Joseph Atkins (1814 - 1900)

Born 16 Mar 1814 in County Limerick, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Elleanor (Long) Atkins — married [date unknown] in Ireland

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1900 at age 86 in St. Vincent Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

JOSEPH ATKINS

JOSEPH ATKINS was born in March 1814 in County Limerick, possibly Parish Adare, Ireland. He was the son of CATHERINE LONG and JAMES ATKINS He married ELEANOR 'Ellen' LONG the daughter of JOHN LONG and ELLEN REIDY.

In his Atkins Family History, Calvin Shields, an Atkins descendant himself (William Henry Atkins), has managed to thread the needle of narrative composition that meets the historical criteria for citation. He has produced a fine material so I cite here and thank him for his Research and graciously sharing his work. In addressing the inter-familial connections between the Long and Atkins Families, he writes (my excerpts):

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"Another took place with the marriage of Catherine’s niece Eleanor Long (1820-1904) to her son Joseph Atkins (1814- 1900). As stated previously, intermarriages like these were not uncommon with the Irish Palatines." (NOTE it is of merit to interject here mention that while Ellen was indeed of Palatine ancestry, there is a sound reason for an argument against the same for this Atkins Family, even though their mother was herself, also a Palatine descendant, there was no clear indication of its influence upon her adult children. If anything the trend appears to have been otherwise, likely evidencing Atkins practice, not Long. And with a few instances of intermarriage between an Atkins with another Family of Palatine ancestry can be pointed to, it should be case by case - whether the religious tradition of high Anglicanism preferred among members of the Atkins was subsumed by the characteristic Methodism of the Irish Palatines. For Joseph Atkins, an argument could be made for either conclusion. The couples' children's names do appear on Wesleyan Birth/ Baptism rolls indicating Ellen's influence but to what extent that expressed participation by Joseph, is not something I would be willing to speak to)

Back to Cal's work...

"A significant point is that Catherine and her six children would all emigrate from Ireland to Canada shortly after the death of James Atkins and eventually end up in St. Vincent Township of Grey County, Ontario."

"For the next move of Robert and his family, we look at pages 83-89 in a book entitled, “History of the Schools of St. Vincent Township and Other Chronicles.”(HSSV) This history of the area shows that Robert brought his family to St. Vincent in 1841 and settled on the North Half of Lot 26, Concession 9. The land records archived in the county seat of Owen Sound show that Robert and his wife were awarded a Patent from the Crown (Title of Ownership) for that 100-acre plot on September 16, 1843.

Robert’s younger brother, Joseph (1814-1900), and his wife, the former Ellen Long (1820-1904), settled on the southern half of the same lot and received his 100 acre patent on the same day. Ellen was the niece of the previously mentioned Catherine (Long) Atkins (1769-1849), the mother of Robert and Joseph."

"During this past August, I had the pleasure of meeting a very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable lady by the name of Helen Crowston at the Meaford Tank Range near the town of Meaford. This military training station is located on the homestead sites of several of the Atkins pioneers. Joseph is credited with building the first home on the mountain, but the two brothers probably worked in tandem. Helen said that the house built by Joseph was used by the workers during the construction of the tank farm during WWII."

Helen told me that the large house shown above was owned by Joseph Atkins, and adjacent to the property of his brother, Robert. The pictures of the house and the large barn were copied from HSSV. The house was built in 1870 and the huge barn was erected in 1890, well after the original settlement of the two Atkins families. Joseph is credited with building the first home on the mountain, but the two brothers probably worked in tandem. Joseph’s house as shown here is probably the result following several add on additions over the years. Helen told me that is it is here that several of the Irish Palatine families resided while they built their own homes.

Barn raising was a great way of accomplishing something worthwhile while turning work into a fun endeavor. It is easy to imagine the St Vincent Irish immigrants working together in the manner of this barn-raising scene. I copied the erection picture from “Split Rail Country, A history of Artemesia County.” Both barns were built in the same year.

To return to the appropriate time frame of this tale, Robert is next mentioned in the early, but excellent, book by E. L, Marsh, published in 1931 entitled “A History of the County of Grey”.

