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The United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada 50 Baldwin Street, Suite 202, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1L4 Telephone (416) 591-1783 Fax (416) 591-7506 Email: [email protected]

CERTIFICATE APPLICATION BRANCH: ________ BRANCH ADDRESS:

Governor Simcoe Branch

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Applicant Title Name in full.

MATRESKY, Eunice Carolyn

Date

Maiden Name

(Private)

Phone

Address

Postal Code

E-Mail address

Occupation

Place of Birth

Date

Married at

Date

Husband/Wife Full Name Occupation

Son or Dau of

Place of Birth

Date

Place of Burial

Date

Children (Names in Full and Birth Dates) Loyalist Ancestor Information STEVENS, Abel, Sr. Loyalist Ancestor Military Service (Rank & Regt. If known) Where Settled (date & Location)

1796, Bastard Township, Leeds & Grenville Co, ON

12 May 2015

2 Applicant Line of Descent From a Loyalist Ancestor STEVENS, Abel Sr. Loyalist Ancestor

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Military Service (rank & regt if known) Where Settled (date & Location) Father Parents Mother Grand Father Parents Mother 1st Great Father Grand Parents nd

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2 Great Grand Parents

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3rd Great Grand Parents

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4th Great Grand Parents

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5th Great Grand Parents th

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6 Great Grand Parents

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7h Great Grand Parents

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8th Great Grand Parents

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9th Great Grand Parents h

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10 Great Grand Parents

Born (year)

Married

(year)

Died (year)

COWAN, John

1879

1904

1957

STEVENS, Edna Eliza STEVENS, George Wellington

1885 1857

1904 1883

1929 1911

Mother Father

SISSON, Jane Gray STEVENS, Robert Gourlay

1855 1816

1883 1844

1924 1906

Mother Father

BELL, Eliza STEVENS, Alfred

1826 1794

1844 c1815

1911 1871

Mother Father

HALLADAY, Ruby STEVENS, Abel, Sr.

1794 1755

c1815 c1779

1877 1826

Mother Father

BUCK, Eunice

1758

c1779

1828

Mother Father Mother Father Mother Father Mother Father Mother Father Mother

1796, Bastard Township, Leeds & Grenville Co, ON (Private)

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Parents Father

(Private)

Son of

Place of Birth Married at Residence

Date

Place of Burial Mother

Death Date & Place Daughter of

Date Occupation

Occupation Date

Place of Birth Place of Burial Children and spouses if known

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Death Date & Place

Grandparents COWAN, John Father Place of Birth Married at Residence

Blairhampton, Minden Twp, Haliburton Co, ON

Date

COWEN, William H. HOWELL, Mary 23 Jun 1879

Zion United (Methodist) Church, Carnarvon, Haliburton Co, ON

Date

21 Sep 1904

Carnarvon, Haliburton Co, ON

Occupation

Farmer

Place of Burial Mother

Zion United Church Cemetery, Carnarvon, Haliburton Co, ON STEVENS, Edna Eliza

Death Date & Place Daughter of

10 Mar 1957 Lindsay, ON

Carnarvon, Stanhope Twp, Haliburton Co, ON

Date

29 Dec 1885

Death Date & Place

07 Oct 1929 Carnarvon, ON

Son of

STEVENS, George SISSON, Jane Gray

Occupation

Place of Birth Place of Burial Children and spouses if known

Zion United Church Cemetery, Carnarvon, Haliburton Co, ON See Appendix

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1 Great Grandparents 4. Father STEVENS, George Wellington Place of Birth

Fenelon Twp, Victoria Co, ON

Date

STEVENS, Robert BELL, Eliza 20 Aug 1857

Married at

Stanhope Twp, Haliburton Co, ON

Date

16 May 1883

Residence

Stanhope Twp, Haliburton Co, ON & Coboconk, ON Coboconk Village Cemetery, Coboconk, ON

Occupation

Farmer & Lumberman 24 May 1911 Coboconk, ON

Place of Burial Mother

Son of

SISSON, Jane Gray

Death Date & Place Daughter of

Manvers Twp, Durham Co, ON

Date

28 Jul 1855

Coboconk Village Cemetery, Coboconk, ON

Death Date & Place

02 Jun 1924 Toronto, ON

Son of

SISSON, Henry GRAY, Jenny Ellen

Occupation Place of Birth Place of Burial Children and spouses if known

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See Appendix

2nd Great Grandparents STEVENS, Robert Gourlay Father Place of Birth Married at

Bastard Twp, Leeds Co, ON

Date

STEVENS, Alfred HALLADAY, Ruby 01 Dec 1816

St. James Anglican, Fenelon Falls, ON

Date

08 May 1844

Residence

Fenelon Twp, Victoria Co, ON & Stanhope Twp, Haliburton Co, ON

Occupation

Farmer

Place of Burial Mother

St Peter’s Anglican Cemetery, Maple Lake, ON BELL, Eliza

Death Date & Place Daughter of

29 Sept 1906 Stanhope Twp, ON BELL, William Unknown mother

Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Date

28 Mar 1826

St. Peters Anglican Cemetery, Maple Lake, ON

Death Date & Place

21 Mar 1911 Fenelon Falls, ON

Occupation Place of Birth Place of Burial Children and spouses if known

See Appendix

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3rd Great Grandparents STEVENS, Alfred Father Place of Birth Married at Residence

