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John Williams (b. 08 Feb 1811, d. 15 Oct 1893)

| John Williams, ca. 1870 |
John Williams was born 08 Feb 1811 in Torrington, Devon, England1071, 1072, 1073, and died 15 Oct 1893 in Mitchell twp., Perth Co., Ont., Canada1074, 1075. He married Elizabeth Riden on Bet. Jul - Sep 1844 in Axbridge, Somerset, England1076, 1077, daughter of John Riden and Elizabeth Unknown.
Notes for John Williams:
Birth date: 1851 Census inicates "Not known"; 1861 census - 1812
1836 - 1844: Travelled on various Bible Christian circuits in England and Wales, was evidently especially effective on the Ware Circuit. Source: Minutes of the Guelph Methodist Conference, 1894, p. 70 Obituary Rev. John Williams.
Immigration 1848: Obituary of Rev. Williams states that John, his wife and two children departed from England in Apri 1848 and that they arrived on May 24, after a journey lasting six weeks. He came to work on the Darlington Circuit of the Bible Christian mission in Canada. Source: Minutes of the Guelph Methodist Conference, 1894, p. 70 Obituary Rev. John Williams.
1851 Cenus: Two unrelated females, one single and one married are also members of the household.
1871 Census household: John and his wife, Mary, and their three youngest surviving children: Mary, Jesse, Charlotte E.; and a boarder, Richard Wickett, age 22, born England, Bible Christian, Minister.
1872 Retirement: Rev. Williams had caught a cold while attending a funeral in 1871, and was forced to to apply for leave because of continuing throat problems. However, by 1872 he had not regained his health and had to retire.
1881 Census: John Williams is now described as a "storekeeper," as is his some Jesse James Williams, the only child living with his parents. Mary Williams and her husband, William Walky, live nearby, and son Jabez and his wife and family also live nearby.
Death 1893: Rev. Williams died on a Sunday. After attending church, he visited with other members of the congregation, but when he returned home and was standing at the table carving meat he collapsed and died.
More About John Williams:
Burial: 1893, Mitchell twp., Perth Co., Ont., Canada.1078
Circuit Ministry 1: 1844, Ware Circuit, England.1079
Circuit Ministry 2: Bet. 1848 - 1849, Hampton (Darlington) Circuit, Durham Co., Ont., Canada.1080
Circuit Ministry 3: 1849, Mitchell Circuit, Perth Co., Ont., Canada.1080
Circuit Ministry 4: 1850, Belleville Circuit, Hastings Co., Ont., Canada.1080
Circuit Ministry 5: Bet. 1851 - 1852, Huntingdon & Hungerford Circuit, Hastings Co., Ont., Canada.1080
Circuit Ministry 6: 1853, Mitchell Circuit, Perth Co., Ont., Canada.1080
Circuit Ministry 7: 1854, Usborne Circuit, Huron Co., Ont., Canada.1080
Circuit Ministry 8: 1855, Exeter Circuit, Exeter Co., Ont., Canada.1080
Circuit Ministry 9: Bet. 1856 - 1858, Clinton Circuit, Huron Co., Ont., Canada.1080
Circuit Ministry 10: Bet. 1859 - 1860, Hungerford Circuit, Hastings Co., Ont., Canada.1080
Circuit Ministry 11: Bet. 1861 - 1863, Palmyra Circuit, Wisconsin, USA.1080
Circuit Ministry 12: 1864, Lisbon Circuit, Wisconsin, USA.1080
Circuit Ministry 13: Bet. 1865 - 1867, Prince Albert Circuit & Scott Mission, Ont., Canada.1080
Circuit Ministry 14: Bet. 1868 - 1871, Pickering, Ont., Canada.1080
Immigration: Aug 1848, To Darlington twp., Upper Canada.1081
Occupation 1: 1851, Preacher.1082
Occupation 2: 1861, Minister.1083
Occupation 3: 1871, Minister.1084
Occupation 4: 1891, Minister.1085
Occupation 2: 1881, Store keeper.1086
Occupation 3: Oct 1893, Minister (retired).1087
Religion 1: 1851, Bible Christian.1088
Religion 2: 1861, Bible Christian.1089
Religion 3: 1871, Bible Christian.1090
Religion 4: 1881, Bible Christian.1091
Religion 5: 1891, Methodist.1092
Residence 1: Bet. 1812 - 1848, England.
Residence 2: 1891, Mitchell twp., Perth Co., Ont., Canada.
Residence 2: 1851, Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ont., Canada - Frame House, One Story.1093
Residence 3: 1861, Hungerford twp., Hastings Co., Ont., Canada.1094
Residence 4: 1871, Pickering twp., Ontario Co., Ont. Canada.1095
Residence 5 1: 1881, Mitchell twp., Perth Co., Ont., Canada.1096
Residence 5 2: Oct 1893, Mitchell twp., Perth Co., Ont., Canada.1097
Retirement: 18721098
More About John Williams and Elizabeth Riden:
Marriage: Bet. Jul - Sep 1844, Axbridge, Somerset, England.1099, 1100
Record Change: 13 Nov 2009
Children of John Williams and Elizabeth Riden are:
- +Jabez Riden Williams, b. 1845, Brighton, Sussex, England1101, d. 20 Apr 1907, Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA.
- Unknown Williams, b. date unknown, England, d. Bef. Jan 1852, Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ont., Canada.
- +Sarah Williams, b. 26 Sep 1849, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ont., Canada1102, 1103, d. 24 Nov 1918, Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ont., Canada1104.
- +John Eynon Williams, b. Aug 1852, Ont., Canada1105, 1106, d. Aft. 1911, Presumably Perth Co., Ont., Canada.
- +Mary Williams, b. 02 Nov 1857, Clinton, Ont., Canada1107, 1108, d. Aft. 1916, Poss. Manitoba, Canada.
- Elizabeth Williams, b. 1860, Upper Canada1109, d. 1860, Hastings Co., Ont., Canada1109.
- +Jesse James Williams, b. 1862, Wisconsin, U.S.A.1110, d. Aft. 1916, Prob. Sask., Canada.
- +Charlotte Elizabeth Williams, b. Apr 1864, Wisconsin, U.S.A.1110, 1111, d. 17 Dec 1943, Victoria, BC, Canada1112.

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