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| Prince Edward County Archives Deborah Mullett (1804 - 1892) lived in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County. Her first husband was Consider Haight. Their daughter, Mary M Haight, married Levi Vincent Bowerman, author of another diary held by the archives. In 1850 she married Vincent Bowerman who is the father of her son in law, Levi Vincent Bowerman. Deborah Mullett Bowerman Diary 1874- 1882: It is held at the Prince Edward County Archives and has the accession number A2001.016.084 100a - labelled Journal 1. Note from Robynne Rogers Healey – Anne Adams in Picton suggests that this is not Lydia Haight’s book. Its contents indicate that it is the diary of Deborah Mullet Haight Bowerman. Perhaps she used one of Lydia’s old books. Transcribed by Lydia Wytenbroek, history student at Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia and posted here with her permission. Pam Noxon, archivist at the PEC Archives, also grants permission for this posting. Thanks to Dr. Robynne Rogers Healey, Associate Professor at Trinity Western University, for her role in this effort. Copyright: © Lydia Wytenbroek and Randy Saylor, 2008 |
Beginning of Diary [Front Cover] Lydia Haight Book Bloomfield 2mo 3rd 1874 Paged by T. B. Williams 7/5/6/ [pg 1] 12mo 31st 1874 _ Uncle Arthur & Aunt Jane came here, & there [sic] daughter Hannah, stoped [sic] with us untill [sic] the 4th of 1mo 1875, going to meeting with us, for the first time in our new meeting house, a very cold day blowing & snowing_ Sarah Clendenan buried the same day_ _ _ 1mo 1st 1875_ Andrew Whycot Son & Daughter here _8th Consider & Deborah came here _12th they went home, Mary going with them, _14th Vincent & myself went to Select meeting _16th Lydia went over to Stephen Hubbs [sic], _ _18th Levi went to Belleville with Uncle John’s things, _24th A great snow storm went to meeting, 25 years ago to day [sic] we were married, _ 2mo 5th Select prepartive [sic] meeting Vincent went I did not go Mary sick with the Inflamtory [sic] Rheumatism several Strangers [sic] there, Ellwood Scott, Stephen Cartland & his brother, _ _ _ _6th Quarterly meeting Alfred Phelps & his family [pg 2] here, left us on first day for home, I did not get out to meeting at all, very bad roads,_ _ _ __ _20_ Levi & Mary went to Fredericksburgh, _23_ they came home Elizabeth Nelson & Rachel came back with them, returning on the 27th __ 3mo 3rd Levi & Mary started for Rome, went by the way of Napanee, _ Nathaniel Sivetman moved his family down on his new place, _ _ _ __ _6_ Sid Deb & Mary came here again, _ went home the 9th, _ _ _ _10th [Liphet?] Phebe Jane, Sarah Maria & Walter here _11_ All hands went to meeting, got two letters from our folks, & sent them two, _ _ _ _12, S. Hubbs & wife, here also George Amy Sarah & Ella Kingston _ _ _ _14_ Benjamin & wife here, went home the 15th a very wet afternoon, _ _ _ [pg 3] 1875 3mo 16th Our folks got back from Rome, _ __ 4_9th Edith would have been 18, to day had she lived, __ 5mo 7th Lydia birth-day 37, went back to the woods with the children, to gather flowers, __ _17th A young Colt, Uncle John came here from Belleville a foot, stoped [sic] two nights with us. __ _22, Anna Sophia & Fanny came here for a visit. __ _21st Fathers birth-day [sic] 84, Andrew Wycot & Sarah here for a visit. _ _ _ __ _26. Silvanus Mullett & his daughter Victoria here for a visit, returned home the 28. _ __ _29th Nelson & Rachel came up on the boat, _ [pg 4] 6mo 16th Our folks gone to the Sand-banks also Anna Fanny E. Cadman & a Methodist Minister from Whitby, _ _ _ __ _21st Quarterly meeting over, Rufes King & Margaret Newsome here, seven of our friends here from Huntingdon, _ _ _ __ _23,rd Anna & Fanny started for home, _24 Elizabeth went home, Carrie took her to the boat _ _ _ __ 7_3rd 54 years ago to day [sic] my father & mother landed in Quebec with 11 Children, 6 boys & 5 girls, _ __ _8th father & myself went to meeting, after dinner went to see [Liphet?] Levens. Lydia went with us. __ _9 Lydia father & myself went to see C. G. Bowerman and his family, _ _ _ [pg 5] _10th Went on to the market with Mary, sold her butter for 19 cents a pound, & 14c a dozen for her eggs, _ __ _11th Levi Mary & the children gone too [sic] Hubbs, a meeting this afternoon at 4 oclock [sic], father & Carrie gone __ _14 Stephen, Lydia & Adam Hubbs here for a visit _21_ Dr Nash’s Mother & Phebe Jane & [look?] with us _24 Deborah & Mary Sills came up on the boat, __ _25, Three years ago this morning between two and three oclock [sic] poor dear Edith breathed her last sitting in the arm-chair. _ _ _ __ 8mo 21st Eliza Brewer & Rachel Cronkite sailed from New York for England, _ _ _ __ 9mo3rd Very warm quick silver up to 88, __ _11th Father & myself went to Napanee on the little boat [pg 6] _14th Went round the head of the Bay to R Cadman’s Rachel & Nelson going with us, _ _ _ __ _18th Robert & Elizabeth took us to the Point to take the boat for Picton, got home about 8 oclock [sic] __ 8mo 13th Levi Mary & Carrie went down to see the thousand Islands, _ _ _ __ _24th Lydia went to Napanee with S Richardson __ 9mo 29th Levi Mary & Carrie started for Leeds quarterly meeting. __ 10mo 7th Our folks got home from Leeds, _ _ _ __ _10 Reuben Haight & Sarah Haight here for a visit __ _19 Rachel Sills & Lydia came up to dry apples 23 Nelson came up, they all went home the 23rd 28th Cyntha Simons was buried, _ _ _ [pg 7] 1875 11mo 4th Grandfather Mulletts Birth-day [sic] had he lived would have been 110, _ _ _ He was born in Old England at [Flimster?] in [Homersetshire?], the 4th of 11mo 1768. __ My grandmother was born at Strech in Somersetshire the 3rd of 7mo 1770, __ Died in Fredericksburgh the 28th of 12mo 1845 My father died near Bloomfield 31st of 10mo 1865 at Vincent Bowerman’s __ _12th Charles G Bowerman & wife here for a visit __ _14 A great snow-storm, none of the family at meeting, _ _ _ 20 Went to Picton to see [Jasop?] Peterson Carrie went also & got a new hat, Marys [sic] Birth day [sic] 40, years old, _ _ _ __ _26 Killed hogs, rained all day, _ _ _ _27 Thomas Stinson & wife & Thomas Bowerman & John Stinson here for a visit, Carrie went home with [them?] [pg 8] Vincent let Levi have 35 dollars out of the bank, & Mary got Lydia two new aprons for the morning, this 27 day of 11mo 1875 __ 28th Levi & Mary went up to Thomas Stinsons [sic] for a visit, rained hard all the afternoon, _ _ _ __ 29th of 11th month, 1875. My Birth day [sic] 71, A very cold day. quick-silver down to 6 below zero when we went to bed, _Mary trying out [fat?], Levi cuting [sic] up his hogs, Lydia twisting yarn, Carrie cleaning up the parlor, Vincent cuting [sic] sweet apples, and myself fixing an old flannel shirt & thinking where shall we all be this time twelve-month, nearer the end of our journey for certain. __ __ 30th Mercury 11 degrees below zero, _ made two bosoms for father, able to get up before day light and help get breakfast._ _ _ __ [pg 9] 12mo 1 Levi & Mary went up to Levens for a visit __ _2nd Went to meeting. John Davis wife buried, __ _3rd Alaxander Derbyshire wife & Son here, _ __ _5th I went to meeting, N Swetman & wife here, _ lent Nathaniel John Roberts life. _ _ _ __ _6th Mary warped her peice [sic], 7th Edward Daly here paid him $ 10._ Cut out Lydia nightcaps, _ _ _ __ _16th Monthly meeting, Levi, Mary Vincent & myself went, heard a letter read from E Brewer, __ __ _18th Erwin Derbyshire died about nine oclock [sic] in the evening, _ _ _ __ _24th Christmas-eve a very stormy night [pg 10] Levi & Mary been on Picton market with 15 turkeys & 5 geese, got 7lb for turkeys and three shillings for their geese, heard that Henry Sivetman was married, _all our family at home & alone, Lydia picking a turkey for Phebe Jane, Mary opening geese Carrie finishing her drawrs [sic], _Heard that Eliza Brewer & Rachel Cronkite had got to John H Mullett’s in Bristol,_ _ _ Levi enjoying the company of his two little Children for a treet [sic], their Grandfather not very smart, had another fall & hurt his hip, Grandmother feeling on [sic] year older than usual still able tho [sic] to patch and mend, _ _ _ __ 12mo 25th Christmas morning thunder and lighting [sic] with rain no sleighing, the children delighted with their presants [sic], as well as the older