Henry Joseph Voisin (1801 - aft. 1881)

Born 11 Dec 1801 in Reppe, Franche-Comté, France

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Marie Ditner — married 7 Aug 1826 in Guewenheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

Husband of Elizabeth Ellesworth — married 14 Nov 1867 in Falls View, Welland, Ontario

Descendants

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Biography

Born 11 DEC 1801. Reppe, Franche-Comté, France. Note: 20 Frimaire an X corresponds to 11th December 1801. ^[1]

Immigration: Ship Groton from Le Havre. 20 AUG 1832. New York, New York. ^[2]

22 SEP 1832. Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada. ^[3]

Henry Joseph Voisin acquired part of Lot 14, Concession II, 55 acres, in Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario. Its modern address is: 4163 Miller Rd, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

The history of this parcel:

On 22 Jun 1800 (Reg 9 Jan 1800) Samuel Street sold to William Burns 45 acres part of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. (A36 #461).

On 29 Jun 1802 (Reg 5 Jan 1802) William Burns sold to Henry Huber all 200 acres in Lot 14 Concession 1 with Broken Front and 45 acres part of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. (A34 #462).

On 11 Jan 1803 (Reg 23 Jan 1803) Henry Huber sold to Benjamin Bowman Lot 14 Concession 1 with Broken Front and 45 acres part of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. 200 acres (A38 #468).

On 25 Jan 1803 (Reg 25 Jan 1803) Benjamin Bowman gave a mortgage to Peter Hershey on Lot 14 Concessions 1 and 2 with Broken Front on the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. 200 acres for ₤204.00 (A39 #470).

On 18 Jan 1804 (Reg 11 Apr 1804) Benjamin Bowman et ux sold to Jacob Miller Lot 14 Concessions 1 and 2 with Broken Front on the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. 200 acres (A41 #630).

On 20 Apr 1830 (Reg 11 Jun 1830) Samuel Street executor sold to Benjamin Colerick 55 acres in the west end of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. for ₤62.10.6 (A182 #7954).

On 16 Nov 1830 (Reg 10 Jun 1831) Samuel Street & James Kerby executors to Samuel Street Sr gave a quitclaim to Samuel Heartwell Street on 100 acres in Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. with other lands for 5 shillings (A198 #8266).

On 22 Sep 1832 (Reg 2 Apr 1833) Benjamin Colerick sold to Joseph Waisain 55 acres in the west end of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. for ₤125 (A214 #9113).

Property: 2 MAY 1842. Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada. ^{[4] [5]} Signed a letter of petition regarding lots 7 throuh 11 in Concession 4.

Transcription: (courtesy of Randy Saylor).

To His Excellency the Right Honorable Sir Charles Bagot GCB etc etc. We the undersigned deemed it a duty we owe to the Government under which we reside, to make known that they have understood, that Gilbert McMicking Esq of Chippawa has obtained a lease or license of occupation for Five Hundred acres of Glebe the lands in the township of Willoughby in the District of Niagara, being lots number Seven Eight Nine Ten and Eleven in the fourth concession. That the undersigned have been further informed were so leased under certain restrictions for improving the roads alongside the same, and to clear and direct buildings thereon, in order to render them valuable at some future period, should the Government hereafter dispose of them.

The undersigned beg leave to represent that in place of their being improved and rendered more valuable, they are becoming less so, and are not now of one half the value they were previous to their being leased, in as much as all the valuable timber, such as Oak and Pine, has been cut and sold by the occupant to the amount of at least seven hundred and fifty Pounds [£750], thereby depreciating the value of said lands in a very serious degree.

The undersigned, many of them who are residing in the vicinity of said lands, have conceived it necessary to inform the Government of the facts as herein set forth - That such steps might be taken as would appear under such circumstances to prevent a total depreciation of their value and in setting forth what they have done, they humbly conceived they have done nothing more than their duty -. The undersigned further humbly and respectfully submit, and solicit the attention of Government, to the immediate disposal of those lands situated as they are almost in the very center of the Township they tend in a serious degree to retard the improvement of the same, and the sooner they are brought into market, the more they would fetch, before they are entirely stripped of all valuable timber - and in so doing it would prevent much ill feeling and contention now arising in consequence of their being situated as they are, all of which is most respectfully submitted.

Dated at Willoughby this second day of May 1842.

Peter Sayler. John Danner. William Hatharvay. Goforn Tunnilr. John Rawlings. John Dobbie. Nicholas Willig [now Willick]. Johannes Willig [now Willick]. Michael Tinlunlus. V o Ibchliney. Joseph Voisin. Tugolinousi Nbugous. Jacob Gerver. Joseph Willick. Johannes ClunIn. Meichel Müller. Gibald Böse. Yovoy Slmÿlu. Ragolud Phittefrloce. [Note: Norm Findlay states that Nicholas Willig, Johannes Willig and Joseph Willick are brothers.].

Property: 1876 Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada. ^[6]

55 acres in the west end of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Township.

Property: 1895 Welland County, Ontario. ^[7]

Census: 1842 Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada. ^[8]

Census: 1851 Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada. ^[9] Joseph Wison, farmer, born France, Catholic, 52 [~1800], Frame house, one story.

Census: 1861 Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada. ^[10] Joseph Visaw, farmer, born Germany, Roman Catholic, 61 [~1800], married, Frame house, 1-1/2 stories.

