Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay

Abt 1795 - 1884  (89 years)

 Set As Default Person

Noah Halladay

1748 - 1803  (54 years)

Birth	27 Jul 1748	Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,United States
Died	4 Jan 1803	Augusta Township,Grenville,Ontario,Canada
Father	Ebenezer Halladay,   b. 7 Feb 1712/13, Suffield,Hampshire,Massachusetts Colony,British Colonial America
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1747
Family	Mahitabel Cross,   b. Est 1760, Orford,,New Hampshire Territory,British America
Married	1776	Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,United States
Children	+ 1. Hannah Halladay,   b. 20 Jul 1779, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States + 2. Samuel Halladay,   b. 26 Jul 1780, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States + 3. Henry Bethuel Halladay,   b. 14 Nov 1782, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States   4. Mahitabel Halladay,   b. 13 Sep 1784, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States + 5. James Halladay,   b. 11 Aug 1786, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States + 6. Sabery Halladay,   b. 20 Oct 1788, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States + 7. Ruby Halladay,   b. 1794, Barnet,Caledonia,Vermont,United States + 8. Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States + 9. Pvt. Alvin Taylor Halladay,   b. 13 Jun 1796, Wheelock,Caledonia,Vermont,United States   10. Daniel Halladay,   b. 15 Nov 1799, Wheelock,Caledonia,Vermont,United States

Mahitabel Cross

Est 1760 - 1831  (71 years)

Birth	Est 1760	Orford,,New Hampshire Territory,British America
Died	11 Aug 1831	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Buried	Aft 11 Aug 1831	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Father	Experience Cross,   b. 4 Apr 1728, Mansfield,Windham,Connecticut,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mehitable
Relationship	natural
Family 1	Noah Halladay,   b. 27 Jul 1748, Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,United States
Married	1776	Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,United States
Children	+ 1. Hannah Halladay,   b. 20 Jul 1779, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States + 2. Samuel Halladay,   b. 26 Jul 1780, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States + 3. Henry Bethuel Halladay,   b. 14 Nov 1782, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States   4. Mahitabel Halladay,   b. 13 Sep 1784, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States + 5. James Halladay,   b. 11 Aug 1786, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States + 6. Sabery Halladay,   b. 20 Oct 1788, Barnet,,Vermont Territory,United States + 7. Ruby Halladay,   b. 1794, Barnet,Caledonia,Vermont,United States + 8. Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States + 9. Pvt. Alvin Taylor Halladay,   b. 13 Jun 1796, Wheelock,Caledonia,Vermont,United States   10. Daniel Halladay,   b. 15 Nov 1799, Wheelock,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Family 2	Joseph Merriman,   b. Cal 26 Jan 1769
Married	Aft 1802

Jane Leggett

1797 - 1827  (30 years)

Birth	1797	,,,Ireland
Died	5 May 1827	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Buried	Aft 5 May 1827	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Family	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Married	23 Feb 1819
Children	+ 1. George Butler Halladay,   b. 9 Nov 1819, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 2. Eliza Ann Halladay,   b. Abt Jun 1821, South Crosby,Leeds,,Canada West + 3. John Halladay,   b. 4 Feb 1823 + 4. Benjamin Leggett Halladay,   b. 9 Jan 1825, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 5. Thomas J. Halladay,   b. 3 Oct 1826

George Butler Halladay

1819 - 1899  (79 years)