ones, _ Levi read the fourth chapter of John, _ [pg 11] 12mo 30th Father Levi Lydia & myself went to meeting in the waggon [sic] warm weather, _ _ _ __ _31st Mild weather yet George & Maim here, fixing to leave, makeing [sic] a Vest [sic] for father, _ _ _ 1876 1st 1mo A wet mild day, G Anderson gone to Belleville with his things, _ __ _3rd George & Maim left for the West _ __ _6th Levi & Mary went to meeting. I lent Sarah Ann Derbyshire “Ushers Letters” _ _ _ _8th Cleaned the kitchen, the horse’s ran away with Wesley in the woods, _ _ _ _9th Mild weather yet, went to meeting, William [Bransrom?] & wife here for a visit, lent them two tracks, & the account of Daniel Man, _ [pg 12] 1mo 12th Levis & Phebe Jane here __ _13th Wm H Rattan & wife here, Stephen Hubbs came for Lydia, returned the 23rd _ _ _ __ _24th A mild day been married 26th years to day [sic] to V Bowerman, burnt up the meet [sic] in the Smoke-house, _ _ _ _14 Done my last knitting in the [kitting?] alone with two eyes, done nothing since, _ _ _ __ 2mo 2nd Mary cooked the turkey did not enjoy it much herself, as the man came to look at the house with the prospect of buying, not a very pleasant feeling to think of looseing [sic] your home, where you have done so many hard days work, poor writing done with one eye, _ _ _ __ _3rd Uncle Arthur & Willie came here, for quarterly [pg 13] meeting also Stephen Cartland & several others from Leeds, _ _ _ _8th Stephen Cartland & Ellwood Scot here for dinner I did not get out to meeting at all on account of my sore eye, _ Uncle Arthur went home & left William here with a fever or something else, _ _ _ _ _ _ _25th Levi Lydia Carrie & Willie started for Napanee and so round to see Elizabeth, & Uncle Benjamin, _ __ _29th Got home bringing Elizabeth with them who stoped [sic] with us till the 7th of 3rd moth when Robert came after her, _ _ _ __ 3mo 4th Nelson & Rachel came up, stoped [sic] two nights with us, _ Daniel Dorland & wife here lent her Peter Bedford to read, __ sore eye yet _ _ _ [pg 14] 3mo 10th 1876_ E Cadman’s birth day [sic] 46 our family in trouble, Old Levet here trying to buy the place or rather the farm. _ _ _ __ _11th Carrie gone to Hubb’s for a weeks visit, __ _12th V B had symptoms of a fit about four oclock [sic] in the morning, the pulse almost stoped [sic] beating, but got over it nicely in a few hours. __ _15, Levi went to Adolphus town to attend Daniel Haight’s Sale, saw Robert & Elizabeth there, __ _16th Monthly meeting a very cold rough snowing _day. father Levi Mary went to meeting, & to Levens in the evening. __ _17th the folks moved into the house, _ __ _18th Mary went on the market got 15n for her eggs, got me two morning aprons, _ [pg 15] 3mo 20th Levi & Mary went to Belleville. came home next day, a foot of snow fell while they were gone, _ _ _ __ 4mo 9th Edith’s birth day [sic] would have been nineteen, _ Lewis & Phebe Jane here for a visit, myself writing to the R Sills, _ __ 4mo 28th Levi’s Birth day [sic] 44 a fine day Phebe Ann Whycott here for a visit. _ __ 5mo 4th Ellwood Scott attended our week day meeting all the family went except myself he also had a meeting at Hiller in the evening which our folks attended, _ _ _ __ _7th First day went to meeting for the first time since my eye was sore, Lydias birth-day [sic] 38, how time flies away, _ she went back in the woods with the children to gather flowers, _ [pg 16] Vincent reading in John Chandler’s journal where it speaks of an Old woman one hundred years old, walking nine miles to attend one of his meetings, _ _ _ __ _16th Cleaning house, Aunt Bathsheba died twelve years ago today in the afternoon. __ _18th Monthly meeting at Hiller father Levi & Mary went up, _C Daly here left 8lb of tea; paid him ten dollars. _ _ _ __ _21st Vincents Birth day [sic] 85. A fine day I went to meeting – Jemia Saylor buried, aged 85, & 7 months. _ _ _ __ _24th [Liphet?] Levens birth day [sic] 85, father Lydia & myself spent the day with him found Wm Garrett wife & two daughters there also Joseph Rogers. _ _ _ [pg 17] _25th Levi went to Belleville for a Cheese -press. father & Mary went to meeting, _ _ _ paid Sarah Levens 3/- for turning my bonnet _ got two afternoon aprons for myself & a ribbon for my head, _ _ _ __ 6_2nd Select meeting Vincent & myself went Aunt Eliza Wm Henry Alfred Phelps & wife came here & stoped [sic] all night, & eight others during quarterly meeting, two woman [sic] friends from Leray, _ _ _ __ _10 Rachels birth day [sic] 8 years old, Alace Swetman here for a visit, Levi brought home his new wagon [sic] found the old Cat dead in the cellar, _ _ _ __ _11th Vincent & myself went to meeting, then to Levi Varney’s for a visit, _ Wm Baker’s daughter here for a visit, _ Lydia went to G Leers for a visit, _ _ _ [pg 18] 6mo 15th 1876 Monthly meeting Levi Thomas Vincent & myself went, the rest stoping [sic] at home by the stuff, things not going quite pleasant, _ _ _ __ _16th William Cronk buried at Grasse-point Vincent Levi Mary & Carrie going to the funeral, _ _ _ __ _19th Julia Ann Waters buried at Picton, Levi Mary & Carrie went & the Children Eliza Brewer & Rachel Cronkite returned from England. _ _ _ __ _20th Two weeks wash Nelson & Rachel came up on the boat, _ _ _ __ _22nd Levi Nelson Rachel & Lydia went too [sic] Belleville, back to the same day, found Mary quite unwell with the [Janduers?], _ _ _ [pg 19] 6mo 23rd they went home Levi took them to the boat, * _ _ _ __ _25th All hands went to meeting except Lydia & myself I having a bad sick head-ache __ * Vincent Mary & myself went to A Derbyshire’s to see E Brewer, the Steemer they returned in was called the Britanick on the ocean seven days & 16 hours, she was 470 feet long, drew 24 feet of water, 700 pasengers [sic] the Crew 100, used 200 Coal a day, eleven boilers drove the Enjine [sic], 24 firemen, they baked four barrels of flower [sic] a day. _ __ _28th Levi Mary Carrie & Walter Levens, started in the waggon [sic] for Yearly-meeting _ _ _ __ 7mo7th Returned from Yearly-meeting, _ _ _ _9th Deborah Thomas attended our first day meeting _ [pg 20] very hot weather, Mercury up to 92 at ten oclock [sic] in the morning, George Leer & his family here for dinner __ _13th Prepartive [sic] meeting Thomas Ladd William Allen a colord [sic] person & Ellwood Scott attended the meeting, we all went _ quick-silver at 90, Our folks went up to Hillier meeting in the evening. _ _ _ __ 16th First day I did not go to meeting, Stephen and Lydia came back to spend the afternoon. _ __ _19 Wm Allen & Ellwood Scott, had an evening meeting at our meeting house, our folks all went, _ __ _20_ Hannah Vancleaf buried, Monthly meeting Wm Allen & Ellwood Scott, attended, & a meeting in the evening at Mount Pleasant. our folks all went, _ __ [pg 21] 23rd First day Levi father & myself went found Wm Allen there, gave us one of the greatest sermons just what our meeting needed, _ Our folks went up to Mount Pleasant in the afternoon, & to Hillier in the evening. _ _ _ __ 24th Father Lydia & myself went to Stephen Hubb’s met Wm Garretts [sic] family there with Charles Vail, also Thomas Stinson & wife, _ _ _ __ _27th four years ago to day [sic] Edith was buried, Mary & the Children & myself went down into the Grave-yard. then to the Post office. __ _29th Levi went to Picton to meet Mary Sills, got a barrel of Sugar, _ _ _ __ _30th First day did not go to meeting, had a bad cold, our folks gone over to Nathaniel’s. __ __ [pg 22] 8mo 5th Consider Died 38 years ago to day [sic] about eleven oclock [sic] in the evening, _ Consider Deborah & Lydia came up, stoped [sic] till the 9th Sarah Phelps & her neice [sic] came, went away the next day, _ _ _ __ 7th Samuel Haight wife & son here stoped [sic] all night __ _8th Our folks went to the Sand-banks & Rachel young folks, _ _ _ __ _9th Eliza Brewer daughter & her husband here _10th Prepartive [sic] meeting, Our folks went to Hubbs [sic] __ _19th Arnold Haights [sic] daughter here stoped [sic] all night with us, _ _ _ __ _22nd Lydia & Carrie went down to the thousand Islands met with Elizabeth on the boat, Carrie got left at Kingston came up the next night. [pg 23] 9mo 13th Went to Picton with Mary & got myself some muslin for Caps, & two neck handkerchiefs, saw Jacob Peterson & Isabela, who was going to Fredericksburgh for a visit, _ _ _ __ _14th_Prepartive [sic] meeting Vincent went out for the first time since his bad cold, Levi Mary the Children & myself went also, _ _ _ __ 16th Wille came back, Mary & the Children walked over to Nathaniels [sic], Levi & Lydia went to Bloomfield for her black luster dress, _ __ _21st Monthly meeting Vincent & myself went, Mary Heriss that was came back with us, brought Lydias [sic] dress home, _ _ _ __ 22nd E Cadman came up on the boat for a visit, _ Nelson Rachel & four of the children came up next day with the wagon [sic], and [pg 24] stayed till the 26th __ 29th Elizabeth & Carrie went to Picton, _ _ 30th Elizabeth & Lydia went to Picton, __ 10mo 1st Nelly & her husband & Magge came up to spend the day Levi going after them, _ __ _2nd Elizabeth gone home Lydia went with her for a visit for a few weeks, _ _ _ __ _21st Levi & Mary on the Market with Ducks & fowles got 50c a pare [sic] for them, brought me six yards of factory Cotten [sic] for some shirts, & a ball of Sun threat 50c _ _ _ __ _30th Lydia came home from Nelson’s on the little boat, Levi went down to meet her __ [pg 25] 31st Grandfather been dead eleven years this e vening, died about seven, _ _ _ __ 11mo 2nd Levi geting [sic] out timber for a wheal-house Mary finishing her Carpet, father & her went to meeting behind Old Ellen, _ _ _ __ 11mo 1st Thunder & Lightning in the morning about eight oclock [sic], it got so dark we lit a Candle to see if there was not an Eclipse _ _ _ __ _5th Benjamin came up to see us, spent three days with us, went over to see Nathaniel __ _8th Benjamin went home, Levi took him to the boat, __ 11mo 29th 1876 My birth day [sic] 72 years old, it looks as tho [sic] I was almost to the end of my journey, and Oh that I may be ready, is all that I wish for in this world, _ Lydia washing, Mary weaving- [pg 26] father cutting apples, Levi at the factory, Carrie doing house-work, the Children giving Grandmother little presants [sic], myself makeing [sic] flannel shirts for Rachel, _ _ _ __ 30th Father & Levi went to meeting in the buggy quite cold, Carrie gone out this afternoon with her dress to Mrs Hare’s, _ _ _ __ 12moth 8th Mary put down the rag-carpet & paper’d [sic] the room, 9th Went to the market got 60ct for geese 50ct a pair for Ducks, 22ct a lb for butter _ __ 12mo 22nd Killed 14 turkeys 6 geese 8 Ducks for Picton market, _ _ _ 23rd Went to the Market got 5/shillings a peice [sic] for the turkeys, 3/- for geese [2lb?] a pare [sic] for Ducks 22cts a pound for butter 20ct a dozen for eggs, _ __ [pg 27] 12mo 24th the Children went to meeting with Carrie, there [sic] father & Grandfather. Philip Ward came in the evening also Elisha Huff, _ _ _ __ _25th Christmas day the Children much pleased with there [sic] presants [sic], -Aman and his wife here on business makeing [sic] a wheel for Levi, _ _ _ 26th Carrie gone down to see E Cadman went with friend P, W, _ _ _ __ 28th Nelson Rachel & Uncle Henry came stoped [sic] with us till 2nd of 1st moth 1877 Henry stoped [sic] with us till the 11th Nathaniel took him to Belleville, _ Levi Mary father & myself went out to Prepartive [sic] meeting, _ __ 1877 1stmo 13th A great blow snow with it, Levi & Jim had a great job to get in from Bloomfield. [pg 28] 1877, 1stMo 19th An invitaion [sic] to dine with Eliza Brewer, did not go not feeling very well, in the evening our School-house was burnt down, _ _ _ __ _20th Carrie came home, a rain storm in the morning, Consider brought her. _ __ _21st Our folks went to Hubbs [sic] did not get home till three oclock [sic] in the morning. __ _23rd Charles G Bowerman & his family here for dinner, also Johnson Brewer & Eliza. __ _24th Been married 27 years to day [sic], Johnson & Eliza stoped [sic] all night with us. _ __ 2mo5th Our quarterly over a very favourd [sic] one & very fine weather, Stephen Cartland and Sebern Dorland attended our quarter, [pg 29] 26 friends lodged with us, five one night, four another, ten the third eleven the fourth night & sixteen the fifth, Robert & Elizabeth was [sic] in the company, Also my brother Arthur & his son, Vincent & myself was [sic]out to the Select meeting. _ _ _ __ 3Mo5th Father Lydia Rachel & myself went to Leven’s for a visit. _ _ _ Edward Daly here stoped [sic] all night quite unwell, _ paid him seven dollors [sic], he left 12 pounds of tea. _ _ _ __ _7th Levi & father went to Prepartive [sic] meeting a heavy rain all day _ Jim went to Stone Mills for Plaster. _ _ _ __ _10th E Cadman’s Birth-day [sic] 47, Levi & Mary went to Napanee, a snow storm in the afternoon, fell ten inches, _ _ _ [pg 30] 3mo 12th, 1877_ Levi & Mary got home from Napanee, have conclued [sic] not to break up our family this summer, for which I feel very thankfull [sic], _ _ _ __ _15th Monthly meeting father Levi & Mary went, Wm Allen there, _ _ _ __ _16th Another Snow-storm in the afternoon, Levi & Mary gone back in the Sap-bush, to clean the buckets. _ _ _ __ _17th Went on to the Market with some eggs & Dried-apples, _ quick-silver two degrees below zeroe [sic]. _ _ _ __ _18th First day I went to meeting good sleig- -ing [sic] Wm Allen there, gave us an excelant [sic] sermon, he also had a meeting in the afternoon, _ Byron Robinson came back to dinner [pg 31] _19 William Allen had two meetings at our meeting house, our folks going. _ _ _ __ _20th Lydia & Carrie went to Robert Taylor’s for a visit, after attending Wm Allens [sic] meeting in the morning. _ _ _ __ _21st W Allen had two more meetings, our folks washing. Lydia went to S Hubb’s, __ _22nd Meeting day father & Mary went. Seburn Dorland there, Wm Allen left for Huntingdon __ _23rd Mary & Carrie bakeing [sic] & ironing, David Ellsworth spent the day here, _ [laped?] the bush yesterday. _ _ _ __ _24th Carrie Birth day [sic] 22 years old, Levi at the Factory a fine day, _ _ _ __ [Letter 1] 6mo 12th 1892 Here I am up with Lydia been here most four weeks, going home to night _ Lydia playing on the Organ_ Lydia reading over some Old [manuscripts?]. _ _ Frank Waring died the 9th of this month. _ Here I am at John Williams _ writing without glasses, 87 years old & six months old. _ _ _ Mary been down with Rachel the last four days, comes home to night. _ _ _ Bloomfield 6th mo 12th 1892 [Letter 2] Hannah [ClaMier?] whose maiden name was Popel, had five children, Saumuel, Sarah Arthur Martha, Mary 13 of 3mo 1870 A very stormy first day not able to get out to meeting _ My Grandfather Clothier name was James & my Grandmother name Hannah her maiden name was Pople, they had five Children two sons & three daughters Samuel & Arthur, Sarah Mary and Martha 11 of 3mo 1878 Mild weather, no snow [taped?] the bush the 9th of this month. [pg 32] 4mo 4 Lydia came home Stephen & Lydia brought her in the buggy _ _ _ __ 7th Levi & Mary on the Market, Potatoes five shillings & seven pence halfpeny [sic] a bag, Uncle Arthur Willie came down from Brighton, I heard & saw the first Robin. __ 8th Went to meeting Matura Bowerman came home with us, Mary & the Children went back to the Sap-bush, _ Willie & Carrie went to Stephen Hubbs [sic] for a visit, _ _ _ __ 9th Edith’s Birth-day [sic] would have been 20, makeing [sic] sugar yet, _ _ _ __ _11th Lydia & myself walked down to see Phebe Burlingham, in the evening had a poor turn of Heart decease [sic], but it passed over in about two hours, leaveing [sic] me very weak. _ _ _ [pg 33] 4mo 15th Our folks went to meeting & to Hubbs [sic] after with Matura, brought back Nancy with them to spend a few days, _ _ _ __ _20th David Cunningham buried, our folks went, _ _ _ _22nd First day our folks going to meeting Nancy going home, A very beautifull [sic] day. our first Chicken came out E Brewer here for supper C G. Bowerman & wife, Wm H. Rattan wife & three Children here also _ _21st Mary went to Market, butter 23ct a pound eggs 11ct a dozen, Mary got herself a black dress, and a new hat for Rachel, _ _ _ __ _28th Mary & Carrie went on to the Market with butter & eggs a very wet day, got Lydia a rapper, __ _29th First day Johnson Brewer & Eliza here for dinner came to see Phebe Burlingham, _ _ _ [pg 34] 1877 5mo 2nd A hard frost a letter from Aunt Rachel Clendenan, _ _ _ _ _ _ _4th Phebe Burlingham died about half one to day, _ _ _ Buried the 6th _ _ _ __ _7th Lydia’s Birth day [sic] 39. went back in the woods with the Children to pick flowers & then on to Nathaniels [sic], to