Sarah Wightman Gairdner1

F, #27121, b. 10 October 1844, d. 24 September 1935
Father*John Alexander Gairdner2,3,4,5,6 b. 19 Apr 1810, d. 27 Oct 1900
Mother*Jennet Renwick2,3,4,7,6 b. 1 May 1814, d. 23 Jan 1907
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited26 Apr 2023
     She was born on 10 October 1844 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West, United Province of Canada.4,8,7,9,1,10 Alternatively, she may have been born in October 1843 at Canada West, United Province of Canada, according to the 1911 census.11 Sarah married Robert Moment on 16 September 1868 at Northumberland and Durham County, Ontario, Canada.3,12,8,7,2,9
     Sarah Wightman Moment died on 24 September 1935 at Newark, New Jersey, USA, at age 90. Note that her gravestone gives her date of death as Sep 25th, not the 24th.1,10
     
     Sarah Wightman Gairdner was buried on 27 September 1935 at Orono Cemetery, Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.10
     Sarah Gairdner appeared on the 1861 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West in the household of her parents, John and Janet Gairdner.4
     Robert and Sarah Moment appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, enumerated 2 April 1871, a Merchant and an E Methodist. Their son Alfred was listed adescribed as s living with them. Their household also included his widowed mother, Mary Moment.8
     Robert and Sarah Moment appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, enumerated 4 April 1881. Robert was described as a "General? Agent.". Their children, Alfred, John J., Mary and Magdelina, were listed as living with them.9
     Robert and Sarah Wightman Moment appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, enumerated 13 April 1891. Robert was described as a Postmaster. Their children, Alfred, John James, Mary Martha, Janet Magartha and Franklin Lon, were listed as living with them. They were Methodists.12
     Robert and Sarah Wightman Moment appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, enumerated 31 March 1901, described as a Postmaster ag[en]t. Their children: Melita and Janette, were listed as living with them. As well as his mother-in-law, Jennet Renwick.7
     Sarah Wightman appeared in the 1911 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, in the household ofCatherine Carpenter.11 Mrs. Robert Moment of Newark, the bride's grandmother,was listed as a guest at the marriage of Reade Haines Ryan and Anne Moment on 9 February 1934.13
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper the Courier-News published in Bridgewater, New Jersey 26 September 1935:
Mrs. Moment Is Dead at 91
Mrs. Sarah Wightman Gairdner Moment, 91, widow of Robert Moment, and mother of the Rev. John J. Moment, D.D., minister of the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, this city, died Tuesday in her home, 663 High Street, Newark, after a short illness from a heart affection. She had spent the summer with Dr. Moment and his family at Fayette, Me., recently returning home.

Mrs. Moment was born Oct. 10, 1844, in Newtonville, Ont., where she spent her early life. She was educated at the Ontario Ladies' College, Hamilton, Ont., being a member of the first graduating class. She was married to Mr. Moment in Oron (sic), Ont. Following his death there in 1909, Mrs. Moment removed to Newark, where she had lived until her death. She was a member of the Old First Presbyterian Church, Newark, and despite her advancing years, was active until quite recently.

Surviving are two other sons, Alfred G. Moment, Princeton, and R. Frank Moment, Boston, Mass. and two daughters, Miss Melita Moment at home and Mrs. Frederick S. Coe, also of Newark.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the United Church of Canada, Orono, with burial in Orono.10


     In the obituary of Alfred G. Moment who died 4 May 1947, his parents, Robert Moment and Sarah Whitman Moment were listed or implied as predeceased.14

Family

Robert Moment b. 28 Apr 1837, d. 28 Jul 1909
Marriage*Sarah married Robert Moment on 16 September 1868 at Northumberland and Durham County, Ontario, Canada.3,12,8,7,2,9 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Sarah Wightman Moment
    Grave Marker Transcription:
    In Memory of Robert Moment Born April 28, 1837 - Died July 28, 1909
    Sarah Wightman Gairdner His Wife Born October 10, 1844 - Died Sept 25, 1936
    Mary Melitta Moment Born Feb. 23, 1877 in Orono - Died Mar. 15, 1955 in Newark N.J.
    MOMENT.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., R. Moment & S. W. Garden.
  3. [S3154] Agnes Grace Burley, Clarke Township, Eastern section : its place, people and events (Newtonville, Ontario, Canada: s.n., 1967), Page 80 - Gairdner, John A.. Hereinafter cited as Clarke Township, Eastern section.
  4. [S3155] John A Gairdner household, 14 Jan 1861 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham, Canada West; Page 13, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-1016-1017.
  5. [S3173] John Squair, Addresses Delivered Before The Canadian Club of Hamilton (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1927), Page 107 - John A Gairdner. Hereinafter cited as Addresses - Canadian Club - Hamilton.
  6. [S7399] Late Robt. Moment, Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ontario, 12 8 1909, Page 7, column 5, Obituary: Robert Moment. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Statesman.
  7. [S3165] Robert Moment household, 31 Mar 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke (township), Durham West, Ontarioo; Page 10, family 119, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6464.
  8. [S3162] Robert Moment household, April 2, 1871 Canada census, Provo, Utah, USA, West Durham, Ontario; Page: 59, Family No.: 222, Ancestry.com Roll: C-9978.
  9. [S3260] Robert Moment household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham West, Ontario; Page 62, Family No: 325., Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13242.
  10. [S7404] Mrs. Moment Is Dead at 91, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Sep 26, 1935, Page 12, Columns 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Sarah Wightman Moment née Gairdner. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  11. [S3166] Catherine Carpenter household, 05 Jun 1911 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet, Wentworth, Ontario; Page 1, Family No: 5, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  12. [S3161] Robert Moment household, 13 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham West, Ontario; Family No: 56; Page: 10, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6332.
  13. [S7402] Social Notes, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Feb 10, 1934, Page 5, Columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding of Anne Moment and Reade Haines Ryan, and related activities. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  14. [S13410] Obituary: Alfred G. Moment, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 05 May 1947, Page 10, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Alfred G. Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.

Robert Moment1,2,3

M, #27122, b. 28 April 1837, d. 28 July 1909
Father*Edward Truman Moment4,5 d. b 2 Apr 1871
Mother*Mary Cowan4,5 b. May 1802, d. 22 Nov 1892
Last Edited14 Feb 2023
     He was born on 28 April 1837 at at Lot 16, Conc. 4, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada, known as Galbraith Farm at the time.6,2,4,3,7 Robert married Sarah Wightman Gairdner on 16 September 1868 at Northumberland and Durham County, Ontario, Canada.1,2,4,8,5,3
     Robert Moment died on 28 July 1909 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Upper Canada, British North America, at age 72 acccording to according to Ontario Death Registration 021060. His occupation was given as Postmaster.6,7
      The cause of his death was given as heart failure due to heart disease and artereo sclerosis.6
     Robert Moment was buried on 31 July 1909 at Orono Cemetery, Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.9,7
     Robert and Sarah Moment appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, enumerated 2 April 1871, described as a Merchant and an E Methodist. Their son Alfred was listed as living with them. Their household also included his widowed mother, Mary Moment.4
     Robert and Sarah Moment appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, enumerated 4 April 1881. Robert was described as a "General? Agent.". Their children, Alfred, John J., Mary and Magdelina, were listed as living with them.3
     Robert Moment was described as He was Postmaster in Orono until his death in 1909. on 1 January 1883 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.10
     Robert and Sarah Wightman Moment appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, enumerated 13 April 1891. Robert was described as a Postmaster. Their children, Alfred, John James, Mary Martha, Janet Magartha and Franklin Lon, were listed as living with them. They were Methodists.2
     Robert and Sarah Wightman Moment appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, enumerated 31 March 1901, described as a Postmaster ag[en]t. Their children: Melita and Janette, were listed as living with them. As well as his mother-in-law, Jennet Renwick.8
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Canadian Statesman published in Bowmanville, Ontario 12 August 1909:
Late Robt. Moment
A Leading Citizen Passed Away
By the death of Robert Moment, which came suddenly on Wednesday evening, July 28th, Orono loses a foremost citizen, one who had been largely identified in every movement in the best interests of our people and village for over a quarter of a century. As Postmaster for about 25 years, Secretary-Treasurer of the Clarke Agricultural Society for a like period, and conducting an extensive conveyancing business he was brought in touch with a great many people from all parts of the country, but his best work, and that for which he had particular fitness was the Sunday School, and to this work he devoted much time and all the energy he could command. About a year ago, owing to failing health, he was compelled to relinquish the work of many years service as Superintendent, and this may be said of him, that he endeared himself greatly to the hearts of the children and young people, many of whom in distance parts will cherish his memory as having inspired them to a better life and drop a sympathetic tear to his memory. He was also Secretary for some years of the Township Sunday School Association.

In the Methodist church he occupied many important official positions in which he served the church faithfully and well. As a local preacher for many years he rendered most valuable service not only in the church at home, but was frequently called to help other circuits at Sunday School anniversaries and other public occasions.

As a Trustee and member of the Official Board he always took a lively interest in all that tended to the success and well being of the church, and supported all her claims with a liberal heart and hand. His death is therefore greatly felt by the local church, and he has left the place vacant which in many respects is hard to fill.

Probably few laymen of the Methodist church had a larger acquaintance with his brethren both ministerial and lay or was more generally respected. The great respect in which he was held was manifested by the large attendance at the funeral, which took place on Saturday the 31st ul. His pastor, Rev. Wm Limbert, conducted the service at the family residence, and the following ministers form a distance took part, viz: John Garbutt (Chairman of the District), T. W. Joliffe, Bowmanville; A. M. Irwin, B.A., B.D., Newcastle, and Charles Adams of Newtonville.

Rev. Mr. Garbutt spoke of the service he had rendered to the church and society at large by his advocacy of the great question of Temperance and Moral Reform, and the pastor spoke of his relation to the local church, and his largehearted and generous disposition.

Mr. Moment was born in 1837, on Lot 16, Con. 4, Clarke, then known as Galbraith farm, and received his education at the sixth line School; his father was Edward Truman Moment, who came to this country fro Hull, Eng., in 1830 and married Mary Gowan, a native of the north of Ireland. For some years Mr. Moment conducted a general store in Orono. In 1868 he was married to Sarah Wightman, daughter of John A. and Janet Renwich (sic) Gairdner.

All of the members of his family were present at the funeral, Mr. Alfred Moment, New York; Rev. John J. Moment and wife, Jersey City, N. J; Mr. Frank Moment and wife, New York, and Misses Melita and Lena at home.

Numerous handsome floral offerings were placed on the casket, among which was a wreath from the Sunday School, and also a wreath from Orono Lodge A. O. U. W. of which deceased was a charter member.

Honorary pall bearers were Messrs. John Rickaby, G. M. Long, Ralph Stutt, Samuel Halliday.

