Histories

Anglican Dioscese Toronto Archives, 135 Adelaide E. Toronto, 26 Apr 2011

St. Peter's Anglican Church, Erindale
Before @ 1840 called the "Toronto Mission", with missionary James W. McGrath.

Misc. Records Vol. 1
Baptisms 30 Aug 1827 to 20 Apr 1851
Marriages 18 Dec 1827 to 22 Jan 1851
Burials 1 Sep 1828 to 23 Apr 1847

 

Pages are loose, fragile, yellowed and stacked within a leather cover.  (incomplete)

 

Volumes 2-4 were later records and mainly financial / administrative.  The VV's and other families had converted to Methodism.

 

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ANNUAL MEETINGS (at Easter)
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April 4th, 1831 Easter Monday

confirmed J.W. McGrath as missionary
nine parishioners signed, including Hiram D.? VanValkinburg

 

April 23rd, 1832

re-confirmed J.W. McGrath as missionary
ten parishioners signed, including Ira Van Valkenburgh and Hiram VanValkinburgh

The signatures of these men are neat showing they were educated.  After 1833 the VV's were no longer members of this consistory.

 

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BAPTISMS
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March 25th, 1818

George Read, son of John & Margaret Phenix, born August 23, 1822, baptized May 15, 1825 by me, G.J.-Quebec

 

George, son of John & Josette Higgins, born August 24, 1840...

 

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MARRIAGES
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William Dilse Leflar of Chinguacousi, Yeoman & Margaret Young, of the same, spinster, on April 22, 1828 by J.W. McGrath, missionary.

 

 

Joseph Taylor of Barton in the Gore District, Blacksmith & Elizabeth Phenix of Trafalgar, spinster, on May 3, 1829 by J.W. McGrath

 

John Oliphant & Mary Reid, both of Toronto in the Home District, on April 20, 1830 by J.W. McGrath

 

John Phenix, farmer & Catherine Smythe, spinster, both of Trafalgar, on March 23, 1831 by J.W. McGrath.

 

 

Jacob VanVolkenburgh, widower and farmer & Susanna M. Williams, widow, both of Trafalgar in the Gore District, on February 10, 1835 by J.W. McGrath.

 

Samuel Conover, of Toronto, bachelor & Sarah Taylor of Trafalgar, spinster, on March 5, 1833 by J.W. McGrath.

 

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BURIALS
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Deborah VanVolkenburgh, died May 30, 1832, buried May 31st, 1832, 22 yrs 2 mo 8 days.

 

Francis Anne Phenix, aged 2 years, died March 31, 1842

 

Nich VanVolkenburgh, aged 5 months, died May 20, 1847

 

 

James Conover, aged 74 years, died May 11, 1848

 

George Conover, aged 31, died January 2nd, 1850

 

[Many deaths in August 1834 by cholera]