This farm was hilly, but a river
crossed it in two places which provided a water supply
for the livestock. The railway also crossed the farm on
the west side. It did prove a nuisance when cows had to
be driven over the track and back twice a day. The men
maintained that the horses working in the fields knew it
was quitting time when the noon train's whistle sounded.
Tom was an ardent lover of race horses and raced in many
localities and at fall fairs. Their family consisted of Hilda
(Mrs. Charles Goddard), Blanche (Mrs. Jim Pattinson),
Edward of Markdale, Nellie (Mrs. Fred Arnett), and
Laurie of Flesherton.
In 1947 Tom and Ada with their younger son, Laurie,
and his wife, former Inez Lawrence, moved and settled
in Flesherton. Laurie started to work for the Ministry of
Transportation and Communications and continued with
that work for 32 years. He is now the caretaker of the
Flesherton Cemetery, a job he very capably manages.
Their family was Wayne, and Brian "The Handy-Man".
Ed, the older son, and his wife, Iva Dixon, of Markdale
continued to farm the home farm. Ed recalls, at the age
of fifteen in 1934, he drove his father's team of horses
on the construction of Highway 10 north of Flesherton.
He was paid $4.00 a day and if a man was ten minutes
late coming to work he was docked twenty minutes on
his pay. He, with his team, boarded at Fred Brown's for
one dollar a day.
He sold the home farm in 1954 and in 1955 bought the
farm where he had boarded twenty years earlier. Ed, like
his father, is a great lover of horses. He raises standard-
bred horses for sale. His son, Tom, is the third genera-
tion of horse lovers. He has chosen to own, train and
drive, race horses. He lives in Orangeville. Ed and Iva's
family is Jane, Tom and twins, Laurie and Lorraine.
David the third son married Mary Jamieson and farmed
in the East Mountain district raising one daughter. Isabel
married Fred Wickens and lived in Eugenia. At the age
of twenty-two her life ended giving birth to their son.
Albert Ray Genoe (1898-1984) the youngest son of
Thomas and Margaret Genoe was born and raised in the
Eugenia area. Ray married Doris Kathleen McGee spend-
ing the early years in the Toronto area. Two daughters
were born - Joyce Isabel (Mrs. Fred Bannon) and
Margaret Emily Gayle (Mrs. Jack McDonald). Ray was
employed by the Ontario Hydro and returned to Eugenia
in the spring of 1930 to work on the Eugenia dam. A
daughter Yvonne (Bonnie) (Mrs. Bill Irwin of Sudbury)
was born in 1931.
During the dark day of the depression Ray moved his
family to a hydro construction cookhouse. Following this,
Ray was employed at the Eugenia Hydro Plant.
Diane Ray (Mrs. Jack Garrison) was born to Ray and
Doris in the summer of '35.
Ray was asked to join Hydro in the hydraulic construc-
tion department. This took him to the far regions of the
north where he experienced chilling moments in small
bush planes loaded with freight. He returned to Eugenia
and joined the maintenance department at the Eugenia
Plant. At the phasing out of the Eugenia plant. Ray was
moved to Gravenhurst as foreman of the Georgian Bay
area maintenance, where they resided until retirement in
1963. In 1968 they built a home in Markdale where he
resided until his death in 1984 in his eighty-seventh year.
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Household: 1881
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
James GENOA M Male Irish 27 O
Farmer Protestant
Thomas GENOA Male Irish 26 O Farmer Protestant
Richard GENOA Male Irish 24 O Farmer Protestant
Christina GENOA M Female Irish 21 O Farmer Protestant
Albert GENOA Male Irish 1 O Farmer Protestant
Source Information:
Census Place Artemesia, Grey East, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375897
NA Film Number C-13261
District 155
Sub-district A
Division 3
Page Number 39
Household Number 183
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Was looking at ancestry.com and ran across your Toledo Blackburn Family Tree. My name is Bob Genoe and I have been working on the Genoe Family tree for several years. I am from near Seattle, Washington, USA and am presently traveling throughout the United States by motorhome. I have copied the portion of my tree that deals with Thomas Genoe and his descendants, but have a lot more information about Thomas's siblings if you want it.
Would appreciate getting information about the living relatives that do not show up with details in Ancestry.com. Take a look at what I sent you and if you see any mistakes let me know. Much of this information was gathered from individuals rather than Census or other sources.