Pall bearers -- A. J. Staples, Thomas Smith, Wm. Armstrong, C. J. Hughson, C. J. Thornton, M.M., J. G. Honey.7


     In the obituary of Sarah Moment who died 24 September 1935, her husband, Robert Moment was listed as predeceased.11
     In the obituary of Alfred G. Moment who died 4 May 1947, his parents, Robert Moment and Sarah Whitman Moment were listed or implied as predeceased.12

Family

Sarah Wightman Gairdner b. 10 Oct 1844, d. 24 Sep 1935
Marriage*Robert married Sarah Wightman Gairdner on 16 September 1868 at Northumberland and Durham County, Ontario, Canada.1,2,4,8,5,3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3154] Agnes Grace Burley, Clarke Township, Eastern section : its place, people and events (Newtonville, Ontario, Canada: s.n., 1967), Page 80 - Gairdner, John A.. Hereinafter cited as Clarke Township, Eastern section.
  2. [S3161] Robert Moment household, 13 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham West, Ontario; Family No: 56; Page: 10, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6332.
  3. [S3260] Robert Moment household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham West, Ontario; Page 62, Family No: 325., Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13242.
  4. [S3162] Robert Moment household, April 2, 1871 Canada census, Provo, Utah, USA, West Durham, Ontario; Page: 59, Family No.: 222, Ancestry.com Roll: C-9978.
  5. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., R. Moment & S. W. Garden.
  6. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Robert Moment.
  7. [S7399] Late Robt. Moment, Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ontario, 12 8 1909, Page 7, column 5, Obituary: Robert Moment. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Statesman.
  8. [S3165] Robert Moment household, 31 Mar 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke (township), Durham West, Ontarioo; Page 10, family 119, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6464.
  9. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Robert Moment
    Grave Marker Transcription:
    In Memory of Robert Moment Born April 28, 1837 - Died July 28, 1909
    Sarah Wightman Gairdner His Wife Born October 10, 1844 - Died Sept 25, 1936
    Mary Melitta Moment Born Feb. 23, 1877 in Orono - Died Mar. 15, 1955 in Newark N.J.
    MOMENT.
  10. [S1196] Post Offices and Postmasters, online http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/, Orono Postmaster: Robert Moffat 1883 - 1909. Hereinafter cited as Post Offices and Postmasters.
  11. [S7404] Mrs. Moment Is Dead at 91, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Sep 26, 1935, Page 12, Columns 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Sarah Wightman Moment née Gairdner. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  12. [S13410] Obituary: Alfred G. Moment, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 05 May 1947, Page 10, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Alfred G. Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.

Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner1,2

F, #27123, b. 1 May 1848, d. 6 February 1932
Father*John Alexander Gairdner2,3,4,1,5,6 b. 19 Apr 1810, d. 27 Oct 1900
Mother*Jennet Renwick2,3,4,1,5 b. 1 May 1814, d. 23 Jan 1907
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited7 May 2023
     She was born on 1 May 1848 at Canada West, United Province of Canada.7,8,9 Alternatively, she may have been born on 1 May 1849 at Newtonville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West, United Province of Canada.5,1,3,4,10 Catherine married Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter on 24 November 1880 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 007932.1,2,9
     Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner died on 6 February 1932 at Fruitland, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, at age 83 according to Ontario Death Registration 036124.5,7
     Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner was buried on 9 February 1932 at Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada.5,7
     Mrs. F M Carpenter, of Fruitland, ON, was listed as next-of-kin on her son Gershom's attestation (enlistment) papers.11
     Catherine Gairdner appeared on the 1861 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West in the household of her parents, John and Janet Gairdner.3
     Catherine H. Gardner appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of her parents, John and Jennet Gardner.4
     Frank and Catharine H. Carpenter appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, enumerated 6 April 1891. Frank was described as described as a farmer. Their children, Jenet R., Gershorn H., John Fredrick and Frances E., were listed as living with them. Also included were his widowed mother, Esther Carpenter; his unmarried sister, Matilda Carpenter; and three domestic servants.12
     Frank and Katherine Carpenter appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, enumerated 11 April 1901, described as described as a farmer. Their children: Janet, Homer, Frederick, Frances and Agnes, were listed as living with them.13
     Catherine Carpenter appeared on the 1911 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, enumerated 5 June 1911. Catherine was described as described as a widow, a fruit grower and a Methodist. Her children Jennete, Homer, Frances and Agnes were listed as living with her. As was her sister, Sarah Wightman Gairdner.8

Family

Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 25 Sep 1907
Marriage*Catherine married Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter on 24 November 1880 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 007932.1,2,9 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Francis Metcalf Carpenter & Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner.
  2. [S3154] Agnes Grace Burley, Clarke Township, Eastern section : its place, people and events (Newtonville, Ontario, Canada: s.n., 1967), Page 80 - Gairdner, John A.. Hereinafter cited as Clarke Township, Eastern section.
  3. [S3155] John A Gairdner household, 14 Jan 1861 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham, Canada West; Page 13, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-1016-1017.
  4. [S3156] John Gairdner household, April 2, 1871 Canada census, Provo, Utah, USA, Clarke, West Durham, Ontario; Page: 62, Family No.: 233, Ancestry.com Roll: C-9978.
  5. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Catherine Carpenter.
  6. [S3173] John Squair, Addresses Delivered Before The Canadian Club of Hamilton (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1927), Page 107 - John A Gairdner. Hereinafter cited as Addresses - Canadian Club - Hamilton.
  7. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, City of Hamilton.
    CARPENTER, Franklin Metcalfe      64      1843-1907
    CARPENTER, Catherine H.      84      1848-1932. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  8. [S3166] Catherine Carpenter household, 05 Jun 1911 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet, Wentworth, Ontario; Page 1, Family No: 5, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  9. [S3261] Frank Carpenter household, Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6508, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
    Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their board as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  10. [S3262] Frank Carpenter household, 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6378, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  11. [S296] Enlistment papers & Service Files, Soldiers of the First World War, WWI Attestation Papers search (Ottawa, Ontario: Library and Archives Canada), CEF Service File (large PDF file): Gershom Homer Carpenter. Hereinafter cited as WWI Service Files.
  12. [S3262] 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4.
  13. [S3261] Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  14. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Janet Renwick Carpenter. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  15. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: John Fredrick Carpenter & Susy Kathleen Boyle.
  16. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Frances Esther Carpenter.
  17. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name:     Agnes Stevenson.
  18. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Agnes Macdonald Carpenter.
  19. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: William Oliver Stevenson & Agnes Macdonald Carpenter.

Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter1,2

M, #27124, b. 31 January 1843, d. 25 September 1907
Father*Gershom Carpenter2 b. c 1811, d. 3 Dec 1874
Mother*Esther Olmsted2 b. 6 May 1815, d. 28 Dec 1902
Last Edited26 Apr 2023
     He was born on 31 January 1843 at Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada.2,3,4,5 Francis married Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner on 24 November 1880 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 007932.2,1,4
     Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter died on 25 September 1907 at Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, at age 64 according to Ontario Death Registration 033449 he was a farmer and a fruit grower. He died of heart failure.3,6,5
     Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter was buried at Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada.5
     
Military Service

     Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter began military service from 1872 to 1897 he served as a Major in the 77th Wentworth Battalion, Volunteer Militia.7
     His name was also recorded as Franklin Metcalfe Carpenter.8,3
     He served as a Councillor for Saltfleet Township from 1872 to 1874, and as Reeve from 1874 to 1883.3
     He was defeated as the candidate for South Wentworth, Ontario in the 1878 Federal election.3
     Served as a Conservative Member of Parliament as the representative for South Wentworth, Ontario.3
     Frank and Catharine H. Carpenter appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, enumerated 6 April 1891. Frank was described as described as a farmer. Their children, Jenet R., Gershorn H., John Fredrick and Frances E., were listed as living with them. Also included were his widowed mother, Esther Carpenter; his unmarried sister, Matilda Carpenter; and three domestic servants.9
     Frank and Katherine Carpenter appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, enumerated 11 April 1901, described as described as a farmer. Their children: Janet, Homer, Frederick, Frances and Agnes, were listed as living with them.10 F.M . Carpenter was the informant on the death registration of his mother, Esther Olmsted Carpenter, who died on 28 December 1902.11

Family

Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner b. 1 May 1848, d. 6 Feb 1932
Marriage*Francis married Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner on 24 November 1880 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 007932.2,1,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3154] Agnes Grace Burley, Clarke Township, Eastern section : its place, people and events (Newtonville, Ontario, Canada: s.n., 1967), Page 80 - Gairdner, John A.. Hereinafter cited as Clarke Township, Eastern section.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Francis Metcalf Carpenter & Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner.
  3. [S3159] Parliament of Canada - Biography, online Parliament of Canada - Franklin Carpenter biography, CARPENTER, Franklin Metcalfe. Hereinafter cited as Parliament of Canada - Franklin Carpenter.
  4. [S3261] Frank Carpenter household, Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6508, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
    Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their board as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  5. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, City of Hamilton.
    CARPENTER, Franklin Metcalfe      64      1843-1907
    CARPENTER, Catherine H.      84      1848-1932. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  6. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Franklin M Carpenter.
  7. [S3158] Parliament of Canada - Military Service search, online Parliament of Canada - Military Service search, Carpenter, Franklin Metcalfe. Hereinafter cited as Parliament of Canada - Military Srrvice.
  8. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Janet Renwick Carpenter. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  9. [S3262] Frank Carpenter household, 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6378.
  10. [S3261] Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  11. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Mrs Esther Olmsted Carpenter
    Assume that Olmsted is her maiden name.
    Informant was her son, F M Carpenter.
  12. [S3262] 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  13. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Catherine Carpenter.
  14. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: John Fredrick Carpenter & Susy Kathleen Boyle.
  15. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Frances Esther Carpenter.
  16. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name:     Agnes Stevenson.
  17. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Agnes Macdonald Carpenter.
  18. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: William Oliver Stevenson & Agnes Macdonald Carpenter.

(?) Gairdner1

?, #27125, b. circa 1849, d. 1849
Father*John Alexander Gairdner1 b. 19 Apr 1810, d. 27 Oct 1900
Mother*Jennet Renwick1 b. 1 May 1814, d. 23 Jan 1907
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited26 Apr 2023
     He/she was born circa 1849 at Canada West, United Province of Canada.1
     (?) Gairdner was buried at Presbyterian Cemetery, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.1
     (?) Gairdner died in 1849.1

Citations

  1. [S3154] Agnes Grace Burley, Clarke Township, Eastern section : its place, people and events (Newtonville, Ontario, Canada: s.n., 1967), Page 80 - Gairdner, John A.. Hereinafter cited as Clarke Township, Eastern section.

