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Jairus Bunnell Maus
1816 - 1876 (60 years)-
Name Jairus Bunnell Maus Born 20 Jan 1816 , Herkimer, New York, United States 
[1, 2] Gender Male Interesting pioneer, story Residence 1817 Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] Eby ID Number Waterloo-128596 Died 1 Mar 1876 South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada [1, 2] Cause: Congestion of Lungs 5 days Buried Paris Plains Cemetery, Paris, Brant Co., Ontario [2] Person ID I128596 Generations Last Modified 6 Apr 2024
Father Henry VanScoik Maus, b. 23 Nov 1782, Of, New York State , d. 30 Apr 1857, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) Mother Aurilla Bunnell, b. 12 Aug 1785, Of, New York State , d. 11 Mar 1858, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years) Family ID F42824 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Janet Ann Tinling, b. 1824, Putnam, Washington, New York, USA , d. 14 Jan 1850 (Age 26 years) Married 15 Feb 1849 Children 1. John William Maus, b. 21 Dec 1849, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Dec 1925, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 Family ID F45379 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - JAIRUS B. MAUS (deceased) was one of the typical pioneer farmers of South Dumfries Township. He was born January 20, 1816, in the State of New York, and emigrated to Canada with his parents when he was a year old. they settled first for six years in Galt, Ont., and then moved to the farm in the County of Brant, where he died, March 1, 1876. His father's name was Henry V. S. Maus, and his mother's name Aurillia, and he was a brother of John Maus, whose biography will be found in this history. He was married three times- first on February 15, 1841, to Catharine Lamberton, who died March 4, 1846; next to Janet Ann Tinling, on February 15, 1849, she died January 14, 1850, and for his third wife he chose Elizabeth Campbell, who was born in Morpeth, Northumberland , County of Northumberland, England, August 4, 1822, and is the daughter of Duncan and Elizabeth Campbell, who emigrated to Canada in 1835, where they died at a ripe old age. This last marriage was consummated February 6, 1821, and Mrs. Maus has survived her husband. Mr. Maus and his widow were adherents of the Methodist Church. He was a Justice of the Peace for many years, and followed agricultural pursuits all his life, at one time owning 500 acres of land, which he divided among his sons. Mr. Maus had one son by his first wife, named Orrin, and by his second also one son, John W. His third wife was the mother of six children, four of whom are now living, viz., Henry S., Frankie, Wilfred J. and William Duncan. Henry S. is the third son, and was born December 20,1851. He was united in marriage, March 8, 1879, with Elizabeth Stewart, who was born in July, 1851, and to this union three children have been born- Jairus A., who came into the world February 1, 1880; Marion Isabella and Charles Stuart. Frances Elizabeth was married to J.D. Thompson, and has one child living, named Mary Adela, and Wilfred J., the forth son, who was born April 11, 1859, married December 3, 1879, Emma A. Kane, a native of Norwich, Ont., where she was born February 12, 1857. They have one child, Ethel A. G., born July 8, 1881. Mr. Jairus B. Maus, the father and grandfather of this interesting family, was a man deeply beloved and universally respected, and in his death Brant County Lost a good useful man, and the community a kind, warm-hearted friend. His widow is hale and hearty, and enjoying excellent health for an old lady.
The history of the county of Brant, Ontario: containing a history of the county: its township, cities, towns, schools, J. H. Beers & Co. Warner, Beers & Co.
- JAIRUS B. MAUS (deceased) was one of the typical pioneer farmers of South Dumfries Township. He was born January 20, 1816, in the State of New York, and emigrated to Canada with his parents when he was a year old. they settled first for six years in Galt, Ont., and then moved to the farm in the County of Brant, where he died, March 1, 1876. His father's name was Henry V. S. Maus, and his mother's name Aurillia, and he was a brother of John Maus, whose biography will be found in this history. He was married three times- first on February 15, 1841, to Catharine Lamberton, who died March 4, 1846; next to Janet Ann Tinling, on February 15, 1849, she died January 14, 1850, and for his third wife he chose Elizabeth Campbell, who was born in Morpeth, Northumberland , County of Northumberland, England, August 4, 1822, and is the daughter of Duncan and Elizabeth Campbell, who emigrated to Canada in 1835, where they died at a ripe old age. This last marriage was consummated February 6, 1821, and Mrs. Maus has survived her husband. Mr. Maus and his widow were adherents of the Methodist Church. He was a Justice of the Peace for many years, and followed agricultural pursuits all his life, at one time owning 500 acres of land, which he divided among his sons. Mr. Maus had one son by his first wife, named Orrin, and by his second also one son, John W. His third wife was the mother of six children, four of whom are now living, viz., Henry S., Frankie, Wilfred J. and William Duncan. Henry S. is the third son, and was born December 20,1851. He was united in marriage, March 8, 1879, with Elizabeth Stewart, who was born in July, 1851, and to this union three children have been born- Jairus A., who came into the world February 1, 1880; Marion Isabella and Charles Stuart. Frances Elizabeth was married to J.D. Thompson, and has one child living, named Mary Adela, and Wilfred J., the forth son, who was born April 11, 1859, married December 3, 1879, Emma A. Kane, a native of Norwich, Ont., where she was born February 12, 1857. They have one child, Ethel A. G., born July 8, 1881. Mr. Jairus B. Maus, the father and grandfather of this interesting family, was a man deeply beloved and universally respected, and in his death Brant County Lost a good useful man, and the community a kind, warm-hearted friend. His widow is hale and hearty, and enjoying excellent health for an old lady.
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Sources - [S1533] Book - The History of the County of Brant, Ontario, Biography of Jairus B. Maus: 669.
- [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, P., America, N., Municipality, B., & Cemetery, P. (1816). Jairus Bunnell Maus (1816-1876) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162130045/jairus-bunnell-maus.
- [S1533] Book - The History of the County of Brant, Ontario, Biography of Jairus B. Maus: 669.
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Residence - 1817 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
Died - Cause: Congestion of Lungs 5 days - 1 Mar 1876 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada = Link to Google Earth
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