Descendants of Francis & Hanna WRIGHTSON


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1. Francis WRIGHTSON, son of John WRIGHTSON and Mary (__?__), was born on April 12, 1811,1 was christened on May 19, 1811 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England,2 and died on April 20, 1891 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 80.

Events

• He worked as a stone mason.

• He emigrated to Whitby Ontario in 1852 from , , Yorkshire, England.

• Francis relocated to Lot 23, Con 4, Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1854-1891.

• He received a Land Patent lot 23 on Cons 4 & 5 Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada on August 29, 1863.

Francis married Hanna WHITE about 1834 in , , Yorkshire, England. Hanna was born about 1813 in , , Yorkshire, England and died on February 16, 1873 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada1 aged about 60.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. Joseph WRIGHTSON was christened on August 31, 1835 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England2 and died on April 4, 1929 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada4 aged 93.

+ 3 F    ii. Jane WRIGHTSON was born on May 23, 1838 in , , Yorkshire, England,5 was christened on May 18, 1839 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England,2,6 and died on February 5, 1909 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada5 aged 70.

+ 4 F    iii. Elizabeth WRIGHTSON was christened on April 25, 1841 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England,2 died on June 30, 1926 in Amabel Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada4 aged 85, and was buried in Tara Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 5 M    iv. John WRIGHTSON was born on April 10, 1842,7 was christened on April 14, 1843 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England,2 and died on June 14, 1931 in , Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 89.

   6 M    v. Francis WRIGHTSON was christened on December 12, 1847 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England.2

   7 M    vi. George WRIGHTSON was christened on March 31, 1850 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England2 and died in 1852 aged 2.

+ 8 F    vii. Mary WRIGHTSON was christened on February 1, 1852 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England.2

+ 9 M    viii. Thomas WRIGHTSON was born on December 4, 1854 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,2 died on September 15, 1926 in Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada4 aged 71, and was buried in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 10 M    ix. George WRIGHTSON was born on April 12, 1859 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada7,8 and died on December 9, 1933 in Burnaby, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada aged 74.

Francis next married Jane DENT, daughter of Thomas DENT and Elizabeth WILSON, on October 20, 1880 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.3 Jane was born on January 17, 1858 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.7

• Marriage Ceremony conducted by Rev. Geo. Blackhouse and witnessed by Thomas and Elizabeth Dent. 8

Children from this marriage were:

+ 11 F    i. Hanna WRIGHTSON was born on August 15, 1881 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,3 died in 1958 aged 77, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 12 M    ii. William WRIGHTSON was born on January 26, 1883 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.7

   13 M    iii. Isaac WRIGHTSON was born on August 29, 1885 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.7

Isaac married Florence BEAUMONT, daughter of Henry J. BEAUMONT and Ida BEIRNS. Florence was born on August 25, 1895 in , Muskoka Dist, Ontario, Canada.

   14 M    iv. Solomon WRIGHTSON was born on September 12, 1887 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died on September 18, 1887 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.3

   15 M    v. Albert WRIGHTSON was born on November 17, 1889 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada7 and died in 1964 aged 75. He had no known marriage and no known children.

+ 16 M    vi. Adam WRIGHTSON was born in September 1883 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.9

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