On page 235 of this excellent history, Mr. Marsh related a story about John Hunter, a mailman and native of England (There are two versions of the account following and I will show the second version after the first because there are important discrepancies)

“John Hunter was of an enterprising nature, and when in 1849 the road was in such condition that he had difficulty in making his way to the distant post offices, he petitioned the Simcoe District Council to have it repaired.

The trail that connected the old Government Road with Sydenham was cut in 1849. In that year Joseph and Robert Atkins and John and Adam Long, who had settled north on the Ninth Line of St. Vincent and founded what was known in the early days as the “Irish Mountain Settlement“ received an order from John Telfer, newly appointed Land Agent, to cut a trail from the Ninth Line through the forest to what is now Owen Sound.

As St. Vincent already had a number of settlers Mr. Telfer wished to make this his base of supplies; thus a connecting trail was a necessity.

The Atkins party set out with three oxen and a pair of jumpers, also some provisions for Mr. Telfer. They were five and one-half days making the trip, blazing the trail as they went. Arriving in Owen Sound they helped to erect a log building, said to have been the second in that place. Their return trip was made in two days.

This trail probably became the extension of the "old Mail Road on from St. Vincent to Sydenham.”

Helen told me that the trail discussed by Marsh was near the shore of the Georgian Bay and ran from Cape Rich, to Hogg’s Back, Balaclava, Annan, Leith, and Owen Sound in that order.

HSSV book corroborates the route as related by Helen.

However, this history, which was published well after the Marsh effort, offered one major difference in its relation of the story.

HSSV states the date of the trail cutting was 1841 and not 1849.

This confusion is not really significant to the story of Robert, but it does show the inconsistency of sourcing historical information in a genealogy search.

Before I leave the story as told by Mr. Marsh, I would like to call attention to the pair of jumpers brought by the industrious quartet of land clearing Atkins. What are “jumpers?” I have yet to find a description or definition of these tools or understand their purpose.

The Irish Mountain designation recognizes how instrumental the Atkins and Long families were to the development of the area. The Irish Mountain is not a peak like you would find in the Rockies of the Adirondack’s. It is only a few hundred feet high, but it requires a formidable climb and offers a fine view of St Vincent Township and the Georgian Bay. The development of this area was a major accomplishment with the tools and resources available at the time.

The Atkins and Longs were not just trailblazers for the mail delivery, the families were literally and figuratively “Trail Blazers” in the development of the area.

The 1851 Census of St. Vincent, Grey County, Canada West (Ontario) is the most significant source of information in traversing the Robert and William Henry Atkins maze.

As is frequently the case in a genealogy search, a Census can add clarity, but it sometimes provides an unexpected change in direction that leads to a contrasting bit of confusion. The 1851 census began with confusion. Normally the national census for Canada runs every ten years signified by the years ending with a one. The reality of the 1851 census is that it was taken in 1852. We must compliment the Canadians for keeping the naming nice and neat. Using a baseball analogy, it is like an infielder fumbling a grounder and recovering in time to get the out at first.

While visiting the museum in Meaford, I was given a map that showed the exact location of lots where the residents resided in that 1851 Census. Note the blow-up of the area most pertinent to my genealogical search. In addition to the Atkins names, you will find the previously mentioned names of George Sparling and Adam Long. Other names on the map, such as Kirvan, McCartney, House, Gibbons, and Emery, will take a permanent place in Atkins family lore as marriages and other activities come to pass. (The second version of the above Trail Clearing should be shown in its context because of the date the author of that work cited..a citation that has led to the material being mistakenly identifying another couple)

" In the spring of 1841, JOSEPH, and Messrs. ATKINS, were engaged to establish a trail to the new settlement in Owen Sound. Before this date only an Indian footpath was in use. The Long party started out with three oxen and two sleds to widen this path to a trail from Cape Rich to Owen Sound (a trail having already been established from south of Big Head River (Meaford) to the Mallory settlement and Cape Rich.)

Skirting Mountain Lake and crossing Sucker Creek to the Sydenham-St. Vincent Townline near Vail's Point the trail continued toward Owen Sound through the Balaclava, Johnston P.O. and Annan districts. It took five days to reach Owen Sound and two days to return. The memory of this work has never been lost in the LONG Family."