Thanks. Bob Genoe
Descendants of Thomas GENOE
1 Thomas GENOE b: 1855 d: January 30, 1936 in Eugenia, Ontario Occupation: farmer City: Artemesia Twp, Grey County
.. +Margaret HISLOP b: June 20, 1859 in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada m: January 20, 1882 in Markdale, County Grey, Ontario d: May 23, 1934 City: Artemesia Twp, Grey County
......... 2 William Thomas GENOE b: May 14, 1884 in Eugenia, Ontario, Canada d: August 16, 1960 in Center Grey Hospital, Markdale, Ontario, Canada City: Flesherton Ontario
............. +Ada May Turner b: June 12, 1890 in Eugenia, Ontario, Canada m: April 27, 1910 d: June 23, 1962 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada City: Flesherton Ontario
.................... 3 Hilda Mae GENOE b: June 12, 1912 d: June 25, 1981 City: Hamilton Ontario
........................ +Charles GODDARD b: January 11, 1912 m: March 30, 1935 d: September 10, 1992 City: Hamilton Ontario
............................... 4 Maurice GODDARD b: Aft. 1942 d: Abt. 1943 City: Hamilton Ontario
.................... 3 Blanch Olive GENOE b: September 27, 1913 d: October 03, 1995 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada City: Markdale Ontario
........................ +J. C. PATTINSON City: Markdale Ontario
.................... 3 Nellie Faye GENOE b: May 22, 1918 in flesherton, Ontario d: March 28, 1944 in Durham, Ontario City: Durham Ontario
........................ +Fredrick Briton ARNETT b: January 21, 1916 in Durham, Ontario m: June 22, 1940 d: December 12, 1975 in Durham, Ontario City: Durham Ontario
.................... 3 Edward GENOE City: Markdale Ontario
.................... 3 Laurie GENOE City: Flesherton Ontario
......... 2 David Hislop GENOE b: September 04, 1885 in 10th Line, Artemesia Township,Eugenia d: April 09, 1965 in Mardale, Ontario, Centre Grey Hospital Occupation: Farmer City: Eugenia Ontario
............. +Mary Dorothy JAMIESON b: 1892 in 8th Line, Eugenia m: Abt. 1915 d: Abt. 1944 City: Eugenia Ontario
.................... 3 Dorothy Isabel GENOE b: 1914 d: July 01, 1998 in Central Lodge Nursing Home, Toronto City: Eugenia Ontario
......... 2 Albert Raymond GENOE b: January 17, 1898 in Artemesia Township, Ontario d: April 13, 1984 in Markdale, County Grey, Ontario, Centr Grey Hospital, Occupation: Ontario Hydro Street: Cambria St City: Markdale
............. +Doris K McGEE b: Abt. 1908 Street: Box 363 44 Cambria City: Markdale Ontario
.................... 3 Diane GENOE Street: Box 363 44 Cambria City: Markdale Ontario
........................ +GARRISON
.................... 3 Bonnie GENOE Street: Box 363 44 Cambria City: Markdale Ontario
........................ +IRWIN
.................... 3 Joyce GENOE Street: Box 363 44 Cambria City: Markdale Ontario
........................ +BANNON
.................... 3 Gayle GENOE d: November 16, 1959 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Street: Box 363 44 Cambria City: Markdale Ontario
........................ +John Daniel McDONALD b: April 07, 1926 in Ceylon, Grey County, Ontario, Canada m: October 04, 1947
......... 2 Isabella GENOE b: June 28, 1891 in Eugenia, Ontario, Canada d: November 1914 City: Artemesia Twp, Grey County
............. +Frederick WICKENS b: Abt. 1890 d: September 19, 1957
......... 2 Adam Willoughby Garfield Hyslop GENOE b: November 29, 1882 in Willoughby, Ohio d: October 01, 1974 City: Meaford Ontario
............. +Lizzie CUBBITT b: Abt. 1885 m: 1911 City: Meaford Ontario
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Thomas and Margaret Genoe left my grandfather (Adam Willoughby) there with William and Sarah Genoe and returned to Canada
Individual Notes
Note for: Margaret Hislop, 20 JUN 1859 - 23 MAY 1934 Index
Event:
Type: Comment 1
Place: Hyslops came from Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Individual Note:
This household, found in the 1881 census of Artemesia, is likely the family of our Margret Hislop. It is corroborated in several ways. The Hislop information in this genealogy has this record as its source.
Household:
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
Adam HISLOP M Male Scottish 48 Scotland Farmer Presbyterian
Isabella HISLOP M Female Scottish 52 Scotland Farmer Presbyterian
William HISLOP Male Scottish 22 O Farmer Presbyterian
Margret HISLOP Female Scottish 21 O Presbyterian
Mary HISLOP Female Scottish 19 O Going To School Presbyterian
Joan HISLOP Female Scottish 18 O Going To School Presbyterian
Isabella HISLOP Female Scottish 16 O Going To School Presbyterian
Adam HISLOP Male Scottish 14 O Going To School Presbyterian
Agness HISLOP Female Scottish 12 O Going To School Presbyterian
Source Information:
Census Place Artemesia, Grey East, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375897
NA Film Number C-13261
District 155
Sub-district A
Division 3
Page Number 4
Household Number 19
Individual Notes
Note for: William Thomas Genoe, ABT 1825 - UNKNOWN Index
Individual Note:
Geno-Genoe-Genoa
The spelling varies, but in Artemiesia Twp, all originate from the same family. It is likely that the correct spelling fo the name is Geneau, because of its French roots. The Following story is taken from "Split Rail Country. A History of Artemesia Township" by the local Historical Society, and printed by Stan Brown Printers of Owen Sound. 1986. (ISBN 0-9692578-1-3). The story was also sent to me by Arla Genoe whose additional comments were welcome, and are included below:
William Genoe (original ancestor to Americas) was of the French nobility and to remove himself from the upheaval in France against those of noble birth, fled to Ireland when he set up a riding academy with the purpose of instructing gentry. Here he met an unusual woman named Sarah Ray, a woman of indominatable spirit, whom he married. Although she was of the upper class, she was not French and she was not of noble stock so William Genoe was disinherited. The name was most likely spelled d'Geneau or Geneau, but when disinherited and arriving in Canada first (Port Hope area) and then on into Ohio, he changed the spelling of the name.
William and Sarah had six girls and five boys. The boys were: William (unmarried) Robert, James, Thomas and Richard. Thomas Genoe, their 10th child is my great grandfather and married Margaret Hislop, Richard married her sister, Mary. Thomas and Margaret's first son, my grandfather, Adam Willoughby (where he was born) Garfied (US President at the time) Hislop (mother's maiden) Genoe, was born in OH in 1882 and was left there to be raised by William and Sarah. Thomas and Margaret went to Canada where Margaret Hislop was from and started farming. They sent for my grandfather Adam when he was a young man and able to work. Adam was 93 when he died and I remember him speaking often of riding by horseback back to Ohio. Richard's first spouse died and her remarried Elizabeth (Clark) McGee.There child, Norman Genoe married Evelyn Brown and they had two sons, Eugene Genoe and Winston Genoe. Eugene m. Kathy Cox and they had two sons David and Robert.
