Elisha Stuart FRANCIS

1828 - 1891  (62 years)

• Name	Elisha Stuart FRANCIS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	29 Dec 1828	Kilmarnock, Lanark Co., Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Death	05 Jan 1891	Northcote, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12, 13]
  Burial	Northcote, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Person ID	I16379	Fay's Family Connections
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	James FRANCIS,   b. 21 Jul 1784, , , Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland d. 21 Jul 1875, Merrickville, Ontario (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Rachel STUART,   b. 1784, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland d. 06 Nov 1848, Merrickville, Ontario (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F6873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ann FERGUSON,   b. 27 Jun 1832, Kilmarnock, Lanark Co., Ontario d. 02 Jan 1911, Northcote, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1851	Grenville Co., Ontario
  Children	1. William FRANCIS,   b. 16 Jan 1852, Kilmarnock, Grenville Co., Ontario d. 20 Mar 1904, Northcote, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 52 years)   2. Jonathon FRANCIS,   b. 08 Oct 1854, Wolford Twp., Grenville, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1892, , Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 37 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   3. Elisha Stewart FRANCIS,   b. 17 Dec 1856, Wolford Twp., Grenville, Ontario, Canada d. 05 Oct 1917, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   4. Joanna (Annie) FRANCIS,   b. 23 Feb 1857, Wolford Twp., Grenville, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Sep 1918, Smith's Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)   5. James FRANCIS,   b. 06 Aug 1859, Kilmarnock, Wolford Twp., Ontario d. 17 Jun 1925, Northcote, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)   6. Richard FRANCIS,   b. 28 Sep 1861, Wolford Twp., Grenville, Ontario, Canada d. 15 May 1931, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)   7. Rachel FRANCIS,   b. 01 Dec 1863, , , Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1863  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   8. Merinda (Minnie) FRANCIS,   b. 06 Aug 1865, Northcote, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 06 Apr 1930, Bromley Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)   9. Peter FRANCIS,   b. 20 Jun 1868, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 05 Jan 1935, Toledo, Ontario (Age 66 years)   10. Samuel FRANCIS,   b. 08 Aug 1870, Northcote, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 04 Apr 1932, Trenton, Ontario (Age 61 years)   11. Arthur Ferguson FRANCIS,   b. 17 Dec 1875, Admaston Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Apr 1876, Admaston Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)   12. Allen Henry FRANCIS,   b. 25 May 1878, Homestead, Admaston Twp., Ontario d. 07 Sep 1939, Northcote, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F7392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		16-Elisha & Margaret Ann Francis family home Tintype photo of the first home of Elisha and Margaret Ann on the Francis homestead at Northcote. Later a brick home was erected. The family present is thought to be Richard, Samuel, Elisha, Margaret, Minnie, Joanna, Peter. Margaret Ann appears to be pregnant and her next sons were b. 1876 and 1878.
  		16-Elisha Francis and Margaret Ann nee Ferguson Elisha and Margaret Ann nee Ferguson Francis were the first generation in Northcote coming from Grenville Co., Ontario
  		16-Elisha Francis
  		Rosebank Cemetery Plaque Rosebank Cemetery, Admaston Twp
  		3233-Wolford Chapel Church attended by first Francis family in Ontario. Elisha b. 1828 was a Sunday School teacher here. His parents are buried in this cemetery. Wolford Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario
  		Stuart, Charlie & Eldon Francis farm 3 generations Photographed by Fay Bennett

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		16-Elisha Francis Church Membership
  		16-Elisha Francis Obituary Source likely from Renfrew newspaper
  		AHx-Rosebank Church first in area from the collection of Iva Oates, provided by Clare Stoppa

  
  

  Headstones		Gravestone-Francis plot Francis plot at Rosebank Cemetery includes Elisha Stewart & Margaret Ann nee Ferguson Francis (to left of pic) their son Elisha Stewart & Annie nee Toner Francis (grey headstones & markers) their son Elisha & Mary Ellen nee Smith Francis (Footstones) their son Herb & Gladys nee Bates Francis (black headstone) taken by Fay Bennett
  		Gravestone-Francis, Elisha & Margaret Ann nee Ferguson Rosebank Cemetery, Admaston Twp taken by Fay Bennett

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		16-Exerpts from The Francis Family in Canada 175 Years Part 1 The Francis Family in Canada 175 Years, A Story of Pioneers and Their Descendants 1822 to 1997 by Fay E. Bennett and J. Allen Francis Prologue and Chapter One
  		16-Exerpts from The Francis Family in Canada 175 Years Part 2 The Francis Family in Canada 175 Years, A Story of Pioneers and Their Descendants 1822 to 1997 by Fay E. Bennett and J. Allen Francis Chapter Two - Elisha and Margaret Ann Francis
  		16-Exerpts from The Francis Family in Canada 175 Years Part Bibliography The Francis Family in Canada 175 Years, A Story of Pioneers and Their Descendants 1822 to 1997 by Fay E. Bennett and J. Allen Francis Table of Pictures & Bibliography

  
  

• Sources

  [S707] Church, Les & Aldine, Newspaper - Births, Deaths and Marriages Abstracts From the Renfrew Mercury 1871 - 1924. [S464] Founding Families of Admaston, Horton & Renfrew Village. [S628] Land Registry Office, Pembroke, Ontario, land Registry Documents. [S134] Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Admaston Twp., - 1871. [S135] Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Admaston Twp., - 1881. [S847] Carol Bennett and The Balsam Hill Women's Institute, The Admaston Heritage Book, (Name: Juniper Books;). [S110] Census - Canada, Ontario, Grenville Co., Wolford Twp., - 1851. [S851] The Francis Family by Henry Rose 30/04/21. [S776] Plaque at Rosebank Cemetery. [S111] Census - Canada, Ontario, Grenville Co., Wolford Twp., - 1861. [S899] Vital Statistics of Ontario- Death Certificate of Elisha Francis, (Name: LDS;), 014354 91 (Reliability: 3). [S729] Obituary of Elisha Francis in Renfrew Mercury. [S3] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Name: Subscription www.ancestry.ca;), # 011354 Admaston Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3). Elisha Francis d. Jan 5 1891 age 62 farmer; parlysis 4 yrs; Dr James Mann; informant: Mrs Margaret A Francis, Admaston; Apr 1 1891; methodist [S499] Gravestone of Elisha Stuart Francis.