Gilbert (or Gillyam) Taft was born about 1833 in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada to Daniel Taft and Mary (Greenleaf) Taft.
In 1861 Gilbert "Taff" (age 28, Labourer) lived in Ameliasburgh with his widowed mother Mary (57) and two younger brothers: Alphus (18) and David (14).[1][2]
Gilbert Taft (age 34, son of Daniel Taft & Mary Greenleaf) married the widow Mary L (Wallbridge) Shaw (age 30, daughter of John E Wallbridge & Alice Hill) on 9 Oct 1870 in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario.[3] Mary had two daughters from her first marriage: Alice Jane & Nancy.
Gilbert and Mary had five children: John Edward Taft (1871-), Mary Elizabeth Taft (1874-1875), Annie Laura (Taft) Langsford (1876-1928), Mary Melissa (Taft) Cowan (1878-1936), and Daniel Gilbert Taft (1880-).
In 1871 Gilbert Taft (age 37) lived in Ameliasburg with his wife Mary L (28) and two [step]daughters: Allice Jane (6) and Nancey (5).[4][5]
In 1881 Gilbert "Faft" (age 48, Farmer) lived in Ameliasburg with his wife Mary E (38) and six children: Alice June (16), Nancy (15), John E (9), Anna (6), Malisa (3), and Daniel G (3 months).[6][7]
Gilbert's wife Mary Louisa Taft passed away in 1883.
In 1891 Gilbert Taft (age 61, Farm Lab) lived in Ameliasburgh in the household of George Bowler.[8][9]
In 1901 Gillyan Taft (age 70, Labourer) lived in Ameliasburg in the household of Gertrude Corrigan.[10][11]
Gilbert Taft (age 62, son of David Taft & Mary Sweet ???) married Lecinda (Bovay) Wannamaker (age 61, daughter of John Bovay & Lea Fermont) on 11 Jul 1901 in Ameliasburg.[12]
In 1911 Gilbert Taft (age 81) lived in Ameliasburg with his wife Lucinda (74).[13][14]
Gilbert Taft passed away on 5 Aug 1911 in Ameliasburg.[15]
Sources
↑ "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQG-G22 : 9 March 2018), Gilbert Taff, Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 36, line 41; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1069, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 349,316.
↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWGQ-72J : 3 August 2016), Gilbert Taft, Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148166.
↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHGW-QS2 : 18 March 2018), Gillyan Taft, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 4, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZBF-VPX : 11 March 2018), Gilbert Taft and Lecinda Wannamaker, 11 Jul 1901; citing registration , Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,081.
↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:276G-XVQ : 16 March 2018), Gilbert Taft, 1911; citing Census, Prince Edward Sub-Districts 1-38, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,519.
↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFCD-RVQ : 9 March 2018), Gilbert Taft, 05 Aug 1911; citing Ameliasburg, Prince Edward, Ontario, p 317 cn 026630, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,824.
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