Ellen Wegenast

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• Name: Ellen Chipman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-215024
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Residence: 1879, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brehren

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In 1871 was living with her uncle Jacob.

Ellen married John Chipman 14 Jul 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John was born 22 Sep 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died 1934; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Jay Deeton was born 31 Jul 1887, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. May Jackson was born 14 Nov 1893, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Name: George Wegenast
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-58985
• Occupation: 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cabinet maker
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cabinet maker
• Occupation: 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant

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A-2-17 George Wegenast Letters of Administration of the estate of George Wegenast, late of the Township of Wilmot, Merchant, who died on or about the 23^rd day of January 1859 at the Township of Wilmot, intestate, and had at the time of his death a fixed place of abode at the Township of Wilmot, granted to Mary Wegenast of the Township of Wilmot, the widow of the said Intestate…

Letters granted 25^th February 1859
Died 23^rd January 1859
No inventory.

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

John married Mary Millar 10 Apr 1849, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of John Millar and Jane Jordon) was born 23 Nov 1824, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1892, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Wegenast
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-58986P
• Residence: 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: George Wegenast
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-247902
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Immigration: Apr 1932, , USA

Johann — Christina Schmidt. Christina was born 16 Mar 1799, Holzhausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 8 Jan 1862, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Christina Wegenast
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-247901
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; EA

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• Name: John Miller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94344P
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

John — Jane Jordon. Jane was born 1800, , Scotland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Millar
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94346

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-12296
• Residence: 1790, Dundee, Forfar, Scotland

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TRANSCRIPTION FROM THE HANDWRITING OF WILLIAM G. MILLAR

The ship's name in which we crossed the ocean was the Mentor of New Bedford, 250 tons Burden. We learnt through the papers that she was lost on the coast of America some years afterwards. We left Dundee in Scotland on the fourth day of June 1804 and did not reach New York in the United States until the fourth of August. We staid in that City about three weeks and then removed to Albany
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In coming over to America Our Ship encountered a severe storm off the banks of Newfoundland. She was laid to for many hours under the three sails seen on the ship below. Our Father [Captain Alexander Millar] who had been many years at sea declared he had never seen the waves run higher. They seemed to me to to reach an altitude as high as top of the main mast.
We shipped a sea that rose like a house. It swept decks of everything on them. Our Father saved himself by running his arm down to his shoulder into one of the holes in the windlass. The Captain told the owners of the ship at New York that, but for the assistance of our Father, they would never have seen their ship again.

We landed in New York from Dundee in Scotland on the 4 of August 1804, where we staid three weeks and then removed up to Albany, and remained there nine months, and during that time our Father purchased land on the Niagara River, and to which place we removed in the spring of 1805, and where we continued to reside until we Came to Canada, about the Year 1824.

Our brothers, John & David, had preceded us to Canada to Waterloo township, and Commenced to keep a store at what was called Crofts. After a time we joined them there and I assisted in the business for nearly three Years. About that time David and myself left Crofts and went to New York City in order to purchase some goods, and which we did-- and again returned to Canada, and made a beginning at Stoney Creek. But not likely to succeed there, we returned to Waterloo again & commenced the second time near Abram Erb's mill. After a time we removed to Green Bush and carried on our business for nearly three Years there, in a rented house. Soon after this we purchased a lot in Berlin as it is now Called, and we built the first frame house there.

W. G. M

Alexander married Janet Gourlay 22 Mar 1790, Dundee, Forfar, Scotland. Janet was born 1769; died 1822, Lewiston, Niagara, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Janet Millar
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74015
• Residence: 1790, Dundee, Forfar, Scotland