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HENRY EMERICK::: FORT F.::RIE ONT. son of John George & Magdalena :Miller.
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1924 ..
b. Aug. ?, 1849. d.
marr. Fannie B:ershey: dght.·pf Salome Zavitz
Hershey •
Fannie Hershey b. July 10., 1851. d.
bur. st. Paul's Cemetery, Fort Eri. e Ont.
&
John B.
1941.
Henry Emerick was born on the farm of his father John George: lots 7 &
8 in the ?th., con. Berti.e.::: lying on the east side of Ridgemount Rd.
just south of the Bowen.
He built a large two story frame home, just
a short distance from the old log cabin, perhaps at the time of his marriage to Fannie Hershey in 1872. It was a two family dwelling from
the start, Henry and his wife occupying one side; and possibly his
mother the other, as she was deceased by that time. Unfortunately for
Henry, ,he lost the farm shortly after. He moved to the village of
Victoria ( Bridgeburg) where he proceeded to build another two story
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frame home on the north west corner of the River Rd. and the
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stEe~t
that was to ta..1.te his name::: Emerick Ave •
Henry took up the job of Postmaster of the vilJ.ate-;' and again
aquired a considerable amount of
land. He did much to lay out that
part of the v-lllage , running from Phipp St. to the Bowen Rd. A
member of the Anglican faith, he gave the land at the er. of Emerick
and Central, N.W. for the building of St. Mary's Hall.
After the death of her husband,Fannie Emerick went to live with
her neice, the daughter of Nancy Hershey a miss Fannie Wector.
JohnB. Hershey and his family lived on the north side of Bertie St.
just west of concession, which later became the home of the Wectors;
and much later the Race Track property.
After moving to Bridge burg He:nry ran a furniture store, '_which
was later ta~en over by Attwoods. He also went into the Coal Business,
then into real-es·tal di·
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�EMERICK:::
FORT ERIE ONT.
J oim George Emerick
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1'lAGDALENA MILL~~R wife:
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b. Oct.
7, 1817. d. Oct. 15, 1869.
4, 1826. d. Feb. 28, 1903.
b. J~~.
dght. of Henry & Elizabeth Miller.
John Emerick and his wife lived on the homee'bead fa.rm which
was on the east side of ~idgemount Rd., south of the Bowen ,
aad.
compr1sing lots# 7 & 8 in the ?th., con. An old log cabin
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stood on
the property at one time, and directly behind it a
large brick bake oven, that could take a four foot log. This
no doubt was the original home of the Emericks.
In 1846 the property mentioned went fro~ William Dunn to
Henry Miller; and in -1848 Henry :Miller sold to JOHN G. EMERICK
50 acres: lot 7 & 8 in the 7th. con.
Sometime after this date his son Henry Emerick
built a large
two story frame home just a short distance in front of the old
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log cabin, perhaps at the time of his marriage in 1872. Such a
dwelling was very rare in the area at the time, an1r ·rarmers came
from near and far to view the new home. It was originally built
as a two family dwelling, ilenry and his wife occupying one side
and a close relative the other. Surrounding the farmhouse was
a large apple orchard no doubt planted earlier o~rhis father John ..
There were several cher.ry trees as well , however the place was
noted for the apples , that were so numerous in the old days
that at harvest. time it was almost impossj.ble to walk around the
home without stepping on them.
Wagons would line the old Bowen
Road to take the produce to the market, and at times they were
shipped as far away as Quebec.
Unfortunately for Henry he lost the farm, and he and his
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family moved into the village of Victoria , later called Bridgeburg.
�MILLER & EMERICK:::
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100 acres.
1823.
B.&.,s.
Augustus Anger and wife Ros anna to Bister 1'1eyer
200 acres : lots 7.~8 • con 7.
1836.
B.&.S.
Adolpnus Meyer to Dayton Holcomb: 50 acres.
1838
B.&.
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May 4
s.
B.&. S.
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D.c.x.
Francis Summers: 50 acres
Alphas F. Meyer to Wm . Dunn: 50 acres.
parts of lot 7 & 8 con. 7, comm. W er.
