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Descendants of Elijah Hommen

Third Generation


7. Elizabeth Fisher (Catharine Hommen , Elijah ) was born on 30 Oct 1797 in Vaughn, Ontario, Canada. She died on 30 Mar 1885 in Vaughn, Ontario, Canada.

Elizabeth married Daniel Stong, son of Sylvester Stong and Barbary Bolinger, before 1817. Daniel was born in 1791 in Pennsylvania. He died on 18 Dec 1868 in Vaughn, Ontario, Canada.

The Stong (originally spelled "Stang") family were descendants of the Palatine Germans, who migrated from Pennsylvania and settled in York County after the American Revolution. Several generations of the Stong family occupied the lands, beginning with Daniel Stong (1791-1868) and Elizabeth Fisher Stong (1798-1885) as the first settlers in 1816. Their two restored log houses still stand as reminders of early pioneer life in Upper Canada, as part of Black Creek Pioneer Village. Through painstaking hard work and intensive farming over many years, Daniel and Elizabeth had acquired over one-thousand acres of what was considered to be the most fertile soil in York and Vaughan townships. Jacob Stong was the third child and eldest son of Daniel and Elizabeth. At the time of the William Lyon Mackenzie Rebellion, Jacob, then 16, and Daniel threw in their lot with the Reformers. Daniel was captured by the Loyalists and imprisoned by the government.

They had the following children.

+ 15 F i Mary Ann Stong was born in 1817. She died in 1854.
  16 F ii Catherine Stong was born on 24 Dec 1818 in Vaughn, York, Ontario, USA. She died on 2 Jun 1882 in Sherwood, Vaughn, York, Ontario, Canada.
        Catherine married Joseph Snider. Joseph was born on 10 Dec 1817. He died on 9 Aug 1861.
+ 17 M iii Jacob Stong was born on 10 Jan 1821. He died on 13 Jul 1898.
  18 M iv John Stong was born on 31 Dec 1822.
  19 M v Joseph Stong was born on 31 Jul 1826.
  20 M vi Michael Stong was born about 1828.
  21 M vii Samuel Stong was born on 10 Jul 1831.
  22 M viii Daniel Stong was born on 3 Apr 1837.

8. Maria Johnson 1, 2 (Catharine Hommen , Elijah ) was born on 24 May 1801 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She died on 19 Nov 1834 in Toronto. She was buried in Toronto.

Maria married Benjamin Slater 1, 2, son of Isaac Slater and Mary Harrington, on 21 Jan 1816 in , Canada. Benjamin was born on 26 Mar 1789 in Preston, New York. He died in Jun 1868.

They had the following children.

+ 23 M i Isaac Slater was born on 9 Dec 1816. He died on 13 Mar 1903.
+ 24 M ii William Johnson Slater was born on 18 Aug 1818. He died on 20 Aug 1903.
+ 25 M iii Samuel Slater was born on 4 May 1820. He died on 4 Aug 1903.
+ 26 F iv Louisa Slater was born on 22 Apr 1822. She died on 5 Nov 1894.
+ 27 M v Albert Slater was born on 15 Apr 1824. He died on 23 Nov 1886.
+ 28 F vi Lydia Slater was born on 10 Feb 1826.
+ 29 M vii Abram Slater was born on 27 Mar 1828. He died on 30 Mar 1913.
+ 30 M viii Belford Slater was born on 3 Aug 1830. He died on 13 Dec 1892.
+ 31 F ix Mary E. Slater was born on 9 Aug 1832. She died on 26 Jan 1921.
  32 F x Jane Slater 1 was born on 9 Oct 1834 in Toronto. She died on 29 Apr 1835 in Toronto. She was buried in Toronto.

10. Susan Johnson 1, 2 (Catharine Hommen , Elijah ) was born on 12 Jun 1804 in Toronto (Little York), Ontario, Canada. She died 3 on 21 Nov 1866 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA. She was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.

Susan married John Pearson Sanborn 1, 2, son of Jonathan Sanborn and Lovina F Thomas, on 5 Oct 1819 in Toronto. John was born on 25 Sep 1794 in Northfield, , New Hampshire, USA. He died on 30 May 1870 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA. He was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.

They had the following children.

+ 33 F i Katherine Sanborn was born on 20 May 1820. She died on 20 Jul 1896.
+ 34 F ii Lovina F. Sanborn was born on 14 May 1822. She died on 4 Feb 1855.
+ 35 M iii Abram J. Sanborn was born on 25 May 1824. He died on 4 Apr 1896.
+ 36 F iv Mary Sanborn was born on 28 Feb 1827. She died on 12 Feb 1909.
+ 37 M v Ambrose Sanborn was born on 2 Sep 1829. He died on 16 Oct 1913.
+ 38 F vi Leanora Sanborn was born on 18 Jul 1831. She died on 16 Jan 1909.
  39 F vii Nancy A. Sanborn 1 was born on 18 Nov 1833 in North York, York, Ontario, Canada. She died on 16 Dec 1900 in Marysville, Yuba, California, USA.

