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• John Quattrochi and John Haynes,the rescuers of Deanne Woodward at Terrapin Point with Crew Members

  John Quattrochi and John Haynes standing at the spot on Terrapin Point from which they helped rescue Deanne Woodward from going over the Horseshoe falls on July 9, 1960. They are with crew members from the documentary being filmed "Miracle @ Niagara - the Roger and Deanne Woodward Story"
• Aerial View of Niagara River and Whirlpool

  An aerial view of the Niagara River showing the rapids and whirlpool
• Aerial View of Both Falls, the Niagara River and Niagara Falls Tourist Area

  An aerial view of the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, and the Niagara River. The Rainbow Bridge, Casino, ferris wheel, Planet Hollywood restaurant, observation tower and several hotels can also be seen.
• Aerial View of Niagara River and Whirlpool

  An aerial view of the Niagara River showing the rapids and whirlpool
• Aerial View of Both Falls, the Niagara River and Niagara Falls Tourist Area

  An aerial view of the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, and the Niagara River. The Rainbow Bridge, Casino, ferris wheel, Planet Hollywood restaurant, observation tower and several hotels can also be seen.
• Aerial View of the Niagara River, the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls

  An aerial view of the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, the Niagara River and Parkway and the Rainbow Bridge.
• Aerial View of Niagara River and Horseshoe Falls

  An aerial view of Niagara River and the Horseshoe Falls. The Ontario power generating station, several hotels and towers can also be seen.
• Aerial View of the Niagara River, the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls

  An aerial view of the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, and the Niagara River.The Rainbow Bridge and several hotels can be seen in the background.
• Aerial View of the Niagara River, the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and Goat island

  An aerial view of the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, the Niagara River and Goat island. The Rainbow Bridge, casino, Table Rock House and Niagara Parkway can also be seen.
• Aerial View of the Niagara River, the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and Goat island

  An aerial view of the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, the Niagara River and Goat island. The Niagara Parkway and Table Rock House can be seen at the bottom of the picture.
• Macklem, James I

  born Aug 10, 1759 in Londonderry; died Feb 14, 1838 in Chippawa; husband of Lydia Abigail Smith (married ca. 1899); father of 8 daughters and 3 sons, including twins Anna and Sophia, Margaret, William, Hannah, James, John Smith, Mary, Oliver Tiffany, Dr. Thomas Clark and Charlotte Smith; son of William Macklem; 1794 appointed Lieut. Of Militia; Capt. In 2nd Lincoln Regiment during War of 1812; milling and distilling business; schoolmaster of the Chippawa School;
• Macklem, James II

  b. Dec 7,1807; emigrated from Ireland; 1791 settled in Chippawa; d. Dec 19,1861; husband of Harriet Maria Ransom (m. Nov 4,1829); father of Samuel Street Macklem, James Francis Macklem, Dr. Samuel Street Macklem, Sarah Poussett, Beauchamp Colepough Macklem, John Smith Macklem, Elias Macklem (twin), Thomas Macklem (twin), Lydia Abigail Simpson, William Macklem (of Chicago), Harriet Macklem and Charles Ransom Macklem as well as 2 children who died in infancy; 1st son of Lydia (nee Smith) and James Macklem I; brother of Anna Macklem (twin) and Sophia Cummings (twin), Margaret Kirby, William Macklem, Hannah Nelles, John Smith Macklem, Mary Macklem, Oliver Tiffany Macklem, Dr. Thomas Clark Macklem and Charlotte Smith Macklem; grandfather of The Hon. Arthur W. Roebuck; conducted banking business with son James Francis in The Macklem House in Chippawa; Bank Agent for Bank of Upper Canada; steamboat agent, Justice of the Peace, Councillor in First Council of Chippawa, Returning Officer for 4th riding of Lincoln County; owned race track;
• Roebuck, Lydia Abigail (nee Macklem)

  born Jan 1, 1846; died Apr 14, 1917 (1918 ?); May 21 (12 ?), 1872 married Henry Simpson Roebuck; mother of Mary Nicol, James Macklem, John Ransom, Arthur Wentworth, Walter Harold and Edna Harriet (m. Donald H. Walkinshaw); daughter of Harriet Maria Ransom and James Macklem II; sister of Samuel Street (d.), James Francis, Samuel Street (M.D.), Sarah, Beauchamp Colepough, John Smith, Elias (twin), Thomas (twin), William, Harriet and Charles Ransom; niece of Oliver Tiffany Macklem and of John Ransom of Buffalo, NY;
• Kirby, Andrew Todd

  b. Feb 17,1787; d. May 14,1869; 1st wife: Margaret Macklem (m. Oct 5,1821); 2nd wife: Sarah Ann Ransom (m. Mar 29,1926; 3rd wife: Mary Lacey (m. Feb 22,1844); father of John (by 1st wife), Laura Allison Belt (by 2nd wife) and 7 children by 3rd wife; lived in Dundas and Flamboro Mills, ON; Warden of St. James Church in Dundas; Magistrate and Lieut. In the Militia; served British Army under General Wolfe; resident of Dundas, ON and Flamboro Mills, ON;
• Macklem, Herbert Gay

  born Aug 20, 1859 in Chippawa; died Jul 29, 1915; had 2 wives: Laura Sinclair and Margaret M. Ross; father of Herbert II and Laura Van Stallen; eldest child of Adelaide Anne (nee Crysler) and James F. Macklem; brother of Leon Clark, Anne Adelaide and Ellen;
• Macklem, Leon Clark

  husband of Florence Passmore; father of 4 daughters and 1 son - Francis, Evelyn, Stuart, Constance and Margery -; 2nd son of Adelaide Anne (nee Crysler) and James Francis Macklem; brother of Herbert Gay, Anne Adelaide Hawke and Ellen;
• Macklem, Sutherland M.D.

