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Priscilla (Johnson) Hunt (1854 - 1928)

Priscilla Hunt formerly Johnson aka Conner
Born in Canada Westmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 25 Oct 1876 in Uxbridge Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 74 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

Priscilla was a Friend (Quaker)

Priscilla (sometimes "Persilla") Johnson was born around 1854-56 at either Pine Orchard in Whitchurch Township, York County[1] or in Scott Township, Ontario County,[2] both in Canada West. Pine Orchard was a Quaker colony dating back to the early 19th century.

Early census records list Priscilla's religion in childhood as "Friends",[3] or "Quaker".[4] This would change by the time of her first marriage, however.

On 25 October 1876, Priscilla married Chauncey Conner. The marriage registration lists both the bride and groom as residents of Whitchurch Township. The witnesses were Washington Johnson and Melissa (?) Conner. Chauncey's religion is listed as "Canada Methodist", but significantly, Priscilla's is listed as "Christian". They were married by a "Rev. Dowling".[2] This is the first indication that Priscilla has left Quakerism.

Priscilla's first child, Castalena, was born in November 1877 in Whitchurch.[5] Her second child, Jabez, was also born in Whitchurch in August 1879.[6] However, the 1881 census indicates that Priscilla and her family were living in Newmarket at the time. It also lists her as a "Christian" along with her children, even as her husband Chauncey is still a "Can. Methodist".[7]

Sources

  1. "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKW2-555 : Fri Oct 13 21:09:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Priscilla Hunt and Jabez Johnston, 18 Apr 1928.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNQ-RS9 : Thu Oct 19 16:54:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Chauncy Conner and Charles Conner, 25 Oct 1876.
  3. "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQW6-1RK : Tue Oct 03 18:47:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Priscilla Johnson, 1861.
  4. "Canada Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47F-K51 : Wed Dec 06 01:01:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Jabez Johnson and Hannah Johnson, 1871.
  5. "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLYQ-FDM : 13 February 2020), Priscilla Johnson in entry for Castelina Conner, 1877.
  6. "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2KP-KYS : 13 February 2020), Priscilla Johnson in entry for Jabez Connor, 1879.
  7. "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVF4-RRF : Wed Oct 04 11:29:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Chauncey Conners and Precilla Conners, 1881.
  • *Lunday, Betty Petersen, “The Lundy Family and Their Descendants Book II, Print, 1993

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