have a little visit. came back very tired. _ _ _ __ _13th I went to meeting a beautiful day. Nathaniel & wife, & Ella Kingston came back with us, _ _ _ __ _12th A Telegram from Whitby informing us of the death of Anna Sophia, to be buried the 15th _ _ _ __ [pg 35] 5mo 17th Monthly Meeting at Hillier Father Levi Mary Carrie & the Children went up & took dinner at John Dorland’s. _ _ _ __ _20th A fine day went to meeting P W, here our folks went to Picton to look for E Cadman the boat was gone, [Wesleyan?] Conference there, __ 21st Father Birth-day [sic] 86, a fine day. _ _ _ __ 23rd Jim went to Toronto to see his father found him dead & buried, _ _ _ __ 24th The Queens [sic] Birth-day [sic], Nathaniel [sic] two Children were here for a visit, _ _ _ 26th Nelson & Rachel came up with the bugey [sic] stoped [sic] with us three nights, went home the 29th I think its [sic] rather uncertain if she sees us all togather [sic] again, for we little know what a day will bring fourth [sic]. __ [pg 36] 1877 5mo 31st Uncle John came down for a visit & to attend the Quarterly meeting, _ __ 6mo 1st Select meeting Vincent & myself went found two friends there from Philadelphia Samuel Morris & his companion a friend by the name of [Cope??], when we got home found Frederick Sivetman his wife & four Children here had a very pleasant with them. __ 3rd A number of our friends made us a visit 20 in number Wm Allen & companion among the company, we lodged the whole of them, & after breakfast, had a chapter read & a few words spoken after by some of the company, which was acceptable, then most of them started for home, some went to the Sand-banks. _ _ _ __ 4th Robert & Elizabeth left us for home. [pg 37] after spending three days with us _ _ _ __ 7th Meeting day Father & Levi went, a fine day Alice Sivetman here to spend her 14 Birth- day [sic], Lydia doing a large wash, __ 10th First day Rachel’s Birth-day [sic] 9 years old, a very windy day it blew down the vine off the house, S Hubbs wife & daughter here for dinner also Thomas [Hasard?] wife & three Children, & Willie Mullett, Carrie & myself went to meeting found Wing Rogers there. _ _ _ __ _13th Wing Rogers made us a visit in company with Johnson Brewer, _ _ _ __ _17th First day I did not go to meeting, our folks went over to Hubbs [sic], in the evening, __ [pg 38] 1877. 6mo 19th Reuben & Mary Elizabeth Garrett came here stoped [sic] one night with us, _ _ _ __ _20th Elizabeth Dorland died aged 33, buried the 22nd our folks went to the funarel [sic] __ _23rd Thomas Clark’s Son & daughter came stoped [sic] all night with us, _24th first day Barkley Jones from Iowa at meeting, A woman friend from England there in the afternoon by the name of Satherwait. __ 7mo 1st First day Mary & the Children went to meeting Willie came back with them, Nathaniel came after dinner. A wonderfull [sic] thunder & lighting [sic] storm seventh day night lasted four hours. _ _ _ New potatoes for the first. _ _ _ [pg 39] 7mo 2nd Lewis & Phebe Jane’s Wedding day married 25 years, so there was a great many friends invited makeing [sic] in all about 150, Levi Mary & their three Children went, a great many handsome presents made, to the amount of near a hundred & thirty dollors [sic]. __ _5th Our friend P W_ came on his way back from Niagra & Yearly Meeting. stoped [sic] till the 9th __ _8th First day a Friend by the name of Redclif & two Colourd [sic] friends from the States attended our meeting had a meeting at Hillier in the evening our folks went up. _ _ _ ___ _11th Father & myself went out to see Levi Varney found him quite poorly. _ _ _ ___ _12th fifth day father Mary & myself went to meeting our friends home from YM. many forward spirits there [pg 40] 1877_7mo 24th Maria Diamond came here for a visit, & her little girl, spent two days with us. _ _ _ 25th Five years ago to day Edith died about three oclock [sic] in the morning, buried the 27th _ Thoomas Stinson & wife Phebe [Norton? R?] Phebe Bowerman here for dinner, ___ 28th Vincent quite unwell with with (she doubled the word) the Disentry, Levi Sprained his ankle, _ _ _ ___ 22nd James Richardson & Sarah [Satterward?] attended our First day meeting. __ 26th Uncle John Mullett came here. 8mo 1st Mary Mullett & Fred came here. _2nd I went to meeting & heard the Black -man Preach, Noah M Lean. _ _ _ [pg 41] 8mo 5th Consider been dead 39 years to day [sic]. George & Amey here to day [sic], Wm [Bransrom?] and family. Wm Valentine & wife Jane, Levi Varney & wife. _ _ _ __ _11th [Alphes?] Mc Taggart & his father came here stoped all night with us, then on to meeting. _ _ _ _18th Uncle John left us for home Mary took him as far as Picton with the Buggy, bringing Deborah Sills & her little Sister May back with her. __ _19th Jim drove Lydia & Deborah out to our meeting. to hear the Black-man preach a very warm day our friend J.C. called on us once more. _ _ _ _24th A party of Old Friends at Lewis Leven’s eight in number, their united ages makeing [sic] 647. Vincent & myself being part of the company [pg 42] 26th Frederick Richardson & wife Stephen Hubbs wife & daughter here for a visit. none of our family at meeting to day on account of Noah M Lain & his companion, we hope they will return home soon. _ _ _ __ 27th The Colord [sic] man & his Companion gone, __ 31st Our folks got in their last load of grain. __ 9thmo 1st Arthur Mullett & our brother John came down for a visit, stoped [sic] over first day. they went over to Nathaniel’s. __ _5th Levi Varney & his Cousins here for a visit _8th Father Lydia & myself went over to see - Amey Leer, a beautifull [sic] day. __ [pg 43] 9th A fine day, went to meeting, Stephen White & wife here, we went down to see the new School-house with Lewis & Phebe Jane. __ 10th Thomas Birth-day [sic] seven years old goes to School for the first time. also Rachel nine years old never been to School before. Lydia & myself went to see Jane Cronk about going to Montrehall [sic]. _ _ _ __ 12th Andrew Wycott & Sarah & daughter here __ 13th Father Levi Mary & myself went up to Wellington to spend the day with Wm Garrett & Patience, it being the Aniverserty [sic] of their Wedding day 59 years married, 54 of their friends took dinner with them. a beautifull [sic] day rather to warm, sleeping with our window open every night. _ _ _ __ [pg 44] 9mo 14th 1877, A very warm day Sarah Richardson brought Margaret Wright here for a visit, _ _ _ __ 15th Mary took the Children and went over to S Hubbs [sic] for Butter got back around nine oclock [sic], a beautifull [sic] moon-light night, Levi & Hugh Morton went to Picton, Carrie D Sills & M Wright went to L Leven’s. __ 16th First day I did not got to meeting, a fine day, about six in the evening Uncle Benjamin brought Rachel Clendenan & her daughter Mary, E Cadman & R Sills, Benjamin returned home on third day also Elizabeth & Rachel __ 18th Gidion H Bowerman buried, Aunt Rachel & Mary went to Nathaniel’s, _ _ _ __ 19th Went to Select meeting, Aunt Rachel & [pg 45] Mary went to Thomas Waring’s, _ 20th Monthly meeting-I did not go, _ __ 21st R Clendenan’s Birth day [sic] 71, went to William Valentine’s for a visit, _ _ _ __ 22nd Started for Huntingdon Levi Mary and the Children takeing [sic] them in the waggon [sic], __ 24th Our folks returned home about ½ past nine leaveing [sic] Aunt Rachel & her daughter May at Uncle Arthur’s. _ _ _ __ 29th Our folks went to the boat for Maggie [Stewary?] __ 10mo 4th Consider & Mary started for home Deborah went with them, after being with us more than six weeks, _ _ _ __ [pg 46] 10mo 10th 1877, Levi took Carrie & Maggie Stewart to the Boat, thrashing Buck-weat [sic] in the field got near two hundred bushel, _ _ _ __ _13th Carrie came home on the boat R Sills came with her to dry some apples, returned home the 20, _ _ _ __ 28th Lydia went over to S Hubbs [sic] for a visit, returned the 7th of 11mo Stephen & Lydia bringing her home. _ _ _ __ 11mo 4th My father’s Birth day [sic] had he have lived would have been 112. __ _5th Willet Hubbs died, buried the 7th __ 11th George & Amey here for dinner. __ [pg 47] 13th Carrie went to spend a few days with Margaret Jane Hubbs & her daughter, returned home on the 15th a very wet day __ _16th Boiling Cider, Edward & Jane Cronk here for a visit, Mary bought some shells of [sic] a Pedlar [sic] at the door, _ _ _ __ 17th