Daniel Hempy Wood

M, b. 1922, d. 1994
FatherAaron Mack Wood b. 10 Jul 1888, d. 25 May 1970
MotherVerlie Margaret Warner b. 20 Feb 1890, d. 4 Aug 1964
ChartsDescendants of Richard Shier (1796 - 1877) and Catherine Shier
Last Edited5 Oct 2015
Birth*Daniel Hempy Wood was born in 1922. 
He was the son of Aaron Mack Wood and Verlie Margaret Warner. 
Marriage*Daniel Hempy Wood married Joyce Grace Shier, daughter of Reaford (Reaf) Charles Wesley Shier and Edna LaVerna (Verna) McIntosh, in June 1949. 
Death*Daniel Hempy Wood died in 1994. 
Burial*He was buried in Regina Memorial Gardens, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Photo: mrbloggins - findagrave

Family

Joyce Grace Shier b. 5 July 1930, d. 29 September 2015

Florence Wood

F, b. 17 September 1892, d. 22 December 1973
Last Edited15 Aug 2017
Birth*Florence Wood was born on 17 September 1892 in Ontario, Canada. 
Married Name As of 1916,her married name was Doupe. 
Marriage*She married Dr. Rupert Gilpin Doupe, son of Adam Amos Doupe and Eliza Jane Gilpin, in 1916 in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. 
(Witness) CensusFlorence Wood appeared on the census of 1940 in the household of Dr. Rupert Gilpin Doupe in Los Angeles Twp., Los Angeles, California, United States. 
Death*Florence Wood died on 22 December 1973 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, United States, at age 81. 

Family

Dr. Rupert Gilpin Doupe b. 4 July 1890, d. 21 March 1953
Children

Frederick Austin Wood

M, b. 1918, d. 1978
FatherHarry Wood b. 29 Mar 1889, d. 6 Apr 1938
MotherLillian Maud Speiran b. 5 Jan 1895, d. 4 Nov 1989
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited23 Aug 2020
Birth*Frederick Austin Wood was born in 1918. 
He was the son of Harry Wood and Lillian Maud Speiran. 
Death*Frederick Austin Wood died in 1978. 
Burial*He was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.

George Wood

M
Last Edited31 Dec 2019

Family

Hannah Rowat
Child

Harold Henry Wood

M, b. 1898
FatherGeorge Wood
MotherHannah Rowat
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited31 Dec 2019
Birth*Harold Henry Wood was born in 1898 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. 
He was the son of George Wood and Hannah Rowat. 
Marriage*Harold Henry Wood married Irma Ruby St. John, daughter of George David St. John and Margaret Amelia Bailey, on 16 April 1925 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.

Family

Irma Ruby St. John b. 1902

Harriet Wood

F, b. 4 December 1870
FatherBenjamin Wood b. 1846, d. 20 Aug 1885
MotherAnn Heacock d. 1 Mar 1912
Last Edited19 Jul 2020
Birth*Harriet Wood was born on 4 December 1870 in King Twp., York County, Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of Benjamin Wood and Ann Heacock. 
Married Name As of 27 September 1899,her married name was Smith. 
Marriage*Harriet Wood married Alexander William Smith on 27 September 1899 in King Twp., York County, Ontario, Canada. 
Fact 1*If you (the reader) are a descendant of Benjamin Wood and Ann Heacock, a Shier cousin would like to make contact with you. Please contact Roger ( below.) 

Family

Alexander William Smith b. 1875

Harry Wood

M, b. 29 March 1889, d. 6 April 1938
Harry Wood (1889 - 1938)
Photo Credit: Jessesnuffles, Ancestry.ca
FatherThomas Wood
MotherAnnie Austin
Last Edited23 Aug 2020
Birth*Harry Wood was born on 29 March 1889 in Cambray, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada. 
He was the son of Thomas Wood and Annie Austin. 
Marriage*Harry Wood married Lillian Maud Speiran, daughter of James Speiran and Eugenia Worswick, on 3 May 1916 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.
Death*Harry Wood died on 6 April 1938 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada, at age 49. 
Burial*He was buried on 9 April 1938 in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. 

Family

Lillian Maud Speiran b. 5 January 1895, d. 4 November 1989
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Ancestry.ca, online \Ancestry.ca\, Greenwood Wood James Family Tree. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.ca.

Irene L. Wood

F, b. 7 October 1897, d. 5 October 1990
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited23 Jun 2015
Birth*Irene L. Wood was born on 7 October 1897. 
Marriage*She married Clifford James Joshua Shier, son of Adam Wellington Shier and Mary Tuck, on 7 April 1920. 
Married Name As of 7 April 1920,her married name was Shier. 
Death*Irene L. Wood died on 5 October 1990 at age 92. 

Family

Clifford James Joshua Shier b. 1 March 1897, d. 28 November 1968
Children

Jane Emmaline (Emma) Wood

F, b. 18 March 1877
FatherBenjamin Wood b. 1846, d. 20 Aug 1885
MotherAnn Heacock d. 1 Mar 1912
Last Edited19 Jul 2020
Married NameHer married name was Graham. 
Marriage*Jane Emmaline (Emma) Wood married Frederick Ernest Graham. 
Birth*Jane Emmaline (Emma) Wood was born on 18 March 1877 in York County, Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of Benjamin Wood and Ann Heacock. 
Fact 1*If you (the reader) are a descendant of Benjamin Wood and Ann Heacock, a Shier cousin would like to make contact with you. Please contact Roger ( below.) 

Family

Frederick Ernest Graham b. 1869
Children

Joseph Wood

M, b. 1875, d. March 1948
FatherBenjamin Wood b. 1846, d. 20 Aug 1885
MotherAnn Heacock d. 1 Mar 1912
Last Edited19 Jul 2020
Birth*Joseph Wood was born in 1875. 
He was the son of Benjamin Wood and Ann Heacock. 
Fact 1*Joseph Wood never married. 
Death*Joseph Wood died in March 1948. 
Fact 1If you (the reader) are a descendant of Benjamin Wood and Ann Heacock, a Shier cousin would like to make contact with you. Please contact Roger ( below.) 