(?) Gairdner1

?, #27126, b. circa 1851, d. 1851
Father*John Alexander Gairdner1 b. 19 Apr 1810, d. 27 Oct 1900
Mother*Jennet Renwick1 b. 1 May 1814, d. 23 Jan 1907
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited26 Apr 2023
     He/she was born circa 1851 at Canada West, United Province of Canada.1
     (?) Gairdner was buried at Presbyterian Cemetery, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.1
     (?) Gairdner died in 1851.1

Citations

  1. [S3154] Agnes Grace Burley, Clarke Township, Eastern section : its place, people and events (Newtonville, Ontario, Canada: s.n., 1967), Page 80 - Gairdner, John A.. Hereinafter cited as Clarke Township, Eastern section.

Gershom Carpenter1

M, #27127, b. circa 1811, d. 3 December 1874
Last Edited28 Feb 2017
     He was born circa 1811.1 Gershom married Esther Olmsted.2,1
     Gershom Carpenter died on 3 December 1874.1
     Gershom Carpenter was buried at Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada.1
     Research notes (February 2017):
update with merge info from werelate.3

Family

Esther Olmsted b. 6 May 1815, d. 28 Dec 1902
Children

Citations

  1. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Esther Olmstead (sic) Carpenter
    Grave marker transcription:
    Gershom Carpenter     died Dec. 3rd, 1874     Aged 63 yrs. 8 Mo.
    Esther Olmsted wife of Gershom Carpenter     Born May 6, 1815     Died Dec. 28, 1902.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Francis Metcalf Carpenter & Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner.
  3. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).
  4. [S3262] Frank Carpenter household, 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6378, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.

Esther Olmsted1,2,3,4

F, #27128, b. 6 May 1815, d. 28 December 1902
Last Edited6 Feb 2018
     She was born on 6 May 1815 at Upper Canada, British North America.3,4 Alternatively, she may have been born circa 1814 at Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Upper Canada, British North America, according to her death registration she was 88.1 Esther married Gershom Carpenter.2,4
     Esther Olmsted Carpenter died on 28 December 1902 at Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, at age 87 according to Ontario Death Registration 028472. Her name was recorded this way to differentiate her from Esther Carpenter who died 12 days earlier, according to her son who registered both deaths.1,4 The informant on her death registration was her son, F.M . Carpenter.1
     Esther Olmsted was buried at Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada.4 The cause of her death was given as old age.1
     Esther appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, in the household of Frank Carpenter and Catharine H. Carpenter.5

Family

Gershom Carpenter b. c 1811, d. 3 Dec 1874
Marriage*Esther married Gershom Carpenter.2,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Mrs Esther Olmsted Carpenter
    Assume that Olmsted is her maiden name.
    Informant was her son, F M Carpenter.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Francis Metcalf Carpenter & Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner.
  3. [S3262] Frank Carpenter household, 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6378, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  4. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Esther Olmstead (sic) Carpenter
    Grave marker transcription:
    Gershom Carpenter     died Dec. 3rd, 1874     Aged 63 yrs. 8 Mo.
    Esther Olmsted wife of Gershom Carpenter     Born May 6, 1815     Died Dec. 28, 1902.
  5. [S3262] 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4.

Janet Renwick Carpenter1,2,3

F, #27129, b. 13 October 1881
Father*Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter1,5,3 b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 25 Sep 1907
Mother*Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner1,4,5,3 b. 1 May 1848, d. 6 Feb 1932
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited6 Feb 2023
     She was born on 13 October 1881 at Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Birth Registration 036133.1,4,5,3 Janet married Edward B. Kelly on 3 July 1918 at Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 018693.2
     Jenet R. Carpenter appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Frank and Catharine H. Carpenter.6
     Janet Carpenter appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Frank and Katherine Carpenter.7
     Jennete Carpenter appeared in the 1911 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of her mother Catherine Carpenter.4 Janet R. Kelly was the informant on the death registration of her sister, Frances Esther Carpenter, who died on 30 June 1937.8

Family

Edward B. Kelly b. c 1886

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Janet Renwick Carpenter. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Edward B Kelly & Janet R Carpenter.
  3. [S3261] Frank Carpenter household, Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6508, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
    Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their board as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  4. [S3166] Catherine Carpenter household, 05 Jun 1911 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet, Wentworth, Ontario; Page 1, Family No: 5, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  5. [S3262] Frank Carpenter household, 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6378, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  6. [S3262] 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4.
  7. [S3261] Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  8. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Frances Esther Carpenter.

Agnes Macdonald Carpenter1,2,3

F, #27130, b. 10 September 1891, d. 21 October 1942
Father*Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 25 Sep 1907; Franklin gave his occupation as farmer and M.P. for South Wentworth.4,1,3,5
Mother*Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner4,1,3,2,5 b. 1 May 1848, d. 6 Feb 1932
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited5 Aug 2023
     She was born on 10 September 1891 at Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada.4,1,2,5 Agnes married William Oliver Stevenson on 22 September 1920 at Fruitland, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 028347. He was a physician and a widower.3,6
     Agnes Macdonald Carpenter died on 21 October 1942 at Hamilton, Barton Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, at age 51 according to Ontario Death Registration 040386.4 The cause of her death was given as carcinoma breast.4 The informant on her death registration was her husband, William O. Stevenson M.D..4
     Agnes Macdonald Carpenter was buried on 23 October 1942 at Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA.4
     Agnes Carpenter appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Frank and Katherine Carpenter.7
     Agnes Carpenter appeared in the 1911 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of her mother Catherine Carpenter.2
     In the obituary of Marion Katherine Young who died 13 July 2005, her parents, Agnes Macdonald Stevenson and William Oliver Stevenson were listed or implied as predeceased.8

Family

William Oliver Stevenson b. 23 May 1886, d. 16 Nov 1966
Marriage*Agnes married William Oliver Stevenson on 22 September 1920 at Fruitland, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 028347. He was a physician and a widower.3,6 
Child

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Agnes Macdonald Carpenter. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S3166] Catherine Carpenter household, 05 Jun 1911 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet, Wentworth, Ontario; Page 1, Family No: 5, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  3. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., William Oliver Stevenson & Agnes Macdonald Carpenter.
  4. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name:     Agnes Stevenson.
  5. [S3261] Frank Carpenter household, Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6508, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
    Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their board as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  6. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Hamilton Cemetery: Agnes M. Stevenson née Carpenter
    Grave marker transcription:
    Agnes M. Carpenter     1891 - 1942
    Beloved wife of Dr. W. O. Stevenson.
  7. [S3261] Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  8. [S13996] Deaths: YOUNG, Marion Katharine (Stevenson), The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 16 Apr 1922, Page 66, column 4, Obituary for Marion Katharine YOUNG, 1922-2005. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  9. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Glenhaven Memorial Gardens: Marion Katherine Young née Stevenson
    Grave marker transcription:
    YOUNG
    Gordon A.     1920 - 1998
    M. Katherine     1922 - 2005     née Stevenson
    Married Sept 9, 1944.

Gershom Homer Carpenter1,2

M, #27131, b. 24 December 1884, d. 7 April 1933
Father*Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter3,4,5 b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 25 Sep 1907
Mother*Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner3,6,4,5 b. 1 May 1848, d. 6 Feb 1932
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited6 Feb 2023
     He was born on 24 December 1884 at Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Birth Registration 038159.1,5 Alternatively, he may have been born on 24 December 1883 at Fruitland, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, according to his death registration as well as the 1891 and 1911 census.7,8,6,4 Gershom married Alice Dorothy Ford between July 1918 and September 1918 at the Farnham district, Surrey, England.7,9,10
     Gershom Homer Carpenter died on 7 April 1933 at Fruitland, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, at age 48 according to Ontario Death Registration 035142.8,11 The informant on his death registration was his widow, Alice Dorothy Carpenter.8 The cause of his death was given as carcinoma of the bladder.8
     Gershom Homer Carpenter was buried on 9 April 1933 at Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, gravemarker reads Major G H Carpenter VD B.S.A.

VD may stand for Volunteer (Officers') Decoration which was awarded to officers of Volunteer Forces with 20 years service. It was superceeded by the Territorial Award in 1908.9,2,12
     
Canadian Military Service:

     Captain Gershom Homer Carpenter began military service on 23 September 1914 at the age of 29 years, 8 months and 30 days at Valcartier, Québec, Canada, enlisted as a Captain. He was in the militia for 1 year with the 14th Field Battalion and 10 years with the 77th Regiment.

There are two Attestation papers on file. Most of his service file uses the date of the second one for his service date. However, his Certificate of Servicie gives this earlier date as his service date..7 Gershom Homer Carpenter ended his military service on 11 December 1914 at England when he returned to Canada with surplus officers.
End of Military Service section.7

Canadian Military Service:

     Captain Gershom Homer Carpenter began military service on 18 June 1915 at the age of 30 years, 5 months and 25 days at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.7
     On 15 September 1915, at Albert, France, he was buried in a building when it was hit by a shell. He received a wound on his right should, a slight one on his face and was hospitalized for a contusion to his left shoulder.7
     On 24 October 1918, he received permission to marry. Subsequently, he listed his next-of-kin as Mrs. G. H. Carpenter (wife) of 51 Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, Eng. Two Assignment of Pay documents (Dec 1918 and Apr 30, 1919) refer to her as Alice D Carpenter of Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, Eng and Fruitland, Ontario, respectively.7
     On 23 April 1919, he sailed from Liverpool on the S.S. Metagama, landing in Quebec on May 1, 1919.7 Captain Gershom Homer Carpenter ended military service as part of general demobilization on 5 May 1919 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, after serving in England and France in various units.
End of Military Service section.7

     He was commonly known as Homer.3,6,5
     Gershorn H. Carpenter appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Frank and Catharine H. Carpenter.13
     Homer Carpenter appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Frank and Katherine Carpenter.14
     Homer Carpenter appeared in the 1911 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of his mother Catherine Carpenter, listed as a fruit grower.6 Gershom Homer Carpenter was a survivor of his wife Catherine who died in 1932.3,15

Link to the Canadian Great War Project:; "Soldier Page" for Gershom Homer Carpenter16

Family

Alice Dorothy Ford
Marriage*Gershom married Alice Dorothy Ford between July 1918 and September 1918 at the Farnham district, Surrey, England.7,9,10 

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Gershom Homer Carpenter. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, City of Hamilton.
    CARPENTER, Frances E.      49      1888-1937     
    CARPENTER, G. H.      50      1883-1933. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  3. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Catherine Carpenter.
  4. [S3262] Frank Carpenter household, 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6378, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  5. [S3261] Frank Carpenter household, Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6508, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
    Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their board as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  6. [S3166] Catherine Carpenter household, 05 Jun 1911 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet, Wentworth, Ontario; Page 1, Family No: 5, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  7. [S296] Enlistment papers & Service Files, Soldiers of the First World War, WWI Attestation Papers search (Ottawa, Ontario: Library and Archives Canada), CEF Service File (large PDF file): Gershom Homer Carpenter. Hereinafter cited as WWI Service Files.
  8. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: G Homer Carpenter.
  9. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: G Homer Carpenter
    Alice Dorothy Carpenter, his wife, was informant on the death registration.
  10. [S6718] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 (Publisher: General Register Office. England and Wales), Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915; "Index, including images of computer generated lists"; cited as "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915., Gershom H Carpenter & Alice D Ford.
  11. [S4734] "Veterans Death Cards: First World War", Record of death ofveterans who died after discharge; Library and Archives Canada (LAC); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Capt. G Homer Carpenter. Hereinafter cited as "Veterans Death Cards: First World War."
  12. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Maj. G. H. Carpenter]
    [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Frances E. Carpenter].
  13. [S3262] 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4.
  14. [S3261] Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  15. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, City of Hamilton.
    CARPENTER, Franklin Metcalfe      64      1843-1907
    CARPENTER, Catherine H.      84      1848-1932.
  16. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Frances Esther Carpenter1,2

