Elisha HUNT

Male 1827 - 1896  (69 years)


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  • Name Elisha HUNT 
    Born 25 Mar 1827  East Stower, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 06 Aug 1896  London, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I273  Bob-Millie Family Tree
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 

    Father Silas HUNT
              b. 1793, East Stower, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1861, East Stower, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane UNKNOWN
              b. 1781, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Bef 1851, East Stower, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F247  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Catherine MILLS
              b. 24 Jul 1838, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1901, London, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary Priscilla HUNT
              b. 10 Mar 1880, London, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 08 Dec 1961, St Mary Hospital, London, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eliza HENSHAW
              b. 1839, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Bef 1880, London, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 40 years) 
    Married 08 Mar 1878  London, Middlesex, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. John E HENSHAW
              b. 11 Nov 1864, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 29 Apr 1944, St. Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
     2. Thomas HENSHAW
              b. 12 Dec 1867, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1901, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 35 years)  [natural]
     3. George HENSHAW
              b. 1872, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Alfred HENSHAW
              b. 1875, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Photos
    Marriage: Elisha Hunt
    Marriage: Elisha Hunt
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 08 Mar 1878 - London, Middlesex, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Map of Southern Ontario
    Map of Southern Ontario
    1841 East Stower, Dorset: Silas Hunt
    1841 East Stower, Dorset: Silas Hunt
    Marriage: Elisha Hunt
    Marriage: Elisha Hunt
    Death: Elisha Hunt
    Death: Elisha Hunt

  • Notes 
    • NOTE 1./ 1841 England East Stower Dorset census,

      Name Est birth year Birthplace Civil parish County/Island
      Silas Hunt abt 1793 Dorset, England East Stower Dorset
      Jane Hunt abt 1781 Dorset, England East Stower Dorset
      George Hunt abt 1817 Dorset, England East Stower Dorset
      Samuel Hunt abt 1821 Dorset, England East Stower Dorset
      Edward Hunt abt 1825 Dorset, England East Stower Dorset
      Elisha Hunt abt 1828 Dorset, England East Stower Dorset

      NOTE 2./ New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
      Name: Elisha Hunt
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822
      Age: 28
      Gender: Male
      Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
      Ship Name: West Point
      Date of Arrival: 5-20-1850
      Search Ship Database: Search the West Point in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
      Port of Arrival: New York, New York
      Line: 16
      Microfilm Serial: M237
      Microfilm Roll: M237_88
      List Number: 405

      NOTE 3./ e-mail from Terry Melmer on 11/10/2006

      Elisha Hunt my great grandfather either owned or worked at Hunt blacksmith shop on Dundas St. London Ontario across the street from the Western Fair. Western fair is the longest annual fair in Canada app.160yrs. Back to Elisha Hunt, a highly skilled trained in Sheffield England and did classic iron work on some of London's finest buildings. Wolsley Barracks [used to be huge] St. Pauls Cathedral and others my father told me.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2007] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932.
      Name: Elisha Hunt
      Death Date: Aug 6, 1896
      Death Location: Middlesex

      Gender: Male
      Estimated birth year: abt 1823
      Birth Location: England


    2. [S1965] OCFA.
      Surname Given Name Cemetery County Township Reference
      HUNT Elisha Old St Paul's Anglican Burial Records Middlesex London MX-151
      HUNT Elisha Woodland, London (Section P,R) Middlesex London MX-152-6


    3. [S2012] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922.
      Name: Elisher Hunt
      Birth Place: England
      Age: 53
      Father Name: George Hunt
      Mother Name: Sarah Hunt
      Estimated birth year: abt 1825
      Spouse Name: Eliza Henshaw
      Spouse's Age: 39
      Spouse Birth Place: Canada
      Spouse Father Name: William Henshaw
      Spouse Mother Name : Betsy Henshaw
      Marriage Date: 3 Aug 1878
      Marriage Place: Middlesex
      Marriage County: Middlesex