Vanvalkenburg, Henry James b. 1830 d. 01 Dec 1892 Grand Bend, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada: VanValkenburgh-Vollick-in-Canada (a collaborative project)

1830 - 1892 (62 years)

Name	Vanvalkenburg, Henry James
Born	1830
Gender	Male
Census	1851	Ingersoll, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada [1]
Census	1861	Howard Twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada [2]
Census	1871	Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada [3]
Census	04 Apr 1891	Bosanquet, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada [4]
Died	01 Dec 1892	Grand Bend, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
Person ID	I1	VV-Adam-AnnaDiamond
Last Modified	24 Jan 2019

Father	Vanvalkenburg, Johan Adam, b. 25 Aug 1787, Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States , d. 1858, Ridgetown, Kent, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Diamond, Anna, b. 1793, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA
Relationship	Natural
Married	02 Apr 1811	Fredericksburgh, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada
Family ID	F1	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Lounsbury, Hannah, b. 1829, United States

Married 08 Nov 1848 Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada

Children

	1. Vanvalkenburg, Lucinda, b. 23 Mar 1852, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 10 Sep 1879, Hespeler, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 27 years)
	2. Vanvalkenburg, William Ralph, b. 01 Nov 1855, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Feb 1913, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA (Age 57 years)
	3. Vanvalkenburg, Charles A., b. 01 Aug 1856, Ridgetown, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Aug 1911, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA (Age 55 years)
	4. Vanvaltinberger, Anna Maria, b. 1856, Ridgetown, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada [Natural]
	5. Vanvalkenburg, Elie, b. 1868, Ontario, Canada [Natural]

Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Norton, Hannah Catherine, b. 1860, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 06 Jun 1894, Tara, Arran Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 34 years)

Married 20 Feb 1879 Allenford, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada

Children

	1. Vanvalkenburg, Ida, b. Feb 1880, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 05 Apr 1881, Hensall, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 1 years)
	2. Vanvalkenburg, Ada, b. 07 May 1881, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada [Natural]
	3. Vanvalkenburg-Van, Adam Smith, b. 17 Jul 1885, Grand Bend, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 08 Jan 1954, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
	4. Vanvalkenburg-Van(n), James Henry, b. 23 Feb 1888, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
	5. Vanvalkenburg, Laura, b. 1890, Ontario, Canada
	6. Vanvalkenburg, Sarah May, b. 07 Jun 1891, Bosanquet, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada

Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Married - 20 Feb 1879 - Allenford, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
	Census - 04 Apr 1891 - Bosanquet, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada
	Died - 01 Dec 1892 - Grand Bend, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada

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Documents » Slide Show		MARRIAGE - Henry James VanValkenburg--Hannah Lounsbury-1848 Zorra,Oxford,Ontario Rev. William Landon, Baptist Church Register
		MARRIAGE - Henry James Van Valkenburg--Hannah Catherine Norton-1879 Amabel,Bruce,Ontario,Canada Bruce Co. Marriage Register
		BIRTH - Adam Smith Van Valkenburg-17 July 1885 Grand Bend,Huron,Ontario County of Huron Register
		DEATH CERTIFICATE - William Ralph VanValkenburg-February 23 1913 Son of Henry James VanValkenburg--Hannah Lounsbury
		DEATH REGISTER - Henry James VanValkenburg-December 1 1892 Bosanquet,Lambton,Ontario
		BIRTH - Sarah May VanValkenburg-07 Jun 1891 Grand Bend,Bosanquet,Lambton,Ontario
		"Marriage Records of Upper Canada / Canada West: Brock District (1839-1857)", by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press Various VV record transcripts.
		DEATH NOTICE - Hannah Catherine VanValkenburg(Norton) Hannah Norton was Henry's second wife. They were married in 1879, Hannah being 19 years old at the time.
		Obituary for Henry James VanValkenburg in The Exeter Advocate, 8 December 1892

Histories » Slide Show		Adam VanValkenburg of Kingston Twp., stonemason See 1819 Land Petition here. See 1857 Business Directory here.
		VV coopers working for the Woodstock barrel & stave company owned by Thomas J. Clarke, 1863. Compare these notes to contemporary census records that show John and Henry VV to be coopers. More about the "three brothers" here.
		Coopering as a trade in Colonial North America.
		In Search of a Grave for Henry VV - Hannah Lounsberry Henry James VanValkenburg was a cooper and had lived between mid-1860's and early 1880's in Hay Township, Huron County (according to census and birth records of children). During that time he lost his first wife Hannah Lounsberry, and remarried Hannah Norton. Henry died in 1891 at Grand Bend, to the south of Huron, and his burial place, and that of first wife Hannah L., have not been located. In the 1869 Directory of Ontario, under a town called Johnson’s Mills / Lakeview / Lake View: Henry VV and a James Lounsberry, coopers. James Lounsberry, on censuses for Hay Twp., is married to Lucinda, and they are old enough to be parents of Hannah Lounsberry. The Lounsberry family may have connected with Henry and his brother John D. VV, while living in Woodstock, 1851. In modern maps, this area is called Saint Joseph, on the road that leads to the lake from a larger town, Zurich. We don’t have an 1881 census for the family, however, the first children born to Henry and second wife Hannah Norton, were also born in Hay Twp., and one infant died at Hensall, nearby. On the 1862 map of the area, near Lakeview is shown a LouisDeneny. I suspect this was a mis-transcription of Lounsberry. James and Lucinda Lounsberry, being elderly at the time, may be buried in the area, and it is worth searching for them, along with Hannah and the infant son of the second marriage. (Assuming the family members would be buried together).
		A brief description of Adam VanValkenburg and Anna Diamond's family and history. The history includes documents that we have that link family members to Adam and Anna.

