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Lt-Col. Daniel McCall, son of Donald McCall and Elsie Simpson
Birth:12 Apr 1772 in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
Married:Jan Decew, 1799, in Port Ryerse, Norfolk County (age 27)
Died:26 Jun 1848 in Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County (age 76)
Buried:McCall-Fairchild Burying Grounds, Charlotteville
Jane "Jenny" Decew, daughter of Abram DeCowe and Mary Hibler 
Born:7 Aug 1780 in Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey
Married:Daniel McCall, about 1799, in Port Ryerse, Norfolk County (age 19)
Died:22 Oct 1850 in Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County (age 70)
Buried:McCall-Fairchild Burying Grounds, Charlotteville
Their Children:
Elsie McCall married Charles S. Perley
Mary "Polly" McCall married Jacob McKenny. Eventually moved to Lee County, Illinois
Duncan McCall married Frances Hervey
Daniel McCall. Moved to Alabama.
Abraham McCall (1814-1814)
David McCall (1815-1815)
William McCall married Elizabeth McCoy. Moved to Michigan.
Notes:
Daniel appears on 1784 and 1793 New Jersey tax ratables as "Daniel McCaul" and "Daniel McColl Jr." He was 24 when his extended birth family emigrated to Upper Canada in 1776. He subsequently fought in the War of 1812 as a Captain and was eventually promoted to Lieutant-Colonel. Jenny was a maid in the employ of Samuel Ryerse, J.P., who married them. Amelia (Ryerse) Harris (Sam's daughter) recounted their romance and life in her Memoriam. Daniel and Jenny farmed Lots 22 and 23, Concession 6, Charlotteville.
* Birth, marriage and death dates from McCall/McCoy Family Bible. 
Source: John Cardiff of Simcoe, Norfolk County. Contributed: 08 Aug 2014
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