John Dobbyn ²⁴²⁸

  General Notes:

1861 census, National Archives of Canada, Ontario, Lambton County, Enumeration district 1, twp of Euphemia, film C1040, end of twp listings

1861 comments on census for Euphemia

"There are also within the district 2 sawmills and 2 grist mills. 1 sawmill and 1 grist mill are not worked. Both of these are ____? mills in the village of Florence. The other 2 are in the DOBBYN SETTLEMENT both owned by WM. and JOHN DOBBYN. Both water mills. They work about half the time. The sawmill turning out 10,000 feet per ___?. The grist mill is capable of turning out 10 bbls. per day but on the average does not turn out more that 1/4 that amt."
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1871 Census, National Archives of Canada, Ontario, Bothwell, subdistrict (H) Euphemia,
film C 9894, page 43

DOBBYN, JOHN, age 50, b. Ontario, Church of England, Irish origin, lumberman
DOBBYN, JANE, age 46, b. Ontario, Irish origin

DOBBYN, RICHARD, age 74, b. Ireland, Methodist, Irish origin, farmer

DOBBYN, RICHARD, age 21, b. Ontario, Irish, farmer
DOBBYN, CHARLES, age 19, b. Ontario, Irish, farmer
DOBBYN, EDWARD, age 16, b. Ontario, Irish, farmer
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More about John Dobbyn , excerpt from "The Descendants of Gregory Bobier and Martha Willis"

Burial: Melita Cemetery, Melita, Manitoba, Canada
Christened: April 10, 1820, At Col. Talbot's house in Dunwich Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, by Dr. Stewart; sponsors at christening were Henry Dobbyn and Martha Bobier

Individual Note: February 10, 1847, Married by Rev. Chester William Fraser (of Methodist Episcopal Church, Chatham)
Individual Note (2): Was at one time the reeve for Shetland, like his father
Individual Note (3): 1882, Moved to the Souris River district of Manitoba, Canada, with his wife and two youngest sons
Residence: 1901, Living with his son Edward and daughter-in-law Matilda in Manitoba, Canada

John married Jane Laird. (Jane Laird was born about 1825 in Ontario ^2330,2429.)

  Marriage Notes:

1861 census, National Archives of Canada, Ontario, Lambton County, Enumeration district 1, twp of Euphemia, film C1040, page 27

DOBBYN, JOHN, age 42, b. Upper Canada, married, farmer
DOBBYN, JANE, age 35, b. Upper Canada

Dobbyn, Richard, age 10 Dobbyn, Charles, age 8 Dobbyn, Edward, age 6
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