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Albert Newal Raymond was born about 1807 in USA. He died on 6 February 1894 in Thorold Twp., Welland Co., Ontario, Canada. He was buried in ? McAffee Cemetery, Bertie Twp., Welland Co., Ontario, Canada.

Phillip, Elizabeth's brother mentions his nephew Albert Newal Raymond in his will according to Thomas B. Wilson.
Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
Name: Albert Raymond
Event: Living
Province: Ontario
Place: Bertie
Source: Thomas B. Wilson, Marriage Bonds of Ontario 1803-1834, Hunterdon House, Lambertville, NJ, 1985.
Volume/Page: 172
Note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occured.
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1861 CANADA WEST CENSUS
Public Archives of Canada
Personal Census - Enumeration District No. One, of the Township of Willoughby, in the County of Welland
Page 33-34
No. 11-12
Brick, Stone, Frame, Log, &c: Frame
No. of stories: 1 1/2
No. of families living in house: 1

Names of Inmates: ALBERT RAYMOND
Profession, Trade or Occupation: Harness Maker
Place of Birth: United States
Religion: no sect
Age next Birthday: 54 [1807]
Sex: M
Married or Single: M
Residents / Members of Family / M: y

Names of Inmates: CATHERINE RAYMOND
Profession, Trade or Occupation: -
Place of Birth: Upper Canada
Religion: F.C. Presyterian
Age next Birthday: 60 [1801]
Sex: F
Married or Single: M
Residents / Members of Family / F: y

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* [Albert farmed a modest 3 1/2 acre plot of land in Willoughby Township.]
Public Archives of Canada
AGRICULTURAL CENSUS - Enumeration District No. One of the Township of Willoughby, County of Welland
Page 4
No. 10
Name of Occupier: ALBERT RAYMOND
Concession or Range: 1
Lot or part of Lot: 16
Number of Acres of Land.
Total held by each Person or Family: 3 1/2
Under Cultivation: 3 1/2
Under Crops in 1860: 3
Under Pasture in 1860: -
Under Orchards or Garden: 1/2
Under Wood or Wild: -
Cash Value of Farm, Dollars: 250
Cash Value of Farming Implements or Machinery, Dollars: 5
Spring Wheat.
Acres: 1 1/2
Produce in Bushels: 55
Hay, Tons of 2000 lbs. or bundels of 16 lbs.: 1/2
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1871 Census of Canada
Schedule No. 1.- Nominal Return of the LIving
Province: Ontario
District No. 19 Welland
Sub-District No. g, Willoughby
Page 62
Houses Inhabited: 226
Families: 226
Line: 14-18

Names: RAYMOND A.
Sex: M
Age: 65 [1806]
Country or Province of Birth: US
Religion: W. Meth
Origin: French *
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Saddler
Married or Widowed: W

Names: Forsyth, John
Sex: M
Age: 20

Names: Forsyth, Helen
Sex: F
Age: 17

Names: Forsyth, Maud
Sex: F
Age: 3/12

Names: Starks, Eliza
Sex: F
Age: 19
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1881 Census of Canada
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009
Province: Ontario
District No. ....... ?
S. District No. C ......? Bertie
Page 36
Houses Inhabited: 180
Families: 184
Line: 19-23

Names: Forsyth, John
Sex: M
Age: 32

Names: Forsyth, Hellen
Sex: F
Age: 27

Names: Forsyth, Maud
Sex: F
Age: 10

Names: Forsyth, Mabel
Sex: F
Age: 8

Names: RAYMOND, A.
Sex: M
Age: 73 [1808]
Country or Province of Birth: USA
Religion: Cdn Meth
Origin: Scotch
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Harness Maker
Married or Widowed: W
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CENSUS OF CANADA, 1891
Province: Ontario
District No. 124 Welland, Division No. 3
S District No. A, Township of Bertie
Enumeration Date: 1st day of May 1891
Page 49
Houses Inhabited: W 1/3
Families: 233
Line: 22-23

Names: Anthony, Edward
Sex: M
Age: 66
Married or Widowed: -
Relation to Head of Family: -
Country or Province of Birth: Ont
Place of Birth of Father: England
Place of Birth of Mother: Ont
Religion: English Church
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer

Names: RAYMOND, ALBERT
Sex: M
Age: 84 [1807]
Married or Widowed: W
Relation to Head of Family: L [Lodger]
Country or Province of Birth: Ont
Place of Birth of Father: Ont
Place of Birth of Mother: Ont
Religion: -
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Read: y
Write: y
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ONTARIO, SCHEDULE C.- DEATHS
County of: Welland
Division of: Thorold Township
Page 499
No. 1
# 018201
Name and Surname of Deceased: ALBERT RAYMOND
When Died: February 6th 1894
Sex: M
Age: 85 years [1809]
Rank or Profession: Labourer
Where Born: -
Certified Cause of Death, Duration of Illness: Old Age
Name of Physician: J.O. Emmett
Signature, Description and Residence of Informant:
Jno. W. Henning, Keeper Industrial House, Welland
When Registered: February 9th 1894
Religious Denomination of Deceased: -
Signature of Registrar: Thomas A. Clark
Phillip, Elizabeth's brother mentions his nephew Albert Newal Raymond in his will according to Thomas B. Wilson.
Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
Name: Albert Raymond
Event: Living
Province: Ontario
Place: Bertie
Source: Thomas B. Wilson, Marriage Bonds of Ontario 1803-1834, Hunterdon House, Lambertville, NJ, 1985.
Volume/Page: 172
Note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occured.
______________________________