Census: 1881 Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada. ^[11] Joseph Voisin, 82 [~1799], born France, R. Catholic, French, farmer, married.

Book 1866 Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada. ^[12]

Marriage Husband Henry Joseph Voisin. Wife Anne Marie Ditner. Child: Joseph Voisin. Child: Maurice Voisin. Child: Marie Anne Voisin. Child: Catherine Voisin.

Marriage 7 AUG 1826. Guewenheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. ^{[13] [14]}

Marriage Husband Henry Joseph Voisin. Wife Elizabeth Ellesworth.

Marriage 14 NOV 1867. Falls View, Welland, Ontario. Note: Joseph Voisin, 67, France, and Elizabeth Ellesworth, 61, Canada. ^{[15] [16] [17]}

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S4303 downloaded; 10 October 2017; Etat Civil, Reppe, "Naissances" (Births) 1793-1803, image 73 of 80
2. ↑ Source: #S4028 Groton; 20 August 1832; Voisin, image 515 of 852; Roll 017 - 13 Jun 1832-29 Sep 1832 > image 515 of 852
3. ↑ Source: #S4334 Viewed; 19 December 2017; Willoughby Township Abstracts, Joseph Wasain, et. al., https://sites.google.com/site/niagarasettlers2/willoughby-township-abstracts
4. ↑ Source: #S4376 138 Downloaded; 19 October 2018; Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865); Mikan 205131; Microform c-2822; Images 471-475 of 1247; Page/item 114; Peter Saylor, et. al. to Sir Charles Bagot; May 2, 1842; http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.02-e.php?q2=29&q3=2626&sqn=471&tt=1247
5. ↑ Source: #S4377 Viewed; 19 October 2018; Peter Saylor (1794 - 1862) and Elizabeth Lapp (1798-1874); transcription of letter of petition signed by Joseph Voisin, et. al.
6. ↑ Source: #S4334 165 Downloaded; 12 December 2017; Willoughby Township, Welland County, Ontario, Joseph Wesaw
7. ↑ Source: #S4361 179 downloaded; 27 March 2018; Map of Welland County, Ontario
8. ↑ Source: #S4331 Joseph Wissan, indexed as Joseph Wissaw, image 004569584_00587; Downloaded; 13 December 2017
9. ↑ Source: #S4330 146 Page 17 or 9; Lines 16 - 20; Joseph Wison; downloaded; 12 December 2017
10. ↑ Source: #S4332 152 No. 5; Lines 24 - 25; Joseph Visaw, indexed as Joseph Besaw, image 4391954_00519; Downloaded; 9 December 2017
11. ↑ Source: #S4333 171 Page 7; Lines 14 - 17; Joseph Voisen; Downloaded; 12 December 2017
12. ↑ Source: #S4335 159 Downloaded; 15 December 2017; Image 103; Map Illustrating the Fenian Raid, June 2, 1866
13. ↑ Source: #S4328 Downloaded; 10 December 2017; Guewenheim, Henri Joseph Voisin and Anne Marie Ditner, No. 3, 7 August 1826, image 185 of 382
14. ↑ Source: #S4328 Downloaded; 10 December 2017; Guewenheim, Henri Joseph Voisin and Anne Marie Ditner, No. 7, Publications of Marriages, image 11 of 172
15. ↑ Source: #S4336
16. ↑ Source: #S4152 Downloaded; 20 December 2017; Page 132; Joseph Voisin and Elizabeth Ellesworth; 14 November 1867
17. ↑ Source: #S4355 Downloaded; 20 December 2017; Page 5 and 6; Joseph Voisin and Elizabeth Ellesworth; 14 November 1867

• Source: S4028 Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, microfilm publication Series M237 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962).
• Source: S4303 "Etat Civil and Registres Paroissiaux," database, Departmental Archives of Belfort, France, Archives départementales du Territoire de Belfort (http://www.archives.territoiredebelfort.fr/) .
• Source: S4330 1851 Census, Canada West, Willoughby Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada, district Willoughby Township, Welland County, digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx).
• Source: S4332 1861 Census, Canada West, Willoughby Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada, district 2, Willoughby Township, Welland County, digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx).
• Source: S4333 1881 Census, Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario, district 142 Welland County, subdistrict [9?] Township of Willoughby, digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx).
• Source: S4334 Illustrated historical atlas of the counties of Lincoln and Welland, Ont. (Toronto: H.R. Page & Co., 1876); digital image, In Search of Your Canadian Past: The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project (http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/CountyAtlas/).
• Source: S4335 Author unlisted, The Fenian raid at Fort Erie, June the first and second, 1866: with a map of the Niagara Peninsula, shewing the route of the troops, and a plan of the Lime Ridge battle ground (Toronto: W.C. Chewett & Co., 1866), ; digitial images, Harvard College Library (http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:902302).
• Source: S4361 "Electoral Atlas of the Dominion of Canada (1895)," database, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/electoral-atlas/032001-1100-e.html).
• Source: S4376 Library and Archives Canada, "Archived Microform Digitization," database, Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca: accessed ), .
• Source: S4377 Randy Saylor, Randy Saylor: Family & Bay of Quinte Records (http://randysaylor.ca/index.html).