F, #27132, b. 10 August 1888, d. 30 June 1937
Father*Major Francis Metcalf Carpenter1,3,4 b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 25 Sep 1907
Mother*Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner1,2,3,4 b. 1 May 1848, d. 6 Feb 1932
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited6 Feb 2023
     She was born on 10 August 1888 at Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada.1,3,4 Alternatively, she may have been born in August 1890 at Ontario, Canada, according to the 1911 census.2
     Frances Esther Carpenter died on 30 June 1937 at 1936 Delaware Ave, Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario, Canada, at age 48 according to Ontario Death Registration 036355.5,6 The cause of her death was given as inoperable carcenoma of sigmoid and descending colon.5 The informant on her death registration was her sister, Janet R. Kelly.5
     Frances Esther Carpenter was buried on 2 July 1937 at Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada.5,6,7
     Frances E. Carpenter appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Frank and Catharine H. Carpenter.8
     Frances Carpenter appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Frank and Katherine Carpenter.9
     Frances Carpenter appeared in the 1911 Canadian Census of Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario in the household of her mother Catherine Carpenter.2

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Frances Esther Carpenter. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S3166] Catherine Carpenter household, 05 Jun 1911 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet, Wentworth, Ontario; Page 1, Family No: 5, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  3. [S3262] Frank Carpenter household, 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6378, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  4. [S3261] Frank Carpenter household, Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6508, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
    Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their board as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.
  5. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Frances Esther Carpenter.
  6. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, City of Hamilton.
    CARPENTER, Frances E.      49      1888-1937     
    CARPENTER, G. H.      50      1883-1933. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  7. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Maj. G. H. Carpenter]
    [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Frances E. Carpenter].
  8. [S3262] 06 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet,Wentworth South, Ontario; Pages 1 & 2; Family No: 4.
  9. [S3261] Arp 11 & 12, 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saltfleet; Wentworth South, Ontario; Page 13, Family No: 131, Automated Genealogy transcriber lists their boarder as Gershom Carpenter, a female. However the name is only faintly legible. Since Frank's mother Esther was enumerated in 1891 as a widow, I do not think that this is Frank's father Gershom.

Alfred Gairdner Moment1

M, #27133, b. 22 June 1869, d. 4 May 1947
Father*Robert Moment2,3,4,5 b. 28 Apr 1837, d. 28 Jul 1909
Mother*Sarah Wightman Gairdner2,3,4,5 b. 10 Oct 1844, d. 24 Sep 1935
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited27 Feb 2023
     He was born on 22 June 1869 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.2,3,1,5,6,7 Alternatively, he may have been born circa 1868 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada, since he was age 12 in the 1881 census, and 61 in the 1930 census.4,5,8 Alfred married Laura Northrop Bostwick on 30 June 1897 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.9,1,10,8
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Her parents were listed as Cyrus B. Bostwick and Mrs. Cyrus B. Bostwick.10,11

     Alfred Gairdner Moment died on 4 May 1947 at Princeton Hospital, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, at age 77.1,5
     Alfred Gairdner Moment was buried at Ten Mile Run Cemetery, Rocky Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.1
     
     Alfred Moment appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Robert and Sarah Moment.3
     Alfred Moment appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Robert and Sarah Moment.4
     Alfred Moment appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Robert and Sarah Wightman Moment, listed as a bookkeeper.2
     The following article appeared in the Brooklyn, New York The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1 July 1897 :
MOMENT - BOSTWICK
     Alfred Gardner Moment and Miss Laura. Northrop Bostwick were married last evening in the Westminster Presbyterian church, Clinton street and First place. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Alfred H. Moment, uncle of the groom and moderator of the Brooklyn Presbytery, assisted by the Kev. ur. J. W. Gilland, pastor of the church. The "bride was dressed in white and carried a handsome bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus B. Bostwick of this city, where she has many friends;' The groom is a native of Canada, but for a number of years has divided his time between Brooklyn and Paris. Immediately after the ceremony the couple started on a tour which will be extended through a considerable part of the summer.11

     In the obituary of Robert Moment who died 28 July 1909, his son, Alfred Moment of New York, was listed as a survivor.12
     Alfred G. and Laura B. Moment appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, enumerated 18 April 1910, described as a manager of an importing house. Their children: Alfred Gairdner B. and Ruth L., were listed as living with them.13 Alfred Moment and Laura Moment were included on a passenger manifest for the ship "Philadelphia" dated 29 July 1912 arriving at New York, New York, USA, from Southampton accompanied by their children Gairdner and Ruth. He was listed as a merchant. Their destination was Montelan, New York.14
     Alfred G. and Laura B. Moment appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, enumerated 12 January 1920, described as a china importer. Their children: Gairdner and Ruth, were listed as living with them. In addition, his mother-in-law, Sarah J. Bostwick, was included in the household. He reported he had immigrated in 1888, and a naturalization application had been submitted. However, as seen above, he was enumerated in the 1891 Canadian census.6 Alfred Gairdner Moment was naturalized on 13 January 1920 at Court of Common Pleas, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA, according to his passport application of 16 Feb 1920. The passport was issued 20 Feb 1920. An accompanying letter with the application indicates he was employed by La Porcelaine Limousine, which may have specialized in Limoge wares.7
     This photo was attached to his Feb 1920 passport application.7
Alfred G. Moment, Feb 1920 passport photo

     Alfred G. and Lorry B. Moment appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, enumerated circa 2 April 1930, described as a farmer on a poultry farm. Their children: Alfred G. B. and Ruth L., were listed as living with them.8
     The following article appeared in the New Brunswick, New Jersey The Central New Jersey Home News, 1 May 1932 :
M0MENT-CORTELY0U ENGAGEMENT TOLD
     Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Moment of Franklin Park, formerly of Monclair, announced the engagement of their daughter. Ruth Louise Moment, to Clifford S. Cortelyou of Franklin Park at a bridge and buffet supper held Friday evening at their home.
     Miss Moment is a teacher in the Princeton grammar school and Mr. Cortelyou is in the poultry business in Franklin Park.15
Alfred Moment was listed as the father of the bride in the marriage of Ruth Louise Moment and Clifford Stryker Cortelyou on 24 June 1933.16 Alfred Gairdner Moment, the bride's uncle,was listed as a guest at the marriage of Reade Haines Ryan and Anne Moment on 9 February 1934.17
     In the obituary of Sarah Moment who died 24 September 1935, her son, Alfred G. Moment of Princeton, was listed as a survivor.18
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Central New Jersey Home News published in New Brunswick, New Jersey 5 May 1947:
ALFRED G. MOMENT
     Alfred G. Moment, 78, husband of the late Mrs. Laura Bostwick Moment, of Ten Mile Run, died Sunday at the Princeton Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Moment had lived at Montclair for many years and was a member of the Montclair Congregational Church before going to his farm at Ten Mile Run.
     Mr. Moment was born at Orono, Ontario, Can., and was a son of the late Robert and Sarah Whitman Moment. He is survived by a son. Dr. Gardner B. Moment, and a daughter. Mrs. Clifford Cortelyou of Ten Mile Run, two brothers. Dr. J. J. Moment of the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church of Plainfield and Frank Moment of Boston, Mass; two sisters. Mrs. Fred Coe and Miss M. J. Moment, Newark.
     The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Mather Funeral Home, 40 Van Derveer avenue, Princeton, with interment in Ten Mile Run Cemetery.5

Family

Laura Northrop Bostwick b. 10 Sep 1871, d. 20 Mar 1942
Marriage*Alfred married Laura Northrop Bostwick on 30 June 1897 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.9,1,10,8 
MarWitNews
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Her parents were listed as Cyrus B. Bostwick and Mrs. Cyrus B. Bostwick.10,11
 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Alfred Gairdner Moment
    Grave marker transcription:
    Moment
    Alfred Gairdner     June 22, 1869 - May 4, 1947
    Laura Northrup Bostwick     Sept 10, 1871 - March 20, 1942.
  2. [S3161] Robert Moment household, 13 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham West, Ontario; Family No: 56; Page: 10, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6332.
  3. [S3162] Robert Moment household, April 2, 1871 Canada census, Provo, Utah, USA, West Durham, Ontario; Page: 59, Family No.: 222, Ancestry.com Roll: C-9978.
  4. [S3260] Robert Moment household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham West, Ontario; Page 62, Family No: 325., Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13242.
  5. [S13410] Obituary: Alfred G. Moment, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 05 May 1947, Page 10, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Alfred G. Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  6. [S13421] Alfred G. Moment household, 12 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey,Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 74; Visit: 100, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_1030.
  7. [S13422] Passport, Certificate: 173381; Moment, Alfred Gairdner, Passport Applications; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 1075; Volume #: Roll 1075 - Certificates: 173376-173749, 20 Feb 1920-20 Feb 1920, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, USA, Alfred Gairdner Moment, Residence Place: Montclair, New Jersey, Passport Issue Date: 20 Feb 1920, Birth Date: 22 Jun 1869, Birth Place: Orono, Ontario, Canada, Has Photo: Yes, Image Page URL: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1174/…, Residence Place: Montclair, New Jersey, Left Canada about January 1888.
  8. [S13423] Alfred G. Moment household, about 02 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Franklin, Somerset, New Jersey; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0019; Family: 72, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration FHL microfilm: 2341118.
  9. [S3163] New York City Marriages, 1600's - 1800s, online www.ancestry.com, Name: Laura N. Bostwick
    Spouse Name: Alfred G. Moment. Hereinafter cited as NY City Marriages.
  10. [S13420] Married: Moment - Bostwick, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, 01 Jul 1897, Page 7, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Moment - Bostwick. Hereinafter cited as Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  11. [S13437] Married: Moment - Bostwick, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, 01 Jul 1897, Page 6, column 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Moment - Bostwick. Hereinafter cited as Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  12. [S7399] Late Robt. Moment, Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ontario, 12 8 1909, Page 7, column 5, Obituary: Robert Moment. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Statesman.
  13. [S13409] Alfred G. Moment household, 18 Apr 1910 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey; Page 5A; Enumeration District: 0194; Family: 110, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Rooll: T624_883.
  14. [S13429] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957; (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 29 Jul 1912), Lines 4 to 7, Page 127, Alfred (43), Laura (40), Gairdner (7) and Ruth (5) Moment, Arrival Date: 29 Jul 1912, Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA, Departure Port: Southampton, Birth Date: abt 1869, Marital status: Married, Other Birth Place: London, Ship Name: Philadelphia. Hereinafter cited as NY Passenger Lists.
  15. [S13417] Moment - Cortelyou Engagement Told, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 01 May 1932, Page 8, column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Engagement: Moment - Cortelyou. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  16. [S10766] Franklin Park Man Weds Teacher at Princeton Chapel, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 28 Jun 1933, Page 10, column 8 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding: Cortelyou--Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  17. [S7402] Social Notes, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Feb 10, 1934, Page 5, Columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding of Anne Moment and Reade Haines Ryan, and related activities. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  18. [S7404] Mrs. Moment Is Dead at 91, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Sep 26, 1935, Page 12, Columns 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Sarah Wightman Moment née Gairdner. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  19. [S4712] Princeton Alumni Weekly, Memorials, online Gairdner Bostwick Moment ’28, Memorial: Gairdner Bostwick Moment - Class of '28. Hereinafter cited as Princeton Alumni Weekly, Memorials.
  20. [S13411] New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909 (Publisher: New York City Department of Records & Information Services), Ancestry.com, New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates; "This database is an index of New York city birth certificates. Images are not included."; cited as "New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates., Alfred Gairdner Bostwick Moment, Birth Date: 04 May 1905, Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, USA, Gender: Male, Father: Alfred G. Moment, Mother: Laura N. Moment, Mother Maiden Name: Bestwick, Certificate Number: 11256.
  21. [S3164] Mannelin, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21260817, mannelin (unknown location), downloaded viewed Oct 25, 2011, Ruth Moment.

