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Samuel RANSIER

Male 1854 - 1946  (92 years)


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  1. 1.  Samuel RANSIER was born in Apr 1854 in South Crosby, Lanark, Ontario, Canada (son of Andrew RANSIER and Amelia B WARD); died on 28 Aug 1946 in Towner, North Dakota, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1861, South Crosby, Leeds, Canada West, Canada; age 5, born Upper Canada, religion E (Episcopal?) - Andrew & Amelia & sons William, Seth, Samuel


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Andrew RANSIER was born on 13 Apr 1829 in Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Oct 1862 in Storrington Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1852, Storrington, Frontenac, Canada West, Canada; age 24, farmer, born Canada West, Wesleyan Methodist - Andrew & Permilia & Miliam - Lake families among nearby families
    • Residence: 1861, South Crosby, Leeds, Canada West, Canada; age 33, "Lach. Labour", born Upper Canada, religion E (Episcopal?) - Andrew & Amelia & sons William, Seth, Samuel

    Andrew married Amelia B WARD in 1850 in Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. Amelia (daughter of William WARD and Nancy BARRETT) was born in 1828 in Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Sep 1917 in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Amelia B WARD was born in 1828 in Ontario, Canada (daughter of William WARD and Nancy BARRETT); died on 19 Sep 1917 in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1852, Storrington, Frontenac, Canada West, Canada; age 21, born Canada West, Wesleyan Methodist - Andrew & Permilia & Miliam - Lake families among nearby families
    • Residence: 1861, South Crosby, Leeds, Canada West, Canada; age 31, born Upper Canada, religion E (Episcopal?) - Andrew & Amelia & sons William, Seth, Samuel

    Notes:

    Birth:
    death record gives birth in Vermont USA - marriage records & 1851 & 1861 census give birth in Canada & Lanark County

    Died:
    age 87, born State of Vermont, widow, death & burial at Brockville, father William Ward, mother Nancy Barrett, cause: Apoplexy 2 weeks duration

    Children:
    1. William RANCIER was born on 17 Nov 1850 in Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Feb 1923 in Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Seth Cade RANCIER was born on 29 Mar 1852 in Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Sep 1927 in Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. Samuel RANSIER was born in Apr 1854 in South Crosby, Lanark, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Aug 1946 in Towner, North Dakota, United States.
    4. Eliza RANSIER was born in 1861 in Bathhurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada; died in 1861 in Crosby, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Harriet RANSIER was born in 1870 in Bathhurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William WARDWilliam WARD was born about 1802 in Ernestown, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada (son of James WARD and Sarah LAKE); died on 24 Apr 1880 in Clarendon, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1852, Ernestown Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada; age 50, Farmer, born Canada West, religion: Episcopal Methodist, married - visiting his parents in 1 story stone house with 1 family - James & Sarah with son Willam & his wife Nancy visiting
    • Residence: 1852, Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; age 50, Farmer, born Canada West, religion: Wesleyan Methodist, married - living in 1 story log house with 1 family - William & Nancy and children James, Sarah Ann, Epha, Look, Mary Jane, Nancy
    • Residence: 1861, Storrington, Frontenac, Canada West, Canada; age 62, born Upper Canada, Episcopal Methodist - William & Nancy in home of dau Effie & Isaac Hough & kids Samantha, Eliza, Sarah plus Sanford Keller (son of Wm John & Elizabeth Keller)
    • Residence: 1871, Clarendon and Miller Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada; age 79, born Ontario, Methodist Episcopal, Irish Origin - William & Nancy & dau Jane in home of son James plus Thomas Deacon

    Notes:

    Birth:
    age 50 in 1852 census; age 79 at death 24 Apr 1880

    Died:
    age 79, Farmer, born Ontario, cause: old age, no physician, informant: James Ward of "Tp. Clarendon", registered 15 Jun 1880, religion: "M. E. Methodist", registrar: E. Playfair

    William married Nancy BARRETT. Nancy was born about 1804 in Vermont, USA; died on 2 May 1872 in Clarendon & Miller Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Nancy BARRETT was born about 1804 in Vermont, USA; died on 2 May 1872 in Clarendon & Miller Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1852, Ernestown Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada; age 39, born Canada West, religion: Episcopal Methodist, married - visiting husband's parents in 1 story stone house with 1 family - James & Sarah with son Willam & his wife Nancy visiting
    • Residence: 1852, Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; age 48, born "States", religion: Wesleyan Methodist, married - living in 1 story log house with 1 family - William & Nancy and children James, Sarah Ann, Epha, Look, Mary Jane, Nancy
    • Residence: 1861, Storrington, Frontenac, Canada West, Canada; age 54, born Upper Canada [sic], Episcopal Methodist - William & Nancy in home of dau Effie & Isaac Hough & kids Samantha, Eliza, Sarah plus Sanford Keller (son of Wm John & Elizabeth Keller)
    • Residence: 1871, Clarendon and Miller Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada; age 77, born United States, Methodist Episcopal, Irish Origin - William & Nancy & dau Jane in home of son James plus Thomas Deacon

