William Heron (1832 - 1880)

Born 17 Jun 1832 in York, York, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Janet (Gray) Heron — married May 1864 in York, York, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1880 at age 47 in Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William Heron was born on June 17, 1832 in York Township, York, Ontario, Canada to Richard Heron and Mary Fitzpatrick.

In May 1864, William married Janet Gray, daughter of Marion McKaw and Alexander Gray, in York, Ontario, Canada. ^[1]

A son, Herbert, was born to Janet and William in June 1866 but he died on August 6, 1866. ^[2]

In 1871, William and Janet lived in Osprey, Grey, Ontario, Canada. His nationality was identified as English and religion as P. Methodist. ^[3]

On November 29, 1872, William and Janet's daughter, Harriet, was born in Osprey, Grey, Ontario, Canada. William was a wool manufacturer. ^[4]

On July 1, 1877, William and Janet's son, William, was born in Osprey Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada. William, Sr. was a wool manufacturer. William, Jr.'s birth was attested to by his aunt, Grace Heron Colquette on May 11, 1937. ^[5]

William died on April 17, 1880 and he was buried in Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. "Records Indicate the headstone was moved to St. Andrews Presbyterian Cemetery, Bendale, Scarborough. But the body was not moved." ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-BB29 : 31 March 2017), William Heron and Janet Gray, May 1864; citing York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,068.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/45634260/herbert-heron : accessed 29 April 2021), memorial page for Herbert Heron (Jun 1866–6 Aug 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45634260, citing Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery, Scarborough, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Sheryl Walker (contributor 48467965) .
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47X-HDW : 18 March 2021), William Heron, Osprey, Grey, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM3H-X21 : 13 February 2020), William Heron in entry for Harriet Adda Heron, 1872.
5. ↑ "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2FW-R5Y : 13 February 2020), William Heron in entry for William Heron, 1877.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/45634121/william-heron : accessed 29 April 2021), memorial page for William Heron (17 Jun 1832–17 Apr 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45634121, citing Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery, Scarborough, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Sheryl Walker (contributor 48467965) .

• "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWX-3WC : 5 September 2017), William Heron, York, York, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 9, line 32; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1090, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,950.

Acknowledgments

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