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John Dean (1754 - 1827)

Margaret Flock (1753 - 1839)

About 1800 John and Margaret traveled from Morris County, New Jersey to Canada. It is not known if John was a British loyalist. It is probable that he emigrated to Canada primarily to acquire land for farming, since the British (Canadian) government was actively recruiting experienced farmers to homestead the newly opened Niagara Peninsula, known then as Upper Canada.

They settled on Lot 26, Concession VI in Gainesboro Township of Lincoln County. Gainsborough and Caister Townships, in the southwestern part of Lincoln County, Ontario are the only townships inland from Lake Ontario. While denied water communication in the pioneer years, the area was laced with Indian trails and numerous streams which allowed the early pioneers access to their new lands. Many of the trails followed stream courses and had been used by Indian tribes for years as portage routes between Lakes Ontario and Erie.

John and Margaret lived to an advanced age and are buried in St. Ann's churchyard, as are several of their children.

The probable children of John and Margaret were all born in New Jersery:

    Samuel Dean         1779-1841       m. Ruth Howell
    Mary Dean           1782-1864       m. Henry Snyder
    Philip Dean         1787-?          m. Catherine Book
    Elizabeth Dean      1787-1872       m. Joseph Snyder
    David Dean          1790-1861       m. Cornelia ?
    Barbara Dean        1791-1861       m. John Kennedy
    Andrew Dean         1796-1841

The closeness of the Clinton community is well shown by the marriages between the Dean and Snyder families. Here, two sisters (Mary and Elizabeth Dean) married two brothers (Henry and Joseph Snyder).

In particular, note that Samuel Dean and Ruth Howell (above) were the parents of Samuel Dean and Garret Dean. These two sons married, respectively, Caroline Singer and Hannah Singer, daughters of pioneer John Singer, the progenitor of the Singer family.

Mary Dean (1782 - 1864)

Henry Snyder (1778 - 1850)

Henry and Mary's children were:

    John Snyder         m. Lydia Truphant
    Margaret Snyder     m. Ephraim Singer
    Andrew Snyder       m. Emily Truphant
    Jacob Snyder        m. Mary Zimmerman
    Eli Snyder          m. Matilda Hemstreet
    Henry Snyder        m. Martha McPherson
    Rachel Snyder       m. John Wardell
    Leah Snyder         m. Jacob Rott
    Barbara Snyder      m. Isaac Book
    Mary Snyder         m. Samuel Comfort
    Elizabeth Snyder    m. William Martin

Information on this family will be found in the SNYDER and SINGER pages.

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