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to J·oin their ancestors. 235
ha \'e now gone on n..-nes H. , and Albert; daughtera Carol·
J~~ ma Mis en
Laughlin, Martha Ann !vey, Alice .Jane Ch er, Maria Mc-
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1 Ltdera B ck was born in New York State, and he died t ham, and Minni~ Buck. rysler, Mary Bon-
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· . the same state in 1816. He md. Vashta Waterhous
waterloo tn . e Ensign Buck dted 14 December 18 88
who presuma bly was born in New York State and dted at Brant - died 16 August 1903, both at Brantford: and his wife Margaret
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ford 0 t . 1 -11 1893 She md. (2) Capt. Marshall Lewis anct
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it is un nown whether or not she had children by him.
Children of Ensign and Margaret (Swartz) Buck
Brantford: • al 1 born at
Children of Lideral & vashta (Waterhouse) Buck:

6. William E., b. 25 Mar 18 d fte
+ 2. Lideral Ensign Buck, b. 6 Sept 1813 Waterloo, N. Y. 35
Dover, Ontario, where h'e r·· ad r _1922 at Port
3. carolina Buck, m. George Baker of Aurora. · · tve Wlth his sister
Mmme H. Buck. He never married
4. Angelina Buck, m. Edward Smith of Brantford.
+ 7. Carol ina M. , b. 11 Feb 1837 · m w 1\. '""
5. Annie Buck, m. Hugh Craig, lived at Collingwood. • · m !lsener
+ 8. James Henry, b. 20 Jan 1839. ·

+ 9. Maria M.' b. 20 Aug 1840; m. George McLaughlin
2. Lideral Ensign Buck, known as Ensign Buck, was born at
10. Mary E., b. 9 Oct 1842; m. Peter Bonham. ·
Waterloo, Seneca Co., N. Y. , 6 Sept 1813. When seven years
+ 11. George S., b. 6 Aug 1845.
of age he was brought to Canada by his mother and step-father
and became one of the pioneer settlers of the County of Brant. 12. Charles N., b. 6 July 1847; d. 3 Jan 1913, Brantford;

A short time after this his mother died, and he was thrown m. Dora Grandine. They left no issu.e.
13. Edward A., b. 27 May 1849. No issue.
largely on his own resources. He was self-relient and indust-
+ 14. Thomas A. , b. 23 Feb 1851.
rious, and he took his farm from a dense wilderness and made
of it a beautiful home. In 1834, he married Margaret Swartz + 15. Martha Anne, b. 8 Apr 1853; m. Joseph Ivey.
of Princeton, Blenheim Township, Oxford County, who was born + 16. Alice Jane, b. 28 Sept 1855; m. James Chrysler.

at that place 2 November 1817. He and his wife were devoted 17. Albert W., b. 16 Nov 1858, d. 15 May 1940, South

members of the Methodist Church. He was associated with the Gate, California; m . .Minnie Jane Howell b. 29th
building of the first bridge across the Grand River. His weil May 1863 at St. George, Ont. , died at Redlands,
worn Bible is in the possession of the author. Unfortunately it California. They left no issue.

contains no genealogical data. A biographical sketch of Ensign 18. Minnie H., b. 24 May 1862. d. at Port Dover. She
Buck is to be found on p. 555 of The History of Brant Coun~. never married.
Ontario (Toronto, Warner, Beers~83). -
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In the census of 1861 for Brantford, Ensign Buck is described . · Carolina M. Buck, b. 11 Feb 1837, married William C.
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a_s _age? 6, born in the U. S., farmer, Wesleyan Methodist and Mtsener b. 10 Dec 1827. Mr Harley Misener. 2î TrimdenAve.,
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ltvmg a brick house. His household all born in Upper can- Brantford, informs me that William and Carolina had issue:
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Mad onsts e of: Margaret 42; William 25; Jas 22; Maria 1 ; · (James) Merritt Misener, b. 8 July 1861. d. 11) Feb
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. ge ; George 15; Chas 13 · Edward 11· Thos 9· Martha B; 1944 at Brantford. He m. 1\Iartha fl•ances \\îlson
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1886 ' an esley 4. The will of Ensign Buck dated 25 Aug b. 1870 in the Jersey Settlement dau Ch~lrles and
and proved 4 M h ' ns ~ The\' had
Edward H arc 1 889, names his wife Margaret; 90 El iza Steeves Wilson. d. 1 Dec 1 95 1 • •
. , Thomas A.' William E.' Charles N., George s.' one son Bruce of Ham il ton. Ont.
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· Norman Misener.