(History of the Schools of St. Vincent Township and Other Chronicles 1847-1967, page 88-89)

1. As Cal observes in his material, the discrepancy of eight years was inconsequential for his Research performed for Joseph's brother (Robert Atkins) but needs acknowledgment in order not to become the genesis of a future error.

(NOTE per to MARRIAGE)

So while I am unable to fix in time and space their marriage, there are nonetheless, several grounded reasons for an either/or perspective. If it occurred before Joseph's known window of arrival in Ontario, it was pre-immigration to Canada. The problem? For one thing, Ellen's father, John Long, had arrived in Ontario by 1823 which would have aged Ellen to about two years. The problem is that virtually every family researcher has concluded the same regarding Ellen's mother: Ellen Reidy Long - that she had died at some point after Ellen was born (1821) and John's departure for Canada. We know with some certainty his older children did accompany him on the trip, but considering the only girl among them would have been a seven-year-old Amelia, is it really reasonable to expect she or one of the boys, or John himself cared for a toddler throughout that long voyage, to Canada and then until he remarried after arrival? A Long Family Researcher, Carolyn Long, who I have had the good fortune to interact with, has produced a well-written, concise, and accurate biography of Ellen's father, in which she writes:

"John arrived in York, Canada West, in 1823 with six children under the age of 18 and no wife (It is believed his first wife, Ellen, died in Ireland). John Long had the following children with Ellen; James (abt 1800-1872), Richard (1803-1888), David, Samuel (1812-1896), John II (born 1814), Amelia (1816-1907), and Eleanor "Ellen" (1820-1904). The above list is short one child. It is not known who the sixth child was.* Also excluded are James and Richard, who would have been over the age of 18."

Carolyn and I disagree on the year of Ellen's birth. She cites 1820, and I cite 1821. There are seven present records that contain a question about the year someone was born, five of them are Canada Censuses, one is an Ontario Death Registration Record, and one a Find A Grave memorial Record. Of the Census records, four cite a birth-year of 1821, one 1820. The Ontario Death Registration Record cites: 1821, however, it does not indicate who acted as 'Informant' for the information. And lastly, the Find A Grave Memorial Record for Ellen cites a full date of June 21, 1821. So to finish the thought, I believe she would have not more than 2 1/2 yrs old for the voyage. So perhaps less a problem yet certainly questions yet to be satisfactorily resolved:

1. When and Where did Ellen Reidy die?
2. If Ellen accompanied her family, who cared for her?
3. When and Where did John Long Sr. marry his second wife?

Why specifically are these questions pertinent to ask in connection with Ellen? Because as the youngest child associated with the first of John's two marriages, and no specific date or location of John's second marriage....I am left to wonder whether Ellen was in fact a child of marriage 1 or 2? And resolution particularly to whether or not Ellen definitively accounted John and her older siblings would hold bearing upon where she and Joseph Atkins married....but at this point, only that they married before 1841 is pertinent. The children of Joseph Atkins and Ellen Long were:

JOHN ATKINS born 1841 Ontario, married ALICE NEELANDS 9 October in Grey County, ONT., he died May 14, 1926, at St. Vincent Township ​

AMELIA ATKINS born 1844, married 10 March, 1863, RICHARD BALL, she died October 22, 1925, at Toronto

LEVI ATKINS born January 20, 1847, at St. Vincent, Simcoe, Ontario, married January 27, 1874 at St. Vincent MARY PORTER, he died July 4, 1931, at St. Vincent Township

CATHERINE ATKINS born September 10, 1849, at St. Vincent Township, married February 25, 1876, at St. Vincent Township, DAVID BEAL POTTAGE, she died in December 1943, Ontario

ELIZABETH ANN ATKINS was born in 1856 at St. Vincent Township and died November 28, 1860 at Meaford, Grey, Ontario

JOSEPH HENRY ATKINS born 1859 at St. Vincent Township, and died 1861 St. Vincent Township.