Thomas & Margaret (who left Adam Genoe with William & Sarah Ray Genoe) also had other children born in Canada William Thomas 1884, David (1885) Isabel (1891) and Albert Ray (1898). Albert Ray was always referred to and known as Ray married Doris McGee.
The name "Ray" is prevalent in this family out of immense respect for Sarah Ray Genoe who was reportedly a woman of rare common-sense and whose' spirit was the salvation and survival of the original Genoe family. None of her male children carried her name (Ray) but the second generation had Albert Ray who was always referred to as uncle Ray. I did not find out until he died that his first name was Albert. One of his daughters is named Rae after Sarah. My Dad was Ray in honor of Sarah and my sister is Bonnie Rae again, after Sarah.
Adam Genoe married Elizabeth Cubitt of Meaford, ON and they farmed there. I noticed on one of the current family trees that my grandmother, Elizabeth, was never, never referred to as Lizzie, she was a kind and reserved woman and only my grandfather called her Lizzie occasionally to tease her. There children were Maybelle, Carmen, Pearl, Norman, Fred, Gordon, Ray Robert b. 1923 (my father) Mervin, Edna and Eldon.
My father Ray Robert Genoe married Ferla Hiltz and their children are Arla, Bonnie, Charmaine, Roy and Robert.
My dad passed away on June 9th, 2002 (Father's Day) and I am attaching a tribute to him that is to be published. I am also attaching a photograph of myself.
I would like to know more about how our families are related and if you would like more information I can supply it. I am in the process of writing to all of the Genoes in the US (quite a few) and would appreciate any info you can give me especially about William and Sarah Ray Genoe.
I hope that this has made sense and that you are more enlightened.
Best Regards,
Arla Genoe
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Household: 1881 Ontario Census
Note: The William Genoa listed below MAY NOT be the same. I put this record here as a matter of interest. But since he is listed as widowed, living in Artemesia, and from Ireland... Perhaps he is living with his daughter's family? The last name "ROY" is strikingly similar to "RAY".
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
Stephen ROY M Male 46 O Farmer E. Methodist
Sarah ROY M Female German 30 O E. Methodist
Sarah E. ROY Female German 9 O Going To School E. Methodist
George P. ROY Male German 6 O Going To School E. Methodist
Margaret ROY Female German 4 O E. Methodist
Mary ROY Female German 2 O E. Methodist
Clara ROY Female German <1 Born: Sep; 7/12 O E. Methodist
William GENOA W Male Irish 65 Ireland Gentleman Church of England
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Source Information:
Census Place Artemesia, Grey East, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375897
NA Film Number C-13261
District 155
Sub-district A
Division 3
Page Number 12
Household Number 61
Individual Notes
Note for: Joseph Baker, 1 JUN 1818 - 7 OCT 1889 Index
Occupation:
Place: Farmer
Residence:
Place: Lot 18, Con 12, St Vincent Twp, Ontario
Event:
Type: Ethnicity/Relig.
Place: Church of England
Burial:
Place: Duxbury Cemetary (near Meaford, Ontario)
Individual Notes
Note for: Achsa Lucilda Andrus, 25 SEP 1819 - 4 MAR 1909 Index
Occupation:
Place: Weaver
Burial:
Place: Duxbury Cemetary (near Meaford, Ontario)
Individual Notes
Note for: William Eagles, 13 JAN 1785 - 17 JUN 1868 Index
Individual Note:
CHAPTER 23 FAMILY OF WILLIAM3 EAGLES (Jabez2 John1)
72 WILLIAM3 EAGLES b. 13 Jan./Feb. 1785; d. I7 June 1868 at Belfountain, Ont.;
m. 7 Sept. 1813, Mary Rushton, dau. of Samuel and Nancy Rushton of Westchester. M.S.,
b. 10 Apr. 1897 at Westchester; d. 6 Oct. 1870 at Belfountain, Ont. Her grandparents,
John and Mary Coon Rushton, and Jonathan and Catherine Palmer, were Westchester, N.S.
Loyalists who came from Westchester, N.Y,
William bought a part of Lot No. 7 in Five Islands for 32 pounds from his brother
David. Then in l8l4. he sold it to Robert Henwood and bought another lot from David,
namely, half of Lot No. 10, containing 250 acres, on the south side of the road from
Londonderry to Cumberland, and on the line of Londonderry Township. The transaction
was dated after his marriage, on 19 Feb. l8l4. This site is likely where William
brought up his family, until he sold the property on 7 Aug. 1826, and moved to Belfoun-
tain, Caledon Twsp., Ont. At the time, his children were too young to go with him, and
Mary his wife was not well enough to travel, so they remained in Westchester. The fa-
mily joined William in Belfountain about 1830. In 1851, William and his son William
Jr. lived in frame homes on adjacent properties. Both were listed as Baptists. In 1859,
William Sr. sold his lands in Caledon.
William and Mary Eagles are buried in the small Blair Cemetery in Belfountain.
The inscriptions read: "In memory of William Eagles, died 17 June 1868 aged 83 years
5 months and 5 days, a native of Nova Scotia. A tender parent lieth here; great is the
loss we sustain, but hope in heaven to meet again." (This places William's birth date in
Jan." a family Bible (1848) lists William as b. 13 Feb. 1785.) Mary: "In memory of
Mary, wife of William Eagles, died 6 Oct. 1870 aged 73 years 5 months and 26 days.
