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• Dickson, John

  husband of Helen Wight; father of Robert, William, John, Alexander, Thomas, Walter and 4 daughters; son of Margaret (nee Bell) and Thomas Dickson; brother of Thomas Jr. and Nicholas;
• Dickson, Nicholas

  son of Margaret (nee Bell) and Thomas Dickson; brother of Thomas Jr. and John;
• Dickson, Thomas Jr.

  son of Margaret (nee Bell) and Thomas Dickson; brother of John and Nicholas;
• Bell, George

  Margaret Dickson;
• Dickson, Margaret (nee Bell)

  wife of Thomas Dickson; mother of John, Thomas and Nicholas; sister of George Bell;
• Dickson, Thomas

  husband of Margaret Bell; father of John, Thomas and Nicholas;
• Dickson family

  originally from parish of Caerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; Presbyterian;
• Young, James (Hon.)

  author of 'Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries';
• Dickson, Florence

  Kirkmichael, Galt;
• Carnochan
• Kerr, James E.
• Dickson, William (Hon.)

  b. Jul 13,1769 (Dumfries, Scotland); d. Feb 19,1846; husband of Charlotte Adlam; father of Hon. Robert, William Jr. and Hon. Walter Hamilton; son of Helen (nee Wight) and John Dickson; brother of Robert, John Jr., Alexander, Thomas and Walter; 1784 emigrated to Canada; founder of Guelph and Township of Dumfries; ca. 1790 built 1st brick house in Niagara; 1797 member of Law Society; Nov. 1815 Member of Legislative Council; settled in Niagara district; cousin of Hon. Robert Hamilton; 1800-1820 member of Niagara Library; Agricultural Society; 1803 license to practice law at provincial bar; frequently acted as Justice of the Peace or a Judge in District Court;
• Crooks, James (Hon.)

  b. 1778 (Scotland); d. 1860; 1794 settled in Niagara; Captain in 1st Lincoln Militia; battle at Queenston heights; built 1st paper mills in Flamboro; Member of Legislative Council for 25 yrs;
• Pitt, William
• Brierly, J.
• Henson, Hensley (Dr.)

  Dean of Durham;
• Rowland, Mrs. F.J.
• Whittier
• Aitkens, Max (Sir)
• Hasting
• Disraeli, B.
• Burke, Edmund7
• Russell, John (Lord)

  1870 British Parliament;
• Shakespeare

  playwright;
• Tennyson, Alfred
• MacGregor, A.F. (Rev.)

  1917 lecture at Niagara Town Hall;
• Clark, Mortimer (Sir)

  1907;
• Thomson family
• Thomson, Mary (nee Glendenning)

  b. ca 1767 (Scotland); d. Nov 8,1847; wife of David Thomson; 1st white settlers; 1795 came to Niagara from Scotland; removed to York and then to Scarborough; “Mother of Scarborough”;
• Thomson, David

  husband of Mary Glendenning; 1st white settler; 1795 came to Niagara from Scotland; removed to York and then to Scarborough;
• Strachan (Dr.; Bishop)
• Bethune, Donald

  son of Rev. John Bethune; brother of Angus, Norman, John, James and Alexander;
• Bethune, Alexander

  son of Rev. John Bethune; brother of Angus, Norman, John, James and Donald; Bishop of Toronto;
• Bethune, James

  son of Rev. John Bethune; brother of Angus, Norman, John, Alexander and Donald;
• Bethune, John Jr.

  son of Rev. John Bethune; brother of Angus, Norman, James, Alexander and Donald; Dean of Montreal;
• Bethune, Norman

  son of Rev. John Bethune; brother of Angus, John, James, Alexander and Donald;
• Bethune, Angus

  son of Rev. John Bethune; brother of Norman, John, James, Alexander and Donald;
• Bethune, John (Rev.)

  b. ca 1750; d. Sep 23,1815 (Williamstown); father of Angus, Norman, John, James, Alexander and Donald; chaplain in 84th Highlanders in North Carolina; 1787 came to Glengarry as U.E.L.;
• McDonald, Allan

  native of Inverness-Shire; d. in his 79th year of age (Glengarry); 1784 sailed from Greenock to Quebec; Commissioner of Peace;
• Dwyer, E.W.

