An American Family History

Rachael Lapoint Dwinnell Jones was born in the United States on March 15, 1819. Her parents are not known.

She married Isaac Davis Dwinnell in about 1839 when she was twenty years old. Their family and life together are described in detail in the section on the Isaac and Rachel Dwinnell family.

She married David Jones on June 11, 1852 when she was about thirty-three years old. Their children and life together are also also described in the section on the Isaac and Rachel Dwinnell family.

Rachael died in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario on March 19, 1874 (according to her granddaughter, Hester Johnson's notes) or March 22, 1873 (according to cemetery records). 

The cemetery records indicate that she died of lung disease. She is buried in Cataraqui Cemetery in Lot 216, Section E with Victoria and John Miller's children.

Rachel's parents are not known, but she may have been related to some of the other Lepoint families in Yonge, Leeds County where she and Isaac lived.

April 19, 1841 Alpheus Wickware married Florentine (Florence) LaPointe. Both of them were from Yonge. The witnesses were John Gibson and Henry Mallory. The marriage was solemnized by William Smart Minister of the Presbyterian Congregation in Brockville, Elizabethtown, Upper Canada.

Their children were Zelina Lois Wickwire (1844) and Alphema J. Wickwire (1846). Alephema married George Washington Mallory (1841). In 1861, Alphema and Lena were living with Samuel Miller, Jr. in Yonge. Michael James Connolly and his sister Maria lived with Samuel Miller, Sr. Maria was David Dwinnell's wife. The Wickwire girls were called Phema and Zelina in the 1861 census. Rachel named her oldest daughter, Victoria Zellena and the next oldest daughter was Sophia Floritine. In 1871 Lena was living with George and Emeline Tennant and their family in the Front of Yonge.

A John LaPointe was a private in the Dundas Militia during War of 1812, as was Lebeus Wickwire. John appeared as a private on the 1812-1815 paylist for Dundas County.

In 1839 the Sophra Lapoint household in Yonge consisted of three women, one boy and one girl. Next to this household was the Sarah LaRue household in Yonge consisted of one man, one woman, two boys and one girl. She was the daughter of William and Abigail Hagerman and was born about 1813. She married a Lapoint who died before 1839. After that she married George Langley.

In 1841 the Joseph Lapoint household in Yonge consisted of ten people including one man, two women, two boys and five girls. In 1844 the Joseph Lapointe household in Yonge still had ten members. It included one man, one woman and four boys and four girls. In 1845 the Joseph Lapointe household had grown to 11 members. It now included two men, three women, three boys, and three girls. In 1848 there were two Joseph Lapoint lots. The household on Lot A Con. 9 had a total of seven members. The other Joseph Lapoint household was on Lot 24, Con F. and had a household of six. In 1861 the household (Joseph Lapointe) consisted of Joseph age 75, Julia age 55, David age 20, and Charles age 17. In 1871 Julia Lapoint was in Brockville, Leeds County, Ontario.  (District 68, sub-district B page 64.)  She was living with David, Charles and Anthony St. Louis age 53 a tinsmith, Johanna Govrey age 28, four Govrey children, and Joaqua St. Louis age 65. John and Thomas were also in Brockville.

George Tennant
George Tennant, the fourth son of William Tennant, was born July, 1830, in the Township of Yonge, and commenced life as a school teacher in 1845, at the same time giving some attention to farming until 1850. After visiting the Western States, he returned to Caintown, where he taught for three years, marrying Emeline, daughter of Squire Thompson, of Escott.

In the fall of 1854, he entered the mercantile business in company with his brother William, at Caintown; disposing of his interest to his brother, he again visited the Western States, but returned to Canada and opened a general store at Haskins Point, Seeley s Bay (1855.) He at once entered very extensively into the lumbering and cord wood business. Taking a deep interest in public affairs, he was twice chosen a member of the Municipal Council for the Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne. In 1859, he removed to Mallorytown, carrying on the mercantile business at that place as well as at Seeley s Bay. Subsequently he sold out at Haskin s Point to John C. Miller, devoting his attention principally to furnishing supplies for the Grand Trunk Railway. In 1861, he was elected Councillor for the Front of Yonge, and was chosen Reeve. From that date up to 1867, he represented the mun cipality in the Counties Council (with the exception of one year.) In the fall of 1867, he engaged in railroading in company with W. II. Wilson, of Brockville. He continued railroading till 1872... after which he returned to Canada and commenced an extensive business at Mclntosh Mills (of which he is proprietor.) . . . He has built a very attractive store and several tenement houses, and has caused the once dilapidated looking place to be a cheerful, busy spot. From 1873 to 1877, both inclusive, he was elected Reeve and retired in 1878 ; during this term Mr. Tennant occupied very prominent positions in the Counties Council, having a seat upon almost every important committee. Mr. Tennant was also the unanimous choice of the Reform party to represent South Leeds in the Local Legislature in 1867, but withdrew his candidature in favor of Hon. S. Richards. His family consists of only one daughter, who married O. L. Potter, son of the late Doctor Potter.