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     Isaiah Rusk was born on 8 October 1838 at Thurlow Twp., Cannifton, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 8 1836 per CemSearch. Date 1838 & location Cannifton, Hastings Co. per Death Reg'n. - age 64 at death Aug 31 1902. Date Oct 28 1839 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1835 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1839 & location Cda. per marriage register. per marriage reg'n. of dau. Nancy Jane Rusk & William E. Bell.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,11,9} He appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see Andrew Rusk.³ He lived on 1 May 1857 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S B569) show that Adam Henry Meyers sold 50 acres in the east half of the north half of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Josiah Rusk. ITS Date: May 1 1857. Reg'n. Date: Mar 24 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024)
Note: Says Josiah Rusk, but probably means Isiah Rusk, brother of James.¹² He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 26 at 1861 Census: see James Rusk (brother.)⁴ He lived on 28 October 1863 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage C238) show that James and Josiah Rusk too a mortgage on 100 acres in the north half of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. from Patrick Turley in the amount of $212. ITS Date: Oct 28 1863. Reg'n. Date: Oct 30 1863. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)¹² He lived on 26 June 1866 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Murray Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Maria Brenton. He married Anna Maria Brenton, daughter of Phillip Brenton and Ann Epplett, on 26 June 1866 at Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Isaiah Rusk; Age: 27; Res.: Murray Twp; Born: Cda; Parents: Andrew & Susannah Rusk; Bride: Maria Brenton; Age: 23; Res.: Marmora Twp; Born: England; Parents: Phillip & Ann Brenton; Date: Jun 26 1866; Place: Hastings Co; MF: 1030057 (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.ca)
Date Jun 26 1866 & location "Hastings, Ont." per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024. per marriage reg'n. of dau. Nancy Jane Rusk & William E. Bell.^1,10,11 Isaiah Rusk appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1871 Census: Rusk, Isiah, 34, b. Ont., Irish, WM, farmer, married; Maria, 29, b. England, English, WM, married; Susan, 5, b. Ont., Irish, WM, dau; Nancy, 3; ?Phillip?(m), 5/12 - Nov. (1871 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. e-2, pg. 24, line 6 - ancestry.ca.)⁷ He lived in November 1873 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Discharge F469) show that Patrick Turley discharged mortgage (C238) re 100 acres in the north half of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. with James Rusk & Isaiah Rusk. ITS Date: Nov 1873. Reg'n. Date: Dec 1 1873. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)¹² He lived on 19 November 1873 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage F467) show that Isaiah Rusk & wife took a mortgage on 50 acres in the north east quarter lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. from Thomas B. Wragg (Trustee) in the amount of $395. ITS Date: Nov 19 1873. Reg'n. Date: Nov 21 1873. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)¹² He lived on 1 October 1875 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage G889) show that Isaiah Rusk & wife took a mortgage on the north east quarter of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. from LOndon & Canadian L. & A. Co. Ltd. in the amount of $4,000. ITS Date: Oct 1 1875. Reg'n. Date: Oct 15 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)¹² He lived on 14 October 1875 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Discharge G890) show that Thomas B. Wragg (Executor) discharged mortgage (F467) on 50 acres in the north east quarter lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. with Isaiah Rusk. ITS Date: Oct 14 1875. Reg'n. Date: Oct 16 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)¹² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: Rusk, Isiah ,45, b. Ont., Irish, CM, farmer, married; Maria, 38, b. England, Eng., Meth., married; ?Susan?, 15, b. Ont., Meth., dau; ?Nancy Jane?, 13; Andrew, 11; ?? (f), 8; ?? (m), ?6; ?? (m), 4?; Frances A.(f), 1? (1881 Census: Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. f?, pg. 16, line 4 - ancestry.ca)(Note: Very faint, hard to make out names and numbers.)⁶ He appeared on the census of 26 April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1891 Census: Rusk, Isiah, 52, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Maria, 44, b. England, p.b. England, Meth., married; Susan, 24, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & England, Meth., dau., single; Andrew, 20; Robert, 16; James, 12; Maggie, 10; Maria, 8 (1891 Census: Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. ?a-1, pg. 25, line 13 - west 1/4 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He appeared on the census of 15 April 1901 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1901 Census: Rusk, Isaiah, 61, b. Ont. r. Oct 28 1839, Ger., Meth., farmer, married; Maria H., 59, b. Ont. r. Feb 8 1842, Eng., Meth., married; Robert A., 26, b. Ont. r. Jun 4 1874, Ger., Meth., farmer, son, single; James H., 24, b. Ont. r. Jun 9 1876, Ger., Meth., farm lab., son, single; Francis A.(m), 23, b. Ont. r. Aug 12 879, Ger., Meth., farm lab., son, single; Maggie C., 20, b. Ont. r. Jan 18 1880, Ger., dau., single; Beatricce M., 18, b. Ont. r. Nov 22 1882, dau., single (1901 Census: Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. h-1, pg. 10, line 20 - ancestry.ca.)⁸ He died on 31 August 1902 at Conc 2 Lot 6, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 63; Death Reg.'n#018422: Name: Isaiah Rusk; Date: Aug 31 1902; Age: 64y; Place: Conc 2, part lot 6, Percy Twp; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Born: Cannifton, Hastings Co; Cause: bronchitis; Phys.: N.D. Richards; Rel.: Meth; Inf.: E.A. ?Ceuvois?; Reg'd.: Sep 13 1902; Reg'r.: H.P. Hurlbut, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #018422-1902, ancestry.ca) Date Aug 31 1902 & location Percy Twp. per CemSearch.^2,13 He was buried on 2 September 1902 at Warkworth Cemetery, Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Isiah M. Rusk; Born: Oct 8 1836; Died: Aug 31 1902; Age: 65y; ID: WRKWTH0205; Other names: Rusk, Andrew Philip (1872-1897), Rusk, Anna Maria [Brenton] (1844-1922; Rusk, Emma Gertrude (1873-1881), Rusk, Frances Alma (1876-1938); Cemetery: Warkworth Cemetery, Conc 3, Lot 15, Percy Twp., Village of Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Sec 2 Row N Plot 12; Note: Died Percy Twp. Husband of Anna Maria Brenton. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=WRKWTH0205%5E4.)²

