Daniel Bulman (abt. 1794 - abt. 1881)

Born about 1794 in Irthington, Cumberland, England

Husband of Abigail (Williston) Bulman — married about 1824 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada [uncertain]

Died about 1881 at about age 87 in Bruce, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Daniel was born about 1794 in Irthington, Cumberland, England to Christopher Bulman & Ann Forrester (or Foster). He came to New Brunswick in about 1813, about 19 yrs old.

Daniel married Abigail Williston, daughter of noted Empire Loyalist John Bailey Williston, in about 1824. They settled at Black Brook, near Chatham, where they farmed 200 acres and raised five children.

In 1855 they sold their land and moved to Bruce County, Ontario (Canada West) where they lived with their son Joseph and his family on their farm.

Daniel passed away sometime between 1871 and 1881.

Research Notes

FamilySearch profile: Daniel Christopher Bulman G997-7SJ

children of Abigail Williston and Daniel Bulman:

• Joseph Williston Bulman 1825-
• Phoebe Ann Bulman 1827-1881
• Mary Bulman 1829–1891
• Christopher Edward Bulman 1830-1831
• Wilhelmina Alexandrina Bulman 1832-1882

to do:

• 1861 census; first search unable to locate Daniel or Abigail in the 1861 census, all provinces.
• marriage record
• burial record/location; notes for Joseph Williston in the Williston book (p33) describe land patent for Concession 10, Lot 11, received 1878; also, the family sold the Bruce County land in 1882/83 and moved to the United States
• where in the US did the family move?
• build profiles for children

text from Carman Williston book, 2002:

Notes for Daniel BULMAN:

A marriage was not located for Daniel and Abigail, ... However, they were without a doubt, married and raised their family at Loggieville then known as Black Brook, until moving to Ontario after their son Joseph made his move there in the mid 1850's

Danile was appointed as one of the Commissioners of Highways in 1848, a position that he held for several years.

Daniel's death was noted in a transcription from an Ontario newspaper to a NB paper and the name of the town was corrupted. however, he and Abigail were both living with Joseph's family in Amabel Township in Bruce County of Ontario in 1871 and neither of them were listed in the 1881 census.

Daniel and Abigail had a 200 acre property at Loggieville where they lived and farmed. They offered it for sale in 1855 with instructions that if it were not sold within about 2 weeks that John T Williston would be handling the sale in their stead. They also had another lot at Chatham Head which was previously sold. Their son Joseph had moved to Ontario and it appears that their destination was to be with them.

Sources

• 2001 Stymiest genealogy book - Down by the Old Mill Stream: A Stymiest Chronicle, Carl W.W. Stymiest, U.E.; Trafford Publishing, 2001, 598 pages: Bulman, Daniel page 266.
• 2002 Williston genealogy book - Descendants of John Bailey Williston and Phoebe Stymiest, Charles Carman Williston; 2002, 455 pages; Daniel Bulman, page 4, 6
• 1794 Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 90632
  Ancestry ca Record 9841 #80717611 (accessed 17 October 2023)
  Dan Bulman baptism on 27 Apr 1794, son of Christopher Bulman & Ann Foster, in Irthington, Cumberland, England.
• 1851 Census of Canada - New Brunswick, dist of North'ld (7), sub-dist of Chatham (47), page 85, line 22, microfilm: C-995, ref RG31, image# e002293672; Balman, Danl 57, head, farmer; in household with Abigail 53, wife; Joseph 28; Phoebe 26; Mary 23; Wilhemina 19, Library & Archives Canada: https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=22492530;
• 1871 Census of Canada - Ontario, dist of Bruce North (28), sub-dist of Amabel (f), page 21, line 8; microfilm: C-9938, ref RG31, image #4396680_00238; Bulman, Daniel 77, father; in household with Joseph Bulman 47, son, head, farmer; Catherine 34, dtr-in-law; Christopher 15; William 11; Amos 9; Cyrus 7; Ernest 6; Sextus 5; Catherine 2; Abigail 70, wife; Library & Archives Canada: https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=40852978;