Obadiah Stafford b. Oct 1841 Ontario, Canada Saskatchewan, Canada

1841 -

Name	Obadiah Stafford [1]
Born	Oct 1841	Ontario, Canada [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1881	Flos, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada
Census	1900	Twp. 163, Range 87, Ward Co., North Dakota
Residence	Ontario, Canada [1]
Residence	1916	Piapot, Canada
Died	Saskatchewan, Canada
Person ID	I003	Branch 130 James Stafford b. 1813 Godley Par., Mancester, ENG
Last Modified	21 Mar 2009

Father	James Stafford, b. Abt 1813, Godley Par., Manchester, England , d. 17 Jul 1887, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 74 years)
Mother	Susannah, b. Abt 1816, Ireland
Census	1851	York Co., Ontario, Canada
Notes	1851. Listed as Jas Stafford, a labourer, with wife Susan and children Fanny, Obadiah, Edw & John. All Church of England.
Family ID	F04	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth Booth, b. Abt 1836, Innisfil twp, Ontario, Canada

Married 29 Mar 1862 Innisfil twp, Ontario, Canada [2]

Children

	1. Francis "Frank" Stafford, b. 12 Nov 1860, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada
	2. William James Stafford, b. 23 Jan 1864, Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Oct 1869 (Age 5 years)
	3. Mary Susan Stafford, b. 8 Sep 1865, Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Oct 1869 (Age 4 years)
	4. Louisa Stafford, b. 1866, Ontario, Canada
	5. Edward Stafford, b. 5 Jul 1867, Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Sep 1868 (Age 1 years)
	6. Fanny Stafford, b. Abt 1869, Ontario, Canada
	7. Obediah Stafford, b. 10 Mar 1870, Ontario, Canada , d. 3 May 1907, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada (Age 37 years)
	8. Levina Stafford, b. Abt 1875, Ontario, Canada

Family ID F02 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Elsie Pirrie, b. Oct 1856, Scotland

Married Abt 1883

Children

	1. John Pirrie "Jack" Stafford, b. 10 Dec 1885, Yorktown, Northwest Territory, Canada , d. 19 Jul 1978, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 92 years)
	2. Joseph "Joe" Stafford, b. Jun 1889, Saskatchewan, Canada

Family ID F08 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents		1851 York Co., Ohio Census for James Stafford and family Ancestry.com, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Bibliothèques et Archives Canada. Recensement de 1851 (Canada-Est, Canada-Ouest, Nouveau-Brunswick et Nouvelle-Écosse). Bibliothèques et Archives Canada, Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM): Nova Scotia Board of Statistics, 1851. Data imaged from Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. NS Archives and Records Management gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Infringement of this condition may result in legal action. .
Documents		1900 North Dakota Censu for Obediah Stafford and family pg 1

Notes

My grandfather was the illegitimate son of Margaret McQueen who married Frank (Francis) Stafford who, in turn, was the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Booth. I found Frank Stafford when he was 10 in the 1871 census when he was living in Flos Township in Simcoe County, Ontario. He lives with his father, [?] Obadiah, mother, Elizabeth, sister, Fanny, and a labourer, a hired man I suppose, called George Martin. Obadiah is a farmer, age 29, Church of England, English origin, but born in Ontario. Elizabeth is 33, Irish origin, born in Ontario. She, Francis, and Fanny, age 2, are all Church of England. George Martin, age 25, is Presbyterian, and of Irish origin, also born in Ontario. They can all read and write except Fanny.
The land was purchased for Obadiah from the crown in 1862, which was the year he married, and almost two years after Francis was born. It is about half a mile south of the village of Allenwood, and a couple of miles east of Allenwood Beach on the shore of Georgian Bay. At the time of the purchase Obadiah was living in Innisfil Township, which is closer to Barrie. The gentleman who bought the land was a farmer in Innisfil called William Booth. He is the father-in-law of Obadiah.

By JIm Stafford, a descendant.

Obadiah and Elizabeth purchased land in Flos Township and started to raise their family. They may have eventually moved west (Saskatchewan/Alberta) in the 1890's or early 1900's to take advantage of land grants.

Listed as a farmer (English) with wife Elizabeth (Irish), 2 daughters Fanny & Levina and a son Obadiah. All Church of England.
Listed as Obediah Stafford, a stockman, with wife Elsie and sons John and Joseph. Father born in Canada and mother born in Ireland. Naturalized for 11 years. Elsie's parents born in Scotland. 2 of her 3 children living.

Sources

[S02639] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).
Online publication - Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records, 1858-1930. MS940, 28 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Marriage License Books, 1907-1910. MS945, 12 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Delayed Registrations of Marriages, 1892-1916. MS948, 4 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869. Microfilm rolls 1030055-1030068. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (Archives of Ontario, MS 248, reels 5-18). .
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