ELEANOR "Ellen" LONG ATKINS died April 12, 1904 at St. Vincent Township at age 83 years

Three of Joseph and Ellen's children are identified in the following Collection:

Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910

[1.372]. Simcoe.St.Vincent Twp..Catherine Atkins /Joseph/Ellener/ St.Vincent.St.Vincent.1849-09-10.1849-11-18.St.Vincent.Brownell, Rev. S.

[2.192]. Grey Co..St.VincentTwp..Elizabeth Ann Atkins Joseph...Ellen..St.Vincent..St.Vincent.1856-11-23..1857...St. Vincent...Dingman, Rev. G.I.

[1.742]. Simcoe...St.Vincent Twp....Joseph Henry Atkins... ...Joseph...Ellen...St.Vincent...St.Vincent...1852-10-03/1853-01-05...St.Vincent...Campbell, Rev. A.

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Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910

Name:...Joseph Henry Atkins

Birth Date:.......3 October 1852

Birth Place:..............St. Vincent

Baptism Date:.5 January 1853

Place:........St. Vincent, Simcoe

Father:................Joseph Atkins

Mother:.............................Ellen

Residence:..............St. Vincent

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Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910

Name:...Elizabeth Ann Atkins

Birth Date:...........23 Nov 1856

Birth Place:......St.Vincent Twp.

Baptism Date:..................1857

Place:........St.Vincent, Grey Co.

Father:.............Joseph Atkins

Mother:..........................Ellen

Residence:................St.Vincent

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Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910

Name:....Catherine Atkins

Birth Date:........10 Sep 1849

Birth Place:..St.Vincent Twp

Baptism Date:.18 Nov 1849

Place:.....St.Vincent, Simcoe

Father:.........Joseph Atkins

Mother:....................Ellener

Residence:............St.Vincent

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From FamilySearch Family Tree

Parents and Siblings

JAMES ATKINS (1772–Deceased)​​

Marriage: 1790 County Limerick, Ireland

CATHARINE LONG (1770–1849)

The Children of Catharine Long and James Atkins

1. ) MARGARET JANE ATKINS LONG (1795–1859)​​
2. ) ROBERT ATKINS (1796–Deceased)
3. ) MARY ATKINS (1800–1876)
4. ) JANE ATKINS EMARY (1808–1891)​​
5. ) MARTHA 'Mattie' ATKINS ALLAN (1809–1882)
6. ) JOSEPH ATKINS (1814–1900)

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Spouse and Children

JOSEPH ATKINS (1814–1900)​​

ELEANOR 'Ellen' or 'Nora' LONG (1821–1904)​​

The Children of Eleanor Long and Joseph Atkins

1. ) JOHN ATKINS (1841–1926)​
2. ) AMELIA ATKINS BALL (1844–1925)​​
3. ) LEVI ATINS (1848–1931)​​
4. ) CATHERINE ATKINS POTTAGE (1849–1943)​​
5. ) ELIZABETH ANN ATKINS (1856–1860)​​
6. ) JOSEPH ATKINS Jr. (1859–1861)

For Researchers:

There have been several instances of mistaken identity I've come across in my work on the Atkins family, that I wish someone had tipped me off to ahead of time. So...here's a particularly vexing example:

JOSEPH ATKINS and JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER ATKINS

There appears to have been at least one instance in which an Enumerator noted these two men (actually, uncle and nephew) living in close proximity of one another as "Sr" for uncle and "Jr", for nephew, respectively.

[PLEASE NOTE] The elder Joseph Atkins briefly, on two different occasions would appropriately have been known as 'Sr.'. ..

In 1859, Ellen gave birth to their to the last of the Atkins children; a son: Joseph H. Atkins. He, unfortunately, lived only two years. So, to me it appears reasonable to consider that the honorific recognition of "Sr" likely preceded the birth of Joseph H. in 1859 and probably reflects a fact that the elder Joseph's brother: Robert Atkins, named his son Joseph [Christopher] in part at least, as a namesake to his brother. Given that both men belonged to the same basic Family Group - both preferred their primary given name of "Joseph" and resided near one another [early on anyway] for the sake of knowing "which" Joseph Atkins was being spoken of the use of "Sr." and "Jr" has some merit.

