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Moses WILLSON

Male 1807 - 1883  (76 years)


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  • Name Moses WILLSON 
    Born 1807  Beaver Harbor, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Aug 1883  Aurora, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Pine Orchard Friends Union Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I104  John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2017 

    Father Joshua WILLSON, Sr.
              b. 12 Nov 1755, Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1838, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Judith ASH
              b. 1760, Gouldsboro, Hancock Co., Maine Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 15 Jan 1818, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married Est 1785  Beaver Harbor, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane WATSON
              b. 30 Nov 1794, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 19 Jan 1876, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. James WILLSON, .4
              b. 9 May 1833, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1 May 1842, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F73  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • . Obituary 31 Aug 1883
      SUDDEN DEATH - A very sudden death took place in Aurora on the night of the 28th last, Mr. Moses Willson, a retired gentleman, who has been living alone for some time past, was found dead in his house on Wednesday. Dr. Hillary, as Coroner, was notified; but concluding death had been caused by apoplexy, did not consider an inquest necessary.
      Ref: Newmarket Era, p2

      . 1902 Jan 31, 50 Years Ago
      Moses Wilson had a general store & kept a post office called Pine Orchard, over in the corner of the 6th Concession. Moses Wilson was sometimes odd in his ways, & at one time, when advertising his wares in the "Era" told the people he "was not Moses in the bullrushes; but Moses of Pine Orchard." He was a great talker, & his store served as a convenient rendezvous for the neighbours to assemble for local gossip, discuss politics, or express fee opinions respecting the doings of the municipal council. 
      Ref: Newmarket Era, p. 8

      . 1861 Feb 9 Census, Whitchurch, York Co., Ontario
      To. Honourable Gamble, Census Agent for the County of York,
      (Comments by enumerator, on the page after Moses Willson, ie. starting 2 houses from Moses Willson:)
      good land but greatly broken by beech & cedar swamps as far as number, the next of the Creek divide their origin from spring.
      From no. 7 to 15, some years ago was a wildness where deer & wolf abounded plentifully with out leaving molded? except as stagily? Indian who might pass & by chance find himself in a country section to his state is new bought under an excellent state of cultivation & a beautiful sample of wheat raised thereon & from its height? & confluence appearance will command 5¢ more per bushel than anything enters Toronto Marsh?
      From 15 to 25 is very value for its lumber than any other thing else. Its soil being light & sandy the timber hey mostly piece.
      From 25 to 35 is entered broken by swamps & creeks a middling soil but rather high for sloped produce that being fall but a small produce to the acre.

      N.B. Sir, According to uncovering in may district by roads not being open & my loss of time driving around to get to the different places, I think I am entitled to the full compensation allowed which I believe to be 3 cents per name.
      Signed, James Hastings, Enumerator, Dated Toronto, 25 Feb, 1861. - - -