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Archibald Hitchcock Jr (1794 - 1842)

Archibald Hitchcock Jr
Born [location unknown]
Brother of
Husband of — married 1824 in Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canadamap
[children unknown]
Died at age 48 in Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

1798: Hitchcock family moves to Wolfe Island: "The first settlers on Wolfe Island subsequent to the French were United Empire Loyalists. The vanguard in 1798 consisted of members of the Davis, Hitchcock, Hinckley, and Cone families." (source: "Wolfe Island: A Legacy in Stone", p.76)

1817: Archibald signed a settler petition for Wolfe Island.

1822: On the Chewett survey of Wolfe Island, "A. Hitchcock" occupies a strip of land in the Old Survey, the section along the coast facing Kingston.

Ferry operator Thomas Davis drowned in 1821, leaving a widow Mary Hinckley Davis and 7 children, according to reports. Mary continued to operate the ferry between Wolfe Island and Kingston. In 1824 she married Archibald Hitchcock Jr., son of Samuel -- who had originally launched the ferry service in 1802 and died circa 1815.[1]

Archibald & Mary had at least 4 children together, including 2 sons John & Oliver Hitchcock.

The 1832 census of Wolfe Island lists "Archabul Hitchcock" as head of a household of 12 persons.

Archibald Hitchcock "died Nov 9th 1842. Aged 48 years & 7 months"[2]

Sources

Information about his wife Mary, for whom the town Marysville was named in 1858:

Searchable version of "Wolfe Island: A Legacy in Stone" (2009) by Barbara Wall LaRocque, which contains many references to the Hitchcock family:

Full text of "Wolfe Island: Past & Present" by R.M. Spankie, which often mentions the Hitchcock family:

  1. Wolfe Island: A Legacy in Stone, chapters 12 & 15
  2. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~onfronte/cems/research-cemeteries-trinity.html




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