John James Moment1,2,3

M, #27134, b. 1 February 1875, d. 11 May 1959
Father*Robert Moment1,4 b. 28 Apr 1837, d. 28 Jul 1909
Mother*Sarah Wightman Gairdner1,4 b. 10 Oct 1844, d. 24 Sep 1935
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited22 Mar 2023
     He was born on 1 February 1875 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.1,2,4,5,3,6 John married Clara Louise Cross circa 21 May 1908 at East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA.7,8,9,3,6,10
     John James Moment died on 11 May 1959 at Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA, at age 84.11,12
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Rev. John James Moment.
     John James Moment was buried on 13 May 1959 at Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA.13,14
     John J. Moment appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Robert and Sarah Moment.4
     John James Moment appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Robert and Sarah Wightman Moment.1 He was graduated receiving and A. B. degree with high honors in philosophy and mathematics. in 1896 at Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.5,15,16,12
     He taught at the Lawrenceville School from 1898 to 1904. Then he served in several churches of East Orange, NJ until 1908, followed by a church in Jersey City, NJ to 1911.5 John James Moment immigrated in 1900 to New Jersey, USA, from Canada, based upon the 1910 census. The 1920 census indicates he came in 1889, and the 1930 census gives 1891 as the year of entry.7 He was graduated receving his B. D. in 1906 at the Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He later earned his D. D. from Washington and Jefferson College in 1925.5,12
     In the obituary of Robert Moment who died 28 July 1909, his son, Dr. John J. Moment of Jersey City, was listed as a survivor.17
     John J. and Clara L. Moment appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, enumerated 27 April 1910, described as a clergyman. Their daughter, Anna, was listed as living with them. He immigrated to the US in 1900 and was a naturalized citizen. They had been married for 2 years..7
     Dr. John J. Moment served at the High Street Presbyterian Church from 1911 to 1818.18 He was naturalized in 1913 at Federal Court, Newark, New Jersey, USA.19
     John James Moment registered for the draft on 6 September 1918 at Suffolk County, New York, USA, at the age of 43.3
     Extract from "Princeton '96 record 1921":
JOHN JAMES MOMENT

Minister and pastor of the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Plainfield, New Jersey. Also preaches at various Colleges, such as Princeton, Vassar, Lafayette, Rutgers, etc., and is author of "Faith in Christ", published by Scribners. Married Clara Louise Cross, in 1908, lives at No. 815 Park Avenue, Plainfield, N. J., and has three children : Anne Moment, born November 24, 1909 ; Jean Moment, born January 9, 1912; Robert Moment, born October 19, 1916.

During the War was Religious Work Secretary in the Y. M. C. A. at Camp Upton from March to December, 1918.

Other Notes:
He served in this church until his retirement which was after 1948 since one source indicates her performed a wedding in that year.20,9,5
     John J. and Clara L. Moment appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, enumerated 2 January 1920, described as a Presbyterian minister. Their children: Anne M., Jean and Robert, were listed as living with them. According to this document, he entered the US in 1889 and was naturalized in 1909.21 John James Moment and Clara Louise Cross were included on a passenger manifest for the "Canada" dated 19 June 1925 arriving at Liverpool, Lancashire, England. It had sailed from Montreal.2 John James Moment and Clara Louise Cross were included on a passenger manifest for the "Arabic" dated 16 September 1925 arrving at New York, New York, USA. It sailed from Cherbourg, France on 7 Sep 1925.22
     In 1930, he wrote the words to the hymn "Men and Children Everywhere" which was published in 1933 in "The Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church of 1933." He served on the hymnal committee.23
     John J. and Clara L. Moment appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, enumerated 11 April 1930, described as a Presbyterian minister. Their children: Anne, Jean G., Robert and John J, were listed as living with them. According to this census, he came to the US in 1891 and was a naturalized citizen.8 John James Moment and Clara Louise Cross were included on a passenger manifest for the "Pan America" dated 30 January 1931 arriving at New York, New York, USA. It sailed from Hamilton, Bermuda the 28th Jan 1931.19 John James Moment and Clara Louise Cross were included on a passenger manifest for the "Majestic" dated 19 April 1932 arriving at New York, New York, USA. It sailed from Cherbourg, France on 13th April 1932.24 John James Moment, uncle of the bride performed the marriage ceremony for Ruth Louise Moment and Clifford Stryker Cortelyou on 24 June 1933.25
     John James Moment was recorded as father of the bride at the marriage of Reade Haines Ryan and Anne Moment on 9 February 1934.26
     In the obituary of Sarah Moment who died 24 September 1935, her son, Rev. John J. Moment D.D. was listed as a survivor.27 He and Clara Louise Cross were included on a passenger manifest for the "Queen of Bermuda" dated 13 February 1937 arriving at New York, New York, USA. On the 11th Feb 1937 it had sailed from Hamilton, Bermuda.19
     John J. and Clara Louise Moment appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, enumerated April 1940, described as a clergyman in a Presb(terian) church. Their married daughter and son-in-law, Anne Moment Ryan and Reade H. Ryan and grandson, an unknown person were also included in the household.6
     In the obituary of Alfred G. Moment who died 4 May 1947, his brother, Dr, J. J. Moment of Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church of Plainfield, was listed as a survivor.28 He retired in 1948 at Plainfield, New Jersey, USA, from his role as minister of Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church after nearly 30 years of ministry.14 He was included on a passenger manifest for the "Santa Rosa" dated from 10 February 1956 to 22 February 1956 departing from and returning to New York, New York, USA.29
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared, 11 May 1959.12
     In the obituary of Clara Louise Cross Moment, who died 11 November 1966, her husband, Dr. John J. Moment, was listed as predeceased.10

Family

Clara Louise Cross b. 26 Aug 1880, d. 11 Nov 1966
Marriage*John married Clara Louise Cross circa 21 May 1908 at East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA.7,8,9,3,6,10 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3161] Robert Moment household, 13 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham West, Ontario; Family No: 56; Page: 10, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6332.
  2. [S3217] John James and Clara Louise Moment entry; Canada Passenger Manifest, 19 June 1925, John James and Clara Louise Moment - 1925; in Class: BT26; Piece: 787; Item 45 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com).
  3. [S4046] World War I Draft Registration, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482, Name: John James Moment
    Occupation - Minister
    Naturalized Citizen
    Nearest Relative - Clara Louise Moment - wife. Hereinafter cited as WWI Draft Registration.
  4. [S3260] Robert Moment household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham West, Ontario; Page 62, Family No: 325., Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13242.
  5. [S3308] Men and Children Everywhere, online Hymnstuddiesblog: “Men and Children Everywhere”, this hymn was written in about 1930 and publised in 1933 in "The Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church of 1933.". Hereinafter cited as Men and Children Everywhere.
  6. [S6831] John J Moment household, Apr 1940 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 20-77, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T627_2387.
  7. [S3210] James J Moment household, 26 & 27 Ap 1910 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Ward 9, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0179, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T624_892; Image: 316.
  8. [S3214] John J Moment household, 11 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 110, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 1388; Image: 713.0.
  9. [S3307] Princeton University. Class of 1896, Princeton University. Class of 1896 (n.p.: Princeton University. Class of 1896, 1921), short biographical info of John James Moment. Hereinafter cited as Princeton '96 Record 1921.
  10. [S11697] Mrs. John Moment, wWdow of Pastor, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 12 Nov 1966, Page 4, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Clara Louis Cross Moment (Aged 86). Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  11. [S3309] Lindojo K McKim, The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion (Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993), Hymn Number 261 - God of Compassion, in Mercy Befriend Us. Hereinafter cited as Presbyterian Hymnal Companion.
  12. [S7403] Dr. John J. Moment Dies; Was Presbyterian Minister, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 11 May 1959, Page 26, Columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Article: Dr. John J. Moment Dies; Was Presbyterian Ministe. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  13. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Dr John James Moment
    Grave Marker Transcription:
    John James Moment, D.D.     1875 - 1959.
  14. [S7400] Obituaries: Dr. John J. Moment, Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 12 May 1959, Page 10, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Rev. John J. Moment, D.D.. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  15. [S3307] Princeton University. Class of 1896, Princeton '96 Record 1921.
  16. [S4713] Gairdner B. Moment Papers - Goucher College Digital Library, online http://cdm16235.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/…, Gairdner B. Moment Papers - Goucher College Digital Library.
  17. [S7399] Late Robt. Moment, Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ontario, 12 8 1909, Page 7, column 5, Obituary: Robert Moment. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Statesman.
  18. [S3306] Guide to the Records of High Street Presbyterian Church (Newark, N.J.) 1852-1949, online http://www.jerseyhistory.org/findingaiddirnb.php, Dr. John J. Moment, 1911-1918. Hereinafter cited as High Street Presbyterian Church.
  19. [S3219] John J and Clara Moment entry; Queen of Bermuda Passenger List, 13 Feb 1937, Name: John J and Clara Moment; in New Yoirk Passenger Lists; Microfilm Serial: T715; (Washington, D.C: National Archives and Records Administration), Microfilm Roll: T715_5935; Line: 23; Page Number: 184.
  20. [S3167] Jean Douglas, 95, The Jamestown Press, Jamestown, RI, Dec 6, 2007 viewed at The Jamestown Press, Obituary: Jean Moment Douglas. Hereinafter cited as Jamestown Press.
  21. [S3211] James J Moment household, 02 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Ward 2, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 122, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_1071; Image: 766.
  22. [S3216] John and Clara Moment entry; Arabic Passenger List, 16 Sep 1925, John V and Clara Louise Moment - 1925; in New Yoirk Passenger Lists; Microfilm Serial: T715; (Washington, D.C: National Archives and Records Administration), Microfilm Roll: T715_3720; Line: 28; Page Number: 134.
  23. [S3308] Men and Children Everywhere, online Hymnstuddiesblog: “Men and Children Everywhere”, The following links provide some interesting information:
    hymnstudiesblog: Men and Children Everywhere"; and Choristers Guild: Men and Children Everywhere"; and.
  24. [S3215] John V and Clara Louise Moment entry; Majesstic Passenger List, 19 Apr 1932, John V and Clara Louise Moment; in New Yoirk Passenger Lists; Microfilm Serial: T715; (Washington, D.C: National Archives and Records Administration), Microfilm Roll: T715_5143; Line: 3; Page Number: 29.
  25. [S10766] Franklin Park Man Weds Teacher at Princeton Chapel, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 28 Jun 1933, Page 10, column 8 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding: Cortelyou--Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  26. [S7402] Social Notes, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Feb 10, 1934, Page 5, Columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding of Anne Moment and Reade Haines Ryan, and related activities. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  27. [S7404] Mrs. Moment Is Dead at 91, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Sep 26, 1935, Page 12, Columns 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Sarah Wightman Moment née Gairdner. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  28. [S13410] Obituary: Alfred G. Moment, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 05 May 1947, Page 10, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Alfred G. Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  29. [S3220] John J and Clara L Moment entry; S S Santa Rosa Passenger List, 10 Feb 1956 to 22 Feb 1956, John J and Clara Moment; in New Yoirk Passenger Lists; Microfilm Serial: T715; (Washington, D.C: National Archives and Records Administration), Microfilm Roll: T715_8689; Line: 17; Page Number: 37.
  30. [S283] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (United States: Social Security Administration), John Moment. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Social Security Applications.

