John Smith Knapp
ID # 9675, (1821-1902)
| Birth | John Smith Knapp was born on 10 November 1821 at Montague Township, Johnstown District. |
| Marriage | He married Jane Scott on 24 March 1847 at Johnstown District. MS248 reel 3, Vol. 14, page 263 Johnstown District Marriage Register 1801-1851 Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by Rev'd. James Elliott, Wesleyan Methodist, for the year ending March 24, 1848. John Knapp of Montague Township in the Johnstown District to Jane Scott of Oxford Township in the Johnstown District On 24 March, 1847, by banns. Witnesses James Guest and James McCrea. The above is put together somewhat patchwork. The page image is available, but is quite toned and not easily readable on all points. Add to that, the Archives of Ontario has a PDF form listing the District Marriages volumes and reels and each page is labeled with the appropriate dates. 1801-1851 are the years being covered as indicated on the label for page image; The AO's index shows the volume to be for 1799 to 1850. The page number is barely readable and the names of the witnesses are so toned they are difficult to decipher. That James Guest and James McCrea are the names of the witnesses we may take as correct with some confidence. This district's marriages were transcribed in the year 2000 by Dan Walker and Fawne Stratford-Devai. This has been published by Global Heritage Press of Milton (now of Ottawa), in 2013. It is available in print or digitized format. We may say with some safety that the transcribers had access at the AO to the original volumes and, with a bit of squinting, we may safely say that they have correctly transcribed the rather badly toned names of the witnesses. We will take their word for it as to the page number. John Knapp's residence, Montague Township was in what was later Lanark County; Jane Scott's residence, Oxford Township, was in what was later Grenville County. The two locales aren't far apart. |
| Death | He died on 28 March 1902 at Merrickville, Grenville County, at age 80. |
| Burial | He was buried at Union Cemetery, Merrickville, Wolford Twp., Grenville County. |
| Note | John Smith Knapp and Jane Scott are buried in Union Cemetery, Merrickville, Wolford Township, Grenville County. Their gravestones read: John S. Knapp died Mar. 28, 1902 aged 80 yrs. 4 ms. 18 ds. Jane Scott wife of John S. Knapp died May 5, 1905 aged 79 yrs. 11 ms. 10 ds. Their dates of birth, November 10, 1821, and May 25, 1825, respectively, are calculated from this. It's entirely possible that they are not exact. Where discrepancies might exist, such as with death registration information, the inscription on the gravestones is deferred to. The above information is taken from a transcription of the cemetery as done by the Leeds & Grenville branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, Brockville, 1989. Their work may be purchased in digital format from the Ontario Genealogical Society, now Ontario Ancestors. Photographs of the family's stones are also to be found on Find-a-Grave. John Knapp's middle name of Smith is taken from his death registration as shown below. Death reg. 014953-02 Merrickville Twp., Grenville Co. John Smith Knapp died March 28th/02, age 80. Residence Merrickville. Gentleman (retired), married. Born Montague. Methodist. Cause of death shingles, two weeks. Physician Dr. Merrick. Informant Sarah J. Clark. Filed March 29/02. |
Children of John Smith Knapp and Jane Scott |
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| Last Edited | 3 Jun 2024 |