Jonathan Pope
Abt 1789 - 1849 (60 years)Set As Default Person
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Name Jonathan Pope [1, 2] Birth Abt 1789 Bennington,Bennington,Vermont,United States [1] - He was born in the United States, probably in Bennington, Vermont
Gender Male Immigration Abt 1799 Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada [1] from the US with his mother and step-father, John Sly Owned Property 1821 Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada [1] Death 17 May 1849 Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Canada West [3] Burial Aft 17 May 1849 Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Canada West [3] Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Notes - Jonathan Pope (1789/ -1849/5/17) was born in the United States, probably in Bennington, Vermont; he was the son of Hannah Tibbits and her first husband whose surname was Pope. At the age of ten he migrated to Canada with his mother and step-father, John Sly. The family settled in the rear of Leeds Township where John Sly worked as a woodcutter and charcoal burner for the iron furnace; no doubt Jonathan Pope worked along with his stepfather. In 1821 Jonathan Pope and John Sly bought Lot 13, Concession VII, Leeds Township from the Knapp family; Pope took the north half and Sly the south. On January 12, 1829, Jonathan Pope married Jerusha Lawrence (1809 - 1865), daughter of Robert Lawrence and Ruth Farnam, and sister of Brittann who married Runa Sly. Two half-brothers married two sisters.
Jonathan Pope built a log house on a rocky knoll just south of the present Ellisville Road where he and Jerusha raised nine children. Jonathan Pope died in 1849 and is buried in Leeds Baptist Burying Ground; Jerusha died in 1865 and is thought to be buried beside Jonathan but no stone marks her grave. Some members of their family members went to live in the United States; others stayed in Leeds County and their descendants live in the area today. [4]
Person ID I14431 Rgstrong Family genes. Last Modified 8 Mar 2014
Father Pope d. Yes, date unknown Mother Hannah Tibbitts, b. 23 Jul 1763, ,,Vermont,United States d. 23 Dec 1836, Seeley's Bay,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 73 years) Marriage Bef 1789 Family ID F8042 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jerusha Lawrence, b. 1808, ,,,Upper Canada d. 1865, Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Canada West (Age 57 years) Marriage 12 Jan 1829 Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada [1, 5] Children + 1. George Jonathan Pope, b. 29 Jan 1830, Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada d. 7 Sep 1897, Rear Leeds,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 2. Lucinda Pope, b. 1831, Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada d. 29 Mar 1888, ,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. Ruth Pope, b. Abt 1833, Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. Miron Pope, b. Abt 1834, Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. Jediah Pope, b. 1837, Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 6. Amy Pope, b. 1839, Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 7. Hannah Tibbits Pope, b. 1840, Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Robert James Pope, b. 12 Nov 1843, Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Upper Canada d. 19 May 1900, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 9. Enos Orin Pope, b. 1845, Rear of Leeds Township,Leeds,,Canada West d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F1852 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Mar 2012
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Sources - [S638] Keith Sly, "The Family of Jonathan Pope and Jerusha Lawrence"; decendant report to Russell Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Vicksburg, MI, July 2005; word document held by Keith Sly, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Seeleys Bay, ON, Canada., 24 Jan 2011, p. p. 1, paragraph 1, AAN0001. (Reliability: 3).
JONATHAN POPE (1789/ - 1849/5/17) was born in the United States, probably in Bennington, Vermont; he was the son of Hannah Tibbits and her first husband whose surname was Pope. At the age of ten he migrated to Canada with his mother and step-father, John Sly. The family settled in the rear of Leeds Township where John Sly worked as a woodcutter and charcoal burner for the iron furnace; no doubt Jonathan Pope worked along with his stepfather. In 1821 Jonathan Pope and John Sly bought Lot 13, Concession VII, Leeds Township from the Knapp family; Pope took the north half and Sly the south. On January 12, 1829, Jonathan Pope married Jerusha Lawrence (1809 - 1865), daughter of Robert Lawrence and Ruth Farnam, and sister of Brittann who married Runa Sly. Two half-brothers married two sisters. - [S991] Sharon Patton, "Descendants of Ebenezer Pratt"; genealogy descendant report to Russell Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 25 Oct 2008; rich text format document held by Sharon Patton, Lansing, MI., 8 Mar 2014, p. 39, C:\Roots\History|Pratt|Ebenezer Pratt -Russell.rtf. (Reliability: 3).
Generation No. 4
50. OLIVE E.5 PRATT (JOHN ARDEN4, GEORGE3, EBENEZER2, UNKNOWN1) was born June 22, 1844 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada, and died 1923 in Briar Hill, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada. She married ROBERT JAMES POPE August 18, 1867 in Philipsville, Ontario, Canada (Source: Family History Library Microfilm: 1030059, Source: Indexed by: Genealogical Research Library.), son of JONATHAN POPE and JERUSHA LAWRENCE. He was born November 12, 1843, and died May 19, 1900 in Elgin, Leeds Co., On. Canada.
More About OLIVE E. PRATT:
Burial: Halladay Burial Grounds, Elgin, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Cause of death (Facts Pg): Heart failure
More About ROBERT JAMES POPE:
Burial: Halladay Burial Grounds, Elgin, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Children of OLIVE PRATT and ROBERT POPE are:
152 i. WILLIAM HENRY6 POPE, born 1869 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada; died October 25, 1913 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada. He married JANE ANN KENNY June 07, 1905 in leeds Co., Ontario, Canada; born in Leeds, Ontario, Canada.
