An American Family History

Isaac Davis Dwinnell and Rachel Lapoint were married in about 1839. They lived in Yonge Mills, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada. 

They (Davis Dwindle) appeared in the 1840 Ontario Census of Yonge on Lot 16, Concession 3. The census counted one man and four women. (Rachel, Isaac, and ??)

Their first four children were probably born in Yonge. Victoria Zellena Dwinnell Miller was born in 1840. In 1841 (Davis Dwinell) was enumerated in the Yonge Census. The household consisted of one man, two women and one girl. (Isaac, Rachel, Victoria, and ??)

Hollan O. Dwinnell was born in 1842, Charles N. Dwinnell was born in 1844 and Sophia Floritine Dwinnell Byrne was born in 1846. The 1848 Census of Yonge showed David Dwinell, a tailor, with a total of six in the family. (Isaac, Rachel, Victoria, Hollan, Napoleon, and Sophia) This census record is the last record of Isaac Davis.

There is no record of the family in either the United States or Canada in 1850 and 1851.

Rachel married David Lancaster Jones in June, 1852. 

Charles drowned on August 15, 1852 at age eight. A June 5, 2002 letter from the Diocense of Ontario says that he was buried on August 16, 1852 from St. George's Cathedral in Kingston.

Lewis Kossuth Jones was born in 1853 and died in 1854. According to a June 5, 2002 letter from the Diocense of Ontario he was baptized on August 12, 1854 at St. Paul's Church in Kingston.

Ida Ann Jones was born September 8, 1856 in Kingston, Ontario. According to a June 5, 2002 letter from the Diocense of Ontario she was baptized on January 22, 1857 at St. James's Anglican Church in Kingston, Ontario. She died as an infant on October 3, 1859.

Genevieve E. Jones Marvin was born in 1858. Ida Ann Jones died in 1859. In 1861, the family was living in Kingston. They lived in the Frontenac Ward on North Colborne near Clergy Street in a frame house with two floors. 

In 1861 the family consisted of David Jones who was a 32 year old carpenter, Rachel Jones who was 42, Geneva Jones age three, Victoria Dwinnell age 21, Hollon C. Dwinnell age 20, a plumber, Sophia F. age 15, Napoleon B. age 12, and David L. age ten. They belonged to the Church of England. The household also included Abraham and Genevieve Lee who were both single, age 45, and Roman Catholics. Abraham was a carpenter.

Sophia married in 1863 in Montréal and Victoria was a witness at the wedding. Hollan married about 1865. Victoria married in Kingston in 1867. 

At the time of the 1871 census, David and Rachel Jones and the Millers were still in Kingston. Hollan was also in Kingston.

Rachel died in 1874 in Kingston. Napoleon, who had changed his name to Charles, was in Ottawa between 1875-1879 and Hollan died in 1877 in Ottawa.

About 1880, Victoria, Genevieve, Charles and their families immigrated to the United States and lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1881 David Jones married Napoleon/Charles' sister-in-law and the Byrnes were living in the St. Anne Ward, Montréal, Québec. Hollan's family was living in Ottawa. 

David Jones died March 8, 1891