Mary Cowan1,2,3

F, #27135, b. May 1802, d. 22 November 1892
Last Edited1 Jun 2020
     She was born in May 1802 at Ireland.1,3 Alternatively, she may have been born circa 1811 at Ireland according to the 1871 census.2 Mary married Edward Truman Moment.2,3,4
     Mary Moment died on 22 November 1892 at Clarke Twp., Durham County, Upper Canada, British North America, at age 90 according to Ontario Death Registration 012149.1,3
     Mary Moment was buried at Orono Cemetery, Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada. Note that her grave marker gives her date of death as Nov 1891.3 The cause of her death was given as general debility from old age.1
     Mary appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, in the household of Robert Moment and Sarah Moment.2

Family

Edward Truman Moment d. b 2 Apr 1871
Marriage*Mary married Edward Truman Moment.2,3,4 
Child

Citations

  1. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Mary Cowan Moment.
  2. [S3162] Robert Moment household, April 2, 1871 Canada census, Provo, Utah, USA, West Durham, Ontario; Page: 59, Family No.: 222, Ancestry.com Roll: C-9978.
  3. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Mary Cowan Moment
    Grave Marker Transcription:
    In Memory of Mary Gowan Widow of Edwad Truman Moment Born May 1802 - Died November 1891
    James Faben Moment Born Baltimore MD June 11, 1943
    Drowned Waupoos, Ont. July 4, 1957.
  4. [S7399] Late Robt. Moment, Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ontario, 12 8 1909, Page 7, column 5, Obituary: Robert Moment. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Statesman.
  5. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., R. Moment & S. W. Garden.

Edward Truman Moment1

M, #27136, d. before 2 April 1871
Last Edited15 Sep 2017
     Edward married Mary Cowan.2,3,1
     Edward Truman Moment died before 2 April 1871.2

Family

Mary Cowan b. May 1802, d. 22 Nov 1892
Child

Citations

  1. [S7399] Late Robt. Moment, Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ontario, 12 8 1909, Page 7, column 5, Obituary: Robert Moment. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Statesman.
  2. [S3162] Robert Moment household, April 2, 1871 Canada census, Provo, Utah, USA, West Durham, Ontario; Page: 59, Family No.: 222, Ancestry.com Roll: C-9978.
  3. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Mary Cowan Moment
    Grave Marker Transcription:
    In Memory of Mary Gowan Widow of Edwad Truman Moment Born May 1802 - Died November 1891
    James Faben Moment Born Baltimore MD June 11, 1943
    Drowned Waupoos, Ont. July 4, 1957.
  4. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., R. Moment & S. W. Garden.

Laura Northrop Bostwick1

F, #27137, b. 10 September 1871, d. 20 March 1942
Father*Cyrus B. Bostwick2,3 b. c 1837
Mother*Sarah J. (?)2,3 b. 1845 or 1846
Last Edited27 Feb 2023
     She was born on 10 September 1871 at New York, USA.1,3,4 She was baptized on 9 March 1873 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.2 Laura married Alfred Gairdner Moment on 30 June 1897 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.5,6,7,4
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Her parents were listed as Cyrus B. Bostwick and Mrs. Cyrus B. Bostwick.7,8

     Laura Northrop Bostwick died on 20 March 1942 at age 70.1
     Laura Northrop Bostwick was buried at Ten Mile Run Cemetery, Rocky Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.1
     In some primary sources her name may be interpreted as Lorry B. Moment.4
     Laura N. appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York in the household of her parents, Cyrus.3
     The following article appeared in the Brooklyn, New York The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1 July 1897 :
MOMENT - BOSTWICK
     On Wednesday, June 30, in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. Alfred II. Moment, D. D., assisted by the Rev. James W. Gilland, D. D., LAURA NORTHROP, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus B. Bostwick, to Mr. ALFRED GAIRDNER MOMENT, all of Brooklyn.7

     Alfred G. and Laura B. Moment appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, enumerated 18 April 1910, described as a manager of an importing house. Their children: Alfred Gairdner B. and Ruth L., were listed as living with them.9 Laura Moment and Alfred Moment were included on a passenger manifest for the ship "Philadelphia" dated 29 July 1912 arriving at New York, New York, USA, from Southampton accompanied by their children Gairdner and Ruth. He was listed as a merchant. Their destination was Montelan, New York.10
     Alfred G. and Laura B. Moment appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, enumerated 12 January 1920, described as a china importer. Their children: Gairdner and Ruth, were listed as living with them. In addition, his mother-in-law, Sarah J. Bostwick, was included in the household. He reported he had immigrated in 1888, and a naturalization application had been submitted. However, as seen above, he was enumerated in the 1891 Canadian census.11
     Alfred G. and Lorry B. Moment appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, enumerated circa 2 April 1930, described as a farmer on a poultry farm. Their children: Alfred G. B. and Ruth L., were listed as living with them.4
     The following article appeared in the New Brunswick, New Jersey The Central New Jersey Home News, 1 May 1932 :
M0MENT-CORTELY0U ENGAGEMENT TOLD
     Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Moment of Franklin Park, formerly of Monclair, announced the engagement of their daughter. Ruth Louise Moment, to Clifford S. Cortelyou of Franklin Park at a bridge and buffet supper held Friday evening at their home.
     Miss Moment is a teacher in the Princeton grammar school and Mr. Cortelyou is in the poultry business in Franklin Park.12

     In the obituary of Alfred G. Moment who died 4 May 1947, his wife, Laura Bostwick Moment was listed as predeceased.13

Family

Alfred Gairdner Moment b. 22 Jun 1869, d. 4 May 1947
Marriage*Laura married Alfred Gairdner Moment on 30 June 1897 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.5,6,7,4 
MarWitNews
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Her parents were listed as Cyrus B. Bostwick and Mrs. Cyrus B. Bostwick.7,8
 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Laura Northrup Bostwick Moment
    Grave marker transcription:
    Moment
    Alfred Gairdner     June 22, 1869 - May 4, 1947
    Laura Northrup Bostwick     Sept 10, 1871 - March 20, 1942.
  2. [S8430] Unknown spouses' names marriage, in U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, unknown manuscript info, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, USA, Laura Northrop Bostwick: Church: Westminster Presbyterian Church, Baptiism Date: 09 Mar 1873, Brooklyn, New York, USA, Father: Cyrus Bostwick, Mother: Sarah J. Bostwick. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970.
  3. [S13419] Cyrus B. Bostwick household, 07 June 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Page: 511C; Enumeration District: 044; Family: 80, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration.
  4. [S13423] Alfred G. Moment household, about 02 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Franklin, Somerset, New Jersey; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0019; Family: 72, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration FHL microfilm: 2341118.
  5. [S3163] New York City Marriages, 1600's - 1800s, online www.ancestry.com, Name: Laura N. Bostwick
    Spouse Name: Alfred G. Moment. Hereinafter cited as NY City Marriages.
  6. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Alfred Gairdner Moment
    Grave marker transcription:
    Moment
    Alfred Gairdner     June 22, 1869 - May 4, 1947
    Laura Northrup Bostwick     Sept 10, 1871 - March 20, 1942.
  7. [S13420] Married: Moment - Bostwick, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, 01 Jul 1897, Page 7, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Moment - Bostwick. Hereinafter cited as Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  8. [S13437] Married: Moment - Bostwick, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, 01 Jul 1897, Page 6, column 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Moment - Bostwick. Hereinafter cited as Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  9. [S13409] Alfred G. Moment household, 18 Apr 1910 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey; Page 5A; Enumeration District: 0194; Family: 110, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Rooll: T624_883.
  10. [S13429] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957; (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 29 Jul 1912), Lines 4 to 7, Page 127, Alfred (43), Laura (40), Gairdner (7) and Ruth (5) Moment, Arrival Date: 29 Jul 1912, Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA, Departure Port: Southampton, Birth Date: abt 1869, Marital status: Married, Other Birth Place: London, Ship Name: Philadelphia. Hereinafter cited as NY Passenger Lists.
  11. [S13421] Alfred G. Moment household, 12 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey,Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 74; Visit: 100, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_1030.
  12. [S13417] Moment - Cortelyou Engagement Told, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 01 May 1932, Page 8, column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Engagement: Moment - Cortelyou. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  13. [S13410] Obituary: Alfred G. Moment, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 05 May 1947, Page 10, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Alfred G. Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  14. [S4712] Princeton Alumni Weekly, Memorials, online Gairdner Bostwick Moment ’28, Memorial: Gairdner Bostwick Moment - Class of '28. Hereinafter cited as Princeton Alumni Weekly, Memorials.
  15. [S13411] New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909 (Publisher: New York City Department of Records & Information Services), Ancestry.com, New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates; "This database is an index of New York city birth certificates. Images are not included."; cited as "New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates., Alfred Gairdner Bostwick Moment, Birth Date: 04 May 1905, Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, USA, Gender: Male, Father: Alfred G. Moment, Mother: Laura N. Moment, Mother Maiden Name: Bestwick, Certificate Number: 11256.
  16. [S3164] Mannelin, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21260817, mannelin (unknown location), downloaded viewed Oct 25, 2011, Ruth Moment.