ONTARIO DEATHS, 1869-1937 and

OVERSEAS DEATHS, 1939-1947

Registration Record #....010852

Name:…………..JOSEPH ATKINS

Event Type:…………………...Death

Event Date:…....22 August 1900

Place:..St. Vincent, Grey, Ontario

Gender:……………….............Male

Birthplace:..Co. Limerick, Ireland

Birth Year (Estimated):…..1814

Primary Cause:………....Old Age

Age:………....86 years 5 months

House# or Lot:...Lot 16 #26 Conc. 9

Person making Return…John Atkins

Date of Registration…August 23 1900

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"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX4K-SNP : 27 April 2019), Joseph Atkins, 22 Aug 1900; citing St. Vincent, Grey, Ontario, yr 1900 cn 10852, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,394.

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(P.S. PLEASE NOTICE how the verbiage lends toward a confusion of familial context and which couple it is being described. Whether or not the author of the material, may or may not have likewise misidentified the couple is not my concern. Twice mentioned is the 'Long Family'. And when so is being conveyed in relative association with the "Spring of 1841 details..." becomes easily mistaken.) And to further support that claim, is additional information, again from the same published source, correctly describing as attributed to: Joseph Martin Long and family. As follows:

Note:

"The family came to Canada from Ireland in 1839. They settled on the W 1/2 Lot 24, Concession 8, right at Mount Pleasant, in 1840. Martin died eleven years later".

(History of The Schools of St. Vincent Township and Other Chronicles 1847-1967, page 88)--and, even more definitively is another content of information pertaining to Joseph Martin Long and family:

"Martin Long was born in the Palatine Settlement, Limerick, Ireland. Coming to Canada to take up land, he set sail in one of the sailing vessels of the day, along with other Irishmen who were likewise coming to Canada. On the way over the ship was caught in a terrible storm and was driven before it for days before it was caught fast on some rocks. This adventure, though, did not harm any of the emigrants as all were saved. Martin had his family with him consisting of his wife, four sons: Joseph, Adam, James, and John and three daughters, Catherine, Harriet and Maria. The family upon landing made their way to the West Gwillimbury settlement near Bradford. The place not being entirely to their liking, they decided upon St. Vincent as their home and forthwith made their home there. At the time they came to the township Joseph was 26, Adam (born 1820) was 20 and John just a youth. In St. Vincent they obtained the W1/2 lot 24, conc 8. just below the "Irish Mountain" Martin Long died in 1851, and his was the first burial in what is now called Duxburys cemetery just down the side road about a mile from his home. Mrs Long died in 1859. This is information from Long family Records

LONG FAMILY BURIALS: DUXBURY CEMETERY - Lot 25, Concession 7 St. Vincent Township, Grey County

Transcribed from original BGOGS publication

Author and Date: Unknown

Digitized by: Roberta Clark 2009

ISBN 978-1-55132-605-4

The aforementioned information should also be shown in the Geni World Tree Profile for Joseph Martin Long. Joachim Hawn

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In the spring of 1841 Joseph, and Messrs. Atkins, were engaged to establish a trail to the new settlement in Owen Sound. Before this date only an Indian footpath was in use.

The Long party started out with three oxen and two sleds to widen this path to a trail from Cape Rich to Owen Sound (a trail having already been established from south of Big Head River (Meaford) to the Mallory settlement and Cape Rich.)

Skirting Mountain Lake and crossing Sucker Creek to the Sydenham-St. Vincent Townline near Vail's Point the trail continued toward Owen Sound through the Balaclava, Johnston P.O. and Annan districts.

It took five days to reach Owen Sound and two days to return.

The memory of this work has never been lost in the Long Family. (History of the Schools of St. Vincent Township and Other Chronicles 1847-1967, page 88-89). Last Changed: 26 August 2013

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August 9 2019

The following compiled information is from the original research and compiled findings of Debra Switzer Dirks, Family Researcher. Used here with permission...PLEASE NOTE: being divorced from its underlying code formatting, the reference, and identification number indexes are not being used as doing so would be both without purpose and likely prove frustrating. HOWEVER, Debra's work has been preserved with only formatting and grammatical intrusions to replace the reports code.

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JOSEPH ATKINS

He was born 1814 in Ireland, and died 22-August-1900 in Grey County, Ontario. The recorded cause of death was old age.