More About WILLIAM HENRY POPE:
Burial: Elgin, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada
153 ii. BRAYTON IRA POPE, born Abt. 1872 in Elgin, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada; died February 1952 in Harlem, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada. He married HELEN MAE MCCLEMENT.
154 iii. IRA ANDREW POPE, born June 1872.
155 iv. GEORGE BENJAMIN POPE, born March 1874.
156 v. ROBERT EARNEST POPE, born September 28, 1876 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada; died November 09, 1878.
More About ROBERT EARNEST POPE:
Age at Death (Facts Pg): 2 years 1 month 12 days
Burial: Elgin, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada
157 vi. SARAH ELIZABETH POPE, born August 04, 1878 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada.
158 vii. LOVIA POPE, born May 1884. She married Cyril McMachen.
159 viii. JOHN HERBERT POPE, born November 09, 1885 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada; died in Elgin, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada.
160 ix. LADORNA POPE, born 1868 in Bastard Twp., Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada. She married FRANCIS SOUTH December 07, 1887 in Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada (Source: Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com.); born in Bastard Twp., Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada. - [S638] Keith Sly, "The Family of Jonathan Pope and Jerusha Lawrence"; decendant report to Russell Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Vicksburg, MI, July 2005; word document held by Keith Sly, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Seeleys Bay, ON, Canada., 24 Jan 2011, p. p. 1, paragraph 2, AAN0001. (Reliability: 3).
Jonathan Pope built a log house on a rocky knoll just south of the present Ellisville Road where he and Jerusha raised nine children. Jonathan Pope died in 1849 and is buried in Leeds Baptist Burying Ground; Jerusha died in 1865 and is thought to be buried beside Jonathan but no stone marks her grave. Some members of their family members went to live in the United States; others stayed in Leeds County and their descendants live in the area today. - [S638] Keith Sly, "The Family of Jonathan Pope and Jerusha Lawrence"; decendant report to Russell Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Vicksburg, MI, July 2005; word document held by Keith Sly, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Seeleys Bay, ON, Canada., 24 Jan 2011, p. p. 1, paragraph 1 and 2, AAN0001. (Reliability: 3).
JONATHAN POPE (1789/ - 1849/5/17) was born in the United States, probably in Bennington, Vermont; he was the son of Hannah Tibbits and her first husband whose surname was Pope. At the age of ten he migrated to Canada with his mother and step-father, John Sly. The family settled in the rear of Leeds Township where John Sly worked as a woodcutter and charcoal burner for the iron furnace; no doubt Jonathan Pope worked along with his stepfather. In 1821 Jonathan Pope and John Sly bought Lot 13, Concession VII, Leeds Township from the Knapp family; Pope took the north half and Sly the south. On January 12, 1829, Jonathan Pope married Jerusha Lawrence (1809 - 1865), daughter of Robert Lawrence and Ruth Farnam, and sister of Brittann who married Runa Sly. Two half-brothers married two sisters.
Jonathan Pope built a log house on a rocky knoll just south of the present Ellisville Road where he and Jerusha raised nine children. Jonathan Pope died in 1849 and is buried in Leeds Baptist Burying Ground; Jerusha died in 1865 and is thought to be buried beside Jonathan but no stone marks her grave. Some members of their family members went to live in the United States; others stayed in Leeds County and their descendants live in the area today. - [S724] Keith Sly, "Notes on the Sly Family in Leeds County, Ontario"; decendant report to Russell Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Vicksburg, MI, July 2006; word document held by Keith Sly, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Seeleys Bay, ON, Canada., 15 Mar 2012, p. 8, AAN0002. (Reliability: 3).
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JONATHAN POPE(1789/ - 1849/5/17) was the son of Hannah Tibbits from an earlier marriage; he was born in the United States and at the age of ten he migrated to Canada with his mother and step-father, John Sly. In 1821 Jonathan Pope and John Sly bought Lot 13, Concession VII, Leeds; Pope took the north half and Sly the south. On January 12, 1829, Jonathan Pope married Jerusha Lawrence(1809 - 1865), daughter of Robert Lawrence and Ruth Farnam, and sister of Brittann who married Runa Sly. Two half-brothers married two sisters. Jonathan Pope built a log house on a rocky knoll near the present Ellisville Road where he and Jerusha raised nine children:
George Jonathan b. 1830 m Isabel Gillespie
Lucinda b. 1831 m John Snider
Miron b. 1832 m Minerva Sherwood
Ruth b. 1833
Jediah b. 1839
Hannah Tibbits b. 1840 m 1 ?? Cadwell
2 James Erwin
Amy b. 1841 m Henry Chase
Robert James b. 1843 m Olive Pratt
Eanos Orin b. 1846 m Rebecca Halliday
Jonathan Pope died in 1849 and is buried in Leeds Baptist Burying Ground; Jerusha died in 1865 and is buried next to him, but no stone marks her grave. Some of the family stayed in Leeds County and their descendants live in the area today.
Keith Sly
July 2006