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William by
s.
Henry Miller to John George Emerick: 50 acres.
part of 7 & 8 con. 7 • comm. W. er.
to Henry Miller 100 acres.
inst.
2905.
B.&.
1848
Jfeb 7 .
1853
Drey ton Holcomb
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B. & . S .
Wrne H. Meye r , to Dayton Hol e omb : 150 acres •
E. part of 7. & 8.
1869. Will
Reg . Oc t. 11
1870.
Wes t parts of ?. & 8. to hi s son Henry, not so long
as his wife remains hi s 1.vj_dow: but to have his ,said
s on remain here u pon : and furnish a comfortable
li \rin g for his said wife /Sc daugh t er so long as hi s
said daughter reamins s i ngle and his wife re mai ns a
widow.
Herman Wills on who held r:iorgage to Willi am Laur:
150acres : E. part of lot 7.& 8.
187 1.
B . &. S.
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7 & 8 Bertie Township.
Crowm to Augustus Anch or( Anger)
1797
.Mar. 12 .
1844
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lot
Mar. 2. j_nst.
;ff 2072
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Henry g;. Emeri ck &c I'1agaalena Emerick widow of John
8c Fannie Emerick wife of Henry: to Barbara Rice
50 acresparts of lot&.& 8. con. 7.:: $3500 •
�cont. lot 7. & 8. con. 7 Bertie.
etc •
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1935
Aug. 29.
1980
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Grant.
Ernest Hiller, Orin Miller, heirs of will of
Alta Miller ist part George W. Hiller, Henry Hiller
Luella Spear marr. Lucy S1'.)ear. marr. Alphonse Miller
& Haxime Miller wife of Orin Hiller , Berelah Miller
wife of Alphonse 11iller : to the sai.d Ernest Miller
inst. # 3L~592.
In the summer of 1980 Ernest Hiller died at the old
homestead •
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FORT :ERIE ONTARIO.
JOHN GEORGE EMERICK
MAGDALENA I'liller
7, 1817. d.
b. Oct.
wife:b~
Oct. 15, 1869.
4, 1826. d. Feb. 28, 1903.
Jan.
married Dec. 29, 1846.
bur. Old mennonite cemetery Sherkston.
now: Brethren in Christ, Sherkston.
CHILDHEN OF JOHN
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MAGDALENA:::
EI,IZABETH (Liza)
b. Nov. 13, 1847. d.
marr. Abram Berry of Clarence , Erie County.
HENRY
1924.
b. Aug. 7, 1849. d.
marr. Fanny Hershey.
bur. St. Paul's Cemetery Fort Erie.
LEAH
b. Oct.
23,
1851. d.
1928.
marr. Edward Lee.
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bur. Morgan;s Point Cemetery: Wai.nfleet.
b. July 19, 1856. d. Aug. 14, 1856.
bur. Miller cemetery Willoughby.
-~-----------~-----~~-~~--------------------~-~-----~-~-~---~-After the death of her husband Magdalena Emerick married Peter Sherk.
EIJIAS
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�3. MARGARET HERSHEY:
b.
d. 1874.
1811.
daughter of
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Abraham
1770 1856) & Margaret
marr. oct. 26th. 1837 to Edward Lee(1811/1887 .
lived in Marshville.
burr. Morgan•s Point Cemetery.
Children sf Margaret
& Edward
Lee:
Edward
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1854- 1931
marr. Leah Emerick( 2851-1928)
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Martha A.
1849.
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Apr. 8. 1838
7 mon. 19 dys. burr. Mc.Affee.
infant daughter: b.
margaret
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1840. 1917.
ourr.
marr. A.W. Haun .( 1836-1873)
�EI,IZABETH EMERICK
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b. Nov. 13, 1847. d.
marr. rt869 to Abram Berry:son of Elizabeth
& John Berry.
moved to Clarence where her children were born •
Children of Elizabeth Emerick
&
Abram Berry:::
VICTOR EMPi_NUEL
b. Sept. 22, 1869.
George Emerick
b. Feb.
Annia Erminia
b. !\'lar.
