BUT!! She just as mysteriously reappeared at the home of the second son Johnathan, many years later. They thought she was eaten by a bear or wolf. Lavina was said by William's grandchildren) to have mysteriously disappeared while picking berries in the Minesing swamp - nothing was found but her apron. He married Lavina Ogden and they had six children, two of whom were born in the USA when the 1861 census was being taken in Canada. Perhaps Charles was not pleased that Jesse didn't care for farming, preferring to go into the lumbering business. Jesse was the least favoured child - there is no record of Charles ever "selling" any land to Jesse although we found the family in the census of 1871, living on the land owned by George. Jesse, the eldest child was born on the journey across the Atlantic on Octobut on most of his certificates, he stated New York as his birthplace. Jesse Graham (son of Charles Handy and Mary Gibbons) died date unknown. JESSE AND EMMA HAD ONE CHILD, FRANK,BORN 1891.įamily Members Parents Charles Handy 1801–1890 Mary Gibbon Handy 1802–1882 JESSE AND MAY LAVINA OGDEN WERE APPARENTLY DIVORVED IN ABOUT 1891/92 AS JESSE REMARRIED TO EMMA DAVIS. JESSE AND MAY LAVINA WERE THE PARENTS OF SIX CHILDREN ,PHOEBE,1856,MARGARET JANE,1858,MARY,1860,WILLIAM HENRY,1862,JONATHAN,1864, AND ALFRED EDWARD,1865. JESSE MARRIED ABOUT 1855 MAY LAVINA OGDEN. JESSE WAS THE SON OF CHARLES HANDY AND MARY GIBBON SOME SAY HE MAY HAVE BEEN BORN ABOARD SHIP ON THE WAY TO NEW YORK FROM ENGLAND. Jesse Handy BIRTH New York, USA DEATH (aged 89) Allenwood, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada BURIAL Allenwood Cemetery Allenwood, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada MEMORIAL IDė0790834