William Anderson (abt. 1786 - 1869)

Born about 1786 in County Monaghan, Ireland [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Way) Anderson — married 1 Jul 1806 in Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1869 at about age 83 in Ameliasburg, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

Biography

William Anderson was born in about 1786 in County Monaghan, Ireland.^{[1] [2]}. His father was James Anderson. Mother: Jane (born about 1750)

He emigrated with his family to United States about 1792^[3] and to Canada about 1803.^[4]

"He bought land in Massassauga and started lumbering"^[5][6]

He married Mary Way on July 01, 1806 Ameliasburh Twp., Massassaga, Prince Edward Co., Ontario;^[7][8]:

1. John Anderson
2. William,
3. Levi,
4. George,
5. James,
6. Mary,
7. Letitia,
8. Martha,
9. Margaret. ^[9]

Residence in 1861^[10]

He died in 1869 in Ameliasburg, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada .

Burial Simonds Cemetery, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario;^[11]

Research Notes

• http://www.treesbydan.com/p940.htm#i26242:Removed from Sources. Could find no reference to William:Knox-4407:6 Feb 2023
• Not in 1871 Census -
• Died: 1869; Buried: Simonds Cemetery; Other names: Adelaide Anderson (1863-1876), George Anderson (1827-1888), John L. Anderson ( -1869), Mary Anderson (1782-1866), Sarah Anderson (1829-1901)4

• Father in Law James Way : 1806; Ameliasburgh Twp., Massassaga, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; ".. And now the Pioneer had become advanced in years; his wife, whom he had married in the States, had died, and he made his home alternatively with one of his two sons, or with his eldest child, Mary, who had married William Anderson, and settled in Ameliasburgh." ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ per Burial. Location Per 7th Town/Ameliasburgh Twp., pg. 189.
2. ↑ 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Glen E. Carter, May 6, 2003.
3. ↑ per 7th Town/Ameliasburgh Township, pg. 638 - The James Way Anderson Family.2
4. ↑ Immigration: 1803; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; "James and Jane Anderson of County Monoghan, Ireland, emigrated to New York c. 1792. One of their children, William (1786-1869), came in 1803 to Ameliasburgh Twp., and settled at Massassaga. On July 1, 1806, William married Mary Way (1791-186?). This union produced 12 chidlren but two boys and one girl died very young." per 7th Town/Ameliasburgh Township, pg. 638 - The James Way Anderson Family.
5. ↑ from pg. 189 of 7th Town/ Ameliasburgh Towhship, Past & Present; Principal,Mary Way
6. ↑ ." Many others arrived in the early 1800's as Godlove Mikel in 1801, Henry Tice in 1803, Elijah Wallbridge in 1804 and William Anderson in 1806." from pg. 39 of 7th Town/ Ameliasburgh Township, Past & Present2
7. ↑ per 7th Town/Ameliasburgh Township, pg. 638 - The James Way Anderson Family.:"James and Jane Anderson of County Monoghan, Ireland, emigrated to New York c. 1792. One of their children, William (1786-1869), came in 1803 to Ameliasburgh Twp., and settled at Massassaga. On July 1, 1806, William married Mary Way (1791-186?). This union produced 12 chidlren but two boys and one girl died very young."
8. ↑ from pg. 189 of 7th Town/ Ameliasburgh Towhship, Past & Presnt; PrincipalMary Way,"He raised a large family of six daughters and six sons."
9. ↑ from Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 914, The John Way Family
10. ↑ Census: April 1861; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1861 Census: Anderson, Wm., 75, b. Irel., WM, yeoman, married; Mary, 69, b. US, married; James, 28, b. CW, married; ? (f), 21, married; Wm. E., 2; Wm. A., 133
11. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial ID: 217740615: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217740615/william-anderson: accessed 10 October 2022), memorial page for William Anderson (unknown–19 Jun 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 217740615, citing Simond's Burying Ground Cemetery, Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Richard G. Parry U.E. (contributor 50399358) .
12. ↑ from Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 913, The John Way Family

See also

• "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD51-CZH : 2 March 2021), William Anderson in entry for James Way Anderson, 20 Apr 1914; citing Ameliasburg, Prince Edward, Ontario, yr 1914 cn 26700, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,861,978.