William C Colton (1856 - 1930)

Born 5 Mar 1856 in Canada West

Husband of Emma Georgiana (McDonald) Colton — married 1882 in East Flamborough, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1930 at age 74 in Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William was born in 1856. He was the son of Thomas Colton and Eliza Chester. He passed away in 1930^[1]

William lived with his parents and siblings in Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario in 1871.^[2]

William married Celestia Jane Hinton on 11 Dec 1876 in Nelson, Halton Ontario.^[3] They had two children, including:

• William Thomas Colton - born 1878^[4]
• Eliza Jane Colton - born 1881^[5]

They lived in Trafalgar, Oakville, Halton, Ontario in 1881.^[6]

After the death of his wife, Celestia, in 1881, William married Emma Georgiana McDonald in 1882 in East Flamborough, Halton, Ontario.^[7] They had children, including:

• Clarence Henry Colton - born 1884^[8]
• Mary Annabella Colton - born 1885^[9]
• Duncan Gordon Colton - born 1887^[10]
• Ettie Georgina Colton - born 1889^[11]
• Mabel Lucinda Colton - born 1892^[12]
• Elsie Edna Colton - born 1896^[13]
• Oliver Alexander Colton - born 1901^[14]

They lived in Burlington, Halton, Ontario in 1891,^[15] 1901,^[16] 1911^[17] and in 1921.^[18]

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Nickole at Find a Grave for consenting to the use of her photo of the Colman gravestone. Thanks also to Carrie for maintaining Williams’s grave memorial.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101811188 : accessed 28 March 2020), memorial page for William C Colton (5 Mar 1856–13 Mar 1930), Find a Grave Memorial no. 101811188, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Burlington, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Carrie (contributor 47926937) .
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M435-XB6 : 24 October 2018), William Calton in household of Thomas Calton, Trafalgar, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
3. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNX-QQ7 : 11 March 2018), William Colton and Celestia Jane Hinton, 11 Dec 1876; citing registration , Nelson, Halton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,898.
4. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMCX-RBR : 16 July 2017), William Colton in entry for William Thomas Colton, 17 Mar 1878; citing Birth, Halton Hills, Halton, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,216.
5. ↑ "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLRR-SVV : 13 February 2020), Wm. Colton in entry for Eliza Jane Colton, 1881.
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFK-W4Z : 20 May 2019), William Colton, Trafalgar, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Colton, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
7. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJ4-JB3 : 11 March 2018), William Colton and Emma Georgiana Mcdonald, ; citing registration , East Flamborough, Halton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,758.
8. ↑ "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2GT-CMJ : 13 February 2020), Wm. Colton in entry for Clarence Henry Colton, 1885.
9. ↑ "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2GT-Q2J : 13 February 2020), William Co... in entry for Mary Annabella Co..., 1885.
10. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNGQ-J1Z : 8 August 2017), William Colton in entry for Duncan Gordon Colton, 13 Sep 1887; citing Birth, , , Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,885.
11. ↑ "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLTS-DJR : 13 February 2020), William Colton in entry for Ettie Georgina Colton, 1889.
12. ↑ "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLBS-DQV : 13 February 2020), Wm. Coulton in entry for Mabel Lucinda Coulton, 1892.
13. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNGD-JVJ : 10 August 2017), William Colton in entry for Elsie Edna Colton, 6 Dec 96; citing Birth, Burlington, Halton, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,846,554.
14. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM6N-MMN : 10 August 2017), William Colton in entry for Oliver Alexander Colton, 10 Sep 1901; citing Birth, Burlington, Halton, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,079,525.
15. ↑ ”Census of Canada 1891”, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148142-00495
16. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2B-GPF : 16 December 2019), William Colton, Halton, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 19, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
17. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-8SBC : 16 March 2018), William Colton, 1911; citing Census, Halton Sub-Districts 1-32, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,700.
18. ↑ ”Census of Canada, 1921”, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002930128