Joseph Harwood Kirton (1810 - 1891)

Born 14 Jan 1810 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Burbelow) Kirton — married 25 Oct 1831 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Kitty (Cook) Kirton — married 16 Nov 1847 in St. Johns, Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land

Descendants

Died 25 Apr 1891 at age 81 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Joseph, Susannah, and George sailed from Stromness (Orkney Isles, Scotland) on June 2, 1836. They traveled on the Prince Rupert IV ship. Joseph was signed on as a farm servant and the Hudson's Bay Company experimental farm.

He worked there as a farmhand with the Goods, and the Gowlers who also sailed out of Stromness that June. They were under the direction of Captain George Marcus Carey (Kerry). This was the last farm started by the Hudson's Bay Company in Red River.

It was located not far from the Upper Fort Garry on the flats along the Red River. Their trip was a memorable one. The ship was not able to reach Norway House before freeze up so they snowshoed 180 frozen wilderness miles from York Factory to Norway House. They were allotted land in Canada should they stay the full 5 year term. This they did.

Sources

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/METISGEN/2002-06/1024467010
• "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL15-X4QR : 16 March 2018), Joseph Kirton, 20 Apr 1810; citing Baptism, 20 Apr 1810, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,542,152.
• https://www.geni.com/people/Joseph-Kirton/6000000020473184896
• Marriage Record to Susannah: "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1P-5M8J : 16 March 2018), Joseph Harwood Kirton and Susan Burbelow, 25 Oct 1831; citing Marriage, 25 Oct 1831, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,542,153.
• Marriage Record to Catherine: Canadiana Héritage; Parish registers: St Boniface, Manitoba, Reel H-1344, Image 1958, viewable here.
• 1870 Manitoba Census, viewable here.
• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDB-XL1 : 20 May 2019), Joseph Kirton, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images; citing Joseph Kirton, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.