Helen Scott Blacker (Hamlin) Heron (1857 - 1923)

Born 3 Apr 1857 in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Miles Heron — married 7 Jul 1880 in Maxwell, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1923 at age 66 in New Albion, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

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Biography

Helen Scott Blacker Hamlin was born April 3, 1857 in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada to William Latham Blacker Hamlin and Mary Blanche Riddell. Her parents immigrated to Canada in 1848.

In 1861, Helen lived with her parents and siblings in Collingwood, Grey, Ontario. The family belonged to the Church of England. ^[1]

Helen, age 23, married Richard Miles Heron, age 26, in Maxwell, Grey, Ontario, Canada on July 7, 1878. Richard was a merchant and a Methodist; Helen was a member of the Church of England. Eliza Hamlin, Helen's sister, served as a witness to the marriage. ^[2]

In 1881, Helen "Nellie" and Richard, and their 7-month-old son, Thomas, lived in Osprey, Grey, Ontario, Canada. They were Methodists. Richard was a salesman. ^[3]

In 1901, Helen (Nellie) lived with five of her children in Osprey, Grey East, Ontario. (It's unknown why Richard and the other children are not enumerated in the census.) ^[4]

Helen and Richard's children were all born in Ontario - Thomas, William, Richard, Latham, Charles, Helen, Victoria and Eugene. Daughter, Helen, died at the age of 7 in Ontario. Eugene only appears in the 1905 New York Census, and is presumed to have died before 1910. The family immigrated to the United States in 1902 and settled in Buffalo, Erie, New York. In the 1910 Census, Helen reported having seven children, six of whom were still living. Family records also confirm seven children. ^[5]

In 1905, Helen and Richard lived in Buffalo Ward 21, Erie, New York with their children. Their eldest son, Thomas, was married and not living at home. Richard, Sr. was employed as a carpenter, and his namesake, Richard George, was a grocery clerk. Latham and Charles were occupied as dry goods store clerks. ^[6] In 1910, Helen and Richard, and their three youngest children, Latham, Charles and Mary Victoria lived on Vermont Street in Buffalo. Richard was retired. ^[7]

Helen Scott Heron died on April 17, 1923 and was buried in Tug Hill Cemetery in Cattaraugus, New York. Her husband, Richard, died in 1934.^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQJ-2L7 : 9 March 2018), Hellen Hamlin, Collingwood, Grey, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 20, line 19; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1026-1027, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 349,270.
2. ↑ Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNB-L2R: accessed 2 June 2016), Richard Miles Heron and Helen Scott Blacker Hamlin, 07 Jul 1880; citing registration Mascwell, Grey, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,507.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVF5-C8W : 5 October 2018), Nellie Heron in household of Richard Heron, Ospry, Grey, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Richard Heron, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH25-1KR : 18 March 2018), Nelley Heron, Grey (east/est), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 12, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
5. ↑ "Blacker Hamlin and Allied Families" by Thomas Lester Blacker Hamlin, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, publisher unknown, p. 62-63 of 176 pages.
6. ↑ New York State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV15-Z68 : 26 November 2014), Helen Heron in household of Richard M Heron, Buffalo, Ward 21, E.D. 05, Erie, New York; citing p. 32, line 44, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 825,700.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54L-DBR : accessed 13 August 2020), Helen Heron in household of Richard M Heron, Buffalo Ward 22, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 211, sheet 14A, family 321, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 947; FHL microfilm 1,374,960.
8. ↑ "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKK-4Q28 : 19 October 2019), Helen S Heron, 1923.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG7-7285 : 11 July 2016), Helen Scott Heron, 1923; Burial, , Cattaraugus, New York, United States of America, Tug Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 113766373, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113766373.

• "Ontario Births, 1869-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM8Z-5QR : 15 January 2016), Helen Scott Hamlin in entry for Charles Robert Herron, 26 Sep 1889; citing Birth, Osprey, Grey, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,896.
• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2GF-QJX : 27 November 2014), Helen Scott Hamlin in entry for Charles Robert Herron, 26 Sep 1889; citing Osprey, Grey, Ontario, 26 Sep 1889, reference cn 10979; FHL microfilm 1,845,896.
• "Ontario Births, 1869-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLR-M8X : 15 January 2016), Helen Scott Hamlin in entry for Thomas Miles Heron, 17 Sep 1880; citing Birth, Osprey, Grey, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,398.
• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2C9-M4J : 27 November 2014), Helen Scott Hamlin in entry for Thomas Miles Heron, 17 Sep 1880; citing Osprey, Grey, Ontario, Canada, 17 Sep 1880, reference 113; FHL microfilm 1,845,398.
• "Ontario Births, 1869-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNGZ-7G1 : 15 January 2016), Helen Scott Hamlin in entry for Helen Scott Heron, 28 Jan 1893; citing Birth, Osprey, Grey, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,846,453.
• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2PL-S9W : 27 November 2014), Helen Scott Hamlin in entry for Helen Scott Heron, 28 Jan 1893; citing Osprey Twp, Grey, Ontario, 28 Jan 1893, reference cn 10339; FHL microfilm 1,846,453.
• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2GJ-BYP : 10 February 2018), Ellen Scott Blacker Heron in entry for Mary Eliza Victori... Heron, 17 May 1895; citing Osprey Twp., Grey, Ontario, 17 May 1895, reference cn 10073; FHL microfilm 1,846,246.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS8V-Q29 : 10 April 2015), Helen Hamlin in entry for Latham Heron and Effie Molyneaux, 25 Oct 1911; citing registration , Fort Erie, Welland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,888,251.
• "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9NY-GYT : 8 November 2014), Helen Heron, Buffalo Ward 24, A.D. 01, E.D. 03, Erie, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 08, line 29, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.