  b. Jun 5 (or 27) or Jul 5,1853; d. Apr 3,1922; husband and cousin of Charlotte Elizabeth Macklem (m. Sep 26,1876); father of Sutherland Street Macklem, Charles Douglas Macklem, Henry Beecher Macklem and Francis (Frank) Paget Macklem; son of Caroline (nee Street) and Dr. Thomas Clark Macklem; brother of James Cummings Macklem, Caroline Macklem and Elizabeth Macklem;
• Roebuck, John Ransom

  b. Sep 23,1976 in London, ON; d. Oct 9,1965 in Madison, WI; Sep 29,1906 married Margaret Hilda Kitson [Kittson] of Montreal; father of Alan Kitson Roebuck and John Meredith Roebuck; son of Lydia Abigail (nee Macklem) and Henry Simpson Roebuck; brother of Mary Nicol, James Macklem, Arthur Wentworth, Walter Harold and Edna Harriet (m. Walkinshaw); science and chemistry at Toronto University; lecturer at McGill University, Montreal; professor at Madison University, WI; researched thermo-dynamic properties of gases; taught photography course at university; Madison handball champion;
• Walkinshaw, Donald Roebuck

  b. Jun 14,1914; May 11,1946 married Madeleine Lafontaine; father of Bruce Arthur, Anne and Carole; son of Edna Harriet (nee Roebuck) and Donald H. Walkinshaw; brother of Edna Ruth Lancaster (w. Rymal; nee Walkinshaw), Stuart Walkinshaw and Catherine Edith Skinner (nee Walkinshaw); lawyer in Sutton, ON; 1937 graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School; barrister and solicitor in Toronto; Queen's Counsel;
• Cowper, Nancy Elizabeth (nee Walkinshaw)

  b. Oct 2,1938; Jun 8 (18?),1960 married David Cowper; mother of Barbara Jean and Gregory Stuart; daughter of Catherine E. (nee Low) and Stuart Walkinshaw; daughter of Catherine Elizabeth (nee Low) and Stuart Walkinshaw); sister of Douglas Stuart and Patricia Jane; graduate of Queen's University; resident of Ottawa;
• Gadsden, Genevieve (nee Macklem)

  b. Apr 26,1881; d. Sep 21,1951; Jun 8,1903 married Thomas Gadsden; mother of Thomas Gadsden II and Lucetta Lois Stephens (w.Usner); daughter of Florence Jane (nee Gerould) and William Macklem; sister of Grace Umbdenstock and Gerould Carrow Macklem and another sibling who died in infancy;
• Lamon, Charles Belt (M.D.)

  b. 1925; 1956 married Patricia Ewing; father of Molly, Stewart and Martha; son of Ellen Madeline (nee Belt) and Charles Lamon; brother of Reginald James Lamon, Helen Mills and Phyllis Aileen Woodcock; 1953 graduated in medicine and 1959 in Radiology from U of Toronto;
• Macklem, Charlotte Elizabeth (nee Macklem)

  b. Jan 3,1853; d. Oct 1,1915; wife and first cousin of Sutherland Macklem (m. Sep 26,1876); mother of Sutherland Street Macklem, Charles Douglas Macklem, Henry Beecher Macklem and Francis (Frank) Paget Macklem; daughter of Julia Ann (nee Street) and Oliver Tiffany Macklem; sister of William Street Macklem, Caroline Denison, Thomas Street Macklem, Julia Abigail Denison, Hannah Jessie Fleming, Oliver Richard Macklem, Anna Maria Hodgins, Thomas Clark Street Macklem and twin boys;
• Macklem, Sutherland

  b. Jun 5,1853 [Jul 5,1832]; d. Apr 3,1922; husband and first cousin of Charlotte Elizabeth Macklem (m. Sep 26,1876); father of Sutherland Street Macklem, Charles Douglas Macklem, Henry Beecher Macklem and Francis (Frank) Paget Macklem; son of Caroline (nee Street) and Dr. Thomas Clark Macklem; brother of James Cummings Macklem, Caroline Macklem and Elizabeth Macklem; resident of Toronto;
• Macklem, Oliver Richard

  b. Nov 19,1854; d. Jul 15,1933; husband and cousin of Elizabeth Macklem (m. Aug 4,1881); father of Oliver Tiffany Macklem II, Hedley Clark Macklem, Phyllis Ruth Langmuir and twin sons (died infants); son of Julia Ann (nee Street) and Oliver Tiffany Macklem; brother of William Street Macklem, Caroline Denison, Thomas Street Macklem, Julia Abigail Denison, Hannah Jessie Fleming, Charlotte Elizabeth Macklem, Anna Maria Hodgins, Thomas Clark Street Macklem and twin boys born 1856; practiced law in Toronto;
• Macklem, Elizabeth (nee Macklem)

