Simon
Ebenezer
Washburn
Born before in Fredericksburgh, Lennox, Upper Canada
Ancestors 
Brother of
Hannah (Washburn) McDowall, Mary (Washburn) Adams, Sarah Washburn, Daniel Washburn and Abigail Washburn
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
after age 41
in Toronto, York, Upper Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jan 2017
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Biography
Simon Washburn is Notable.
Simon Washburn served in the 1st Regiment of Prince Edward Militia, Canada in the War of 1812
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Simon Washburn is/was a significant Ontarian .
Simon Ebenezer Washburn, born about 1794*, was the sixth of the nine children of Loyalists Ebenezer Washburn and Sarah De Forest.[1] He was a lawyer, an alderman in Toronto and the clerk of the peace for the Home District.[2]
- * He was baptized in Marysburgh, 6 Sept 1795. [3]
During the War of 1812, he served as lieutenant with Captain John Stinson's Troop of Dragoons (mounted unit), 1st Regiment of Prince Edward Militia.[4]
Early Toronto residents remembered Simon Washburn for the monocle he wore and for his love of skating: "Skating in those days was not a very common pastime, but Mr. Washburn was a devoted admirer of the sport, and almost every fine afternoon during the season his portly form might be seen on the way to the bay with skates on arm."[5]
Sources
- ↑ Ruth McKenzie, “WASHBURN, SIMON EBENEZER,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed August 7, 2017, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/washburn_simon_ebenezer_7E.html.
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Fredericksburgh Baptisms, p. 42
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada, War of 1812, Register of Land Grants, Mikan 183695
- ↑ Robertson, John Ross. Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto. 1894, p. 454. Google eBook
- Ontario history, vol. 1-2 - Washburn
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