Birth	9 Nov 1819	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Died	31 May 1899	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Buried	Jun 1899	Tara,Bruce,Ontario,Canada
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jane Leggett,   b. 1797, ,,,Ireland
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Feb 1819
Family	Catherine Guthrie,   b. 1833, ,,,Ireland
Children	1. Jane Halladay,   b. Abt 1850 + 2. Margaret Emily Halladay,   b. 29 May 1853, ,,,Canada West + 3. Benjamin Leggett Halladay,   b. 12 Oct 1857, Chesley,Bruce,Ontario,Canada + 4. Eliza Ann Halladay,   b. 15 Jul 1862, Brant Township,Bruce,Ontario,Canada   5. Ebenezer Eli Halladay,   b. Abt 1864, ,,,Canada West   6. James Halladay,   b. Abt 1865 + 7. Lucy Halladay,   b. Abt 1868, ,,,Canada + 8. Andrew Phillip Halladay,   b. 16 Apr 1870, Allenford,Bruce,Ontario,Canada + 9. Catherine Mary Halladay,   b. 6 Dec 1873, ,Bruce,Ontario,Canada   10. Henry George Halladay,   b. Abt 1877, ,,Ontario,Canada

Eliza Ann Halladay

Abt 1821 - 1892  (70 years)

Birth	Abt Jun 1821	South Crosby,Leeds,,Canada West
Died	18 Feb 1892	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Buried	Aft 18 Feb 1892	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jane Leggett,   b. 1797, ,,,Ireland
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Feb 1819
Family	Augustus Coon,   b. 5 Oct 1817, South Crosby,Leeds,,Canada West
Married	28 Jan 1858	South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Children	+ 1. Dr. Darius A. Coon, M. D.,   b. 28 Dec 1861, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 2. Wylie Abraham Coon,   b. 6 Oct 1864, ,,Ontario,Canada

John Halladay

1823 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	4 Feb 1823
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jane Leggett,   b. 1797, ,,,Ireland
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Feb 1819
Family	Frances,   b. 1825
Children	1. Elmer Halladay   2. Carrie Halladay   3. Thomas Halladay

Benjamin Leggett Halladay

1825 - 1903  (78 years)

Birth	9 Jan 1825	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Died	8 Mar 1903	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Buried	Aft 8 Mar 1903	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jane Leggett,   b. 1797, ,,,Ireland
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Feb 1819
Family	Eleanor Warren,   b. 28 Jun 1830, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Married	5 Mar 1851	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Children	1. Harmon Halladay,   b. Abt Jan 1852, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 2. Henry Lloyd Halladay,   b. 12 Oct 1852, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 3. Malcomb A. Halladay,   b. 10 Mar 1855, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 4. Isadora J. "Dora" Halladay,   b. 12 Dec 1858, ,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   5. Howard H. Halladay,   b. Abt 1863, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 6. Allura Luella Halladay,   b. 8 Jan 1867, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 7. Estella Lillie Halladay,   b. 8 Nov 1875

Thomas J. Halladay

1826 - 1901  (74 years)

Birth	3 Oct 1826
Died	1901
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jane Leggett,   b. 1797, ,,,Ireland
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Feb 1819
Family	Margaret Jackson,   b. 1837
Children	1. Elizabeth Ann Halladay,   b. Abt 1858   2. Sarah Jane Halladay,   b. 1860   3. Thomas Jackson Halladay,   b. 1862   4. Mary Margaret Halladay,   b. 1864 + 5. Emma Eliza Halladay,   b. Abt 1867 + 6. Martha Essa Halladay,   b. 1870   7. Alice Maria Halladay,   b. 1874 + 8. Dr. William Benjamin Halladay, D.D.S.,   b. 1876

Parthena Olds

1805 - 1881  (75 years)

Birth	2 Aug 1805	Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Died	10 May 1881	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
	Cause: Measles
Buried	May 1881	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Family	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Married	2 Mar 1830	Brockville,,Elizabethtown,Upper Canada
Children	+ 1. James Halladay,   b. 6 Apr 1831, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   2. Keziah Halladay,   b. 5 Dec 1834, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 3. Jane Halladay,   b. 25 Nov 1836, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 4. Lydia Halladay,   b. 12 Mar 1839, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   5. Caroline Halladay,   b. 7 Jul 1841 + 6. Philip Halladay,   b. 10 Apr 1844, Elgin,Leeds,,Canada West

James Halladay

1831 - 1887  (55 years)

