John WILLSON, .5
1791 - 1816 (25 years)-
Name John WILLSON Suffix .5 Born 1791 Miramichi, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick 
Gender Male Died 21 Dec 1816 York Twp., York Co., Ontario - Aged 25 years. York Mills [Yonge St. E. - West side of street is named Wilson Avenue, Toronto.]
Buried St. John's Ang. Cemetery, York Mills - (Toronto)
Person ID I69 John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree Last Modified 9 Jul 2019
Father Lieut. Stillwell WILLSON, The Elder
b. 1763, Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., New Jersey
d. 18 Jul 1832, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 69 years) Mother Sarah TRAMMER [?]
b. 1768, Long Island, Queens Co., New York
d. Bef Oct 1868, Whitby, Whitby Twp., Durham Co., Ontario (Age < 100 years) Married 1782 Long Island, Queens Co., New York Family ID F14 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - . John was 25 when he died on Saturday, 21 December, 1816 from a falling log while building a house for a poor man.
. 1817, On Saturday December 21, John, son of Stillwill Wilson, of Yonge St, was killed by the falling of a log.
Ref: Montreal Herald, published 1817 Jan 18.
. 1817 Jan 21, Thurs. Melancholy accident on Sat. 21st ultimo, John Wilson, son of Stillwell of Yonge Street, was killed by the falling of a log from a small house, that he was assisting a poor man to raise.
. 1817 Jan 21, Thrus. A coroner's inquest was held the next day.
Verdict: accidental death. His remains were interred on the 24th in the new Church Yard, when an affecting sermon was delivered by the Rev. Dr Strachan to a large & respectable assemblage of the friends & acquaintances of this must lamented young man. In him his parents have lost a dutiful son, & the public, a worth member of society.
Ref: Upper Canada Gazette. - - -
- . John was 25 when he died on Saturday, 21 December, 1816 from a falling log while building a house for a poor man.