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M Rufus Hubbell

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Commemorative Biographical Record of Kent, pg. 126-127
EZRA SHERMAN HUBBELL, the oldest hardware merchant in Thamesville, one of that city's most prominent business men, is descended from one of the eary settlers of the County of Kent. The first of the family of whom there is any authentic record was Prindle Hubbell, his great-grandfather, who was born in Conneticut, but migrated to Ontario and settled in Howard, County of Kent, at an early day. There he died in 1828. His children were Lucinda, Wheeler, Rufus, Lyman, Andrew, Sally, Abigail, Anna. and Polly (who married Mr. McDonald). All of this family resided in the County of Kent, and are now deceased.
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Thamesville Herald, Thursday 7 October 1909
Hubbell Reunion - ...
Prindle Hubbell, his wife and four children, came to Canada in the year 1795, and purchased about 125 acres of land from Jacob Grant, being the front part of Lot 12, western boundary in the Township of Howard in the county of Kent. There were five children born to them after they settled in Howard Township.
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His oldest son Rufus died in Canada and his wife and, four sons and one daughter moved into Michigan. Their names were Prindle, Daniel, John and Rufus....

Index of Essex & Kent Militia Records 1812 - 1813, Researched and compiled by Wilfred R. Lauber, Published by the Kent Branch of the OGS, August 1995:
First Regiment Kent Militia from July 1812 to January 1813: *Rufus Hubble, Vol 32: pages 480, 488.
"Names with a star (*) before their names means that the name is also found in a companion book (An Index of Land Claim Certificates of Upper Canada Militiamen who served in the War of 1812-1814)."
Captain John McGregor's Company of Loyal Kent Volunteers from December 1813 to February 1815: *Rufus Hubbell, Vol 1: pages 171, 285; Vol 32: page 499.

The Ontario Register (edited and published by Thomas B. Wilson), Volume 7 - Militia of Talbot Street, Kent County - 1818
(Township, name and age): Howard: Rufus Hubble, 24.

The Illustrated Historical Atlas of Essex and Kent:
"Howard and Ridgetown. The Township of Howard occupies a position between Orford on the east and Harwich on the west, the River Thames on the north, and Lake Erie on the south...
"In 1817 the first general influx of settlement along Talbot Street occurred...
"The settlement along this street became quite dense within a year after the arrival of those named, ... On the north side of the street at the same time were located one Tipp, on the east, and thence toward the west ... the list included ..., Rufus Hubbell, ..."

According to the A&R Hubbell Book, in 1838 Rufus owned 200 acres, lot 86 Howard Twp, Ont.

In the 1850 census for Keene Twp., Ionia Co., MI, Rufus' youngest two children are living with Abigail and Thomas Camford/Cuminford/Cunniford (writing is very bad), suggesting that Rufus had died and his wife Abigail had remarried and was living in Michigan with her new husband.

1850 federal census, Keene Twp., Ionia Co., MI, census images through Mich GenWeb:
Thomas Camford, 63, M, Farmer, value of real estate: 1000; born Ireland;
Abigail, 53, F, born U.C., cannot read or write;
Lorinda J. Hubbel, 9, F, born U.C., attends school;
John Hubbel, 21, M, Laborer, born U.C.

Overzicht van de stamboom

Jeptha Hubbell ca 1740-ca 1794   Experience Prindle 1741-   David Sherman 1724-1805   Abiah Wheeler 1730-1800
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Prindle Hubbell 1760..1761-1828   Abigail (Abba) Sherman ca 1762-1820
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Rufus Hubbell ca 1794-