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The Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867, when the British colonies of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia were merged to form a single Dominion within the British Empire. Canada continued to expand across North America as other British colonies and territories joined with or were ceded to Canada, eventually growing from four provinces to ten provinces and three territories. Politically, Canada gained increasing independence in the 20th century, eventually becoming a fully sovereign state in 1982. (Wikipedia).

Families in Canada are documented under the area of the country that the family first settled. Although many families remained in these areas, some descendants moved to new areas as the populated areas of Canada expanded at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.

• Upper Canada and Ontario
• Atlantic and Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador
• Prarie Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba

Upper Canada and Ontario

A majority of the original population settled in the area north of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario in what is now the south part of the Canadian Province of Ontario.

Elias EASTERBROOK and Joan STRANGER from Holne, Devon

Elias and Joan operated Holne Park and Staddicombe Farm in Devon, but emigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1831 with 6 of their children to join their eldest son, James, who had moved to Canada several years earlier. In 1835 Elias and Joan returned to England with their 2 youngest children, George 13 and Ann 9. They returned to Nassagaweya in Canada in the spring of 1840. Their visit to England prompted other relatives to also migrate to Canada including Elias's sister, Susannah (married to Nicholas NORRISH).

Son Elias moved to Cornwall.

James EASTERBROOK and Charlotte GALLOWAY

James was the first of this family to emigrate to Canada, and was joined later by his parents and most of his siblings.

John EASTERBROOK and Charity MARKLE

Thomas EASTERBROOK and Hannah YOUGART

Thomas came to Canada with his parents and settled in Nassagaweya. In 1852 he built a store in what became Brookville, a settlement derived from his surname. He later took over his father Elias's holdings of 100 acres and became the second postmaster of Nassagaweya.

 Elizabeth EASTERBROOK and George NORRISH

 John EASTERBROOK and Catherine BOOTHMAN

Mary Ann EASTERBROOK and John ROLAND

 Jane EASTERBROOK and Jacob PEART

 Thomas Foster EASTERBROOK and Mary KRATZ

 Hannah EASTERBROOK and John FLETCHER

 William EASTERBROOK and Annabella HENDERSON

 Ella EASTERBROOK and John JOB

Elizabeth EASTERBROOK and William TOLCHARD

Elizabeth came to Canada with her parents and married William Tolchard who was also from Holne, Devon. Elizabeth soon died of typhoid fever and William moved to Seneca, Ontario Co, New York, USA, and married a woman called Lucy.

William EASTERBROOK and Mary MOGG

William came to Canada with his parents. He served in a militia unit on the Niagrara fontier in 1837. William and two sons, James and George, helped to build the first stone highway in Ontario, running from Hamilton to Toronto. A toll gate on this highway was established at Easterbrook's corner and for 19 years William collected his tolls of 10 cents per vehicle. An Esso station now stands on the site of the toll booth but William's house is still standing 200 yards up a intersecting road.

George EASTERBROOK and Mary YOUART, Caroline DARBY

George came to Canada with his parents, marrying Mary YOUART who died before 1861 after which he married Caroline. By 1880 he had fathered 17 children.

Ann EASTERBROOK and John YOUART III

Ann came to Canada with her parents.

YOUART family

Three of Elias and Joan's children married siblings from the YOUART family from Yorkshire, their cousin married the forth.

Susannah EASTERBROOK and Nicholas NORRISH

Susannah and Nicholas, with their four children, emigrated from Holne in Devon in 1843.

Elizabeth EASTERBROOK, Susannah's daughter-in-law, is also her great niece, the daugher of Thomas, son of her older brother Elias.

Eliza EASTERBROOK from Devon

Eliza came from Iddesleigh, Henry from Hatherleigh.

Sons of William EASTERBROOK and Eleanor STENTIFORD of Holne

William and Eleanor's 3 sons emigrated to Canada from Devon and lived in the Hastings area of Ontario. William in 1870 after suffering 6 years of consumption.

Thomas EASTERBROOK and Elizabeth BLAND

George EASTERBROOK and Mary DIAMOND

Henry EASTERBROOK and Annie SCALLEN of Ontario

Henry is the son of Thomas and Mary of Ashburton, Devon.

William EASTERBROOK and Lena ROBINS of Ontario

Frederick EASTERBROOK

John EASTERBROOK and Harriet TOOLEY of Elgin East, Ontario

John is the son of William and Sarah of Widecombe and Rattery.

John Valentine BOOTH/EASTERBROOK and Emily FOX from Wolverhampton

John and Emily emigrated from Wolverhampton in 1906.

Joseph EASTERBROOK and Sarah of Elgin, Ontario

John EASTERBROOK

John was born in Devon, England and emigrated to Canada in the mid 19th century. He married twice in Canada.