Elizabeth Ann Vrooman
ID # 1478, (1801-1889)
| Father | Adam Vrooman (1753-1810) |
| Mother | Margaret Mattice (1759-) |
| Birth | Elizabeth Ann Vrooman was born in 1801. |
| Marriage | She married John Morden Field. The 1949 Vrooman Family book states that Elizabeth Ann Vrooman married Chrysler Field. Going by the registrations of deaths of two of their children, it seems that John Morden Field was the correct name of the husband of Elizabeth Ann Vrooman. |
| Death | She died on 4 February 1889 at South Grimsby Twp., Lincoln County. |
| Burial | She was buried at Smithville Union Cemetery. |
| Note | At least initially, we rely on the 1851 and 1861 censuses in Grimsby, Lincoln County, Canada West, for the names of the children of John Morden Field and Elizabeth Ann Vrooman. 11 names are found. Daughter Margaret, born approx. 1828 appears with the family in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses. Also appearing is Margaret E. Field, age 4 in the 1851 census and age 12 in the 1861 census. She remains unidentified in any concrete terms such as may be found in later records. Death reg. 010081-89 South Grimsby, Lincoln Co. Elizabeth Field, 87, died 4 February 1889. Housekeeper. Universalist. Born Niagara, Ontario. Informant Rev. W.S. Goodell, Universalist Minister, Blenheim. The Niagara Peninsula Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society provides us with a transcription of Smithville Union Cemetery. This gives the date of Elizabeth Vrooman's death as 1885. This will likely be accounted for by a worn stone. Elizabeth's death registration is clear enough that she died in 1889. The OGS transcription of the stone reads as follows: Field/ John M. Field/ 1793-1860/ his wife/ Elizabeth Vrooman / 1801-1885/ Margaret 1828-1874/ George 1819-1876/ Ellen 1824-1887. Elizabeth's death year, 1885, as it appears in the transcription, when compared with her death registration, is obviously an error. That her birth year was 1801 compares well with census information. The 1949 Vrooman Family book dates her birth to 1800. Initially, our source for Elizabeth Ann being the daughter of Adam Vrooman was the 1949 history. Baptism or marriage information has not been found. Other documentation does exist, however. On 15 April, 1815, Elizabeth Field petitioned for a land grant as the daughter of Adam Vrooman of the township of Niagara, deceased, an enrolled U.E. Loyalist. She also states that she is married to John Field of Niagara. A note from Robert Addision confirms this information and states that her husband, John Field, did his duty during the late war. See C-1896, images 00947-00950. For the following see Township Papers microfilm MS658 reel 323, Mosa Township. Elizabeth Ann DUE (daughter of a United Empire Loyalist) is shown on the Ontario Land Record Index (OLRI) as receiving the south halves of lots 12 and 13 on the 1st concession of Mosa Township. This is indeed the case, for we find in the township papers file confirmation that she receives this property as the daughter of Adam Vrooman. That her husband was John Field is also mentioned. No Abstract Index reel for Mosa has been found and further research needs to be done to see when the property was sold. Probably, Elizabeth and John never lived in Mosa, but more likely took up residence in Grimsby. Certainly, they were in Grimsby in later years. Care needs to be taken with the OLRI record, for directly under the record of Elizabeth Vrooman Field's grant is a record for Elizabeth Field of Harwich. She received the north halves of lots 10 and 11 on the 7th concession of Mosa. She was the daughter of Michael Wardell of Gainsborough, U.E. Loyalist, and wife of George Field. Harwich is described as being in the Western District. A number of trees place the death of Elizabeth Ann's mother, Margaret (Margarath) Depeyster Mattice, in1793. No evidence has been found to confirm or deny this, however this can't be if in fact Margaret Mattice Vrooman is the mother of Elizabeth Ann. The Mattice Family History book states that after the death of Adam Vrooman, Margaret married Adam Brown. This would have been after 1810. A record for this marriage has not been found, but, obviously, both cannot be correct. Elizabeth Ann's brother James was evidently born in 1794; Elizabeth Ann was born in 1800 or 1801. The best we can say with documentation that we have to work with is that Elizabeth Ann was the daughter of Adam Vrooman, Loyalist, and that she received a land grant by reason of same. Her sister Rachel named a daughter Elizabeth Ann, and while we cannot be certain that Elizabeth Ann Russell was named after Elizabeth Ann Vrooman, it seems likely. What remains to be offered amount to little more than thoughts on Elizabeth Ann's situation. As mentioned above, Elizabeth was known as Elizabeth Field when she petitioned for land on 15 April, 1815. Considering that she was born in 1801, or at least approximately, it's reasonable to say that she was about 14 at the time. Her married status receives confirmation from Robert Addison who was the Anglican minister at St. Mark's Anglican Church at Niagara Town (now Niagara-on-the-Lake). The Niagara Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society has transcriptions of the burial records of St. Marks (publication C015); marriages (C016); and Baptisms (C017). That Addison rescued such records as he could from the destruction of Niagara Town and St. Mark's church during the War of 1812 is attested to by the excellent showing of pre-war records. There are some records from 1814 and 1815, but he makes mention of some lost dates for at least two marriages and the pages have the look as though the records could be incomplete. He doesn't list a marriage for John Field and Elizabeth Ann Vrooman, but they referred to him for a reference when Elizabeth Ann petitioned for land as the daughter of a Loyalist, so it's probable that he married them. Had Elizabeth Ann remained single, she could not have petitioned for her land allotment until she reached age of majority - 21. She could, however, petition earlier should she be married, and this is certainly the case here. Given her young age, she was probably married early in 1815 and then petitioned for her land almost immediately after. The only other thought to be offered is that our list of children begins with George Field, born approximately 1819. It's a guess, but there were probably earlier children. They do not appear in St. Mark's baptisms, however. Since Addison's list of baptisms runs from January to November of 1815 as well as a good list for 1816, it's difficult to say if this is germain. By the time we find the family in the 1851 and 1861 censuses in Grimsby, the family is entirely listed as being of the Universalist faith and when they may have become such is unknown. |
Children of Elizabeth Ann Vrooman and John Morden Field |
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| Last Edited | 5 Oct 2017 |