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Cornelius Burley

Cornelius Burley

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 5:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
Cornelius was married to Jerusha Dodge, had 4 sons, Sidney, Cephas, Wm, Syrenious. Do not know what happened to Cornelius, story is he died at sea as he was possibly a sailor. Jerusha remarried John Abrey who also is a dead end if anybody has any history on him. Born in England, came over with the 32nd infantry. I have a picture of Jeremiah, George (Johns sons) and Cyrus ? I have read some message boards who refer to Syrenious and Cyrus as the same person. Can anybody help?

Re: Cornelius BURLEY , DODGE. Jerusha, ABREY, John

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 7:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: BURLEY, DODGE, ABREY,KERR
Hi What time Frame are you researching - What Location/s
Cornelius BURLEY - married Jerusha DODGE - When/ Where
When were the children/ sons: Sidney, Cephas, William, Syrenious born . Where
Jerusha BURLEY nee DODGE married John ABREY - When / Where.
Sons of John ABREY -Jeremiah, George - as well Cyrus.

Family Search Org - Online finds the following

Jerusha DODGE
mentioned in the record of Wm F Burley and Esther Kerr
Name: Jerusha DODGE Gender: Female
Husband: Cornelius BURLEY
Son: Wm F BURLEY
Other information in the record of Wm F BURLEY and Esther KERR from Ontario Marriages

Name: Wm F BURLEY
Gender: Male Age: 33 Birth Year (Estimated): 1843
Father's Name: Cornelius BURLEY
Mother's Name: Jerusha DODGE
Spouse's Name: Esther KERR
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 30 Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Spouse's Father: John KERR
Spouse's Mother: Ann JOHNSTON
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 09 Mar 1876 Event Place: Verulam, Ontario, Canada

Reference ID: 010712 , GS Film Number: 1863647 , Digital Folder Number: 004529117 , Image Number: 00853

Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid - perhaps
BURLEY, Sidney Cataraqui (Section D) Frontenac Kingston KG-0533-7

Re: Cornelius BURLEY , DODGE. Jerusha, ABREY, John

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 8:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
Jerusha birth 1819 possibly Halifax, can't find any more than that. Sidney b 1841, Cephas 1842, Wm 1843, Syrenious 1846. All born in Ontario, Canada. Syrenious and Sidney farmed in the US. Wm went to Manitoba and half brother Jeremiah followed. John was born in England anywhere from 1807-1811? After first marrying in 1848 they lived near Lindsay, Ontario. Jerusha died in Earnestown. I have not found John or Cornelius deaths.

Re: Cornelius Burley

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 8:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
Name: Sidney Burley
Age: 24
Birth Place: Canada
Residence: St. Marys
Spouse Name: Catherine McShea
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Birth Place: Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Spouse Residence: St. Marys
Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1864
Father Name: Cornelius
Mother Name: Jerusha
Spouse Father Name: John
Spouse Mother Name: Clarissa
County: Perth
Microfilm Roll: 1030063

Name: Wm F Burley
Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1843
Birth Place: County Addington
Marriage Date: 9 Mar 1876
Marriage County or District: Victoria
Father: Cornelius Burley, deceased
Mother: Jerusha Dodge
Spouse: Esther Kerr
Spouse's Age: 30
Spouse Birth Date: abt 1846
Spouse Birth Place: Co Fumonough Ireland
Spouse Father: John Kerr
Spouse Mother: Ann Johnston
Comments on registration form: Beautiful moonlight night.

1861 census Lennox and Addington
AVERY
Jerusha, b Upper Canada, 43, Weslayan Methodist
Jeremiah, b UC, 12
George, b UC, 9
Eliza, b UC, 6
William, 17, UC, tinsmith
Someone has entered a note re William that he was a son by previous marriage. Name being Burley.
There is also a Wm Burley, 18, entered on 1861 census in Lennox and Addington who looks like could be an apprentice tinsmith to John Rook, tinsmith, or working for him.
Double entries on early census was not uncommon.
If Jeremiah is an Avery then Cornelius died before 1848/49 and John Abrey died before 1861.
I didn't find any death information on either Cornelius or John Abrey on Ancestry.ca but registration didn't begin until 1869.

Did not find Jerusha on 1851 census but some of that has been lost or destroyed. There is a J Burley on the agricultural census but no personal information is given.


There is a daughter Louisa Marie Abrey b 1856 re her marriage and death registrations so John was alive around that time.

1851 census Lennox and Addington has a Sidney Burley, 11, living with Edward Breaw and family.

1871 Verulam Victoria South Ontario
Jeremiah Abrey, 21; William Burley 26; Derusha Abrey,52, widow.

Name: Jeremirah Abrey
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Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1850
Birth Place: Ernestown
Marriage Date: 29 Jan 1874
Marriage County or District: Victoria
Father: John Abrey
Mother: Jerusha Abrey
Spouse: Lydia Horrer Metcalf
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse Birth Date: abt 1855
Spouse Birth Place: Mariposa, Ontario
Spouse Father: John Metcalf
Spouse Mother: Jane Metcalf

1901 census has Jeremiah's birth date as 22 July 1849.
Jeremiah died in Manitoba.
Jerusha died 17 Jan 1884 at Verulam Victoria County, 65yrs5mos, b Halifax.

Re Cephas. All census and his death rego give his name as Cephas.
He was married on 1861 census, aged 20. Died Verulam Victoria County 2 March 1902.

Re: Cornelius Burley

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 8:48PM GMT
Classification: Query
The Frontenac was a newspaper? Can anybody have access to it? This query all started bc I have a picture of Jeremiah, George Abrey (brothers) and Cyrus ? They all look a like and all dressed up but we cannot figure Cyrus's last name. Thought he was a Burley n was thinking maybe Syrenious and I found in one census where it was spelled Cyrenious. I discovered lots of Cyrus's out there but not with parents Cornelius and Jerusha. Thanks for all your help. You sure are fast, might have to take lessons haha.
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