Elizabeth Smith (April 1796 - Before 1881) - one of my 3x Great Grandmothers

Elizabeth Smith (April 1796 - Before 1881) - one of my 3x Great Grandmothers

Elizabeth Smith, one of my 3x great grandmothers was born April, 1796, at Osnabruck, Stormont County, Upper Canada.

Died before 1881, Finch, Stormont County, Ontario Canada.

She married Mathias Link, July 23, 1815 at Williamsburgh, Dundas County, Upper Canada.

1. Edward Kipp
2. Phyllis Margaret Link (b November 19, 1906) - Carievale, Saskatchewan (m Lorne Kipp)
3. Horace Lorenzo Link (b June 26, 1877) - Woodbury, Burford Twp., Brant County, Ontario Canada (m Margaret Allen)
4. William Henry Link (b July 19, 1850) - Newmarket, York Co., Canada West (m Mercy Ann Rathbun)
5. John Link (b 1816) - Lower Canada (m Mary Ann Abbs)
6. Elizabeth Smith (b April 1796) - Osnabruck, Stormont County, Upper Canada (m Mathias Link)
7. Peter Smith (b 1753) - New York (m Abigail Muchmore)

Sources:

William Henry Link (m Mercy Ann Rathbun Sept. 23, 1874, Brant County, Ontario Canada)
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.

1851 Canadian Census; Canada West, York County, East Gwillimbury Twp. Dist. No. 42, Sub-dist. 406, p. 81. LAC mf C-11761. 
1861 Canadian Census; Canada West, York County, East Gwillimbury Twp.; District No. 3,  p. 7. Henry 11.  LAC mf C-1087.
1871 Census of Canada. Brant South 15. 01 Burford a. P. 21. LAC mf # C-9914.
1881 Canadian Census; Ontario, Brant South, Burford Twp. District No. 159, Div. 6, p. 35.  LAC mf C-13263.
1891 Canadian Census: Ontario, Oxford South 105, Burford Twp. Div. No. 3. P. 11. LAC mf T-6360.

Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1932. MS935. Burford. Brant County. Feb. 26, 1899. Reg. # 004931. Pneumonia.

Find A Grave  www.findagrave.com. Burford Congregational Cemetery, Burford, Brant County, Ontario. FAG Memorial # 49974247. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 43.10061, Longitude: -80.42537.

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

John Link (m Mary Ann Abbs Cir 1840, Upper Canada)
On the 1851 and 1861 Census, John and family were living on the 3rd and 4th concession of East Gwillimbury Twp., York County, Ontario.  John Link was a supporter of the Episcopal Methodist Church at Queensville.

By 1862 they had moved to Blenheim Twp, Oxford County at Falkland, Ontario. The 1871 Census indicates that John was born in Lower Canada (Quebec), and was a weaver. He was of German descent and was unable to read or write. He was Methodist. Buried Christian Church Cemetery, Falkland, Ontario (no stone).

East Gwillimbury in the Nineteenth Century, by Gladys M. Rolling. Regional Library, Queensville, York Co., Ontario.

Ontario Land Records Index
Link, John  Gwillimbury E Twp W 1/2 lot 27 Con 2 lease Oct. 12, 1867
Record group cc series B3 vol 035 pg 464

Brock District Marriages, MS248, Reel 5, Record Group 8, Series 1-6-B, mf, p. 195, No. 154. (Brantford Public Library)

Ontario, Canada. Marriage Registers 1801-1944. Family History Library Microfilm 1030055.

1851 Canadian Census; Canada West, York County, East Gwillimbury Twp. Dist. No. 42, Sub-dist. 406, p. 81. LAC mf C-11761.
1861 Canadian Census; Canada West, York County, East Gwillimbury Twp. Part 3,  p. 30. LAC Mf C-1087.
1871 Census of Canada. Ontario. Oxford North 14.  Blenheim Div. 01  g.  P. 13. LAC mf C-9913.
1881 Census of Canada. Ontario. Oxford North 166. Blenheim. G 1. P. 15. LAC mf C-13268.
1891 Canadian Census. Ontario. Dist 48 Brant North. Blenheim. P. 27. LAC mf T-6325.

Christian Church Cemetery, Falkland, Ontario. No marker.  N 43.17889  W -80.44018.

Elizabeth Smith (m Mathis Link July 23, 1815 Williamsburgh, Dundas County, Upper Canada)
Married Anglican Church, Williamsburgh, Dundas County, Upper Canada.
Possibly born Charlottenburgh, Glengarry, Upper Canada

The Early Parish Registers of Matilda, Williamsburg and Osnabruck - Liber A; Anglican Archives, Ottawa, Ontario. Marriage #2332.

Peter Smith (m Abigail Muchmore Jan. 14, 1786, Williamstown, Glengarry County, Province of Quebec)