Jesus has called the mother home, her flesh lies mouldering in the tomb. God grant her
offspring may be blest, and meet her in eternal rest." An adjacent monument is to John
Longstreet, who d. 13 Apr. 1913 aged 77 years and 6 months, and to his wife Mary Eagles,
who d. 22 June 1920 in her 80th year. There are memorials to children; Margaret long-
street, d. 10 Aug. 1870 aged 6 months and 22 days; George; and Edith who d. 8 Aug. 1872
aged 4 months and 20 days.
i Cynthia b. 2 Dec. 1814.
93 ii Samuel Rushton b. 27 July 1817; d. l6 July 1897; m. Lavina Baker (of
Chapter 24).
94 iii Charles b. 5 Jan. 1820; d. 1901; m. Catherine Teeter (of Chapter 25).
95 iv William b. 4 Nov. 1822; d. 1893; m. Sarah Ann Teeter (of Chapter 26).
v Marian b. 12 July 1852
vi Ann b. 18 Dec. 1827.
vii Ann b. 14 Oct. 1831.
viii Jane b. 18 Mar. 1834; d. 15 Oct. 1902 aged 68 years 6 months; m.
Robert W. Brock of Belfountain, Ont., b. 1840 d. 21 May 1921,
aged 81 years_3 months. Robert Western Brock came to McCurdy's Village,
Ont._as a cabinet maker and made caskets as well as conducting funerals,
keeping a store, acting as justice of the peace and magistrate when dis-
putes broke out. Jane and Robert had seven children: (a) Mary Ann m.
John Gledhillj (b) Sarah Jane m. Mr. Sharpe, Washington, USA; (c)
John J. d. 24 Feb. 1899 aged 27 years 11 months at Brighouse, England;
(d) George d. 17 Nov. 1898 aged 22 years 1 month at Rat Portage? (e)
Charles W. d. 24 Jan. 1925 aged 64 years; m., Olive Delaney b. i860, d.
1935" (t) Meadows m. Agnes Shirra; (g) Samuel b. 1873; d. 1944; m. Susan
MacDonald b. 1873; d. 1942.
The following poem was published in memory of Jane Brock, as a token of
the love of her children in Canada, and their brother John and sister
Mary Ann Gledhill of 12 Bolton St., New Bank, Halifax, England;
"IN MEMORY"
"Gone, dear mother, from our home,
Gone, the dearest friend on earth;
Her vacant place remains to us
That none can ever fill.
She was a mother good and kind,
No one on earth like her I find;
Her illness she with patience bore,
She is not dead but gone before.
Rest on, dear mother, thy labor is o'er,
Thy willing hands shall toil no more;
A faithful mother kind and true,
No friend on earth we'll find like you.
How dearly we beloved them,
When on earth they did well,
But now, how we miss them,
There's no tongue can tell.
God grant us his spirit,
That we may prepare,
To meet them in Heaven,
There's no parting there."
ix Elijah b. 8 July 1838.
x Mary b. 19 Sept. 1840; d. 22 June 1920; m. John Longstreet b. 25 Oct.
1835; d. 13 Apr. 1913 aged 77 yrs. 6 mos.; son of John and --- (Baer)
Longstreet. Memories of Mary, passed down by her daughter Hattie May
to Freda Cook, describe Mary as being a very hard-working woman. One
time, it is said, she picked peas in the field in the morning, and gave
birth to a baby in the afternoon. Hattie May used to come home from
school to do the dishes, and prepare meals for her mother, who spent
most of the day preparing wool from their sheep, carding, dyeing, spin-
ning and weaving it into cloth for clothes and blankets. Hattie learned
from her mother the weeds, berries and vegetables that were used to make
the necessary dyes for treating the spun wool. Mary's husband John came
with his parents from the United States to the Belfountain district.
John Longstreet Sr. brought a large family and settled on a farm near
Ballinafad. John Jr, the youngest son, purchased a farm nearby on the
Town Line. He and Mary Eagles had eleven childrem
(a) Phoebe Ann b. l860id. 19^1i B. James Henry Smith.
(b) John William b. l862" d. 1933s m. Mary Jane Stauffer.
(c) Mary Jane b. 1864; d. 19l8" m. William Beers.
(d) Maria b. 1866" d. 1944" m. (1) George Triable and m. (2)
Thomas Smith and (3) Aquilla Evans.
(e) Sarah Catherine b. l868( d. 1947; m. William Long.
(f) Margaret Matilda b. l870" d. 1870.
(g) Edith b. 1872; d. 1872.
(h) Margaret Edith b. l8?3" d. 1952; m. James McEachem.
(i) Infant b. 1875; d. 1875.
(j) Hattie May b. l877" d. 19631 m. William John Cook.
(k) Samuel Richard b. 1879; d. I960; m. Elizabeth J. Hague.
In Blair Cemetery three children are buried; Margaret d. 10
Aug. 1870 aged 6 months 22 days; George d. aged 1 month 12 days;
and Edith d. 28 Aug. 1872 aged 4 months 20 days.
Individual Notes
Note for: Jabez Eagles, 1756 - 1802 Index
Individual Note:
CHAPTER 17 FAMILY OF JABEZ2 EAGLES (John1)
70 JABEZ (JABESH, JABETH)2 EAGLES, son of John and Laurene Eagell, b. ca 1756:
bap. 4 Apr. 1779 and became a aember of the First Horton Baptist Church at Wolfville,
N.S. His wife Jane was baptized the following month, 4 June 1779. Their marriage appa-
rently took place ca 1779 in Kings Co., where Jabez was a farmer, before they moved to
Parrsboro. The court of General Sessions, 1797, appointed Jabesh Eagles poundkeeper,
and at a meeting 21 June 1798, Jabesh Eagles and John Patton were appointed Cullers of
Fish. On 8 Oct. 1798, along with Elijah Henwood, Zackariah Davis, Oliver Lyman and Wil-
liam White, Jabez purchased "one hundred acres to each, on the main road leading from
Partridge Island towards Cumberland, being part of a grant originally granted to Daniel
Rockwell, Elijah Crane and others, together with i of the sawmill". These lands were
Lot No. 15 on the east side of the road, and Lot No. 13 on the west side of the road.