Ruth Louise Moment1,2

F, #27138, b. 24 September 1906, d. 23 May 1999
Father*Alfred Gairdner Moment1,4,3 b. 22 Jun 1869, d. 4 May 1947
Mother*Laura Northrop Bostwick1,3 b. 10 Sep 1871, d. 20 Mar 1942
Relationship4th cousin of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited16 Feb 2023
     She was born on 24 September 1906 at Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA.1,2,5,6,7,8,3 Ruth married Clifford Stryker Cortelyou on 24 June 1933 at Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.4,9,10,11,7
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Ushers were Norman Cortelyou and Dr. David B. Moment. The minister was John James Moment.4

     Ruth Louise Cortelyou died on 23 May 1999 at Princeton Nursing Home, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA, at age 92.1,2,5
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
Survivor(s): Bob Cortelyou, Nancy Cortelyou, Garrie Cortelyou and Carolee Cortelyou. Predeceased by her husband, Clifford Cortelyou. Predeceased: Dr. Gairdner B. Moment. There were also fourteen grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.12

     Ruth Louise Cortelyou was buried on 27 May 1999 at Ten Mile Run Cemetery, Rocky Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.2,5
     Ruth L. appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey in the household of her parents, Alfred and Laura B. Moment.6 Ruth Moment was found on a passenger list for the ship "Philadelphia" with her parents Alfred and Laura dated 29 July 1912 arriving at, from Southampton. He was listed as a merchant. Their destination was Montelan, New York.13
     Ruth appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey in the household of her parents, Alfred and Laura B. Moment.3
     Ruth L. appeared on the 1930 Federal Census Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey in the household of her parents, Alfred and Lorry B. Moment.8
     The engagement of Ruth Louise Moment and Clifford S. Cortelyou was announced by Alfred H. (sic) Moment and Mrs. Alfred H. (sic) Moment on 1 May 1932 at the newspaper, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; M0MENT-CORTELY0U ENGAGEMENT TOLD
     Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Moment of Franklin Park, formerly of Monclair, announced the engagement of their daughter. Ruth Louise Moment, to Clifford S. Cortelyou of Franklin Park at a bridge and buffet supper held Friday evening at their home.
     Miss Moment is a teacher in the Princeton grammar school and Mr. Cortelyou is in the poultry business in Franklin Park.14
     The following article appeared in the New Brunswick, New Jersey The Central New Jersey Home News, 28 June 1933 :
FRANKLIN PARK MAN WEDS TEACHER AT PRINCETON CHAPEL
     FRANKLIN PARK, June 28.-- Clifford Cortelyou and Ruth Moment were married Saturday afternoon in the University chapel at Princeton by the Rev. John Moment, an uncle of the bride.
     The bride was given in marriage by her father, Alfred Moment. She was gowned in white organdy over white taffeta and wore a veil caught with orange blossons (sic), whoce (sic) which was worn by her grandmother.
     The bride was attended by Miss Tricey Mutch of Bryn Mawr, Pa.
     The bridal chorus was played by a cousin, Miss Dorothy Berry, of New Milford. Conn.
     The groom was attended by his brother, Norman Cortelyou. Harlen Cortelyou and Dr. David B. Moment acted as ushers.
     The bride and groom left after reception for the White Mountains, where they will spend a week. Upon their return they will live in a newly built home at Ten Mile Run.
     Mrs. Cortelyou is a teacher at Princeton Elementary School and Mr. Cortelyou works with his father on their farm.4

     The following article appeared in the Montclair, New Jersey The Montclair Times, 30 June 1933 :
Cortelyou — Moment
     Miss Ruth L. Moment, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Alfred G. Moment, formerly ot Montclair, was married Saturday to Clifford S. Cortelyou in the chancel of the University Chapel at Princeton. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. John J. Moment of Plainfield, an uncle of the bride.
     The bride was given in marriage her father. Her gown was of white organdie and her veil was trimmed with orange blossoms and pose point lace from her grandmother's wedding dress. She carried white roses.
     Miss Tricey Mutch of Bryn Mawr, Pa., was the maid of honor. She wore a dress of pale blue organdie and carried pink roses and delphinium. Norman Cortelyou was his brother's best man and the ushers were Harlan Cortelyou, a cousin of the bridegroom, and Dr. G. B. Moment, a brother of the bride.
     Mr. and Mrs. Cortelyou are taking a motor trip through the White Mountains and on their return will occupy their new home on Rocky Hll road, Princeton.15

     In 1938, she founded The Farm School, a nursery school for those needing special education or suffering from financial need. She also established a related summer camp, Camp Rogapeki-J.5
     Ruth Cortelyou was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of her husband, Clifford Streyker Cortelyou.16
     In the obituary of Alfred G. Moment who died 4 May 1947, his daughter, Ruth Louise Moment of Ten Mile Run, was listed as a survivor.17
     Clifford and Ruth Cortelyou appeared on the 1950 U.S. Federal Census of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, enumerated 6 May 1950, described as a farmer on his own farm. Their children: Robert and Garie, were listed as living with them.7
     In the obituary of Clifford Stryker Cortelyou who died 14 November 1968, hiswife, the former Ruth Moment, was listed as a survivor.11
     In the obituary of Gairdner Bostwick Moment who died 25 August 1990, his sister, Ruth M. Cortelyou, of Princeton, New Jersey, was listed as a survivor.18,19
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Central New Jersey Home News published in New Brunswick, New Jersey, 26 May 1999.5
     In the obituary of James Garrison Cortelyou II who died 20 July 2012, his mother, Ruth Cortelyou, was listed as predeceased.20
     In the obituary of Robert Moment Cortelyou who died 11 August 2016, his wife, the former Ruth Louise Moment, was listed as predeceased.21

Family

Clifford Stryker Cortelyou b. 16 Jul 1906, d. 14 Nov 1968
Marriage*Ruth married Clifford Stryker Cortelyou on 24 June 1933 at Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.4,9,10,11,7 
MarWitNews*
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Ushers were Norman Cortelyou and Dr. David B. Moment. The minister was John James Moment.4
 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3164] Mannelin, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21260817, mannelin (unknown location), downloaded viewed Oct 25, 2011, Ruth Moment.
  2. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Ruth Louise Cortelyou née Moment
    Grave marker transcription:
    CORTELYOU
    Farmer Clofford Stryker     7/16/06 - 11/14/68 Earth to Earth
    and his wife Founder of the Farm School Ruth Louise Moment     9/24/06 - 5/23/99 Blessed Be The Little Children.
  3. [S13421] Alfred G. Moment household, 12 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey,Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 74; Visit: 100, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_1030.
  4. [S10766] Franklin Park Man Weds Teacher at Princeton Chapel, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 28 Jun 1933, Page 10, column 8 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding: Cortelyou--Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  5. [S10751] Obituaries: Ruth Louise Cortelyou, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 26 May 1999, Page 21, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Ruth Louise Cortelyou nee Moment (Aged 92). Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  6. [S13409] Alfred G. Moment household, 18 Apr 1910 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey; Page 5A; Enumeration District: 0194; Family: 110, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Rooll: T624_883.
  7. [S13414] Clifford Cortelyou household, 06 May 1950 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Franklin, Somerset, New Jersey; Sheet 34; Enumeration District: 18-41; Dwelling: 370, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration.
  8. [S13423] Alfred G. Moment household, about 02 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Franklin, Somerset, New Jersey; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0019; Family: 72, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration FHL microfilm: 2341118.
  9. [S3164] Mannelin, viewed Oct 25, 2011, Ruth Moment & Clifford Stryker Cortelyou.
  10. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Clifford Stryker Cortelyou
    Grave marker transcription:
    CORTELYOU
    Farmer Clofford Stryker     7/16/06 - 11/14/68 Earth to Earth
    and his wife Founder of the Farm School Ruth Louise Moment     9/24/06 - 5/23/99 Blessed Be The Little Children.
  11. [S10752] C. S. Cortelyou of Franklin Dead at 62, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 14 Nov 1968, Page 6, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Clifford Stryker Cortelyou (Aged 62). Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  12. [S13418] Ruth Cortelyou,92, legend at Farm School, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 26 May 1999, Page 75, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Ruth Louise Cortelyou nee Moment. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  13. [S13429] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957; (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 29 Jul 1912), Lines 4 to 7, Page 127, Alfred (43), Laura (40), Gairdner (7) and Ruth (5) Moment, Arrival Date: 29 Jul 1912, Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA, Departure Port: Southampton, Birth Date: abt 1869, Marital status: Married, Other Birth Place: London, Ship Name: Philadelphia. Hereinafter cited as NY Passenger Lists.
  14. [S13417] Moment - Cortelyou Engagement Told, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 01 May 1932, Page 8, column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Engagement: Moment - Cortelyou. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  15. [S13415] Alexandra Maddox to Wed Clifford Hays Cortelyou, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 01 Jun 1969, Page 37, columns 2 & 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Enhgagement: Maddox - Cortelyou. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  16. [S8085] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Publisher: Ancestry.com), Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; "Database created from Draft Registration Cards of all U.S. states. Images are in Fold3, requiring a subscription to view"; cited as "US WWII Draft., Clifford Streyker Cortelyou; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940, Franklin, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, Birth Date: 16 Jul 1906, Ten Milerun, New Jersey, Height: 6-2, Weight: 168, Eye Color: Blue, Hair Color: Black, Complexion: Light, Employer: Farmer Self, Next of Kin: Mrs Ruth Cortelyou.
  17. [S13410] Obituary: Alfred G. Moment, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 05 May 1947, Page 10, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Alfred G. Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  18. [S4712] Princeton Alumni Weekly, Memorials, online Gairdner Bostwick Moment ’28, Memorial: Gairdner Bostwick Moment - Class of '28. Hereinafter cited as Princeton Alumni Weekly, Memorials.
  19. [S13412] Gairdner Moment, biology professor, The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, 28 Aug 1990, Page 32, columns 1 to 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Gairdner Moment, biology professor. Hereinafter cited as Evening Sun.
  20. [S10756] James Garrison Cortelyou II, The Times, Trenton, New Jersey, 25 Jul 2012, Obituary: James Garrison "Garrie" Cortelyou II. Hereinafter cited as The Times.
  21. [S10753] Robert Cortelou, The Times, Trenton, New Jersey, 24 Aug 2016, Obituary: Robert Moment Cortelyou. Hereinafter cited as The Times.
  22. [S10759] Visiting Princeton, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 27 Feb 1938, Page 25, column 6 & 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Birth: Cortelyou. Hereinafter cited as Philadelphia Inquirer.