Levi & Mary went on to the Market with Ducks fowls & butter, 25cts a peice [sic] butter 22cts a pound, __ 14th Edward Dayle here for dinner, paid him $7- got 10 pound of tea of [sic] him at 60ct a pound, __ _21st Nelson Sills came to see about takeing [sic] the farm, returned home on the 23rd _ __ _23rd Mary & Carrie Cleaned the dineing [sic] -room took up the Carpet, Carrie got her boots from Glens. _ _ _ [pg 48] 1877_11mo 29th My Birth day [sic] 73 years older than my Mother was when she died, our second flury [sic] of snow fell to day, fifth day Vincent Levi & Mary went to meeting I did not go feeling much older than I ever did before. _ _ _ __ 12mo 4th Killing hogs, _ _ _ _8th On the market with Ducks hens apples, butter, eggs, & hogs [sic] fat, father went down to have a full cloth coat cut a fine day, __ _22nd Mary on the Market with geese ducks & turkeys, geese 50ct a peice [sic] turkey 75ct Ducks 60ct _ Mild open weather no snow on the ground, saw several teems [sic] at plow. __ [pg 49] 12mo 23rd Lydia & myself went to meeting mild weather yet – Stanly White wife & three Children here for dinner, also James Sivetman & sister _ __ 24th Levi Lydia Carrie & the Children went to Picton in the afternoon to get Christmas presants [sic]. did not get back till after dark. __ 25th Christmas morning open weather yet All the family abel [sic] to get up & eat their breakfast for which I hope we are all thank- -full, How uncertain who will see the next Christmas, Six years ago now poor dear Edith was with us. _ _ _ __ 1878 1mo 1st Levi & Mary gone to see G Lear who is quite unwell, Huffs young folks came to spend the evening _ _ _ [pg 50] 1878 1stmo 18th Select meeting day Vincent did not go, having a bad cold. _ _ _ 19th Monthly meeting did not go, Levi and Mary went also Carrie. _ _ _ __ 21st Levi & Mary went to Picton got flannel for Lydia & Carrie, mild weather yet no snow. _ _ _ __ 24th Vincent & myself married 28 years ago to day, meeting day no one went, father showed Levi his Will, not altogather [sic] satisfied, poor man I feel very sorry for him, haveing [sic] involved himself so much. but we cannot all see alike. _ _ _ __ 25th Samuel Baker died, _ 26th Lydia went to Picton paied [sic] for her gold spectacals [sic] or in part 5 dollors [sic], then went to George Leers for a visit stoped [sic] all [pg 51] night with them. Carrie got her new black dress brought home, Lydia got her coat cut & left it to be made, _ __ _28th Samuel Baker to be buried to day. __ 2mo 1st Our Quarterly meeting commences Vincent nor myself went to Select meeting owing to the storm Uncle Arthur & Edwin came, also Philip and his Cousin, _Wm Spencer & Stephen Cartland attended our meeting, I did not get out at all, _ Reuben Haight was here from Snowden left here the 7th for Belleville, _ And Lydia went to Fredericksburgh Robert comeing [sic] up for her, it seems very lonesome without her. __ _8th Levi quite unwell he gave me Uncle Arthur’s Note, five dollors [sic] & 28ct due on it up to this date, _ _ _ __ [pg 52] 1878 2mo 13th Carrie gone down to Amie Sills wedding. a very fine day. W E, Harard married last evening. _ _ _ __ _15th Nelson & Rachel brought Carrie home N & R stoped [sic] with us till the 18th makeing [sic] a bargain with Levi to work the farm, which he has conclueded [sic] to do, much against the family’s wishes. a very imprudent thing to seperate [sic] a family so late in the day. _ _ _ __ _26th Lydia came home Willie going for her Walter Morris at our meeting. _ _ _ When Eliza Brewer was in England in 1875 she stoped [sic] at a friends [sic] house, where they had killed a fat ox that weighed 1400. sold it for one shilling & tenpence a pound, which brought him 143.15s shillings_ __ [pg 53] 1878_ 3mo 3rd First day mild weather I did not go to meeting, Elizabeth White came back with our folks, stoped [sic] till fifth day, Went down to see [Liphet?] Levens, & Emma Lumbard. __ _6th Levi & the Carpenter made a hole in the parlour for another door, to seperate [sic] & break up the family that has lived togather [sic] for 43 years. _ _ _ __ _8th Nelson’s boys came on [sic] to make sugar, Jacob Peterson died, aged 89 years, Levi & Mary gone to the funarel [sic] buried the 10th Saw the first Robin. fine Spring weather __ 10th of 3rd mo_ E Cadmans birth-day [sic] 48 years old, A beautifull [sic] day no snow, sitting with the door open part of the time. I am affraid [sic] this will be our last first day alone, a sad thought to think of breaking up a [pg 54] family that has lived togather [sic] so many years, Oh’ Levi, Levi, little did I think what I was living for. but happy thought I shall not know it long. _ _ _ __ 1878 3mo 13th Nelson & Rachel got here with there [sic] family & part of their goods, a very rough day raining & snowing, _ _ _ __ _16th First day fine over head went to meeting in the wagon, met with two strangers there Albert Stover & James Barker, _ __ _17th Takeing [sic] every thing down to make room for the new comers, a sad change for old folks. _ _ _ __ _20th George Leer died about nine oclock in the morning. _ _ _ [pg 55] Buried the 22nd We all went a very large funeral and a beautifull [sic] day. E Varney had a good deal to say. __ _23rd Got a Telegraph dispatch saying that Mary Bowerman was not expected to live. _24th Levi went over to Hubbs to let them know it. A snow storm in the morning. __ _30th Nelson & Rachel went below, All upside down yet, not looking much like home, never expect it too. _ _ _ __ _31st First day I went to meeting, had several good sermons, directing us were [sic] to look for Consolation in all our troubles, _ _ _ __ 4mo 1st A beautifull [sic] day, Oh that it was as bright in doors, time may wear it away But the loss of a home, or changeing [sic] homes [pg 56] is a great trial for Old people. _ _ _ __ 3rd Nelson commenced plowing fine weather 4th Mary & myself went to meeting. 6th Mary & Rachel went on the market bought Lydia a sun bonnet some steem- loom for the family. _ _ _ __ 7th First day Wm [Bransrom?] & wife & son here for dinner. _ _ _ 8th Moved father’s bed & mine down stairs does not seem much like home. 9th Ediths birth day would have been 21 [Squires?] here. _ _ _ __ _18th Father Mary & myself went to Monthly meeting a fine day, came home after meeting all things changed, nothing like home any more used to have a comfortable room to sit down in, now I can sit down by the book-stove, quite [pg 57] a change for old people, _ _ _ __ _20, Rachel & Mary went to market Lydia went to George Leer’s old place, came back on first day, Levi Mary & the Children going for her. __ _22st [sic] Carrie washing, Levi hunting up milk, _23rd Levi taking away the furnature [sic], it looks rather hard after working so many years to get it togather [sic], then have it divided up & taken away all for the sake of a little paltrey [sic] gold, Oh that they may see the folly of heaping up riches in this world. Drove away four cows to their new home. _ _ _ __ _25th Mary took away our little girl & boy in the buggy, a sad sight to see the children taken away from you that you have nursed & tended day & night for ten years, _ Oh that I may be more resigned to my lot, or I do not, [pg 58] know what will become of me, _Elizabeth came up on the boat, Nelson going for her __ _26th they came back in the evening for some of their things, Lydia & Deborah went to Coopers for some black-water, _ _ _ __ _27th Sarah Levens brought Aunt Rachel’s bonnet, Lewis Levens called in to see how we look in our new home. __ _28th Elizabeth went to meeting with father & myself also Nelson & Rachel, got our dinner at Levi’s, it did not look much like home, Eliza Brewer had a meeting in the afternoon. Levis Birth day 46 __ _29th Elizabeth & Rachel sewing carpets togather [sic] beautifull [sic] weather Cherrie Plumb trees out in blossom. Musketoes [sic] troublesom [sic]. [pg 59] 4mo 30th Elizabeth gone home Rachel took her to the boat. __ 5mo5th Levi Mary & the Children here also Nathaniel & Isabela, _ _ _ __ _6th Quite unwell had sick head-ach [sic] Joseph Baker & P W. here for a call, _ __ _7th Lydia’s birth day 40 years old it does not seem possable [sic], washing no little Children to go to the woods with her to gather flowers, as in former days, owing to Levis breaking up the family, a cruel thing. __ _8th Stephen & Lydia