     Anna Maria Brenton was born on 8 February 1844 at Cornwall, England; Date Feb 8 1844 & location Cornwall, England per CemSearch. Date Feb 1844 & location England per Death Reg'n. Date 1844 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Feb 1844 & location England per 1911 Census. Date Feb 8 1842 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1847 & location England per 1891 Census. Date 1846 & location England per 1881 Census. Date 1842 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1843 & location England per mariage register - Isaiah Rusk. per marriage reg'n. of dau. Nancy Jane Rusk & William E. Bell.^{1,2,3,4,5,8,6,7,9,10} She married Isaiah Rusk, son of Andrew William Rusk and Susannah Black, on 26 June 1866 at Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Isaiah Rusk; Age: 27; Res.: Murray Twp; Born: Cda; Parents: Andrew & Susannah Rusk; Bride: Maria Brenton; Age: 23; Res.: Marmora Twp; Born: England; Parents: Phillip & Ann Brenton; Date: Jun 26 1866; Place: Hastings Co; MF: 1030057 (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.ca)
Date Jun 26 1866 & location "Hastings, Ont." per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024. per marriage reg'n. of dau. Nancy Jane Rusk & William E. Bell.^1,11,7 Anna Maria Brenton lived on 26 June 1866 at Marmora Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Residence Marmora Twp. per marriage register - Isaiah Rusk.⁷ As of 26 June 1866,her married name was Rusk.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1871 Census: see Isiah Rusk.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 35 & location England per 1881 Census.⁴ She appeared on the census of 26 April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1891 Census: see Isiah Rusk.³ She appeared on the census of 15 April 1901 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1901 Census: see Isaiah Rusk.⁶ She appeared on the census of 5 June 1911 at Bruton St., Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1911 Census: Rusk, Maria, 67, b. England Feb 1844, immig. 1846?, Eng., Meth., on income, widow; Beatrice, 28, b. Ont. Nov 1882, Eng., Meth., dress maker at home, dau., single; Annle(f), 7, b. Ont. Mar 1904, Eng., Meth., grand-daughter (1911 Census: Port Hope, Durham Co., dist. 64, sub-dist. 8, pg. 4, line 1 - Bruton St. - ancestry.ca.)¹⁰ She appeared on the census of 9 June 1921 at 125 Ward St., Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Age 77 at 1921 Census: Rusk, Maria Annie, 77, b. Ont., p.b. England, Eng., Meth., widow; Pidgeon, William, 40, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., son-in-law, worker in brother's lace factory, married; Beatrice, 38, b. Ont., p.b. England & Ont., Eng., Meth., daughter, married; Milan Ellis(m), 4, b. Ont., Eng., Meth., grandson; Andrew Phillip, 3, grandson; Bell, Anna, 17, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Irish, student, grand-daughter, single (1921 Census: Port Hope, Durham Co., dist. 74, sub-dist. 24, pg. 11, line 22 - ancestry.ca.)⁸ She died on 20 December 1922 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario, at age 78; Death Reg'n.#023800: Name: Anna Maria Rusk; Date: Sep 20 1922; Age: 78y 10m; Res.: Ward St., Port Hope; Born: Cornwall, England per Feb 8 1844; Status: widow; Parents: Phillip Brenton & Nancy Epplett, both born England; Inf.: J.C. George, Port Hope, no rel; Burial: Warkworth, Dec 22 1922; Und.: George & Son, Port Hope; Cause: bronchial pneumonia, 7d; Phys.: Dr. H. W. Benson, Port Hope; Reg'd.: Dec 21 1922; Reg'r.: J.W. Sanders, Port Hope, Durham Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #023800-1922, ancestry.ca)


Date Dec 20 1922 & location Port Hope per CemSearch.^2,12 She was buried on 22 December 1922 at Warkworth Cemetery, Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Anna Maria Rusk; Maiden: Brenton; Born: Feb 8 1844; Died: Dec 20 1922; Age: - ; ID: WRKWTH0205; Other names: Rusk, Andrew Philip (1872-1897), Rusk, Isiah M. (1836-1902; Rusk, Emma Gertrude (1873-1881), Rusk, Frances Alma (1876-1938); Cemetery: Warkworth Cemetery, Conc 3, Lot 15, Percy Twp., Village of Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Sec 2 Row N Plot 12; Note: Born Cornwall, Eng. Died Port Hope. Daughter of Philip Brenton and Nancy Epplet. Wife of Isiah M. Rusk. Mother of Andrew P., James Henry (Florence H. Marakle), Frances Alma, Margaret, Emma Gertrude and Maria Beatrice. Info from birth, death reg's. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=WRKWTH0205%5E0) (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=WRKWTH0205%5E4.)²