1861 CANADA WEST CENSUS
Public Archives of Canada
Personal Census - Enumeration District No. One, of the Township of Willoughby, in the County of Welland
Page 33-34
No. 11-12
Brick, Stone, Frame, Log, &c: Frame
No. of stories: 1 1/2
No. of families living in house: 1

Names of Inmates: ALBERT RAYMOND
Profession, Trade or Occupation: Harness Maker
Place of Birth: United States
Religion: no sect
Age next Birthday: 54 [1807]
Sex: M
Married or Single: M
Residents / Members of Family / M: y

Names of Inmates: CATHERINE RAYMOND
Profession, Trade or Occupation: -
Place of Birth: Upper Canada
Religion: F.C. Presyterian
Age next Birthday: 60 [1801]
Sex: F
Married or Single: M
Residents / Members of Family / F: y

* * * * * * * * * *

* [Albert farmed a modest 3 1/2 acre plot of land in Willoughby Township.]
Public Archives of Canada
AGRICULTURAL CENSUS - Enumeration District No. One of the Township of Willoughby, County of Welland
Page 4
No. 10
Name of Occupier: ALBERT RAYMOND
Concession or Range: 1
Lot or part of Lot: 16
Number of Acres of Land.
Total held by each Person or Family: 3 1/2
Under Cultivation: 3 1/2
Under Crops in 1860: 3
Under Pasture in 1860: -
Under Orchards or Garden: 1/2
Under Wood or Wild: -
Cash Value of Farm, Dollars: 250
Cash Value of Farming Implements or Machinery, Dollars: 5
Spring Wheat.
Acres: 1 1/2
Produce in Bushels: 55
Hay, Tons of 2000 lbs. or bundels of 16 lbs.: 1/2
______________________________

1871 Census of Canada
Schedule No. 1.- Nominal Return of the LIving
Province: Ontario
District No. 19 Welland
Sub-District No. g, Willoughby
Page 62
Houses Inhabited: 226
Families: 226
Line: 14-18

Names: RAYMOND A.
Sex: M
Age: 65 [1806]
Country or Province of Birth: US
Religion: W. Meth
Origin: French *
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Saddler
Married or Widowed: W

Names: Forsyth, John
Sex: M
Age: 20

Names: Forsyth, Helen
Sex: F
Age: 17

Names: Forsyth, Maud
Sex: F
Age: 3/12

Names: Starks, Eliza
Sex: F
Age: 19
______________________________

1881 Census of Canada
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009
Province: Ontario
District No. ....... ?
S. District No. C ......? Bertie
Page 36
Houses Inhabited: 180
Families: 184
Line: 19-23

Names: Forsyth, John
Sex: M
Age: 32

Names: Forsyth, Hellen
Sex: F
Age: 27

Names: Forsyth, Maud
Sex: F
Age: 10

Names: Forsyth, Mabel
Sex: F
Age: 8

Names: RAYMOND, A.
Sex: M
Age: 73 [1808]
Country or Province of Birth: USA
Religion: Cdn Meth
Origin: Scotch
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Harness Maker
Married or Widowed: W
______________________________

CENSUS OF CANADA, 1891
Province: Ontario
District No. 124 Welland, Division No. 3
S District No. A, Township of Bertie
Enumeration Date: 1st day of May 1891
Page 49
Houses Inhabited: W 1/3
Families: 233
Line: 22-23

Names: Anthony, Edward
Sex: M
Age: 66
Married or Widowed: -
Relation to Head of Family: -
Country or Province of Birth: Ont
Place of Birth of Father: England
Place of Birth of Mother: Ont
Religion: English Church
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer

Names: RAYMOND, ALBERT
Sex: M
Age: 84 [1807]
Married or Widowed: W
Relation to Head of Family: L [Lodger]
Country or Province of Birth: Ont
Place of Birth of Father: Ont
Place of Birth of Mother: Ont
Religion: -
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Read: y
Write: y
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ONTARIO, SCHEDULE C.- DEATHS
County of: Welland
Division of: Thorold Township
Page 499
No. 1
# 018201
Name and Surname of Deceased: ALBERT RAYMOND
When Died: February 6th 1894
Sex: M
Age: 85 years [1809]
Rank or Profession: Labourer
Where Born: -
Certified Cause of Death, Duration of Illness: Old Age
Name of Physician: J.O. Emmett
Signature, Description and Residence of Informant:
Jno. W. Henning, Keeper Industrial House, Welland
When Registered: February 9th 1894
Religious Denomination of Deceased: -
Signature of Registrar: Thomas A. Clark
Phillip, Elizabeth's brother mentions his nephew Albert Newal Raymond in his will according to Thomas B. Wilson.

