The Richmond Family Died In Michigan's September 5, 1881, Fire

 The ancestry of Sylvester Richmond (8) goes as follows: (Sylvester 7, Ichabod 6, Sylvester 5, Cyrus 4, John 3, Edward 2, John 1).  Our mutual ancestors are Edward 2, and John 1.

Sylvester Richmond (8), son of Sylvester (7) and Dorcas (Strevel) Richmond, was born in 1838, in Canada, and married on November 29, 1866:

Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910

Groom's Name:     Sylvester Richmond

Groom's Birth Date:     1838

Bride's Name:     Elura Augusta Short

Bride's Birth Date:     1846

Marriage Date:     29 Nov 1866

Marriage Place:     Northumberland,Ontario

Groom's Father's Name:     Sylvester

Groom's Mother's Name:     Dorcas

Bride's Father's Name:     John C

Bride's Mother's Name:     Lynda

Sylvester Richmond (8) and family died in the historic 1881 fire in Sanilac County, Michigan.

Death records from the Sanilac Co., MI, GenWeb site:

RICHMOND, Sylvester	pg. 110, #211	Male/White/Married, 43y, Delaware, Burned, born in Canada, Carpenter Parents: Unknown
RICHMOND, Elura	pg. 110, #212	Female/White/Married, 37y, Delaware, Burned, born in Canada, Housewife Parents: Mr. and Mrs. SHORT, res. Canada
RICHMOND, Edward	pg. 110, #213	Male/White/Single, 12y-9m, Delaware, Burned, born in Canada Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.
RICHMOND, Adeline	pg. 110, #214	Female/White/Single, 10y, Delaware, Burned, born in Canada Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.
RICHMOND, John	pg. 110, #215	Male/White/Single, 8y, Delaware, Burned, born in Canada Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.
RICHMOND, Oliver	pg. 110, #216	Male/White/Single, 6y, Delaware, Burned, born in Michigan Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.
RICHMOND, Maud	pg. 110, #217	Female/White/Single, 4y-4m, Delaware, Burned, born in Michigan Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.
RICHMOND, Jane	pg. 110, #218	Female/White/Single, 1y-6m, Delaware, Burned, born in Michigan Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.

Louisa (Richmond) Herrington

946.  ICHABOD RICHMOND married Pamelia Bettes of Brighton, Canada West, who was born about 1782.  They had fourteen children, who also had large families.  They resided in Brighton.

2524.  Louisa (7), born about 1823; married John Herrington.  Resided In Murray, C.W.

From the "Descendants of Jeremiah Herrington" website:

11. John HERRINGTON (Jeremiah1) was born in 1821 in Ameliasburg Twp, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada and died on April 21, 1852 in Hilton, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada at age 31.*

John married Louisa RICHMOND, daughter of Ichabod RICHMOND and Pamela N. BETTES, on May 7, 1844 in Brighton Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada. Louisa was born in 1825 in Brighton Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada.

Children from this marriage were:

68 M i. George W. HERRINGTON was born in 1845 in Brighton Twp, Northumberland Co.
69 F ii. Amelia E. HERRINGTON was born in 1847 in Brighton Twp, Northumberland Co.
70 F iii. Rachel HERRINGTON was born in 1849 in Brighton Twp, Northumberland Co.

Canada Census, 1851
Name:     Louisa Herrington
Estimated Birth Year:     1822
Birthplace:     Canada
Province:     Canada West (Ontario)
District:     Northumberland County
District Number:     24
Sub-District:     Brighton
Sub-District Number:     224
Page Number:     111
Line Number:     38

 AND

Canada Census, 1851
Name:     John Herrington
Estimated Birth Year:     1820
Birthplace:     Canada
Province:     Canada West (Ontario)
District:     Northumberland County
District Number:     24
Sub-District:     Brighton
Sub-District Number:     224
Page Number:     111
Line Number:     37

AND

Canada Census, 1851
Name:     George W Herrington
Estimated Birth Year:     1845
Birthplace:     Canada
Province:     Canada West (Ontario)
District:     Northumberland County
District Number:     24
Sub-District:     Brighton
Sub-District Number:     224
Page Number:     111
Line Number:     39

AND

Canada Census, 1851
Name:     Amelia E Herrington
Estimated Birth Year:     1847
Birthplace:     Canada
Province:     Canada West (Ontario)
District:     Northumberland County
District Number:     24
Sub-District:     Brighton
Sub-District Number:     224
Page Number:     111
Line Number:     40

 AND

Canada Census, 1851
Name:     Rachel H Herrington
Estimated Birth Year:     1849
Birthplace:     Canada
Province:     Canada West (Ontario)
District:     Northumberland County
District Number:     24
Sub-District:     Brighton
Sub-District Number:     224
Page Number:     111
Line Number:     41

 *Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995
Name:     John C. Herrington
Gender:     Male
Death Date:     20 Feb 1898
Death Place:     Edmore, Montcalm, Michigan
Age:     76
Birth Date:     1822
Birthplace:     Canada
Occupation:     Farmer
Race:     White
Marital Status:     Married
Father's Name:     Jerry Herrington
Mother's Name:     Rachel Clark
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:     B51867-5
System Origin:     Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number:     1295523
Reference Number:     v B p 104

 The parents for the John Herrington who married Louise Richmond were named as Jeremiah Herrington and Rachel Clark in online databases.  If that information is true, he died in 1898, not 1852.

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United States Census, 1880
Name:     Louise Harrington
Residence:     Delaware, Sanilac, Michigan
Birthdate:     1822
Birthplace:     Canada
Spouse     John C. Harrington     M     60
      Louise Harrington     F     58
Child     John Harrington     M     23
Child     Ada Harrington     F     16
Child     Annie Harrington     F     12
Marriage of Annie Harrington:
Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927
Name:     Daniel John Sullivan
Event:     MARRIAGE
Event Date:     29 Sep 1894
Event Place:     Windsor, Essex, Ontario
Age:     32
Estimated Birth Year:     1862
Father:     Jeremiah Sullivan
Mother:     Margaret Shay
Spouse:     Annie Herrington
Spouse's Age:     27
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year:     1867
Spouse's Father:     John Herrington
Spouse's Mother:     Louise Richmond
Registration Number:     003720
Film Number:     1870704
Digital Folder Number:     4529229
Image Number:     01184

Nettie V. (Herrington) Wetherell, daughter of John and Louise (Richmond) Herrington, died in Detroit, Michigan, in 1914.