VanVolkenburg, Sylvester DuColon Ducklin

1830 - 1913  (82 years)

• Name	VanVolkenburg, Sylvester DuColon Ducklin
  Born	16 May 1830	Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census	1851	Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Census	1861	Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Died	19 Apr 1913	Hamlin, Monroe Co., New York, USA
  Person ID	I137	VANVALKENBURGH
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	VanValkenburg, Pieter Peter,   b. 19 Jan 1789, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., New York, USA ,   d. Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Hazleton, Sarah,   b. 18 Jun 1798, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., New York, USA ,   d. 1865, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	29 Dec 1818	Foxboro, USA or Canada
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henderson, Mary Jane,   b. 21 Oct 1830, Athens Twp., Leeds-Grenville Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1908, Kent Twp., Orleans Co., New York, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1853	Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. VanVolkenburg, Martha Jane,   b. 16 Apr 1855, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1912, Kendall, Orleans Co., New York, USA  (Age 57 years)  [Natural]   2. VanVolkenburg, William Melzar,   b. 06 Dec 1858, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 05 Feb 1930, Whitby, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)  [Natural]   3. VanVolkenburg, Sara Ann,   b. 06 Apr 1860, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 08 Apr 1863, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)  [Natural]   4. VanVolkenburg, Sylvester Nelson,   b. 18 Jul 1861, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 07 Jun 1887, Kansas City, Clay Co., Missouri, USA  (Age 25 years)  [Natural]   5. VanVolkenburg, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 07 Oct 1864, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 07 May 1865  (Age 0 years)  [Natural]   6. VanVolkenburg, John Wesley,   b. 02 Nov 1866, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1947, Macedon, Wayne Co., New York, USA  (Age 80 years)  [Natural]   7. VanVolkenburg, Theressa Lucy,   b. 29 Sep 1868, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1924, Kendall, Orleans Co., New York, USA  (Age 55 years)  [Natural]   8. VanVolkenburg, Charles Hiram,   b. 06 Jan 1871, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 06 May 1952, Utica, Oneida Co., New York, USA  (Age 81 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1851 - Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Jul 1853 - Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada Census - 1861 - Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  "Marriage Records of Upper Canada / Canada West: Newcastle District Part 2 (1848-1855)", by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press Various VV record transcripts.

  
  

  Headstones

  Graves of Sylvester D. VV ((1830-1913) and wife Mary Henderson (1830-1908) Kent Cemetery, Kent, NY Headstone photos at Findagrave.com

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		VV names in two directories for Northumberland Co., Ontario - 1865 and 1870. Shows VV / Vollicks in the following townships: Brighton, Campbellford & Emily, Seymour. An 1885 directory was consulted but not copied as it showed only one: Oscar Vollick, shoemaker, in Marmora, Hastings Co. David VV, (who incidentally was also a shoemaker), wrote a will out of *Cramahe* Twp. in 1846 describing his holdings at Lots 4 and 5 in the 4th Concession. By the 1870's, that part of Cramahe Twp. just north-west of the village of Brighton, was incorporated into Brighton Twp., so he is the "D." VV in these directories. On censuses he was actually a resident of Brighton village - maybe he had his shoemaker shop there. Note the proximity of an "S.D." VV living very near to David at Con 3 Lot 3. Is this Sylvester Ducklin VV? Directories available at the Cobourg Public Library.
  		50th Wedding Anniversary - Sylvester D. VV and Mary Henderson, 1903 at Kendall, Orleans Co., NY. Family members named. [This item found online at Fulton History Newspaper Archive.]
  		MARRIAGE - Charles Banker--Lucy Van Volkenburg-1895 at Kent, Orleans Co., NY. The marriage took place at Lucy's sister's home - Martha VV-Frank Gray. Also note the news item that precedes the marriage notice: "S.W. Van Valkenberg and family, of Brighton, Pa., have moved here and occupy Frank Gray's tenant house." This is the immigration of the parents from Brighton, Ontario, Canada to NY state, 1895. More news items portraying the timeline of visits between NY and Canada, found here. [This item found online at Fulton History Newspaper Archive.]
  		Newspaper announcements concerning Sylvester D. VV - Mary Henderson family from the Orleans Co., NY newspaper The Holley Standard, found online at Fulton History Newspaper Archive.]
  		Death of Mary Jane Henderson - VV (1830-1908), Kent,NY Family members named. Son William M. VV attended funeral from Canada, not "Pa." More news items portraying the timeline of visits between NY and Canada, found here. [This item found online at Fulton History Newspaper Archive.]
  		Death notice of Sylvester D. VV (1830-1913) at Kendall Mills, NY. A proper obituary was not found in this issue - nor the next. [This article found online at Fulton History Newspaper Archive]

  
  

  Census Records » Slide Show		CENSUS-1871 - Sylvester DuColon Ducklin VanValkenburg--MaryJane Henderson Martha Jane,William Melzor,Sylvester Nelson,John W,F.L.A.(?),Charles Hiram Brighton,East Northumberland,Ontario-PG 1 of 2
  		CENSUS-1871 - Sylvester DuColon Ducklin VanValkenburg--MaryJane Henderson Martha Jane,William Melzor,Sylvester Nelson,John W,F.L.A.(?),Charles Hiram Brighton,East Northumberland,Ontario-PG 2 of 2
  		1905 NY State Census - Kendall, Orleans Co., NY Sylvester D. VV and wife Mary, with married son John Wesley VV and family in same household. Note: grand dau Hazel was actually born in Canada.

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] 1851 Canada West census -ONTARIO-Northumberland-Brighton, Canada. "Census of 1851" (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Brighton, Northumberland County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11739 - C-11740. Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. Peter Vanvokenburg, 64 b. 1787 USA, carpenter Sarah Vanvolkenburg, 54 b. 1797 Canada Sylv'r (m), 22 b. 1829 Canada William, 18 b. 1833 Canada Sarah, 8 b. 1843 Canada [S58] 1861 Canada West census - ONTARIO-Northumberland-Brighton-VVSyl, Canada. "Census returns for 1861." Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. Brighton, Northumberland County, Canada West; Roll: C-1054 - C-1056. Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West Syl Vanbol Kenbey, m, 31, b. 1830 Upper Canada Mary, 31, b. 1830 Upper Canada Martha, 6 b. 1855 Upper Canada William, 4 b. 1857 Upper Canada Sarah, 1 b. 1860 Upper Canada Peter Vanbol Kenbey, 74 b. 1787 United States, widower, carpenter