Mary Helen Smith was born on 15 September 1920 in Forest Township, Genesee, Michigan. She and Wilfred (Bill) Dennis were married on 17 January 1942 in Forest Township, Genesee, Michigan. She died on 27 June 2004, at age 83, in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan. She was buried in Smith Hills Cemetery, Otisville, Michigan.

Mary Helen Smith was a Bookkeeper, Accountant, Owner of Universal Systems.¹ Bookkeeper/Accountant. Owned Universal Systems, electrical contractor.

Flint Journal, June 29, 2004

Dennis, Helen Mary (Smith)- age 83, of Grand Blanc, died Sunday, June 27, 2004 at Genesys Health Park. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at Grand Blanc Methodist Church, 515 Bush Ave., Pastor Roger Colby officiating. Helen was born September 15, 1920, in Forest Tpwnship, Genesee County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy and Helen (Brandt) Smith. She married Wilfred Dennis on January 17, 1942, in Forest Township. She was a member of the Grand Blanc Methodist Church, a past president of Flint Zonta Club, and the president of Universal Systems, formerly Universal Electrical Construction Company from 1963 until her retirement in 1987. Surviving are son and two daughters, Gene (Janice) Dennis, Laraine (Larry) Coplin and RaeDeane (Randall) Middleton; grandchildren, Scott (Marsha) Dennis and children Erica and Ethan, Todd Dennis and children, Summer and Garrett, Sean Dennis and Chad Dennis and friend Amy Slater, Johann Neverdausky, Parker (Laura) Middleton and children, Kylee and Jacob, Trent Middleton; brother, John Smith of East Jordan, MI; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbanad, Wilfred (Bill) in 1963; brothers, Sherwood and Gerald Smith; and sisters, Frances (Atkins) Justin and Alma Garnsey.

Wilfred (Bill) Dennis was born on 22 April 1911 in Garfield Township, Bay, Michigan. He and Louise K. Neuman were married about 1931. He and Louise K. Neuman were married on 12 January 1932 in Genesee County, Michigan.¹ He and Louise K. Neuman were divorced on 5 November 1941 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan. He and Mary Helen Smith were married on 17 January 1942 in Forest Township, Genesee, Michigan. He died on 17 December 1963, at age 52, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan. He was buried in Smith Hills Cemetery, Otisville, Michigan.

Wilfred (Bill) Dennis was an Electrician, Founder of Universal Electric (now Universal Systems.)²
From a young age, Bill (Wilfred) assisted with family support. Completing only eight grades of education, Bill worked on farms around Swartz Creek with his dad. The work was hard and the pay poor. One account relates that Bill dreamed of the day when he would have enough money to own enough pairs of socks so he wouldn't have to wear the same "crusty" pair day after day.

Between farm jobs, Bill and his dad built their family's house which was located east of Linden road on the South side of Miller Road.

Later, Bill worked in a Flint Foundry and finally was able to be indentured into the Electrical Workers Apprentice program during the 1930's. This formed the basis for a career first as an electrician and finally as the founder of Universal Electric Company (now Universal Systems) in 1956 at Flint, Michigan.

During WWII, Bill worked as a electrical construction superintendent on several green field military production plants. These included a rubber (tires) plant in Akron, Ohio, a tank plant in Grand Blanc, Michigan and other military production plants in Lansing and Grand Rapids.

His strong work ethic continued to the end. He suffered a stroke while working at his business on Sunday. He died several days later.

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From Funeral Bulletin:
Brown Funeral Home, Flint

Rev. Perry Thomas, Officiating

More About Wilfred Dennis:
Occupation: Electrician, founder of Universal Electric Co. (now Universal Systems).
Buried: Smith Hills Cemetery, Otisville, Michigan
Cause of Death: Cerebral Vascular Hemorrhage due to essential hypertension

Obituary, Flint Journal, December 17, 1963:

DENNIS, Wilfred - G-6439 N. Saginaw Rd., age 52, died Tuesday, December 17, 1963, at Flint Osteopathic Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Vernon Chapel, Brown Funeral Home, Rev. Perry Thomas, officiating. Burial in Smith Hill Cemetery. Mr. Dennis will lie in state at the Brown Funeral Home, 1616 Davison Rd. Death followed a 2-day illness. He was born in Bay City on April 22, 1911, and resided in Flint his entire life. Mr. Dennis was a member of West Forest Methodist Church, Genesee Lodge No. 174 F&AM, National Electrical Contractors Association and owned and operated the Universal Electrical Co., 1610 S. Dort Hwy. Surviving are: wife, Helen M.; son, Gene; 2 daughters, Laraine and Rae Deane, all at home; sister, Mrs. Edward Hayward of Decatur, Illinois.