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Descendants of William Grimshaw

Generation No. 2

2. ZEPHANIAH² GRIMSHAW (WILLIAM¹)^16,^17,^18,^19,^20,^21,^22,²³ was born Bet. 1785 - 1790 in New Hampshire ²⁴, and died March 25, 1872 in Churubusco, Clinton County, NY²⁴. He married (1) JERUSHA HUNTER^25,²⁶ February 15, 1811 in Haverhill, NH. She was born WFT Est. 1779-1802 ^27,²⁸, and died Unknown ^29,³⁰. He married (2) ROXIE ??³¹ Abt. 1815. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown. He married (3) SENTHA NOAKES^32,^33,^34,³⁵ September 22, 1847, daughter of MORRIS NOKES and AZUBAH KNAPP. She was born Abt. 1793 in Champlain, NY ³⁶, and died 1863³⁶. He married (4) ELLEN SHEAHAN^37,³⁸ Bef. 1860. She was born Abt. 1838 in Ireland, and died August 18, 1860. He married (5) ADELINE COVEY³⁹ Aft. 1860, daughter of HENRY COVEY and SUSAN ??. She was born June 12, 1833 in Canada^39,⁴⁰, and died January 05, 1881 in Churubusco, Clinton County, NY ^41,⁴².

Notes for ZEPHANIAH GRIMSHAW:
Zephaniah is without a doubt my most interesting ancestor. Zephaniah was born in New Hampshire after the US Revolutionary War. He probably lived at home until his marriage in Haverhill, NH in 1811, even though he doesn't appear in William's household in the 1810 census. After marrying Jerusha, he may have moved first to Vermont (where son William was born). According to Lamb&Frier Family Tree, Jerusha died & was buried in Vermont. In about 1815, he moved to Clinton Co., NY. While there he met Roxie. However, Hurd's History of Clinton Co. says that Zephaniah "came from Rhode Island and located at an early day on lot 87" in the Town of Clinton! Supported by Bev's search from the Clinton County GenForum - "John Nelson Grimshaw was born 1817, Clinton, Oneida, NY (probably in error, confusing the two Clintons in NY) to Zephaniah Grimshaw & Roxie". He was living in Mooers, Clinton County, NY by 1820, where he became romantically involved with his neightbour (& brother-in-law's?) wife, Asenath. According to Eunice (Covey) Tucker, "Zephinire Junior Grisham came along and fell in love with Senith and chased Grandpa Hunter away." He appears in the 1820 census with one son under 10 and two daughters under 10. By 1822, he and Sentha had moved to Huntingdon Co., PQ, where he lived for the next 45+ years. Zephaniah and Sentha proceeded to have eleven more children together over the next 20+ years, without benefit of clergy. Zephaniah and Sentha finally married in 1847. None of their children were baptized until after their marriage. Zephaniah and Sentha must then have separated or divorced, as she moved to Mont Forest, Ont. with Zeph Jr., Esther Mary and another daughter about 1855. Before his marriage or domestic arrangement with Adeline Covey, Zeph may have married Ellen Sheahan. From old Roman Catholic Cemetery in Hinchinbrook - "Ellen, wife of Zephinah Grimshaw died Aug. 18, 1860, ae 22 years". Zephaniah seemed to surround himself with women. In the 1861 census, Adeline Covey (single with a 3 year old child), along with another woman, Mary, lived in his house, as had the the recently departed "Ann" (Ellen?), who died of consumption at age 22. It's interesting that his next child, with Adeline Covey, was born a mere seven months after Ellen's untimely demise! About 1868-70, Zeph and Adeline moved to the Township of Clinton, NY with their four children. Something must have happened to the family shortly thereafter, as some of the children were dispersed and living with other families by 1871. Zephaniah supposedly died in 1872 in Churubusco, Clinton County, NY (per Grimshawv14t1260.FTW). Unknown where he was buried. Searches of cemeteries and burial records to date have turned up nothing.

Notes for JERUSHA HUNTER:
The NH Town records don't list any Hunter as property owner in Haverhill around then, and the State vital records don't list her parents on her marriage entry. Speculation: Was she sister to James Hunter, Sentha's first husband? If so, perhaps they were both jilted by their spouses when Zephaniah took up with Sentha.

Notes for ROXIE ??:
The reference to Roxie came from Bev of the Clinton Co. Genforum. but there is no other confirming evidence that she was married to Zeph. Barbara Bonner thinks not, however, she is listed as the only adult female in Zeph's household in the 1820 Clinton census.