Jabez paid 5 pounds for his share.
Jabez d. 1802, and the appraisement by J. Noble Shannon, dated 15 Sept. 1802,
lists; red cow, 4 p. 10 s. 0 d.; 2 hogs, 2-15-0; gun, 1-5-0; lands proper, 70-1-1.
Sale of the lands only brought 50 pounds, and an additional 12 p. 2s. at an auction.
The net estate left to his widow, Jane Eagles, was 23 p. 15 s- 0 d. Jabez and Jane Eag-
les brought up at least 13 children, who later established Eagles families in Westches-
ter. N.S." Salisbury, N.B.; and in Ontario.
i Lorana (Lorina, Rena, Lorena)- b. 1775; d. 27 June 1829 aged 54; m. 1790
Charles Doyle, farmer in Five Islands. Charles Doyle was a native of
Ireland. He and Lorana first owned land in Parrsboro, and then came to
Five Islands, where in 1805 he bought Lot No. l6 of the Gerrish Grant,
and built a log house down by the marsh. Later he built a home by the
river, and this structure stood until 1970. Charles cleared the land
and established a good farm, which he willed to his two sons, Andrew and
Owen Doyle. Ten children, surname Doyle; Andrew b. 1798 d. 1875; Owen
b. 1808 d. 1903; James b. l8l6 d; 1908; Garret; Patrick; Joseph; Margar-
et; Eunice; Eleanor; and Mary.
ii Ellivency (Betsey) bap. 12/13 July 1795; m. 16/13 July 1795 Walter Doyle
(illegible records).
iii Janis m. 29 Mar. 1801 Joseph Webers.
71 iv David b. 1783; d. 27 Mar. 1850; m. (1) Elizabeth Letingay and m. (2)
Elizabeth Marshall, (cf Chapter 18).
72 v William b. 13 Jan. 1785; d. I? June 1868; m. Mary Rushton (of Chap-
ter 23).
136 vi John b. 1791; d. 7 Apr. 1868; m. (1) Miss Hicks and m. (2) Anna S.
Phillips (cf Chapter 27).
Vii Joshua Way b. ca 1792; n. Sarah Lewis (cf Chapter 34).
viiiKargaret m. 25 Jan. l8l6 Joseph Burden.
ixJane m. 28 Oct. l8l6 Edward S. Turland.
xRebeccah m. 14 Nov. 1817 George Skidmore.
xiJannus m. 17 Oct. 1817 Samuel Cozy (The "Acadian", Sat. 11 Dec. 1819,
_records; married at Parrsborough, Mr. Samuel Carey to Jane Eagles.)
xixSally
xiiiEunice
xivHannah m. 1 Mar. 1803, by marriage bond. William Ogilvie.
Individual Notes
Note for: John Eagell, ABT 1732 - 11 OCT 1779 Index
Individual Note:
Judy's handwritten notes indicate born circa 8/14/1732 in New York
City. This probably came from a 7/16/96 em-mail from Bill Eagles
(beagles@@snet.net). "It shows John Eagles/Eagell christened abt 14
Aug 1732 at the 'First and Second Presbyterian Church' in New York
City. Parents were William and Ann." It also notes - the birth date
and father's name are possible per LDS-IGI, 3 July.
John Eagles (NYCity born about 8/14/1732) married Lorena. They went
to Horton NS in 1763
Note: All the information below (and often elsewhere) on the Eagles is from Douglas Eaton Eagles' book "Eagles Families of North America"
CHAPTER 3 THE FAMILY OF JOHN EAGELL, PROGENITOR OF NOVA SCOTIA EAGLES
1 JOHN EAGELL. progenitor of the Eagles family in Nova Scotia, with lines bran-
ching into New Brunswick and Ontario, is listed in the Partition Book, with all lots
provided in his grant identified (Figure 4). His share of 500 acres comprised a town
lot 100' by 250'; a dyke lot containing about 10 acres; a First Division Farm Lot of
about 17 acres, located on the Ridge Road near the present Roman Catholic Cemetery; a
Second Division Farm Lot of 50 acres at the eastern boundary of the Town of Wolfville;
Third Division Farm Lots Nos. 185 and 186 at Black River; an Island Lot in Lower Hor-
ton, in lieu of a lot on Long Island; and three parcels of land to make his equivalent.
These included a 32-acre lot on the Pisiquid (Avon) River, a marsh lot between Bute
Island and Little Island, and a small lot near Town Plot.
John Eagell received his grant prior to 14 Jan. 1762, when he leased his Second
Division Farm Lot to Silas Peck for 55 pounds. He probably came to Horton shortly
after, as in order to retain title to his lands, he needed to occupy and begin to clear
and cultivate a required acreage.
Like many of the other Planters, John Eagell did not build his home on his Town
Plot. He probably built on his First Division Farm Lot No. 17. in the First Tier next
to the Gaspereau River. According to tradition, the house was on the north side of the
Ridge Road, just east of the present Roman Catholic Cemetery. Later he or his eldest
son William built a house on the Third Division Farm Lot in Black River.