Came to Canada Settlement with her parents in May 1839.
        Nancy married Archibald H. Holland 1 on 21 Feb 1856. Archibald was born about 1829. He died on 3 Sep 1885 in Marysville, Yuba, California, USA.

Farmer.
  40 F viii Martha Matilda Sanborn 1 was born on 2 Oct 1836 in North York, York, Ontario, Canada. She died on 14 Apr 1859 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA. She was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.

Came to Canada Settlement with her parents in May 1839.
  41 M ix Mathew Neal Sanborn was born on 17 May 1840 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA. He died on 13 Jul 1842 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.
+ 42 M x James P. Sanborn was born on 25 Mar 1843. He died on 12 Feb 1917.
+ 43 M xi Joseph N. Sanborn was born on 15 Mar 1846. He died on 8 Nov 1919.
  44 F xii Samantha Jane Sanborn was born on 13 Oct 1848 in Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois, USA. She died on 13 Aug 1859 in Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.

12. Abram Johnson 1 (Catharine Hommen , Elijah ) was born on 18 May 1807 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on 16 Jun 1892 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was buried in Cummer Burial Grounds, Toronto, Ontario, USA.

Abram married Harriet Smith. Harriet was born on 23 Oct 1807. She died on 16 Jan 1893 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Cummer Burial Grounds, Toronto, Ontario, USA.

They had the following children.

+ 45 F i Catherine "Kate" Johnson was born on 16 Jan 1834. She died in 1916.
  46 F ii Alvira Johnson was born in 1836 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She died on 3 Oct 1859 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Cummer Burial Grounds, Toronto, Ontario, USA.

Inscription:
In memory of
Alvira
Daughter of
Abram & Harriet Johnson
Stone broken here
Oct. 3rd 1859
AE. 23 years
Therefore weep the one departed
When estatic bliss she shares
Now from earthly sorrows parted
The victor's crown in Heaven she wears.

And there shall be no night there.
Rev. 22.5
+ 47 F iii Lucina Johnson was born in 1838. She died in 1912.
  48 M iv Abraham Johnson was born on 25 Apr 1840 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on 28 Aug 1840 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was buried in Cummer Burial Grounds, Toronto, Ontario, USA.
  49 F v Lydia Johnson was born on 3 Aug 1941 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She died on 19 Aug 1841 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Cummer Burial Grounds, Toronto, Ontario, USA.
+ 50 F vi Harriet Maria Johnson was born in 1846. She died in 1927.
+ 51 M vii Abram Smith Johnson was born on 10 Apr 1848. He died on 2 May 1942.

13. Lydia Johnson 1, 2 (Catharine Hommen , Elijah ) was born on 7 Apr 1809 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She died in Nov 1888 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.

Lydia joined religion Presbyterian.

Lydia married John Lawrence 1, 2, son of John Lawrence and Susannah Crooksford, in 1828 in Toronto, Ontario, "Canada West". John was born on 11 Mar 1801 in Pembury, Kent, England. He was christened on 12 Apr 1801 in Pembury, Kent, England. He died on 30 Oct 1886 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois.

John joined religion Methodist Episcopal Church.

They had the following children.

+ 52 F i Nancy Lawrence was born in Nov 1828. She died on 20 Nov 1867.
+ 53 F ii Susanna Lawrence was born on 9 Apr 1831. She died on 9 Apr 1907.
+ 54 F iii Mary Lawrence was born on 26 Nov 1832. She died on 13 Feb 1912.
+ 55 M iv Jordan C. Lawrence was born on 12 Nov 1835. He died on 10 Aug 1927.
+ 56 F v Catherine Lawrence was born on 18 Jul 1837. She died on 2 Nov 1868.
+ 57 F vi Maria Lawrence was born on 21 Jul 1841. She died on 29 Dec 1912.
+ 58 M vii Johnson Lawrence was born on 17 Jun 1844. He died on 1 Jan 1912.

14. Nancy Johnson 1, 2 (Catharine Hommen , Elijah ) was born on 20 Jun 1814 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She died on 7 Aug 1905 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA. She was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.

Birthday maybe the 25th.

Nancy married William Poole 1, 2, son of George Poole and Susannah Gore, on 6 Mar 1834 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. William was born in May 1803 in Wexford, Wexford, Ireland. He died on 18 Sep 1886 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA. He was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.

They had the following children.

+ 59 M i George Poole was born on 31 Jan 1835. He died on 18 Sep 1911.
+ 60 M ii Abraham "Abram" Poole was born on 9 Nov 1836. He died on 14 Sep 1908.
  61 M iii Joseph Poole 1 was born 2 on 22 Mar 1840 in Buffalo Grove, Ogle, Illinois, USA. He died 3 on 6 Sep 1859 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA. He was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.

According to the mortality index for Ogle county Joseph died of Typhoid fever
+ 62 M iv John Poole was born on 22 Sep 1844. He died on 26 Jun 1837.
+ 63 F v Catharine E. "Kate" Poole was born on 17 Nov 1848. She died on 8 Jul 1921.
  64 M vi Henry Poole 1 was born on 9 Sep 1851 in Buffalo Grove, Ogle, Illinois, USA. He died on 9 Sep 1851 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois.

Birthplace is northwest of Buffalo Grove.

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