  b. Mar 14,1858; d. Nov 6,1937; wife and cousin of Oliver Richard Macklem (m. Aug 4,1881); mother of Oliver Tiffany Macklem II, Hedley Clark Macklem, Phyllis Ruth Langmuir and twin sons (died infants); daughter of Caroline (nee Street) and Thomas Clark Macklem; sister of James Cummings Macklem, Sutherland Macklem and Caroline Macklem;
• Becher, Caroline (w. Cummings, w. Macklem, w. Robertson; nee Street)

  b. Aug 5,1825; d. Mar 11,1908; 1st husband: James Cummings (no offspring); 2nd husband: Thomas Clark Macklem (m. 1851; 2 sons and 2 daughters); 3rd husband: Rev. W.H.C. Robertson (m. 1862; no offspring); 3rd husband: Henry Corry Rawley Becher (m. 1874; no offspring); mother of James Cummings Macklem, Sutherland Macklem, Caroline (Carrie) Macklem and Elizabeth Macklem; daughter of Abigail Hyde (nee Ransom) and Col. Samuel Street; sister of Julia Ann Street, Thomas Clark Street, Cynthia Fuller, Julia Ann Macklem and Elizabeth Burr-Plumb;
• Macklem, Mary Eileen [Ellen] (w. Martin, nee Kirkpatrick)

  b. Sep 110,1894; 1st husband: Edward Martin; 2nd husband and cousin: Hedley Clark Macklem; mother of Edward Douglas Martin, John Hamilton Martin, Oliver Street Macklem (died infancy) and Michael Kirkpatrick Macklem; daughter of Caroline A. (nee Denison) and A.M.M. Kirkpatrick; sister of Mary Caroline Kirkpatrick, Alexander Douglas Kirkpatrick, Marjorie Lillian Jackson and George Denison Kirkpatrick;
• Macklem, Michael Kirkpatrick Ph.D.

  b. Jul 12,1928; husband of Anne Woodburne Hardy (m. Dec 3 (30 ?),1950); father of Timothy Street Macklem and Nicholas Hardy Macklem; son of Mary Eileen (nee Kirkpatrick) and Hedley Clark Macklem; half-brother of Edward Douglas Martin and John Hamilton Martin; graduated from University of Toronto with Governor-General's Gold Medal; Jacobus Fellowship with Princeton University; taught English at Yale; writer and publisher in Canada; first vice-president of the Theatre Foundation of Ottawa; resident in Ottawa;
• Macklem, Oliver Tiffany II

  b. Dec 19,1883; d. Apr 20 [30 ?],1959; husband of Katherine Derby Bermingham (m. Nov 26,1927); father of Oliver Richard and Peter Tiffany; son of Elizabeth and Oliver Richard Macklem; brother of Hedley Clark Macklem, Phyllis Ruth Langmuir and twin boys (died infancy); McGill University; Prof. Of Engineering at Royal Military College; Captain in Cyclists Corps and wounded in action during WW I;
• Fleming, Emmeline Gladys (nee Baldwin)

  b. Dec 23,1885; d. May 12,1963; wife of Henry Acton Fleming (m. Oct 17,1911); mother of Julia Eaton and John Baldwin Acton Fleming; after death of 1st husband she moved to Cobourg, ON; married Mr. Tuck (American) and moved with him and both children to South Carolina and later to Kent, England;
• Grossman, Albert

  b. 1906 (Zurich, Switzerland); husband of Joyce De La Cour (m. Jan 27,1940); father of John Albert, Robert Henry and Rudolph; as employee of the Cambuhy Coffee and Cattle Estate he went to Canada and later Brazil; later part owner and manager of oil mill on the Cambuhy; resident of Sa Paulo;
• Macklem, Francis Sutherland

  b. Dec 30,1915; husband of Eva Campbell (m. Dec 20,1945); father of Linda, Douglas and Sandra Lorain; son of Heloise Johnston (nee Keating) and Francis (Frank) Paget Macklem; brother of Frances Charlotte Burt, Mary Anne deClonard Wyse and Heloise Marguerite Macklem; engineering advisor to Canadian Standardization Committee as well as to British and Canadian Inspection Board; 1946 moved to U.S.; 1954 became United States citizen; Staff Engineer for Servo Corp of America; developped high-frequency military countermeasures equipment with Instruments for Industry Inc.; holds 13 patents under his name; resident of New Canaan, Connecticut;
• Phelps, Elijah Jr. U.E.

  b. 1750 (or 1740 ?) (in NY or CT); d. Mar 16,1843; 1st wife: Lois Millard; 2nd wife: Ann Hill (w. Jennings); father of Eliza (by 1st wife); 2nd son of Jemima (nee Wilcox) and Elijah Phelps Sr.; one of 6 brothers, including Othniel, and 3 sisters; served in Revolutionary War on American Side but became disenchanted and enlisted with Butler's Rangers under Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant; 1778 served in McDonell's Company; 1783 came to Upper Canada; 1794 Lieut. In 2nd Regiment, Lincoln Militia; settler on Niagara River; 1833 & 1835 Warden for Pelham Township;
• Field [Fields], Nathan U.E.