    Notes:

    Birth:
    maiden name Barrett from dau Amelia 1917 death record - also Barrett middle name of son James Barrett Ward

    Children:
    1. 3. Amelia B WARD was born in 1828 in Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Sep 1917 in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada.
    2. James Barrett WARD was born on 18 Apr 1829 in Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Sep 1899 in Lot 18, SW R11, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Miller WARD was born about 1830 in Storrington Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Sarah Ann WARD was born in 1834 in Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Feb 1892 in Ontario, Canada.
    5. Apha - Effie - WARD was born in 1836 in Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Nov 1893 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA; was buried after 15 Nov 1893 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA.
    6. Luke WARD was born about 1838 in Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; died in 1901 in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    7. Mary Jane WARD was born about 1840 in Portland, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Jul 1870 in Portland, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Jane WARD was born about 1841 in Ontario, Canada.
    9. Nancy WARD was born in 1842 in Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  James WARD was born about 1770 in Vermont, USA (son of - possible father of James & Samuel - WARD); died before 1861 in Ernestown, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 9 Aug 1811, Loughborough Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; residence of James and Sarah Ward at sale of land in Ernestown Township == Addington County Land Records, Book F, p 64, #1179, registered 4 Jun 1831
    • Witness: 9 May 1828, Ernestown Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada; witness to deed and Memorial for sale by David Fraser to Robert Harrison of 50 acres of lot 40 of concession 6
    • Residence: 1852, Addington, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, Ernestown Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada; age 82, Farmer, born Vermont, religion: Episcopal Methodist, married - in 1 story stone house with 1 family - James & Sarah with son Willam & his wife Nancy visiting from their residence in Frontenac

    Notes:

    Birth:
    1851/2 census shows him born Vermont - son James' 29 Apr 1899 Michigan death record shows his birthplace as Canada and his wife's birthplace as "Pen" (she was actually born in New York)

    Died:
    He does not appear in the 1861 census.

    James married Sarah LAKE about 1799 in Ernestown Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Christopher LAKE and Susannah Susan COUSINS) was born about 1784 in Little White Creek, Washington, New York, USA; died on 30 Jan 1866 in Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Sarah LAKESarah LAKE was born about 1784 in Little White Creek, Washington, New York, USA (daughter of Christopher LAKE and Susannah Susan COUSINS); died on 30 Jan 1866 in Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Loyalist Land Petition: 31 May 1802, Ernestown Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada; petition for 200 acres, as daughter of Christopher Lake U. E. and wife of James Ward == http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.02-e.php?q2=29&q3=2651&sqn=945&tt=1282&PHPSESSID=npfo6qij0n1rpue06msk2mqnj1
    • Residence: 9 Aug 1811, Loughborough Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; residence of James and Sarah Ward at sale of land in Ernestown Township == Addington County Land Records, Book F, p 64, #1179, registered 4 Jun 1831
    • Residence: 1852, Ernestown Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada; age 70, born "York State", religion: Episcopal Methodist, married - in 1 story stone house with 1 family - James & Sarah with son Willam & his wife Nancy visiting from their residence in Frontenac

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Lake-18a DNA; Lake-20a DNA; Lake-21a DNA

    Notes:

    Married:
    some trees have the marriage 13 Jul 1802 with no source, but that is actually the date of reading of her 31 May 1802 land petition, in which she said she was the wife of James Ward

    Children:
    1. Mary WARD was born about 1800 in Ernestown Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada; died between 1866 and 1868.
    2. 6. William WARD was born about 1802 in Ernestown, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Apr 1880 in Clarendon, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Christopher WARD was born in Apr 1809 in Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jun 1873 in Ernestown, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Norton WARD was born in Sep 1814 in Ernestown Township, Addington, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Jul 1864 in Petersburg, Fauquier, Virginia, USA.
    5. Charles WARD was born in 1815 in Ernestown Ontario.
    6. James W WARD was born on 22 Mar 1822 in Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Apr 1899 in Elkland, Tuscola, Michigan, USA.