Mercy Ann Rathbun & William Henry Link - my Great Grandparents

142.  Mercy Ann Rathbun (Horace Rathbun ⁸, Mercy Ryder ⁷, Gideon ⁶, Jonathan ⁵, William ⁴, William ³, Samuel ², Samuel ¹) was born on Jul 13, 1856 in Brant Co., Canada West, died on Apr 26, 1930 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can, and was buried in Congregational Cem., Burford, Brant Co., ON, Can.

 

Notes: Marriage: September 23, 1874, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

After Henry died she moved to Woodstock for a while.

Burial: Congregational Cemetery, Burford, Ontario, Canada 

Sources:

Marriage: Woodstock Weekly Review, Oct. 2, 1874, p. 8, col. 1. Woodstock, Ontario 

1901 Canadian Census: Ontario, Oxford (South), Dist. 102, Burford, Subdist. A-1, p. 2, LAC mf T-6489.

Mercy Link  W  43  Jul 13 1857

Horace         S   23  Jun 26 1877   

Earnesr        S   22  Jul 24 1878

Arthur          S  19   May 6 1881

Arretha        D  13   Mar 6 1887

Gertie           D  11   Dec 26 1890

Pearl             D   8   Dec 15 1892

Letta             D   7   Jan 2 1894

Stella            D   4   Mar 19 1896 

1911 Canadian Census: Ontario, Brant (56), Burford (12), p. 3. LAC mf T-203??.

Mercy A Link         54    ON    Jul 1857  Methodist  Farmer lot 12 con 4

Pearl                       18    ON    Sep 1893

Letie                        16    ON    Jan 1895

Estella                     14    ON    Mar 1897

Eliza Rathburne       80    ON    Feb 1830 

Daily Sentinel Review, May 1, 1930, p. 17, col. 5. Woodstock, Ontario

Brantford Expositor, Apr. 30, 1930, p. 20, col. 5. (Brantford, Ontario) 

Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths - 1869-1932. MS935. Brant Co., 1930.  Registration No. 009362. 

Burford Congregational Cemetery, Burford, Ontario.  Tombstone N 43.10169 W-80.42735 

Mercy married William Henry Link, son of John Link and Mary Ann Abbs, on Sep 23, 1874 in Brant Co., ON, Can. William was born on Jul 19, 1850 in Newmarket, York Co., Canada West, died on Feb 26, 1899 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can, and was buried in Congregational Cem., Burford, Brant Co., ON, Can. 

Notes: They were married by Rev. H. Locke. In 1877 he was a butcher in Princeton, Ontario. They lived on and farmed on lots 12 and 18 concession 4 of Burford Twp. near Woodbury, Ontario. In 1891 he was on concession 5 lot 12 of Burford Twp. near Cathcart, Ontario. E. Methodist. He died at Woodbury, Ontario of pneumonia contracted while butchering. Buried Congregational Cemetery, Burford, Ontario. 

Sources:

1851 Canadian Census; Canada West, York County, East Gwillimbury Twp.

Dist. No. 42, Sub-dist. 406, p. 81. LAC mf C-11761. 

Henry 2. 

1861 Canadian Census; Canada West, York County, East Gwillimbury Twp.; District No. 3,  p. 7. Henry 11.  LAC mf C-1087. 

1871 Canadian Census; not located. 

1881 Canadian Census; Ontario, Brant South, Burford Twp. District No. 159,

Div. 6, p. 35.  NAC mf C-13263.

Link, Henry       31   Ont   E. Meth   English

Link, Mercy A   25   Ont   E. Meth

Link, Eliza V       5   Ont   E. Meth

Link, Horace L    3   Ont   E. Meth

Link, William E   1   Ont   E. Meth

1891 Canadian Census: Ontario, Oxford Co., Burford Twp., Dist. No. 105, Div. No. 3, p. 11, LAC mf T-6360.

                                 Born       FB        MB

Henry Link    40       Ont       Ont.       Eng   Meth   Butcher

Ann                34                    Ont       Ont.

Elisa               15                    Ont       Ont.

Horace L        13       Ont       Ont.

William          11       Ont       Ont.

Henry               9        Ont      Ont.

Mary                4        Ont      Ont.

Gertrude          1        Ont      Ont.

Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1932. MS935. Brant County. 1899. Reg. # 004931. Pneumonia. Burford Congregational Cemetery, Burford, Ontario.  Tombstone N 43.10169 W-80.42735 

Children from this marriage were:

  +    174   F         i.      Eliza Viola Link was born on Jun 11, 1875 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can and died on Apr 17, 1952.  

  +    175   M       ii.      Horace Lorenzo Link was born on Jun 26, 1877 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can, died on Aug 17, 1966 in Brantford, Brant Co., ON, Can, and was buried in Congregational Cem., Burford, Brant Co., ON, Can.  

  +    176   M      iii.     William Ernest Link was born on Jul 24, 1879 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can, died on Sep 26, 1934, and was buried in Burford, Brant Co., ON, Can.  

  +    177   M     iv.       Henry Arthur Link was born on May 6, 1881 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can and died on Jul 26, 1936.  

  +    178   F        v.      Mary Aretta Link was born on Mar 2, 1887 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can, died on Sep 28, 1942, and was buried in Burford, Brant Co., ON, Can.  

  +    179   F       vi.      Alberta Gertrude Link was born on Dec 26, 1889 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can, died on Apr 24, 1955, and was buried in Richwood, Blenheim Twp, ON, Can.  

  +    180   F      vii.      Annie Pearl Link was born on Sep 16, 1892 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can and died on Jun 17, 1985.  

  +    181   F     viii.      Maria Leata Link was born on Jan 2, 1895 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can and died on Nov 27, 1940.  

  +    182   F       ix.      Mary Estella Link was born on Mar 19, 1897 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can, died on Jul 1, 1953 in Paris, ON, Can, and was buried on Jul 3, 1953 in Pioneer Cemetery, Burford, ON, Can.