  husband of Amy Slack [Slaught] (m. 1796); father of Rebecca Traxler, James, Gilbert, George, Catharine Scarlett, Daniel, Hannah Fleming, Peter and Nathan; youngest son of Rebecca Haines Johnson and George Field U.E.; half-brother of Henry Johnson; brother of Daniel and Gilbert; served in Butler's Corps of Rangers during Revolutionary War; 1782-83 muster roll of Ten Broeck's Company; 1784 on List of Disbanded Rangers;
• Field, George U.E.

  b. ca 1720 (White Plains, N.Y.); d. 1785 (most likely buried St. Mark's Cemetery, NOTL; ; 2nd wife: Rebecca Haines Johnson; father of Daniel, Mary Dolson and Hannah Dolson (all three with first wife), Nathan and Gilbert (both with 2nd wife); settled Niagara Township; served Butler's Corps of Rangers during Revolutionary War; 1782-83 mustered to Ten Broeck's Company; blacksmith and wagon making business in Queenston;
• Field, Rebecca (w. Johnson; nee Haines)

  buried Jan 2,1798 (most likely at St. Mark's Cemetery, NOTL); 1st husband: Jeremiah Johnson; 2nd husband: George Field U.E.; mother of Henry Johnson and twins Jeremiah and Nancy Ann Johnson, Gilbert Field and Nathan Field; lived in Staten Island, N.Y. with 1st husband; after 2nd marriage moved to Pennsylvania before arriving in Canada in 1778;
• McDonnell, Helen (nee Wilkinson)

  wife and 1st cousin of Alexander “Yates” McDonnell; daughter of Eleanor (nee McDonell) and Richard Norton Wilkinson; sister of Alexander Wilkinson, Anne Wilkinson and Mary Johnston Wilkinson.
• Showers, Hannah (nee Von Tock)

  b. ca 1769; d. Jul 5,1825 (Barton Township); originally from PA; wife of Michael Showers U.E. (m. 1756); mother of 11 children including Elizabeth, Lana Depue, Hanna Aikman, Ann Smith, Michael, John, Mary Lottridge, Sarah VanEvery, Catharine Stewart and Daniel; one son died from wounds during Revolutionary War; daughter of Hannah Pierce and John Von Tock; at time of her death she was blessed with 11 children, 61 grandchildren, 154 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren;
• Brown, Rebecca (nee Johnson)

  b. 1763; d. Mar 9,1808 [1770]; buried in the Field/Brown/Vrooman Cemetery on the Niagara River; wife of Joseph Brown U.E.; mother of Mary Vrooman, John Johnson Brown, Henry Brown, Adam Brown, Joseph Brown, Andrew brown, Catharine and Rebecca; daughter of Mary (nee Morgan) and Henry Johnson U.E.; daughter of Mary (nee Morgan) and Henry Johnson; sister of Mary Templeton;
• Durham, James Jr.

  1769-1835 (killed in cider mill accident); husband of Mary Smith; father of 12 children including James III and Mary; son of Eve and James Durham; brother of Elizabeth Johnson, John Durham, Edward Durham, Isaac Durham, Sarah Cook, Joseph Durham, Catharine Durham and Jeremiah Durham; settler in Niagara;
• Hamilton, John (Hon.)

  b. 1802; father of Clark Hamilton and J.M. Hamilton; youngest son of Mary (nee Herkimer) and Robert Hamilton; brother of Joseph Hamilton, Peter Hunter Hamilton and Mary Hamilton; 1844 transferred his business interests from Niagara to Kingston;
• Depew [Depue], Lena (nee Showers)

  wife of Charles Depew [Depue]; 1930 her and husband's bodies moved to Sunken Gardens in Hamilton; mother of Elizabeth, Susannah, Mary, Charles, William, Catherine, John, Timothy, Rachel, George, Nancy and Sarah; daughter of Hannah and Michael Showers U.E.;
• Hamilton, James

  b. July 1790; d. Apr 1858 (London, ON); husband of Catherine Jane Warren (m. Nov 1824); son of Catherine (nee Askin) and Robert Hamilton; brother of Robert Jr., George, Alexander, Samuel and Jean; half-brother of William Robertson and John Robertson; commissioned Col. Of 4th Regiment Militia during war 1812-14; 1837-1858 Sheriff in London, ON;
• Hamilton, Robert Jr.

  b. 1786 (Fort Niagara); d. 1855 [1856]; buried in Hamilton Family Burial Grounds (Queenston); husband of Mary Biggar (m. ca 1808); father of Jane Mewburn; son of Catherine (nee Askin) and The Hon. Robert Hamilton; brother of George, James, Alexander, Samuel and Jean; half-brother of William Robertson and John Robertson; Capt. In the 2nd Regiment of the Lincoln Militia during war of 1812; Jun 1823 commissioned Lieut. Col. of the 2nd Lincoln Militia; 1820-28 Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada;
• Hamilton, George

  b. Oct 1788 (Queenston); son of Catherine (nee Askin) and Robert Hamilton; brother of Robert Jr., James, Alexander, Samuel and Jean; half-brother of William Robertson and John Robertson;
• Hamilton, Alexander

  b.1792 (Queenston); d. Feb 1939 (buried in the Hamilton Burying Ground); husband of Hannah Owen Jarvis (m. Jan 25,1816); son of Catherine (nee Askin) and Robert Hamilton; brother of Robert Jr., George, James, Samuel and Jean; half-brother of William Robertson and John Robertson; fought in war of 1812; Postmaster of Queenston – the 1st distributing post office in Upper Canada; commissioned the building of Willowbank; 1833-39 Sheriff in Niagara District;
• Hamilton, Samuel