Arthur Herbert
b. May 2l.j.,
1871.j.•
Richard Grant
b. June
1877. d. Apr. 13, 1895.
Alvin Henry
b. Aug.
12, 1879. d.
Howard Ber gt old b. Dec.
1. 1881. d.
Clarence Clementb.
4 • 1884. d.
1871. d. May 22, 1871.
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30, 1872.
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d.
d. Sept. 18, 1877.
.Magdalena Emily b. July 28, 1886. d.
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Alice Maria
b. May 28, 1890. d. Aug. 18. 1891.
Leap. Helen
b. Aug. 29,1892. d.
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-----------------------~--------~~-~--------------~-HKl:H?.Y EMERICK::: b. Aug • . 7, 1849. d.
1924.
marr. Fannie Hershey : dght. of Salome Zavitz
& John B. Hershey. ( Fannie : b. July 10. 1851)
bur. St. Pal's Cemetery. Fort Erie.
no issue.
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LEAH
b. Oct. 23, 1851. d.
1928.
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1. 1877. (b. 185"h.
d. 1931.)
marr • .~d
e., War v.
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hur. Morgan;s Point Cemetery: Wa.infleet.
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children of Leah Emerick &
Ep.~e:::
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Harold
b. J"uly 23, 1878. d.
Arthur w~
b. :F'eb. 21, 1880. d.
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Leah :Str.
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Q. J an . 18, 1882. d •
Edward
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Ivlll.GDALENA ,
b. Oct •
J an. 13 , 1885. d.
2,
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d . Oct. 22, 1888 .
1961+.
�# 12 Emerick Ave.
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b. Feb. 21, 1880. d.
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bur. St. Paul's Cemetery Fort Erie.
Warren Lee of # 12 Emerick Ave. & his wife Mary Witmer lived for
the first few years of their rnarriage,with Henry Emerick and his
wife on the river road. They built their own home thurther west
on the north side of Emerick in 1911.
Warren got a job with the pst office, of which Mr. Emerick was
Postmaster, then he aquired a_job with the Canadian Custom's Staff.
He remained in this position for thirty-five years, travelling on
the trains, that operated between Buffalo, Fort Erie and Toronto.
Mr. Lee's grandparents were Edward Lee, and Margaret Hershey.
They 'lived in Marshville Ont.; where they owned a general store,
a grist mill, and a good bit of the land on which the town was built.
Warren's wife came from a large family of thirteen children from
Wiliamsville N.Y. her father being Christian Witmer •
Warren Lee of Lowba.nks , was married in Williamsville N.Y.
Sept. 27, 1905 to Mary Witmer: dght. of Mary Cotton & Christian Witmer
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of Williamsville N.Y •
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�JOSEPHS-TEVENS
b. 18.33·
a;. July 27. 1887.46yrs.
burried in Riag•way aeme:tery G•rris0n Rd.
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A-i theugh net marked his wife is bur· ·ied next grave •
alseFJ,timkS:tevens is burr:iied here.
Geerge Stephens sen. ©f d"rnseph & Margaret Stephens
b. 1861 d .• July 27th
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1887 : 26yrs•
t}ley ba.'d feur ehild::r.e; Howa,rd: Ge0rgemFrank Delly: J18.urr1
Joseph s·te-vens ope:I!ated ;.,,·~ H0tel on the rive-r relitd in the 18fi)O•s
b~ the feet of FerrY.' St. ·( Jloweb Rd.)
It is. said by_ his gra~dÂ
aughter that at sne ·. _-1..t~e: he,, also owned the d0ek and the shingle
mill. During the Fe:rinian lt&ids ·€} .-- Neil spared the h©tel and the
shingle mill. Mr. s·tevens baeame i11 h.oeve:r ahd meved te a f'a:rm.
on Gilmore mil. Re iicid WDt remain there leng for the:, s·tevens had
a; st0ry and a half frame heme built on the seuth side ef Gilmere,
a;nd what la.ter bee-a.me Kingsmill , in 18b9. · It Wlil:S the only home
on that side o:f the street from ceneessien t© the river •
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