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From: Pioneer Sketches of Long Point Settlement by E. A. Owen
The Mabee party, it is said, started for Upper Canada in the fall of 1792, but they wintered in Quebec and did not reach Turkey Point until some time in 1793. They drove twelve cows, rode horses, and employed an Indian guide to pilot the way through the wilderness Some members of the family claim that the settlement was made as early as 1791, while others say it was not made before 1794; but Mrs. Mabee and her family were living there in a comfortable log-house at the time of Governor Simcoe's visit in 1795. The grave of Frederick Mabee was there also, and a piece of ground known as the "Indian fields" had been cleared of its light growth of timber and cropped; all of which makes it appear quite reasonable that the family may have settled there, at least as early as 1793.
The Mabee party consisted of Frederick Mabee and wife; Oliver Mabee, their eldest son, aged about nineteen; Simeon, the second son, aged about seventeen; Pellum, the youngest son, aged about twelve - at least, these were the ages of the sons at the time of the Governor's visit; two single daughters - Polly and Sally; and two married daughters - Nancy and Lydia, with their respective husbands - John Stone and Peter Teeple. It is said that Peter Secord, also, came with the Mabee family
On the 1852 Census of Charltoteville, Norfolk, Ontario are:
Oliver P. Mabee, Farmer, Born Canada, Baptist, Married, Aged 30,
Mary Mabee, Born Canada, Quaker, Married, Aged 29, Female
George H. Mabee, Born Canada, Quaker, Single, Aged 6, Male
Peter L. Mabee, Born Canada, Quaker, Single, Aged 4, Male
Sarah E. Mabee, Born Canada, Quaker, Single, Aged 1, Female
Peter Mabee, Laborer, Born Canada, Baptist, Single, Aged 22, Male
William Mabee, Laborer, Born Canada, Baptist, Single, Aged 29, Male
Eliza Mabee, Born Canada, Baptist, Single, Aged 18, Female
Frederick Mabee, Laborer, Born Canada, Baptist, Single, Aged 16, Male
John Moore, Miller, Born Canada, Quaker, Resides Malahide, Married, Aged 31, Male
Catherine Moore, Born Canada, Quaker, Resides Malahide, Married, Aged 29, Female
Oliver Mabee Senr, Born United States Province of New York, Baptist, Married, Aged 79, Male 20
Rachel Mabee, Born United States, Baptist, Married, Aged 68, Female
Sofrona Wilson, Born Canada, Baptist, Widowed, Aged 35, Female
Abigail Mabee, Born Canada, Baptist, Widowed, Aged 49, Female
Samuel Mabee, Born Canada, Baptist, Single, Aged 13, Male
Albert Mabee, Born Canada, Baptist, Single, Aged 10, Male
George Mabee, Born Canada, Baptist, Single, Aged 8, Male
Rhoda Mabee, Born Canada, Baptist, Single, Aged 6, Female
Male Frame, 1 1/2 Stories, 3 Families Occupying
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Rainham Builders
, d. 16 Feb 1845, Oxford County