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Descendants of Reuben Scott

Generation No. 2

2. REUBEN BARTLETT² SCOTT (REUBEN¹) was born Abt. 1827 in Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada ¹⁴, and died March 05, 1899 in Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada ^15,¹⁶. He married MARIA ANGELINE HUYCK October 10, 1848 in Adolphustown, Lennox & Addington Cty, Ont., Canada. She was born August 1832 in Ontario ^17,¹⁸, and died 1911 in Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada ¹⁹.

Notes for REUBEN BARTLETT SCOTT:
Excerpt from Eileen Argyris' book, "How Firm a Foundation," which cites the following on p. 148:

"At 45 Parliament Street stands the eight-sided house constructed by Reuben Bartlett Scott - an industrious young man who operated a grist mill, soap factory, iron foundry and evaporator - upon his marriage to Maria Huycke, about 1850. Scott's parents were Reuben Scott and Sarah Louise Keeler."

According to a newspaper article "The Eight Sided House," written after 1975 (best guess), from the Colborne area:

"The man who built the house at 45 Parliament Street, Colborne was Reuben Bartlett Scott. He was born in 1827 and married Maria Huyck about 1850, the year he built the house.

His parents were Reuben Scott and Sarah Keeler (a member of the Keeler family) who founded Colborne. The family lived in the house for 125 years.

Reuben owned and operated a grist mill, soap factory, iron foundry and evaporator, all near his home. His brickyard located on Creek St. in Colborne provided the bricks for the eight-sided house.

Most of the land between the house and Highway #2 was owned by Reuben. The land for Scott Street, a linking road between Parliament Street and Durham Street was given to the town by Reuben.

Reuben Bartlett Scott was the father of twelve children. His youngest daughter, Annetta married George Mallory and moved back to the eight-sided house. When Reuben married Maria, he bought her a hand crafted maple bedroom suite. This was deeded to Annetta for three years housekeeping service and a small sum of money. The bedroom suite resided in the downstairs bedroom as long as the family lived in the house. Three generations were born there. Annetta Scott Mallory, her daughter Cora Mallory Greenfield and her daughter Joy Greenfield Gifford. Since then, the bedroom suite has been passed down to the daughters in the family, beginning with Cora Mallory Greenfield and currently is owned by Cora's daughter, Joy Gifford.

About 1920, George planted 16 acres of land to apple trees and tile drained the land. They raised chickens and grew a market garden which were delivered along with churned butter and homemade bread to the villagers and cottagers at Lake Ontario.

Of great pride to George was his pure bred Jersey Herd, the first in this part of the country."

From the 1871 Colborne Village, Cramahe Twp Census returns, Schedule 6: Industrial Establishments, p. 7 is the following information:

Grist & Houreny (sp?) Mill
Owner/Proprietor: Reuben B. Scott
Fixed Capital Invested: $ 2,000
Floating Capital: $ 200
No. of woking months in the year: 4
No. of male workers > 16 yrs: 1
Avg yearly wages: $ 133
Moving Power: Water - no horse power
Raw Materials: All kinds of grain
- 11,600 (bushels?) with value of $ 2,800
Finished Product: Flour, Feed & Meal
- Value: $ 3,633

From the same source, on p. 5 is the following:

Furnace
Owner/Proprietor: Reuben B. Scott
Fixed Capital Invested: $ 800
Floating Capital: $ 500
No. of woking months in the year: 8
No. of male workers > 16 yrs: 4
Avg yearly wages: $ 900
Moving Power: Water - 10 horse power
Raw Materials:
- Iron & (?) : Value of $ 596
- Hand (?): Value of $ 100
- Lumber: Value $ 60
Finished Products:
- Ploughs - Qty: 100 Value: $ 1,000
- Cultivators - Qty: 12 Value: $ 120
- Machinery - Value: $ 900
- Repairing - Value: $ 200

More About REUBEN BARTLETT SCOTT:
Burial: 1899, Colborne Cemetery, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada
Cause of Death: Softening of the Brain
Medical Information: Ill for 5 days
Nationality: Scottish ²⁰
Occupation: 1871, Machinist, Grist Mill, Colborne Village, Cramahe Twp ²¹
Religion: Wesleyan Methodist
Residence: 1871, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada ²²

More About MARIA ANGELINE HUYCK:
Burial: 1911, Colborne Cemetery, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada
Religion: Wesleyan Methodist
Residence: 1881, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada ²³

Children of REUBEN SCOTT and MARIA HUYCK are:

	i.		ELIZABETH A.³ SCOTT, b. Abt. 1850, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada ²⁴.
	ii.		WALTER SCOTT, b. Abt. 1852, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada²⁴.
	iii.		JANE L. SCOTT, b. Abt. 1855, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada²⁴.
	iv.		MARIA A. SCOTT, b. Abt. 1858, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada²⁴.

More About MARIA A. SCOTT:
Occupation: 1881, School Teacher ²⁵
Residence: 1881, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada²⁵

	v.	JAMES P. SCOTT, b. Abt. 1859, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada ²⁶.
	vi.	MARTHA A. SCOTT, b. Abt. 1862, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada ²⁷.
	vii.	SARAH E. SCOTT, b. Abt. 1865, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada²⁷.
	viii.	ABRAHAM L. SCOTT, b. Abt. 1868, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada²⁷.
	ix.	WALLACE R. SCOTT, b. Abt. 1870, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada²⁷.
3.	x.	ANNETTA G. SCOTT, b. June 1874, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada.
	xi.	FREDERICK J. SCOTT, b. Abt. 1877, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada ²⁸.
	xii.	EDWARD B. SCOTT, b. Abt. 1879, Colborne, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ont., Canada ²⁹.

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