Mary Coleman
ID # 81, (1819-1897)
| Father | William Coleman (1792-1873) |
| Mother | Catherine Jones (1798-1860) |
| Birth | Mary Coleman was born in 1819 at Beverly Township, Wentworth County. |
| Marriage | She married Leonard Pulsepher Dodge in December 1835. Leonard and Mary were married by license. This bond was required to be signed by two people that knew the couple and basically stated thatthere was no impediment to the marriage, such as consanguinity. The date of the bond was not the date of the marriage, which would have likely occurred some days later. Name of Future Husband: Dodge, Leonard P. Residence: Beverly Township, Halton County Name of Future Wife: Coleman, Mary Residence: Beverly Township, Halton County Remarks: Reference: RG 5 B9 Volume: 29 Bond Number: 4605 Date: 1835-12-17 Microfilm Reel Number: C-6784 The above is from the bond index. The bond as it appears on the microfilm is badly faded and barely readable. The signatories were an Isaac Robinson and a James Mullen. No doubt they knew the couple, but no further information for Isaac Robinson or James Mullen has been found. The bond was written, and probably signed, at Brantford. It likely given in exchange for the marriage license. The marriage may or may not have been performed in Brantford. |
| Death | She died in 1897 at Chesaning, Michigan. |
| Burial | She was buried at Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning Township, Michigan. |
| Note | Mary and Leonard Dodge went to Chesaning, Michigan, sometime after 1868. They appear in the census at Chesaning in 1870. Their two oldest (apparently) living children, according to the census information, Leonard and William, were born in Illinois. The family is at Beverly Township in Wentworth County, Canada West, at the time of the 1861 Canadian census and Leonard and William are the oldest children listed at ages19 and 17. They are said to have been born in the U.S. It's tempting to think that Leonard came to Beverly Township a widower and children in tow, but after examining U.S. census information given by their children as to the birthplace of their mother it would seem that Mary was the mother of them all. The only other thing to be said for the Chesaning connection is that in the 1870 census there was a Rufous Dodge there with his wife Mary. To confuse things Rufous was also born in Vermont and Mary was born in Canada. There is a Leonard P. Dodge in Jackson, Will County, Illinois, in the1840 census. This is not an every person census. There appear to be two adult males and one adult female in the household. Unless evidence is found to the contrary, the female is likely Mary Coleman. The birth and death years for both Leonard and Mary are taken from a transcription of their gravestones. Leonard's brother, Rufus Dodge, married Mary Jones. She was the daughter of James Jones and Hannah Goodale. James Jones was brother of Catherine Jones, who married William Coleman. Mary Jones and Mary Coleman were first cousins. |
Children of Mary Coleman and Leonard Pulsepher Dodge |
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| Last Edited | 21 Jan 2020 |