  b. 1794; died in Charleston, South Carolina; son of Catherine (nee Askin) and Robert Hamilton; brother of Robert Jr., George, James, Alexander and Jean; half-brother of William Robertson and John Robertson; educated in London, England;
• Hamilton, Jean

  baptized Oct 27,1796; died Nov 1796; daughter of Catherine (nee Askin) and Robert Hamilton; sister of Robert Jr., George, James, Alexander, Samuel and Jean; half-sister of William Robertson and John Robertson;
• Hamilton, Peter Hunter

  b. March 1800; d. 1857 (buried in Hamilton Municipal Cemetery); husband of Harriet Durand; father of 7sons and 3 daughters; son of Mary (nee Hakimer) and Robert Hamilton; brother of Joseph Hamilton, John Hamilton and Mary Hamilton; Magistrate in Hamilton, ON (one of Canada West's 1st magistrates);
• Skinner, Timothy

  b. Mar 2,1737 (North Preston, CT); husband of Patience; father of Isaiah, Henry, Aaron, Job, Timothy, Mary Quivey, Rhoad Terry, Sarah Haun, Lois and Patience Baker; son of Martha (nee Kinne) and Joseph Skinner; lived in New Jersey until Sept 1783; Oct 1783 arrived in St. John's, Quebec; summer of 1784 arrived in Niagara and joined Butler's Rangers; settled along Niagara River; May 1805 expunged from U.E. List;
• Cooper, Janet (nee McMicking)

  wife of James Cooper; mother of Thomas and James; daughter of Janet Mulwain McMicking; sister of James, John and Sarah; emigrated from Scotland to settle near Delaware River; 1782 arrived in Niagara and settled in Stamford Township;
• Thompson, John

  b. 1758 (Roxburghshire, Scotland); d. July 5,1814 (d. Mar 30,1814 ?) (killed in action); husband of Jeanet [Janet] Nixon; father of James, Marion Bastedo, Isabel Deforest, Sarah McKowen, Walter, Janet Evans and John; son of Catharine and Archibald Thompson; brother of Benjamin, James, Richard, Archibald Jr., Nelly, Isabel, Lydia and Catharine; served in Scotland in the Edinburgh Volunteers; 1785 came to Niagara with his brother James; Private in 2nd Lincoln Militia during War of 1812;
• Forsyth, William

  1st wife: Mary Ayckler; 2nd wife: Jane; father of 10 children (with 1st wife) and 9 children (with 2nd wife) including Collingwood Forsyth; son of Eunice and James Forsyth; brother of Caleb, Daniel, Sarah Buchner and John;
• Macklem, James

  b. Aug 10,1759 (Tyrone County, Ireland); d. 1838; husband of Lydia Abigail Smith (m. Feb 23,1800); father of Anna, Sophia Cummings, Margaret Kirby, William, Hannah Nelles, James II, John Smith, Mary, Oliver Tiffany, Thomas Clark and Charlotte Smith Macklem; son of William Macklem; first settled in Pennsylvania; ca. 1791 arrived in Chippawa; established Macklem's Tavern, a General Store and Mercantile Business; extensive milling and distilling business; 1794 appointed Lieutenant of Militia; served in 1812 as Capt. in the 2nd Lincoln Regiment; 1834-ca.1836 Clerk of Willoughby Township;
• Macklem, James II

  b. Dec 7,1807 (Chippawa); d. Dec 19,1861; husband of Harriet Marie Ransom (m. Nov 4,1829); father of James Francis Macklem; son of Lydia Abigail (nee Smith) and James Macklem; brother of Anna, Sophia Cummings, Margaret Kirby, William, Hannah Nelles, John Smith, Mary, Oliver Tiffany, Thomas Clark and Charlotte Smith Macklem; with brother Oliver Tiffany established a foundry on bank of Chippawa River producing steam engines and boilers;
• Macklem, Oliver Tiffany

  b. Jul 13,1814; d. Oct 4,1865; husband of Julia Ann Street; son of Lydia Abigail (nee Smith) and James Macklem; brother of Anna, Sophia Cummings, Margaret Kirby, William, Hannah Nelles, James II, John Smith, Mary, Thomas Clark and Charlotte Smith Macklem; with brother James II established a foundry on bank of Chippawa River; 1837 served as an officer of Militia; distiller and ship owner;
• Beam [Boehm], Abraham [Abram]

  b. 1723; d. Jul 10,1799 (Welland County); husband of Barbara Herr (w. Nissley); father of Martin; son of Barbara (nee Kendig) and Jacob Boehm; Mennonite from PA; 1788 arrived with wife and youngest son Martin from Lancaster County in Canada and took up residence along Niagara River; 1793 listed him as first Warden for Willoughby Township;
• Cummings, James

  b. Apr 12,1789; 1st wife: Priscilla Nelles (m. Jan 22,1818); 2nd wife: Sophia Macklem (m. Feb 4,1828); father of Thomas Nelles, James Henry, William Warner and Robert (all by first wife Priscilla) as well as Willoughby, Charlotte Jane, Sophia Frances Brent, Lydia Jane Kirkpatrick and Margaret Macklem Brown (all with 2nd wife Sophia); son of Jane (nee Christie) and Thomas Cummings U.E.; brother of Jane Crooks; served in War of 1812; Justice of the Peace;
• Cummings, Sophia (nee Macklem)

