These are Mary’s ancestors on her father’s side, who came to Schenectady, New York from England in about 1700. At that time, the population of Schenectady is estimated to have been approximately 400. Around 1800 Mary’s ancestors migrated to the lower Ottawa valley (Vankleek Hill, Ontario), then around 1900 the first ancestor arrived at British Columbia. Click on any of the following for more information about this person.
| Abram Lighthall | Schenectady, New York | circa 1700 |
| Jacobus Lighthall | Schenectady, New York | 1726 |
| Johannes Lighthall | Schenectady, New York | 1759 |
| Cornelius John Lighthall | Schenectady, New York | 1795 |
| Giles Lighthall | Vankleek Hill, Ontario | 1849 |
| Abram Lighthall | Vankleek Hill, Ontario | 1877 |
| Charles Henry Lighthall | Kitsilano, British Columbia | 1915 |
| Mary Anne Spurr (née Lighthall) | Lillooet, British Columbia | 1955 |