William Ambrose Weedmark

Male 1865 - 1930  (65 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Ambrose Weedmark was born on 18 Jan 1865 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (son of Frederick Weedmark and Mary Jane Copeland); died on 25 Mar 1930 in Ontario Hospital, Brockville, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 25 Mar 1930 in Beachburg Union Cemetery, Beachburg, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1871, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; 1881 Census of Canada http://www.weedmarkfamily.ca/showmedia.php?mediaID=928&medialinkID=2210
    • Residence: 1891, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; Occupation: Farmer; : Religion: Church of England
    • Residence: 1901, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; Occupation: Sawyer; : Religion: Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1911, Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; Occupation: Mill Owner; : Religion: Presbyterian

    Notes:

    Marriage
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=6f08dbca-07b9-4d58-9e33-267207a2c431&tid=6085366&pid=-1348290187

    More about Beachburg
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=c7267a9f-c14e-403f-a91d-501a165201d2&tid=6085366&pid=-1348290187

    About Beachburg
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=2c68cab8-7bba-4eae-952e-70b3746f4f4d&tid=6085366&pid=-1348290187

    History of Canada West
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=779c3882-fe6f-4b99-9d53-da9dfbb06478&tid=6085366&pid=-1348290187

    Isabella Condie & William A. Weedmark
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=9b52352a-ee38-4ee2-b605-fce24d177cf3&tid=6085366&pid=-1348290187

    Birth:
    Birthdate of 18 Jan 1865 comes from headstone. On the 1901 census the date appears to be 14 Jan 1865.

    William married Isabella "Bella" Condie on 24 Jun 1890 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of Thomas W. Clarke Condie and Elizabeth Monroe) was born on 24 Jun 1864 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Apr 1915 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1915 in Beachburg Union Cemetery, Beachburg, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William Walter Frederick Weedmark was born about 11 May 1893 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Mar 1901 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 5 Mar 1901 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Isabel Weedmark was born on 7 Apr 1895 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1958 in Woodlawn, Torbolton Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1958 in Woodlawn, Torbolton Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Thomas Arnold Weedmark was born on 14 Sep 1897 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Aug 1984 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Alice Eva Weedmark was born on 4 Mar 1900 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Nov 1952 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 25 Nov 1952 in Beachburg Union Cemetery, Beachburg, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Archibald Gillen Weedmark was born on 18 Feb 1902 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Jan 1981 in Carp, Huntley Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 4 Jan 1981 in Beachburg Union Cemetery, Beachburg, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Marion Grace Weedmark was born on 21 Mar 1906 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Dec 1979 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 26 Dec 1979 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frederick Weedmark was born on 13 Jan 1817 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (son of Frederick Alfred Weedmark and Susannah Anna DeLorge); died on 2 Jun 1899 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 4 June 1899 in Chester's Burial Ground (possibly McGuigan's Cemetery).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1817, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; OntarioGenWeb's Census Project
    • Baptism: 9 May 1839, Methodist, Rideau, Frontenac, Ontario
    • Residence: 1852, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; Age [54] Birthplace [O] Religion [ WM] Ethnic Origin [ SWEDEN] Occupation [ F]
    • Residence: 1879, Concession 1, Lot 28, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/CountyAtlas/showrecord.php?PersonID=5087
    • Residence: 1881, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; 1881 Census of Canada http://www.weedmarkfamily.ca/showmedia.php?mediaID=928&medialinkID=2209
    • Residence: 1891, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Upper Canada in 1800's
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=e5b918b4-d773-431c-9ee4-4d7be290dae6&tid=6085366&pid=-1348229933

    PHOEBE
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=3f1ff8b9-313f-4eb0-b205-640b2488efd9&tid=6085366&pid=-1348229933

    Frederick & Phoebe..Marriage
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=73f47213-db8f-48f4-a85d-94f68e2db92b&tid=6085366&pid=-1348229933

    Mrs. Mary Copeland, better known as Polly
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=c901b0e1-3462-4b86-8c3c-9bd44834776b&tid=6085366&pid=-1348229933

    Marlborough Township 1861
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=b57d740d-f499-4608-b221-ca39c6a9c548&tid=6085366&pid=-1348229933

    Marriage
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=80b2f6e6-95fb-490e-b65d-e377b8276542&tid=6085366&pid=-1348229933

    Buried:
    According to records uncovered at the Anglican Church Archives in Kingston, Ontario by Lloyd Westbrook, Frederick was buried in Chester's B.G. (Burial Ground) in a ceremony officiated by William Roberts. We have not found any reference since to the existence of this burial ground and it may very well be another name for McGuigan's Cemetery.

    McGuigan's Cemetery is located on Concession B, Lot 3 of Wolford Township, Grenville County on land once owned by and named after Miles McGuigan. In county maps dated 1880, a Mrs. Chester is listed as the owner of this lot, hence the possible mistaken name for McGuigan's Cemetery.

