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Egerton WILLSON

Male 1841 - 1908  (66 years)


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  • Name Egerton WILLSON 
    Born 15 Jun 1841  Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Lot 21, Con 1 w Yonge Street, Toronto
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Jan 1908  Cadillac, Wexford Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Maple Hill Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cadillac, MI. Plot: Block B Lot 115.
    Person ID I62  John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 

    Father Lieut. Col. John WILLSON, .4th
              b. 25 Aug 1804, Willowdale (Toronto), York Twp., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Jul 1866, York Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Margaret LAWRENCE, .v
              b. 30 May 1813, Newtonbrook, Willowdale (Toronto), Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 28 May 1899, Willowdale (Toronto), York Twp., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1830  Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jennie Wallace WOODS
              b. 18 Jul 1850, Henniker, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Feb 1892, Thornhill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1870  Thornhill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Albert Egerton WILLSON, .3
              b. 17 Jul 1872, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 4 Sep 1874, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     2. William Arthur John WILLSON, .vii
              b. 10 Jun 1874, Thornhill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 20 Sep 1874, Thornhill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Florence Ethel WILLSON
              b. 9 Sep 1876, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2008 
    Family ID F43  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Cynthia O'DELL
              b. 1859, Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1920, Cadillac, Wexford Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 62 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1893  Cadillac, Wexford Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 May 2010 
    Family ID F356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Egerton is the son of Margaret Lawrence & John Willson.

      . York County Atlas 1879. On Finch Avenue West at Yonge Street. The original lot belong to John Willson, Jur. 2nd. He divided the land to his 2 sons. By 1879 Egerton retained 2 plots of land between Yonge & Bathurst St. (- likely the present Senlac Avenue.) This would have been between Willowdale P.O. & the Newtonbrook Post Office, a few streets to the north.
      The property on the west side of Egerton Willson was registered to his grandfather, Peter Lawrence. First besides P. Lawrence, Wilson Estate lot, [Edgerton Wilson] & then John D Finch, & next is A. Johnston. Peter Lawrence also has a small lot across from Egerton Wilson

      . 1878, Lot 21, Con 1 West of Yonge Street, North York, 30 Acres, registered to Egerton Willson. So although this is on Yonge St. Egerton 's lot is today actually on Finch Avenue West, the third house/farm in from Yonge St. - PJA
      Ref: York Co. Atlas, 1878.

      . Egerton Willson resided Cadillac, which is not too far from Detroit, Michigan.

      Verify identity:
      . 1898 July 12, 1898 Tues. Found Young Cummer's Body
      Cadillac, Mich., July 11 - Frank Allen is the name of the nervy, cool handed young man who went to the bottom of Clam Lake in about 18 feet of water & brought out the body of the late Louis Summer, who was drowned while bathing last Friday.
      Mr. Allen had been to the T & A depot to see a friend away & as the train pulled out he again assumed his seating the park, which is on the lakeshore. Just as he sat down heard someone cay , A boy drowned! & saw them run down to the water. Borrowing a boy's suit, who was in bathing, he went into the water, where he was joined by Jese Owman of this place, & they both continued the search. It was Jesse's luck to dive a little further out than are it was said he went down & to discover the body lying on the bottom. He came to the top & reported where he saw it. Mr. Allen sank out of sight & after a few seconds, which seems ages to the crown gathered on shore, he returned with the boy the the right wrist. Mr. Allen is here in the interest of a fruit farm owned by his father & himself at the village of Sand Lake.
      Ref: Grand Rapids Herald, MI. - - -