Ancestral File Number: TG8P-0J
Birth date - letter from Louise W. [Mrs. John R.] Lynch,
place - father assessed 1773-1794 in Donegal Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania [NOTE: I believe this to be in error as discussed later]
NOTE: The following Brant County, Ontario biographical sketch was transcribed by Bill Bowman from "Warner and Beers History of Brant County" 1883.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onbrant/biossd.htm
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According to the Brant County, Ontario history, Warner, Beers & Co., 1883 - Christion Muma emmigrated to Canada from the USA, Jan. 1, 1800. His wife to-be came to Canada on horseback with her brother-in-law in 1808 and they were married Feb. 1, 1813, near Dundas, Ontario where they stayed a number of years until they moved to St. George village where they resided until 1833. They moved to the Shannon farm and stayed until 1839. Then they moved to Absolom Muma's farm home where they stayed until they died.
- source: Brant County History Center Archives, Ontario, Canada
[The GEM history has this note attached to Jacob (1776), Christion's brother. GDM]
GEM research list birthdate as August 28, 1779
Brant County, Ontario lists birthdate as August 23, 1779
A family record states that Christian came to Upper Canada in 1800.
On 10 Sep 1805, Christian Muma served on the London District Court as a petty juror.
On 11 Sep 1805, he posted a Ð252.
On 15 Aug 1810, Christian Muma purchased from Abner Owen 150 acres in Lot 10 Con 13, Windham Twp. 3
******************** Comments by Doug Mumma doug@mumma.org ********************
The MUMA web site lists a birth for him of 8 Aug 1779 in Donegal Twp. of Lancaster County. I have found no evidence that this Christian Muma is the Christian listed in Donegal and I have strong feeling that this is a case of mistaken identity or wishful thinking and association. The MUMMA surname was often misspelled as MUMA in early Lancaster County records.
1851 Census, Dumfries,Brant, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Christian Muma 73, farmer, b: PA, Methodist
Mrs Ann Muma 62, , b: NJ, Methodist
Charlotte Muma 24, b: Dumfries, Methodist
Absalom Muma 21, b: Dumfries, Methodist
George Muma 18, b: Dumfries, Methodist
1861 Census: South Dumfries, Brant, Canada West
Christian Muma, 84, farmer, widower, b: PA, Wesleyan Methodist
Absolom Muma, 29, farmer, single, b: W. Canada,
Ann Landow, 30, spinster, single, b: W. Canada
Charles Muma, 18, laborer, single, b: W. Canada [Grandson, the son of Phillip]
An 1880 census record for his son, Philip, who was living in Flint, Michigan. His record states that Philip's mother and father were born in New York state. Who ever provided the census information didn't think Christian was born in Lancaster Co., PA.
1880 Census Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Philip MUMY, Self, 65, b: Canada/NY/NY, farmer
Mary MUMY Wife, 69, b: CAnada/NY/Canada, houskeeping
In addition, there is an inconsistency between the marriage date and the birth of the first 2 children.