Clifford Stryker Cortelyou1,2

M, #27139, b. 16 July 1906, d. 14 November 1968
Father*James Garrison Cortelyou3,4 b. Jul 1872, d. 6 Apr 1956
Mother*Joanna C. Hays3,4 b. Jul 1872, d. 11 Aug 1945
Last Edited16 Feb 2023
     He was born on 16 July 1906 at Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. Note that his draft registration gave his birth place as Ten Mile Run.1,2,5,3,6 Alternatively, he may have been born in July 1907 at New Jersey, USA, according to the 1915 state census, but all of the birth years for this family are off by one year.4 Clifford married Ruth Louise Moment on 24 June 1933 at Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.7,1,2,3,6
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Ushers were Norman Cortelyou and Dr. David B. Moment. The minister was John James Moment.7

     Clifford Stryker Cortelyou died on 14 November 1968 at Princeton Hospital, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA, at age 62.1,2,3
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Clifford Stryker Cortelyou.
Survived by his wife, the former Ruth Moment. Survivor(s): Robert M. Cortelyou and J. Garrie Cortelyou. Predeceased: J. G. Cortelyou. There were five unnamed grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Ruth C. Sincak of Kingston.3

     Clifford Stryker Cortelyou was buried on 16 November 1968 at Ten Mile Run Cemetery, Rocky Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.2,3

Census Data

     Clifford S. appeared on the 1915 State Census an unknown place in the household of his parents, James and Johna H. Cortelyou.4
     His name was also recorded as Clifford Streyker Cortelyou according to his 1942 draft registration.5
     The engagement of Ruth Louise Moment and Clifford S. Cortelyou was announced by Alfred H. (sic) Moment and Mrs. Alfred H. (sic) Moment on 1 May 1932 at the newspaper, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; M0MENT-CORTELY0U ENGAGEMENT TOLD
     Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Moment of Franklin Park, formerly of Monclair, announced the engagement of their daughter. Ruth Louise Moment, to Clifford S. Cortelyou of Franklin Park at a bridge and buffet supper held Friday evening at their home.
     Miss Moment is a teacher in the Princeton grammar school and Mr. Cortelyou is in the poultry business in Franklin Park.8
     The following article appeared in the Montclair, New Jersey The Montclair Times, 30 June 1933 :
Cortelyou — Moment
     Miss Ruth L. Moment, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Alfred G. Moment, formerly ot Montclair, was married Saturday to Clifford S. Cortelyou in the chancel of the University Chapel at Princeton. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. John J. Moment of Plainfield, an uncle of the bride.
     The bride was given in marriage her father. Her gown was of white organdie and her veil was trimmed with orange blossoms and pose point lace from her grandmother's wedding dress. She carried white roses.
     Miss Tricey Mutch of Bryn Mawr, Pa., was the maid of honor. She wore a dress of pale blue organdie and carried pink roses and delphinium. Norman Cortelyou was his brother's best man and the ushers were Harlan Cortelyou, a cousin of the bridegroom, and Dr. G. B. Moment, a brother of the bride.
     Mr. and Mrs. Cortelyou are taking a motor trip through the White Mountains and on their return will occupy their new home on Rocky Hll road, Princeton.9

     Clifford Streyker Cortelyou, of of Princeton, Somerset County, registered for the draft on 16 October 1940 at Somerville, Somerville County, New Jersey, USA, at the age of 34. He listed himself as a "farmar (sic) self" at Ten Mile Run. He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his wife, Ruth Cortelyou. He was described as 6' 2" and 168 lbs. with blue eyes, black hair and a light complexion.5
     In the obituary of Joanna Hays who died 11 August 1945, her son, Clifford S. Cortelyou of Princeton, R. D. 1, was listed as a survivor.10
     Clifford and Ruth Cortelyou appeared on the 1950 U.S. Federal Census of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, enumerated 6 May 1950, described as a farmer on his own farm. Their children: Robert and Garie, were listed as living with them.6
     In the obituary of James Garrison Cortelyou who died 6 April 1956, his son, Clifford S. Cortelyou, of Ten Mile Run, was listed as a survivor.11
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Central New Jersey Home News published in New Brunswick, New Jersey, 14 November 1968.3
     In the obituary of Ruth Louise Moment, who died 23 May 1999, her husband, Clifford Cortelyou, was listed as predeceased.12
     In the obituary of James Garrison Cortelyou II who died 20 July 2012, his father, Clifford Cortelyou, was listed as predeceased.13
     In the obituary of Robert Moment Cortelyou who died 11 August 2016, his father, Clifford Stryker Cortelyou, was listed as predeceased.14

Family

Ruth Louise Moment b. 24 Sep 1906, d. 23 May 1999
Marriage*Clifford married Ruth Louise Moment on 24 June 1933 at Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.7,1,2,3,6 
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     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Ushers were Norman Cortelyou and Dr. David B. Moment. The minister was John James Moment.7
 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3164] Mannelin, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21260817, mannelin (unknown location), downloaded viewed Oct 25, 2011, Ruth Moment & Clifford Stryker Cortelyou.
  2. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Clifford Stryker Cortelyou
    Grave marker transcription:
    CORTELYOU
    Farmer Clofford Stryker     7/16/06 - 11/14/68 Earth to Earth
    and his wife Founder of the Farm School Ruth Louise Moment     9/24/06 - 5/23/99 Blessed Be The Little Children.
  3. [S10752] C. S. Cortelyou of Franklin Dead at 62, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 14 Nov 1968, Page 6, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Clifford Stryker Cortelyou (Aged 62). Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  4. [S10765] James G. Cortelyou household, 05 June 1915 New Jersey state census, Franklin Twp., Somerset County, New Jersey; Page 2, Reference Number: L-14; Filom: 58, Ancestry.com Provo, Utah, USA.
  5. [S8085] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Publisher: Ancestry.com), Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; "Database created from Draft Registration Cards of all U.S. states. Images are in Fold3, requiring a subscription to view"; cited as "US WWII Draft., Clifford Streyker Cortelyou; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940, Franklin, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, Birth Date: 16 Jul 1906, Ten Milerun, New Jersey, Height: 6-2, Weight: 168, Eye Color: Blue, Hair Color: Black, Complexion: Light, Employer: Farmer Self, Next of Kin: Mrs Ruth Cortelyou.
  6. [S13414] Clifford Cortelyou household, 06 May 1950 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Franklin, Somerset, New Jersey; Sheet 34; Enumeration District: 18-41; Dwelling: 370, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration.
  7. [S10766] Franklin Park Man Weds Teacher at Princeton Chapel, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 28 Jun 1933, Page 10, column 8 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding: Cortelyou--Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  8. [S13417] Moment - Cortelyou Engagement Told, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 01 May 1932, Page 8, column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Engagement: Moment - Cortelyou. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  9. [S13415] Alexandra Maddox to Wed Clifford Hays Cortelyou, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 01 Jun 1969, Page 37, columns 2 & 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Enhgagement: Maddox - Cortelyou. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  10. [S10760] Obituaries: Mrs. James G. Cortelyou, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 13 Aug 1945, Page 4, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Joanna Cortelyou nee Hays (Aged 73). Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  11. [S10761] Obituar: James Cortelyou, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 07 Apr 1956, Page 2, column 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: James Cortelyou (Aged 83). Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  12. [S13418] Ruth Cortelyou,92, legend at Farm School, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 26 May 1999, Page 75, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Ruth Louise Cortelyou nee Moment. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  13. [S10756] James Garrison Cortelyou II, The Times, Trenton, New Jersey, 25 Jul 2012, Obituary: James Garrison "Garrie" Cortelyou II. Hereinafter cited as The Times.
  14. [S10753] Robert Cortelou, The Times, Trenton, New Jersey, 24 Aug 2016, Obituary: Robert Moment Cortelyou. Hereinafter cited as The Times.
  15. [S10751] Obituaries: Ruth Louise Cortelyou, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 26 May 1999, Page 21, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Ruth Louise Cortelyou nee Moment (Aged 92). Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.
  16. [S10759] Visiting Princeton, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 27 Feb 1938, Page 25, column 6 & 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Birth: Cortelyou. Hereinafter cited as Philadelphia Inquirer.

Mary Melitta Moment1

F, #27140, b. 23 February 1877, d. 15 March 1955
Father*Robert Moment2,3,4 b. 28 Apr 1837, d. 28 Jul 1909
Mother*Sarah Wightman Gairdner2,3,4 b. 10 Oct 1844, d. 24 Sep 1935
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited21 Sep 2023
     She was born on 23 February 1877 at Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada, on her grave stone.4,1 Alternatively, she may have been born on 23 February 1878 at Ontario, Canada, according to the 1901 census.2,3
     Mary Melitta Moment died on 15 March 1955 at Newark, New Jersey, USA, at age 78.1
     Mary Melitta Moment was buried at Orono Cemetery, Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.1
     Mary Moment appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Robert and Sarah Moment.4
     Mary Martha Moment appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Robert and Sarah Wightman Moment.2
     Melita Moment appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Robert and Sarah Wightman Moment.3
     In the obituary of Robert Moment who died 28 July 1909, his daughter, Melita Moment was listed as a survivor.5 She of Newark, the bride's aunt,was listed as a guest at the marriage of Reade Haines Ryan and Anne Moment on 9 February 1934.6
     In the obituary of Sarah Moment who died 24 September 1935, her daughter, Melita Moment at home ( Newark), was listed as a survivor.7
     In the obituary of Alfred G. Moment who died 4 May 1947, his sister, M. J. (sic) Moment of Newark, was listed as a survivor.8

Citations

  1. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Orono Cemetery: Mary Melitta MomentGrave Marker Transcription:
    MOMENT
    In Memory of Robert Moment     Born April 28, 1837 - Died July 28, 1909
    Sarah Wightman Gairdner His Wife     Born October 10, 1844 - Died Sept 25, 1936
    Mary Melitta Moment     Born Feb. 23, 1877 in Orono - Died Mar. 15, 1955 in Newark N.J.
  2. [S3161] Robert Moment household, 13 Apr 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham West, Ontario; Family No: 56; Page: 10, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6332.
  3. [S3165] Robert Moment household, 31 Mar 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke (township), Durham West, Ontarioo; Page 10, family 119, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6464.
  4. [S3260] Robert Moment household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham West, Ontario; Page 62, Family No: 325., Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13242.
  5. [S7399] Late Robt. Moment, Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ontario, 12 8 1909, Page 7, column 5, Obituary: Robert Moment. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Statesman.
  6. [S7402] Social Notes, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Feb 10, 1934, Page 5, Columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding of Anne Moment and Reade Haines Ryan, and related activities. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  7. [S7404] Mrs. Moment Is Dead at 91, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Sep 26, 1935, Page 12, Columns 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Sarah Wightman Moment née Gairdner. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.
  8. [S13410] Obituary: Alfred G. Moment, The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 05 May 1947, Page 10, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Alfred G. Moment. Hereinafter cited as Central New Jersey Home News.