Marion Ann Wood

F, b. 1 January 1914, d. 5 April 1995
FatherAlbert Edward Wood b. 16 Aug 1869, d. 9 May 1947
MotherAdelaide Castilla Weatherall b. 15 Jun 1881, d. 24 Jan 1916
Last Edited12 Jul 2020
Birth*Marion Ann Wood was born on 1 January 1914 in Brock Twp., Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of Albert Edward Wood and Adelaide Castilla Weatherall. 
Marriage*Marion Ann Wood married Albert George Jex on 10 November 1934. 
Married Name As of 10 November 1934,her married name was Jex. 
Death*Marion Ann Wood died on 5 April 1995 at age 81. 
Burial*She was buried in Thorah Twp, Stone Church Cemetery, Beaverton, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 

Family

Albert George Jex b. 15 April 1909, d. 21 December 1987

Patricia Eugenia Margaret Wood1

F, b. 24 October 1930, d. 31 December 2007
FatherHarry Wood1 b. 29 Mar 1889, d. 6 Apr 1938
MotherLillian Maud Speiran1 b. 5 Jan 1895, d. 4 Nov 1989
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited27 Apr 2019
Birth*Patricia Eugenia Margaret Wood was born on 24 October 1930 in Ontario, Canada.1 
She was the daughter of Harry Wood and Lillian Maud Speiran.1 
Married NameHer married name was Greenwood. 
Marriage*Patricia Eugenia Margaret Wood married William Henry Greenwood. 
Death*Patricia Eugenia Margaret Wood died on 31 December 2007 in Mississauga, Peel County, Ontario, Canada, at age 77.1 

Family

William Henry Greenwood b. 20 February 1927, d. 20 December 1998

Citations

  1. [S1] Ancestry.ca, online \Ancestry.ca\, Greenwood Wood James Family Tree. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.ca.

Thomas Wood

M
Last Edited23 Aug 2020

Family

Annie Austin
Child

Violet Mary Wood

F, b. 30 December 1947, d. 20 November 2006
FatherCarl Ross Wood b. 11 Aug 1916, d. 2007
MotherVida Elizabeth Stork b. 4 Dec 1914, d. 19 Oct 1958
Relationship3rd cousin of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited23 Aug 2020
Birth*Violet Mary Wood was born on 30 December 1947 in Creemore, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of Carl Ross Wood and Vida Elizabeth Stork. 
Married NameHer married name was Miller. 
Marriage*Violet Mary Wood married David A. Miller. 
Death*Violet Mary Wood died on 20 November 2006 in Orangeville, Peel County, Ontario, Canada, at age 58. 

Family

David A. Miller b. 18 August 1937, d. 7 June 2004

Donald Neale Woodcock

M, b. 29 March 1913, d. 25 August 1987
ChartsDescendants of Henry Shier 1777 - 1830 and Mary Corneil 1771 - 1861
Last Edited14 Feb 2015
Birth*Donald Neale Woodcock was born on 29 March 1913. 
Marriage*He married Lena M. Cutler, daughter of John L. Cutler and A. Maude Wilson, on 2 August 1940. 
Death*Donald Neale Woodcock died on 25 August 1987 in Midland, Midland County, Michigan, United States, at age 74. 

Family

Lena M. Cutler b. 18 September 1911, d. 26 July 2007

Gladis Victoria Woodcock

F, b. 1899
FatherRobert Woodcock
MotherJessie Woodcock
Last Edited4 Jul 2015
Birth*Gladis Victoria Woodcock was born in 1899 in Norland, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of Robert Woodcock and Jessie Woodcock. 
Married Name As of 23 October 1918,her married name was Lyle. 
Marriage*Gladis Victoria Woodcock married George Hamilton Lyle on 23 October 1918 in Fenlon Falls, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada. 
(Witness) CensusGladis Victoria Woodcock appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of George Hamilton Lyle in Bexley Twp., Victoria County, Ontario, Canada. 

Family

George Hamilton Lyle b. 1895

Hellen A. Woodcock

F, b. 4 March 1819
Last Edited2 Jul 2015
Birth*Hellen A. Woodcock was born on 4 March 1819 in New Brunswick, Canada. 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of David Shier Armstrong in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. 

Family
Child

Jessie Woodcock

F
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited4 Jul 2015
Name Variation Jessie Woodcock was also known as Jessie Bell. 
Marriage*She married Robert Woodcock. 
Married Name As of 9 September 1920,her married name was Shier. 
Marriage*Jessie Woodcock married George Walter Shier, son of Theophilus Shier and Sophia Gertrude Terrill, on 9 September 1920 in Cannington, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 
(Witness) CensusJessie Woodcock appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of George Hamilton Lyle in Bexley Twp., Victoria County, Ontario, Canada. 

Family 1

Robert Woodcock
Child

Family 2

George Walter Shier b. 28 August 1880, d. October 1962

Mary Adelia Woodcock

F, b. 25 May 1840, d. 17 June 1927
MotherHellen A. Woodcock b. 4 Mar 1819
ChartsDescendents of Henry Shier (1701 - ? )
Last Edited2 Jul 2015
Birth*Mary Adelia Woodcock was born on 25 May 1840. 
She was the daughter of Hellen A. Woodcock. 
Married Name As of 17 October 1869,her married name was Armstrong. 
Marriage*Mary Adelia Woodcock married David Shier Armstrong, son of Thomas Walter Armstrong and Elizabeth Anne Carmichael, on 17 October 1869. 
(Witness) CensusMary Adelia Woodcock appeared on the census of 1891 in the household of David Shier Armstrong in Parish of St. David, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. 
(Witness) CensusMary Adelia Woodcock appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of David Shier Armstrong in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. 
(Witness) CensusMary Adelia Woodcock appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of David Shier Armstrong in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. 
Death*Mary Adelia Woodcock died on 17 June 1927 at age 87. 

