Joanna Belfry

1831 - 1910  (79 years)

• Name	Joanna Belfry  [1]
  Birth	1831	Brockville, Leeds Co, ON   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Note	BIRTH: Brockville, Leeds, Ont-LDS IGI Ontario 27 Jun 90: 8709805 p42 -date and place are suspect as it does not fit with information in `The Belfry Family' BIRTH: `The Belfry Family' by Peter deGuerre 1888 p46/105 -before father's death in 1849 MARRIAGE: `The Belfry Family' by Peter deGuerre 1888 p76/105 -'Mrs Joanna Henderson, a daughter of James Belfry and wife of Mr Walter Henderson, near Routhwaite, Manitoba, had in early life much of the healthy appearance of the Belfry family. Five of her children are married.' MARRIAGE: `OGS Families' Vol 32 No 2 May 1993 p128 (Simcoe Dist Mar Reg p95) -'Walter HENDERSON & Johanna BELFRY bth/o W. Gwillimbury mar 20 Feb 1850 by Rev Cornelius Flummerfelt, Wes Meth, wit: Andrew BELL and Jennett HENDERSON.' MARRIAGE: CIS msg John Gregson 23 Jan 94 (Belfry 046) -Surrogate Court of the County of Simcoe #194 1855 -'Joanna (now the Wife of Walter Henderson of the Township of Maryborough in the County of [blank]' MARRIAGE: `The Tread of the Pioneers' by J.H. Metcalfe (Belfry 050) DEATH: `The Tread of the Pioneers' by J.H. Metcalfe (Belfry 050) DEATH: CIS Msg from John Gregson 21 Aug 93 (BELFRY 021) -John has photo showing Joanna with Edward C LOGAN, Phyllis Lillian LOGAN, Jane HENDERSON, Edward's sister Joanna and her dau Florence. Phyllis LOGAN was born in 1905 and is about six months in photo. RESIDENCE: 1861 Census Maryborough Twp Wellington Co (NAC C-1083) p16 -Johanna, age 29 in 1861; shows first four children living with her and Walter. Also, a Martha & William Belfry age 23 & 21, probably her brother & sister. RESIDENCE: CIS msg John Gregson 23 Jan 94 (Belfry 046) -Surrogate Court of the County of Simcoe #194 1855 -'Joanna (now the Wife of Walter Henderson of the Township of Maryborough in the County of [blank]' RESIDENCE: `The Tread of the Pioneers' by J.H. Metcalfe (Belfry 050) -Walter '`cleared' a farm in what was known as the `Queens Bush', later living at Harriston, from which he came to Portage la Prairie [Manitoba] in May 1877, accompanied by his daughter Jane...and his eldest son, John C., now of Winnipeg. In September of the same year the remainder of the family joined him with the exception of the second son, James B., who remained in Ontario till 1879. In 1880 Mr Henderson took up farming, about twenty miles south of Brandon [Manitoba], later retiring and returning to Portage.', presumably Joanna was with him throughout.
  Name	Joanna Henderson  [1]
  Death	26 Apr 1910  [1]
  Person ID	I15957	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	James Belfry,   b. 25 Jan 1803, Brockville, Leeds Co, ON d. 31 Aug 1849, Bradford, Simcoe Co, ON (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Sophia Clark,   b. 1806   d. 5 Dec 1855, Bradford, Simcoe Co, ON (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1829	York, ON   [1]
  Family ID	F4143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Henderson,   b. 23 Dec 1824, Peebles, Scotland d. 10 Sep 1904 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1850  [1]
  Children	1. Jane Henderson,   b. 10 Apr 1854, Hollen, ON d. 26 Jun 1935, Portage, MB (Age 81 years)   2. Sophia Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. 1920 (Age > 32 years)   3. John Clark Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. Aft 1888 (Age > 2 years)   4. James Belfry Henderson   d. Aft 1888   5. Martha Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. Aft 1888 (Age > 2 years)   6. William Walter Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. Aft 1888 (Age > 2 years)   7. George Sherman Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. 1929 (Age > 41 years)   8. Annie Margaret Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. Aft 1888 (Age > 2 years)
  Family ID	F4146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

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