here Lydia Haight [has?] hung blankets out of doors in the sun, rather hard after haveing [sic] things so conveniant [sic]. beautifull [sic] weather Lylack [sic] in blossom. a very forward spring. _ _ _ [pg 60] 1878 5mo9th Prepartive [sic] meeting Father Lydia and myself went out in the buggy, then down to Levis for our dinner. _21st Fathers Birth day 87, Levi & Mary here cut a hole through the north side of the house for Lydia’s kitchen, _ _ _ 24th [Lisset?] Levens birth day 87, father Lydia & myself went over to Levis in the evening stoped [sic] over first day with them father walked up to meeting I rode, 6mo1st Quarterly meeting none of us women went Thomas being very sick the Dr here, no company here only Joseph & Ann Willby their daughter and her husband, Uncle Arthur & Uncle James stoped [sic] two nights with us. it does not seem much like our quarterly meeting, the family so broke up, _ _ _ 61 5mo 31st Uncle John & Daniel here on account of Deborah Mc Coy’s death which took place the 23rd of 5mo 1878 Aged 54. _ _ _ __ 6mo 11th 1878. Vincent Lydia & myself had an invitaion [sic] to spend the day at [Liphet?] Levens, not Wm Garrett and Patience there also their daughter Precila, Maria Ellsworth & Sarah Maria. _ _ _ __ _13th Nelly Fox & Ellen Mary Castor stoped [sic] all night with us, then started for Belleville with the horse & buggy. _ _ _ __ _15th Abby Ellsworth here & her daughter, & Maria Ellsworth with her daughter Sarah Maria, __ _19th Catharine [Jmpey?] & Amie Mullett came Levi met them at Picton, 20th they went to Monthly-meeting, 21st Went to the Sand-banks, 22nd took the boat for Bellville [sic], 24th took the Cars to Niagra Sailed for England the 29th 1878 _ [pg 62] 1878. 7mo 1st Father Lydia & myself went over to see Amos Hubbs, & family a very warm day. _ _ _ _7mo 7th Went to meeting a very hot day, Levi & his family came back with us, also Isabela Peterson. __ _7mo 3rd 1821. We landed in Quebec, after a passage of seven weeks, My father & Mother with eleven Children, the youngest two years old. a little boy called Benjamin. __ _11th father Lydia & myself went to meeting then down to Levis, Came home & found Daly had been here& left 15lb of tea at 55ct a pound, _ __ 25th Mary weaving out a peice [sic] of Cotten [sic] [ware??] Six years ago to day poor dear Edith died, great changes since then, it does not seem [pg 63] much like home any more, strangers comeing [sic] and going. _ _ _ __ 28th Amy & Sarah here for a visit, _ _ _ 21st Thomas Waring buried at our meeting-house __ 8mo 5th Consider died 40 years ago this evening about eleven oclock [sic]. _ _ _ __ _10th S Richardson & Lydia went down to [Woossoos?]-Island, _ _ _ __ _19th I went down to see the Doctor, got myself some muslin for Caps ribbon, Envelops [sic] books for Thomas. $ 1.90, __ _21st Andrew Whycot Sarah & daughter, Sarah 64 years old, & Lydia Hubbs 50 the 22nd __ [pg 64] 8mo 23rd Father Lydia & myself went out to Levis stoped [sic] two days with them, it seems rather lonesome to come back without the children. __ _30th Sallie Taylor fell down stairs lived about two hours after, was buried the first of 9mo __ 8mo 31st Henry Mullett came from Whitby on his way to the States, spent first & Second day with us, then Nelson took him to the boat. _ _ _ 1878 10/7 Stephen Hubbs brought my Sister Maria here haveing [sic] come down with his sister Hannah from Pickering. _ __ _9th Arnold & Rachel Haight & Maria Niles here stoped [sic] all night, _ _ _ __ [pg 65] 10th Aunt Maria father & myself went over to Levi’s stoped [sic] all night with them, went to our preparative [sic] meeting. _ _ _ __ _13th Our General meeting begun, Did not last but a week _ _ _ _14th Aunt Maria & Lydia started for Fredericksburgh, Levi & Mary takeing [sic] them to the boat. _ Sent Kate [Jmpey?] the minuts [sic] of the Yearly meeting. _ _ _ __ 11mo 9th Lydia got home from Huntingdon Aunt Maria takeing [sic] the Cars the day before for Whitby, Wille came back with Lydia, __ _20th Mary’s birth-day [sic] 43 years old, The first she ever spent without her Mother, a sorawfull [sic], thing for a woman to be draged [sic] about the world by a husband, _ [pg 66] 11/29th 1870 My Birth day [sic] 74 years old, it seems like a great age, hardly likely I shall see many more, Oh that I may be ready when the summons comes, Levi Mary & the Children came out in the evening & took tea with Grandmother & Chrisend [sic] Lydia new dishes. _ __ 12_1st Gatherd [sic] some rose leavs [sic] at the east end of the house, Elizabeth came up, I read two Psalms without my Spectacals [sic], _ _ _ Amos Hubbs died in the evening, on his birth-day [sic] 81 years. __ _14th Mary was on the market with some of her Ducks got brought me five yards of red flannel at 10 cents a yard. __ [pg 67] 12mo 25th 1878 Eat [sic] our Christmas dinner all alone so stormey [sic] & the roads blocked up __ 1mo 1st 1879 New years [sic] day Stephen & Lydia here for dinner had a turkey & two fowels [sic], Levi and Mary & the Children, also Nelson & Rachel, __ _24th We went out to Levis a very high wind Mary Ann Wright daughter buried, Nelson & Rachel came up from Napanee. _ _ _ __ 3mo 19th Walter Levens & Mary Sills married, at our old place, queer times to what it used to be no wonder the Old folks feels sad, _ _ _ __ 4mo 23rd Came back to our old home after an absence of three months, quite lonely to what is [sic] used to be, it may all be for the best but it looks rather hard, after living with your children for over forty years, then to have the family broke up _ [pg 68] 1879 5mo 21st Grandfather’s Birth day [sic] 88 years old, quite feeble this Spring & very hard of hearing, we have had some beau= =tifull [sic] fine warm weather the Lilacks [sic] out in blossom, I suppose it’s the last time I shall ever see them so, as Levi talks of selling a cruel thing, after what him & his family has done here, Levi Mary Lydia & the Children back in the woods to pick up some chips, _ the Children going to School here. _ _ _ __ 5mo 6th Jane Anderson died at Montreall [sic] was brought up to Picton & intered [sic] by the side of her Sister & Grandmother. _ _ _ __ 5mo 7th Lydia’s birth day [sic] 41 years old, Carrie & the Children went back in the woods with her to gather flowers, I suppose for the last time. __ [pg 69] 1879 5mo 23rd I stroled [sic] down the Lane alone to look for father, pulled off some Maple leaves, thinking it might be the last time I should ever be there, the way things are going. _ _ _ __ 6mo 6th Select meeting day Vincent & myself going out for the last time I think, both of us being quite feeble this spring. _ Stanley [Pumphery?] & wife attended our quarterly meeting. _ Uncle Aurther & Aunt Jane down stoped [sic] three nights with us. __ 6mo 10th Rachel’s Birth day [sic] 11 years old, Mary Carrie & Thomas came out to dinner with us. O, if I, as one forgiven, Reach at last; that happy shore; How shall all the hosts of heaven Shout, and wonder, and adore! The above lines written by Rachel. Bloomfield. 1879 [pg 70] 1879 6mo 4th Nelson & Rachel gone to Napanee myself trying to cut father some shirts quite an undertakeing [sic] more than I expected, shall not try it again. _ _ _ __ 6_12th Reubie Haight from Snowden brought me M E Garrett Photograph, I sent her mine in return, he returned to Bellville [sic] the 13th. __ _22nd First day no meeting, Levi & Thomas came out for us did not go, they spent the day with us, took father & Rachel back with them. __ 7mo 12th Levi & Mary went down & met Nancy Anderson, brought her here, to spend a few weeks __ _20th We all went over to Meeting & then down to Levis for our dinner, home again in the evening. _19th took Rachel down to see the Doctor, he gave her a bottle of medicen [sic]. 