Family

David Shier Armstrong b. 10 June 1840, d. 3 April 1928
Children

Robert Woodcock

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Last Edited4 Jul 2015
Marriage*Robert Woodcock married Jessie Woodcock. 

Family

Jessie Woodcock
Child

Beulah Woodruff

F, b. 27 May 1783
FatherHawkins Harvey Woodruff b. 20 Oct 1750, d. 1 Jan 1813
MotherLois Hills b. 2 Feb 1752
Relationship4th great-grandaunt of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited27 Jul 2019
Birth*Beulah Woodruff was born on 27 May 1783.1 
She was the daughter of Hawkins Harvey Woodruff and Lois Hills. 
Married Name As of 1803,her married name was Hayward. 
Marriage*Beulah Woodruff married Paul Hayward in 1803 in Oneida County, New York, United States. 

Family

Paul Hayward

Citations

  1. [S135] Www.woodrufffamilytree.stg.devlin.ca, online \.

Clarissa Clary Woodruff

F, b. 24 March 1774, d. 31 December 1830
FatherHawkins Harvey Woodruff b. 20 Oct 1750, d. 1 Jan 1813
MotherLois Hills b. 2 Feb 1752
Relationship4th great-grandmother of Roger Allan Shier
ChartsAncestors of Roger Allan Shier
Descendants of Jabez Lynde (1773 - 1856) and Clarissa Clay Woodruff (1774 - 1830)
Last Edited3 Aug 2019
Birth*Clarissa Clary Woodruff was born on 24 March 1774 in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. 
She was the daughter of Hawkins Harvey Woodruff and Lois Hills. 
Married Name As of 1796,her married name was Lynde. 
Marriage*Clarissa Clary Woodruff married Jabez Lynde, son of John Lynde and Sarah Warner, in 1796 in Winchester Centre, Connecticut, United States. 
Death*Clarissa Clary Woodruff died on 31 December 1830 in Whitby, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada, at age 56. 
Burial*She was buried in Society of Friends/Hickssite Cemetery, Pickering Twp., Ontario County, Ontario, Canada.

Family

Jabez Lynde b. 12 February 1773, d. 28 July 1856
Children

Elizabeth Woodruff

F, b. 1791
FatherHawkins Harvey Woodruff b. 20 Oct 1750, d. 1 Jan 1813
MotherLois Hills b. 2 Feb 1752
Relationship4th great-grandaunt of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited3 Aug 2019
Birth*Elizabeth Woodruff was born in 1791. 
She was the daughter of Hawkins Harvey Woodruff and Lois Hills. 
Married Name As of 21 April 1807,her married name was Kerr. 
Marriage*Elizabeth Woodruff married John Kerr on 21 April 1807. 

Family

John Kerr b. 1784, d. 1872

Hawkins Harvey Woodruff1

M, b. 20 October 1750, d. 1 January 1813
FatherJames Woodruff b. 23 May 1708, d. 1789
MotherLydia Curtis b. 9 Jul 1721, d. 23 Aug 1810
Relationship5th great-grandfather of Roger Allan Shier
ChartsAncestors of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited4 Aug 2019
Birth*Hawkins Harvey Woodruff was born on 20 October 1750 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. 
He was the son of James Woodruff and Lydia Curtis. 
Marriage*Hawkins Harvey Woodruff married Lois Hills on 4 June 1773 in Winchester, Connecticut, United States. 
Emigration*Hawkins Harvey Woodruff emigrated in 1803 from Ontario, Canada. 
Death*He died on 1 January 1813 in Pickering, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada, at age 62. 
Fact 1*The following article is from Wikitree (Profile Manager Nathan Daniel) copied from an
article by John W. Sabean.