  St. Catharines; member of Niagara Historical Society;
• Parnell, F.R.

  member of Niagara Historical Society;
• Belson, Berkeley
• Coons, Martha
• Woodall, Elizabeth
• Dwyer, Anne M.
• Julian, Eliza
• May, Andrew
• Pawling, George

  1834;
• May, George

  1890;
• May, Peter

  b. May 20,1765 (near Albany, NY); d. Jun 7,1827; son of William May; 1783 came to Canada as U.E.L.;
• May, William

  d. Apr 1827; father of Peter; native of Germany; resided near Albany, NY; joined Butler's Rangers; 1783 came to Canada as U.E.L.;
• Ten Broeck, John R.

  husband of Nancy Ten Broeck;
• Ten Broeck, Nancy

  b. 1808; d. Oct 29,1846; wife of John R. Ten Broeck;
• Ten Broeck, Priscilla

  b. Sept 1777; d. Sep 18,1849; wife of Jacob Ten Broeck;
• Ten Broeck, Jacob

  b. ca 1742; d. Feb 11,1830; husband of Priscilla; son of Capt. Peter Ten Broeck;
• Ten Broeck, Peter (Capt.)

  father of Jacob Ten Broeck;
• Cooke, Angus 3rd

  son of Margaret and Angus Cooke Jr.;
• Cooke, Susan
• Cooke, Angus Sr.

  Quartermaster with 71st Highland Regiment; father of Angus Cooke Jr.;
• Miller, Thomas

  b. ca 1839; d. May 1,1873; married with children;
• Cooke, Angus Jr.

  husband of Margaret; father of Angus 3rd; son of Angus Cooke Sr.;
• Cooke, Margaret

  b. ca 1826; d. Jul 9,1851; wife of Angus Cooke Jr.; mother of Angus Cooke 3rd;
• Hostetter, Jacob

  b. ca 1796; d. Aug 29,1854;
• Hostetter, Anne

  b. ca 1757; d. Jan 3,1851; wife of Herman Hostetter;
• Hostetter, Herman

  b. 1753 (of wounds received at Queenston); d. Dec 10,1812; husband of Anne;
• May family
• Ten Broeck family
• Cooke

  burying ground;
• Claus, John

  1777 joined British forces;
• Clement, Joseph (Lieut.)

  brother of John and James; grandson of Joseph Clement; 1777 joined the Indian Department; left Mohawk River for Niagara;
• Crysler, Adam

  1777 left Schohary, NY for Niagara;
• Chester, Adam
• Servos, Christopher

  d. 1778 (killed by rebels);
• Servos, Daniel (Lieut.)

  son of Christopher Servos; at least 1 brother; 1779 went to Niagara; Indian Department;
• Secord, John
• Secord, Solomon

  son of James Secord; 1777 joined British army; originally resident on the Susquehana, PA;
• Johnson, William (Sir)
• Johnson, John (Sir)

  commander with British army;
• Friel, John

  husband of Deborah; 1777 joined British troops under Sir John Johnson and ca,e to Niagara;
• Friel, Deborah

  wife of John Friel;
• Butler (Col.)
• Field, Gilbert

  son of Rebecca and George Field; brother of Nathan;
• Field, Nathan

  son of Rebecca and George Field; brother of Gilbert;
• Field, George

  husband of Rebecca; father of Gilbert and Nathan; 1778 came to Niagara and joined Butler's Rangers;
• Field, Rebecca

  wife of George Field; mother of Gilbert and Nathan;
• Ball, Jacob (Lieut.)

  married; 1778 joined Butler's Rangers;
• Jay

  was burned in effigy for his part in the treaty of 1794;
• McMicking
• Johnson
• Crysler
• Claus
• Butler
• Friel
• Field
• Secord
• Servos
• Ball
• Robinson, John Beverley (Sir)

  father of Mrs. Henry Lefroy;
• Lefroy, Mrs. Henry

  2nd wife of Sir Henry Lefroy; granddaughter of Col. Dundas;
• Lefroy, Mrs. Henry (nee Robinson)

  1st wife of Sir Henry Lefroy; daughter of Sir John Beverley Robinson;