Settlers of
ALGONQUIN HIGHLANDS
William John Sims
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1. William John Sims was born on 30 Oct 1872 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada (son of George Sims and Mary Susan Jones); died on 26 Jun 1922 in Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 28 Jun 1922 in Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. William married Sarah Rebecca Jones on 12 Feb 1902 in Fenelon Falls, Victoria, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of William B. Jones and Catherine McPhail) was born on 28 May 1877 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Mar 1947 in Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Mar 1947 in Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Owen Sims was born on 23 Dec 1904 in Ontario, Canada; died in 1990.
- Emily Sims was born on 4 Aug 1908 in Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Violet May Sims was born on 20 Dec 1909 in Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Jul 1991.
2. George Sims was born in 1846 in Weare, Somerset, England (son of Samuel Sims and Ann White); died on 11 Mar 1891 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. George married Mary Susan Jones on 8 Feb 1872 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Thomas Jones and Catherine Elizabeth May) was born on 2 Feb 1854 in Devonshire, England; died on 25 Jan 1940 in Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 27 Jan 1940 in Evergreen Cemetery, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Susan Jones was born on 2 Feb 1854 in Devonshire, England (daughter of Thomas Jones and Catherine Elizabeth May); died on 25 Jan 1940 in Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 27 Jan 1940 in Evergreen Cemetery, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Children:
- 1. William John Sims was born on 30 Oct 1872 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Jun 1922 in Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 28 Jun 1922 in Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Samuel Thomas Sims was born on 26 Jan 1874 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Mar 1941 in Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 25 Mar 1941 in Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- George Henry Sims was born on 29 Dec 1875 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Feb 1927 in Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
- Caroline Violetta May Sims was born on 22 Mar 1879 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Fanny G Sims was born on 25 Mar 1881 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 May 1901 in Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Lilly Simms was born on 26 Feb 1883 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Jul 1883 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Bertha Anne Sims was born on 10 Jun 1884 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Aug 1974; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Ellen Jane Simms was born on 21 Aug 1886 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Apr 1917 in Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Ernest Wilbert Sims was born on 8 Aug 1888 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Jan 1955 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in West Guilford Baptist Church Cemetery, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Mary Blanch Sims was born on 29 Aug 1890 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Generation: 3
4. Samuel Sims was born about 1813 in North Cadbury, Somerset, England; died on 8 Apr 1892 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Samuel married Ann White. Ann was born in 1817 in Weare, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Ann White was born in 1817 in Weare, Somerset, England. Children:
- John Sims was born on 31 Jul 1840 in Weare, Somerset, England; was christened on 30 Aug 1840 in Weare, Somerset, England; died on 26 Dec 1925 in Fenelon Falls, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
- Fanny Sims was born on 7 Apr 1843 in Weare, Somerset, England; died on 29 Sep 1923 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 2 Oct 1923 in Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- 2. George Sims was born in 1846 in Weare, Somerset, England; died on 11 Mar 1891 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
6. Thomas Jones was born on 10 Mar 1833 in Holsworthy, Devon, England (son of Thomas Jones and Maria Abbot); died on 22 Feb 1917 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Thomas married Catherine Elizabeth May. Catherine was born on 9 Jun 1834 in Jacobstow, Cornwall, England; died on 1 Jul 1911 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Catherine Elizabeth May was born on 9 Jun 1834 in Jacobstow, Cornwall, England; died on 1 Jul 1911 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Children:
- 3. Mary Susan Jones was born on 2 Feb 1854 in Devonshire, England; died on 25 Jan 1940 in Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 27 Jan 1940 in Evergreen Cemetery, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Elizabeth Ann Jones was born on 14 Nov 1856 in England; died on 18 Dec 1919 in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- Ellen Jane Jones was born on 01 Dec 1857 in Cartwright, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Aug 1929 in Neche, Pembina, North Dakota, USA.
- Fanny May Jones was born on 21 Apr 1859 in Darlington, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Jul 1930 in Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 16 Jul 1930 in Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Sarah Jane Grace Jones was born on 20 Feb 1862 in Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Aug 1946 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Aug 1946 in St Stephen's Cemetery, Boshkung, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Catherine Jones was born on 20 Feb 1864 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Oct 1941 in Timmins, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Timmins, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada.
- Phoebe Melinda Jones was born on 29 Mar 1867 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Dec 1936 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 14 Dec 1936 in Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Margaret Maria Jones was born on 3 May 1869 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 05 Mar 1904 in Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Abigail Adeline Jones was born on 27 May 1871 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Oct 1937 in Anson, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 23 Oct 1937 in Minden Cemetery, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Cordelia Rebecca Jones was born on 27 Feb 1873 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Apr 1936 in Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 6 Apr 1936 in Minden Cemetery, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Thomas James Washington Jones was born on 17 Nov 1875 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 07 Jul 1955 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- George Wellington Jones was born on 17 Mar 1879 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Jul 1883 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Generation: 4
12. Thomas Jones was born on 26 Aug 1810 in Holsworthy, Devon, England. Thomas married Maria Abbot. Maria was born on 16 Oct 1808 in Holsworthy, Devon, England; died on 03 Jun 1835 in Chilsworthy, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Maria Abbot was born on 16 Oct 1808 in Holsworthy, Devon, England; died on 03 Jun 1835 in Chilsworthy, Devon, England. Children:
- 6. Thomas Jones was born on 10 Mar 1833 in Holsworthy, Devon, England; died on 22 Feb 1917 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.