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---+ Samuel James Acheson
Samuel James ACHESON; born 1856 in Ireland and died 1926 in Ontario.  Samuel married Ellen Kent, and they raised five children in southern Ontario.

_Family reference:_ 114

| :born: |Born   |9 Aug 1853%CITE{1002}%|Lower Langfield, County Tyrone, Ireland|
| :died: |Died   |Dec 1926%CITE{1001}%|Milverton, Perth co., Ontario|
|   ^    |Buried | |Milverton, Perth co., Ontario%CITE{1001}%|
| :married: |Married|1885%CITE{1001}%|Ellen Elizabeth Kent in Ontario|

Parents:
   * Father: [[JosephAcheson1815][Joseph Acheson]]; b. 1815; d. 1901
   * Mother: Isabella !McKennit; b. about 1821; d. 1887

Children:
   1. [[GeorgeAcheson1884][Samuel *George* Acheson]]; b. 1884; d. 1966
   1. [[NormanAcheson1888][ *Norman* Alexander Acheson]]; b. 1888; d. 1959
   1. [[JosephAcheson1890][William *Joseph* Acheson]]; b. 1890
   1. Weir Acheson; b. 1895
   1. Winnie Acheson; b. 1897


---+++_The Parents of Samuel_
Samuel's parents, Joseph and Isabella Acheson, were transatlantic travellers embarking from Ireland to New York in the 1840's, then returning to Ireland to raise the family. They eventually departed the old country by 1863 for a new life in the rurals of Canada West. Samuel's father finally settled down to be a farmer in Perth, Ontario. 

---+++_Samuel’s Early Years_
We assume Samuel's second given name was James, based on the 1901 census information%CITE{1002}%.

Samuel Acheson was born back on the old Acheson Irish homestead at Lower Langfield in County Tyrone. His parents had already been overseas in New York where his two older brothers Alexander and Weir were born.

Samuel was the fourth child born into the family followed by his two younger sisters, Elizabeth and Arabella. What an adventure awaited our youthful ancestor- at only ten years of age he crosses the great Atlantic to North America and into the heart of Ontario in 1863. Canada was not yet an independent country from Britain and Ontario was yet called Upper Canada. 

For the first winter in Canada the Acheson family lived with their Irish neighbours and friends the Buchanans, who had come to Ontario some 16 years earlier. At first Samuel's father rented land in the Donegal area of Elma township, then bought one hundred acres. Samuel stayed on the family farm all his life, buying out his brother's share when Weir headed south to California%CITE{1001}%.

---+++_Samuel and Ellen_
Ellen Kent was born in 1864 in the United States, a daughter of English-born parents%CITE{1001}%.

---+++_The Final Years for Samuel_
Samuel and Ellen are buried together at the Greenwood cemetery in Milverton, Perth county in Ontario%CITE{1001}%.


---+++_Footnotes_

---++++_Notes on the Children_ %CITE{1001}%
   * [[GeorgeAcheson1884][Samuel *George* Acheson]]
   * [[NormanAcheson1888][Norman Alexander Acheson]]
   * [[JosephAcheson1890][William *Joseph* Acheson]]
   * Weir Howard Acheson; b. 31 May 1895 in Elma twp, Perth, Ontario; m. Christine Seiling
   * Winnie Acheson; b. 26 May 1897 in Elma twp; m. John Hoffman


