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M George A. Gosnell

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Information from Jeff Gosnell, Gosnell and Butterfield Family Genealogy Pages, RootsWeb WorldConnect Project.

1861 personal census, Orford Twp, Kent Co., ON:, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
Gosnell John, M, Married, 65, born Ireland, E M, Farmer;
Sarah, F, Married, 50, born England, E M, Mrs;
Rebecca A., F, Single, born UC, E M;
John H., M, Single, 22, born UC, E M, Laborer;
Christopher W., M, Single, 19, born UC, E M, Laborer;
Charlotte, F, 18, born UC, E M;
Jerusha, M[sic], Single, 17, born UC;
James, M, Single, 16, born UC, Labour;
Thomas, M, Single, 12, born UC;
Wellington, M, Single, 10, born UC;
George, M, Single, 8, born UC;
George, M, Single, 5, born UC.

1871 personal census, Orford Twp, Kent Co., ON, B3-25:
Reeder John, M, Married, 61, born England, origin: English, EM, Farmer;
Elanor, F, Married, 62, born Ireland, origin: Irish, EM;
Nathaniel, M, 9, born Ont, origin: English, EM, going to school;
Gosnell George, M, 17, born Ont, origin: Irish, EM, Farmer;
Sarah, F, 30, born Ont, origin: Irish, EM.

1901 personal census, Orford Twp, Kent Co., ON, E5-3:
Gosnell George A., M, Married, 11 Aug 1856, 44, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth, Farmer;
Bertha, F, wife, Married, 13 Jan 1860, 41, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth;
Lena, F, daughter, Single, 9 March 1883, 18, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth;
Mabel R., F, daughter, Single, 8 April 1887, 13, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth;
Alausa S., F, daughter, Single, 27 June 1891, 9, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth, 11 months in school;
Myrtle R., F, daughter, Single, 30 Jan 1894, 7, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth, 11 months in school;
John M., M, son, Single, 22 Jan 1896, 5, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth.

Headstone Gosnell Cemetery, Orford Twp, Kent Co., ON, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
John Reeder died Nov. 14, 1895 aged 85 yrs.
Ellen Gosnell wife of the above died Aug. 15, 1890 aged 86 yrs.
Geo. A. Gosnell born 1854 died 1932.
His wife Bertha Eastman born 1866 died 1939.

Commemorative Biographical Record of Kent County, Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1904, pg. 333:
George A. Gosnell, one of the leading agriculturists of Orford township, County of Kent, lives on Lot 3, Concession 6, where he owns a farm of sixty-seven and one half acres, and has a fine brick house, which he built in the spring of 1903. He came to this property Aug. 11, 1868, and was born on an adjoining farm Aug. 11, 1856, a son of John and Sarah (Reeder) Gosnell, who were natives of County Cork, Ireland, and Derbyshire, England, respectively. They were married in Howard township, County of Kent, and the mother died in January, 1865, aged fifty-three years, while the father died in Orford township, in August, 1870, aged eighty-seven years. They were buried in the Gosnell cemetery. These two most excellent people were among the founders of the Methodist Church. The children born to their union were: Mary A., who died from the bite of a spider when six years old; Lawrence B., a farmer of Orford township, who is mentioned elsewhere; Ellen, who died young; Catherine, wife of James W. Gosnell, a retired farmer of Pilot Mound; Rebecca, who died in Howard township in 1901, wife of Henry Reeder; John H., who died at the age of twenty-two years; Christopher W., a farmer of Orford township; Charlotte, married to Robert Barker, a farmer of the County of Elgin; Jerusha, who married Hall Barker, a farmer of the County of Elgin; James R., a farmer of Orford township; Thomas H., a farmer of Orford township; Wellington, a farmer of Harwich township; and George A.
The paternal grandparents were Lawrence and Catherine (Salter) Gosnell, of County Cork, Ireland. He came to the County of Kent in 1832, his wife dying in Toronto, on the way, of cholera.
On July 28, 1878, in Chatham, Ont., George A. Gosnell married Bertha Eastman, and they have had five children: Lena, Mabel, Alma, Myrtle and J. Manson, all at home and all very bright, intelligent young people. Mrs. Gosnell was born in North Gore, near Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 13, 1860, a daughter of John and Emily J. (Ross) Eastman, of Cornwall, Ont., and Wales, respectively. The father came to the County of Kent in 1863, and settled in Orford township, where he was a successful farmer. The mother died in the County of Grey, Ont., April 4, 1866, aged thirty years, and Mr. Eastman now resides in Walkerville, Ontario.
George A. Gosnell remained with his parents until he was nine years old, after which he lived with an uncle, John Reeder, on his present farm, to which he came Aug. 11, 1868. There he was reared by his uncle, and now owns the place to which he succeeded on his uncle's death. It has been much improved and developed under his management. In politics Mr. Gosnell is a Reformer, but as yet has not had time to devote to public affairs. He and his wife are prominent members of the Methodist Church.
Among other very valuable family relics is a pair of little shoes, made of wood and iron, which were worn by Mr. Gosnell's grandmother Reeder, and which he highly prizes. His home is one of the best in the neighbourhood, being finely finished in hardwood, and supplied with gas, running water and furnace, as well as other conveniences. He and his wife have many friends and they are highly esteemed by all who know them.

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Lawrence Gosnell ca 1773-1828   Catherine Salter ca 1774-1822   Henry Reeder 1777-1826   Ann Black ca 1784-1845
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John Joseph Gosnell 1799-1871   Sarah Reeder 1809-1865
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George A. Gosnell 1854-1932