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Figure 1 - Joann and Michael Knox in Ottawa - 1990 Produced By Len Hendershott http://hci-itil.com/memorybytes 416-690-9304 This ancestry report was prompted by a rather extensive collection of undocumented photos in the possession of Joann Knox and comprised several distinct eras in the Knox-Marcellus family lineages. Many predate 1900 and severall are tintype. Amongst this heirloom was a paper family tree probably produced during the 1940s by the Marcellus sisters - Amelia Belle, Helen, Doris and Ruth. It detailed generations of the Marcellus family back to Elida Auley Ouderkirk (1792-1878). This ancestry was recorded and further researched on ancestry.ca to produce a family tree composed of over 4,000 names. The lineage was traced back to the von Tschudi ancestry in Switzerland around 1200 AD. It is recorded as Family Hendershott.ren Many of the photos have been attached to members of this tree. Their identity is often inferred through the use of a "picture grid" whereby those captured in a photo are compared to family members as recorded in Family.Hendershott.ren by age and known associations. In some instances written identities were cited on the backs of the photos to facilitate identification. There are many unknowns in these photos. I have placed many of these on my Google home page at https://plus.google.com/stream/circles/p48a9f7c5891e8461?partnerid=gplp0 . Feels free to scan these and email me if you know any of the people in the photos - [email protected] . Nicknames have been cited in quotes. All attemtps have been made to be failthful to locations as existing at the time of the reference (eg. Upper Canada, Canada West, New Netherland, New York Colony). You should not, of courses, expect perfection in this rendering, particularly as you get further back in time. Most older tree references are the result of the extensive research of others to whom I, and many others, owe our gratitude for their efforts. We build upon the backs of each other in much of this effort, but the voyage is one of discovery and there are many unknown associations. Please notify me of any ommissions and inaccuracies. Len Hendershott 168 Bellefair Ave Toronto, Ontario M4L 3T9 Phone: 416-690-9304 Cell: 416-418-1048 Joann and Michael Knox Ancestry Page 2 Contents Ancestry ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Generation 1 ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Knox Children - Joann & Michael .................................................................................................. 8 Generation 2 ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Bill Knox & Ruth Marcellus ............................................................................................................ 9 Generation 3 ................................................................................................................................... 11 Context: Events - 1870-1910 ....................................................................................................... 11 Henry Douglas & Margaret Rose ................................................................................................. 12 "Poppy" Marcellus & Nellie Casselman ....................................................................................... 14 Generation 4 .................................................................................................................................... 18 Context: Migration to Upper Canada .......................................................................................... 18 Context: Dundas County.............................................................................................................. 19 Reverend Willliam Knox and Jessie Argue ................................................................................... 21 Charles Rose and Florence Tooley............................................................................................... 23 Alfred Marselis & Louis Bouck ..................................................................................................... 25 Almon Casselman & Susana Ault ................................................................................................. 28 Generation 5 .................................................................................................................................... 30 Context: Events - 1810-1870 ....................................................................................................... 30 Context: Agriculture in Upper and Lower Canada ...................................................................... 31 Context: The War of 1812 ........................................................................................................... 32 Henry Knox & Hannah McDowell ................................................................................................ 34 Henry Argue & Cecilia Kilgour ..................................................................................................... 35 Martin S Tooley & Jane Glover .................................................................................................... 38 John Thomas Marcellus & Elizabeth Shell ................................................................................... 39 Thomas & Mary Casselman ......................................................................................................... 41 Phillip Ault & Sophie Ann Edwards .............................................................................................. 42 Generation 6 ................................................................................................................................... 43 Context: Events - 1720-1791 ....................................................................................................... 43 James Knox & Rachell McDowell ................................................................................................. 44 William McDowell & Margaret Kennedy ..................................................................................... 46 Thomas Glover & Margaret Garbutt ........................................................................................... 47 Joann and Michael Knox Ancestry Page 3 Thomas Marcellus & Elida Auley Ouderkirk ................................................................................ 48 Benjamin Shell & Barbara Barkley ............................................................................................... 49 Thomas Casselman & Betsy Loucks ............................................................................................. 51 Generation 7 ................................................................................................................................... 52 Context: UEL & Migration to Canada .......................................................................................... 52 Johannes Marselis & Catherine King ........................................................................................... 53 Peter Ouderkerk & Janetje Winne .............................................................................................. 54 Johannes Schell & Catherine Neuberg ........................................................................................ 55 Eberhard Barkley & Regina Van Beverhoute ............................................................................... 57 Deitrich Loucks & Dorothy Fox .................................................................................................... 58 Generation 8 ................................................................................................................................... 59 Context: Palentine Migration ...................................................................................................... 59 Gerritt Marcelis & Catherine Dygert ........................................................................................... 62 Peter Ouderkerk & Machteldt Heemstraat ................................................................................. 63 Johan Schell & Maria Zehe .......................................................................................................... 63 Johan Lorentz Neuberg & Elizabeth Warner ............................................................................... 65 Eberhard Buercklin & Margaret Hoff .......................................................................................... 65 Generation 9 ........................................................................................................................................ 67 Context: Events - 1670-1700 ....................................................................................................... 67 Ahasuerus Marselis & Sarah Heemstraat ................................................................................... 68 Johann Dygert & Ann Fox ............................................................................................................ 68 Matthaeus Schall & Anna Ruhland .............................................................................................. 68 Johannes Zeh & Anna Magdalena .............................................................................................. 70 Henry & Mary Warner