(Below) Milton Purdy LENT Masonic Certificate
Milton Purdy LENT
was probably a son of
Lucas Milton LENT
b: Abt. 1864 (prob. Chatham), Kent Co., Ontario, Canada West
Organizations:
Jul 1890 - Grand (Masonic) Lodge at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Lucas Milton LENT,
b: 6 Sep 1835 Hamilton Twp., Northumberland, Ontario, Upper Canada,
son of Rev. James LENT & Amelia VAN DEUSEN;
m: Matilda Rosina PURDY 05 Dec 1858
Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada West;
d: 14 Jun 1901 Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada;
Buried: Greenwood Cem., Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
Occupation:
1871 - 1881 - Farmer, Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada;
1899 - Laundry Machine Manufacture, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
Residence:
1835 - 1860 - Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada West;
1860 - 1881 - Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada,
(1881 - Concession IX, Lot 23, 135 acres in Chatham Twp., (Large Map)
as well as Concession III, Lot 2, 50 acres in Camden West Twp. (Large Map);
Aft. 1881? - Preston, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada;
1899 - 133 Park Ave., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Map);
1901 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
Their Children:
(This is very likely inaccurate, but every name has been included)
Maria Aletta LENT, Occupation: Elocutionist (same person as Letta LENT?)
Della C. LENT, b: Abt. 1860
Cora LENT, b: Abt. 1862
Milton LENT, Jr., b: Abt. 1864 (same person as Newton LENT?)
Newton? LENT, b: Abt. 1864 (same person as Milton LENT?)
Matilda LENT, b: Abt. 1867
Williston F. W. LENT, b: 22 Jun 1868
Martha Trephena LENT, b: 5 Oct 1870
Letta LENT, b: Abt. 1872 (same person as Maria Aletta LENT?)
Lulilla LENT, b: Abt. 1874 (same person as Luella Meldon LENT?)
Luella Meldon LENT, b: 15 Jan 1876
Mydra Irena Enseba LENT, b: 16 Apr 1876
Harry ORRIS, b: 22 Jan 1881 England; d: 01 Jul 1907
(adopted; Jullery [sic] apprentice; Employee of Lucas Milton LENT);
Estella LENT, b: 10 Oct 1883
Samuel ROLLINGS, b: 10 Aug 1885 Ontario, Canada or England (adopted);
Frankie ROLLINS - b: Abt. 1886; d: 15 Sep 1902 (adopted)

Matilda Rosina PURDY (?)
(1841 - Aft. 1906)

(Above) "Four Generations"
Matilda Rosina PURDY (?) lower left
Toledo, OH, USA
Matilda Rosina PURDY,
b: 2 Jan 1841 Ontario, Canada West or New England or "Amelin Co." (?), NY, USA,
daughter of Freedom Washington PURDY &: Alvina WALLING;
m: Lucas Milton LENT 05 Dec 1858
Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada West;
d: Aft. 1906;
Buried: Location unknown (See note below) *
* Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Howard Twp. (Morpeth), Ontario, Canada:
Buried there are Frankie ROLLINS, adopted son of M. R. LENT,
Harry ORRIS, adopted son of M. R. LENT, &
Cora (LENT) CORNWALL;
(Other given names common to LENT & CORNWALL are Irena, Meldon, Milton)
Residence:
1841 - NY, USA (?);
(Bef. 1858 - Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada with family?);
Dec 1858 - Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada West;
1860 - 1881 Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada;
Aft. 1881? - Preston, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada;
1901 - 1902 - 133 Park Ave., Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada (Map)

Links to:
Dresden, Ontario, Canada - African Heritage Tour;
Dresden, Ontario, Canada - The Provincial Museum of Alberta, Meteorite;
Durham Co., Ontario, Canada;
Greenwood Cem. (History), West St. / Buffalo St.
(Main Office 169 Charing Cross Street),
Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada N3R 2J3;
Hamilton Twp., Northumberland, Ontario, Canada;
HyperDictionary.com;
Kent Co., Ontario, Canada;
L. M. LENT, County Atlas of Canada Project;
Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada;
Toledo, OH, USA (USGenWeb);
Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Howard Twp. (Morpeth), Ontario, Canada
(Ontario Genealogical Society Cemetery Transcriptions
Kent County Microfilm Listing);
Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada (Canada GenWeb)
Maps:
Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada, 133 Park Ave.;
Camden West Twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada (Large Map);
Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada, Concession 9, lot 23 (Large Map);
Dresden to Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada Map;
Kent Co., Ontario, Canada 1885 Map;
L. M. LENT, County of Canada Project;
Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada 1885 Map
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