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6 Dec 2021

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Nicholas Lake History 1803-1854
from PAF records of Annette F. Truesdell

Rev. 2013

!BIRTH:  14 Jun 1803 per bible record of John Lake and Sarah Mathews.

MARR: c1825 Alzina Cross per Elmira Lake Potter's obituary.

CHILDREN:  known children from Michigan records were John W.; Elmira M.;
Lorinda Melissa; Eliza or Elizabeth; Jane; Alfred; Amos C.; Sarah Amelia.
Note:  there is also a daughter, Wealthy per records of Carolyn Martin and
a daughter, Louisa per 1851 Ontario census.  Yonge and Montague census in
Ontario indicate that there was also a son born prior to John W.

NOTE:  from "Hist of Gratiot Co." regarding Moses Stevens:  History of
Gratiot County, Michigan:  -In Oct 3, 1876, he was a third time married,
at East Saginaw, Mich;and he took for his life partner this time Mrs. Elmira
M. Potter (nee Lake), daughter of Nicholas and Alzina (Cross) Lake, natives
of St. Lawrence Co., NY, and of English descent. They followed farming,
and removed at an early day to Ontario, Canada. After 20 years' residence
there, they came to Forestville, Sanilac County, where the father died,
in September, 1854. His wife afterwards removed to Gratiot County, and then
went on a visit to Iosco County, where she died, in December, 1874. Elmira
M. was born at Smith Falls, Can., Jan 24, 1833."

CENSUS:  1820 - prob enumerated in household with father, John in St. Lawrence
Co., NY census.

CENSUS:  1829 - A Census of the Township of Yonge, Leeds, Ontario:
Lake, Nicholas
1male +16 (Nicholas)
1 male -16 (unknown)
1 female +16 (Alzina)
1 female -16 (Wealthy)

CENSUS:  1830 Montague, Ontario Census, Lot 29
Nicholas Lake
1 male -16 (unknown)
1 female -16 (Wealthy)
1 female +16 (Alzina)

CENSUS:  1831 Montague, Ontario Census, Lot 29
1 male +16 (Nicholas)
2 males -16 (unknown and John W.)
1 female +16 (Alzina)
1 female -16 (Wealthy)

CENSUS:  1832 Montague, Ontario Census, Lot 29
1 male +16 (Nicholas)
2 males -16 (unknown and John W.)
1 female -16 (Wealthy)
1 female +16 (Alzina)

CENSUS:  1833 Montague, Ontario Census, Lot 29
Nicholas Lake, 2 males, 3 females (note: also living on same lot is the
               family of his uncle, Nicholas Lake and wife, Orissa Lamb.)

2 males (Nicholas and John W.  First son may have died, or possible
         enumeration error.)
3 females (Alzina, Wealthy, Elmira)

CENSUS:  1835 Montague Census, west part Lot 27, front part Lot 26
Nicholas Lake
1 male +16 (Nicholas)
2 males -16 (John W and unknown)
1 female +16 (Alzina)
3 females -16 (Wealthy, Elmira, Lorenda)

CENSUS 1836 Montague Census, rear part Lot 27
Nicholas Lake
1 male +16 (Nicholas)
2 males -16 (John W., unknown)
1 female +16 (Alzina)
3 females -16 ((Wealthy, Elmira, Lorenda)

CENSUS:  1851 Kincardine Twp, Bruce Co., Ontario,
Nicholas, age 49, farmer, b. Canada, religion/W. Methodist
Alvina,  46, wife
John,  21, son
Almira, 19, dau
Lovenda, 17
Eliza Anne. 15
Lousia,  13
Phobe Jane, 11
Alfred, 9
Amos, 6
Amelia,  3

CENSUS:  1860 - Alzina not located in any of the households of her children
in 1860.  However, there is an odd entry for her youngest children Amos
and Amelia:

CENSUS:  1860 Delaware, Sanilac Co., MI, pg 139.
Hilson/Helson Lake, m, 44, laborer, NY - not identified as yet. Could age
  in enumeration be in error and this be the unknown older brother found
  in previous enumeration?)
Amos, 13, Canada
Amelia, 10, Canada
CENSUS:  1870 Emerson Twp., Gratiot Co., MI.
L. M. Ogden, (Lorenda)
Maryette, 13,
Florence, 12, Michigan
Elmer, 8,
Alzina, 7,
Alzina Lake, 62,
Susan Sutliff, 63

aftruesdell originally shared this
7 years ago story

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