1. | Edward JONES was born on 10 Oct 1839 in Ontario, CANADA (son of Edward John JONES and Catherine DUFOUR); died on 19 Jun 1939 in Marathon Township, Lapeer, MI; was buried on 21 Jun 1939 in Otter Lake Cemetery, Otter Lake, Lapeer, MI. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 6 Jun 1860, East Saginaw, Saginaw, MI
- Census: 1861, Malden, Essex, Ontario, CANADA
- Census: 1871, Anderdon Township, Essex, Ontario, CANADA
- Census: 1881, Anderdon Township, Essex, Ontario, CANADA
- Census: 6 May 1891, Anderdon Township, Essex, Ontario, CANADA
- Census: 27 Jun 1900, Watertown, Tuscola, MI
Notes:
DNA:
EJA
Census:
1860 Census shows Edward Jones, 20, laborer, b. CANADA; Mary, 19, b. CANADA. Edward and Mary are enumerated as head of household with his parents and 3 youngest brothers.
Census:
1861 census shows Edward Jones, laborer, b. Upper Canada, Roman Catholic, age 22; Mary, b. Upper Canada, Roman Catholic, age 21; Edward, 1.
Edward and Mary are enumerated immediately below Joseph and Elizabeth Boufort.
Census:
1871 census at Anderdon, Essex, Ontario, CANADA shows Edward Jones, 29, b. ONTARIO, Catholic, English origin, farmer; Mary, 29, b. ONTARIO, Catholic, French origin; children b. ONTARIO: Catherine, 8; Henry, 6; Felix, 3; William, 9/12.
Census:
1881 census at Anderdon, Essex, Ontario, CANADA shows Edward Jones, X7, b. ONTARIO, nationality, Irish, farmer; Mary, X7, b. ONTARIO, nationality, French; children b. ONTARIO: Catherine, 21; Henry, 17; Felix, 13; William, 10; Hatty, 8; Walter, 6; Francis, 3.
Census:
1891 census at Anderdon, Essex, Ontario, CANADA shows Edward Jones, 49, b. Ontario, parents b. ENGLAND/US, Roman Catholic, farmer; Mary, 49, b. ONTARIO, parents b. ONTARIO; children b. ONTARIO: William, 21; Walter, 15; Frank, 12; Allen, 10.
Census:
1900 census shows Edward, b. Oct 1840, 59, married 39 years, b. CANADA, parents b. CANADA/MI, immigrated 1885, farmer; Mary, b. Nov 1840, 59, 8 children born/8 living, b. CANADA, parents b. CANADA; children: Alan J., b. Mar 1881, 19; Mary A., b. Feb 1886, 14.
Note: His obituary claims 16 children and I certainly find record of more than 8!
Buried:
Find A Grave e-Memorial
Edward married Mary Elizabeth BOUFFORD on 12 Oct 1859. Mary (daughter of Joseph BOUFFORD and Elizabeth PARKER) was born in Nov 1840 in Malden, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; died on 10 May 1918 in Marathon Township, Lapeer, MI; was buried in Otter Lake Cemetery, Otter Lake, Lapeer, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Married:
According to Edward's obituary Edward and Mary were the parents of 16 children, they gave different numbers on various census reports, in 1900 they reported 8 born and 8 living; in 1910 they reported 12 born and 8 living (obviously 4 had not been born in this 10 years). I was able to uncover 14 of them by researching church baptismal and burial records and census records.
Edward and Joseph may be the same child although in no record is a middle name used. Joseph is baptised and Edward is buried and in census records.
Children:
- Joseph JONES was born in 1860.
- Edward JONES was born on 4 Dec 1860 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; died in Feb 1863 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; was buried on 25 Feb 1863 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA.
- Kathern Elizabeth JONES was born on 12 Oct 1862 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; died on 8 Mar 1927 in Fostoria, Tuscola, MI; was buried in Watertown Township Cemetery, Fostoria, Tuscola, MI.
- Henry John JONES was born on 21 Jan 1865 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; died on 23 Jan 1952 in Anderdon Township, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA.
- Lambert Felix JONES was born on 3 Sep 1868 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; died before 1871.
- Felix Lewis JONES was born on 12 Sep 1869 in Ontario, CANADA; died in 1963 in Otter Lake, Lapeer, MI; was buried in Otter Lake Cemetery, Otter Lake, Lapeer, MI.
- Albert William JONES was born on 11 Aug 1870 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; was christened on 18 Aug 1870 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; died before 1871.
- Hattie JONES was born on 12 Oct 1872 in Ontario, CANADA; died on 14 May 1929 in Mineral, Louisa, VA; was buried in St. Jude Catholic Cemetery, Mineral, Louisaa, VA.
- William Thomas JONES was born on 12 Aug 1873 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; died on 3 Aug 1938 in Flint, Genesee, MI; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Flint, Genesee, MI.
- Walter C. JONES was born on 9 Jun 1875 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; died on 26 Nov 1962 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, CA.
- Lucy JONES was born about 1877; died on 19 Oct 1877.
- Frank JONES was born on 2 Aug 1878 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, CANADA; died in 1942; was buried in Otter Lake Cemetery, Otter Lake, Lapeer, MI.
- Allen Jasper JONES was born on 3 Mar 1881 in Ontario, CANADA; died on 29 Jan 1939 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI; was buried in Otter Lake Cemetery, Otter Lake, Lapeer, MI.
- Mary A. JONES was born in Feb 1886 in MI; died before 1910.
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