Harvey Woodruff, born in 1750, passed away in 1813. He was living in Winchester Connecticut in 1777, Sheffield Mass. in 1790, and Herkimer Co. New York state in 1800, then moved to Canada. He later died in 1813 in Pickering Township, Upper Canada (Ontario). Hawkins was the founder of the Canadian Woodruffs as the rest of his brothers stayed in the U.S. All of the Woodruffs in Canada are descended from him.
?There's an extensive article about the Woodruff family of Pickering, by John W. Sabean, that I found online:
Heritage Pickering has been researching the Woodruff family for the purposes of obtaining a heritage designation for a house built in the 1850s by a member of the family. The house, which HP refers to as the Woodruff-MacKenzie house, after its first and its most recent tenants, is at 2935 Brock Road (northeast corner of Brock and Taunton) Lot 18, Concession 4; it was built by Hawkins Woodruff, grandson of the pioneer of the same name.
This article is a summary of what we have learned to date. Fortunately, we were greatly aided in our research by the recent publication of Sybil Stirling's book: To a House in Whitby: The Lynde Family Story 1600 to 1900. All of the early history of the Woodruffs and much of the Canadian material is based on her work.
The progenitor of the Woodruff family in North America was Matthew Woodruff (1616-1682). Matthew emigrated from Cambridge, England, to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the mid-17th century, and later removed to Farmington, Connecticut, being one of the organizers of that town. The next three generations of the Woodruff family lived out their lives in Farmington: Matthew (1646-1691), Samuel (1677-1732), and James (1708-1789).
James Woodruff married Lydia Curtis (1721-1810). Their son Hawkins Woodruff (1750-1813) was born in Farmington, 20 October 1750. Hawkins married Lois Hills in Winchester, Connecticut, 4 June 1773, and they bought a farm and resided in Winchester until at least 1777. Clarissa, their first child was born there. She married Jabez Lynde in 1796, in Winchester Centre.
During the American Revolutionary War, Hawkins served the king as a private in Col Hinman's regiment in 1775, in Capt Curtis' company, and in Lt Col Mead's battalion in 1779. In 1780 he served in the 15th Regiment of Militia under Col Noadiah Hooker. He also saw service at Fort Ticonderoga.
Possibly because of his service with the British forces Hawkins moved his family several times over the next few years, but eventually settled in Litchfleld Township, Herkimer County, New York. From there he immigrated finally to Upper Canada in 1803. According to Stirling, Woodruff's name is on the Pickering Survey Plan of l802.1
Clarissa and Jabez Lynde came with the Woodruffs and lived for a time in the Woodruffs' log cabin. It was then that their third child, Hawkins Woodruff Lynde, was born. Eventually, the Lyndes moved on to Whitby where they were among the earliest settlers of that town, settling on Lot 31, Concession 2. 2
In the year 1805, the York Gazette reported a story concerning the Woodruffs and their neighbours, the Mungers:
'Heroic action of an Upper Canada woman, Mrs. Munger, of Duffin's Creek, in the township of Pitcairn [sic], 23 miles from York, hearing her neighbor, Mrs. Woodruff, holler out for help, immediately took down her husband's gun and ran to her assistance; when she arrived ther she was informed that a very large bear had taken off a sow into the bush. His route being shown her this heroine immediately pursued and found the destroyer in the act of devouring the sow; upon which she rested her gun on a stump and shot Bruin through the head. On weighing the bear it proved to be the largest that had been killed in that township.'3
V.B. Blake identifies Mrs. Woodruff as Charity Powell, wife of Hawkins' son Noadiah, but in fact, Noadiah and Charity were not married until 1809.4 This is clearly a story about Lois Hills Woodruff, wife of Hawkins.
The story may provide us with information as to where Hawkins Woodruff had built his cabin. The Mungers had leased Lot 16, Concession 2 from 1801. The properties for which we have a record relating to Hawkins are: Lot 12, Concession 2 (a Clergy Reserve), which he petitioned to lease in 1804, but was not confirmed until 1810, and Lots 21 in the Broken Front and First Concession (Crown Reserves) which he petitioned to lease in 1807, but did not receive confirmation until 1812.5
These, however, would have been too distant for Mrs. Munger to have heard Mrs. Woodruff calling for help. It seems more likely that the Woodruffs were on either Lot 16 or Lot 17. Blake says that Noadiah Woodruff lived just west of the Mungers, but still on Lot 16, and that he moved to Lot 17 after he purchased it in 1813. His father might very well have occupied these locations previously.
From his home, Hawkins Woodruff ran a tavern from 1806 to his death on 1 January 1813. The Minutes of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the Home District record him as applying for a tavern licence toward the end of December 1805 and again at the end of December 1811. 6 Eli Playter, who was a lieutenant in the Third Regiment of York Militia, had charge of the Whitby Company (of which Jabez Lynde was a member) at the beginning of the War of 1812. In his diaries Playter frequently mentions Woodruff's Tavern, as he travelled to and from York to drill his company or call them to muster.7
Woodruff served as Collector and Assessor for the Township of Pickering in 1806, and as Pathmaster in 1807. He also did jury duty in 1807,1809, and 1811. 8
McKay does not mention a Hawkins Woodruff in his book The Pickering Story, but he does relate the standard story about the origins of Noadiah Woodruff: 'Noadiah was born in Pennsylvania about 1783 and came to Pickering with the Friends settlement.'9 We now know, however, that that story was based more on guesswork then on fact. In the year 1805, Hawkins Woodruff took the Oath of Allegiance required of all immigrants to Upper Canada. He described himself in this way:
'HAWKINS WOQDRUFF late of New York State, a Presbyterian hazel Eyes Dark hair, five feet Seven inches high, a Joiner by Trade, Fifty five Years old, having taken the Oath of Allegiance, Do Subscribe the Same at York the 23d of April 1805.' 10
The Woodruffs were not from Pennsylvania and were not originally Quakers. As will be seen later, some of Hawkins' children did join with the Friends Society after they immigrated to Upper Canada, but there is no evidence that Hawkins ever became a Quaker. In any case the Woodruffs were living in Pickering well before the Quaker settlement began with Timothy Rogers.
Hawkins and Lois Hills Woodruff had seven children: Clarissa, Noadiah, Melinda, Beulah, Lauren, Elizabeth, and Zelotes Harvey.
Hawkins died on 1 January 1813. Although he was 63 years old when he died he had not prepared a will. Noadiah, his eldest son, had to petition the government to administer his father's estate." We have no record of where he was buried.
Clarissa Woodruff (1774-1830), Hawkins' first child, had married Jabez Lynde (1773-1856) in 1796, as we have seen. The Lyndes had come to Upper Canada with the Woodruffs, but settled finally in Whitby. They must have built a log house at first, but in 1810 they erected a frame house. This house is still standing, although it has been moved from its original location along the Kingston Road to Cullen Gardens, on Taunton Road in Whitby, where it serves as a museum.
The only mill available to them to supply sawn lumber was Timothy Rogers' mill in what was to become Pickering Village. Perhaps it was this association with Timothy Rogers and the Quaker community that led Clarissa to join the Friends Society. Jabez, himself, apparently did not join the Quakers, but both Clarissa and her husband are buried in the Friends (Hicksite) Cemetery in Ajax.12
Noadiah Woodruff (1778-1862), eldest son of Hawkins and Lois Woodruff, was born in Farmington, Connecticut, and came with his parents to Upper Canada in 1803. In 1809, he married Charity Powell, a member of one of the Quaker families that Timothy Rogers had invited to Pickering Township. With that association, Noadiah, himself, joined the Friends Society. In 1813, shortly after his father's death, he purchased Lot 17, Concession 2, and there ran a tavern in succession to his father, from 1813 to 1818. McKay (1961) says: 'It is said that the soldiers passing between Toronto and Kingston at the time of the War of 1812 were entertained at the home of Noadiah Woodruff.'13