    In July 2014, we visited the Archives ourselves to see if there were any other burials in Chester's Burial Ground officiated by William Roberts which we could match up with known burials in McGuigan's Cemetery. During the period 1864 - 1925 there are no burials in McGuigan's Cemetery within the Merrickville Anglican Parish records and Frederick appears to be the only burial in Chester's Burial Ground during this period. McGuigan's Cemetery was in use from the early 1800's until its closing in the late 1890's. Frederick's first wife Phoebe Chester was buried in McGuigan's after her death in 1863, so it is probable given the records eluding to Chester's B.G. and the fact that McGuigan's Cemetery was on Mrs. Chester's property in the late 1800's that Frederick is buried here as well with Phoebe.

    Frederick married Mary Jane Copeland about 1864 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Copeland and Mary "Polly" Quinn) was born on 10 Jun 1836 in Ireland; died on 10 Apr 1914 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 10 Apr 1914 in St. Bedes Cemetery, Nolan's Corners, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Jane Copeland was born on 10 Jun 1836 in Ireland (daughter of Benjamin Copeland and Mary "Polly" Quinn); died on 10 Apr 1914 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 10 Apr 1914 in St. Bedes Cemetery, Nolan's Corners, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1861, Montague Township, Lanark County, Canada West, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Montague Township, Lanark County, Canada West, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; 1881 Census of Canada http://www.weedmarkfamily.ca/showmedia.php?mediaID=928&medialinkID=2215
    • Residence: 1891, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Mary was in her son George's household in 1911 after her husband's death.

    Notes:

    Mary's sister, Jane turns 99
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=813e4eea-e704-483a-8c06-450dd141cdb7&tid=6085366&pid=-1333801062

    great great grandmother
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=e16a3361-d740-4414-a763-7cb2de8c7211&tid=6085366&pid=-1333801062

    Mrs. Mary Copeland, better known as Polly
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=c901b0e1-3462-4b86-8c3c-9bd44834776b&tid=6085366&pid=-1333801062

    The United Kingdom
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=2ad0826e-32a4-4460-a27b-e34d7caaedb0&tid=6085366&pid=-1333801062

    History of St. Bedes Cemetery
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=5db52ac5-23d9-4d96-ab50-e8077a5384aa&tid=6085366&pid=-1333801062

    Immigration year to Canada noted as born the sea. Also noted on son William's death certificate Mother Mary "born on the sea"

    Children:
    1. 1. William Ambrose Weedmark was born on 18 Jan 1865 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Mar 1930 in Ontario Hospital, Brockville, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 25 Mar 1930 in Beachburg Union Cemetery, Beachburg, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Hiram Thomas Weedmark was born on 21 Feb 1867 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1946 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Beachburg Union Cemetery, Beachburg, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Benjamin Weedmark was born on 23 Mar 1870 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1946 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in 1946 in Regina Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. George Frederick Weedmark was born on 10 Jun 1872 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Apr 1947 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1947 in St. Bedes Cemetery, Nolans Corners, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ida Weedmark was born on 15 Oct 1874 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Apr 1943; was buried after 14 Apr 1943 in St. Bedes Cemetery, Nolan's Corners, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Marklin Weedmark was born on 12 Dec 1877 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1955 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in 1954 in Regina Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Frederick Alfred Weedmark was born on 29 Sep 1774 in Sweden; died in 1863 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 2 Jan 1864 in Christ Church Anglican Cemetary, Burritts Rapids, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 1813, Dundas 1st & 2nd Regiment of Grenville Sedentary Militia, War of 1812; Frederick served as a private in the Grenville Sedentary Militia under Captain Daniel Burritt from September 25, 1813 - December 24, 1813 inclusive. The Sedentary Militia included men who had to enrol each year in the local militia for military drills and training. In time of war, Sedentary Militiamen were called on to aid the mobilized regulars. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onleedsg/research-military-1812Payrolls.html
    • Residence: 1817, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; OntarioGenWeb's Census Project
    • Residence: 1820, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~granniesgarden/Granny2/marlb1820.html
    • Residence: 1821, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~granniesgarden/Granny2/marlb1821.html
    • Residence: 1822, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~granniesgarden/Granny2/marlb1822.html
    • Residence: 1861, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; Married (but no Susannah on record), living with Frederick

    Notes:

    Swedish: The Meaning behind the Name
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=aa82c36e-97ad-4eab-8f9b-4109d5ea522a&tid=6085366&pid=-1346614660

    1817 Census
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=905761a6-955a-49e8-b234-6e6b8ec4e541&tid=6085366&pid=-1346614660

    War of 1812
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=711e83ae-c7b1-43d9-8443-91cdadb655f9&tid=6085366&pid=-1346614660

    Marlborough Township 1861
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=b57d740d-f499-4608-b221-ca39c6a9c548&tid=6085366&pid=-1346614660

    Friederick Weidmarke buriel record
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=1f248a79-1c0c-4207-81e2-ddc80908f896&tid=6085366&pid=-1346614660

