Sarah Loretta Bradley was born in Howick, Huron County, Ontario in 1860. She was my maternal Great Grandmother on my Mother’s side. Her parents, Samuel Bradley and Charlotte Tackaberry seem to have died when she was just a baby as she was taken in and raised by The Chamneys of Elizabethtown township who may also have been relatives. She married twice. The first marraige was to James Henry Craig on May 3, 1881 in Elizabethtown. The second marriage was to my Great Grandfather, Jemuel Connell on Feb 23, 1887. She lived to be 84 years of age.
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Record of Marriage:
Jan. 14th, 1830 Robert Connell and Julia Coon, both of Yonge, banns, witnesses J. Coon, S. Smith.
Source: A RECORD OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY WILLIAM SMART, MINISTER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION, BROCKVILLE, Elizabethtown, UPPER CANADA ~ This information was originally published by: ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Papers and Records Volume 5, Published in Toronto in 1904 Pages 187-236
Born 1756 Scotland ~ Died 1821 Yong Mills, Leeds County, Ontario
1800 Assessment Record of Yonge Township
Leeds County shows Robert and James Connell each with 40 (acres of land ?).
Record of Marriage:
Jan. 14th, 1830 Robert Connell and Julia Coon, both of Yonge, banns, witnesses J. Coon, S. Smith.
Source: A RECORD OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY WILLIAM SMART, MINISTER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION, BROCKVILLE, Elizabethtown, UPPER CANADA ~ This information was originally published by: ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Papers and Records Volume 5, Published in Toronto in 1904 Pages 187-236
Marriage
6886-87 (Leeds Co): Jemuel CONNELL, 28, farmer, Ontario, Greenbush, s/o Robert CONNELL & Julia COON, married Lauretta CRAIG, 28, widow, Ontario, Greenbush, d/o Samuel BRADLEY & Charlotte TACKABERRY, witn: R. B. & Mary A. CONNELL of Farmersville, 23 Feb 1887 at Brockville
Source: Ontario vital Statistics Project – Ontario Marriage Registrations
Della Jean Connell was born on April 29th, 1916 at Newbliss, Ontario to Delbert Orvel Connell and Ethel May Richards. She married William Browell Charlton on May 21, 1941 at Alexandria, Ontario.
William Browell Charlton and Della Connell had the following children:
- Robert Gerald (Bob) Charlton
- William James (Jim) Charlton.
- John Delbert Charlton.
Golden Wedding Marked – Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Connell, of Kemptville, are pictured during the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary recently. They were married at Jellyby on April 21, 1909, but have been living in the Kemptville area for some time. Mrs. Connell is the former Ethel Richards, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richards, of Jellyby. They have two daughters, one son and five grandchildren. For the occaision they had with them their three children, Edith, Mrs. W. J. MacPherson, Port Daniel Centre, Que., Gerald, of Ottawa, and Della, Mrs. W. B. Charlton, of Montreal. Others present from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Richards, Prescott, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Richards, Spencerville, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richards, Athens, Clifford Connell, Watertown, N.Y., Wesley Connell, Smith Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Melville Corbett, Ogdensburg, N.Y., Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bigford, Jellyby, and W. B. Charlton and three sons, Bob, Jim and John of Montreal. (SE)
Like the previous entry, the following newspaper clipping was pulled from Gerald Connell’s suitcase.
William Henry Richards died July 30th 1923 at 1:30 am at the age of 59 years. A life long resident of Bell’s Corners, eldest son of the late Richard Richards and his wife Eliza Hinton. 40 years ago, united in marriage to Lucy, third daughter of the late Reuen Peer, of Bel. One daughter Mrs. Delbert Connell – Newbliss. Three sons – Roy of Prescott, Howard of Roebuck, Harold on the homestead. One sister – Mrs James Garvin of Almonte. One brother – Edward of Rockspring. Funeral at Shiloh Methodist Church. Burial at Weir’s Cemetery.
The Connels of Yonge Mills (just west of present day Brockville), Yonge Township.
Robert Connel was born 1756 in Scotland. James Connel was born 1772 in Scotland. Both settled in the Yonge Mills area circa 1799. Robert died 1821. I have Robert’s last will and testament. James married Isabella. James died 1847. I have James’ last will and testament as well.
Robert married Sophia 1830. Children were Robert, John, Mary, Margaret, Catherine, Elizabeth.
Robert Jr (b 1809) married Julia Coon (b. 1811). They had the following children: Wm Wallace b1835, Harriet b1835, Emiline b1836, Lydia b1840, Margret b1843, Robert Bruce 1846-47, Robert b1848, Jacob Ansel b1851, Jemuel b1853, two other girls (names and dates unknown).
Jemuel Connel (Connell) was my great grandfather.





