Joseph was the youngest son of John ORTON & Mary RADFORD

Joseph ORTON

born 12 April 1819 - Leicester, ENGLAND

died 23 Feb 1914 in Eady, Medonte Twsp, Ontario  

( photo from Barb Rutherford )

Joseph came to Canada in 1832 with his father, John, step-mother, Susan, and his brother James (b1816) .

This information and his dob and dod came from his obituary in 

The Weekly Times Orillia, Thursday, 05 March 1914.

When he was 20 years old Joe married 18 year old Anne Jane BROTHERSTON  on 14 Nov 1839 

at Rushock (the home of Rev Geo HALLEN), in Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario.

She was born on 26 Mar 1822, in Woolwich, London, England

the daughter of Will BROTHERSON , (of Royal Horse Artillery) and Jane PARSONS.

Anne came to Caryle, Medonte Township, Ontario around 1832 

with her parents who had lived in Tranent, Haddington Parish, Scotland.

Joseph and Anne Jane had 13 children, who were ages 20 to less than a year old when

Anne Jane died on 21 Feb 1860 in Oro Township, Simcoe County, Ontario.

In Feb 1863 Joseph married Jane GRUET/GROUETTE.

She was born in 1820, the daughter of Wm GROUETTE.,

and widow of James HATCH.

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A family biography written in 1958 by Albert ORTON,  (son of Thomas, grandson of Joe ORTON & Anne Jane BROTHERSON),  says that Joseph ORTON took possession in 1862, of 100 acres in Medonte Township, Simcoe County being Concession 12  Lot 14 & 15.  This paper was written for the local Grenard Women's Institute, and is called "History of Orton-Brae Farm".  

First a log home was built on this homestead.  Later a very fine stone home was built.  

It is still standing and can be seen from Highway 12 about 3 miles South of Coldwater.