Noadiah served the nascent community in a number of ways. In 1807, he was appointed a Constable for the Home District. He was appointed a Pathmaster at Pickering's first separate town meeting in 1811, and reappointed to the same position in 1815, 1816,1824.He was Town Warden in 1820; Collector in 1821,1825, and 1828; and Assessor in 1826, 1827, and l829. 14
Among Noadiah's children were: Powell, who built the Brougham Central Hotel; Nelson, a co-owner of Woodruff, Bentley and Company, a patent medicine manufacturer in Brougham — more usually associated with the name of William Bentley, builder of the well-known Bentley House in Brougham; Elizabeth, wife of William Bentley, and Hawkins (of whom more below).
Noadiah died in 1862. His burial site is unknown. The Tremaine Map of 1860 (just 2 years before his death) shows him in possession of the southernmost parts of Lots 17 and 18, Concession 2.
In 1807, Melinda Woodruff (1781-1838), third child of Hawkins and Lois, married Jordan Post, Jr. (1767-1845), the son of Jordan Post and Abigail Loomis.
Post was born in Hebron, Connecticut, and immigrated to Upper Canada about 1782. He was a watch and clock maker, silversmith and jeweler, who was well established in York. He was also a large landowner in York and elsewhere. He owned the whole block from King Street to Wellington Street, between Bay Street and Yonge Street. He laid out the streets through his property, naming one Melinda and another Jordan—names they bear to this day.15
In 1834, Jordan and Melinda moved to Scarborough. Jordan bought 500 acres of land and built a sawmill on Highland Creek. He also kept a general store. Melinda died in 1838; Jordan in 1845. They are both buried in the Methodist Cemetery, Highland Creek. One of their sons was named Woodruff; their other children: Desdemona, Sophronia, Jordan, Melinda, Maria Clarissa.
Hawkins' daughter Beulah (b. 1783) married Paul Hayward in 1803, in Oneida County, New York. By April 1804, the Haywards were living in York from which Hayward acted as agent for Hawkins when he petitioned for a lease of Lot 12, Concession 2, in Pickering.16
In 1810, Hawkins' son Lauren (or Lawrence, 1788-1874) Woodruff was appointed a Constable in the Home District for Pickering Township.17 In July 1811, he did Jury duty with his father, Jabez Lynde, Thomas Matthews (father of Peter Matthews), and others. The next year he saw service in the War of 1812, in Capt. Bigger's Company of Canadian Volunteers. Shortly thereafter he moved to the United States and lived his life out there.18
Just 2 1/2 months after Melinda married Jordan Post, her sister Elizabeth, known as Betsy Woodruff (b. 1791), married John Carr (or Kerr) of Darlington. The marriage is recorded in Belden (1878):
'Twenty-first April, 1807, John Carr, of Darlington, to Betsy Woodruff, of Pickering; with the written consent of her father. Present, Norris Carr and wife, James Burke and wife, and Mr. Woodruff's son.'19
In 1816, the Carrs purchased land in Oshawa from Jabez Lynde (Betsy's brother-in-law) and settled on it, which, according to one historian, made them 'the first bona fide settlerHawkins Harvey Woodruff in the original village of Oshawa.'20 John built a distillery and ran a tavern from his house. They sold the farm in 1829 to James Hall and moved to Pickering where John took over his brother-in-law Noadiah's tav- ern licence.21
When Jabez Lynde made a claim for his (1812) wartime expenses, affidavits were sworn by his brothers-in-law Noadiah Woodruff and John Carr.22
The youngest child of Hawkins and Lois Woodruff was Zelotes Harvey (cl796-1867), who usually went by the name of Harvey. As a lad he was one of the first students of Dr. George Okill Stuart (afterwards Archdeacon of Kingston) at the Home District School, the first public school in York (opened 1 June 1807).23 He probably lived with his aunt and uncle, Melinda and Jordan Post.
Harvey married Ann Lamoreaux (1799-1857),a member of the Loyalist Huguenot L'Amoreaux family that settled in Scarborough. They settled on Lot 18, Concession 2.24 According to the censuses of 1851 and 1861 he was a farmer by occupation and a Quaker by religious affiliation. Harvey and Ann had 11 children. Both Zelotes Harvey and his wife Ann are buried in the Woodruff Cemetery on the east side of Brock Road (opposite Centennial Park; Lot 18, Concession 2). Theirs are the only two existing stones in the cemetery. They read as follows:
'Zelotes H. Woodruff. Died Oct. 4, 1867. Aged 71 Years.'
'Annie Wife of Harvey Woodruff. Born Feb. 4, 1799. Died Aug. 6, 1857.'
The younger Hawkins Woodruff (1812-1878), son of Noadiah Woodruff and Charity Powell, was born on 16 April 1812, in Pickering. Sometime before 1837, he married Mary Tool (1817-1906), the daughter of John Tool and Catherine Wurts. Mary was born in Pine Orchard, Whitchurch Township, and moved as a child to Pickering Township. Hawkins grew up on Lot 17, Concession 2, which was his father's land, and was still living there in 1837 with his wife.25 Their first child, Elizabeth, was born there about 1837.
In 1845, Hawkins purchased 50 acres (N 1/2 of S 1/2) of Lot 17, Concession 4 from John Simcoe Macaulay, a Toronto businessman and politician. Four years later he purchased the adjacent 50 acres of Lot 18 from Chief Justice John Elmsley. It was on the latter lot, which fronts onto Brock Road, that he chose to build his home. According to the 1851 census, the Woodruffs were living in a log house, but by the 1861 census they had built a l l/2 storey stone house. That house is the one which still stands today.
The household in 1851 consisted of nine people: Hawkins, his wife Mary, and seven children ranging in ages from 14 to one. At the next census in l861,the family had grown to 12 people: Hawkins and Mary, 9 children, and a 29-year-old labourer, Adam Tool, probably a nephew of Mary's. Another son was born in October of that year. They had 12 children in all. When the 1871 census was taken, Hawkins was now 60 years old. He was still living on Lot 18, Concession 4. There were still eight people in the household—he, his wife and six children, the youngest of which was a granddaughter, Selena, age 4.
Hawkins was a farmer, according to the census reports. By religious affiliation he was a Quaker. He died on 7 June 1878 and was buried in the Friends Cemetery, Pickering Village. His wife Mary lived until 1906, and was buried beside him.
On the Tremaine Map (1860), Hawkins Woodruff's name appears across the N 1/2 of the S 1/2 of Lots 17 and 18, Concession 4. The Beers Atlas (1877) shows an A. Woodruff on Lot 18, Con 4, but this was undoubtedly a slip of the pen. The Goad Map (1895) shows a Mrs. H. Woodruff on the same property.
The Woodruff family, one of the first to settle Pickering, survived in the township for more than a century. Members of the family, serving as they did in many official capacities, may be numbered among the founders of the community. They were also related by marriage to a number of other prominent families of Scarborough, Pickering and Whitby, such as the Lyndes, Posts, Tools, and Lamoreaux. It is important for the City of Pickering that it remember and commemorate its forebears. One way to accomplish that with regard to the Woodruffs would be to preserve some remnant of their heritage—like having one of their homes designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.
NOTES:
1 Stirling(1998), p. 86.
2 Ibid, p. 91.
3 RDHP Report (1956),p. 32; McKay (1961), p. 33.
4 RDHP Report (1956), p. 32.
5 PAO:U.C. Land Petitions (RG1.L3, vols. 544 (a) and 545): C-2967, pp. 33,36, 59,78; and Pickering Township Papers (RG1 C-IV), MS 658, Reel 393,pp. 59,61,63,65,353, 481,490' 732. See also Ridout Map (1823).
6 Fraser (1933),pp. 79,204.
7 PAO: MS 87—31 August -18 October 1812.
8 Fraser, pp. 91,104,110,145,190.
9 McKay (1961), p. 228.
10 York Pioneer (l963),21.
11 PAO: Wills (RG22):MS 638 Reel 71.
12 Friends (Hicksite) Cemetery lists.
13 McKay, p. 228.
14 Fraser,p. 104; Beers (1877), p. ix; PAO: Minutes of Pickering Township Council, 1811-1876.
15 Scadding(1966),p. 51; Scarborough Historical Notes, p. 13.
16 PAO: U.C. Land Petitions (RG1, L3, vol. 545): C-2967,p. 59.
17 Fraser,p. 159.
18 Stirling, p. 148.
19 P. iii.
20 Hood(1978),p.26.
21Kaiser(1921),p. 21; Stirling,p. 97.
22 Stirling, p. 107.
23 Scadding(1873),p. 104.
24 Walton (1837); Census of 1861.
25 Walton(1837).

