Maria Caroline Weeks

1844 - 1913  (68 years)

• Name	Maria Caroline Weeks
  Birth	10 Jul 1844	Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  1851 Census	1851	Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	1851 Canada Census
  	Line 49 Marah Weeks, age 8, Female
  1871 Census	1871	St Catharines, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  1871 Canada Census
  Maria Slaght, age 27, birth abt 1844, Baptist
  1880 Census	1880	Mears, Oceana, Michigan, USA   [5]
  	1880 USA Census
  	Lines 37 - 41 inclusive, Page 479
  1900 Census	1900	Hart, Oceana, Michigan, USA   [6]
  	1900 USA Census
  	Lines 14-18 inclusive; page 113A
  1910 Census	Apr 1910	Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, USA   [7]
  	1910 USA Census
  	Slaght, Maria, Wife, Female, Age 65, Married x 47 yrs, Had 4 children, 3 living, Birthplace Canada, Parents Canada
  Death	6 May 1913	Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I1226	Weeks
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Daniel Millar Weeks,   b. Aug 1801, Long Point, Norfolk County, Upper Canada, Canada d. 24 Dec 1883, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Hawer,   b. Abt 1802, , , , Canada d. Bef 1871 (Age ~ 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1826
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cyrenius Slaght,   b. Abt 1844, , Canada West, Canada d. 4 Aug 1915, Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington, USA (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1863
  Children	+ 1. Lilian M. Slaght,   b. 28 Feb 1864, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Jun 1923, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, USA (Age 59 years) + 2. Milton Shakespear Slaght,   b. 17 Feb 1874, Ludington, Mason, Michigan, USA d. 13 Nov 1949, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, USA (Age 75 years)   3. Thankful C. Slaght,   b. 1882, , , Michigan, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2006

  
  

• Notes

  1851 Census, Roll C-11745, SubDist 261 Dereham; Lines 46-49 Dan M. Waks (Weeks), Blacksmith, Canada, Universalist, 51 yrs, Male Mary Weeks, Canada, C of England, 50 yrs, Female Cleo Weeks, Canada, C of England, 13 yrs, Female Mariah Weeks, Canada, C of England, 8 years, Female John Smith, Labourer, Canada, Methodist, Darlington CW, 19 yrs, Male 1871 Ontario Census Name: Maria Slaght Age: 27 years Sex: Female Birthplace: Ontario Residence: Lincoln District, St. Catharines Religion: C. C. Baptist Division 3 Film # C-9922, Page 39 1871 Census Notes: Reel C9910, National Archives, Page 39, Line 12 - 16, Township Dereham, South Oxford Cty. Weeks, Miller, male, age 70, religion Universalist, Origin Scotch, Occupation Blacksmith, widow Slaught, Lilian, female, age 7, birthplace Ontario, going to school. (I believe this person to be Daniel Miller Week's granddaughter - Maria Caroline married Cyrennius Slaught. Cyrennius Slaught was the son of Rhoda Weeks and Silas Slaught. Rhoda Weeks was dtr. of Joseph Weeks, hence neice to Daniel Miller Weeks) In 1880 Census of Mears, Oceana County, Michigan, p479C, Schedule 1 Cyrenius Slaght, W, M, Age 35, Married, Dry Goods Merchant, Birthplace Canada, Parents birthplace Canada also Maria Slaght, W, F, Age 34, Wife, Married, Housekeeping, Birthplace Canada, Parents birthplace Canada also Lillie M. J. Slaght, W, F., Age 16, Daughter, Clerk in Store, Birthplace Canada, Parents birthplace Canada Milton Slaght, W, M, Age 6, Son, In School, Birthplace Michigan, Parents birthplace Canada Rhoda Slaght, W.,F.,Age 56, Boarder, Widowed, Housework, Birthplace Canada, Father New York, Mother Canada * I believe there to be errors in this census documentation, as Rhoda Slaght is the dtr of Joseph Weeks & Charity Kern(Karn); Joseph Weeks was born in Upper Canada Oct 01, 1803, Rhoda's grandfather Amos Weeks was born in New York. Rhoda (Weeks) Slaght and Maria Caroline (Weeks) Slaght are cousins as Maria is the dtr of Daniel Weeks & Mary Hawer, (Hawker) in addition to Rhoda being Maria's mother in law. Cyrenius Slaght is the Son of Silas Slaght & Rhoda Weeks hw Nov 2006 1900 Census, Village of Nears, Oceana, Michigan, Page 18A, Line 15 Slaght, Maria, w,f,Age 34, Wife, Housekeeping, Birthplace Canada, Father Canada,Mother Canada (Medical):1880 census residing with her husband Cyrenius Slaght in Mears, Oceana, MI, USA, age 34, Wife, housekeeping, born in Canada. Other family members residing with her are daughter Lilie, son Milton and mil Rhoda

  
  

• Sources

  [S191] Sharon Blaine, Slaght Genealogy, Sharon Blaine, Text via email from Sharon Blaine to me in 2002 (Reliability: 3). [S197] 1871 Cdn Census, Microfilm C9922, Page 39, Division 3 (Reliability: 3). [S186] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, (Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada), Line 49 (Reliability: 4). [S197] 1871 Cdn Census, Page 39 (Reliability: 4). [S198] Canada, Oxford County, Dereham Township, (Microfilm C-9922, Page 39), Page 39, Microfilm C-9922, page 39, Lines 12-16, Reel C9910. (Reliability: 3). [S193] 1880 USA Census Michigan, (1880 Mears, Oceana, Michigan T9_599; Family History Film:1254599, Page 479,3000), Page 479, Page #17, Supervisors District 2, Enumerators District 208, Line 15 (Reliability: 3). [S262] 1910 United States Federal Census, Sheet 7A, Line 2 (Reliability: 4). [S191] Sharon Blaine, Slaght Genealogy, Sharon Blaine, Text via email from Sharon Blaine 2002 (Reliability: 3).