Birth	6 Apr 1831	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Died	19 Mar 1887	South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Buried	Mar 1887	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Parthena Olds,   b. 2 Aug 1805, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Married	2 Mar 1830	Brockville,,Elizabethtown,Upper Canada
Family	Maria Johnston,   b. Abt 1841
Married	30 Mar 1859	Waukegan,Lake,Illinois,United States
Children	+ 1. Adelaide Halladay,   b. 1 Jan 1864 + 2. Burton Stanley Halladay,   b. 20 Mar 1864, Walkerton,Bruce,Ontario,Canada + 3. Caroline V. Halladay,   b. Jan 1867, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 4. Lucy Halladay,   b. 4 Aug 1869

Keziah Halladay

1834 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	5 Dec 1834	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Parthena Olds,   b. 2 Aug 1805, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Married	2 Mar 1830	Brockville,,Elizabethtown,Upper Canada
Family	William Johnston
Married	1861

Jane Halladay

1836 - 1900  (63 years)

Birth	25 Nov 1836	South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Died	20 Jan 1900	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Buried	Jan 1900	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Parthena Olds,   b. 2 Aug 1805, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Married	2 Mar 1830	Brockville,,Elizabethtown,Upper Canada
Family	Fletcher Bissell Warren,   b. 7 Feb 1838, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Married	22 Dec 1859	,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Children	+ 1. Adelbert Warren,   b. 23 Sep 1860, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 2. Herman Ebenezer Warren,   b. 11 Mar 1864, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 3. Delilah Warren,   b. 30 Jul 1866, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   4. Adda Warren,   b. 30 Jul 1866, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   5. Eliza Ann Warren,   b. 10 Mar 1872, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   6. George Fletcher Warren,   b. 14 Nov 1873, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada

Lydia Halladay

1839 - 1916  (76 years)

Birth	12 Mar 1839	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Died	17 Jan 1916	Wapella,,Saskatchewan,Canada
Buried	19 Jan 1916	Wapella,,Saskatchewan,Canada
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Parthena Olds,   b. 2 Aug 1805, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Married	2 Mar 1830	Brockville,,Elizabethtown,Upper Canada
Family	George Washington Hicock,   b. 7 Mar 1844, Lansdowne,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Married	22 Oct 1873	South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Children	+ 1. Charles Mortimer Hicock,   b. 28 Jul 1874, ,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 2. Clinton Llewellyn Hicock,   b. 5 Jan 1876, ,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 3. Sanford Melbourne Hicock,   b. 13 Sep 1878, ,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   4. George Fletcher Hicock,   b. 20 Jun 1882, ,Leeds,Ontario,Canada

Caroline Halladay

1841 - 1910  (68 years)

Birth	7 Jul 1841
Died	7 Jun 1910	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Buried	Aft 7 Jun 1910	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Parthena Olds,   b. 2 Aug 1805, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Married	2 Mar 1830	Brockville,,Elizabethtown,Upper Canada

Philip Halladay

1844 - 1927  (82 years)

Birth	10 Apr 1844	Elgin,Leeds,,Canada West
Died	28 Jan 1927	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Buried	Feb 1927	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Father	Pvt. Ebenezer Halladay,   b. Abt 1795, Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Parthena Olds,   b. 2 Aug 1805, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Married	2 Mar 1830	Brockville,,Elizabethtown,Upper Canada
Married	Abt 1864	,,,Canada
Children	1. Elmer Halladay,   b. 1864, ,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Family 2	Harriet Elizabeth Howard,   b. 1847
Married	7 Mar 1870	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Children	+ 1. Ella Augusta Halladay,   b. 1 Aug 1871 + 2. Frank Hayden Halladay,   b. 8 Mar 1873, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   3. James Seymour Halladay,   b. Abt Jun 1875, ,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   4. Nina Gertrude Halladay,   b. Jan 1877, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 5. Bertha E. Halladay,   b. 1 Jan 1878, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 6. Dr. Rolland Wilton Halladay, M.D.,   b. 1881, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada + 7. Angelia Halladay,   b. 1884, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada

• Name	Ebenezer Halladay
  Prefix	Pvt.
  Birth	Abt 1795	Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate Birth	Abt 1795	Wheelock,Caledonia,Vermont,United States   [3]
  Military	1815  [4, 5]
  	Leeds Militia/Ontario,Canada
  Census	1848  [6, 7]
  	South Crosby Twp.,Leeds Co.,Ontario,Canada
  Occupation	1871
  	Farmer
  Residence	1875  [8, 9]
  Elgin,Leeds Co.,Ontario,Canada
  Death	17 Mar 1884	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   [2]
  Cemetery	Aft 17 Mar 1884	Halladay Burying Grounds,Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   [2]
  Family Search ID	LWF8-9XN
  Link to Family Search Tree	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LWF8-9XN
  Burial	Aft 17 Mar 1884	Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada   [2, 10]
  		HALLADAY, Ebenezer, 1795-1884 Ebenezer Halladay Died Mar. 17, 1884 Aged 89 Y'rs His Wife Parthena OLDS Died May 10, 1881 Aged 75 Y'rs. Their Dau'r Caroline Died Jun. 7, 1910 Aged 63 Y'rs
  Notes	The story goes that Ebenezer Halladay was heart broken when his first wife died at the age of 30. He refused to marry another, but with all the children to take care of he didn't know what he would do. Then one night the ghost of Jane appeared to him, her face half in shadow, and told him he must marry again. She then turned her head to reveal the other half of her face, but instead of Jane's face Ebenezer saw the face of a woman he had never seen before. She said that it was this woman who Ebenezer should marry. Later in the year, Ebenezer was traveling, selling grain else where in Ontario and he stopped for the night at an Inn. When Parthenia Olds, the daughter of the innkeeper, came to serve him he recognized the face that Jane had shown him. He asked her to marry him. She said yes. - recv'd from Katherine Bredbeck, 8/20/95 Listed in 1871 Canadian census age 76 a farmer died in a fire UEL Book p. 73  Jessup bros.:  Ebenezer, Edward, Joseph.  Prominent Albany business men, large land holdings along upper Hudson River. John Peters:  Connecticut men from  Green Mountains of NH.  1776 Winter spent in Montreal. UEL Book p. 96.  Burgoyne's army [Indian Germans] 2 corps of Loyalists (500 men). King's Loyal Americans under Ebenezer Jessup.  Edward and Joseph 1776 had joined Sir G. Carleton's army. The Queens Loyal Rangers.  Col. John Peters. July 1777.  Burg -- N. to Fort Edwards and Fort George.  Dwindling supplies to replenish dwindling stock of horses expedition to Bennington organized.  Peter's Queen's LR. chosen to go (300 men).  Justus Sherwood under command of a German. Aug. 13 met large militia (+500) under John Stark.  Peters lost half his men.  Remaining Loyalists tied in pairs to horses.  [jail, execution, or escape]. After Battle of Bennington remainders of Loyalists merged.  2nd battalion of Sir John Johnson's regiment under Jessup's Command. 3 brothers Jessup's surrendered with Burgoyne allowed to go to Canada. 1783 - Col. Edward extensive grants in township of Augusta. Prescott lots 1,2,3 in 1st Concession.  Built a school house.  b. 1735 Stamford, CT, d. 1816 age 81. p. 165  Burritt family.  Arlington, VT.  Stephen, Adiniram.  Abel Stevens, Loyalist and early industrialist from VT, built 1796 first mill at Delta in Leeds Co. Notes from the Elgin Library July,1980 written by Nancy P. Bredbeck History of the Township of South Crosby by C. Clare Churchill, 1955. UE Loyalists before 1783 list made. Capt. Grass -- Kingston, Cataraqui Spring 1784. Major Jessup near Prescott. First Loyalists to arrive:  Walter Davis, Joseph Merriman, George Delong, Abraham Coon Joseph Merriman.  