Martha Dowling

     Martha Dowling was born on Tuesday, 22 January 1878 at Ontario, Canada. She and Silas Phoenix, son of Benjamin Phoenix and Nancy Hannah Hebner, were married by Reverend James I. Hilts on Wednesday, 13 December 1899 at Brown Hill, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He is registered as being single, age 43, born in Reach, farmer, living in N Gwillimbury, Mennonite. She is recorded as being single, age 22, born in N. Gwillimbury, Methodist. Albert B. Phoenix and Rose Miller witnessed the marriage. She appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Silas Phoenix at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: female, white, married, age 23, born in Ontario, of Irish origin, Canadian nationality, Mennonite religion, able to read and write. She was the informant of the birth of Rosabella Phoenix on Friday, 2 July 1909 at Brown Hill, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She appeared on the census of 1 June 1911 in the household of Silas Phoenix at Concession 1, Georgina Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. She was listed as: Phoenix, Martha, female, wife, married, born Mar 1878 in Ontario, age 33, of Irish origin, Canadian, Methodist, able to read, write and speak English. Martha died, date and place unkown.