    1817 Census
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=2c6c99fe-b385-4907-ba66-f750ddd1ef97&tid=6085366&pid=-1346614660

    Frederick married Susannah Anna DeLorge about 1813. Susannah was born on 31 Aug 1790 in Quebec, Canada; died after 1835 in Wolford Township, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Susannah Anna DeLorge was born on 31 Aug 1790 in Quebec, Canada; died after 1835 in Wolford Township, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1817, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; OntarioGenWeb's Census Project (http://ontariocensus.rootsweb.ancestry.com)
    • Special Note: 1899, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, U.S.A.; Nathan notes mother's maiden name as Deburge on his marriage license

    Notes:

    1817 Census
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=2c6c99fe-b385-4907-ba66-f750ddd1ef97&tid=6085366&pid=-1346611543

    Children:
    1. Philemon Weedmark was born in 1814 in Ontario, Upper Canada; died after 1891.
    2. 2. Frederick Weedmark was born on 13 Jan 1817 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Jun 1899 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 4 June 1899 in Chester's Burial Ground (possibly McGuigan's Cemetery).
    3. Hiram Weedmark was born on 22 Sep 1819 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jan 1902 in Oxford Mills, Wolford Township, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Nelson Henry Weedmark was born in 1821 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Jan 1896 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Polly Jane Weedmark was born about 1824 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Heman Weedmark was born on 15 Feb 1827 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Apr 1887 in Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 1 Apr 1887 in Hillcrest Cemetery, North Elmsley Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Adniram Weedmark was born in 1828 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Dec 1876 in Merrickville, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1876 in Merrickville Union Cemetery, Merrickville, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Nathan Weedmark was born on 19 May 1831 in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Nov 1911 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, U.S.A.; was buried in Nov 1911 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, U.S.A. (Plot 340 Grave 4).

  3. 6.  Benjamin Copeland was born in 1788 in Ireland; died about 1845 in Merrickville, Wolford Township, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Christ Church Pioneer Cemetery, William Campbell Road, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1817, Canada
    • Residence: 1841, 1841 CENSUS Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Head of Household: http://granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny2/mont1841.html

    Notes:

    DSC_1251
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    DSC_1253
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=845477d6-fa34-4a4e-b7f4-075f1c811ca9&tid=6085366&pid=-1116486719

    DSC_1252
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=de2f88b0-3ae7-4d21-a1e1-207d21563548&tid=6085366&pid=-1116486719

    The United Kingdom
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=9ca0315c-dd94-4acf-a5cd-7c7d299a4cd3&tid=6085366&pid=-1116486719

    History of St. Bedes Cemetery
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=5db52ac5-23d9-4d96-ab50-e8077a5384aa&tid=6085366&pid=-1116486719

    Headstone Inscription for Benjamin Copeland
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=162a4064-e50c-4859-b9f8-fdb0063dfed7&tid=6085366&pid=-1116486719

    Benjamin married Mary "Polly" Quinn. Mary was born about 1792 in Ireland; died on 4 Jul 1894 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary "Polly" Quinn was born about 1792 in Ireland; died on 4 Jul 1894 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1861, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Conc. 6, Lot 6, 100 acres = 30 acres cultivated + 70 acres wild/wooded; : worth $100
    • Residence: 1861, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Mother Mary (widow) and daughters Mary (Jane) age 24 and Jane age 15
    • Residence: 1881, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Widowed, living in daughter Sarah's house (George Johnson household)
    • Residence: 1891, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Widowed, living in daughter Mary Jane's house (Frederick Weedmark household); : age about 100 years

    Notes:

    The United Kingdom
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=9ca0315c-dd94-4acf-a5cd-7c7d299a4cd3&tid=6085366&pid=-1116486432

    Mrs. Mary Copeland, better known as Polly
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=c901b0e1-3462-4b86-8c3c-9bd44834776b&tid=6085366&pid=-1116486432

    History of St. Bedes Cemetery
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=5db52ac5-23d9-4d96-ab50-e8077a5384aa&tid=6085366&pid=-1116486432

    Buried:
    "Polly Copeland, aged 102 years, died at the residence of Fred Weidmark in Montague, on July 4th." - The Daily British Whig (Kingston), July 14, 1894, page 2.

    Children:
    1. Ann Copeland was born about 1825 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Ann Copeland was born about 1825 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Mary Jane Copeland was born on 10 Jun 1836 in Ireland; died on 10 Apr 1914 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 10 Apr 1914 in St. Bedes Cemetery, Nolan's Corners, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catherine Copeland was born about 1838 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Sarah Jane Copeland was born on 15 May 1845 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Feb 1930 in Maitland, Augusta Township, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1930 in Merrickville Union Cemetery, Merrickville, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jane Copeland was born on 12 Jun 1847 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died after 1938 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada; was buried about 1941 in Oil Spring Cemetery, Oil Springs, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.