South Crosby.  Lot 15, 3rd Concession.  Tanner and Furrier. Jesse DeLong.  First white child born in South Crosby 1805. First Reeve. Abraham Coon b. 1778 at Kingsburg, NY.  Came with father Abraham.  Lot 13, 7th Concession.  Married (1) Sarah (Sabry) Halladay, married (2) Sylvia Sly -- 10 children.  Planted first orchard.  Fought 1812. Chapman Pennock, b. VT.  Lot 2, 2nd concession.  Nephew Oliver Penworth, first buried in Halladay Cemetery.  Lot 14, 2nd Concession.  Grant. First council meeting 1814, March 7.  Clerk:  Chapman Pennock...James Halladay:  2nd assessor...Henry Halladay: 2nd division... Singleton's Corners: 1825 first other settler John Bennett 1850 100 people 1839 Methodist New connection Church 1888 Brockville-Westport railway built Brockville-Westport RR 1880 first tourists.  Mr. Harvey, an American 1882.  Lack of funds to pay during building.  Farmer issued script for free rides to be paid.  1910 Canadian  Govt. took over.  Friday Cheese day.  Saturday Excursion day to Brockville.  Last ran Aug 31, 1952.  Lloyd Stone 1967. Morton.  Grant to Josiah Ballard 1811.  1853 purchased by George Morton (and Andrew McKee).  Whitefish falls.  Planned a town.  Built a mill. Fine farm, brick yard, cheese maker from Switzerland/imported.  1881 farm sold.  Cemetery (56 years old) North on Lyndhurst Road. Morton United Church.  1875 "bee" Presbyterian.  George Morton directed building.  Closed now.  1967 Sharon Hudson. Jones Falls. 1790 Hon. Charles Jones - planned a mill and a townsite.  "Charleston." Never matured.  Engineers sent in to plan canal.  Puzzling largest drop - 60 feet, river rolling down a ravine for nearly a mile.  Plans of John McTaggert:  suggested using "McDonald's Gully on the south side of the ravine and building locks with a basin between...build a dam 216' at top, 65' in height.  Bases extend far out into lake -- Before...there were no falls only rapids.  The falls...represent the spillway...the contract...was let to two Scots, Thomas McKay and John Redpath...The Basin Lock was a marsh with some cedars...in the early morning a green mist could be seen arising..."infernal place". 1827 work started. 1827-28 50 stone cutters at quarries north of Elgin.  Quarters for 200 men at Glover's bluff. 1828 malaria.  Irish weak unhealthy.  Many died.  Darcy school house - hospital.  Volunteer nurses.  Graves north of falls on Baxter farm - unmarked. 1831 completed in 4 years.  Houses auctioned. 1832, May 29.  First boat, Capt. Hunter, Col. By.  Two block houses, cook house.  Scow-could carry 2 teams and 2 wagons. 1838 Bill Johnson, pirate threatened. 1885 bridge built. First lockmaster, Peter Sweeney, of the Royal Sappers and Miners 1832-1870. First hotel (1) Barney O'Neil - gold, (2) Newman, (3) Wood.  Thomas Kenney built hotel and PO across from McNeil farm after bridge built across street. 1885 contractor C.S. Burtch. Hotel Kenney's emigrated 1855. Opinicon 1868.  2 gaps.  Indian word.  1830's Benjamin and Mary Chaffey deeded land to Col. John By. 1899 Flemmings began tourist hotel.  Ohio. Cliff Pennock of Elgin, barber and photographer. 1870 grist mill. Simmons. 1822 William Chaffey. 1857 James W. Simmons II Lockmaster. 1871 granted land. 1886 N.Y. Peter Hayden got off town boat from fishing. 