  b. Nov 25,1800; d. Aug 1,1878 (Godericjh, ON); 2nd wife of James Cummings (m. Feb 4,1828); mother of Willoughby, Charlotte Jane, Sophia Frances Brent, Lydia Jane Kirkpatrick and Margaret Macklem Brown; daughter of Lydia Abigail (nee Smith) and James Macklem; sister of Anna (her twin), Margaret Kirby, William, Hannah Nelles, James II, John Smith, Mary, Oliver Tiffany, Thomas Clark and Charlotte Smith Macklem;
• Cummings, Thomas Nelles

  b. Jan 6,1819; d. Mar 28,1842; unmarried; son of Priscilla (nee Nelles) and James Cummings; brother of James Henry, William Warner and Robert; half-brother of Willoughby, Charlotte Jane, Sophia Frances Brent, Lydia Jane Kirkpatrick and Margaret Macklem Brown;
• Cummings, James Henry

  b. Jun 25,1820; d. Apr 11,1848; husband of Caroline Street (m. 1847); son of Priscilla (nee Nelles) and James Cummings; brother of Thomas Nelles, William Warner and Robert; half-brother of Willoughby, Charlotte Jane, Sophia Frances Brent, Lydia Jane Kirkpatrick and Margaret Macklem Brown;
• Cummings, William Warner

  b. May 2,1822; d. Mar 28,1824; son of Priscilla (nee Nelles) and James Cummings; brother of Thomas Nelles, James Henry and Robert; half-brother of Willoughby, Charlotte Jane, Sophia Frances Brent, Lydia Jane Kirkpatrick and Margaret Macklem Brown;
• Cummings, Robert

  b. Jul 7,1824; d. Oct 14,1848; son of Priscilla (nee Nelles) and James Cummings; brother of Thomas Nelles, James Henry and William Warner; half-brother of Willoughby, Charlotte Jane, Sophia Frances Brent, Lydia Jane Kirkpatrick and Margaret Macklem Brown;
• Cummings, Willoughby

  b. Jan 25,1842; d. Sep 14,1892; husband of Emily-Ann McClausland Short; son of Sophia (nee Macklem) and James Cummings; brother of Charlotte Jane, Sophia Frances Brent, Lydia Jane Kirkpatrick and Margaret Macklem Brown; half-brother of Thomas Nelles, James Henry, William Warner and Robert;
• Cummings, Charlotte Jane

  b. Mar 16,1833; d. Jan 15,1835; daughter of Sophia (nee Macklem) and James Cummings; sister of Willoughby, Sophia Frances Brent, Lydia Jane Kirkpatrick and Margaret Macklem Brown; half-sister of Thomas Nelles, James Henry, William Warner and Robert;
• Brent, Sophia Frances (nee Cummings)

  wife of Henry Brent (m. Jan 28,1858); daughter of Sophia (nee Macklem) and James Cummings; sister of Willoughby, Charlotte Jane, Lydia Jane Kirkpatrick and Margaret Macklem Brown; half-sister of Thomas Nelles, James Henry, William Warner and Robert;
• Kirkpatrick, Lydia Jane (nee Cummings)

  wife of Richard Howat Kirkpatrick (m. Sep 81,1858); daughter of Sophia (nee Macklem) and James Cummings; sister of Willoughby, Charlotte Jane, Sophia Frances Brent and Margaret Macklem Brown; half-sister of Thomas Nelles, James Henry, William Warner and Robert;
• Brown, Margaret Macklem (nee Cummings)

  wife of Dr. John Young Brown (m. Feb 12,1861); daughter of Sophia (nee Macklem) and James Cummings; sister of Willoughby, Charlotte Jane, Sophia Frances Brent and Lydia Jane Kirkpatrick; half-sister of Thomas Nelles, James Henry, William Warner and Robert;
• Ussher, Mary (nee Ussher)

  wife and cousin of John Ussher (Eastell, Ireland); daughter of Mary (nee Street) and John Ussher; sister of Margaret Anne Thomson, Samuel, Henrietta Mitchell, Edgeworth and John;
• Hershey, Christian

  b. Oct 11,1768 (Lancaster County, PA); d. Mar 10,1845; 1st wife: Mary Acre; 2nd wife: Elizabeth Snyder; father of Christian, Catherine Lapp, Susannah Knisley, Margaret Dunn, Martha, Mary Kennedy, Abraham, John C., Esther Sherk and Elizabeth Sherk (all with 1st wife Mary); son of Catherine (nee Landis) and Bishop Benjamin Hershey Sr.; brother of Benjamin Jr., Abraham and Barbara Miller; 1800 Collector for Willoughby Township;
• Miller, Barbara (nee Hershey)

  b. July 21,1771 (Hagerstown, MD); d. Aug 10,1841 (1840 ?); buried in Miller Cemetery, Willoughby; wife of Jacob (or John ??) Miller Sr.; mother of Sara Waggoner (w. Shoup), David, Jacob Jr., Elizabeth Foreman and Magdalena Maiden;daughter of Catherine (nee Landis) and Bishop Benjamin Hershey Sr.; sister of Benjamin Jr., Abraham and Christian Hershey;
• Shoup, Benjamin