     Florence Bell was born on 13 November 1893 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#022522: Name: Florence Bell; Date: Nov 13 1893; Parents: Wm. E. Bell & Nancy Rusk; Inf; W. E. Bell, lab., Wooler; Reg'd.: Dec 5 1893; Phys.: Dr. McAuley; Reg'r.: T. R. Garratt, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #022522-1893, ancestry.ca)
Date Nov 13 1893 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^1,3 She appeared on the census of 4 April 1901 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1901 Census: see William Bell.¹

     Herbert Bell was born on 19 April 1898 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Apr 19 1898 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 4 April 1901 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see William Bell.¹

     W. Earl Bell was born on 17 December 1899 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Dec 17 1899 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 4 April 1901 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1901 Census: see William Bell.¹

     Andrew William Rusk was born on 4 February 1796 at Hope Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Baptism Date Feb 9 1796 in Camden East Twp. per Loyalist List. Date 1798 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Feb 4 1796 & location Hope Twp. per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.^1,2,3 He was baptized on 9 February 1796 at Camden East Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; "Andrew of Camden East, bapt. 9 Feb 1796. OC 4 Feb 1836." per Loyalist List.³ He married Susannah Black circa 1828 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.^1,2 Andrew William Rusk lived on 4 February 1836 at Camden East Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; "Andrew of Camden East, bapt. 9 Feb 1796. OC 4 Feb 1836." per Loyalist List.³ He appeared on the census of 1842 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Andrew Rusk, blacksmith, total 9 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)
Note: This record in 1842 is the earliest appearance of the name Rusk in Murray Township according to the Newcastle District Census and Assessment Records. (Dan Buchanan, July 5 2024.)^2,4 He appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc 6, Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Andrew Rusk, non-prop., farmer, Conc 6, lot 11 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)^2,4 He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc 6, Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Andrew Rusk, non-prop., total 11 persons, Conc 6, lot 11 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)^2,4 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 53 at 1851 Census: Rusk, Andrew, 53, b. Cda., Pres., Blacksmith, married; Susan, 41, b. Ireland, WM, married; James, 22, b. Cda., WM, lab., single; Mary, 20, b. Cda., WM, single; Isiah, 15, b. Cda., WM, lab., single; Robert, 13; Elizabeth, 11; John, 9; Amanda, 7; Matura, 5; Lorenzo, 3 (1851 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 128 of 172, line 5, ancestry.ca.)² He lived circa January 1861 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1861 Agricultural Census: Andrew Rusk, Conc 6, Lot 11, north half, 100 acres (1861 Agricultural Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 248 of 899, line 3 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He died before April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Andrew and Susanna Rusk are not with their kids in the 1861 Census. Date 1861 per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024. Date 1871 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of MichaelPerry1957 on ancestry.ca, Jul 6 2024.^1,5

     Susannah Black was born in 1813 at Ireland; Date 1809 & location England per Death Reg'n. Date 1813 & location Ireland per 1881 Census. Date 1808 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1810 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. Date 1813 & location Ireland per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.^1,2,4,3,5 She married Andrew William Rusk, son of Andrew William Rusk and Elizabeth Smith, circa 1828 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.^1,2 As of circa 1828,her married name was Rusk.¹ Susannah Black appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 41 at 1851 Census: see Andrew Rusk.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1871 Census: see James Rusk (son.)³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1881 Census: see James Rusk (son.)⁵ She died on 25 March 1883 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#011376: Name: Susan Rusk; Date: Mar 25 1883; Age: 74; Status: widow; Born: England; Phys.: J.A. Stevenson; Inf.: W. H. Peake; Reg'd.: Apr 10 1883; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: T. R. Garratt, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #011376-1883, ancestry.ca)
Date Mar 25 1883 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.
Note: Neither Andrew or Susannah Rusk are with their children in the 1861 Census. Are they elsewhere or deceased? (Dan Buchanan, Jul 3 2024.)^1,6,7

     Andrew William Rusk was born on 8 February 1743 at Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹ He "Canadian Immigration Records: Name: Andrew Rusk; Year of Record: 1780; Source/Event: War Office Records: Monthly Return of Loyalists coming in from the Colonies to Lower Canada; Comments: from Saratoga; Reference: National Archives of Canada: Microfilm Reel No. B-2867 (MG 11 W.O. 28/10), page 80" Canadian Immigration Records, Part One, ancestry.ca. in 1780 at Province of Quebec.² He lived in 1785 at Fredericksburgh Twp., Eastern Dist., Province of Quebec; Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-19001: Name: Andrew Rusk; Event: Living: Year: 1785; Place: Fredericksburgh Township, Province     Ontario; Source: Norman K. Crowder, Early Ontario Settlers, A Source Book, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1993. Volume/Page: 111. Note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occured." Canadian Genealogy Index, ancestry.ca.² He married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Ralph Smith and Mary Weeks, on 1 March 1790 at Fredericksburgh Twp., Eastern Dist., Province of Quebec; "Andrew Rusk of the third township of Catarakwa, called Fredericksburg, Bachelor, and Elizabeth Cook of the same Township, widow, were married in this Church by Banns this first day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety, by one John Langhorn, MIssionary. This Marriage was solemnized between us, Andrew Rusk (X his mark) and Elizabeth Cook (X her mark), in the presence of us, Adam Bowen, Gilbert Harris, Jacob Carpenter" this image was copied from the family tree of casa1947 on ancestry.ca, Jul 6 2024.