During his first years in Horton, John Eagell entered into several land trans-
actions, leasing, purchasing and attempting to sell portions of his holdings. On
14 October 1763, he purchased, for 20 pounds 10 shillings 6 pence, a First Division
Dyke Lot A2 containing 5 acres from Silas Peck. A deed dated 7 June 1766 records the
transfer of 450 acres to Joseph Gray, but evidently this transaction was not completed,
for the following year, on l6 Feb. 1767, John again attempted to sell his grant to Ben-
jamin Gerrish. Copies of these documents are presented in Appendix 1. They are espe-
cially interesting since they are the only known documents naming John's wife as
Laurene or Lurene Eagell. In spite of John's various attempts to sell his grant, the
eldest son William Eagles, eventually received most of the original grant. William
continued to live in the Black River homestead, where he raised a large family.
While in Horton, John Eagell ran afoul of the law. The records of the Court of
Quarter Sessions for Kings, 23 July 1766 read: "Inditement against John Eagell for pet-
ty larceny, found a true bill. To which inditement the prisoner being arraigned
pleads guilty and throws himself on the Mercy of the Court. Judgment that the prisoner
receive 39 stripes on the naked body by the hand of the constable present, at 6 of the
clock in the afternoon, and likewise stand committees, until the charges of the prose-
cution be paid or sureties procured for payment of same."
Soon after this episode, John Eagell moved across the Bay of Fundy, but still in
Kings Co. He bought 100 acres of land on the south side of Partridge Island, near the
head of the tide, from Nathan Shepherd of Philadelphia, and Benjamin Davison. The
deed was dated 4 Nov. 1768. At the time. Partridge Island was an important landing
point for boats crossing the Bay of Fundy, from Windsor, Horton, etc. and for those
en route to Fort Cumberland. Later this area became known as Parrsboro.
The first census of Horton Township and Kings Co., in 1770, listed Laurene Eagell
as head of the family in Cumberland. The family comprised of 2 men, 1 boy and 1 woman,
all Protestant with America as their country of origin. There was a note that 3 males
and 1 female left the province during the year, possibly for a family visit to New
England. John Eagell's soujoum at Partridge Island was brief, and on 24 April 1771,
a deed record shows that John, labourer and resident of Partridge Island, sold his 100
acres to John Porter of New Philadelphia. The deed of sale and acknowledgement of
5 pounds in full payment for the lands, is also copied in Appendix 1.
Only one more mention of John Eagell has been found in Horton records: a notice in
the Halifax Gazette of 25 April 1779, concerning the non-payment of dyke rates. The
notice reads: "Whereas the several persons hereafter named originally proprietors of
this township have not paid their respective proportions of the rates, assessed by the
Commissioners of Sewers for the said township, for labour and expenses accrued on the
Dikes of the Grand Pree.
No. of Acres p s d
6 Joseph Woodworth 4 0 6
4 Stephen Ransom 1 6 4
3 1/2 William and James Welch 0 11 8
4 John Eagell 13 4 0
etc.
Said lands and Dike land are to be let by us the subscribers for a reasonable
term to any person or persons that will pay the said rates or assessments. If no per-
sons appear to pay the same, before the expiration of three months from date thereof,
the Dike lands will be sold, 26 day of July next, 3 o'clock at house of Capt. Jonathan
Crane of said Horton."
As no further record has been found of John or Laurene Eagell, presumably they
returned to New England. It seems possible that William assumed his father's debts and
settled on the original grant at Black River. John and Laurene left two sons in Horton,
both of whom married and left many descendants in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario.
2 i William Eagles b. ca 1750; m. Sarah Strong (of Chapter 4).
70 ii Jabez (Jabeth) b. ca 1756; m. Jane (of Chapter 17).
CHAPTER 2 EARLY SETTLEMENTS IN ACADIA, NOVA SCOTIA
Early History of Acadia
Two of the first explorers in Acadia were the Frenchmen Sieur de Monts and Cham-
plain, who in 1604 sailed up "la Bale Francoise", as the party named the Bay of Fundy,
and landed at Les Mines. The following year Champlain founded a settlement at Port
Royal and in l6o6 made another fleeting visit to Les Mines, passing through Cap de
Poutrincourt (Cape Split) and landing on the shore below Cape Blomidon. The lands
south of Blomidon, drained by the Pereau, Habitant, Canard, Comwallis and Gaspereau
Rivers, became known as Minas or Acadia.
The first attempt by the British to colonize Acadia took place in l6l2. James I
of England granted Acadia to Sir William Alexander, who sailed for his new dominion
with settlers in August, 1622. The name 'Nova Scotia' first appears in Alexander's
grant.
The ownership of Acadia was in continual dispute and it remained a colonial battle-
ground between the British and French for more than a century. The French built a for-
tress at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island to protect their interests in Acadia. As a
counter measure, the British founded Halifax as a North American base for army and
naval forces, from which they could launch attacks against the French strongholds at
Louisbourg and Quebec. From Halifax they also garrisoned Fort Edward at Pisiquid, and
Port Royal to protect English settlers from the French, and hostile Indians. The
Acadian French, living in the Minas area, were eventually considered a threat to English
security and were asked to take the Oath of Allegiance to the British crown. Their per-
sistent refusal to take the Oath resulted in their expulsion from the Minas area in 1755.
A few years later, in 1758, following the fall of Louisbourg, all of Acadia came
under British rule. With the French threat removed, most of the military were with-
drawn from Halifax. In a few years, the population dropped from a thriving 6,000 to
less than 1,500. Alarmed over this sudden decrease, the Board of Trade urged the Gover-
nor of Nova Scotia, Charles Lawrence, to begin an immediate immigration program to bol-
ster the economy. After careful study. Governor Lawrence arranged for the formation of
four fishing townships along the South Shore, scheduled to receive 2,550 families between
the years 1760 and 1762. Each township was to contain 100,000 acres and supply grants
for about 200 families.