  1st husband of Sara Miller; son of Eve (nee Morningstar) and Christian Shoup; brother of Martin, Eve Miller, Christian Jr., Elizabeth Smith and Anna Wait; recorded in Willoughby Town Records as being Warden in 1818,1823 and 1826;
• Shoup, Martin

  husband of Magadeline Miller; father of Mary Sauer; son of Eve (nee Morningstar) and Christian Shoup; brother of Eve Miller, Christian Jr., Elizabeth Smith, Benjamin and Anna Wait; 1830 served as Warden for Willoughby Township; 1845 he and his family with exception of eldest daughter Mary Sauer joined the Ebenezer Community on the Niagara River; they later followed the Ebenezer Community to Amana, Iowa;
• Galloway, Submission (nee Terry)

  wife of Alexander Galloway; daughter of Rhoda (nee Skinner) and Parshall Terry U.E.; daughter of Rhoda (nee Skinner) and Parshall Terry U.E.; sister of Mary Lutz, Parshall Terry III, Sarah Maria Thompson, Deborah Augusta Thompson, Timothy, William Terry, Agnes, Ann Lee, Eliza Farquarson, Amy Cornell and Lydia Thompson;
• Beam, Jonathon

  b. Mar 8,1820; husband of Sarah Shoup (m. 1841); son of Margaret (nee Seitz) and Abraham Beam II; brother of Solomon, Jacob, Sarah Ann Tripp, twins Martin W. and Rebecca, Barbara and half-brother of Abraham III;
• Beam, Solomon

  b. Mar 13,1822; buried in St. John's Anglican Churchyard, Bertie Twnsp; husband of Mary Ann Taylor (m. 1844); son of Margaret (nee Seitz) and Abraham Beam II; brother of Jonathon, Jacob, Sarah Ann Tripp, twins Martin W. and Rebecca, Barbara and half-brother of Abraham III;
• Beam, Jacob

  b. Mar 14,1824; d. 1908; husband of Elsie Melissa Francis (m. Sep 26,1848); father of Libby Beam Winger; son of Margaret (nee Seitz) and Abraham Beam II; brother of Jonathon, Solomon, Sarah Ann Tripp, twins Martin W. and Rebecca, Barbara and half-brother of Abraham III;
• Tripp, Sarah Ann (nee Beam)

  b. Oct 24,1826; wife of William Tripp (m. 1845); daughter of Margaret (nee Seitz) and Abraham Beam II; sister of Jonathon, Solomon, Jacob, twins Martin W. and Rebecca, Barbara and half-sister of Abraham III;
• House, Frederick U.E.

  b. May 30,1771 (Tryon County, NY); husband of Susan; father of William P., Augustus, Malissa, Amoa W. and Eliza Ellen; son of Mary (nee Mabie) and George House U.E.; brother of Mary House, George, Catherine Forbes, Hannah Carpenter, Lewis, Hermanus, Nicholas, Christina, Conrad and Anna; farmer; served as Private in Col. Butler's Corps of Rangers during Revolutionary War; 4th Regiment, Lincoln Militia during War of 1812-14;
• House, Augustus

  husband of Mary Jane; father of Mary, Sally, Henry and Emma; son of Susan and Frederick House; brother of William P., Malissa, Amoa W. and Eliza Ellen;
• Anguish, Elisabeth [Elizabeth](nee Mebie, Mabie])

  b. 1771; wife of Henry Anguish (m. ca 1784); mother of Lewis, Mary House, Jane Ann, Ann Elizabeth and Jacob; daughter of Nancy (nee Pouwell) and Lewis Mebie [Mabie]; sister of John, Dorothy Burger, Catherine Palmer and Mary Palmer;
• Mabee [Maybe], John U.E.

  b. 1769 (Tryon County, NY); d. 1825;husband of Sarah; father of Abraham, Mary Rice, Daniel, Henry and Nancy Beam; son of Nancy (nee Pouwell) and Lewis Mabee [Mabie]; brother of Elisabeth Anguish, Dorothy Burger, Catherine Palmer and Mary Palmer; ; enlisted with Butler's Rangers at age 14 yrs.; farmer in Bertie Township; eventually settled in Ernesttown, Upper Canada;
• Hardison, Jane (nee Warren)

  b. 1781; d. 1866 (Fort Erie); wife of Benjamin Hardison (m. 1800); mother of Mary Jane Reid, Martha Ann Stanton, Julia King, David, George, John and 2 other children; daughter of Susan and John Warren; sister of Mary, John Jr., Henry, John Warren Jr., Edward (Edmund), Amelia and Julia;
• Wintermute, Benjamin U.E.

  husband of Hannah; father of Philip and Abraham; youngest son of Mary Juliana (nee Huber) and George Philip Wintermute; brother to 7 brothers including Abraham, John, George and Peter; Butler's Rangers; farmer in Bertie Township;
• Wintermute, Abraham U.E.

  born in Sussex County, New Jersey; 1750 baptized; husband of Mary (from Wyoming, PA); served as corporal in Butler's Rangers; farmer in Bertie Township; father of Abraham Jr., Anna Bailey, Catherine Mary Goodenough, William and Sarodine; son of Maria (nee Hauber) and George Philip Wintermute; brother to 5 brothers including Benjamin, George, Peter and John;
• Wintermute, Peter U.E.

