Notes:

Birth:
verify (or Newmarket)

Notes:

Parents of Samuel are Hugh McConachie b 1827 & Catherine Sisley 1826 9 14 of York Co., Ont.

. 1866 - Dunbarton - A post village in Picking twp. settled in 1853 having one Common School, 9 Miles from Whitby, Population120.
Ref: MITCHELL GAZETTER & DIRECTORY. - - -

Samuel married Ella Myrtell WILLSON, .ii on 25 Sep 1889 in Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario. Ella (daughter of Joshua WILLSON, .III and Mary WALKS) was born on 29 Apr 1867 in Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario; died on 7 Sep 1957 in Dunbarton, Pickering Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; was buried in Newmarket Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Son of Sarah Lundy & Joshua Wilson.
Born & died on W half Lot 27, Con 4 West, Vaughan Twp.

. 1862 Nov 14, Whitchurch Agricultural Society Show, Aurora, 800 Entries:
Fowls, Pair Geese, 2nd, J. Willson; Carpet Rug, 1st prize, J. Willson.
Ref: York Herald Newspaper.
Note: J Wilson could also been his father.

. 1911 Oct 27 - Mr. Joshua Willson visited Mr. Jos. Mowder of Glasgow, Ontario, over Sunday.
1914 Oct 9 - Mr & Mrs. Jos. Powder of Uxbridge Twp. visited Mr & Mrs. Joshua Wilson during the Fair.
. 1915 Jun 4 - Mr Jos Mowder & wife of Uxbridge Township spent the weekend with Mr & Mrs Joshua Wilson, Monday being his 84th birthday. [1831]
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper.

. 1900 Sep 21- Ribs Broken - On Tuesday morning Mr. Joshua Wilson, on the 4th Con. of Whitchurch, when to the stable for milk, when a cow became frightened & kicked at him so viciously that she broke 2 ribs & otherwise bruised this severely. Medical assistance was procured & at last accounts was doing nicely.
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper.

. Obituary: The Late Joshua Wilson
There passed away at the age of 85, on Thursday, Jan 13th, in the person of Mr. Joshua Wilson, one of the oldest & most widely known of the old time yeomen of Whitchurch Township, where he was widely known for 60 years as a progressive & successful farmer.
Mr Wilson born on May 31st, 1831, was the second son of the late Joshua Wilson, Sr., one of a family of 11 children, who with their father, a New Brunswick, Shipbuilder, & their mother emigrated from that province to Whitchurch Township in 1811.
Young Joshua, following the vocation of his father, & commencing on the homestead farm, ultimately added to his holding the 200 acres on the opposite side of Union Street, where he erected the substantial residence & farm buildings now owned by Mr. Mordecai Starr.
Mr Wilson married in 1861 Miss Mary Walks of Whitby, who with his sons, James Albert of Toronto, Edgar of Roblin, Man., & Mrs. Ella M. McConochie of Aurora, survive to mourn the loss of a kind & ever thoughtful husband & parent. Another son, Arthur E., met with a tragic death by lightning in 1903, while working in a field on the homestead.
Mr Wilson whilst never holding or aspiring to any municipal office, showed much interest in public affairs, & was one of the first members of the North York Liberal Association, in whose interest he was indefatigable worker, being always known as a staunch & unswerving Liberal & an untiring worker throughout each & every party campaign.
Coming to reside in Newmarket some 12 years ago [1904], our aged & esteemed friend owes his death evidently to a fall on one of our icy pavements in December last.
We have seldom had, as a resident, an citizen whose unostentatious liberality was more generally acknowledged than the late Mr. Wilson. Appeals for charity, education & Red Cross purposes always elicited from him instant & invariably a liberal contributor.
The funeral service on Saturday afternoon last, from his late residence, Huron St., was conducted by his late Pastor, Rev. A. Young of the Friends Church & remains placed in Newmarket Cemetery.
(noted at the bottom "Joshua Willson II Bible now owned by the Mowder family Stouffville).
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper, published 1916 Jan 16.

Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
Lot 2, Con 4W.

Died:
North York, Aged 84y 7m 13d.

Buried:
Tombstone reads Wilson

Joshua married Mary WALKS on 21 Feb 1861. Mary was born on 3 Jun 1839 in Whitby, Whitby Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; died on 14 Feb 1932 in Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario; was buried in Newmarket Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary is the daughter of Katherine Harrison (7.10.1800 England - 7 23 1889 Newmarket, Ontario) & James Walks, (1.13.1800 England - 7 28.1865, Whitby, Ontario).