1935 he died at Chaffey's.  Invented tree fishing. Davis Lock.  Nine left Sand Lake to Opinicon.  Davis owned a saw mill below the falls.  First lock master Foster.  House stone, fort.  Gold never found. 1897 building of St. Columbanus R.C. Church. United Church Newspaper 1894 1856 church building planned.  Log school house had served as school, meeting, and Sunday school.  Uncle Eben donated land for church, cemetery. 1857 dedicated stone church. 1893 torn down.  Unsafe. 1894 new completed. A Social History of Elgin by Rev. J.H. Seeley, 1955. 1788 UEL arrival, township established.  Named in honour of Brass Crosby, friend of Lord Simcoe.  (Ethan Allen tried negotiating union of VT with Canada...Henderson papers.) 1802 Ebenezer Halladay received lot where Elgin stands as a UEL grant, donated land for cemetery and church, fought 1812, Halladay's Corners. 1844 first stone house, Halladay homestead operated first cheese factory on this farm. Traveling parson, Halladay home - meeting place. Eben served at Battle of the Windmill, Mac Kenzie Rebellion -- pension. Eben wounded. 1880 Agricultural Society of South Crosby 1827 -- building of canal began.  No road between Elgin and Jones Falls. Abraham Coons carry message.  Road built to "move material from stone quarries of Henry Halladay's" [Frank Stanton, Lewis Soper].  Stone drawn on sled in winter.  North of Elgin. First blacksmith Harvey Mitchell where Fisherman Stone is, son Ira threatened to go Mormon.  Neighbors called Nauvoo. Robert Dargavel suggested name Elgin in honour of Lord Elgin, one time Governor General. 1833-34 135 covered wagons left for Mormon settlements.  One of first businessmen Henry Laishley (English).  The Seven Dollar Store. Manufactured pot ash, sold intoxicating beverages.  Erected several buildings.  Halladay's Store.  Built for his bookkeeper, Thad Leavette (historian).  Sold to Abraham Brown for a hotel.  1863 Zeph Sexton made it a grocery store.  Philemon Pennock clerked. [John Write: Hotel, Mustard: Liqueur, etc.] 1869 200 people.  R. H. Baker - shoe maker, Dargavel - merchant, B. Halladay - carriage maker, James H. - carriage maker, N.H. Howard, Israel Hunter - blacksmith, etc.  Z. Sexton - merchant. 1868 second school house built.  3rd building large 2 room brick building. Ben  Campbell's store on what was formerly Sexton property. Dance Hall back of Halladay's Grocery Store moved toward street -- blacksmith town down. The house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair Smith was bought by Robert Smith from Jarvis Randolph in 1898. J.B. Pinkerton residence (sold by Rand). Old Dr. McGhie. Early history of Methodist.  2 branches.  Methodist and Episcopal.  First church near L.W. Brown farm. Old Meeting House dismantled 1859, small brick house built.  Mrs. Betty Pyne.  "The Elgin Chapel" sandy foundation.  1881 rebuild.  1894 built. 1886-90 parsonage built.  Anglican - Rev. T. Tremayne 1839-1857 traveling missionary.  1850 St. Mary's Newboro, 1905 church built in Elgin.  Rev. William Wright 1879-1889. Prior to 1898 R.C. worshipped in Philipsville. Elgin File/Library - memories of various. Before Xmas Turkey fair by train station, made cheese twice on Sat., Sat. night farmers all came to town. Most people had wells but town pump in front of  Edmund Kenney's. 1840(?) or so Pennock, Topping, Halladay.  Total  children: 36. Pennock's came from UEL Ireland: 2 girls, 9 boys. Toppings: 2 boys, 9 girls. Stagecoach ran from Westport to Kingston.  