Christopher Teeple
ID # 7546, (1833-1916)
| Father | Eli Teeple (1805-1878) |
| Mother | Margaret Zimmerman (1807-) |
| Birth | Christopher Teeple was born in 1833 at Nelson Township, Gore District, Upper Canada. |
| Marriage | He married Elizabeth Buchan, daughter of Thomas Buchan and Elizabeth Bird, on 29 October 1858 at Halton County. MS248 reel 7, Vol. 17, page 6 Halton County Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by James Caswell, a minister of the Canadian Wesleyan Methodist New Connexion, for the year ending 31st December, A.D. 1858 Christopher Teeple, 25, born and residing Nelson. Parents Eli and Margaret. Elizabeth Buckham, 19, born St. Helens, Canada East, residing Nelson. Parents Thomas and Elizabeth Buckham. Witness Robert Hawthorne of Milton. On October 29, 1858. Bride Elizabeth's maiden name is rendered on the registration as Bucham. Some census research plus research of the children's marriages, shows that her maiden name was Buchan. In 1858, Rev. Caswell was located in Milton of Halton County. Milton is actually in Trafalgar Township. The marriage may have been held in Milton or perhaps at a family's residence. The county marriage register entries are not usually specific. |
| Death | He died in 1916. |
| Burial | He was buried at Waterdown Cemetery, East Flamborough Township, Wentworth Co.. |
| Note | He Christopher and Elizabeth were enumerated in the 1861 census immediately prior to his parents' household. They may have been living under the same roof for the 1861 agricultural census for Nelson Township shows Christopher and Eli both as being on the 2nd concession north of Dundas Street, pt lot 2. |
Children of Christopher Teeple and Elizabeth Buchan |
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| Last Edited | 15 Dec 2019 |