. 1932 Feb 16 - Willson - At the residence of her son, J A Willson, 41 Fern Avenue, Toronto, on Sunday, Feb. 14th, Mary Walks, wife of the late Joshua Willson in her 93rd year. Funeral service at the above residence of Mrs. Western, 51 Millard Ave., Newmarket on Tues. Feb. 18th, at 3 o'clock. Interment at Newmarket Cemetery.
Ref: The Globe Newspaper, Toronto.

. Deaths, Willson
- At Toronto, Sunday Feb 14, Mary Walks Wllson wife of the late Joshua Willson, in her 93rd year. Funeral service at the residence of her son J A Willson, Toronto, on Monday evening, Feb 15th. Service at residence of Mrs. Western, Millard Ave., Newmarket, Tues. Feb. 16th. Interment at Newmarket Cemetery. - - -

Birth:
Ref: Ont. Death Registration.

Died:
Aged 92y. Cerebral hemorrhage & senile decay.

Buried:
Widowed.

Notes:

Lot 27 Con 4 W & 3 West.

. MUTAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Notice is hereby given, that a public Meeting will be held at Montgomery's Tavern on Yonge Street,
on Monday the 14th day of November next, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of considering whether it be expedient to establish a Fire Insurance Company for the Home District, on the principal of Mutual Insurance, under the previsions of the Act of the Provincial Legislature recently passed.

. 1836 Oct 15 - Signed: John McIntosh, Peter Lawrence*, John Bogart Junr, Silas Fletcher, Joshua Willson, Chas. Doan, Geo. Silverthorne, Wm. Mcintosh, John Montgomery, Daniel Cummer, Marshall B Stone, Wm. Bigham.
Ref: The Correspondent & Advocate. Toronto Newspaper dated 16 Nov 1836.

Note1: Joshua Willson Senior or Junior is not apparent, but based on the signature of people living on north Yonge St. it is more likely to be Joshua Willson, Jur. -PJA 2010.

Note2: If Joshua Willson SENIOR is indeed related to John Willson, also from Piscataway, then Peter Lawrence would be an in-law, via his Uncle Richard Lawrence. - PJA.

. 1858 Feb 8 - Whitchurch, Notice to Creditors. Take notice that Moses Willson, of Pine Orchard, York County, Merchant, has this day assigned all his real & personal seated & effects to the undersigned in trust, for the benefit of such of his creditors who shall execute the same with 4 months from the date hereof, & that the said assignment in the office of R H Smith, Newmarket.
Signed Assignees, Joseph Taylor Joshua Willson, R H Smith.
Ref: The Globe Newspaper, Toronto.

. 1860 Apr 24, Richmond Hill. North York Spring Show & Ploughing Match. the day was very cold, owing to this the company was not as numerous as was expected. There were, however some good cattle, brood Mares shown. Bulls, any breed over 2 years old: 1st prize. Joshua Willson, Whitchurch $4.

. 1861 Mar 1 - Overseers of Highways, 4th Con to 5th Division. Joshua Willson, junior.

. 1861 May 10 - East Riding York Spring Fair, The Union Fair & Ploughing Match of Markham & Scarboro & East Riding York Agricultural Societies, on Lot 37, Con 5, Scarboro, Although a great storm ranged in the morning, & the ground was covered with snow, there was a large attendance, 340 ploughmen entered for competition. The ground elected for the Ploughing Match under more favorable circumstances would have been unequalled in the county, but owing to the rain it proved rather soft & the ploughmen were unable to finish in the style usual. The day was cold & raw, the ground wet & uncomfortable, yet the attendance of spectators was numerous. A dinner for 60 was provided.
Prizes, Bulls 2nd prize, Joshua Willson.
Ref: York Herald Newspaper.

. His father, Joshua, Wilson, [ i.e. Joshua, The Third] was a son of a U.E. Loyalty, & settled in Whitchurch in 1821 & died in 1877. Our subject was married in 1861 to Mark Walks of Whitby Twp.; they have 4 children: Ella M., James A. Arthur E & Edgar.

