William McClellan (1804 - 1888)

Born 9 Nov 1804 in Stamford Tsp, Welland County, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Emeline (Unger) McClellan — married 31 Jan 1828 in Stamford, Niagara, Upper Canada

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1888 at age 83 in Alton, Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William McClellan 's burial was documented by the Cemeterist Project.

William McClellan is buried in Alton Cemetery, Peel, Ontario, Canada.

William was the son of John McClellan and Jane Thompson

William was born on 9 November 1804 in Stamford Township, Upper Canada.
Stamford Village was the largest community in the township. It was originally designated Township #2 in the Home District of the Quebec Colony in Canada.
Following the creation of Upper Canada in 1791, Township #2 was renamed Stamford and placed within the newly created County of Lincoln. When Lincoln county was divided into Lincoln (north) and Welland (south) counties in 1851, Township #2 was placed in Welland County.
William McClellan and Emeline Unger were married on 31 January 1828 by special licence issued at Queenston by Robert Grant J.P
in the 1830's some members of the McClellan family; John McClellan and his family moved to the Caledon area which had recently been opened for settlement. This included William McClellan, who built the first mill on the banks of Shaw's Creek.
There were two mills bulit in the area; the original wooden Upper Mill was built by William McClellan and may have been producing yarn and blankets as early as 1845.
In 1846/47 he is living on Lot 18 on the 3rd concession, in 1852 Census William is described as a farmer living in a one story frame house, by 1881 the census described him as retired. The McClellan home was directly across the road from the Dods farm.
William and his wife are both buried in the Alton Cemetery along with many other McClellans and other relatives.

Headstone Transcription
Wm McClellan Born Nov. 9, 1804 Died Jan. 21, 1888
His Wife Emeline Unger Born March 15, 1807 Died April 24, 1886

Research Notes

Cardwell was the electoral district that included the village of Alton, from 1867 to 1904. It was not a place or town or village.
The census was used for two purposes, counting the population and creating a voters list, this is why the name of the electoral district is on the 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses.

Sources

• "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTX-N2D : 3 August 2016), Wm Mc Lellan, Caledon, Peel County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 139, line 25; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11746, Public Archives, Ontario.
• "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQG-6MD : 9 March 2018), William Mcclellan, Caledon, Peel, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 87, line 17; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1062, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 349,309.
• "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47T-XDD : 19 March 2021), William Mc Clellan, Cardwell, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFD-9R4 : 2 March 2021), William McClellen, Cardwell, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Mcclellen, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• https://canadianheadstones.ca/wp/headstone-vendor/?wpda_search_column_idperson=924600
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58935161/william-mcclellan
• Canada, City and Area Directories, 1819-1906
• Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
• District Marriage Registers and District Vital Records of Upper Canada / Canada West (Ontario) 1786-1870
• Family records and photos
• Personal visits to the village of Alton and Alton Cemetery by Ross-19791
• Heritage Caledon information includes walking tours of historic homes in Alton, tour #1. https://www.visitcaledon.ca/pages/walking-tours
• The World of People: The Western Hemisphere, published 1976 by McGraw-Hill Ryerson, includes the history of Alton, Ontario from settlement to the 1970s,