6 to 7 people and mail and freight, another one went to Smith Falls. Mail came from Brockville twice a day. Train, no glass -- cinders. Egg collector -- shipped eggs to Montreal. Baseball, parade with floats.  Horse race. ___________________________________________ Household: Canadian 1881 Census Name  Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion Ebenezer HALLADAY   M   Male   English   87   USA   Farmer   E. Methodist Parthena HALLADAY   M   Female   Scottish   75   O       E. Methodist Caroline HALLADAY      Female   English   39   O       C. Methodist -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Source Information:   Census Place Crosby South, Leeds South, Ontario   Family History Library Film   1375868   NA Film Number   C-13232   District   110   Sub-district   K   Page Number   18   Household Number   84
  Person ID	I7655	Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of Samuel Halladay, 1680-1741, Descendants of Ebenezer Pratt, I7152 and Noah Halladay, I8837
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Noah Halladay,   b. 27 Jul 1748, Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 4 Jan 1803, Augusta Township,Grenville,Ontario,Canada (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mahitabel Cross,   b. Est 1760, Orford,,New Hampshire Territory,British America d. 11 Aug 1831, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1776	Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,United States
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Leggett,   b. 1797, ,,,Ireland d. 5 May 1827, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1819  [11]
  Children	+ 1. George Butler Halladay,   b. 9 Nov 1819, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada d. 31 May 1899, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Eliza Ann Halladay,   b. Abt Jun 1821, South Crosby,Leeds,,Canada West d. 18 Feb 1892, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. John Halladay,   b. 4 Feb 1823   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Benjamin Leggett Halladay,   b. 9 Jan 1825, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada d. 8 Mar 1903, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Thomas J. Halladay,   b. 3 Oct 1826   d. 1901 (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Parthena Olds,   b. 2 Aug 1805, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada d. 10 May 1881, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	2 Mar 1830	Brockville,,Elizabethtown,Upper Canada   [12]
  		Ebenezer Halladay and Parthena Olds
  Children	+ 1. James Halladay,   b. 6 Apr 1831, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada d. 19 Mar 1887, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] 2. Keziah Halladay,   b. 5 Dec 1834, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Jane Halladay,   b. 25 Nov 1836, South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada d. 20 Jan 1900, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Lydia Halladay,   b. 12 Mar 1839, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada d. 17 Jan 1916, Wapella,,Saskatchewan,Canada (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Caroline Halladay,   b. 7 Jul 1841   d. 7 Jun 1910, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Philip Halladay,   b. 10 Apr 1844, Elgin,Leeds,,Canada West d. 28 Jan 1927, Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2012

  
  

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  	Load the map	Birth - Abt 1795 - Danville,Caledonia,Vermont,United States Alternate Birth - Abt 1795 - Wheelock,Caledonia,Vermont,United States Child - George Butler Halladay - 9 Nov 1819 - Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Child - Eliza Ann Halladay - Abt Jun 1821 - South Crosby,Leeds,,Canada West Child - Benjamin Leggett Halladay - 9 Jan 1825 - Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Marriage - 2 Mar 1830 - Brockville,,Elizabethtown,Upper Canada Child - James Halladay - 6 Apr 1831 - Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Child - Keziah Halladay - 5 Dec 1834 - Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Child - Jane Halladay - 25 Nov 1836 - South Crosby,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Child - Lydia Halladay - 12 Mar 1839 - Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Child - Philip Halladay - 10 Apr 1844 - Elgin,Leeds,,Canada West Death - 17 Mar 1884 - Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Cemetery - Aft 17 Mar 1884 - Halladay Burying Grounds,Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Burial - Aft 17 Mar 1884 - Elgin,Leeds,Ontario,Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S509] Registration District of Wapella, Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, Copy of Registration of Death, (22 Feb 2007, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Origial created in Wapella), 4 Mar 2008, Death Certificate of Lydia Hicock, Record No. 214 191_; 29 Jan 1916 (Reliability: 3). Birthplace of father: Dannville, Vermont, USA [S795] Halladay Burial Grounds (Leeds, ON; Located at the end of Halladay Street at Church Street), Grave markers, 6 Jan 2009, Ebenezer Halladay marker, image of headstone by Karen Hutchings, 2006. (Reliability: 3). Ebenezer Halladay died Mar. 17, 1884 aged 89 Y'rs. his wife Parthena Olds died May 10, 1881 aged 75 Y'rs. Their dau'r Caroline died June 7, 1910 aged 69 Y'rs. Photograph by Karen Hutchings, 19 Aug 2006. Provided to Russell Strong, 6 Jan 2009image provided by Karen Hutchings [S270] Editor: Eric Jonasson, Canadian Veterans of the War of 1812, (Wheatfield Press, Winnipeg, 1981), Volume/Page(s): 37 (Reliability: 3). Individual: Halladay, Ebenezer Event: Born Year: Abt 1795 [Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: 10 Dec 2000, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.34798.17] [S157] Family Tree Maker, CD-ROM, Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s., (Novato, CA, Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 25, 1996), Internal Ref. #1.118.1.34798.18, 380408-ALB3/IO80jsb cd#8. (Reliability: 3). Date of Import: 10 Dec 2000 [S270] Editor: Eric Jonasson, Canadian Veterans of the War of 1812, (Wheatfield Press, Winnipeg, 1981), Volume/Page(s): 37 (Reliability: 3). Individual: Halladay, Pvt. Ebenezer; Event: Living; Year: 1815; Comments: Leeds Militia. [Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: 10 Dec 2000, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.34798.18] [S157] Family Tree Maker, CD-ROM, Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s., (Novato, CA, Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 25, 1996), Internal Ref. #1.118.1.34798.19, 380408-ALB3/IO80jsb cd#8. (Reliability: 3). Date of Import: 10 Dec 2000 [S158] Province of Ontario, 1848 Census for Johnstown District: Augusta, Edwardsburgh, South Gower, Oxford-on-the-Rideau, Wolford, Prescott, North Crosby, South Crosby, Elizabeth, (Publisher: Provincial Archives of Ontario, Publication place: Toronto), Volume/Page(s): 9, Microfilm #M5909. (Reliability: 3). Individual: Halladay, Ebenezer; Event: Living; Year: 1848; Place: South Crosby Township. [Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: 10 Dec 2000, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.34798.19] [S157] Family Tree Maker, CD-ROM, Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s., (Novato, CA, Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 25, 1996), Internal Ref. #1.118.1.34798.20, 380408-ALB3/IO80jsb cd#8. (Reliability: 3). Date of Import: 10 Dec 2000 [S270] Editor: Eric Jonasson, Canadian Veterans of the War of 1812, (Wheatfield Press, Winnipeg, 1981), Volume/Page(s): 37 (Reliability: 3). Individual: Halladay, Pvt. Ebenezer; Event: Living; Year: 1875; Place: Elgin, Leeds County Province of record source: Ontario County of record source: Leeds [Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: 10 Dec 2000, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.34798.20] [S403] Ontario Genealogical Society, Ontario Genealogical Society Cemetery Transcriptions Leeds County, (Canada), 14 Jan 2007, Leeds Co. South Crosby Twp. Halladay Burial grounds, Elgin, Con. 2, Lot 12 (Reliability: 3). Leeds Co. South Crosby Twp. Halladay Burial grounds, Elgin, Con. 2, Lot 12 MS 451, Reel 32 Leeds Co. South Crosby Twp. Halladay Burial Grounds Con. 2 Lot 12 MS 451, Reel 106 [S392] Marilyn Powell, RICHARD1.FTW, HALLADAY and WASHBURN families, (Unknown date, GEDCOM file created by FTW), 23 Mar 2006 (Reliability: 2). [S473] ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, A RECORD OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY WILLIAM SMART, MINISTER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION, BROCKVILLE, Elizabethtown, UPPER CANADA., (1904, Toronto, ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY), 20 Dec 2007, 1830 - March 2nd - Ebenezer Halladay - Parthenia Kelsey, (Reliability: 3). 1830 March 2nd-Ebenezer Halladay, of South Crosby, and Parthenia Kelsey, of Elizabethtown, banns, witnesses Edward Parish, David R. Parmele.