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Family

Lois Hills b. 2 February 1752
Children

Citations

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James Woodruff

M, b. 23 May 1708, d. 1789
FatherSamuel Woodruff b. 1677, d. 1732
Relationship6th great-grandfather of Roger Allan Shier
ChartsAncestors of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited27 Jul 2019
Birth*James Woodruff was born on 23 May 1708 in Farmington, Connecticut, United States. 
He was the son of Samuel Woodruff. 
Marriage*James Woodruff married Lydia Curtis. 
Death*James Woodruff died in 1789 in Farmington, Connecticut. 

Family

Lydia Curtis b. 9 July 1721, d. 23 August 1810
Child

Lauren L. Woodruff

F, b. 1788, d. 31 May 1874
FatherHawkins Harvey Woodruff b. 20 Oct 1750, d. 1 Jan 1813
MotherLois Hills b. 2 Feb 1752
Relationship4th great-grandaunt of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited25 Jul 2019
Birth*Lauren L. Woodruff was born in 1788.1 
She was the daughter of Hawkins Harvey Woodruff and Lois Hills. 
Death*Lauren L. Woodruff died on 31 May 1874 in Geneseo, Illinois, United States. 

Citations

  1. [S135] Www.woodrufffamilytree.stg.devlin.ca, online \.

Mathew Woodruff

M, b. 1646, d. 1691
FatherMatthew Woodruff b. 1616, d. 1682
Relationship8th great-grandfather of Roger Allan Shier
ChartsAncestors of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited27 Jul 2019
Birth*Mathew Woodruff was born in 1646. 
He was the son of Matthew Woodruff. 
Death*Mathew Woodruff died in 1691. 

Family
Child

Matthew Woodruff

M, b. 1616, d. 1682
Relationship9th great-grandfather of Roger Allan Shier
ChartsAncestors of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited27 Jul 2019
Birth*Matthew Woodruff was born in 1616 in England. 
Death*He died in 1682. 

Family
Child

Melinda Woodruff

F, b. 1781, d. 21 September 1838
FatherHawkins Harvey Woodruff b. 20 Oct 1750, d. 1 Jan 1813
MotherLois Hills b. 2 Feb 1752
Relationship4th great-grandaunt of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited3 Aug 2019
Birth*Melinda Woodruff was born in 1781.1 
She was the daughter of Hawkins Harvey Woodruff and Lois Hills. 
Married Name As of 3 February 1807,her married name was Post. 
Marriage*Melinda Woodruff married Jordon Post on 3 February 1807 in Hebron, Connecticut, United States. 
Death*Melinda Woodruff died on 21 September 1838. 

Family

Jordon Post

Citations

  1. [S135] Www.woodrufffamilytree.stg.devlin.ca, online \.

Noadiah Woodruff

M, b. 10 November 1778, d. 1862
FatherHawkins Harvey Woodruff b. 20 Oct 1750, d. 1 Jan 1813
MotherLois Hills b. 2 Feb 1752
Relationship4th great-granduncle of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited27 Jul 2019
Birth*Noadiah Woodruff was born on 10 November 1778 in Farmington, Connecticut, United States. 
He was the son of Hawkins Harvey Woodruff and Lois Hills. 
Marriage*Noadiah Woodruff married Charity Powell in 1809. 
Death*Noadiah Woodruff died in 1862 in Pickering, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 

Family

Charity Powell

Samuel Woodruff

M, b. 1677, d. 1732
FatherMathew Woodruff b. 1646, d. 1691
Relationship7th great-grandfather of Roger Allan Shier
ChartsAncestors of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited27 Jul 2019
Birth*Samuel Woodruff was born in 1677. 
He was the son of Mathew Woodruff. 
Death*Samuel Woodruff died in 1732. 