"m. Elizabeth Cook 1 Mar 1790" per Loyalist List.^1,3,4 Andrew William Rusk "To his Excellency the Right Honourable Guy Lord Dorchester, Captain General & Commander in Chief of he Colonies of Quebec, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick & their Dependencies, Vice Admiral of the same, Captain General & Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's forces in said Colonies and in the Island of Newfound Land etc. etc. ...
The Memorial of Adnrew Rusk, a private in the King's Rangers, Humbly Sheweth.. That your Lordship;s Memorialist, having already drawn his proportion of land agreeable to his Majesty's Instructions, humbly prays that your Lordship's Bounty of two hundred acres may be assigned him in the 11th township .. And your Memorialist as in duty bound will ever pray. Andrew Rusk. Kingston, March 9th, 1790. To his Excellency Lord Dorchester, Governor & Commander in Chief, etc. ... In Council, Quebec." Crown Land Petition document copied from family tree of MichaelPerry1957 on ancestry.ca, Jul 6 2024. on 9 March 1790 at Kingston, Province of Quebec.¹ He "Rusk, Andrew. He was a soldier in the King's Rangers. Claim, undated, for three bullocks. Note: Rejected because too trifling & claimant gives no account of himself. (13/81/338)" Americal (Loyalist) Migrations, 1765-1799, New York, pg. 330 (Pg. 346 of 948), ancestry.ca. circa 1792 at Upper Canada.² He Canadian Immigration Records: Name: Andrew Rusk; Year of Record: 1782-83; Reference: Transcribed from original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: RG 19, vol. 4447, file 36; Source/Event: Memorandum -- of the names of the whole 245 Persons of the King's Rangers -- collected from the Muster Rolls and paylists of Maj. Rogers's, Capn. Pritchards and Capn. Ruiters Co. in the years 1782-83. Signed 6 Jan 1802." Canadian Immigration Records, Part Two, ancestry.ca. in 1792 at Upper Canada.² He "Rush, Andrew of Ernestown and Camden East, m. Elizabeth Cook 1 Mar 1790. Samantha, bapt. 29 June 1791; m. Hammell Maden of Ernestown. OC 6 February 1823. Sarah, bapt. 22 Jan 1799; m. John Sansburn of Camden E. OC 4 Feb 1836. Andrew of Camden East, bapt. 9 Feb 1796. OC 4 Feb 1836. Elizabeth, bapt. 22 Jan 1793; m. David Johnston of Ernestown 17 Apr 1821 OC 4 July 1833." The Loyalists in Ontario, pg., 271 (pg. 279 of 420, ancestry.ca. circa 1793 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada.³ He died in 1798 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹

     Elizabeth Smith was born on 9 May 1756 at South Cerney, Gloucestershire, England; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹ As of 1 July 1771,her married name was Cook.¹ She married John Cook on 1 July 1771 at East Leach Martin, England; per family tree of denev19 on ancestry.ca, Jul 6 2024.¹ Elizabeth Smith married Andrew William Rusk, son of Andrew A. Rusk and Rebecca Cook, on 1 March 1790 at Fredericksburgh Twp., Eastern Dist., Province of Quebec; "Andrew Rusk of the third township of Catarakwa, called Fredericksburg, Bachelor, and Elizabeth Cook of the same Township, widow, were married in this Church by Banns this first day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety, by one John Langhorn, MIssionary. This Marriage was solemnized between us, Andrew Rusk (X his mark) and Elizabeth Cook (X her mark), in the presence of us, Adam Bowen, Gilbert Harris, Jacob Carpenter" this image was copied from the family tree of casa1947 on ancestry.ca, Jul 6 2024.


"m. Elizabeth Cook 1 Mar 1790" per Loyalist List.^1,3,2 As of 1 March 1790,her married name was Rusk.¹ Elizabeth Smith died in 1870 at St. Mary's, Blanchards Hill, Leeds Co., Ontario; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹

     Susan Rusk was born on 24 April 1867 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Apr 24 1867 per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see Isiah Rusk.³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 15? at 1881 Census: see Isiah Rusk.⁴ She appeared on the census of 26 April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1891 Census: see Isiah Rusk.² As of 29 July 1896,her married name was Haw.¹ She married William Haw on 29 July 1896 at Hope Twp., Canton, Durham Co., Ontario; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹ Susan Rusk died on 4 February 1926 at Durham Co., Ontario, at age 58; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹

     William Haw was born on 5 October 1863 at Hope Twp., Dale, Durham Co., Canada West; Son Andrew Earl Haw born in "Dale, Hope Twp., Durham Ont." per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹ He married Susan Rusk, daughter of Isaiah Rusk and Anna Maria Brenton, on 29 July 1896 at Hope Twp., Canton, Durham Co., Ontario; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹ William Haw died on 5 February 1931 at Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 67; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹

