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Sunday, June 4, 2023
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Excerpts of the St. John’s Anglican
Church records, Sandwich Ontario
(From the files at the North Amercian Black Historical Museum)
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 Baptized
April 2, 1809 |
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| Tour the interior of the oldest black
church in Canada, built in 1840. |
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ELINOR CLARK, daughter of Alex and Grace Clark |
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LISETTE DENNISSON , daughter of Peter and Hannah |
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ANN SMITH, daughter of Thomas and Grace; |
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all adults, all people of color. |
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Godfather: Benjamin Jonas |
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Godmother: Fanny Dennisson and Grace Dennisson |
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SCIPIO DENNISSON, a negro, adult son of Peter and
Grace; |
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Sponsors: Benj. Jonas and Nelly Clark |
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PETER DENNISSON, son of Peter and Hannah |
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Sponsors: Benj. Jonas and Elinor Clark |
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| Baptized
May 12, 1811 |
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JAMES DENNISON, son of James and Hannah, born Mar.
29; |
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Sponsors: Peter and Susan Dennison, and Lidia Dennison |
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| Buried
January 29, 1812 |
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JAMES DENNISON, a negro child at Sandwich |
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| Baptized
April 12, 1812 |
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CHARLOTTE DENNISSON, daughter of Willoughby and Grace,
his wife,
born April 1st. Sponsors: Robert Stark, Charlotte Dennisson and
Ann Smith |
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| Buried
August 28, 1812 |
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PETER DENNISSON, a negro servant of Angus McIntosh,
Esq., died August 27 and was buried the next day. |
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| Baptized
June 9, 1816 |
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JULIET DENNISSON, daughter of Peter and Hannah, aged
16;
Sponsors: Elizabeth and ___ Dennisson. |
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| Baptized
August 10, 1817 |
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SARA NORFLEET, daughter of David and Sarah (negroes),
born 28 June. |
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Sponsors: Lewis Wilson and Elizabeth Dennisson. |
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PHOEBE DENNISON, daughter of Silvester and Charlotte,
born 10 December 1816. Sponsors: Benj. Jonas and Elinor Clark |
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| Baptized
June 27, 1819 |
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JAMES DENNISON, son of Scipio and Charlotte, Negroes,
born December 1818. |
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LEWIS WILBERT WILLSON, son of Lewis and Jude, people
of colour.
Born October 1818. Sponsors: Scipio Dennison, James Dennison, Charlotte Dennison,
Lewis Wilson, Jude Wilson. |
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The
opinions and interpretations in this publication are those of the author
and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada. |
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