Family
Child

Zelotus Harvey Woodruff

M, b. 1796, d. 4 October 1867
FatherHawkins Harvey Woodruff b. 20 Oct 1750, d. 1 Jan 1813
MotherLois Hills b. 2 Feb 1752
Relationship4th great-granduncle of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited4 Aug 2019
Birth*Zelotus Harvey Woodruff was born in 1796 in United States.1 
He was the son of Hawkins Harvey Woodruff and Lois Hills. 
Marriage*Zelotus Harvey Woodruff married Ann Lamoreaux. 
Death*Zelotus Harvey Woodruff died on 4 October 1867 in Pickering, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 
Burial*He was buried in Woodruff Cemetery, Pickering, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada.

Family

Ann Lamoreaux b. 4 February 1798, d. 6 August 1857

Citations

  1. [S135] Www.woodrufffamilytree.stg.devlin.ca, online \.

Dorothy Woodward

F, b. 1914
FatherWilliam Delbert Woodward b. 29 Sep 1887, d. 1953
MotherHannah Mary ELIZABETH Miller b. 3 Jan 1887, d. 11 Jan 1919
Last Edited28 Oct 2018
Birth*Dorothy Woodward was born in 1914 in Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of William Delbert Woodward and Hannah Mary ELIZABETH Miller. 
(Witness) CensusDorothy Woodward appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Thomas Woodward in Thorah Twp., Beaverton, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 

Elizabeth "Betty" Woodward

F, b. 31 October 1922, d. 31 December 1972
Last Edited30 Sep 2014
Married NameHer married name was Fair. 
Birth*Elizabeth "Betty" Woodward was born on 31 October 1922. 
Marriage*She married Douglas Fair, son of Mathew James Fair and Alice Edith May St. John. 
Death*Elizabeth "Betty" Woodward died on 31 December 1972 at age 50. 
Burial*She was buried in Sunderland Cemetery, Brock Twp., Ontario County, Ontario, Canada.

Family

Douglas Fair b. 24 November 1915, d. 28 April 2009
Child

Jay William Woodward

M, b. 1874, d. 22 April 1965
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited24 Jan 2018
Birth*Jay William Woodward was born in 1874. 
Marriage*He married Clara Mabelle Shier, daughter of Rev. Richard Shier and Maria Mable Ball, on 20 June 1923 in Allegan County, Michigan, United States.
Death*Jay William Woodward died on 22 April 1965 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. 

Family

Clara Mabelle Shier b. 18 April 1888, d. 12 July 1950

Norris Woodward

M, b. 1916
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited26 Feb 2017
Birth*Norris Woodward was born in 1916. 
Marriage*He married Margaret Bertha Baker, daughter of Arthur William Baker and Annie Evelyn St. John, in 1940. 

Family

Margaret Bertha Baker b. 1914

Ralph Woodward

M, b. 1915
FatherWilliam Delbert Woodward b. 29 Sep 1887, d. 1953
MotherHannah Mary ELIZABETH Miller b. 3 Jan 1887, d. 11 Jan 1919
Last Edited28 Oct 2018
Birth*Ralph Woodward was born in 1915 in Ontario, Canada. 
He was the son of William Delbert Woodward and Hannah Mary ELIZABETH Miller. 
(Witness) CensusRalph Woodward appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Thomas Woodward in Thorah Twp., Beaverton, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 

Thomas Woodward

M, b. 24 March 1857, d. 28 March 1936
Last Edited28 Oct 2018
Birth*Thomas Woodward was born on 24 March 1857 in Ontario, Canada. 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1921 in Thorah Twp., Beaverton, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 
Death*He died on 28 March 1936 in Ontario County, Ontario, Canada, at age 79. 

Family

Catherine Thompson b. 2 June 1863, d. 6 February 1928
Child

Wesley Woodward

M, b. 1913
FatherWilliam Delbert Woodward b. 29 Sep 1887, d. 1953
MotherHannah Mary ELIZABETH Miller b. 3 Jan 1887, d. 11 Jan 1919
Last Edited28 Oct 2018
Birth*Wesley Woodward was born in 1913 in Ontario, Canada. 
He was the son of William Delbert Woodward and Hannah Mary ELIZABETH Miller. 
(Witness) CensusWesley Woodward appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Thomas Woodward in Thorah Twp., Beaverton, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 

William Delbert Woodward

M, b. 29 September 1887, d. 1953
FatherThomas Woodward b. 24 Mar 1857, d. 28 Mar 1936
MotherCatherine Thompson b. 2 Jun 1863, d. 6 Feb 1928
ChartsDescendants of John Shier II (1792 - 1874) and Catherine Piper
Last Edited28 Oct 2018
Birth*William Delbert Woodward was born on 29 September 1887 in Brock Twp., Ontario County, Ontario, Canada.1 
He was the son of Thomas Woodward and Catherine Thompson. 
Marriage*William Delbert Woodward married Hannah Mary ELIZABETH Miller on 14 September 1910 in Brock Twp., Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 
(Witness) CensusWilliam Delbert Woodward appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Thomas Woodward in Thorah Twp., Beaverton, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 
Marriage*William Delbert Woodward married Hattie Belle Vallentyne, daughter of John B. Vallentyne and Hannah Jane Bauman, on 29 June 1921 in Thorah Twp., Beaverton, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 
Death*William Delbert Woodward died in 1953.

Family 1

Hannah Mary ELIZABETH Miller b. 3 January 1887, d. 11 January 1919
Children

Family 2

Hattie Belle Vallentyne b. 10 January 1886, d. 21 May 1953

Citations

  1. [S1] Ancestry.ca, online \Ancestry.ca\, Woodward Family Tree. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.ca.