     Henry James Rusk was born on 9 June 1876 at Seymour Twp., Percy Boom, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1876 per Memorial. Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jun 9 1876 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1874? & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1875 & location Murray Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Florence Helena Marakle. Date Jun 9 1876 & location Percy Boom per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024. Date Jun 2 1877 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of b260266 on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2024.^{1,2,3,7,4,5,6} He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 4? at 1881 Census: see Isiah Rusk.⁷ He appeared on the census of 26 April 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1891 Census: see Isiah Rusk.³ He appeared on the census of 15 April 1901 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1901 Census: see Isaiah Rusk.⁴ He lived on 20 November 1904 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Residence Hope Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Florence Helena Marakle.⁵ He married Florence Helena Marakle, daughter of George Marakle and Hester Ann Harnden, on 20 November 1904 at Hamilton Twp., Baltimore, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013659: Groom: Henry James Rusk; Age: 29; Res.: Hope Twp; Born: Murray Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: Isaac Rusk & Maria Brenton; Bride: Florence H. Marakle; Age: 20; Res.: Hope Twp; Born: Michigan; Status: spinster; Parents: George Marakle & Ester Ann Harnden; Wit.: M.G? Nicle, Baltimore & Mary Garner, Baltimore; Date: Nov 20 1904; Place: Baltimore, Hamilton Twp; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: George Nickle, by license; Reg'd.: Dec 1 1904; Reg'r.: J.D. ?Clements?, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013659-1904, ancestry.ca.)^2,8 Henry James Rusk appeared on the census of 9 June 1921 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1921 Census: Rusk, Henry James, 45, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & England, Irish, Meth., farmer, married; Florence Helena, 37, b. US, p.b. Ont., immig. 1898 - NA, Eng., Meth., married; Florence Beatrice, 15, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & US, Irish, Meth., student, dau; Elwood Thomas, 12, student; Haw, Henry, 18, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., lodger, Eng., Meth., lab., single (1921 Census: Hope Twp., Durham Co., dist. 74, sub-dist. 15, pg. 13, line 31 - ancestry.ca.)² He died on 30 March 1962 at Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 85; Date 1962 per Memorial. Date Mar 30 1962 & location Port Hope per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.^1,6 He was buried on 2 April 1962 at Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) RUSK; Henry J. Rusk; 1876 - 1962; His Wife; Florence H. Marakle; 1883 - 1952; George Marakle; 1839 - 1923; His Wife; Ester A. Harnden; 1842 - 1909 (Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., image from CemSearch, Oct 26 2024.)⁶

     Florence Helena Marakle was born in 1883 at Michigan, U.S.A; Date 1883 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1884 & location US per 1921 Census. Date 1884 & location Michigan per marriage reg'n. - Henry James Rusk.^1,2,4,3 As of 20 November 1904,her married name was Rusk.¹ She married Henry James Rusk, son of Isaiah Rusk and Anna Maria Brenton, on 20 November 1904 at Hamilton Twp., Baltimore, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013659: Groom: Henry James Rusk; Age: 29; Res.: Hope Twp; Born: Murray Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: Isaac Rusk & Maria Brenton; Bride: Florence H. Marakle; Age: 20; Res.: Hope Twp; Born: Michigan; Status: spinster; Parents: George Marakle & Ester Ann Harnden; Wit.: M.G? Nicle, Baltimore & Mary Garner, Baltimore; Date: Nov 20 1904; Place: Baltimore, Hamilton Twp; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: George Nickle, by license; Reg'd.: Dec 1 1904; Reg'r.: J.D. ?Clements?, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013659-1904, ancestry.ca.)^1,5 Florence Helena Marakle appeared on the census of 9 June 1921 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1921 Census: see Henry James Rusk.¹ She was buried in 1952 at Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) RUSK; Henry J. Rusk; 1876 - 1962; His Wife; Florence H. Marakle; 1883 - 1952; George Marakle; 1839 - 1923; His Wife; Ester A. Harnden; 1842 - 1909 (Welcome United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Northumberland Co., image from CemSearch, Oct 26 2024)
CemSearch: Name: Florence Helena Rusk; Maiden: Marakle; Born: 1883; Died: Nov 8 1952; Age: 69y; ID: WELCUNB2243; Other names: Marakle, Esther Ann [Harnden] (1842-1909), Rusk, George (1839-1923), Rusk, Henry James (1876-1962); Cemeter: Welcome United Church Cemetery, Conc 2, Lot 11, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Sec B2 row 02 Plot 243; Note: Died Port Hope. Wife of Henry. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=WELCUNB2243%5E2.)^3,4 She died in 1952 at Ontario; Date 1952 per Memorial & CemSearch.^4,3

     Florence Beatrice Rusk was born on 12 July 1906 at Hope Twp., Port Britain, Durham Co., Ontario; Date 1906 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jul 12 1906 & location Port Britain per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 9 June 1921 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1921 Census: see Henry James Rusk.¹ As of 14 December 1934,her married name was Hallowell.² She married Allan Sidney Hallowell on 14 December 1934 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.² Florence Beatrice Rusk died on 17 October 1980 at age 74; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.²

     Elwood Thomas Henry Rusk was born on 29 January 1909 at Dyrham Co., Ontario; Date 1909 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jan 20 1909 & location Durham Co. per family tree of MillingtonBranch on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2024.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 9 June 1921 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1921 Census: see Henry James Rusk.¹ He died on 25 September 1995 at Kingman Twp., Mohave Co., Arisona, U.S.A., at age 86; per family tree of MillingtonBranch on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2024.²

     Allan Sidney Hallowell was born circa 1906 at Starkville, Ontario; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹ He married Florence Beatrice Rusk, daughter of Henry James Rusk and Florence Helena Marakle, on 14 December 1934 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹ Allan Sidney Hallowell died on 2 January 1988; per family tree of Claude Haw on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2024.¹

