John Ryerson KOTCHAPAW^{[1, 2]}

1853 - 1940  (87 years)

• Name	John Ryerson KOTCHAPAW  [3, 4]
  Birth	13 Jan 1853	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	3F20E985E20A4A2CAF0E8CE969608A1DD169
  Name	Episcopal Methodist
  Death	6 May 1940	Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I4549	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Reuben Robert KOTCHAPAW,   b. 26 Apr 1827, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Nov 1879, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Sarah ROBLIN,   b. 1825, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Apr 1913, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1851	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F1143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Matilda GORSLINE,   b. 1856   d. 25 Jul 1899, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1879
  Children	1. Claude KOTCHAPAW,   b. 25 Mar 1885, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. 1966 (Age 80 years)   2. William Gorsline KOTCHAPAW,   b. 28 Jul 1891, Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Oct 1971, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F1457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Deborah D ANDERSON,   b. 19 Feb 1858, Ameliasburgh, Ameliasburg Township, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada d. 1947 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	23 Jan 1901	Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., ON, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F1458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Jan 1853 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 23 Jan 1901 - Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., ON, Canada Death - 6 May 1940 - Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  (Research):John Ryerson Kotchapaw was born on a cold January day in 1853 (13 Jan) on a farm in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario. He was the first of seven children ( of whom five made it to adulthood). His father, Reuben, settled on and farmed Lot 18, concession 2 with a mailing address of Demorestville RR 2. The computerized Land Records Index show registry on 3 Oct 1857 concerning CL Deed # 01 C113. John farmed with his father. He grew up in the same concession as Sarah Gorsline who he married on 11 Jun 1879 when he was 26. John's father died a few months after their wedding, Reuben ,as the eldest son, inherited his father's farm. He continued to farm growing barley, hay and other cereals. They had a large barn (with hay loft) for the dairy cows, pigs, chickens and a horse or two. They lived in a large two storey farm house. They lived without electricity or indoor plumbing. Sarah gave birth to 2 sons - Claude in 1885 and Bill in 1891. The boys helped with the milking of the cows by hand and with the large vegetable garden. They grew all their own vegetables. Sarah churned the cream and butter In July 1899, Sarah became paralyzed and died . John married Deborah Anderson on 23 Jan 1901. They did not have any children. John's grandchildren Marion and Bill spent a whole summer in 1937 at the farm of their grandparents. Marion remembers John as being strong and handsome with a great white mustache. He loved to call people "Darlin". Grandma Deborah was a dear. Marion recalls that the horse that they had then was called Hazel. One of Marion's chores was to fetch the eggs (about 4-6 eggs) each morning. At that time, her uncle Claude was living across the street where he farmed. Claude's son Burt, 29 had attached/ latched a house onto his grandfathers and was farming there. John died on 6 May 1940 at the age of 87. [8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] Ontario Marriage Registrations, (URL: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/pec85.htm). [S193] Betty Alison AUSLANDER nee ENGLISH, Betty Alison AUSLANDER nee ENGLISH Email. [S422] 1901 Canadian Census, (Location: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/NationalSummary.jsp). [S419] Katherine McLean. [S150] Rosalyn Insley, Rosalyn Insley. [S27] Art G. Hubbs, Art G. Hubbs. [S139] Jerry Turner. [S1210] Betty English, Betty English Email.