Family History of Elsie Oleaf Dorn

8. (--?--)⁴ DORN was born circa 1800 at Ireland.
The name of John Dorn's father is unknown and his date and place of birth are conjecture. Three of his sons emmigrated to America in the 1840s.²¹⁵
Children of (--?--)⁴ Dorn include:

i. MICHAEL³²¹⁶^,²¹⁷ was born circa 1820 in Ireland.²¹⁸
ii. RICHARD²¹⁹ was born in 1817 in Tipperary, Ireland.²²⁰ He died on 20 Jun 1900 at South Bend, Indiana.²²¹ He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery "A remarkable incident of Mr. Dorn's life was that when a boy he planted a black walnut and during the remainder of his life nourished its growth and three years ago had it made into a handsome casket for himself."²²²
He was also known as RICHARD DORAN.²²³ He was listed in the 1880 Census at Bronson Twp, Michigan.
4. iii. JOHN.

9. JAMES⁴ HANLEY²²⁴ was born circa 1800 in Ireland. He married Bridget Cathcart (see #10) before 1822 at Ireland.²²⁵
Children of James⁴ Hanley and Bridget Cathcart (see #10) were:

5. i. BRIDGET³.

10. BRIDGET⁴ CATHCART²²⁶^,²²⁷ was born circa 1800 in Ireland. She married James Hanley (see #9) before 1822 at Ireland.²²⁸

11. WILLIAM R.⁴ PETERSON²²⁹^,²³⁰ was born in 1781 in the United States.²³¹^,²³²^,²³³ He married Elizabeth Lownsberry (see #12), daughter of William Lownsberry and Sarah (--?--), on 2 Dec 1805 at Queenston, Ontario.²³⁴^,²³⁵^,²³⁶ He died on 7 Mar 1861 at Niagara Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada.²³⁷^,²³⁸ His estate was probated on 5 Apr 1861 at Lincoln County, Ontario.²³⁹
According to family tradition, he immigrated to Canada circa 1800 to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. He and a friend walked to the Niagara Falls area where local Indians gave them shelter.²⁴⁰ Peterson was of German extraction and may have been part of a migration of to Canada of Pennsylvania and New York Germans. He prospered in Canada and, by the 1850s, he had acquired an estate with several pieces of property in the Niagara Falls area.²⁴¹ He was listed in the 1851 Census at Niagara Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada.²⁴² He made a will on 7 Nov 1859 with an estate of $7,000.²⁴³^,²⁴⁴^,²⁴⁵
Children of William R.⁴ Peterson and Elizabeth Lownsberry (see #12) were as follows:

i. WILLIAM L.³²⁴⁶^,²⁴⁷^,²⁴⁸^,²⁴⁹ was born in 1806 at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.²⁵⁰^,²⁵¹ He married Susan McMicking on 26 Dec 1829 at Queenstown, Ontario.²⁵²^,²⁵³ He died on 21 Jun 1845 at Birbrooke, Ontario.²⁵⁴^,²⁵⁵^,²⁵⁶
ii. DAVID B²⁵⁷^,²⁵⁸^,²⁵⁹ was born in 1810 at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.²⁶⁰^,²⁶¹^,²⁶² He married Ellen S. Oswald in 1832 at Ontario, Canada.²⁶³^,²⁶⁴ He died in 1899 at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.²⁶⁵
He was listed in the 1841 Census at Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.²⁶⁶
iii. HIRAM²⁶⁷^,²⁶⁸^,²⁶⁹ was born in 1810 at Ontario, Canada.²⁷⁰^,²⁷¹ He married Elizabeth (--?--) circa 1839 at Ontario, Canada.²⁷² He died before 1859.²⁷³
iv. JANE K²⁷⁴^,²⁷⁵^,²⁷⁶ was born in 1813 at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.²⁷⁷ She died in 1832 at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.²⁷⁸
v. CATHERINE²⁷⁹^,²⁸⁰^,²⁸¹ was born in 1825 at Canada.²⁸²
She was listed in the 1881 Census at Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, (Methodist).²⁸³
6. vi. JAMES ALEXANDER.
vii. SUSAN²⁸⁴^,²⁸⁵^,²⁸⁶ was born circa 1830 at Canada.²⁸⁷
Her married name was HOWIE.²⁸⁸