  b. July 1751 (Sussex County, New Jersey); d. Dec 1,1838 (McAfee Cemetery); husband of Eve Sipes; father of Elizabeth Raymond, James, Hannah Edsall (w. Warren), Jacob, Phillip, Peter, William, Mary, Sarah Anthony, John and Alexander; son of Maria (nee Huber) and George Philip Wintermute; brother of George, John, Peter and Abraham; Corporal with Butler's Rangers; 1794 Captain in Lincoln Militia; farmer in Bertie Township;
• Wintermute, George

  b. ca 1738; husband of Catharine Cortright; father of Elizabeth, Lidda, Margaret and Mary; 3rd son of Mary Juliana (nee Huber) and George Philip Wintermute; brother to 5 brothers including George, Peter, John and Abraham; joined Butler's Rangers as Private when living in Sussex County, New Jersey; farmer in Bertie Township;
• Wintermute, John U.E.

  baptized in 1747; d. Feb 15,1824 (St. Paul's Church Cemetery, Fort Erie); 1st wife: Miss Decker or Windecker; 2nd wife: Mary Sipes; 3rd wife: Mary Leopard; father of Elizabeth Dennis, Hannah Weaver, Mary Doan, Eve Strawn, Catharine Strawn, Margaret Stover and John Jr.; son of Maria (nee Huber) and George Philip Wintermute; brother to five brothers including George, Peter, Benjamin and Abraham; ; served with Butler's Rangers; settled in Humberstone Township, Upper Canada;
• Miller, Salome (nee Miller)

  1809-1877 (McAfee Cemetery); wife of Edward Miller; mother of Edward Kerr Miller and John Edward [John Andrew] Miller; daughter of Christina and Johannes Miller; sister of Elizabeth Miller, Jacob and Catherine Riselay;
• Miller, Edward

  1803 (or 1806)-1870 (1848); husband of Salome Miller (nee Miller); father of John Edward Miller and Edward Kerr Miller; son of Elizabeth (nee Everett) and Andrew Miller U.E.; brother of Martha, John Burch, Peter, Henry, Elizabeth, Andrew, Benjamin, Jacob, Melinda Baxter and Eliza Haun;
• Miller, Jacob

  b. 1795 (Mancaster County, PA); d. Jun 28,1870 (buried McAfee Cemetery, Fort Erie); 1st wife: Sophia Riseley (m. Nov 20,1823); 2nd wife: Sarah Haun (m. Nov 4,1841); father of Amelia Sophia, Ann Augusta and Charles Adophus (all by 2nd wife Sarah); son of Christina and Johannes (John) Miller; brother of Salome Miller and Catherine Riselay; Bertie Township;
• Miller, Andrew Jr.

  1799 (1793 ?)-1862 (1853 ?); husband of Eleanor [Ellen] Palmer; father of John, Henry Edward, Ann Bowen, William and Mary Allen; son of Elizabeth (nee Everett) and Andrew Miller U.E.; brother of Martha, John Burch, Peter, Henry, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Jacob, Edward, Melinda Baxter and Eliza Haun;
• Rice, Mary (nee Mabee)

  wife of David Rice; mother of John M., Sally Ann, Elizabeth and Mary Jr.;daughter of Sarah and John Mabee [Mebie, Maybe]; sister of Abraham, Daniel, Henry and Nancy Beam;
• Beam, Nancy (nee Mabee)

  wife of John Beam; mother of Sally Julyan, Adam and Barbery Jr.; daughter of Sarah and John Mabee [Maybe, Mebie]; sister of Abraham, Mary Rice, Daniel and Henry;
• Riselay, Catherine[Catharine] [Katy] (nee Sipes [Sypes])

  b. ca 1770 in U.S.; d. Jan 23,1854 (St. Paul's Church, Fort Erie); wife of Christian Riselay U.E.; mother of Hannah Young, Rebecca Powell, Mary Willson, Edmund, Sophia Miller, John, Anna Barbara Bowen and Charlotte Thompson; daughter of Hannah and Jacob Sipes; sister of Jacob, Andrew and Eve Wintermute [Wintemute];
• Hershey, Benjamin Sr.

  b. 1741; d. Oct 29,1820; father of Abraham, Christian, John and Benjamin; of Bertie Township; arrived in Upper Canada from Pennsylvania with wife, 4 young children and his older sons Christian, Abraham and Benjamin with their families;
• Warren, Henry

  b. 1741; d. Oct 29,1820; father of Christian, John and Benjamin; of Bertie Township; arrived in Upper Canada from Pennsylvania with wife, 4 young children and his older sons Christian, Abraham and Benjamin with their families;
• Windecker, George

  1769-1845; father of William Frederick; son of Elizabeth (nee Philips) and Henry Windecker; brother of Elizabeth Young, Catharine Bowers, Magdalene, Barbara and Margaret; built and operated tavern on the Grand River;
• Street, Thomas Clark

  never married; only son of Abigail Hyde (nee Ransom) and Samuel Street Jr.; brother of Julia Ann (died infancy), Cynthia Fuller, Julia Ann Macklem, Caroline Beecher and Elizabeth Plumb; called to the bar but never practiced; treasurer of Erie & Ontario Railway Co.; banker; miller; paymaster of the pensioners; Lieut.-Col of militia; 1851-54 and 1861-67 represented Welland county in parliament of Canada; on Confederation he was elected and a member without portfolio of Sir John Macdonald's cabinet;