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Excerpt from
The Hilton Family of Albany, New York, by Lewis Parker Abell, 1936
A typescript filed with the New York State Library

MARGARET HILTON, youngest daughter of John Burgess Hilton, b. June 16, 1828 in Crowland, Welland County, Ont.; d. June 4, 1911 in Wainfleet. Buried in Fonthill.

She married, 1st, about 1848, John Goodwillie, b. Dec. 7, 1824; Had two sons:
George B. Goodwillie, b. Sept. 29, 1850; res. at Flint, Mich., and in 1934 was living in Indianapolis, Ind.
Charles W. Goodwillie, b. Nov. 24, 1851; m. twice; 1st wife, Annie Grauff. residing in Vancouver, B.C., as late as 1934.
She married, 2nd, about 1853, Francis Stokes, b. North Dalton, Yorkshire, Eng., about Nov. 1820. He died Dec. 12, 1894.

They resided on a large farm at Hewitt station, 7 miles west of Welland, where the writer spent a happy fortnight's vacation in July 1883 before he came to realize that he had just been left an orphan. Here also his grandfather spent his last years in the kindly care of his sister.

Children of Margaret Hilton and Francis Stokes:
Lidey E. Stokes, b. Apr. 22, 1854; m. John Prest, b. in England
James B. Stokes, b. Mar. 18, 1856; m. Eunice Schram, of Wainfleet.
Helen Louisa Stokes, b. Feb. 28, 1858; m. David Ramsay, Nairn Scotland.
Sarah Grey Stokes, b. July 11, 1860; d. Jan. 16, 1927; m. Albert Stewart
Albert Edward Stokes, b. Oct. 19, 1862; d. Dec. 5, 1900; unm.
Mary M. Stokes, b. Feb. 18, 1865; m. Simeon Carroll; res. Michigan.
Frances Josephine Stokes, b. Apr, 21, 1867; m. Leaser Warner; res. Batavia, N.Y.
Lemuel H. Stokes, b. Dec. 21, 1869; d. Dec. 31, 1917 from accident at the Steel Works in Welland. m. Jennie Hoag, of Wainfleet. 4 children:- James, Evan, Gladys and Orville.
Joseph Stokes, b. Dec. 7, 1872; m. Alice Robinson; res. Wainfleet. Children:- Frank, Evelyn, Ray and George.

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1861 Canada West Census
Margaret Stokes, age 32, born in Canada West, no religious sect, residing with husband, Frances Stokes (age 37, farmer), and four daughters, Elizabeth (age 7), Jane[[?]] (age 5), Hellen (age 3), and Sarah (age 1), in a 1 1/2 story frame house, at Wainfleet Twp., Welland Co., Ontario.

1871 Canada Census
Margaret Stokes, age 43, born in Ontario, Church of England, English origin, residing with husband, Frances Stokes (age 58[[?]], farmer), and eight children, at Wainfleet Twp., Monck Dist., Ontario.

1881 Canada Census
Margaret Stokes, age 53, born in Ontario, Church of England, English origin, residing with husband, Francis Stokes (age 60, farmer), and seven children, at Wainfleet Twp., Monck Dist., Ontario.

1891 Canada Census
Margaret Stokes, age 63, born in Ontario, Church of England, residing with husband, Francis Stokes (age 69, farmer), and four children, and James Hilton (age 80, school teacher), at Wainfleet Twp., Monck Dist., Ontario.

1901 Canada Census
Margaret Stokes, age 73, born 16 Jun 1827, in Ontario, Church of England, English origin, residing with son, Lemuel Stokes (age 31, farmer, single), at Wainfleet Twp., Monck Dist., Ontario.

1911 Canada Census
Margret Stokes, age 83, born Jun 1827, in Ontario, Anglicn, English origin, residing with son, Lemuel Stokes (age __, farmer) and family, and brother, Leonard Hilton (Age 70, farmer), at Wainfleet Twp., Welland Dist., Ontario.

1921 Canada Census
Margaret Bushrod Stokes not yet found in 1921 census.

1931 Record of Death, Ontario
Margaret Stokes, age 82, widow, daughter of John Hilton (born Albany, N.Y.); died of Gastritis, 4 Jun 1911, Wainfleet, Welland Co., Ont., physician, J O Everett; certified by Lemuel Stokes of Hewitt.

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