Census Records » Slide Show		CENSUS-1851 - Henry James Van Valkenburg--Hannah Lounsbury Ingersoll,Oxford Co.,Ontario
		CENSUS-1871 - Henry James VanValkenburg--Hannah Lounsbury William,Charles,Anna,Elie Hay Twp.,Huron,Ontario An elderly James and Lucinda Lounsbury, suspected to be the parents of Hannah, live four households away
		CENSUS-1891 - Henry James VanValkenburg--Hannah Catherine Norton with children: Ada,James,Adam Smith,Laura Bosanquet Twp.,Lambton,Ontario
		CENSUS-1861 - Henry VanValkenburg--Hannah Lounsbury Lucinda,William Ralph,Charles A.,Anna Maria Howard Twp,Kent,Ontario

Maps » Slide Show		Inset map of south end of Woodstock from Walker's 1876 Atlas Compare to same area as depicted in the 1857 Tremaine Map. Shows the approximate locations of various VV addresses on Dundas St. The circle at Mill and Queen Streets - one of these corners was the Thomas J. Clarke Barrel & Stave Co. Another circle shows the Roman Catholic church and first burial place of (at least) Flora VV before the cemetery was moved in the 1930's. See the post-1880 list of VV addresses here. (I am posting this on the 33rd anniversary of the F4 tornado that devastated much of this industrial and business area).
		Inset map of south end of Woodstock from Tremaine's 1857 Atlas Compare to same area as depicted in the 1876 Walker Atlas. See the pre-1880 list of VV addresses here. At this year, 1857, John VV lived somewhere on Dundas Street and was a cooper. An account says he and his "brother" Henry VV, were employed at the T.J. Clarke Barrel & Stave Co. which was on one corner of Queen and Mill streets.
		Inset map of south end of Woodstock from Walker's 1876 Atlas Compare to same area as depicted in the 1857 Tremaine Map. Shows the approximate locations of various VV addresses on Dundas St. The circle at Mill and Queen Streets - one of these corners was the Thomas J. Clarke Barrel & Stave Co. Another circle shows the Roman Catholic church and first burial place of (at least) Flora VV before the cemetery was moved in the 1930's. See the post-1880 list of VV addresses here. (I am posting this on the 33rd anniversary of the F4 tornado that devastated much of this industrial and business area).
		Inset map of south end of Woodstock from Tremaine's 1857 Atlas Compare to same area as depicted in the 1876 Walker Atlas. See the pre-1880 list of VV addresses here. At this year, 1857, John VV lived somewhere on Dundas Street and was a cooper. An account says he and his "brother" Henry VV, were employed at the T.J. Clarke Barrel & Stave Co. which was on one corner of Queen and Mill streets.

Sources

[S1] 1851 Canada West census - ONTARIO-Oxford-Woodstock-VVJohn, Canada. "Census of 1851" (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Ingersoll, Oxford County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11744 - C-11745.
Ingersoll, Oxford Co., Canada West

Henry Vanvaltenberg, 23 b. 1828 Canada, cooper
Hannah Vanvaltenberg * Vanattenberg, 24 b. 1827 Canada
[S2] 1861 Canada West census - ONTARIO-Kent-Howard-VVHenry, Canada. "Census returns for 1861." Libaray and Archives Canada, Ottawa. Howard, Kent County, Canada West; Roll: C-1038 - C-1040.
Howard, Kent Co., Canada West

Heny Vanvottenburgh b. 1828 CW, 33, cooper
Hannah, 34 b. 1827 United States
Lucinda, 9 b. 1852 Canada West
William, 7 b. 1854 Canada West
Charles, 5 b. 1856 Canada West
Anna, 3 b. 1858 Canada West
[S16] 1871 Canada West census - ONTARIO-Huron-Hay-VVHenry, Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1871. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: C-9977 to C-10097.

Hay Twp., Huron South

Henry Van Valginburgh, 42 b. 1829 Ontario, cooper
Hanna Van Valginburgh, 45 b. 1826
William, 16 b. 1855 Ontario, farmer
Charles, 14 b. 1857 Ontario
Anna, 12 b. 1859 Ontario
Elie (f), 3 b. 1868 Ontario

[James and Lucinda Lounsbury on same page]
[S18] 1891 Canada Census - ONTARIO-Lambton-Bosanquet-VVHenryJ, Census of Canada, 1891. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html.

Bosanquet Twp., East Lambton

J Vanvalkenbury, 58 b. 1833 Ontario, cooper, father b. England, mother b. Ontario
Hannah Vanvalkenbury, 30 b. 1861 Ontario,
Ada, 8 b. 1883 Ontario
James, 7 b. 1884 Ontario, cooper
A. Smith Vanvalkenbury, 5 b. 1886, cooper
Laura Vanvalkenbury, 10/12 b. Jun 1890