Amos Weeks

1808 - 1884  (76 years)

• Name	Amos Weeks
  Birth	28 Feb 1808	Newport, Upper Canada, Canada
  Gender	Male
  1851 Census	1851	Dorchester Twp, Elgin County, Canada West   [1]
  	1851 Canada Census
  	1851 Census, Page 4, Line 49 & 50 Amos Weeks, Farmer, Age 43
  Occupation	Between 1851 and 1881
  Farmer
  Religion	1851
  	Universalist
  1861 Census	1861	Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	1861 Canada Census
  	page 3-9 Amos Weeks, Married, Male, Farmer, Age 52. Amos is residing with his Wife Mary Jane and 2 sons Walter and Cyrus, and one daughter Nancy
  1871 Census	1871	Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  1871 Canada Census
  District 006, Sub "E", Div 3, Pg 7
  1881 Census	1881	Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada;
  	page 32, Family 173 Recorded on the 1881 Census as age 73, Widow, Farmer
  Death	17 Mar 1884	Maple Valley, Sanilac, Michigan, USA   [5]
  	Cause: Old age
  Person ID	I170	Weeks
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Amos Weeks, Sr.,   b. 1774, , Westchester, New York, USA d. 16 May 1828, Patterson's Creek, Upper Canada, Canada (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Unknown   d. Bef 1828
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Forbes,   b. Abt 1820, Cansborough Twp, Niagara District, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Jan 1878, Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 58 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1840
  Children	+ 1. Walter Weeks,   b. 10 Aug 1841, Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Jan 1923, Evergreen Twp, Sanilac, Michigan, USA (Age 81 years) + 2. Nancy Jane Weeks,   b. 5 Jan 1845, Bayham Twp, Canada West, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Cyrus Weeks,   b. 11 Sep 1850, Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Oct 1916, Evergreen Twp, Sanilac, Michigan, USA (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2006

  
  

• Notes

  Amos settled in the Bayham area at Lot 6, conc 114. He was termed a 'freeholder' meaning had property versus a householder who would only be living in that area perhaps leasing etc. Amos bought from his brother Daniel Miller ( who inherited his fathers land upon his death) on 29 May 1828 SW of S1/2 totaling 59 acres . On this document of sale, Amos Junior 's occupation is noted as labourer. Amos Weeks also bought an additional 6 acres from Pellum Mabee on 14 July 1842. Then on 15 July 1842, Amos and his wife resold their 65 acres to Peter Snyder. Document # 3429 of Land Agreements. Amos sold his property to Peter Snyder for the sum ¹175. On this Memorial Land Agreement, Amos and Mary Jane Weeks were residing in the" Twp of Dorchester, Southern Division, Middlesex Cty, district of London, Province of Canada" * I thought this was strange to note Canada as a province. In this document, Mary Jane Weeks also renounces her dowry rights for the sum of 5 schillings. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Canada West, Elgin County, Dorcester South Twp, Page 61, Line 49 & 50 Amos Weeks, Farmer, Birthplace Canada, Religion None, Age 43, Male Mary Jane Weeks, Birthplace Canada, Religion None, Age 33, Female 1861 Canadian census , Canada West, Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Page 149 Weeks, Amos, Age 52, Farmer, Universalist, Male, Married Weeks, Mary Jane, Age 42, Baptist, Female, Married Weeks, Walter, Age 20, Labourer, Universalist, Single Weeks, Nancy, Age 17, Baptist, Single Weeks, Cyrus, Age 11, Baptist, Single Amos did move at one point to Michigan (Family rumour- not proven) He is recorded on the 1871 census for Elgin Cty however, Subdistrict E,DivPg #3 and Page #13. Notes from the Census: Weeks, Amos, Male, age 62, birthplace Ontario, Universalist religion, German origin, Occupation Farmer Weeks, Mary Jane, female, age 52, birthplace Ontario, religion close crown Baptist, origin Scotch Weeks, Cyrus, male, age 20, birthplace Ontario, religion W. Methodist, German origin, Farmer They had a total of 89+110+50 acres of land owned, Crops were fall wheat, barley, oats, rye, corn, potatoes, hay and apples. Livestock consisted of horses, milch cows, horned cows, sheep, swine, 4 bee hives, 1020 pounds of butter, 125 pounds of honey, 70 pounds of wood. The lots numbers were 116 and 117 North Talbot Road (NTR), Concession 7. Mary Jane (_____) Weeks, Wife of Amos, died in 1878 in Bayham twp, Elgin Cty. Ont. 1881 Census, Bayham, Elgin County East, Ontario, Canada, Page 32, Family 173 Amos Weeks, Male, Widower, Age 73, Birthplace Ontario, Farmer Thus during this 40 year span, which has 10 year gaps - Amos could have gone to USA for a year or two, but it seems he regularly was recorded on our Canadian censuses every 10 years. Certified Copy of Record of Death: State of Michigan, Sanilac County Record No. 269 Date of Death: March 17 1884 Name: Amos Weeks Male, Widower Age: 76 years, 1 month 7 days Place of Death: Maple Valley Cause of Death: Old age Birthplace: Canada Occupation: Farmer Father: Amos Weeks Mother: Mary Weeks Date of Record: June 25 1885

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, (Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada), page 4, Line 49 & 50 (Reliability: 4). [S281] Canada West, Elgin County, Bayham Twp,, Page 3-9, (Reliability: 4). Amos Weeks, age 52, Farmer, Male, Married Residing with his wife Mary Jane and Chn Walter, Nancy & Cyrus [S281] Canada West, Elgin County, Bayham Twp,, page 3-7 (Reliability: 4). [S281] Canada West, Elgin County, Bayham Twp,, page 32, Family 173 (Reliability: 4). [S304] Courthouse, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA, Maple Valley, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA, (25 June 1885), Record No. 269 (Reliability: 4). Amos Weeks, Male, White, Widower, Aged 76 years, 1 month 7 days, Birthplace Canada, Farmer, Son of Amos Weeks & Mary Weeks, died on 17 March 1884 from Old Age Not sure of accuracy of parents - I agree with Father's name, but have been searching for decades for Amos Weeks Sr wife's name - Mary doesn't fit with naming of females in families, but still could be factual - needs more research Aug 26, 2008 hw