Salmon Vining (1797 - 1879)

Born 17 Sep 1797 in Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

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Died 28 Sep 1879 at age 82 in West Nissouri Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Soldier in the War of 1812

(The Vining Families,Chap. 3) Removed to Canada in 1821. Charter members of the West Nissouri Baptist Church (Regular Baptists from a Marriage File) organized in the 1820's. Salmon was ordained "Elder Vining" as its first minister. A church building was erected in 1863 on land donated by him, cor conc 5, W. Nissouri and Thorndale sideroad. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3)

Autobiography of Thomas Brush Brown, reprinted 1967 by Isabel Grace Uren THE VINING FAMILY Among the early settlers of Nissouri were the Vinings - two brothers Jared and Zal- mon. These two brothers, like the Scatcherds, settled on adjoining farms. They came from New York State, USA, Zalmon was a soldier in the war of 1812 and for his services in that war, drew from the United States Government, lands, located in Michigan, not many years ago. Notwithstanding this soon after the war they preferred settling in Canada to their own country. They were sons of a Baptist minister. They both married sisters of the late Captain Bodwell of Dereham. Both they and their wives were of more than ordinary tal- ents. A few years after their settling in Nissouri, two missionaries, Elders Maybee and French, were sent to labor in Nissouri by the Christian ladies of the Baptist church in Ox- ford, who having no money, paid them with coats, socks and other home-made clothing. The labors of these missionaries were not vain for the word was blessed and many were awakened and converted and among the converts were the Vinings. Though the Christian ladies and the missionaries are long since gone the way of all the earth, yet “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord for they rest from their labors and their works do follows them.” A Baptist church was formed in the Vining neighborhood and these brothers were leading spirits in it. The elder brother, Jared became the Deacon and Zalmon soon became the minister; he was of more than ordinary talent for preaching. This church has had its difficulties like all other churches. Though these brothers have passed away to their re- ward, there still remains a Baptist congregation in that locality with a fine brick church; many of the children and grandchildren of the two Vining brothers are members of it. Hal Gordon Brown (Editor and Publisher) 19 Terrace St., Keene, NH 03431-3210

Burial

Place: Nissouri Twp, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

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Sources

1851 Census Canada West, Ontario. Middlesex County, Sub District Nissouri West 1861 Census Canada West, Ontario. Middlesex County, Sub District Nissouri West 1871 Middlesex East District 9, Nissouri West D Div 2 page 28

History of the County of Middlesex: Salmon Vining Baptist Minister 1838, 1839

Triennial Baptist Register Number 2 1836; Western Association Nissouri, Oxford Salmon Vining

Death Certificate

Acknowledgments

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