Mary "Emma Woodworth

F, b. 21 December 1857
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited30 May 2017
Birth*Mary "Emma Woodworth was born on 21 December 1857 in Belmont, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. 
Married NameHer married name was Wilson. 
Marriage*She married Dr. James Delmage Wilson, son of William Wilson and Matilda Delmage. 
(Witness) CensusMary "Emma Woodworth appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Dr. James Delmage Wilson in Westminster Twp., London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. 

Family

Dr. James Delmage Wilson b. 8 November 1855, d. April 1926
Children

Ida Wilhelmina Wooldridge

F, b. 3 March 1911, d. 16 February 2003
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited9 Jan 2015
Married NameHer married name was Ross. 
Birth*Ida Wilhelmina Wooldridge was born on 3 March 1911. 
Marriage*She married George Nelson Ross, son of Charles E. Ross and Martha Jane Gibson, on 27 December 1932. 
Death*Ida Wilhelmina Wooldridge died on 16 February 2003 at age 91; Ida entered into rest at the Lakeview Manor Nursing Home in Beaverton, Ontario on Sunday Feb. 16, 2003 in her 92 year. Wife of the late George Ross and the late Clarence Tamblyn.
  Mother of Evelyn Burke of Lindsay and Charles Ross and wife Maie of Woodville. Sister of Norman Wooldridge of Lindsay and predeceased by brothers Frank and Howard and Sister Gertie Wooldridge and Viola Hawkins. Grandmother of 8 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
  Step mother of Marion and her husband Ed Mewett of Toronto, Alan Tamblyn and his wife Judy of Cameron, Mac Tamblyn and his wife Wilma and Norman Tamblyn both of Thunder Bay. Resting at the Stoddard Funeral Home, Lindsay, Ontario.
   Funeral Tuesday Feb. 18, 2003 at 3:p.m. spring internment at Smith's Cemetery, Woodville, Ontario. 
Burial*She was buried in Smith Cemetery, Eldon Twp., Woodville, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada. 

Family

George Nelson Ross b. 14 July 1898, d. 1 March 1951

Betty Wooley

F
ChartsDescendants of Nathaniel Shier (1817 - 1849) and Rachel Doupe (1819 - 1904)
Last Edited14 May 2018
Married Name As of 23 February 1921,her married name was Kennedy. 
Marriage*Betty Wooley married Robert William Kennedy, son of John Burns Kennedy and Mary Ann Burrell, on 23 February 1921 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. 

Family

Robert William Kennedy b. 19 February 1894
Children

Mabel L. Woon

F, b. 1891, d. 1986
Last Edited2 May 2013
Birth*Mabel L. Woon was born in 1891. 
Marriage*She married Cecil W. Phair, son of Thomas Phair and Ann Jane "Annie" Real, in 1916. 
Married Name As of 1916,her married name was Phair. 
Death*Mabel L. Woon died in 1986. 

Family

Cecil W. Phair b. 1888

Frederick Aaron Workman

M, b. 23 December 1874, d. 21 May 1955
ChartsDescendants of Corneil Benjamin Shier (1808 - 1893)
Descendants of Henry Shier 1777 - 1830 and Mary Corneil 1771 - 1861
Last Edited10 May 2019
Birth*Frederick Aaron Workman was born on 23 December 1874. 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1901 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. 
Marriage*He married Mary Ellen Shier, daughter of John Shier and Lucy Ruddy, on 19 June 1924 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.
Death*Frederick Aaron Workman died on 21 May 1955 at age 80. 
Burial*He was buried in St JOhns Norway Cemetery adn Crematorium, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.

Family

Mary Ellen Shier b. 29 December 1875, d. 27 February 1954

Helise Albertha (Bertha) Workman

F, b. 25 June 1871, d. 11 December 1920
FatherHugh Workman
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Descendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited3 Aug 2020
Birth*Helise Albertha (Bertha) Workman was born on 25 June 1871. 
She was the daughter of Hugh Workman. 
Marriage*Helise Albertha (Bertha) Workman married Dr. Daniel Webster Shier, son of Adam Shier and Maria Conway, on 3 July 1885 in Lindsay, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada.
Married Name As of 3 July 1885,her married name was Shier. 
Death*Helise Albertha (Bertha) Workman died on 11 December 1920 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada, at age 49.
Burial*She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. 

Family

Dr. Daniel Webster Shier b. 17 July 1868, d. 6 January 1934
Child

Hugh Workman

M
Last Edited8 May 2017

Family
Child

Eugenia Worswick

F, b. 2 September 1864, d. 22 October 1946
Eugenia Worswick-Speiran (1864 - 1946)
Ancestry.ca
FatherRobert Aspinall Worswick b. 1826, d. 25 Aug 1883
Last Edited15 Jan 2021
Name Variation Eugenia Worswick was also known as Jane Warswick. 
Birth*She was born on 2 September 1864 in Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of Robert Aspinall Worswick. 
Married Name As of 11 February 1884,her married name was Speiran. 
Marriage*Eugenia Worswick married James Speiran, son of John (James) Speiran and Mary Ruttle, on 11 February 1884 in Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada; Reg # 55615. 
Death*Eugenia Worswick died on 22 October 1946 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada, at age 82. 
Burial*She was buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.1 

Family

James Speiran b. 2 February 1829, d. 18 January 1906
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Ancestry.ca, online \Ancestry.ca\. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.ca.

Robert Aspinall Worswick

M, b. 1826, d. 25 August 1883
Last Edited23 Aug 2020
Birth*Robert Aspinall Worswick was born in 1826 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. 
Death*He died on 25 August 1883 in Carden Twp., Victoria County, Ontario, Canada. 

Family
Child

Rose Ann Worthner

F, b. 14 August 1960, d. 7 January 1961
Relationship3rd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited13 May 2018
Birth*Rose Ann Worthner was born on 14 August 1960 in Parry Sound, District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. 
Death*She died on 7 January 1961 in Hamilton, Hamilton Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.