Elizabeth (Robb) Gott (abt. 1830 - abt. 1858)

Born about 1830 in Ireland

Wife of William Gott — married 16 Oct 1846 in Canada West

Descendants

Died about 1858 at about age 28 in Peel, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1830. She died about 1858. According to the OGS cemetery transcript for Shiloh Primitive Methodist Cemetery, Elizabeth died in 1858 and was buried at Shiloh Primitive Methodist Cemetery,

Marriage Notice
19 October 1846, William Gott and Elizabeth Robb both of Albion married by Rev. CWM Gilbert.

Research Notes

Almost all marriage recorded on Family Search as taking place in Algoma, Canada West actually took place in the Home District
. Algoma is/ was approximately 1000km from the Home District and was not settled until 1858.
There was no possible way to travel to Algoma, other than by canoe across several 100 km of open water or by horse through hundreds of km of uncleared and uninhabited bush.
On the census record from Auotmated Geneology for 1851, for her husband William Gott/Got' age has been transcribed as 80 when it is 30.

Sources

• "Canada, Ontario District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C1-LV7D : 20 February 2019), Elizabeth Robb in entry for William Gott, 16 Oct 1846; citing Home Township, Algoma, Canada West, British Colonial America, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,052.
• Ontario Marriage Notices,
• 1851 Census of Canada; http://automatedgenealogy.com/census52/View.jsp?id=17836&highlight=31&desc=1852+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Elerbth+Got
• 1851 Census of Canada; Year: 1851; Census Place: Peel, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11746; Page: 115; Line: 31
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196135352/elizabeth-gott