Merrill, Sophia

1829 - 1918  (89 years)

• Name	Merrill, Sophia
  Born	1829	Glenvale, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Census	1851	Camden East, Addington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Census	1861	Moscow, Camden Twp., Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Died	12 Mar 1918	Portland Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I205	VANVALKENBURGH
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	VanValkenburg, Paulus,   b. 17 Mar 1798, Fonda, Montgomery Co., New York, USA ,   d. 13 Aug 1881, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. VanValkenburg, Catherine,   b. 18 Jan 1848, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jun 1884, Portland Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)   2. VanValkenburg, Meribeth,   b. 24 Dec 1850, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1940, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)  [Natural]   3. VanValkenburg, John Trompour,   b. 12 Feb 1854, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 09 Sep 1939, Bobcaygeon, Verulam Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)  [Natural]   4. VanValkenburg, Samuel,   b. 18 May 1856, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1887, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)  [Natural]   5. VanValkenburg, Jesse,   b. 1860, Ontario, Canada  [Natural]   6. VanValkenburg, Paul,   b. 24 Feb 1860, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Oct 1928, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)  [Natural]   7. VanValkenburg, Thomas,   b. 18 Apr 1864, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 06 Nov 1903, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)  [Natural]   8. VanValkenburg, Zara,   b. 03 Oct 1865, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1944, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)  [Natural]   9. VanValkenburg, William,   b. 18 Jun 1867, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1904, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)  [Natural]   10. VanValkenburg, Martha,   b. 12 Jul 1874, Moscow, Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1910, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1829 - Glenvale, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  GRAVE of Sophia Merrill VV (1823-1918) Moscow Quaker Cemetery, Camden Twp., Lennox-Addington Co., Ontario, Canada

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		History notes written in 1938 about Meribeth VV-Veley (1850-1940) Unsourced, found in the VV family file at Lennox-Addington Archives. "A Remarkable Old Lady".
  		VanValkenburgh & related families found in transcripts of the Bay of Quinte area records of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), 1798-1850 Links to transcripts of the Registers and Minute Books of the Adolphustown/West Lake Yearly Meeting from the Quaker Archives & Library of Canada.
  		5 - "Ninth Generation" - from the Research Collection of Paul E. VV, 3rd See Overview and General Index prev | 5-Ninth Gen | next

  
  

  Census Records

  CENSUS-1871 - Paul VanValkenburg--Sophia Merrill John T.,Samuel,Paul,Thomas,Zara,William Camden,Addington

  
  

  Maps

  Historical Atlases of the Moscow area of Camden Twp., Lennox & Addington Co. in 1860 and 1878. Shows property of P. VanValkenburg in 1860, a house at the SW corner of Moscow village (suppose this is Lot 44). For modern location, enter 44.428815,-76.807909 into Google Maps address bar. See a list of other nearby VV locations including Paulus VV's brother Gilbert's land at Varty Lake to the south. Also note the location in Moscow of the Friends (Quaker) Meeting House, and the cemeteries on either side of the road leading south. Reproduction of an original copy of the Map of United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, Canada West, by H.F. Walling, Putnam & Walling Publishers, Kingston, C.W., 1860. Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, by J.H. Meacham & Co., Toronto, 1878.

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] 1851 Canada West census - ONTARIO-Addington-CamdenEast-VVPaul, Canada. "Census of 1851" (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Camden East, Addington County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11712. Camden East, Addington Co., Canada West Paul Vanvalkenburg, 52 b. 1800 USA Suppiah, 24 b. 1827 Upper Canada Robinson, 19 b. 1832 Upper Canada Deborah, 13 b. 1838 Upper Canada Susan, 12 b. 1839 Upper Canada Katherine, 4 b. 1847 Upper Canada Miribeth, 2 b. 1849 Upper Canada [S65] 1861 Canada West census - ONTARIO-LennoxAddington-CamdenEast-AgPaul, Canada. "Census returns for 1861." Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. Ernestown, Lennox & Addington Counties, Canada West; Agricultural Schedules: C-1047 - C-1048. Camden East Township, Lennox-Addington Co., Canada West Paul Vamal Kenbergh Con 4 Lots 43 and 44 * These lots are the SW corner of Moscow town crossroads. Ruber / Raulus Vanvalkenburgh, 62 b. 1799 Upper Canada Sophia, 33 b. 1828 Upper Canada Cattren, 12 b. 1849 Upper Canada Mary, 11 b. 1850 Upper Canada Minerva?, f, 16 b. 1845 Upper Canada John, 6 b. 1855 Upper Canada Samuel, 4 b. 1857 Upper Canada Paul, 2 b. 1859 Upper Canada Jesse, 1 b. 1860 Upper Canada