. 1866 Jun18 - Serious Accident - We deeply regret to learn that Mr. Joshua Willson, Sent. & wife met with a very serious accident on Sunday evening last. It appear they, in company with their sons, went to seen their daughter*, wife of Mr. J Mowder Jr, & all went well enough till making preparation to return. the back set in the wagon was not fastened as it should be & while Mr. Wilson & his wife were being seated the horses stepped forward - thus throwing the old couple out of the vehicle - Mr. Willson, inflating, injured his back & shoulder very seriously; but it is thought not fatally. Mrs. Willson fell upon the spinal column of her next, partly dislocating the same & producing paralysis. She lingered till Tuesday last, when death put amend to her sufferings.
Ref: The Globe Newspaper, Toronto & reprinted from the Newmarket Era.
Note:3*: Jane Jane Willson, wife of Joseph Mowder Jr.

. 1873 Jul 25 - Meeting of the North York Mutual Protection Society, held at Bogart Town (Mulock Ave.)on 30 June. Annual Report summated. 2 parties by the name of Riddell were prosecuted & convicted for stealing wheat. Two other named hall gave evidence, were also prosecuted. The following officers were elected: Directors Joshua Wilson, Jr. Silas Lundy, Chas. Wilson.
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper.

. 1877 Sep 20 - Obituary
At his residence, 4th Con. of Whitchurch, on the 20th inst. Mr. Joshua Willson, aged 82 years.
Funeral tomorrow Sep 21st. at 10 a.m. at the late residence of deceased - thence to Friend's Meeting House, Whitchurch.
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper, published 1877 Sep 21. - - -

Died:
Aged 82y 6m. Diarrhea, 6 days.

Buried:
Plot O19.14

Joshua married Sarah LUNDY on 2 Aug 1818 in Ontario, Canada. Sarah was born on 4 Sep 1798 in Muncy, Northumberland Co., Pennslvannia; died on 12 Jun 1866 in Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario; was buried in Pine Orchard Friends Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah Lundy daughter of William Lundy
His father, Joshua, Wilson, [ i.e. Joshua, The Third] was a son of a U.E. Loyalty, & settled in Whitchurch in 1821 & died in 1877. Our subject was married in 1861 to Mark Walks of Whitby Twp.; they have 4 children: Ella M., James A. Arthur E & Edgar. Agnes Randall.

Sarah Lundy was John David Willson's first wife.

John David Willson wrote the following Memorial for his late wife Sarah Lundy Willson:

My spirit rent in twain, & I was but part, no Bride
without the Bridegroom, nor Bridegroom without the Bride was like the mourning of my soul. I sought for rest & found none. I wept & knew not the cause.

The pillow gave no rest to mine eyes, nor food contentment to my heart. I sought her spirit through all the watches of the night, & found her not. In vain I sought for her whom I would see. I mourned for a communication from her lips again. I mourned to know where she was, & what she had to communicate to me, for I could not live without her conversation. I drew near her bed, I thought I could discover a spark of life to move within her heart although her person was deceased. I put mine ear to her breast to know if I could discover any symptoms of life in her, whether spiritual or personal; I could discover nothing but the breaking of a bubble within her. In despair I left her & mourned again. Disconsolate, I returned to her person & thought I heard a language in her breast saying I will soon come to thee. (I had offered myself a sacrifice to death to be with her but unacceptable to God - I had to remain to weep).

 His father, Joshua, Wilson, [ i.e. Joshua, The Third] was a son of a U.E. Loyalty, & settled in Whitchurch in 1821 & died in 1877. Our subject was married in 1861 to Mark Walks of Whitby Twp.; they have 4 children: Ella M., James A. Arthur E & Edgar. Found her not. In vain I sought for her whom I would see. I mourned for a communication from her lips again. I mourned to know where she was, what she had to communicate to me, for I could not live without her conversation. I drew near her bed, I thought I could discover a spark of life to move within her heart although her person was deceased. I put mine ear to her breast to know if I could discover any symptoms of life in her, whether spiritual or personal; I could discover nothing but the breaking of a bubble within her. In despair I left her & mourned again. Disconsolate, I returned to her person & thought I heard a language in her breast saying I will soon come to thee. (I had offered myself a sacrifice to death to be with her but unacceptable to God - I had to remain to weep)." - - -

Birth:
Alt: Bucks, Penn.

Died:
67y 9m 8days. COD: Wagon accident causing paralysis.

Buried:
Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON. Plot O19.15