     James Rusk was born in 1829 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1828 & location Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. per Death Reg'n. Date 1832 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1831 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1829 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.
Note: Birth place is said to be Murray Twp. per his death reg'n. but census and assessment records show the first appearance in Murray of Andrew Rusk was in 1842. (Dan Buchanan, Jul 5 2024.)^1,2,3,4,5 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1851 Census: see Andrew Rusk.¹ He lived on 1 May 1857 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S B568) show that Adam Henry Meyers sold 50 acres in the west half of the north half of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to James Rusk. ITS Date: May 1 1857. Reg'n. Date: Mar 24 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 30 at 1861 Census: Rusk, James, 30, b. UC, WM, lab., single; Isaiah, 26, b. UC, WM, lab., single; Eliza, 19, b. UC, WM, single; John, 17; Matura J., 15; Lorenzo, 11; Sarah A., 8; Robert, 23, b. UC, EM, miller, married; Susanna, 23, b. UC, WM, married (1861 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 36 at 899, line 1 - ancestry.ca.)² He lived on 28 October 1863 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage C238) show that James and Josiah Rusk took a mortgage on 100 acres in the north half of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. from Patrick Turley in the amount of $212. ITS Date: Oct 28 1863. Reg'n. Date: Oct 30 1863. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1871 Census: Rusk, James, 40, b. Ont., Irish, EM, farmer, single; Susanna, 63, b. Ireland, Irish, EM, widow; Mary Ann, 30, b. Ont., Irish, EM, widow; Eliza, 26, b. Ont., Irish, WM, single; John, 28, b. Ont., Irish, WM, farmer, single; Sarah, 19, b. Ont., Irish, EM, single; Lorenzo, 28, b. Ont., Irish, WM, single; Tobado, George, 7, b. Ont., Irish, WM (1871 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. e-2, pg. 23, line 18 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Isiah Rusk is next. Henry Murney above.⁴ He lived in November 1873 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Discharge F469) show that Patrick Turley discharged mortgage (C238) re 100 acres in the north half of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. with James Rusk & Isaiah Rusk. ITS Date: Nov 1873. Reg'n. Date: Dec 1 1873. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)⁶ He lived on 19 November 1873 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage F468) show that James Rusk took a mortgage on 50 acres in the north west quarter of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. from Thomas B. Wragg (Trustee). ITS Date: Nov 19 1873. Reg'n. Date: Nov 21 1873. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)⁶ He lived on 5 October 1878 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Discharge K1793) show that Thomas B. Wragg (Executor to the estate of the late James Cumming) discharged mortgage (F468) on 50 acres in the north east quarter lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. with James Rusl. ITS Date: Oct 5 1878. Reg'n. Date: Oct 25 1878. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 181 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)⁶ He lived on 19 June 1880 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage L2349) show that Robert A. Rusk & wife took a mortgage on "the same" of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. from James Rusk in the amount of $2375. ITS Date: Jun 19 1880. Reg'n. Date: Jul 8 1880. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 182 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)⁶ He lived on 19 June 1880 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant L2348) show that James Rusk sold 50 acres in the north east quarter of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert A. Rusk for $2,500. ITS Date: Jun 19 1880. Reg'n. Date: Jul 8 1880. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 182 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1881 Census: Rusk, James, 49, b. Ont., Irish, CM, farmer, single; Susan, 68, b. Ireland, Irish, CM, widow; Eliza, 37, b. Ont., Irish, CM, single; Robert, 40, b. Ont., Irish, EM, farmer, married; Susanna, 38, b. Ont., Ger., EM, married; Francis D.(f), 5 (1881 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. e, pg. 15, line 13 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Robert is below with the same surname, but a different household number, so will do them separately. (Dan Buhanan, Jul 5 2024.)⁵ He lived on 16 January 1886 at Conc 6 Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage L3721) show that James Rusk took a mortgage on the north half of lot 11, conc 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. from William H. Cotter in the amount of $209, "given as collateral security". ITS Date: Jan 16 1886. Reg'n. Date: Jan 20 1886. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 010, pg. 182 of 319, page colied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 4 2024.)⁶ He died on 6 December 1900 at Conc 6 Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#019014: Name: James Rusk; Date: Dec 6 1900; Age: 72; Res.: Conc 6, Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Born: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Status: single; Occ.: farmer; Cause: rupture, 11m; Phys.: Dr. Simmons; Rel.: Meth; Inf.: B.B. Ostrom; Reg'd.: Dec 8 1900; Reg'r.: Wm. Little, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #019014-1900, ancestry.ca.)⁷

     Mary Ann Rusk was born in 1831 at Upper Canada; Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1831 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see Andrew Rusk.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1871 Census: see James Rusk (brother.)² As of circa 1872,her married name was Tobodo.³ She married Francis Tobodo circa 1872 at Ontario; per family tree of Michael Lobb on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2024.³

     Frances Elizabeth "Eliza" Rusk was born on 26 March 1841 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1844 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1842 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1840 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1844 & location Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. per marriage reg'n. - Orra Seeley. Date Mar 26 1841 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of Michael Lobb on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2024.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see Andrew Rusk.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1861 Census: see James Rusk (brother.)² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1871 Census: see James Rusl (brother.)⁴ She lived in April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1881 Census: see James Rusk (brother.)⁵ She lived on 21 May 1902 at Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Robert Allan Rusk & Mary Elizabeth Davey.³ As of 11 September 1906,her married name was Seeley.³ She lived on 11 September 1906 at Huntingdon Twp., Ivanhoe, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Ivanhoe per marriage reg'n. - Orra Seeley.³ She married Horace "Orra" Seeley, son of Levi Seeley and Abigail Reid, on 11 September 1906 at Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010006: Groom: Orra Seeley; Age: 62; Res.: Ivanhoe; Born: Rawdon Twp; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Levi Seeley & Abigail Reid; Bride: Frances Eliza Rusk; Age: 62; Res.: Ivanhoe; Born: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Status: spinster; Parents: Andrew Rusk & Susan Black; Wit.: Mrs. Ross & Ruth Ross, Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co; Date: Sep 11 1906; Place: "Near Huntingdon" (Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co.); Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. G.E. Ross; Reg'd.: Sep 19 1906; Reg'r.: James Haggarty, Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010006-1906, ancestry.ca.)⁷ Frances Elizabeth "Eliza" Rusk died on 26 January 1911 at Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 69; per family tree of Michael Lobb on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2024.⁶

