Methodist Church in Canada
Bobcaygeon Circuit

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(in Victoria Co, near border with Harvey Twp)

Marriage

1858 Nov 12 - 1897 Dec 15 at UCA: microfilm LCM-68. This book has two pages of Baptisms at the end of it.

Circuit Register

1858 - 1888 at UCA: microfilm LCM-68. The classes are listed by the Leader’s name. Occasionally the location is given. The 1870 May list also gives locations. Class 8, lead by Benjamin Ventriss, met at Nogies Creek. Class 10, led by Richard Stewart, met at Silver Lake.

Sunday School Class List

            1875 - 1877. UCA: 87.216L 1-1

            1878 - 1894. UCA: 87.216L 1-2


Assume these are all outside Peterborough Co except Ventriss (Nogies Creek), Stewart (Silver Lake)

            1874                                        from Wesleyan Methodist

            1874                                        Robert Godfrey

            1874                                        11 preaching places (MMS)

            1874                                        a frame church was opened “at one of our appointments” (MMS)

            1874                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Thurstons, Fenelon, Taylors, Bicks, Bethel, Boltons, Lawsons, Ventriss (MMS)

            1875                                        moved from Peterborough to Lindsay District

            1875                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Ventriss, Lawsons, Bicks, Bethel, Taylors (MMS)

            1875 - 1877                            John Arthur Jewell

            1876                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Bicks, Ventress, Lawsons, Boltons, Bethel (MMS)

            1877                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Bethel, Ventriss, Lawsons, Boltons (MMS)

            1878 - 1880                            John Smiley

            1878 - 1879                            consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Ventress, Silver Lake, Bethel, Ingrams, Lawsons, Taylors, Boltons (MMS)

            1880                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Ingrams, Boltons, Ventress, Lawsons, Bethel, Silver Lake (MMS)

            1881                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Boltons, Ventriss, Lawsons, Bethel, Kellys, Silver Lake (MMS)

            1881 - 1882                            William H Emsley

            1882                                        William H Emsley, John W Reid

            1882                                        (2 churches, 8 preaching appointments)

            1882                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Boltons, Nogies Creek, Lawsons, Ingrams, McFeeters, Bethel, Kellys (MMS)

            1883                                        Thomas P Steele, George Carpenter

            1883                                        (2 churches, 9 preaching appointments)

            1883                                        consists of at least Bobcaygeon, Bethel, Lawsons, Kellys, Ingrams, McFeeters, Heaslips, Nogies Creek (MMS)

            1884 - 1885                            Thomas P Steele

            1884                                        to Methodist Church