Person Sheet

Conrad Rupert born circa 1779 married Margaret Cline in 1803. Conrad was 64
years old in 1843. Conrad is living in Rawdon township in the 1861 census and
died circa 1866, based on his will. Conrad tried to get land as a SUE as a son of
Adam Rupert, but he found out his father was not on the UE list, possibly because
he died in 1790.

Conrad Rupert, born 1779, married Margaret Cline, daughter of Adam Cline in 180340
.
She petitioned for land as DUE in 180741
. The family of Adam Cline was also from
Johnstown, NY and Adam Cline was a private in the KRRNY as well who drew land
close to the Rupert in Osnabruck. Adam Cline was deceased at the time of his daughter’s
marriage and his widow had remarried John Eamon.
Conrad Rupert leased land on Baxter Island until 182442
. Baxter Island, now named
Croil’s Island, used to belong to Canada. It was exchanged with the United States in
1823 for Wolfe Island, near Kingston which had a more strategic importance to the
British. This left the pro British settlers on the island in the lurch. Conrad then moved to
Madoc township in 1839. Conrad Rupert petitioned for land in 1843, but he does not
appear to have been successful. In 1843, Conrad stated that he was 64 years old, so he
was born circa 1779, and that his father Adam Rupert would be over 100 years old if still
alive.. He also stated that he was too young to join the Loyalist army but that he
remembers his brother Peter Junior joining.

Conrad and Margaret Rupert were still alive in 1852 when they sold their lot in Madoc
township, Hastings County and moved to Rawdon township. Conrad Rupert appears on
the 1861 census of Rawdon as a widower with his son Leonard. Conrad wrote his will on
April 17 1868 and he left his property to his youngest son Leonard.43
It is quite probably that Conrad and Margaret had more children.
Summary of the children of Conrad Rupert (1779-1866) and Margaret Cline
1. John Rupert (1803-1878) married first Jane Nelson (died 1869) and then Hannah
Eamon Zeran in 187244
.
2. Leonard Rupert (1820-1908) married Harriet Bradshaw (1829-1908) His obituary
mentions he was born in Dickenson’s Landing.
3. Julia Rupert (1817-1915) married Norman McCloud. At the time of her death in
1915, she was the oldest person in Belleville.