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Levi Ward

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Levi Ward was born on 24 May 1880 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada (son of William Ward and Mary Ann Edgerton).

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 10 Dec 1902, Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Conc 7 Lot 2, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birthdate 24 May 1880 on 1901 Census

    Levi married Mary Edith Taylor on 10 Dec 1902 in Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Henry Taylor and Mary Jane Sears) was born in Sep 1877 in Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Elgin Wesley Ward was born on 31 Oct 1907 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Jan 1927 in Bowmanville, Durham, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Ward was born on 20 Jan 1833 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England (son of Hugh Ward and Catherine Castle); died on 21 Jan 1911 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1841, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1851, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1861, Plympton St Maurice, Devon, England
    • Arrival: 1869; arrival in Canada per 1901 Census
    • Residence: 1871, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    1901 census says 4 Apr 1826 - but prior censuses give ages with birth about 1836

    Died:
    Concession 6 Lot 10

    William married Mary Ann Edgerton in Dec 1870. Mary (daughter of Robert Edgerton and Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Leslie) was born on 4 Nov 1839 in Ireland; died on 3 Nov 1909 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Ann EdgertonMary Ann Edgerton was born on 4 Nov 1839 in Ireland (daughter of Robert Edgerton and Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Leslie); died on 3 Nov 1909 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1852, Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada; age 13
    • Residence: 1861, Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada; age 22
    • Residence: 1871, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; age30
    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; age 40
    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; age 50
    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; age 74

    Notes:

    Birth:
    1901 census says birth 4 Nov 1827 - death record says 31 Oct 1825 - but prior census give her birth about 1841

    Died:
    Concession 6 Lot 11

    Notes:

    Married:
    1871 Census says they married in December of prior 12 months

    Children:
    1. Mary Jane Ward was born on 4 Jan 1872 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    2. William L Ward was born in 1874 in Ontario.
    3. 1. Levi Ward was born on 24 May 1880 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Hugh Ward was born in 1798 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died in 1857.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1841, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1851, Chittlehampton, Devon, England

    Hugh married Catherine Castle. Catherine was born in 1795 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died in 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine Castle was born in 1795 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died in 1859.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1841, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1851, Chittlehampton, Devon, England

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Her maiden name is given as CASTLE on the 1911 Ontario death record of her son William WARD.

    Children:
    1. 2. William Ward was born on 20 Jan 1833 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died on 21 Jan 1911 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Aaron Ward was born in 1838 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died on 31 Mar 1900 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Robert Edgerton was born on 6 Apr 1808 in Parish, , Oswego, Ireland (son of John Edgerton and Elizabeth Nixon); died on 21 Nov 1900 in Darlington Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: '1871', Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Abt 1881, Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    1891 census and death records give birth 1798 but earlier census records place it about 1808

    Robert married Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Leslie on 19 May 1830. Elizabeth was born in 1803 in Ireland; died about 1893 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Leslie was born in 1803 in Ireland; died about 1893 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Died:
    some undocumented trees place her death as 1893 in Bowmanville; one erroneously documented tree confuses her with someone else who died in Kent in 1894

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Edgerton was born on 8 Jan 1831 in , Fermanagh, , Ireland; died on 22 Feb 1922 in Reach, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Edgerton was born on 4 Sep 1833 in , Fermanagh, , Ireland; died on 26 Apr 1903 in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Sarah Edgerton was born between 1836 and 1839 in Ireland; died in 1904 in Darlington Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Mary Ann Edgerton was born on 4 Nov 1839 in Ireland; died on 3 Nov 1909 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jane Edgerton was born in 1841 in Ireland.
    6. Matilda Edgerton was born in 1843 in Ireland; died on 21 Oct 1916 in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.
    7. William Edgerton was born in 1851 in Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Thomas Edgerton was born in 1854 in Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John Edgerton was born in 1770 in Clonfail, , , Ireland; died in in Clones, , Monaghan, Ireland.

    John married Elizabeth Nixon. Elizabeth was born in 1780 in Anaskilly, , , Ireland; died in 1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Elizabeth Nixon was born in 1780 in Anaskilly, , , Ireland; died in 1874.
    Children:
    1. 6. Robert Edgerton was born on 6 Apr 1808 in Parish, , Oswego, Ireland; died on 21 Nov 1900 in Darlington Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada.