Descendants of John & Elizabeth COLWELL


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4. Elizabeth COLWELL (John1) was born in 1831 in , , Armagh, Northern Ireland.1

Events

• She worked as a dressmaker and lived at home with her mother in 1851 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland.

Elizabeth married Joseph JOHNSTON, son of John JOHNSTON and Agnes JENKINS, on September 10, 1853 in Invergowrie, , Perth, Scotland.1 Joseph was born about 18291 and died on November 19, 1900 in , , Perthshire, Scotland1 aged about 71.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 9 M    i. John JOHNSTON was born on February 29, 1856 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland.1

5. John COLWELL (John1) was born in 1833 in , , Armagh, Northern Ireland,2 died on February 8, 1892 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada1 aged 59, and was buried in Chesley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Events

• He worked as a weaver and lived at home with his mother at Richus Land Cowden Knows in 1851 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland.

• He worked as a farmer in 1861 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

• John farmed on Lot 33, Con 6, Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1867

John married Elizabeth Ann WRIGHT about 1854. Elizabeth was born in 1841 in , , , Ireland,1 died on November 15, 1881 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada1 aged 40, and was buried in Chesley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 10 M    i. William James COLWELL was born on November 26, 1855 in Cavan Twp, Durham Co, Ontario, Canada,3 died on December 31, 1919 in Compeer, , Alberta, Canada1 aged 64, and was buried in Compeer, , Alberta, Canada.

   11 F    ii. Margaret Jane COLWELL was born on January 5, 1861 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada4 and died on February 19, 1954 in Calgary, , Alberta, Canada aged 93.

Margaret married George McEWEN, son of Robert McEWEN and Jane SHOULDICE, on February 7, 1894 in Owen Sound, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada.4 George was born on September 1, 1859 in Sullivan Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada4 and died on September 1, 1917 in Calgary, , Alberta, Canada aged 58.

Events

• He worked as a farmer in 1894 in Derby Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada.

   12 M    iii. Hugh Edward COLWELL was born in 1862 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada1 and died on December 3, 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA1 aged 78.

Hugh married Kate (__?__).

+ 13 F    iv. Elizabeth Maud COLWELL was born in 1864 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.1

   14 M    v. John COLWELL was born on February 23, 1866 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,5 died on March 10, 1937 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 71, and was buried in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. He never married and has no children.

Events

• John resided at Lot 32, Con 6 at the time of his death in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1937.

+ 15 F    vi. Mary Ann "Minnie" COLWELL was born on June 19, 1869 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5

6. James COLWELL (John1) was born on May 4, 1835 in , , Armagh, Northern Ireland,1 died on May 9, 1912 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA1 aged 77, and was buried in Tara Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Events

• He worked as a weaver and lived at home with his mother at Richus Land Cowden Knows in 1851 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland.

• He worked as a farmer in 1861 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

• James resided in Arran Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871 .

• He resided in Tara, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1901 .

James married Susannah STINSON, daughter of William STINSON and Margaret HOPKINS, on October 6, 1855 in , , Ontario, Canada. Susannah was born on May 8, 1838 in Emily Twp, Victoria Co, Ontario, Canada,1 died on October 12, 1924 in Windsor, Essex Co, Ontario, Canada1 aged 86, and was buried in Tara Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 16 M    i. William John COLWELL was born on January 27, 1857 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada6 and died on September 21, 1936 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA7 aged 79.

+ 17 M    ii. Copeland Harry COLWELL was born on May 7, 1859 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada6 and died on July 24, 1933 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA7 aged 74.

+ 18 M    iii. Joseph COLWELL was born on April 23, 1862 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada6 and died on April 24, 1939 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA aged 77.

+ 19 M    iv. Samuel James COLWELL was born on August 20, 1863 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada6 and died on August 5, 1946 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA7 aged 82.

+ 20 M    v. Robert W. COLWELL was born on March 17, 1866 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,6 died on March 28, 1951 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA7 aged 85, and was buried in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA.

+ 21 M    vi. Isaac Stinson COLWELL was born on July 7, 1869 in Arran Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,8 died on September 14, 1949 in Owen Sound, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada7 aged 80, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery Tara, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 22 M    vii. Andrew Stinson COLWELL was born on October 6, 1871 in Tara, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada9 and died on May 20, 1951 in Leamington Twp, Essex Co, Ontario, Canada7 aged 79.

   23 M    viii. Richard COLWELL was born on June 7, 1874 in Arran Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.9

+ 24 M    ix. Daniel Louis COLWELL was born on March 16, 1877 in Tara, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada9 and died on December 26, 1952 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA7 aged 75.

   25 F    x. Susan Maud COLWELL was born on June 2, 1881 in Arran Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.10

8. Joseph COLWELL (John1) was born in 1837 in , , Armagh, Northern Ireland.1

Events

• He worked as a mill worker and lived at home in 1851 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland.

Joseph married Margaret SMITH, daughter of Alexander SMITH and Jean RICHARDSON, on December 30, 1869 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland.1 Margaret was born in 1842 in , , , Scotland.1

Children from this marriage were:

   26 M    i. John COLWELL

   27 M    ii. Alexander COLWELL was born on December 27, 1872 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland.1

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