John Lattimer/Sarah Ann Dillon - Somerville, ON

[LizzyFaire]

Hello,

In a previous query I was looking for my gggrandmother Rose Jane Leveley in Somerville Twsp, in Ontario, and I found out a lot of interesting facts through some wonderful researchers here.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=648399.0

Now I'm looking for information two generations further back, specifically John Lattimer/Lattimore (c. 1816 - 1880) and his wife Sarah Anne Dillon (c. 1819 - 1904). I have a record of John and his family in the 1871 census of North Victoria, Ontario, but nothing earlier. It states that he he was born in "O" (Ontario, I assume) and for origin, it first had "Canadian", then unknown, then a ditto mark after that, so your guess is as good as mine.

I have a photograph of his grave sent to me by a distant relative of John's grave that says he died 25 Aug, 1880, but we don't know where. Birth year is a guess by the census reckoning. I haven't been able to track anything further (birth, marriage, death record). If anyone can give us some help, it would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
Lizzy

[RunKitty]

Hi,

1871 they are in Fenelon Victoria.  In 1881, Sarah Ann and some of her children are in Somerville Victoria.  Sarah Ann says she was born in Quebec, origin is French.  She is widowed. 

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e338/e008443313.jpg

RK

[Christine53]

The nearest I can get to 25 Aug 1880 is this record , ten days earlier :

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFJ9-T6Y

John Lattemore Victoria , Somerville , Ontario, farmer aged 59

( Ancestry has this as Lattomore )

[LizzyFaire]

Thank you, RunKitty, I had the 1881 census, which is the one I believe you are citing. Yes, John is indeed dead by that time.

CB53, thank you for digging up that death record. I may have to rethink John's birth year and death date in light of this. I find that people sure were loosey-goosey with their dates when the census man came around. What is most interesting is his birthplace, Clarke township in Durham County. I'll have to keeping digging at that.

Thanks, All!