Amos Randall Jeffery

     Amos Randall was born on Saturday, 22 August 1801 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Amos married Phebe Griffin in 1832. Amos & Phebe had children: Hannah [6/30/1835-1/24/1896] [m. Sheldon Hawley Graqves], Eleanor [1837-2/11/1913] [m. John A. Tuskey], Sarah [7/18/1840-3/06/1917] [m. 1862 Enoch Hartt], Elizabeth [4/09/1843-12/24/1927] [m. Edward J. Hartt], Caroline [1//24/1844-5/11/1917] [ m. 3/27/1870 Thomas J. Hawkins] Amos Purdy [11/05/1851-11/01/1907] [m. 1873 Emma A. Hartt], Robert David [11/24/1854-5/17/1933] [m. 1877 Rosetta Schoch] & Ida [1860]. 1861, Amos and his wife, Phebe, were listed on the Canadian Census at Adelaide, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Amos R. Jeffrey [58 Nova Scotia, Phebe [46 Nova Scotia], Hannah [25 Upper Canada], Ellenor [23 Upper Canada], Sarah A. [20 Upper Canada], Elizabeth [17 Upper Canada], Caroline [14 Upper Canada], John [12 Upper Canada], Amos P. [10 Upper Canada] & Robert [7 Upper Canada]. Amos is a farmer and they are living in a 1 1/2. story log house. The family is Episcopal Methodist.¹ 17 July 1870, Amos and his wife, Phebe, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Kingston, Tuscola County, Michigan. Enumerated in this household were Amos Jeffrey [66 Canada], his wife: Phebe [64 Canada], Amos [18 Canada], Robert [15 Canada], Ida [10 Canada], Thomas Hawkins [school teacher][27 Canada] & his wife: Caroline [22 Canada].² Amos departed this life on Thursday, 6 October 1870 in Kingston at age 69 years, 1 month and 14 days.³ He was buried there in Kingston Cemetery. The inscrption on his tombsotone reads; A.R. Jeffery Died Oct. 6, 1870 - Aged 69 Y. 1 Mo. 17 D.