Notes for SENTHA NOAKES:
Speculation from Lamb & Frier web site: Asenath (another spelling of Asentha) Noakes first married James Hunter. Zephaniah Sr. took Asenath away from James. Zephaniah and Asenath together had 11 children but were not married at that time. Zephaniah and Asenath finally married as shown by the marriage certificate dated 9/22/1847. Deb Covey-MacDonald's family story is that Zeph was a mountain man, and when he set his eyes on Senith (another spelling), he fell helplessly in love with her and set himself to running off James. She and Zephaniah were separated or divorced by about 1855, when she moved to Grey Co., Ont. with three of her children.

Notes for ELLEN SHEAHAN:
Cemetery transcription from St. Patrick's Cemetery in Hinchinbrooke reads: Ellen, wife of Zephaniah Grimshaw (died) August 18, 1860 ae 22 yrs."

Notes for ADELINE COVEY:
From Calvin Lamb email 4/27/00: Adeline and brother James both baptized same day same place as Henry Covey (b. 1831)! Death date and place from familytreemaker.com Message Board, Christine Bjerke, 2/14/1999. In 1850, Adeline, age 17, lived in Mooers, NY with Erastus Hall and his family. Most researchers report that Zephaniah married Adeline Covey after Sentha Noakes and proceeded to have six more children from 1861 to 1870. However, Adeline Covey appears on the 1861 census in Hinchinbrooke, age 28, single, with a child John, age 3, but living in the same house with Zephaniah.

Children of ZEPHANIAH GRIMSHAW and JERUSHA HUNTER are:

4.	i.	WILLIAM³ GRIMSHAW, b. Abt. 1812, Vermont; d. December 07, 1897, Wolfe Island, Ontario.
5.	ii.	SAMANTHA LUCRETIA GRIMSHAW, b. February 07, 1813, Canada; d. June 25, 1893, Malone, NY.
	iii.	EDWARD GRIMSHAW^43,⁴⁴, b. Abt. 1815; d. Unknown; m. HANNAH CARR⁴⁵, Abt. 1844; b. Abt. 1818; d. Unknown.

Notes for EDWARD GRIMSHAW:
They settled in Kingston, Ont. There is a possibility that Edward may not be Zephaniah's son, since he doesn't show up in the 1820 census record.

Child of ZEPHANIAH GRIMSHAW and ROXIE ?? is:

iv.

JOHN NELSON³ GRIMSHAW, b. 1817, Huntingdon, Quebec; d. October 1863.

Children of ZEPHANIAH GRIMSHAW and SENTHA NOAKES are:

7.	v.	HARRIET³ GRIMSHAW, b. Abt. 1824; d. March 05, 1907, Algoma Co., ON.
8.	vi.	CHARLES WESLEY GRIMSHAW, b. April 18, 1825, Huntingdon, Quebec; d. January 25, 1898, Franklin Center, Quebec.
	vii.	TIMOTHY EDSON ALDEN GRIMSHAW^46,⁴⁷, b. February 28, 1827, Huntingdon, Quebec ⁴⁸; d. WFT Est. 1844-1917⁴⁸; m. AGNES CRAIK, Unknown; b. Abt. 1828; d. Unknown.
9.	viii.	BARZILLAI GRIMSHAW, b. April 02, 1829, Huntingdon, Quebec; d. Aft. 1895.
10.	ix.	ELIZABETH GRIMSHAW, b. December 05, 1832, Huntingdon Co., PQ; d. December 06, 1892, Huntingdon Co., PQ.
11.	x.	ESTHER MARY GRIMSHAW, b. Abt. 1834; d. July 24, 1908.
	xi.	ZEPHANIA GRIMSHAW, JR.^49,⁵⁰, b. August 05, 1836, Huntingdon Co., PQ; d. January 22, 1902; m. (1) AMELIA GAY⁵¹, 1857; b. Abt. 1831, England; d. Unknown; m. (2) MARY REID⁵¹, Aft. 1857; b. July 26, 1843; d. January 28, 1921, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.

