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~ll;JSFORD
family: Waterloo
: 1830's.
George Rainsford & his wife Anna came to the village in 1836.
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They
applied for a lot on the Military reserve: the strip of land running
along
the river. Margaret Rainsford purchased village lot #4 from Thomas
Cook in 1835.
William Rainsford son of George and Anna claims that he purchased the
claim of Wm. Smith to village lot #1: 1/4 acre, between the lots of S. Hoyt
& Alexander Douglas.In his petitions he mentions that he had erected upon
these lands a home a store and a work shop.He was a merchant and Postmaster
in the village and he and his wife Elizabeth had six children.
Also from his letters it states that W.A. Thompson (thomson) a large
land owner who had came over from Buffalo and had started the railroad in
town, desided to take over a large part of the village lands for his farm.
This included the lot of W. Rainsford and all his dwellings situated upon
it. Beginning in 1851 a concerned effort was made through the government
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channels by William
to stop the plans of Mr. Thompson .
He prevailed for the lands were in turn passed on to his son
VVM~or.
and eventually to Henrietta rainsford, who on her death willed. her estate
to Miss MacDonald .
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and his friends
�RAINSFORD:: : : FORT ERIE O:NT.
George Rainsford b.
1813. d. Feb. 23, 1852. 39 yrs.
marr; A•me
b. 1794. d. Oct.7, 1836. 42yrs.
bur: St. Paul's Cemetery •
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John Rai:t1l.sford
wagol!l. maker.
James Rainsford
b.
marr:
bur:
b.
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William Rainsford b. 1797. d. Apr. -23, 1860.
marr: Elizabeth
(1780- Oct. 18, 1844.)
bur. St ~ Paul's Cemetery.
Children of William
&
Elizabeth Rainsford:::
William Jr. b. 1831. d. Nov.
marr;
bur:
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Thomas
6, 1906.
b. [828. d. May 13,
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32 yrs.
marr:
bur:
Margaret
b. 1834. d. July 2, 1854.
marr: :no
bur: St. Paul's Cenetery
20yrs.
Elizabeth
m.arr:
bur:
An me
b. 1837. d. Apr. 30,1892: 58 yrs.
marr:
bur:St. Paul's Cemetery.
Henrietta.
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b. July 29, 1839. d. June 25,1927: 88yrs.
ne ver marr:
bur: St. Paul's Cemetery •
rnarr ; Ka t t ie Akin : J une 22 , 1882.
�RAINSFORD PROPERTY: lot~~-°i west side of Niagara Blvd .
being pt. of Township lot# 2 conl.N . R.
Crown to Henry Winclecker
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etc . etc •
B. & s.
Oct. 2
1827
James Hardison to Richard Thompson .
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James ' Richard Thompson to \Vm R3.fSford . 5 {~-
Sept . 3
1858
William Rai nsford to William Rainsord Jr . & Thomas Rains f ord .
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1908.
Henrietta Rainsford to William F. Wilson.
'Dec. 6
1920
Grant.
Wm. F. Wilson & wife to Francis C . Rung g, wife 8, Edward T. Rung
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Edward T Rung to John Charles
Francis
Grant
Nov. 10
1927.
Lorenzo Clark Raymond, executors for Henrietta Rainsford to
Emrna
Rung
& Wl.Le
Grant.
fiiar. 7,
1924.
S. Mc. Donald.
�WM. RAINSFORD::: village lot# 1 . west side of Niagara St.
or Township lot #2 con. 1. N.R.
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1856 11 James Richard Thompson to Wm. Rainsford Sr •
Sept. 3, 1858. Wm. Rainsford Sr. to Wm. Rainsford Jr.:::
Lands known as village lot# 1.,in the 1st. Con. lot 2. N.R .
Bertie~ which said village lot is bounded and known as
follows::: commencing at the N.E. er. of said village lot
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at the distance of one chain .from the N.R. and fifty links
from the lands of Alexander Douglas: thence south two and a
half degrees west: 1 c.¢ 25 links: thence west two chains
more or less: thenc En.Orth one and one half degrees, i c. 251:
thence east two chains more or less to the place of the beginning which said described land contains by admeasurement
one fourth part of one acre be the same more or less.
The second or other said two parcels of land is more particularily known and described as being composed of part of
said tns. lot# 2. con 1. containing by admeasurement one
tenth of one acre, be the same more or less: as follo ws:::
that is to say commencing at the N.E. corner of said lot
of land at a distance of one chain~: . from the
N.B.,
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..... ' aforesaid, adjoing the lands of Alexander Douglas, at a post now
standing: thence south two and a half degrees, west fifty
five links.to the village lot No. 1: thence west two chains:
thence north two and one half degrees , east fifty links to
the lands of Alexander Douglas aforesaid: thence east two chains
to the place of the beginning.
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