Mary Jane Forbes

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1851 Census: 1851, Bayham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; 1851 Canada Census
• Religion: 1851; Baptist
• 1861 Census: 1861, Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Canada West, Canada; 1861 Canada census
• 1871 Census: 1871, Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; 1871 Canada Census

Notes:

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


records on the 1871 census for Elgin Cty , 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.




Fact: Mary Jane _______ , wife of Amos Weeks, died 22 January 1878
in Bayham Twp., Elgin Cty, Ontario.
Source: Reg#2633 -78 LDS, Film No. 18153223
Source: Deaths, Elgin Cty, Book 1 1869 - 1879. 971.3 MCCH Vol. 1

Name: Mary Jane Weeks
Died: January 22, 1878
Sex: Female
Age: 58 years
Rank: Farmers wife
Birth Place; Niagara District, Twp Cansborough
Informant: Rev. D. Griffin, Bayham, January 24, 1878

Burial Location unidentified as yet.

1851 Census:
Page 3 -9

1861 Census:
1861 Census records Mary Jane Weeks, Wife of Amos Weeks, age 42. residing with her husband Amos and children Walter, Nancy and Cyrus

1871 Census:
Weeks, Mary Jane, Wife of Amos Weeks, Age 52, Baptist

Mary married Amos Weeks on 28 Sep 1840. Amos (son of Amos Weeks, Sr. and Unknown) was born on 28 Feb 1808 in Newport, Upper Canada, Canada; died on 17 Mar 1884 in Maple Valley, Sanilac, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Walter Weeks was born on 10 Aug 1841 in Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jan 1923 in Evergreen Twp, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.
2. Nancy Jane Weeks was born on 5 Jan 1845 in Bayham Twp, Canada West, Canada; and died.
3. Cyrus Weeks was born on 11 Sep 1850 in Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Oct 1916 in Evergreen Twp, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.