This family is being researched by Gladys Toles. She may be contacted at
2704 Cherry Street Port Huron, MI 48060.
Harriett, daughter of Robert Parr and
Hannah Charity, was born 7 August 1932 at Waterbeach,
Cambridgeshire, England. Harriett was baptized 24
March 1833 with sister Mariah at the St. John the Evangelist Church at
Waterbeach. Harriett's parents brought Harriett and her siblings to
Ontario, Canada sometime during 1834. They settled near
Wardsville, Ontario by the 1842 census.
Harriett was married 5 June 1849 in _____________________________
(church?) at
_____________________ (city). The handwriting is not very clear as to the name of her first
husband; does it say Laurence Foles? or Lawrence Toles?
Harriett married Jerome Toles 21
November 1854 in _________________ (church?) at ________________________
(city) If Harriett’s first
husband was indeed Lawrence Toles, was Jerome his brother? First cousin? Since the parents
are unknown for Lawrence and Jerome still, we’ll have to wait for another day for an
answer. Jerome, son of ______________ Toles (father) and ________________
(mother) , was born 7 August 1832
at _____________________. (city)
It’s also unclear as to which children were fathered by Harriett’s first
husband, and fathered by Jerome Toles. It would be an assumption to go by the marriage
date, as to which children belong to whom! Frequently, ministers were not available when a
couple wanted to get married. Therefore, they lived together until such time as a minister
showed up - which could have been many, many months.
Harriett had 11 children; Jerome, Frederick, Duncan, Hannah J____________, Ellen, William
Arthur, George, Lucie, Franny, Mary C__________, and Nancy.
Jerome was said to have been buried at Carsonville, Michigan, and the widow Harriett moved
to her daughter Ellen's home at Plains, Oklahoma. At this point in time, it is unknown
where Harriett was buried. |