Governor Lawrence's first proclamation was issued 12 Oct. 1758, and circulated
throughout New England. It invited settlers from New England to occupy the fertile
lands left vacant by the removal of the Acadiansi "100,000 acres of interval and plow
lands producing wheat, rye, barley, oats, hemp, flax, etc. ...cultivated for more than
a hundred years past, and never fail of crops nor need manuring. Also more than 100,000
acres of upland, cleared and stocked with English grass, planted w^Lth orchards, gardens,
etc. These lands with good husbandry produce often two loads of hay per acre. The wild
and unimproved lands adjoining abound with black birch, ash, oak, pine, fir, etc. All
these lands are so intermixed that every single fanner may have a proportionable quan-
tity of plow land, grass land and woodland, and are all situated about the Bay of Fundi
upon rivers navigable for ships of burden."
Inquiries were soon received, but it was not until Governor Lawrence issued a
second proclamation in January 1759. promising freedom of religion and representative
government, that people were willing to leave their homes for free lands in Nova Scotia.
The first visiting agents--Major Robert Denison, Jonathan Harris, Joseph Otis and Amos
Fuller of Connecticut, and John Hicks of Rhode Island-representing 330 of their fellow-
men, came early that spring to Halifax to survey the lands advertised in such glowing
terms. They were escorted to Minas by a member of Council. Arriving when the fields
and marshes were just turning green, they were favorably impressed. They returned to
Halifax and at once entered into agreement with the Council to settle a "township at
Minas, joining on the River Gaspereau and including the great marsh (Grand Free) so-
called." The township was to be settled by 200 families, all from the Colony of Conn-
ecticut, with each grantee to have equal proportion of the cleared and improved land.
The lands were subject to a yearly quit rent of one shilling for every 50 acres, to
begin 10 years from the date of the grant. Each grantee was obliged to plant, culti-
vate and improve or enclose one third part of his grant in ten years, one third more
in .twenty years, and the remainder within 30 years from the date of the grant. The
grant was dated at Halifax, 21 May 1759, and the township received the name of Horton.
The location of the Township of Horton, in respect to the adjoining townships of Corn-
wallis and Falmouth, is shown in a map drawn by Charles Morris, Chief Land Surveyor
of Nova Scotia at the time. (Figure 1)
Preparations were made to receive the new settlers in the summer of 1759. However,
hostile acts by the Indians and Acadians still in the area, led to a delay. Nova Scotia
still contained an undetermined number of refugee Acadians, most of which had retreated
into the forests north of the Bay of Fundy, while a smaller number had hidden inland
from the natural harbours, after finding their way back from the New England Colonies.
During the period 1755 to 1759, these Acadians maintained a precarious existence, de-
pending largely on the Indians for food and supplies. Occasionally they waged guer-
illa warfare against the settlements near Halifax, Lunenburg and around the forts at
Sackville, Pisiquid and Cumberland. Because of the relatively minor but frequent
incidents, John Hicks, agent for the immigrant families, conferred with the Council
and decided to delay settling Minas until May of the following year.
The first settlers who came early in the spring were mainly from Connecticut,
with a few from Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The principal port of embarkation was
New London, Conn. They were permitted to bring baggage, household effects, building
materials, tools, and stock up to a maximum of two tons. The first immigrants and their
belongings were conveyed up the Bay of Fundy, 11 May 1760, in the vessels "Snow" of
Halifax, the brig "Montague", and fourteen transports. Once again Chief Surveyor
Charles Morris was on board one of the vessels, to lay out and adjust the limits of the
new township. The settlers landed at Horton Landing, near Town Plot, and at Cornwallis
Town Plot,
Laying Out Horton Township
There were numerous and immediate tasks to be carried out once the settlers dis-
embarked. First and foremost, temporary shelter had to be provided, likely in the form
of tents, until more permanent homes could be built. These could not be constructed
until lots were laid out and assigned in the area designated as Town Plot. Several of
the settlers who had surveying experience helped Surveyor Charles Morris lay out the
lands in accordance with the terms of the grant. One of these was John Bishop of New
London. He came with four sons, John Jr., William, Deacon Peter and Timothy, bringing
with him provisions for a year, and stock "to satisfy the demands of a good-sized
family". John Sr. was a Justice of the Peace and a Surveyor, and the plan of the town-
ship was probably prepared by him. A more detailed plan of Lower Horton is signed by
John Bishop, Jr., Surveyor, so apparently both father and son followed the same
occupation.
Laying out the township represented quite an achievement. One hundred thousand
acres had to be divided into parcels of land, giving each settler his fair proportion
of upland, meadow, improved land and woodlots. The township stretched from the Pisi-
quid River on the east to Aylesford Lake in the west, a distance of nearly 20 miles,
and still covered with forests. Although there were rough paths previously used by the
Acadians along the Minas shore, there were no roads in the wooded areas and on the South
Mountain. The initial surveying was completed before the end of December. The general
layout of lots is shown in the Horton Township Map, on file at the Department of Lands
and Forests, Halifax. This map, on a diminutive scale, is shown in Figure 2.
According to the terms of the grant, each settler, or "Planter" as he became call-
ed, was entitled to at least one share of 500 acres, comprising a town lot, dyke lots,
three classes of farm lots, an island lot and additional small parcels of land scatter-
ed throughout the township "to make his equivalent". This scheme of classification and
partition was similar to that practised in New England.
Definitions of Land Lots
Town Lot: A 1/2-acre rectangular piece of land at Town Plot, on which to erect a
dwelling and barn.
Dyke Lots: Parcels of cleared, fertile land on the Grand Pree, north of Town Plot.
This land had been enclosed by dykes built by the Acadians. However, the storms
of 1759 had badly damaged the dykes, and flooding occurred at high tide.
