Andrew Anderson
ID # 9100, (1818-1902)
| Birth | Andrew Anderson was born on 14 September 1818 at Ireland. |
| Marriage | He married Dorothy Fleming on 28 September 1839 at Toronto, Home District, Upper Canada. For the following, see Landmarks of Toronto, Toronto, 1898, by J. Ross Robertson, page 468 (this may be found on the internet and downloaded. The marriage is found on image 490 of the downloadable version). This volume covers extensive baptisms and marriages at St. James Anglican Cathedral in Toronto. This marriage reads as follows: Anderson to Fleming, Toronto, 28th Sept., 1839. This day were married by license Andrew Anderson of the Township of Toronto, bachelor, and Dorothy Fleming of the Township of Chinguacousy, spinster, by me, H. J. Grassett, Asst. Minister. This marriage was solemnized between us Andrew Anderson, Dorothy Fleming. Witnesses Robert Colwell, Margaret Beattie. Note that Toronto Township is not at all in Toronto, but rather a township of what became Peel County. Likewise Chinguacousy. Toronto Township has been subsumed by the city of Mississauga. The marriage may or may not have been conducted in the cathedral. Since it was 'by license' it may well have been conducted in the manse or at someone's residence. |
| Marriage | He married Elizabeth Crampton in 1853. For the moment, a record of marriage for Andrew and Elizabeth has not been found. With such evidence that is available, we are left to conclude that Andrew F. Anderson, born in 1852, is Dorothy Fleming's son. Matilda is almost certainly the daughter of Elizabeth Crampton/Campton/Kempton, and she was born in 1854. Yes, a marriage year of 1852 for Andrew and Elizabeth is a guess, but shouldn't be far off. The one thing we may reasonably say of Andrew and Elizabeth is that that they were almost certainly married in Canada West (later Ontario), possibly in Toronto. A civil registration has not been found. At best, a church record may yet show up. Certainly, all the children who are with them in Antrim County Michigan, as of the 1870 U.S. census are shown as being born in Canada. |
| Death | He died on 24 November 1902 at Rapid City, Clearwater Twp, Kalkaska, Michigan, at age 84. |
| Burial | He was buried on 26 November 1902 at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Antrim Co., Michigan. |
| Note | The 1851 Canada West census (begun in January of 1852) shows Andrew and Dorothy Anderson in Vaughan Township of York County. Andrew is shown as age 33 and Dorothy as age 30. His occupation is that of a sawyer. (The Oxford Dictionary describes a sawyer as someone who saws timber.) The ancillary pages of this census go on to tell that: One saw mill on Lot nbr. 36 on 1st concession occupied by Andrew Anderson and Co. will saw about 500 thousand feet per annum. Mill value about first cost when ready to saw Pounds 150 brought by water. Unquote. The agricultural portion of the census shows Andrew occupying some portion of both lots 35 and 36. He probably did not own the property, but rather leased it (this is difficult to tell by looking at the agricultural census alone, but from what has been seen of the Abstract index for these properties the part lot may have been owned by a Barnabus Lyons.) With Andrew and Dorothy as of the 1851 census are: Margaret 12 Ellinor 9 Elizabeth J. 6 Mary Ann 4 James 2 These children we may say are Dorothy's children. With the exception of the marriage record for Andrew and Dorothy (see marriage notes), this is the only record we find of Dorothy when she was still living. The Toronto library makes available at no cost in digital format copies of many Toronto city directories for this era and many later years. Andrew is shown in the 1856 directory as being on Terauley Street (much later a part of Bay Street) and he is shown as a grocer as well as having a lumber yard. The directory places this at the intersection of Elm Street. The 1859 directory has him as a tavern keeper at 49 Elm Street. Later records are a bit mixed, but he seems to have maintained business, or businesses, at Terauley Street while residing at 49 Elm. Only Andrew gets mentioned. Typical of these directories is that they do not mention wives and children. Later enumerations in the directories show him as a grocer and tavern keeper on Terauley as well as residing on Elm Street. The 1862 directory also shows him as a vessel owner. Later directories record his presence more or less at these locations until the 1866 directory, but from 1867 onward he is not found. The possibility of his decease was considered. The 1851 and 1861 censuses list the family as being of the English Church. St. James Anglican church cemetery office was contacted for possible burials for Andrew, but one wasn't found. No record of him in the Canadian 1871 census was found. Canadians sometimes migrated to Michigan in those years and so the 1870 census was checked. At first glance, Andrew was not found, but when James Anderson, born approximately 1850 was sought, the family turned up in Milton Township, Antrim County of Michigan. By this time, it is evident that Dorothy is deceased and her place of passing or burial has not been found. Andrew is with Elizabeth. It is evident from a death registration for Elizabeth dated 1899 that her maiden name was something like Crampton, or Crompton, and, going by the 1861 census in Toronto, she was likely married to Andrew in Canada. The 1861 census is frustrating to read for the enumerator showed only initials for the family members' given names. Still, the initials agree well with the childrens' names in the 1870 Michigan census. Just when Dorothy died and where she is buried remains to be found. Below is shown the names of the children of Andrew as they appear in the 1870 census in Antrim County, Michigan. James is the first listed and it is safe to say that he is Dorothy's son, probably most of the remaining are children of Elizabeth. James 1850 Andrew 1852 Matilda 1854 Thos. G. 1856 Wm. H. 1858 Robert J. 1860 Sarah J. 1866 One point of interest is that all of the children listed are shown as being born in Canada. The 1880 U.S. census, still showing Andrew and Elizabeth as being in Milton Township, records as being with them Robert, age 20, and Sarah, age 13. Again, both are shown as being born in Canada. As of the 1870 census, Elizabeth is shown as age 43. It is possible that there were one or two more children that perhaps didn't survive. Looking over the 1870 census ages, however, it does seem unlikely that there was much in the way of infant deaths in the family. |
Children of Andrew Anderson and Dorothy Fleming |
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Children of Andrew Anderson and Elizabeth Crampton |
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| Last Edited | 17 Apr 2022 |