John Eddy (husband of Abigail), and Wellington McAlister (husband of Catherine), along with Elaikim Malcolm, James Malcolm, and Charles Chapin, met for their inaugural meeting at the inn of Isaac Brock Malcolm on January 21, 1850, and legally constituted through legislation titled "an Act to provide by one general law for the erection of Municipal Coroprations and the establishment of Regulations of Police in and for the several counties, cities, towns, townships and villages in Upper Canada." Source: http://images.ourontario.ca/brant/75685/page/57?n=15&q=mcalister

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1851 Census - Haldimand County, Walpole Township

John Smith - Farmer, b:USA, 68 (1783)

Catharine Smith - b:USA, 56 (1795)

Adaline Smith - b:USA, 25 (1826)

Catharine Smith - b:Canada, 16 (1835)

Samuel Smith - Labouer, b:USA, 26 (1825)

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1871 Census - Oakland, Brant county

McAlister, Wellington - 54, Canada, Irish, Farmer, Married, Baptist.

McAlister, Catherine - 36, Canada, English, Married, Baptist.

McAlister, Owen - 21, Canada, Irish, Farmer, Baptist.

McAlister, Obedience - 18, Canada, Irish, Baptist.

McAlister, Elizabeth - 16, Canada, Irish, Baptist.

McAlister, Arthur - 12, Canada, Irish, Baptist.

McAlister, Robert - 10, Canada, Irish, Baptist.

McAlister, Charley - 7, Canada, Irish, Baptist.

McAlister, Arney - 5, Canada, Irish, Baptist.

McAlister, Amanda - 3, Canada, Irish, Baptist.

McAlister, Maud - 1, Canada, Irish, Baptist.

Smith, Catharine - 75 U.S.A., Widowed, Methodist N.C.

Miller, Polly - 56 U.S.A., Widowed, Methodist N.C.

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LDS Death - https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https://api.familysearch.org/records/pal:/MM9.1.r/MSVV-M26/p1