Mary Shackleton Family Page
After many hours of research and much help from those connected to this family line, I do believe that we finally have accounted for Mary's family. I could not have done as much as I have without the contacts of many of her descendants! And to those people, I thank you! This page is here today because of the information we have all shared! There are still a few "bugs" that need to be worked out though, so if you can add to this family or make any corrections, please email me!
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Mary Shackleton
b. 6 May 1784

m. 5 December 1805 in Sussex County, New Jersey

d. 26 October 1854

buried: Jerseyville Cemetery, Ancaster Township, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada
Daniel Piersley Howell
b. 28 June 1782 in New Jersey

d. 28 March 1869 in Jerseyville, Ancaster Township, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada

buried: Jerseyville Cemetery, Ancaster Township, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada

Son of Garrett Howell, Sr. and Elizabeth Piersley
Children of Mary Shackleton and Daniel Piersley Howell:
i. Garrett, b. 1810; d. 1874 in England; never married
ii. Elizabeth "Betsy", b. 21 December 1812 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; d. 26 May 1832; buried in Jerseyville Cemetery; m. William Smith on 14 October 1830 in Grimbsy Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada; he was b. 18 August 1806 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
iii. Levi, b. 12 April 1815 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; d. 24 May 1904; buried in Jerseyville Cemetery; m. Elizabeth Bray on 30 August 1834 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; she was b. About January 1812; 3 daughters, (a) Melissa, b. About 1838 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada, Christening on 1 May 1842 in Dumfries Twp, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; (b) Keturah, b. About 1840 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; Christening on 1 May 1842 in Dumfries Twp., Brant County, Ontario, Canada, m. Amasa H. Bishop (son of Ira Bishop) on 1864 in Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada; (3) Rebecca, b. 8 October 1848 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; Christening on 5 August 1849 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
iv. Isaac Reid, b. 1817; d. 21 June 1901, buried in Jerseyville Cemetery; m. (1) Nancy Marlatt (daughter of Samuel Marlatt and Mehetable Hopkins) on 18 December 1846 in Nelson Township, Halton County, Ontario, Canada; she was b. 2 April 1824 in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; d. 25 July 1873, buried in Jerseyville Cemetery; m. (2) Esther A. Crosby; b. About 1841, d. 16 October 1895, buried in Jerseyville Cemetery; 1 daughter by 1st wife; Mehetable "Hettie"  b. 15 August 1847 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; Christening on 28 May 1848 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; d. 17 February 1878 in Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada; buried in Jerseyville Cemetery, m. Rev. W. Galbriath in 1872; 1 daughter, Clara L. H., b. 1876, d. 2 July 1887, buried in Jerseyville Cemetery
v. David M., b. 1818
vi. George Ferguson, b. 6 April 1820, d. 8 September 1863, buried in Jerseyville Cemetery; m. (1) Mary Ann Carson (daughter of Peter George Carson and Hannah Smith) on 14 October 1840; she was b. 1821, d. 7 September 1853 in Jerseyville, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada, buried in Jerseyville Cemetery; m. (2) Catherine Shaver (daughter of Philip Shaver and Margaret Smith) on 19 October 1854; she was b. 30 May 1835, d. 2 September 1866, buried in Shaver Family Cemetery, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; had 10 children, five with each wife;
    
Children of George Ferguson Howell and Mary Ann Carson:
     (a) Martha, b. 18 December 1841 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; Christening on 1 May 1842 in Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; m. Richard Munson (son of Newton Munson) on 10 January 1860; he was b. About 1837
     (b) Betsy Ann, b. 28 November 1845 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; Christening on 8 February 1846 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; d. 1925, buried in Jerseyville Cemetery; m. George Weaver in 1862 in Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; he was b. About 1836, d. 31 March 1924
     (c) Edgar, b. 15 September 1847 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; Christening on 12 December 1847 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; d. 28 March 1868, buried in Jerseyville Cemetery
     (d) Ward Hopkins, b. 3 June 1851 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; Christening on 3 August 1851 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
     (e) Carson Matthew, b. 19 August 1853 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; Christening on 1 May 1855 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; d. 19 October 1894; buried in Jerseyville Cemetery
    
Children of George Ferguson Howell and Catherine Shaver:
     (f) Georgina, b. 7 September 1855, d. 6 February 1947; m. Rev. George W. Hewitt on 7 July 1879; he died in 1927; 5 children; (i) Mary Evaline; (ii) David Arthur Cookman, b. 3 October 1881, d. 10 December 1905; (iii) Cora Eleanor, b. 5 February 1883; (iv) Ruby Catherine, b. 5 February 1886; d. 18 September 1968; m. Charles Edgar Brown who died in December 1965; 2 daughters, Joan Eleanor and Patricia Armstrong, m. George Henry Reimer and had 2 children; George Henry and Susan Patricia, m. (1) Unnamed; one daughter, Joy Learn; m. (2) David Evan Bett; one son, Oliver Morgan Bett; m.(3) Robert Scott Hutchinson; (v) Clarissa Jane, b. 30 June 1887, d. 24 August 1973
     (g) Wellington Ross, b. 4 April 1857 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; Christening on 31 May 1857 in Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; d. 31 January 1864; buried in Jerseyville Cemetery
     (h) James Matheson Clark, b. July 1858; d. 1914
     (i) Isaac Reid Shaver, b. 24 October 1860; d. 1945; m. Alice Lawrence; 2 daughters, Alice, b. 1889, d. 1898; Louise, b. 1891, m. Earle Wagner
     (j) George Robert Albert, b. 25 September 1862; d. 18 August 1864; buried in Jerseyville Cemetery
vii. Daniel, b. 3 December 1825; d. 4 November 1889; m. Sarah Spencer on 14 September 1850; 2 children; (a) Mary Alice, d. 9 December 1854; (b) Henry Spencer, b. 5 July 1857, m. Francis Annie Dodd on 18 October 1883 in Australia; 1 son, Lawrence Clifford
viii. Nelson, b. 1827
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