Lower Canada

Date

STEVENS, Abel, Sr BUCK, Eunice 1794

Bastard Twp, Leeds Co, ON

Date

c1815

Fenelon Twp, Victoria Co, ON and Lindsay, ON

Occupation

Farmer

Place of Burial Mother

Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, ON HALLADAY, Ruby

Death Date & Place Daughter of

06 Apr 1871 Lindsay, ON HALLADAY, Noah CROSS, Mahitable

Wheelock, Orange Co, Vermont, USA

Date

1794

Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, ON

Death Date & Place

31 May 1877, Lindsay, ON

Son of

Occupation

Place of Birth Place of Burial Children and spouses if known

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STEVENS, Robert Gourley, b 01 Dec 1816 d 29 Sep 1906, 1844 m to BELL, Eliza, b 28 Mar 1826 d 21 Mar 1911 STEVENS, William, b 17 Mar 1828 d. 22 Oct 1908 m 1849 to MENZIES, Mary Anne b 08 Jun 1830 d ?

4th Great Grandparents STEVENS, Abel, Sr. Father Place of Birth Married at Residence

Quaker Hill, Dutchess Co, New York, USA

Date

STEVENS, Roger Sr DOOLITTLE, Mary 11 Nov 1755

Pittsford, Vermont, USA

Date

c1779

Bastard Twp, Leeds Co, ON

Occupation

Place of Burial Mother

Denault Cemetery, Delta, Bastard Twp, Leeds Co, ON BUCK, Eunice

Death Date & Place Daughter of

Farmer, trapper, Baptist minister 09 Oct 1826 Bastard Twp, ON

New Milford, Connecticut, USA

Date

1758

Death Date & Place

1828 Bastard Twp, ON

Son of

BUCK, Isaac, Sr. BARNES, Elizabeth

Occupation

Place of Birth

Delta, Bastard Twp, Leeds Co., ON Place of Burial Children See Appendix and spouses if known

9 PROOFS OF LINEAL DESCENT List your direct line of descent, beginning with yourself, one person in each generation to your Loyalist ancestor. Lineal de scent is proved by the use of documents which state the relationship of two individuals to each other. The document must state the fact to be proved: e.g. “William, THE SON of Henry Smith ...” Attach copies of your proofs to the back of the application.

1. Applicant

MATRESKY, Eunice Carolyn

Proof 2. Parent Proof 3. Grandparent Proof 4. 1st Great Grandparent Proof nd

STEVENS, Edna Eliza is the DAUGHTER of George W. STEVENS Birth Record STEVENS, George Wellington is the SON of Robert Gourlay STEVENS Death Record

5. 2 Great Grandparent Proof

STEVENS, Robert Gourlay is the SON of Alfred STEVENS

6. 3rd Great Grandparent Proof

STEVENS, Alfred is the SON of Abel STEVENS, Sr.

7. 4th Great Grandparent Proof

STEVENS, Abel, Sr. is a UNITED EMPIRE LOYALIST

8. 5th Great Grandparent Proof 9. 6th Great Grandparent Proof 10. 7rd Great Grandparent Proof 11. 8th Great Grandparent Proof