He is buried in Duxbury Cemetery, at St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario.

Canada Census 1851at St. Vincent, Grey County, Canada West, Occupation in 1851: farmer, religion in 1851: Wesleyan Methodist

Canada Census 1861 at St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario;

Canada Census 1871 at St. Vincent, Grey County, North, Ontario, listed his nationality in 1871 as Irish;

Canada Census 1881 at St. Vincent, Grey County East, Ontario, shows his nationality as German [his and Robert's mother, being a daughter of David "Long" was of Palatine origin;

Canada Census 1891 at St. Vincent, Grey County North, Ontario.

JOSEPH ATKINS married ELEANOR LONG, on 08-March-1840. She was born 20-June-1820 at County Limerick, Ireland ( she was a daughter of John J. Long and Ellen Reidy).

ELLEN ATKINS died on 12-April-1904 at St. Vincent Township, Grey County, Ontario. Her cause of death is recorded as: 'Erysipelas' - her illness duration was 3 days.

ELEANOR 'Ellen or Nora' LONG ATKINS is buried in Duxbury Cemetery, St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario.

Canada Census 1851 at St. Vincent, Grey County, Canada West... Religion is recorded as Wesleyan Methodist

Canada Census 1861 at St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario..."Ellen"

Canada Census 1871 at St. Vincent, Grey County North, Ontario...nationality was 'Irish'

Canada Census 1881 at St. Vincent, Grey County East, Ontario... "Ellen's" nationality recorded as 'German' census 1891 in St. Vincent, Grey County North, Ontario..."Ellen"

Canada Census 1901 at St. Vincent, Grey County East, Ontario we find her residing w/son Levi, and with nationality remarked as Irish.

The Children of JOSEPH ATKINS & ELEANOR LONG were:

1. JOHN ATKINS was born on April 29, 1841
2. AMELIA ATKINS was born on January 10, 1844
3. LEVI ATKINS was born on January 20, 1847
4. CATHERINE ATKINS was born on September 10, 1849
5. JOSEPH HENRY ATKINS was born on October 3, 1852, at St. Vincent Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, and was baptized on January 5, 1853 also at St. Vincent Twp., by Rev. A. Campbell, and died on March 17, 1855, and is buried in Duxbury Cemetery, at St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario.

ELIZABETH ANN ATKINS was born on November 23, 1856 at St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario...she was baptized in 1857 at St. Vincent by Rev. G. I. Dingman, and she died November 23, 1860. She is buried in Duxbury Cemetery, at St. Vincent Township, Grey County, Ontario,5,1 census 1861 in St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario

Canada Census 1861 has Religion as Wesleyan Methodist.

JOSEPH H. ATKINS was born in 1860 at Grey County, Ontario and he died in 1862, at Grey County, Ontario. He is buried in Duxbury Cemetery, St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario

Canada Census 1861 at St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario shows the Family's Religion recorded as Wesleyan Methodist.

