THIRD GENERATION

3. John Lummis was born in 1830 in , Suffolk, England. He died on 29 Oct 1904 in Barrie, Ont. He was buried on 1 Nov 1904 in Wyebridge Cemete. He was christened. John, the eldest son or John Lummis, was born in 1830 in Suffolk, England.

The following information is taken from "the book" -a 60 page article written by Sarah Weldon in 1964 when she was 86. It is about the Ontario Lummis branch.

" I don`t know what year it was or how old I was when I first saw John Lummis, but it was the custom for him to visit our home on the shore of Lake Scugog in the township of Cartwright once a year at least, and he would stay several days. The family came from Lower Canada and bought a mill site on our Concession Road. There were seventeen or eighteen children born, but not all survived, and the graves of some of the babies are in Ceasar`s burying ground on the Jobb Farm nearby."

John had obviously moved from Montreal with his wife Sarah Doncaster also from Montreal who was of French Huguenot origin. She died at the age of 45. John later married Margaret Williams of Lindsay but there were no children from this marriage which was not a success and Margaret left.

John is described as " an even tempered man". He played the fiddle. " He was a little man but with a sense of humour." He apparantly liked to drink.

The family was considered stylish which the writer attributed to the French flair. She states when her sister became a Lummis "she was naturly nervous in the company of ladies so expert in style,dress and social life."

The article lists William as marrying Nellie Saddler of Lindsay; Fred married Ruth Mcrae of Wyebridge; Dolf married Fannie Weldon in 1896.

The family moved from Cartwright to Wyebridge about 1874. Here they became "well established" owning a flour mill,a woolen mill and a lumber mill.

John died on Oct 29 1904 at the age of 74,as a result of an accident. He was driving home to Wyebridge from Barrie when the buggy in which he was riding upset .

He was married to Sarah Doncaster (daughter of Daniel Doncaster and Miller Dalton). Sarah Doncaster was born on 24 Jan 1832 in Montreal, PQ. She died on 20 Mar 1877. She was christened. According to Sarah E Weldon`s "book" she was of French Huguenot origin. John Lummis and Sarah Doncaster had the following children:

+12 i. William Daniel Lummis.
+13 ii. Mary Azulea Lummis.
14 iii. Sarah Victoria Lummis was born on 3 Dec 1856. She died on 12 Nov 1925. She was christened.
+15 iv. Rhoda Lummis.
+16 v. Eunice Lummis.
17 vi. John Albert (Jack) Lummis was born on 26 Feb 1869. He died on 16 Jan 1925 in , Ont. He was christened. He was buried.
+18 vii. Frederick Henry Lummis.
19 viii. Samual Doncaster Lummis was born on 29 Sep 1872. He died on 5 Feb 1876. He was christened.
+20 ix. Frances Eliza (Hyde) Lummis.
+21 x. Adolphus Lummis.
22 xi. John Albert Lummis was born on 4 Feb 1859. He died on 17 Nov 1860. He was christened. Died in infancy.
23 xii. Harriet Lummis was born on 17 May 1867. She died on 16 Oct 1867. She was christened. She was buried. Died in infancy
24 xiii. Elizabeth Lummis was born on 17 May 1867. She died on 17 Oct 1867 in Wyebridge, Ont. She was christened. She was buried in Good Shep Ang Ch, Wyebridge, Ont..
25 xiv. Meta Lummis was born on 5 Mar 1877. She died on 19 Apr 1877. She was christened. She was buried. Was a twin

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