1879, [pg 71] 1879 7mo 3rd My father & Mother with eleven Children landed in Quebec in 1821, 59 years ago to day. _ __ 7mo 25th Seven years ago this morning between two & three oclock, Our dear Edith breathed her last, sitting in the Arm-chair in her sixteenth years, _ _ Maria Ellsworth & daughter Phebe Jane spending the afternoon at Nelsons, father & myself took tea with them. __ 8mo 9th Levi met Mary Bowerman daughter Lydia at Picton, on her way from the States, to make us a visit. _ _ _ __ _12th Met Elizabeth at the boat spent a week with us. __ _31st Daniel Levens buried at our meeting- house aged 90 years, Vincent was at the feuneral [sic]. _ _ _ [pg 72] 1879 9mo 1st Lydia & myself heard the Cars for the first time siting [sic] at our dineing-room [sic] window pealing [sic] pears. __ _3rd Aunt Maria & Kate came here for a visit, spent three days with us, then to Levi’s, starting for home on the 8th Second – day morning. Levi takeing [sic] them to Picton & bringing back some English friends, James Clark & his two daughters Sophia & Edith, it was a very short visit of two or three hours. _ _ _ __ _6th Father Lydia & myself went to Levis with Aunt Maria & Kate, stoped [sic] till the following Sixth day, Thomas Birth day the 10th 9 years old, __ 11mo 2nd First day no meeting, our first snow Levi Mary & the children here, Carrie gone to Kingston for a visit, N. A here yet _ [pg 73] 1879 11mo 9th First day morning-Started our Coal-stove for the first time, Do not like it as well as the Old box Stove, _ _ _ __ _20th Mary puting [sic] a peice [sic] of cloth in the loom for full-cloth, -drove herself home in the evening very cold. __ _29th My birth day [sic] 75, not feeling very smart looking towards the end of the journey. & my daily prayer is htat I may be ready, but feel thankfull [sic] that I was able to sew all day for the family_ _ Patty Bowerman died in the evening about ten oclock [sic], __ 30th First day no meeting, David Ellsworth here all day, Will Cadman called on us the Children here going to School, Levi & Mary here in the evening. _ __ [pg 74] 1879 12mo 23rd Father Lydia and myself went out to Levis. & stoped [sic] till the tenth of the fourth month following. __ 1880 3mo 29th Our folks sold the Old Farm to a man by the name of John Henry [Levet?] for the sum of $12000 twelve thousand dollors [sic], _ __ 4mo 9th Mary H Bowerman from Maryposa has been with us for several weeks, makeing [sic] her friends a visit, last evening she got a Telegram saying her father was dead, so she started for home Carrie going with her. & stoping [sic] a week, this is Edith’s birth day would have been 23. _ __ 10th We came home, Uncle Arthur & Samuel Haight came here also the former stoping [sic] three nights with us. [pg 75] 4mo 20th Nelson & his family left for Napanee giving him a thousand dollors [sic] to leave the place. we miss them very much. _ __ _24th Robert & Elizabeth came up, 26th They are gone down to Levens, to day [sic], _ _ _ __ _28th Levi’s birth-day 49 years, the Children out here, also Elizabeth & Mary. _ __ 1880 5mo 1st Froze a quarter of an inch, Elizabeth with us. _ _ _ __ _7th Lydia Birth-day the Children disappointed at not going back in the woods to gather flowers it being a wet day, Elizabeth with us, also Mary Carrie, & the Children, in all probability it will be the last birth -day [sic] that Lydia will ever spend here. [pg 76] 1880 5mo 6th E Cadman helped Lydia wash the wood-work. _ _ _ __ _16th Over to Levis [sic] some of them down in the Grave-yard looking at Ediths [sic] grave. __ _17th E Cadman brought us home behind Topsey, got some dinner, & then went down to see Maria Ellsworth. We are feeling rather sad & discouraged, thinking what a home we have lost, just to gratify one poor man, cannot have the privilage [sic] of turning a house in the door-yard, Oh Levi ! Oh Levi ! – Why not have let thy poor Old father died [sic] on his own farm, where he has been over 65 years. _ _ _ __ _18th Elizabeth went home on the boat Mary takeing [sic] her down to Picton. [pg 77] 1880 5mo 20th Monthly meeting at Hillier, none of our family there, to [sic] much buried in the cares of the world, Mary haveing [sic] the Ague. _ _ _ __ _21st V B’s birth day [sic] 89 Andrew & Sarah here also Amey, a beautifull [sic] day. __ _23rd First day no meeting for us, Mary & the Children here. __ _24th The Queen’s birth-day [sic], it will not make much differance [sic] with us, altho [sic] my Sister Mary was carring [sic] of her about the room when she was about twelve months old. _ _ _ __ 6mo 4th Quarterly meeting began Vincent & myself went out to Select meeting, then down to Levis, were [sic] we stoped [sic] till the 7th _ [pg 78] Uncle John & Arthur down to the meeting we had a very good meeting. __ _10th Rachel’s Birth-day 12 years old, they all came out to the old place & took dinner for the last time, as the place is sold, Grandfather in his 90 year, & Grandmother in her 76, _ _ _ __ _7mo 1st Dominion day, We went out to Levi’s, met with some friends there from the States, by the name of Caleb Gregg & his wife, had some of their company at Edward Cronk’s. _ __ _3rd 59 Years ago to day my father landed in Quebec with eleven Children after a voiage [sic] of seven weeks, leaveing [sic] England in the year 1821, in the fifth month. _ _ _ [pg 79] 1880 7mo 27th Aunt Maria & Mary Ann came here, went to the Sand-banks, & over to Nathaniels, started for home the fifth of eighteth [sic] month, 42 years ago to day that Consider died, __ 8mo 6th Charles Vail called on us a few minuts [sic] I gave him mine & Vincents photograph __ _22nd Nellie Fox & baby here stoped [sic] three days with us. _ _ _ __ _27th Sarah Crawford & daughter called on us, had a nice little sitting, for our encouragement I hope. _ _ _ __ 9mo8th E Cadman came up & stoped [sic] two weeks with us, Robert came up on the 18th for her, _ _ _ _17th We went to Picton Elizabeth Mary & the Children, also myself where I had [pg 80] not been for three years, We also drove round the Sematry [sic], I got myself cotten [sic] for night- -gowns, Silk & [wadden?] for Lydia’s quilt, __ 9mo 14 Amie Mullett & her little neice [sic] from Belleville here spent three days with us, _ __ _19th Edward [Harard?] & wife here for a visit Nathaniel Swetman, M Levens, Amey Leer Robert & Elizabeth, & our folks from Bloomfield. _ _ _ __ _24th Lydia & Amey gone down to Reuben Burlinghams for a visit. _ _ _ __ 10mo 24th Three inches of snow fell, Icicles hanging on the window frames, _26th Makeing [sic] father a couple of new flannel Shirts, myself two night gowns, _ _ _ [pg 81] 10mo 31st The Aneversary [sic] of my father last day. _ __ 11mo 1st E [Liphet?] Levens died about three in the afternoon, father & myself went down the next day to see his remains, Mary driveing [sic] us down in the buggy, & then called on Reuben Burlingham __ _4th Frederick Richardson here also Sarah Foster, __ _22nd Our fingers sticking to the door latch, so cold, __ _24 Crossed the Ferry at Bellville [sic] on the ice, with the horse and the Cutter, _ _ _ __ _29th My birth-day [sic] 76, Levi Mary & the Children came out in the evening bringing a roast duck with them, Thomas quite sick, _ _ _ __ [pg 82] 12mo 5th 1880, We went out to Bloomfield as Thomas was no better but worse, 7th Vincent & Lydia went out took the birds & locked up the house, for three months, Thomas not getting much better, _ __ 1881 3mo 8th Returned home for a few weeks to pack up our things & take leave of the Old place after living on it 65 years, it looks rather hard to see Old folks give up their home before they have done of it __ 3mo 10th Elizabeth Cadman’s Birth-day [sic] 51. __ _13th R Cadman Elizabeth, Carrie Rachel & Levi,_ 14th E Cadman went home, __ _16th Adam Spencer attended our M Monthly meeting. Came over to the Old place in the evening to see Vincent & wife accompanied by [pg 83] Wm Valentine Amy Leer & Levi, __ 17th Joseph Rogers buried E Varney going up to attend the funarel [sic], _ _ _ 19th Heard the first Robin on the Old place __ 12mo 25th 1880, Christmas Thomas sick a [sic] bed not able to go to Picton, or to see the Christmas tree, _ _ _ __ 1881 1/1 New-years day Thomas in bed yet not much better, lingerd [sic] along till the first of 4 month, when he quickly breathed his last about ½ past seven in the evening, by the bursting of a blood-vessle,_ buried the third by the side of his sister Edith._ poor dear [Chils?] Oh that we were all with them, the way things are going. it all looks dark after looseing [sic] our home. _ __ [pg 84] 1880 11mo 27th Rachel & Thomas came out to the Old place on the Sledge in the evening, quite cold after Skeiting [sic] stoped [sic] all night with us, thought he took his cold then, that terminated in his death First day morning the 28th after breakfast he read the 1st 23rd, & 27th Psalms also the 2nd cht of John little did we think it was the last time he would read to us, they went home in the evening.