Preponderance of Evidence

1798 Upper Canada Land Petition

1793 Upper Canada Land Petition 1806 Upper Canada Land Petition

Appendix Page 3: Grandparents: (COWAN, John & STEVENS, Edna Eliza): Children & Spouses COWAN, Muriel Jane b 12 Apr 1906 d 25 Apr 1993 m 07 Jul 1926 to HEWITT, Alexander b 03 Feb 1904 d 17 Jul 1981 COWAN, William Royce b 18 Mar 1908 d 30 Dec 1928 COWAN, George Wellington b 20 Jan 1910 d 30 Dec 1990 m 08 Oct 1938 to HARRISON, Myrtle E. b 01 Dec 1910 d 16 Mar 2001 COWAN, Harry Maxwell b 16 Jun 1912 d 13 Dec 1999 m13 May 1967 to GILBANK, Margaret Jean Evelyn b 06 Jun 1921 d? COWAN, Margaret Caroline b 29 Sep 1914 d 08 Oct 2010 COWAN, Robert John b 25 Nov1916 d 26 Aug 1996 m 18 Nov 1939 to BARRY, Zelda Grace b 25 Oct 1918 d 28 Sep 1998 COWAN, Ruth Wilma (twin) b 09 Mar 1919 d 29 May 2002 m (1) 01 Jun 1940 to BARFOOT, Russell b 22 Apr 1911 d 09 June 1968 m (2) c1970 to RICHARDSON, Arthur John b 1922 d 30 Nov 1996. COWAN, Ruby Ellen (twin) b 09 Mar 1919 d 21 Aug 1999 m (1) 16 Sep 1939 to ROACH, Arnold Edward b 17 Oct 1907 d 13 Feb 1982 m (2) c 1980 to HVIDSTEN, Per b 29 Apr 1912 d 27 May 1985 COWAN, Basil Edward b 24 May 1921 d 05 Jan 1981 m c1942 to MANNERS, Edyth b c1925 d ? COWAN, Phyllis Jean b 21 Sep 1923 m c1946 to CRANLEY, John Ernest William b 15 May 1918 d 17 Jun 1992 COWAN, Eric Arthur b 11 Apr 1927 d 01 Sep 2008 m 07 Apr 1957 to SIEFFERT, Shirley May b 05 Sep 1931 d 10 July 2003 COWAN, Lloyd Stevens b 07 Oct 1929 d 19 Apr 1995 m 03 Aug 1952 to STEVENSON, Hilda Edna b 06 Oct 1931 d 21 Sep 2011 Page 4: 1st Great Grandparents: (STEVENS, George Wellington & SISSON, Jane Gray): Children & Spouses STEVENS, Roland McLeod b 03 Jan 1884 d 11 Sep 1886 STEVENS, Edna Eliza b 29 Dec 1885 d 07 Oct 1929 m 21 Sep 1904 to COWAN, John b 23 Jun 1879 d 10 Mar 1967 STEVENS, Arthur Irwin b 09 May 1888 d 10 Jan 1955 m 1949 to WARREN, Edna b 1890 d 07 Dec 1967 STEVENS, Ellen Winnifred b 01 Feb 1889 d 06 Apr 1983 m 15 May 1920 to JOHNSON, Robert b1885 d c1960 STEVENS, Robert Henry b 23 Dec 1892 d 1988 STEVENS, Caroline b 25 Nov 1895 d 02 Mar 1936 m 1913 to LINESS, John Murdock b 04 Mar1884 d? STEVENS, Wilma Muriel b 27 Apr 1900 d 23 Mar 1970 m 14 Feb 1929 to GRAY, Rolf Bruce b 1898 d 1954 2nd Great Grandparents: (STEVENS, Robert Gourley & BELL, Eliza): Children & Spouses STEVENS, Alfred b 1845 d c1890 m SISSON, Emma b 07 Apr 1853 d 24 Jul 1918 STEVENS, Ann Eliza b Jan 1848 d 11 Jul 1898 m JACKSON, John b 1844 d ? STEVENS, Maria b 1850 d1920 m AUSTEN, Thomas Henry b c1848 d c1920 STEVENS, James b 1851 d 07 Feb 1882 m 11 Aug 1874 to TAYLOR, Jane b c1855 d ? STEVENS, Caroline b 1853 d ? STEVENS, Charlotte b1855 d 04 Apr1909 STEVENS, George Wellington b 20 Aug 1857 d 24 mar 1911 m 16 May 1882 to SISSON, Jane Gray b 28 Jul 1855 d 02 Jun1924 STEVENS, Matilda b 1861 d ? STEVENS, Mary Jane b 1863 d c1881 STEVENS, William Henry b 02 Oct 1865 d 14 Jul 1935 m BARNUM, Phoebe b 20 Feb 1870 d 01 Sep 1937 STEVENS, Robert John b 1866 d ? m to LINESS, Effie STEVENS, Sarah b 1867 d ? Page 5 4th Great Grandparents: (STEVENS, Abel, Sr. & BUCK, Eunice): Children & Spouses STEVENS, Clarissa b 1774 d ? STEVENS, Uriah b 05 Jan 1776 d 21 Feb 1849 m 17 May 1805 to KEVIL, Nancy b 1782 d ? STEVENS, Abel, Jr. b 11 Nov 1779 d 29 May 1858 m 1800 to HUNTLEY, Ruth b1783 d c1812 STEVENS, Elizabeth b 1782 d ? m 1799 to HASKINS, Lemuel b 1778 d ? STEVENS, Miriam b 1786 d after 1802 STEVENS, Eunice b 1786 d ? m to HASKINS, Clarence b c1780 d ? STEVENS, Isaac b 02 Mar 1787 d 02 May 1849 m 16 Apr 1814 to DAY, Elizabeth Maude b 30 Jun 1797 d 1885 STEVENS, David Buck b 09 Mar 1790 d 10 Jun 1877 m to Phelps, MARBY b 19 Mar 1784 d 03 Apr 1844 STEVENS, Sarah Ann b 1792 d? m to FRASER, Daniel D. b 1799 d? STEVENS, Alfred b 1794 d 06 Apr 1871 m c1815 to HALLADAY, Ruby b 1794 d 31 May 1877 STEVENS, Elihu b 1796 d c1805 STEVENS, Henry b 1801 d 1802 STEVENS, Horace b c1802 d 1838 m to HOUGHTON (HOTEN), Phoebe b c1806 d ?