Sources

• JOSEPH ARTHENS for AMELIA BALL, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"Citation "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF2W-73Y : 11 December 2014), Joseph Arthens in entry for Amelia Ball, 22 Oct 1925; citing York, Toronto, Ontario, 103, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,057,269.
• JOSEPH ATKINS, "Find A Grave Index"Citation "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVGJ-4XZY : 13 December 2015), Joseph Atkins, ; Burial, Meaford, Grey, Ontario, Canada, Duxbury Cemetery; citing record ID 127155220, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• JOSEPH ATKINS, "BillionGraves Index" Citation "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKN2-N1W5 : 7 October 2015), Joseph Atkins, died 05 Aug 1900; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Duxbury Cemetery, Meaford, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.[NOTE]: BillionGraves Record field data modified to correct dates.
• 1851 JOSEPH ALKINS , "Canada Census,1851" Citation "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWT3-H92 : 3 August 2016), Joseph Alkins, St Vincent, Grey County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 65, line 33; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11723, Public Archives, Ontario. 1851 Canada Census - Ontario "Alkins", Joseph (misspelled)
• JOSEPH for LEVI ATKINS, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"Citation "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JNSV-6FX : 11 December 2014), Joseph in entry for Levi Atkins, 04 Jul 1931; citing Grey, St. Vincent, Ontario, 392, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,296,529. Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947 for: LEVI ATKINS
• JOSEPH for JOHN ATKINS and ALICE, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869" Citation "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2CB-HLN9 : 31 March 2017), Joseph in entry for John Atkins and Alice, 09 Oct 1866; citing Grey, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,056. 09 Oct 1866 Grey, Ontario, Canada marriage between JOHN ATKINS and ALICE (MNU) –Update: Maiden Name = ALICE NEELANDS
• 1851 Canada Census - Canada West (Ontario) ATKINS household(s) http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1851/Pages/results.aspx?k=Atkins+AND+cnsSurname%3a%22Atkins%22+AND+cnsGivenName%3a%22joseph%22+AND+cnsProvinceCode%3a%22CW%22 Citation: Collection is part of LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA: CENSUSES: Notes: Although obviously two separate ‘ATKINS’ Households on the Enumeration Record, it captures each Atkins Household (Robert & Joseph and each of their grown son’s. Provides a virtually full complement of the combined Atkins children and even the new Kirvan sister brides (Maria and James already wed) Joseph Christopher and Sarah Jane in immediate future. This record reflects the individual household compositions of brothers Robert Atkins and Joseph Atkins (Sr.) 17 November 2016 by Joachim Hawn For any instance of contested or confused Atkins Family (child) identity...ie, who belonged to which household - this record provides a rare accounting. To present knowledge – this is the only historical record showing both Robert & Joseph’s Household’s on the same page – and likewise identifies all of their children, respectively.
• GORDON EATON HILL Family Tree at Ancestry.com for the MARTIN LONG Family:http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14326230/person/19277159264 9 February 2013 by lindamariestillmankennedy1
• JOSEPH ATKINS for LEVI ATKINS and MARY PORTER, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"Citation "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FMN3-7T8 : 10 April 2015), Joseph Atkins in entry for Levi Atkins and Mary Porter, 27 Jan 1874; citing registration , St Vincent, Grey, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,892. Cited in the record of marriage for son: Levi Atkins
• JOSEPH ATKINS for JOHN ATKINS, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"Citation "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKW5-LNR : 11 December 2014), Joseph Atkins for John Atkins, 14 May 1926; citing Meaford, Grey, Ontario, cn 15652, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,079,875. Historical Record: Record of Death - son John Atkins
• JOSEPH ATKINS in CANADA FIND A GRAVE INDEX: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=atkins&GSfn=joseph&GSby=1814&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1900&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=10&GSob=n&GRid=127155220&df=all& Citation www.findagrave.com Notes: Name: Joseph Atkins; Birth-Date: 16 Mar 1814 Birth Place: Ireland Death Date: 22 Aug 1900 Death-Place: Saint-Vincent, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Cemetery: Duxbury Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Meaford, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; Spouse: Eleanor Atkins; Children: Children: Joseph H. Atkins; Levi Atkins; Provides more complete birth, death, burial, spouse and child information
• JOSEPH ATKINS, "Canada Census, 1891" Citation: "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW2B-XYP : 3 August 2016), Joseph Atkins, St Vincent, Grey East, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148140.
• JOSEPH ATKINS, "Canada Census, 1881"Citation "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVF5-VKF : 30 June 2017), Joseph Atkins, St-Vincent, Grey East, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 47; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13261, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,897.
• JOSEPH ATKINS, "Canada Census, 1871" Citation "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M43P-PY2 : 2 April 2016), Joseph Atkins, St Vincent, North Grey, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 4, line 4; Library and Archives Canada film number C-9955, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,298.
• JOSEPH ATKINS, "Ontario Census, 1861" Citation "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQ7D-HFX : 8 November 2014), Joseph Atkins, St Vincent, Grey, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 48, line 31; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1028-1029, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,851.
• August 22 1900 JOSEPH ATKINS, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"Citation "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JX4K-SNP : 24 June 2015), Joseph Atkins, 22 Aug 1900; citing St. Vincent, Grey, Ontario, yr 1900 cn 10852, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,394