Notes for ZEPHANIA GRIMSHAW, JR.:
From Lamb/Frier Family Tree: Zephaniah arrived in 1855 in Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada. He lived here six or seven years and then moved to Lot 9, Con. 9 Egremont Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada where he resided until his death. His first wife, Amilia Gay, was born in England. His second wife, Mary Reid, died in Egremont Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Interestingly, in the obituary for Zephaniah Jr. it states that he was born in Huntingdon Co., Que. and came with his mother and two sisters to Grey Co. when he was about 19 (about 1855), HIS FATHER HAVING BEEN KILLED IN THE AMERICAN WAR. Since Zephaniah Sr. was still on the 1861 census in Quebec this would appear to
be some sort of story made up to explain the absence (and separation) of his parents.

12.	xii.		LUCINDA E. GRIMSHAW, b. Abt. 1835; d. Unknown.
	xiii.		SAMANTHA ANN GRIMSHAW⁵², b. 1838, Huntingdon, Quebec⁵²; d. Unknown⁵².

Notes for SAMANTHA ANN GRIMSHAW:
Referred to as Anna in OtherGrimshaw file, with no further info. (Not to be confused with the Samantha Ann Grimshaw, dau of William, who married James Blair.) The WFTv14t1260 file makes this mistake.

xiv.

ELIZABETH ? GRIMSHAW⁵³, b. Abt. 1844; d. Unknown.

Notes for ELIZABETH ? GRIMSHAW:
It's odd that there would be two Elizabeths, daughters of Zeph, both living!

Children of ZEPHANIAH GRIMSHAW and ADELINE COVEY are:

xv.

BARBARA³ GRIMSHAW^53,⁵⁴, b. March 07, 1861, Canada; d. Unknown.

Notes for BARBARA GRIMSHAW:
Per Barbara Bonner: In the 1871 census of Franklin Centre, she was living with the family of Joseph and Deborah Longway.

xvi.

ORISON GRIMSHAW^55,⁵⁶, b. October 22, 1863, Canada; d. Unknown.

Notes for ORISON GRIMSHAW:
Per Barbara Bonner: In the 1871 census of Franklin Centre, Orison was living with the family of William and Eliza Jane Brooks.

	xvii.	HENRY GRIMSHAW^57,⁵⁸, b. July 02, 1866, Canada; d. Unknown.
	xviii.	SAMUEL GRIMSHAW^59,⁶⁰, b. Abt. 1868, Canada; d. Unknown.
13.	xix.	DANIEL GRIMSHAW, b. August 19, 1870; d. February 08, 1947, Ogdensburg, NY.
	xx.	ROBERT GRIMSHAW^61,⁶², b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for ROBERT GRIMSHAW:
Lamb&Frier family tree has Robert born in 1868, but this conflicts with the 1870 census.

3. GEORGE² GRIMSHAW (WILLIAM¹)^63,⁶⁴ was born Abt. 1798 in New Hampshire, and died Aft. 1885. He married CHARLOTTE MENARD^65,⁶⁶ September 09, 1817 in St. Luc, PQ. She was born Abt. 1796 in Lower Canada, and died Unknown.

Notes for GEORGE GRIMSHAW:
George and his family settled on Wolfe Island, Ont.

Children of GEORGE GRIMSHAW and CHARLOTTE MENARD are:

FRANCIS THOMAS³ GRIMSHAW^67,⁶⁸, b. May 27, 1824.

Notes for FRANCIS THOMAS GRIMSHAW:
His Godparents were Michael Hawkins and Mary Duffin

ii.

CHRISTIANA GRIMSHAW^69,⁷⁰, b. December 25, 1825; d. Unknown; m. JOHN EGNER⁷¹, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for CHRISTIANA GRIMSHAW:
Her Godparents were Daniel MacCann and Mary MacConnell. She settled on Wolfe Island, Ont.

	iii.		MARCELINA GRIMSHAW⁷², b. Abt. 1828.
	iv.		ALEXANDER ELI GRIMSHAW⁷², b. Abt. 1829; d. Unknown; m. SARAH PEPPER⁷³, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for ALEXANDER ELI GRIMSHAW:
Lived on Wolfe Island, Ont.

14.	v.	JOHN JAMES GRIMSHAW, b. August 01, 1831; d. March 19, 1907.
	vi.	HENRIETTA GRIMSHAW⁷⁴, b. Abt. 1832.
	vii.	CHARLOTTE ROSALIE GRIMSHAW⁷⁴, b. May 12, 1835.
	viii.	ELI GEORGE GRIMSHAW⁷⁴, b. February 22, 1838.
	ix.	LEVI GRIMSHAW, b. June 22, 1843.

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