---++++_Canada Census of 1871_ %CITE{1002}%
%TABLE{ sort="off" tableborder="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="3" headerbg="#000099" headercolor="#FFFFCC" databg="#C8CB8F, #DBDDB5" dataalign="right,center,,,,center,,," }% 
|*Name*|*Status*|*Gender*|*Ethnic Origin*|*Age*|*Occupation*|*Religion*|
|ACHESON Joseph|married|male  |Irish|55|Farmer|C. Presbyterian|
|      Isabella|married|female|Irish|50|      |C. Presbyterian|
|     Alexander|single |male  |Irish|22|      |C. Presbyterian|
|          Weir|single |male  |Irish|20|      |C. Presbyterian|
|        Samuel|single |male  |Irish|14|      |C. Presbyterian|
|      Anabelle|single |female|Irish|13|      |C. Presbyterian|
_- Canada 1871 Census for Elma, County Perth North, Ontario, District 030, Subdistrict e; microfilm #C-9941._
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---++++_Canada Census of 1881_ %CITE{1002}%
%TABLE{ sort="off" tableborder="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="3" headerbg="#000099" headercolor="#FFFFCC" databg="#C8CB8F, #DBDDB5" dataalign="right,center,,,,center,,," }% 
|*Name*|*Status*|*Gender*|*Ethnic Origin*|*Age*|*Birthplace*| *Occupation*|*Religion*|
|ACHESON Joseph|married|male  |Irish|60|Ireland|farmer|C. Presbyterian |
|      Isabella|married|female|Irish|55|Ireland|      |C. Presbyterian |
|        Samuel|single |male  |Irish|22|Ireland|farmer|C. Presbyterian |
|      Isabella|single |female|Irish|21|Ireland|      |C. Presbyterian |
_- Canada 1881 Census for Elma, County Perth North, Ontario, District 172, Subdistrict E, Division 2, LDS Family History Library film #1375907._
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---++++_Canada Census of 1891_ %CITE{1002}%
%TABLE{ sort="off" tableborder="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="3" headerbg="#000099" headercolor="#FFFFCC" databg="#C8CB8F, #DBDDB5" dataalign="right,left,left,left,left,,,," }% 
|*Name*|*Gender*|*Age*|*Status*|*Relation*|*Born*|*Fathers Birth*|*Mothers Birth*|*Religion*|*Occupation*|
|ACHESON    Samuel|male  |  34|married|head    |Ire|Ire|Ire|Pres|farmer|
|         Ellen E.|female|  27|married|wife    |US |Eng|Eng|Pres| | 
|        Samuel G.|male  |   6|single |son     |Ont|Ire|US |Pres| |
|          Lucy A.|female|    |single |daughter|Ont|Ire|US |Pres| |
|           Wm. J.|male  |11 m|single |son     |Ont|Ire|US |Pres| |
|           Joseph|male  |  70|widowed|father  |Ire|Ire|Ire|Pres| |
_- Canada 1891 Census for Elma, County Perth North, Ontario, District 107, Subdistrict b, Division 2, microfilm T-6362, LDS Family History Library film #1465787._

Noted: in the next household lived John (26) and Sarah (22) Acheson, likely a grandson of the elder Joseph Acheson.
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---++++_Canada Census of 1901_ %CITE{1002}%
%TABLE{ sort="off" tableborder="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="3" headerbg="#000099" headercolor="#FFFFCC" databg="#C8CB8F, #DBDDB5" dataalign="right,left,left,left,left,,,," }% 
|*Name*|*Gender*|*Age*|*Status*|*Relation*|*Born*|*Birthdate*|*Naturalized*|*Religion*|*Occupation*|
|ATCHESON    James|male  |45|married|head    |Ire|  9 Aug 1853|1860|Pres|farmer|
|         Ellen E.|female|38|married|wife    |US | 21 May 1862|1882|Pres| | 
|           George|male  |16|single |son     |US |11 July 1884|    |Pres|farmer's son|
|           Norman|male  |12|single |son     |US | 16 Apr 1888|    |Pres| |
|           Joseph|male  |10|single |son     |US | 16 Jan 1890|    |Pres| |
|             Weir|male  | 5|single |son     |US | 31 May 1895|    |Pres| |
|           Winnie|female| 3|single |daughter|US | 26 May 1897|    |Pres| |
|           Joseph|male  |85|widowed|father  |Ire| 10 Nov 1815|1860|Pres| |
_- Canada 1901 Census for Elma, County Perth North, Ontario, District 104, Subdistrict b, microfilm T-6490, LDS Family History Library film #1843572._

Noted: The census uses the 'Atcheson' surname spelling.  Also, the head of the household is 'James' and not 'Samuel'.  Since the other family names and the dates are a reasonable match, this is the correct family. 
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