My Scottish "Wilkie" Family
Rhoda A. Weeks
Abt 1822 - Yes, date unknown-
Name Rhoda A. Weeks Birth Abt 1822 Charlotteville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada 
[1] Gender Female 
Residence1844 Townsend Twp, Norfolk County, Upper Canada 1851 Census 1851 Dereham Twp, Upper Canada, Canada 1851 Canada Census - Rhoda A. Slaght, Female, Age 30, Birthplace Canada; Silas & Rhoda have 4 children living,
Page 51, Line 2, Roll C_11745
1880 Census 1880 Mears, Oceana, Michigan, USA [2] 1880 USA Census - Rhoda Slaght, White, Female, Age 56, Widow, Boarder, occupation housework
Name Roder A. Slaght [3, 4] Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I1223 Weeks Last Modified 13 Feb 2017
Father Joseph Weeks, b. 1 Oct 1803, Newport, Upper Canada, Canada d. 23 Nov 1878, Forestville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) Mother Charity Kern, b. 14 Dec 1802, Forestville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 May 1890, Forestville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) Marriage Abt 1826 Unknown Family ID F18 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Silas Slaght, b. 23 Jan 1821, Townsend Twp, Norfolk County, Upper Canada d. 20 Nov 1901, Ludington, Mason, Michigan, USA (Age 80 years) Marriage 29 Jan 1843 Unknown [5, 6] Marriage Contract 29 Jan 1843 Unknown Marriage of Silas Slaght & Rhoda Wicks (Weeks) Children + 1. Cyrenius Slaght, b. Abt 1844, , Canada West, Canada d. 4 Aug 1915, Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington, USA (Age ~ 71 years)+ 2. Duncan Slaght, b. 18 Aug 1846, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Oct 1867, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 21 years)3. Charity Elizabeth Slaght, b. Jun 1849, , , Canada West, Canada d. 18 Oct 1868, Otterville, Oxford County, Canada West, Canada (Age ~ 19 years)4. Lillian Emily Slaght, b. May 1852 d. 11 Jul 1853, Otterville, Oxford County, Canada West, Canada (Age ~ 1 years)5. Job Slaght, b. May 1858, , Oxford County, Canada West, Canada d. 12 Aug 1858, Otterville, Oxford County, Canada West, Canada (Age ~ 0 years)6. Hugh Slaght, b. Abt 1861 d. Yes, date unknown 7. Nathan Slaght, b. Aug 1862, , , Canada West, Canada d. 17 Oct 1862, Otterville, Oxford County, Canada West, Canada (Age ~ 0 years)Family ID F389 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Feb 2007
- Rhoda A. Slaght, Female, Age 30, Birthplace Canada; Silas & Rhoda have 4 children living,
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Notes - Have not found a birth certificate or baptism for Rhoda Weeks; she is not enumerated on the 1851 census with her family as already married.
1844 residing with Husband Silas Slaght at Townsend Twp, Assessment at South half of Lot 13 Conc 8, 4 acres cultivated and 14 acres were unculitivated; the value being 48 pounds.
1851 Census, Oxford Cty., Dereham Township, Page 51, Lines 1-6, Roll C_11745
Slaght, Silas, Farmer, Birthplace Canada, Baptist, Age 31, Male
Rhoda A. Slaght, female, Age 30, Birthplace Canada, Baptist, Female
Cyrenius Slaght, Birthplace Canada, Age 8, Baptist, Male
Duncan Slaght, Birthplace Canada, Age 6, Baptist, Male
Charity E. Slaght, Birthplace Canada, Age 3, Baptist, Female
Job Slaght, Birthplace Canada, Age 1, Baptist, male
1861 Cdn Census: Enum District 3, Dereham Twp, Oxford Cty, Ontario
Silas Slaght, General Merchant, Birthpl Upper Canada, Rel Baptist, Age 40 Married
Rhoda A. Slaght, Birthpl Upper Can, Baptist, Age 39, Married
Slaght, Cyrennius, Upper Canada, Baptist, Age 17, single
Slaght, Duncan, Upper Canada, Baptist, Age 15, Single
Slaght, Charity E., Upper Canada, Baptist, Age 13, Single
Slaght, Rhoda L. (?), Upper Canada, Baptist, Age 7, Single
Slaght, Hugh W., Upper Canada, Baptist, Age 2, Single
He next lived in Otterville, Oxford Cty, then in 1862 he was a merchant in Tillsonburg, Oxford Cty., Ont.
In 1862, Silas & Rhoda settled in Fentonville, Michigan. In 1863, he settled at Ludington, Michigan
Source R. Robert Mutrie
In 1880, Census of Mears, Oceana Co., Michigan, p479C, Rhoda Slaght was
listed as a widow (sic) born in Canada, 56; her father born in New York and her mother in Canada.
Source: 1880 Michigan Census, Pg 17, Enumerator Dist. #208, Line 18
This data would have Rhoda's birthdate as being 1824 instead of 1822 or 1826. hw
Many puzzles remain with the data collected for Rhoda Weeks, daughter of Joseph & Charity Weeks.
1 no confirmation at this time she is Joseph & Charity (Kern) Weeks' daughter hw
2. not mentioned in Joseph's will, although it seems likely he wouldn't leave her land as she was now a Slaght and her husband certainly had many wives. hw
I wonder about Rhoda's Father - Joseph Weeks and his will. Joseph Weeks died in 1878, and as Rhoda was still alive but she is not mentioned in the Will at all - is this Usual??? hw
3. I wonder about the origin of her christian names, Rhoda, doesn't seem to fit with Charity Kern's side - is it possible that was Amos Weeks' wife's name? What name is the initial A. meant to be? hw
4. Haven't found a death entry for her either. Slaght researchers say she was mentioned on the grave marker for her husband Silas Slaght, but when I visited the cemetery (Pioneer Cemetery, Tillsonburg), couldn't trace the inscription at all. hw - (Research):1851 Cdn Census, Oxford Cty, Upper Canada
1880 USA Census, Mears, Oceana Cty., Michigan, Widow, Age 56
- Have not found a birth certificate or baptism for Rhoda Weeks; she is not enumerated on the 1851 census with her family as already married.
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Sources - [S192] 1851 Census, Canada West, Oxford County, Dereham Township, (Roll C_11745, Page 51, Lines 1-6 inclusive), Roll C_11745, Page 51, Line 2, C_11745, Page 51, Line 2. (Reliability: 3).
- [S193] 1880 USA Census Michigan, (1880 Mears, Oceana, Michigan T9_599; Family History Film:1254599, Page 479,3000), Page 479,3000, Enum District 208, Image 0608, Line 18 (Reliability: 3).
Slaght, Rhoda, w,f,56,boarder,divorced,housework, Born Canada, Father New York, Mother Canada - [S186] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, (Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada), Page 51, Line 2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S187] photos taken by Heather Williams, Cemetery Monuments, Otterville, Oxford Cty, ON, Canada, St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Otterville, Oxford Cty., ON, Canada (Reliability: 4).
- [S191] Sharon Blaine, Slaght Genealogy, Sharon Blaine (Reliability: 2).
- [S191] Sharon Blaine, Slaght Genealogy, Sharon Blaine, Text received from Sharon Blaine on her Slaght Genealogy (Reliability: 2).
- [S192] 1851 Census, Canada West, Oxford County, Dereham Township, (Roll C_11745, Page 51, Lines 1-6 inclusive), Roll C_11745, Page 51, Line 2, C_11745, Page 51, Line 2. (Reliability: 3).
