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On the 1852 Census of Rainham, Haldimand, Canada West are:
Joseph Gee, Farmer, Born Upper Canada, Religion None, Widowed, Aged 47, Male
Uriah Gee, Labourer, Born Upper Canada, Religion None, Single, Aged 22, Male
Jonathan Gee, Born Upper Canada, Religion None, Single, Aged 19, Male
Hiram Gee, Born Upper Canada, Religion None, Single, Aged 17, Male
Ephraim Gee, Born Upper Canada, Religion None, Single, Aged 15, Male
Lydia Gee, Born Upper Canada, Religion None, Single, Aged 12, Female
Kaziah Gee, Born Upper Canada, Religion None, Single, Aged 10, Female
Abraham Gee, Born Upper Canada, Religion None, Single, Aged 4, Male
Mary Gee, Born Upper Canada, Religion None, Single, Aged 2, Female
Margaret Cronan, Born Ireland, Religion None, Single, Aged 24, Female
James Winsloo, Born Upper Canada, Religion None, Single, Aged 25, Male
On the 1861 Census of Rainham, Haldimand, Ontario are:
Johnithan Gee, Farmer, Born Upper Canada, Aged 28, Male, Single
Hiram Gee, Farmer, Born Upper Canada, Aged 26, Male, Married
Epharim Gee, Farmer, Born Upper Canada, Aged 24, Male, Single
Lydian Gee, Born Upper Canada, Aged 20, Female, Single
Keziah Gee, Born Upper Canada, Aged 18, Female, Single
Abraham Gee, Born Upper Canada, Aged 13, Male, Single
Mary J. Gee, Born Upper Canada, Aged 11, Female, Single
Mary Gee, Born Upper Canada, Aged 22, Female, Married
Joseph Gee, Born Upper Canada, Aged 1, Male, Single
Joseph Gee purchased Lot 1, Concession 5, Rainham by Instrument No. 1030 from Charles Smith on March 6th, 1848, all 200 acres for £200. The Instrument was Registered July 1st, 1851.
Joseph Gee received the Crown Patent to Lot 2, Concession 5 Rainham on November 4th, 1846, all 200 acres.
By Instruments No. 3997, 3998, 3999 and 4000 dated August 8th, 1853 and registered January 5th, 1856 these two lots are divided by a Deed of Gift amongst four of his sons [100 acres each] viz: Uriah, Hiram, Ephraim and Abraham, from his marriage to Susannah Hoover. The north part of Lot 1, Concession 3, Rainham, 90 acres inherited by his wife Susannah from her father Abraham Hoover went to their son Jonathan.
No. 87
In the Surrogate Court of the County of Haldimand
By John Gustavus Stevenson Esquire Judge of the Surrogate Court of the County of Haldimand in the Province of Canada.
To all whom these presents shall come
Know ye that on the day and date hereof was proved and affirmed and sinsinuated the last will and Testament of Joseph Gee late of the Township of Rainham in the County of Haldimand and Province of Canada Esquire deceased having whilst he lived at the time of his death goods rights credits and chattels within the said County of Haldimand a true copy whereof is hereunto annexed and the execution of the said last will and Testament is hereby committed unto Uriah Gee of the Township of Rainham, Yeoman the executor in the said will named he having been duly sworn well and faithfully to administer all and Singular the goods rights credits and chattels which are of the said Joseph Gee deceased and to exhibit a true full and perfect Inventory thereof together with a just and true account of his said administration into the Registry of the Surrogate Court of the said County of Haldimand when thereto lawfully required.
Given under my hand and seal of the said Court at Cayuga in the said County of Haldimand the Twenty first day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty six.
Sd/
John G. Stevenson
Surrogate
Robt V Griffith
Registrar
"Will"
I Joseph Gee of the Township of Rainham in the County of Haldimand in the Province of Canada Esquire being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do make and publish this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all wills heretofore made by me.
I order and direct that all my just debts and Funeral Expenses shall be paid by my executors with as little delay as they can avoid out of my personal property and having heretofore my Deeds Conveyed to my sons Uriah, Abraham, Hiram and Ephraim and all my freehold Estates to my son Jonathan being provided for by the Inheritance which belonged to his mother, I now leave devise and bequeath to my Executors the entire of my personal property upon trust for the uses and purposes hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, So soon as circumstances will permit to purchase one hundred and fifty Acres of Land in some eligible situation the price of which not to exceed three pounds per acre, the same to be divided into fifty acre lots for each of my daughters Lydia, Kezia and Mary Jane, to become their respective estates for ever on their severally attaining the age of twenty one years, And another piece of Land of fifty acres for the use and behoof of my wife Margaret during her life and after her death to go and belong to my son Joseph as his estate forever, And my will is that the fifty acres so purchased for my wife and son Joseph shall have Such improvements made thereon as will yield a comfortable support for her and him, And my will is that each of my Daughters shall also receive from my Executors one Cow, one Bedstead, bed and bed clothing on their respectively attaining the age of Twenty one years or days of marriage which ever shall first happen and that my wife shall receive two Cows with one bedstead bed and bed clothes at any time she may require them - And in case either of my Daughters should die before they attain the age of Twenty one years, unmarried or if married leaving no issue of said marriage my will is that the fifty acres of land purchased for such daughter shall be sold and the proceeds thereof divided amongst my surviving daughters and my son Joseph share and share alike, but should either of them die leaving legal issue then my will is that the land of such daughter shall be appropriated as a support of such issue and on their attaining the age of Twenty one years to suffer them to inherit the same as their Estate forever, 'if more than one child, share and share alike, if only one then to that child , and if my son Joseph should die before his mother leaving no legal issue, My will is that the fifty acres appropriated for his estate shall after the death of his mother be sold and the proceeds given to my daughters or their survivors share and share alike - And I further desire and my will is that if my personal property shall prove sufficient to purchase the fifty acres of land for each of my Daughters and the fifty acres for my wife and son Joseph with out the Sale of such stock as may be necessary to keep on the farms given to my Sons, My will is that my Executors may dispose of such stock amongst my sons or such of them as they shall consider most deserving.
And I hereby appoint my son Uriah Gee and my friend William Holmes both of the Township of Rainham Executors to this my last will and Testament and I also appoint them Guardians to my children with perfect confidence that they will use their best efforts in promoting their education, and carrying out my wishes with respect of their future Welfare.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of February one thousand Eight hundred and fifty five.
Sd/
Joseph Gee
Signed sealed published
and declared by the
Testator as his last will
and Testament at whose
request we have become
subscribing witnesses hereto
in his presence and the
presence of each other
Sd/ Abraham Gee
Sd/ Howard Wiseman
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Rainham Builders
1804 - 1855 (51 years)