First Division Farm Lots: The uplands in Lower Horton, lying between the Grand Pree
dyke and the Gaspereau River. They included the first and second tier of lots on
the Grand Pree and on the Gaspereau, as well as lots immediately surrounding Town
plot. This was the heart of former Acadian country, and included cleared land,
pear and apple orchards, and woodland.
Second Division Farm Lots: Lots containing from 35 to 65 acres, near the mouth of the
Gaspereau River and on the Minas shore. There were two tiers of lots-Letters C
and D on the Gaspereau, and tiers A and B along the Minas Basin--taking in much
of the present town of Wolfville.
Third Division Farm Lots: Rectangular lots of approximately 200 acres on the South
Mountain, and stretching from the Pisiquid (Avon) River as far west as Aylesford.
For the most part they were heavily forested, with few roads of access.
Island Lot: Each settler was entitled to an Island Lot, from 4 to 6 acres in size, on
Long Island, Little Island, Bute (Boot) Island and Oak Island. From these, they
could have access to the Minas Basin for fishing. When no further true Island
Lots remained, settlers were given "inland" Island Lots having no water frontage
and containing up to 30 acres.
Lands to make his equivalent: After each Planter completed his draw for lands in all
categories, the quality and quantity of his lots were assessed, and depending upon
the nature of his draw, additional "small parcels of land" were granted in compen-
sation. The number of these lots ranged from one to as many as seven, and inclu-
ded woodland, pasture, upland, and marsh.
Lands allotted to each Planter by the draw are recorded in a leather-bound "Par-
tition Book", kept in the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. The later assignment of
Third Division Farm Lots is recorded in a book in the Department of Lands and Forests,
Halifax.
The lots drawn by a Planter were usually scattered throughout the township. In
the absence of developed roads, tha Planters found it extremely difficult to reach
their various plots and enclose them, as required by the terms of their grants. Con-
sequently, soon after the draw, two things happened. First, not all the Planters
wanted to build at Town Plot. This was where the proposed fort, school and meeting
house were planned, with all settlers living in close proximity. There were two reasons
for this. By the time the Planters arrived in Nova Scotia, the Indians were losing
their Acadian allies, and so were no longer openly hostile to the English. Also, the
increased number of English people at Minas and a strong garrison at Port Edward dis-
couraged the few "refugee Acadians" from making further attacks. Consequently, many
Planters chose to build their homes on one of their larger farm lots. The second trend
was to trade lots in order to secure lands in a general area, reducing travelling time
for attending to crops.
Perhaps the most valuable map of Horton Township is a five-foot map of Lower Horton
showing all the lots and their identification, in the Partition Book. Originally marked
Plan No. 2, it bears the signatures of John Bishop Jr. along with twelve jurors: Will-
iam Tupper, Samuel Stancer, Joseph Congden, James Fox, Wignul Cole, Lamberton Campbell,
Major Gore, John Lovell, Colonel Church, John Davison, John Borden, and Edmund Yorke.
The plan comprises the area north of the Gaspereau River and east of Wolfville, as well
as Oak Island at the mouth of the Gaspereau. To give some idea of how the township was
divided, a copy of the plan on a much reduced scale is presented in Figure 3. Because
of the smallness of many lots, it is necessary to view the original document to make lot
identification.
The Early Years
The initial years in Horton were full of hardships for the Planters. Homes had to
be built and shelters constructed for livestock, as protection against the severe win-
ters. Some families had brought lumber and shingles, so could start building immediate-
ly after they had drawn lots. Others had to cut logs from their woodlands to construct
dwellings. Although they had come to Horton in time to plant gardens of flax, root
crops and corn, the first harvest was poor. This was not the settlers' fault; they were
accustomed to the type of weather and seasons. Rather, it took time and regular tilling
to bring back the neglected lands and marshes into full production. The Nova Scotia
government helped them through the first winter, providing them with Indian corn, one
bushel per person per month, mackerel, flour, arms and ammunition for hunting, and
about one thousand tons of hay until they could increase their harvests. The following
year (1761) brought early frosts which hurt the harvest; in 1762, after a dry spring
and a plague of grasshoppers, the ground again yielded a poor harvest. In 1763, "the
Planters were graced with excellent weather and realized their first bountiful harvest
in their new homeland.
As soon as shelters were erected and crops were planted, the Planters set about re-
pairing the dykes that the Acadians had built many years earlier. Dykes were continuous
raised mounds of earth along the shoreline to prevent the high tidewaters from flooding
the marshes reclaimed from the sea. Since the dykes had received no attention or main-
tenance for five years, all of them were in a sad state of disrepair. Moreover, the
great storm of 1759 had broken the outer dykes and allowed the sea to flood the exposed
marshland, rendering them unproductive for at least three years. The settlers made
very slow progress in this field of construction, not being acquainted with the art of
building dykes nor of maintaining them to keep out the sea. In addition, they knew no-
thing about constructing aboiteaux to control the flow of drainage waters from the many
small creeks draining the marshes. In desperation, the Planters appealed to the govern-
ment for help. Finally, after several years passed, Acadians living in the neighbour-
hood of Pisiquid were sent to Horton to help rebuild the dykes and strengthen the
aboiteaux.
By 1774 well-built frame houses dotted the Township. Visitors from England were
amazed to see large clapboard houses of two or three stories, with shingled roofs and
lighted by numerous windows. They were also impressed by the size and utility of the
Planters' bams, of which they wrote" "Their barns are built of wood, some of them with
clapboards and shingles, after the manner of their houses. They contain different
apartments for their horses, cows and sheepi and have a floor above for their hay and
corn, which is for the most part deposited in their barns, as they do not seem fond of
stacking. The entrance to their barns is so large to admit a loaded wagon". It was in
this pioneer era that immigrants from New England, including John Eagell, settled in
Horton Township, Kings County, Nova Scotia.