     John Rusk was born in 1842 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1844 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1842 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see Andrew Rusk.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1861 Census: see James Rusk (brother.)² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1871 Census: see James Rusk (brother.)³

     Almeda Alice Rusk was born on 25 March 1844 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Mar 25 1844 per CemSearch. Date Nov 1844 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 72y 1m at death Dec 1 1916. Date Mar 25 1844 & location Murray Twp. per Baptism Record. Date 1844 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,4 She was baptized on 19 April 1851 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Baptism: Name: Aloneda Rusk; Baptism Date: Apr 19 1851; Baptism Place: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Birth Date: Mar 25 1844; Parents: Andrew & Susan Rusk both born Murray Twp; Minister: Rev. Wm. Coleman; Ref.: Vol. 1, Pg. 522, Murray Twp., Newcastle Dist. - downloaded from (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/genealogy/wm-r_83.htm.) She appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1851 Census: see Andrew Rusk.¹ As of 21 December 1863,her married name was Scott.² She married Charles Emery Scott, son of Isaac Scott and Rachael Acker, on 21 December 1863 at Hastings Co., Canada West; per CemSearch. Date Dec 21 1863 & location Hastings Co. per family tree of Meaghan Ketcheson on ancestry.ca, Jul 5 2024.^2,3 Almeda Alice Rusk died on 1 December 1916 at Conc 6 Lot 18, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 72; Death Reg'n.#016120: Name: Alice Almeda Scott; Date ;Dec 1 1916; Age: 72y 1m; Res.: Conc 6, Lot 18, Sidney Twp; Born: Murray Twp; Status: widow; Occ.: lady; Parents: Andrew Rusk & ? Black; Cause: senile decay, general debility, 2y, heart failure, 3d; Phy.: J. A. Simmons; Inf.: Mrs. Scott, Frankford; Reg'd.: Dec 1 1916; Reg'r.: A.M. Chapman, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #016120-1916, ancestry.ca)
Date Dec 1 1916 per CemSearch.^2,5 She was buried on 3 December 1916 at Sines Burying Ground Cemetery, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Almeda Scott; Maiden: Rush; Born: Mar 25 1844; Died: Dec 1 1916; ID: HASY19ST0095; Other names: Scott, Charles (1829-1915); Cemetery: Sines Burying Ground Cemetery, Conc 6, Lot 24, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Sec NOTE, Plot 0029; Note: (centre section) (site E) stone. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=HASY19ST0095%5E1.)²

     Lorenzo Rusk was born on 11 May 1849 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1850 & locaiton Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. per marriage reg'n. - Eliza Knox. Date May 11 1849 & location Murray per family tree of Michael Lobb on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2024.^1,2,3,4,5 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Andrew Rusk.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see James Rusk (brother.)² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1871 Census: see James Rusk (brother.)⁴ He lived on 24 December 1881 at Marmora, Hastings Co., Ontario; Resdence Marmora per marriage reg'n. - Eliza Knox.³ He married Eliza Knox, daughter of William Knox and Isabella ?, on 24 December 1881 at Marmora, Hastings C, Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004245: Groom: Lorenzo Rusk; Age: 31; Res.: Marmora; Born: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Status: widower; Occ.: lab; Parents: Andrew & Susan Rusk; Bride: Eliza Knox; Age: 29; Res.: Marmora; Born: Paisely; Status: spinster; Parents: William & Isabella Knox; Wit.: William & Elizabeth Knox, Marmora; Date: Dec 24 1881; Place: Marmora; Rel.: CM; Performed by: Samuel McCauley, CM Minister; Reg'r.: William Phillips, Marmora & Lake Twp., Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004245-1881, ancestry.ca.)⁶ Lorenzo Rusk died on 27 August 1910 at age 61; per family tree of Michael Lobb on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2024.

     Sarah Emma Rusk was born in 1853 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1852 & location Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. per marriage reg'n. - Thomas Nugent.^1,2,5,4,6 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see James Rusk (brother.)¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see James Rusk (brother.)⁵ As of 20 February 1878,her married name was Campbell.³ She married Robert Campbell, son of Alexander Campbell and M. ?, on 20 February 1878 at Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of MichaelPerry1957 on ancestry.ca, Jul 6 2024.³ Sarah Emma Rusk appeared on the census of April 1881 at Limerick & Cashel Twp.'s, Hastings North Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1881 Census: see Robert Campbell.⁴ She appeared on the census of 14 April 1891 at Limerick Twp., Hastings North Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1891 Census: see Robert Campbell.⁶ She lived on 27 July 1895 at Limerick Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband Robert Campbell.⁷ She lived on 3 October 1898 at Limerick Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Limerick Twp., Hastings Co. per marriage reg'n. - Thomas Nugent.² As of 3 October 1898,her married name was Nugent.² She married Thomas Nugent, son of Patrick Nugent and Jane Strachan, on 3 October 1898 at Marmora & Lake Twp., Marmora, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006914: Groom: Thomas Nugent; Age: 43; Res.: Wallaston Twp., Hastings Co; Born: Armagh Co., Ireland; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Patrick Nugent & Jane Strachan; Bride: Sarah E. Campbell; Age: 46; Res.: Limerick Twp., Hastings Co; Born: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Status: widow; Parents: Andrew Rusk & Susanna Black; Wit.: J.W. Pearse & W. Golding, Marmora; Date: Oct 3 1898; Place: Marmora; Rel.: CE & Meth; Performed by: Rev. C.M. Harris; Reg'd.: Oct 4 1898; Reg'r.: Henry M. Jones, MD, Marmora, Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006914-1898, anccestry.ca.)⁸ Sarah Emma Rusk died on 9 October 1919 at Whitby, Ontario Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#024002: Name: Sarah E. Nugent; Date: Oct 9 1919; Age: 67y; Res.: Whitby; Born: Ont; Burial: Groveside Cemetery, Whitby; Status: married; Parents: M. Rusk & Emma Black; Cause: old age & diabetes, 2y, cerebral hemorhage, paralytic stroke, 18h; Phys.: Dr. C. L. McGilivary, Whitby; Inf.: Thomas Nugent, Whitby P.O; Reg'd.: Oct. 10 1919; Reg'r.: Joseph White, Whitby (Ontario Death Registration, #024002-1919, ancestry.ca.)⁹ She was buried on 11 October 1919 at Groveside Cemetery, Whitby, Ontario Co., Ontario; Date of Death Oct 9 1919 & location of Cemetery, Groveside, Whitby per Death Reg'n.⁷