* __ 1881 4mo 28th Mary & Amy Leer went to Mariposa to see Mary Bowerman, she died the 2nd of 5th month buried the 4th Levi went up to attend the funarel [sic] came back the 9th. on the Cars. _ __ 5mo 7th Lydia’s birth day [sic]. no going to the woods to gather flowers, with the Children, one dear child gone to its long home. which leaves us only one. _ _ _ __ *The next day my birth day the 29th they brought [pg 85] him out again in the evening carring [sic] him in & out of the sleigh, not being able to walk with the pain in his legs, it proved to be the last time he was ever there. _ _ _ __ 1881 5mo 21st Vincent Birth day [sic] 90 years old, Andrew & Sarah Whycott here, & Hannah Maria [Harrard?], Henry Mullett also came in & stoped [sic] two days with us. _ _ _ __ 6mo 5th Our quarterly meeting, 7th Carrie went home with Uncle Arthur for a visit, __ 12th Went for a ride over to [M Donalds Isaland?] Levi Lydia Rachel & myself. _ _ _ __ 6mo10 Rachel’s Birth-day [sic] 13 years old a fine day went for a ride in the afternoon with her Mother Aunt Lydia, & took tea with Eliza Varney. [pg 86] 1881 7mo 1st Maria Ellsworth here for a short visit, We took her up to Levi Varneys [sic] in the afternoon, myself going along, _ _ _ __ _2nd Lydia washing, Stephen Hubbs came over for her in the afternoon _3rd Sixty years ago this morning my father & Mother landed in Quebec with eleven children, _ _ _ __ _9th Elizabeth Comstock paid us a visit spent part of three days with us. __ 9mo 3rd William Barker called on me, had a good visit with him, had not seen him for 50 years, __ 8mo 24th Sallie Mallory & Mary Jones here for a short visit, _ _ _ [pg 87] 1881 10mo 18th No frost worth speaking of yet, Lydia & Carrie up in the Village geting [sic] a dress fixed, I have not been as well as usual for the last two weeks, Altho [sic] I have finished this day a day- -cap for myself now most 77, most likely it will be the last I shall ever try to make. __ 11_4th Paid Sarah Levens 50cts for makeing [sic] four day-caps._ Made myself three Shimeys, Lydia got herself 6 yards of Cashmeer for a dress & flannel for two shimeys, a pair boots,_ Mary & Rachel gone to Fredericksburgh. _ _ _ __ _28th My Sister Rachel Died about ten in the morning, buried the 30th she 75 years old, took her remains back to Mariposa _29th My Birth day 77, shall I ever see another, if not Oh that I may be ready. Our folks very busy cleaning house Amy helping Lydia. I got a Card from Maggie Stewart. __ [pg 88] 12mo 25 A beautifull [sic] bright day the family all gone to meeting except Lydia & myself John Ward spent the evening with us. __ _24 On the market with geese sold for 60ct Ducks 60ct a pair, a very full market __ 1882 1st mo 24th Our wedding day 32 years ago Judith Bowerman & Abigale Ellsworth was married the same day, this is a beautifull [sic] winters day quick-silver 20 degrees below zero, Levi killing two pigs, Lydia getting a dress cut at the neigbors [sic], Amy Leer here. Richard Suthard buried the day before yesterday. __ 2mo 28th James Morden his brother & his wife here for a visit, just before going to Manitoba __ 5mo 7th Lydia’s Birth day [sic] 44 years old, her & Rachel went back in the woods to gather flowers [pg 89] _Thomas still missing, only the second time, poor Child taken from all the toils & troubles of this world but how we miss him,_ this has been a fine day also first day & meeting day. father & myself not going feeble & old father 91 the 21st of this month, myself 77 & six months, Nancy Anderson took tea with us, our folks drove out to Leven’s. _ _ _ __ 5mo 21st Grandfather Birth day [sic] 91 years old some of his Children spent the day with im all but Lydia & Stephen, Thomas Stinson & Lydia was here also & Amos Bowermans widdow [sic] from Whitchurch, A very fine day, father & myself went to meeting also Levi & Lydia Haight. Patience Garratt died the same evening about ten oclock. _ _ _ Vincent planted a Maple-tree West of the house. _26th Our quarterly meeting began Vincent & myself attended the Select meeting, Arthur & Jane was down was with us three nights. _29th Levi planted the Cedars round the house [pg 90] 1882 6mo 1st Arthur & Jane left for home, _2nd The fast friends quarterly meeting began, they had the company of Rufes King with them from Indian, Wm Henry & Aunt Eliza was down also Alfred Phelps and Eliza Maria. _ _ _ 7mo 9th Went to meeting, drove down into the Grave-yard, were [sic] I had not been for six or seven years, the trees had grown so much I scarsely [sic] knew the place. _ _ _ __ _12th Went to Picton to see Maria Dimond, who was up on a visit, Levi Mary Lydia & myself __ _18th Aunt Maria Catharine Maria & Richard Came down on the Cars, to make us a visit, staid [sic] till the 25th when they went to Fredericksburg Lydia going with them. _ 25th Ten years ago Edith died, about three in the morning. [pg 91] 8mo 14 John Sargent & wife took dinner with us, also Rowland [Hasard?] their Companion they attend’d [sic] our first day meeting also our Monthly meeting __ _16th Lydia & Willie went down to Picton bought two pair [sic] of boots one for Mother __ 9mo 9th Robert & Elizabeth came up on the boat, our folks met them, on the 11th Carrie was married, & then on the boat for Montreall [sic], Mary Waring came the same day on the Cars, stoped [sic] with us till the 15th _ __ 9mo 28th Levi Mary & Rachel Started for Leeds quarterly meeting, returned 10/4th 1882_ 10_6th Uncle Arthur & Aunt came here from Camden & Leeds, also Annie Fred Dolly & Castor __ [pg 93, which follows page 91] 1878. 6mo 18th My father’s old Bible was printed in 1578. _ Deborah Bowerman. __ My father came hear [sic] in 1858, to board with us was with us eight years, _ died the 31st of 10mo 1865 Paid us one hundred pounds while here. D Bowerman 1879 5mo 23rd The day before Elizabeth Levens was 88 years old, And two days after Vincent Bowerman was 88 years, I stroled [sic] down the Lane alone to look for father, I thought I would pull off some Maple-leavs [sic], thinking it might be the last time I should ever be there, for you to look at when I am gone. Deborah Bowerman 75 years old Bloomfield 9mo 2nd 1879 [pg 92, which follows pg 93] (contains pressed leaves) [pg 95, which follows pg 92] 1881 6mo 12th Went for a ride on Cunninghan’s Island, Levi Lydia Rachel & myself & the two little dogs, we gathered some fern leavs [sic] & several other plants, also three Cedars which are planted or rather set along the garden fence. __ DB_ (pressed leaves) [pg 94, which follows pg 95] A friend writing from the County of Lennox on Monday the 27th * A few pretty heavy snow squales [sic] yesterday, and a heavy frost this morning. reminds me that 44 years ago to day, I rode four miles in the Cutter on three inches of snow that had fallen during the previous night. The next morning the 14th it began to snow again, and continued all day, mostly melting as fast as it fell. Just at night it began to clear up, & next morning the 15th, the ground was frozen sufficiently hard to bear [sic] a horse, except where there was deep mud. The plumb & Cherry trees were in full bloom, and their fruit was blasted. The apple blows were not open yet, so that the apple crop was not affected. Copied by Deborah Bowerman Bloomfield 5mo29th 1878 * of 5mo 1878 [Separate Paper] 1850_3rdmo 4th I received one hundred dollors [sic] from Edwin Mallory, in part pay for the farm we lived on, _ [illegible amount ?]_ I paid to Thomas T Dorland, for an account he had against the estate, also I paid him two dollors [sic], to get the land Registered, _ eleven dollors [sic] I paid Elizabeth, Cadman, and Rachel Sills as there [sic] share of the hundred dollars_ after paying all other expences [sic]_ Mary’s and Lydias share to pay them yet_ out of my share of what is to come_ Deborah Bowerman 1852_3rdMo 8th_ Received from Edwin Mallory, by the hand of Nelson Sills one hundred and eleven dollars, as my share of the place, _ Ninety of it I let Vincent Bowerman have to be returned, when I want it_ Eleven I gave Rachel five I gave Mary, for a set of china,_ eighteen shillings to Elizabeth for a set of bed curtains, and seven shillings I kept for my own use._ Deborah Bowerman Picton [12mo 13th_1852?] [There is one more singe sheet here – but I can’t read it very well – only the 2nd half.] |