Marion or "Merne" Ruthven - Handy - Satchell

Marrion Ruthven Satchell BIRTH 11 Mar 1839 Essa, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada DEATH 2 Jan 1903 (aged 63) Sunnidale, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada BURIAL Bethel Union Pioneer Cemetery Clearview, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada MEMORIAL ID 91554259 ·

Wife of Thomas Satchell (MARRIAGE 2)

Marrian first married Edward Handy c 1857. Edward died 1872 leaving her with four small children, Julius, Isabella, Henry and James.

She then married Thomas Satchell in 1873 with whom she had three daughters and one son. (WE HAVE ONLY FOUND 3 KIDS SO FAR, THERE IS A MISSING DAUGHTER ???)

Family Members Parents

Alexander Ruthven 1801–1887

Marion Rennie Ruthven 1807–1846

Spouses

Edward Handy 1836–1872

Thomas Satchell 1840–1914

Siblings

Robert Ruthven 1831–1910

George Ruthven 1833–1907

Photo Alexander Ruthven 1834–1870

Photo William Ruthven 1835–1923

Photo Margaret Ruthven Blain 1837–1916

Photo John Ruthven 1840–1916

Photo James Ruthven 1842–1930

Photo Mary Ruthven Black 1844–1891

Photo Isabella Ruthven Fitzpatrick 1846–1938

• ******************************************************

Born in Essa on 1841 to Alexander Ruthven and Marion Rennie. Marion married Edward Handy and had 4 children. Marion married Thomas Satchell and had 3 children. (he might of already had those kids)

James Handy's parents were Edward Handy (1836 - 1872) and Marion aka Merve Ruthven - Handy-Satchell (1839 - 1903)

Jim Handy was born in 1867 in Sunnidale Twp. (now part of Clearview Township, Simcoe County).

His father died when Jim was not quite 5 years old leaving Jim and his 3 siblings,

Julius, Isabella and Henry fatherless until his mother married Tom Satchell in 1873.  Three little Satchells arrived from this marriage, Mary, Maggie and Bill.

As young man Jim worked in the woods of Michigan,

perhaps with his uncle Jesse, returning to Sunnidale

in 1895 to marry Ida Russell. 

Together they went to Absaraka, N.D. where they lived from 1897 to 1905. They then returned to Ontario, living in Midhurst on the farm owned by James D. Russell who had died in 1912. Jim and Ida lived in Midhurst until 1922 and then moved to Dalston. They owned the farm just across the road from the United Church.

Family Members Parents Edward Handy 1836–1872 Marrion Ruthven Satchell 1839–1903

Spouse Ida E. M. Russell Handy 1877–1960

Siblings Isabella Handy Hooper 1858–1903

Julius Handy 1858–1924

Henry Handy 1862–1938

Children Lorne W Handy 1896–1977

Mae E. Handy Furlong 1898–1974

Russell H Handy 1900–1975

James Edward Handy 1903–1977
Willis L. Handy 1905–1921

Florence Marion Handy Whates 1908–1997

Jean Lois Handy Cameron 1912–2003

Ida Eva Handy Drury 1914–2001

Robert John Handy 1918–2001

• ***************************

She passed away on 1903 in Sunnidale. http://records.ancestry.ca/marion_ruthven_records.ashx?pid=13272315

• She was born in 1839 per canadian records

First Pioneer Family of Elderslie Township, Bruce County, Ontario Alexander Ruthven, brother of: Robert Ruthven, Sr., First Pioneer Family of West Essa, Township, Ontario In Spring 1832, sons of Alexander Ruthven, Robert and George relocated to Lot 9, C1, West Essa, Ontario

- with their uncle Robert Ruthven, Sr, 

She also relocated to West Essa Township, Ontario - Dalston, Ontario

Edward Handy: Edward, the sixth child, was born in Essa Twp. Simcoe County in 1836-37 and died February 18, 1872 in Sunnidale Twp. Simcoe County. He married Marion Ruthven, farmed in Sunnidale Twp. and had four children.

Let us now finish the story of the land Charles bought in Sunnidale Twp. for the sum of $250.00 in 1862.

Ben bought the south 50 for $500.00 and sold it again for $1,000.00.  Now Charles sold the north 50 to Edward in 1866 for $1,050.00 holding a mortgage for $192.00 at 6% interest.

In 1870, Edward had to go to his father for another mortgage of $285.73 and at the interest rate of 10%.

That's our Charles; buying land for $250.00 and selling it within four years for the total of $1,550.00.

Ben didn't do too badly either. Edward was a very athletic type of person.

The family were on their way home on a cold day and Edward had one of the children on his knee.  When they came to the gate, he set the child down and jumped out of the buggy and twisted his knee.

Gangrene set in. He had two or three operations or amputations at his home but they could not save him.

(The Harvest Table, along with the set of original handmade chairs,

which are NOW in the home of Susan Lynne Schwenger,  daughter of Lynda Handy- Schwenger, wife of Murray Bruce Schwenger

- Lynda is the daughter of Viola Mae Drury-Handy, and, James Edward Handy Jr. son of James Handy Sr, son of Edward Handy & Marion Ruthven-Handy-Satchell,

- and, it was this table, where they laid him, to cut off his leg,

this table originally belonged to Edward Handy & Marion Ruthven-Handy-Satchell.

He died at the age of 36 and is buried in a little rundown rural cemetery in Sunnidale Township, near Barrie, Ontario. After the death of Edward, Marion married Tom Satchell or Satchel This did not go well with Charles Handy or the rest of the family.

The farm had to be sold to support the children.  Charles "forgave" the mortgages above, but there was no mention of Edward's family in Charles' will.  Julius, the eldest son, farmed around the Sunnidale Twp. area until most of his family were fully grown, then on the suggestion of one of the boys, they moved to Plenty, Saskatchewan.  Two daughters remained in Ontario.

Isabella lost her first husband Bill Ransberry, very mysteriously.  The grandchildren say that he and a friend spent the winters in the bush

and when they were on their way home, they met with foul play.  Their bodies were never found.

Isabella then married Bill Hooper.

Isabella's descendents can be found from Orono to Hamilton, Port Colborne and Sault Ste. Marie.

Henry never married, spent most of his life as a farmhand at various farms.  James married Ida Eva Morton Russell and spent some time in the bush in Michigan  and on a farm in North Dakota.  They returned to farm in the Midhurst-Dalston area of Simcoe County.

************************************************* Marion Handy formerly Ruthven Born 11 Mar 1839 in Elmgrove, Essa, Simcoe, Ontario, Canadamap

Wife of Edward Handy — married about 1857 [location unknown]

Mother of Julius Handy, Isabella (Handy) Hooper, Henry Handy and James Edward Handy Died 2 Jan 1903 in Elmgrove, Essa, Simcoe, Ontario,

Biography Burial: Bethel Union Pioneer Cemetery, Sunnidale Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada Find a Grave Memorial 91554248 Birth and Death Dates taken from Headstone