     Thomas Nugent was born in 1844 at Armagh Co., Ireland; Date 1844 & location Armagh Co., Ireland per marriage reg'n. - Thomas Nugent.¹ He lived on 3 October 1898 at Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co. per marriage reg'n. - Sarah E. (Rusk) Campbell.¹ He married Sarah Emma Rusk, daughter of Andrew William Rusk and Susannah Black, on 3 October 1898 at Marmora & Lake Twp., Marmora, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006914: Groom: Thomas Nugent; Age: 43; Res.: Wallaston Twp., Hastings Co; Born: Armagh Co., Ireland; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Patrick Nugent & Jane Strachan; Bride: Sarah E. Campbell; Age: 46; Res.: Limerick Twp., Hastings Co; Born: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Status: widow; Parents: Andrew Rusk & Susanna Black; Wit.: J.W. Pearse & W. Golding, Marmora; Date: Oct 3 1898; Place: Marmora; Rel.: CE & Meth; Performed by: Rev. C.M. Harris; Reg'd.: Oct 4 1898; Reg'r.: Henry M. Jones, MD, Marmora, Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006914-1898, anccestry.ca.)² Thomas Nugent lived on 10 October 1919 at Whitby, Ontario Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his wife Sarah Emma (Campbell, Rusk) Nugent.³

     Patrick Nugent was born circa 1815 at Ireland; per marriage reg'n; of son Thomas Nugent & Sarah E. (Rusk) Campbell.¹ He married Jane Strachan circa 1840; per marriage reg'n; of son Thomas Nugent & Sarah E. (Rusk) Campbell.¹

     Jane Strachan was born circa 1815; per marriage reg'n; of son Thomas Nugent & Sarah E. (Rusk) Campbell.¹ She married Patrick Nugent circa 1840; per marriage reg'n; of son Thomas Nugent & Sarah E. (Rusk) Campbell.¹ As of circa 1840,her married name was Nugent.¹

     Horace "Orra" Seeley was born in 1844 at Rawdon Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location Cda. per marriage register - Elizabeth Reed. Date 1844 & location Rawdon Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Frances Eliza Rusk.^1,3 He lived on 30 November 1864 at Hastings Co., Canada West; Residence Hastings Co. per marriage register - Elizabeth Reed.³ He married Elizabeth Reed, daughter of Andrew Reed and Permanna ?, on 30 November 1864 at Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Horace Seeley; Age: 21; Res.: Hastings Co; Born: Cda; Parents: Levi & Abigail Seeley; Bride: Elizabeth Reed; Age: 21; Res.: Hastings Co; Born: Cda; Parents: Andrew & Permanna Reed; Date: Nov 30 1864; Place: Hastings Co; MF: 1030057 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca)
Date Nov 30 1864 & location Hastings Co. per family tree of Michael Lobb on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2024.^2,3 Horace "Orra" Seeley lived on 11 September 1906 at Huntingdon Twp., Ivanhoe, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Ivanhoe per marriage reg'n. - Frances Eliza Rusk.¹ He married Frances Elizabeth "Eliza" Rusk, daughter of Andrew William Rusk and Susannah Black, on 11 September 1906 at Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010006: Groom: Orra Seeley; Age: 62; Res.: Ivanhoe; Born: Rawdon Twp; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Levi Seeley & Abigail Reid; Bride: Frances Eliza Rusk; Age: 62; Res.: Ivanhoe; Born: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Status: spinster; Parents: Andrew Rusk & Susan Black; Wit.: Mrs. Ross & Ruth Ross, Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co; Date: Sep 11 1906; Place: "Near Huntingdon" (Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co.); Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. G.E. Ross; Reg'd.: Sep 19 1906; Reg'r.: James Haggarty, Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010006-1906, ancestry.ca.)⁴

     Levi Seeley was born circa 1815; per marriage reg'n. of son Orra Seeley & Frances Eliza Rusk.¹ He married Abigail Reid circa 1840; per marriage reg'n. of son Orra Seeley & Frances Eliza Rusk.¹

     Abigail Reid was born circa 1815; per marriage reg'n. of son Orra Seeley & Frances Eliza Rusk.¹ She married Levi Seeley circa 1840; per marriage reg'n. of son Orra Seeley & Frances Eliza Rusk.¹ As of circa 1840,her married name was Seeley.¹