12. ELIZABETH⁴ LOWNSBERRY (William, #15)²⁸⁹^,²⁹⁰^,²⁹¹ was born in Oct 1786 at Bay of Quinte, Ontario.²⁹²^,²⁹³^,²⁹⁴ She married William R. Peterson (see #11) on 2 Dec 1805 at Queenston, Ontario.²⁹⁵^,²⁹⁶^,²⁹⁷ She died on 30 Oct 1833 at Stamford, Ontario, and is listed on her tombstone as "consort."²⁹⁸^,²⁹⁹^,³⁰⁰

13. LT. COL. ALEXANDER⁴ SAXTON (John, #17)³⁰¹^,³⁰²^,³⁰³^,³⁰⁴^,³⁰⁵ was born on 16 May 1800 at St. Mary's Bay, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, He was raised in a community of Loyalist refugees in Nova Scotia. He migrated with his parents to Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1810.³⁰⁶^,³⁰⁷ He married Elizabeth Saunders (see #14) circa 1824 at Bayham Twp., Ontario, Canada.³⁰⁸^,³⁰⁹ He married Harriet McConnell on 29 Jan 1846 at Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, 2nd.³¹⁰ He died on 7 Aug 1872 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada, at age 72.³¹¹^,³¹² He was buried in Port Burwell Baptist Cemetery.³¹³
He enlisted in the 2nd Regiment, Middlesex Militia, Bayham Twp., on 19 Jun 1826 and was commissioned Lieutenant. Ultimately, he became Colonel of the regiment. ³¹⁴

"Alexander was one of the early harbor masters at Pt. Burwell. A man noted for his courage and fortitute under suffering is well illustrated by the following incident. One day while assisting in driving some piling in the harbor the pile-driver was inadvertently allowed to drop on his arm badly crushing it. He was taken to a doctor but refused to be given an anesthetic, saying he wanted to be able to watch the doctor sew up the wound."

³¹⁵^,³¹⁶ According to family tradition, he ran a hotel in Port Burwell.³¹⁷ He was listed in the census as a Baptist.³¹⁸ He made a will on 7 Aug 1872 at Wainfleet Twp., Welland Co., Ontario, Canada.³¹⁹
Children of Lt. Col. Alexander⁴ Saxton and Elizabeth Saunders (see #14) were as follows:

i. JOHN HAINS³³²⁰^,³²¹^,³²²^,³²³ was born in 1825 at Port Burwell, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.³²⁴^,³²⁵ He married Emily Brown circa 1860 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.³²⁶ He died in 1906 at Canada.³²⁷
7. ii. OLEAF.
iii. MARGARET ANN³²⁸^,³²⁹^,³³⁰^,³³¹ was born circa 1830 at Port Burwell, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.³³² She died on 15 Jul 1890 at Beulah, Pueblo County, Colorado.³³³ Her will was proved on 9 Jan 1891 at Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, by Charles Bagot Saxton.³³⁴
iv. GEORGE³³⁵^,³³⁶^,³³⁷ was born circa 1837 at Port Burwell, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.³³⁸^,³³⁹ He married Olivia Chute on 19 Jun 1866 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.³⁴⁰
v. FRANCIS B³⁴¹^,³⁴²^,³⁴³^,³⁴⁴ was born in 1837 at Port Burwell, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁴⁵^,³⁴⁶ He married Ellen Hardie circa 1879 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.³⁴⁷ He died in 1916 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.³⁴⁸
vi. MAHLON BURWELL³⁴⁹^,³⁵⁰^,³⁵¹^,³⁵² was born in 1839 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.³⁵³^,³⁵⁴ He died in 1873 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.³⁵⁵
vii. CHARLES BAGOT³⁵⁶^,³⁵⁷^,³⁵⁸^,³⁵⁹ was born in 1842 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.³⁶⁰^,³⁶¹ He married Mrs. Lucy Patterson on 11 Jul 1876 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.³⁶²

14. ELIZABETH⁴ SAUNDERS³⁶³ was born in 1806 at Nova Scotia, Canada.³⁶⁴^,³⁶⁵^,³⁶⁶ She married Lt. Col. Alexander Saxton (see #13), son of Rev. John Saxton and Margaret Haines, circa 1824 at Bayham Twp., Ontario, Canada.³⁶⁷^,³⁶⁸ She died on 12 Feb 1845 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.³⁶⁹^,³⁷⁰
Elizabeth's origins are unknown, but she is probably a descendant of Loyalists from Massachusetts who settled in Nova Scotia.