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William JOHN MORELAND

Male 1850 - 1935  (84 years)


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  • Name William JOHN MORELAND 
    Born 26 Nov 1850  Amherst Island, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Jul 1935  Consecon, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Buried in Pleasant Bay Cemtery in Hillier
    Buried 26 Jul 1935  Pierson Cemetery in Hillier Twp Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1291  Patrick Goodmurphy Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2020 

    Father John William (Jr) MORELAND
              b. Dec 1820, Dromore Parish, Dromore, Down County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Jun 1907, Strabane Township, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lucretia DUSENBURY
              b. 1827, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Abt 1860, Amherst Island, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1850 
    Family ID F1176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma (Amy) GOODMURPHY
              b. 1 Aug 1867, Demorestville, Sophiasburgh Twp, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Jul 1954, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 1890  Grand Forks County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Davidson MORELAND
              b. 12 Oct 1893, Strabane Twp, Grand Forks County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 Mar 1913  (Age 19 years)  [natural]
     2. Edith May MORELAND
              b. Jan 1896, Strabane Twp, Grand Forks County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1 Oct 1965, Consecon, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
     3. Cecil Beverly MORELAND
              b. 4 Mar 1902, Inkster, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1987, Consecon, Ameliasburgh Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     4. Leila Aletha MORELAND
              b. 10 Nov 1904, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1 Aug 1990, Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     5. Beatrice MORELAND
              b. 1900, Strabane Township, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1900, Strabane Township, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 ALICE MAY GOODMURPHY
              b. Abt 1858, Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 7 Jul 1880, Sophiasburg Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1875  Picton, Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 26 Jul 1935 - Pierson Cemetery in Hillier Twp Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • William John was the son of John Moreland and Lucretia Dusenbury.

      William John Moreland had been married to Alice May Goodmurphy who died in July 1880.
      She was the daughter of William Davis Goodmurphy and Catherine Reynolds.

      William John was living in Chatham Township, Bothwell County in 1875, which is between Chatham and Wallaceburg, Ontario. William had an Uncle Samuel who had a farm there.
      We are presuming that Wm John and Alice May moved to that area after marrying in Nov 1875.
      Sometime later they must have moved back to Prince Edward County, as Alice May died in Sophiasburg.
      Her cause of death is bilious vomiting followed by exhauston for 10 days. and she was buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Picton, Ontario.

      William John and his brother Roy went to Grand Forks County, North Dakota in 1881, according to the 1900 Census which says he was in the USA for 19 years as of 1900.
      Emma (or Amy) went out to North Dakota to marry William John Moreland who was in need of a respectable bride. They were married sometime after 1889.
      The 1900 Census has them in North Dakota, but they are back in Prince Edward County after the birth of their son, Cecil B. in March 1902. Family sources say they came back six weeks after Cecil was born in Inkster.

      Jean (Moreland) Chase tells the story that has been passed down in her family, that her grandmother Amy did not like life on the frontier and insisted they come back to Prince Edward County.
      Davidson and Edith and Cecil were born in Strabane Township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA.
      Leila was born in Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County.
      Apparently their son, Davidson died at the age of 19 of TB.
      There also was a daughter by the name of Beatrice who died in infancy. Again I do not know
      the date of birth or death.
      Wm John and Amy, and son Davidson, are buried in the Pierson Cemtery in Hillier Twp., in Prince Edward County.