Jerusha Salls

     Jerusha Salls was born circa 1795 at Quebec.¹ She was the daughter of Abraham Salls and Phebe Filer. Jerusha Salls married John Howard. Jerusha Salls married John Bate Truscott on 26 March 1840 at St Armand, Missisquoi Co, Quebec; On 19 March 1840, John Bate Truscott of Noyan, joiner and carpenter, and Jerusha Salls, widow of the late John Howard, in his lifetime of Gananoque, Upper Canada, came before Pierre Gamelin, notary, for a Contract to their marriage. There was to be no communty property between them, and neither is responsible for the debts of the other. His witnesses were Robert Struthers, his brother in law and Miss Sarah Struthers, his niece. Jerusha had Alexander Struthers and Marian Salls, her brother in law and sister, and Margaret Struthers, her niece.^2,3 Jerusha Salls died on 4 January 1876 at Missisquoi Co, Quebec; Jerusha was aged 81 years.¹ She was buried on 6 January 1876 at St Thomas' Cemetery, Noyan, Missisquoi Co, Quebec.¹