Guillaume Solomon (1777 - 1857)

Born 28 May 1777 in Montreal, Quebec Province

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite (Johnston) Solomon — married about 1802 in Mackinac, Northwest Territory, USA

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1857 at age 79 in Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Canada West [uncertain]

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Biography

William Solomon was born in 1777 in Montreal, son of Ezekiel Solomon and Elizabeth Dubois. He died in Penetanguishene and was buried Jan 27, 1857^[1]

From source above: "he evidently lived for some time with his parents on Mackinac Island (Mich.). There he and an Ojibwa girl, Agibicocoua, had an illegitimate daughter, who was baptized on 28 July 1796. In 1797, 1799, and 1800 he fathered three other illegitimate children. Shortly thereafter he appears to have married Marguerite Johnston, who had been born on Mackinac Island. They were to have ten children." He died in Penetanguishene and was buried in the cemetery of St. Anne's church, Surviving him were a large family and his second wife, Josephine Légris, whom he had married late in life.

Based on dates, the four children he had with Agibicocoua were: Sophie, Hubert, Henri, Marie-Louise. All other children (should be 10) were with Marguerite Johnston. Since he married late in life to Josephine Legris, it is likely they did not have children. (Bourque-573 16:46, 12 October 2018 (UTC))

He and his family moved to Penetanguishshene in 1828 where he subsequently died and was buried.^[2]

He became an interpreter for the British government during the War of 1812 and served for 56 years.^[3]

Marriages

• 1. Agibicocoua - Indian woman, not married, 4 children

• 2. Marguerite Johnston - married about 1802, daughter of John Johnston of Sault Ste. Marie, and had 10 children^[4][5]

• 3. Josephine Legris - married late in life.^[6]

Death

Other than the job starting in the war of 1812 and he served for 56 years, I have not found an actual death date for William (Bourque-573 15:27, 12 October 2018 (UTC))

Research Note

One of William's daughters married James Leramonda. Leramonda moved from Drummond Island to Penatanguishene in 1929^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ David Arthur Armour, “SOLOMON, WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 8, 2018, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/solomon_william_8E.html.
2. ↑ ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Papers and Records Volume 3, Published in Toronto in 1901 Pages 123-166. Death
3. ↑ ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Papers and Records Volume 3, Published in Toronto in 1901 Pages 123-166. Death
4. ↑ Ontario Historical Society, Papers and Records, iii, pp 126-137.
5. ↑ David Arthur Armour, “SOLOMON, WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 3, 2015, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/solomon_william_8E.html.
6. ↑ David Arthur Armour, “SOLOMON, WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 8, 2018, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/solomon_william_8E.html.
7. ↑ From Osborn, Alexander Campbell. The Migration of Voyageurs from Drummond Island to Penetanguishene in 1828. Volume 3 of Papers and records. Ontario Historical Society. 1901 List of Voyageurs, updated Sept 26, 2016

• David Arthur Armour, “SOLOMON, WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 3, 2015, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/solomon_william_8E.html.
• Family tree
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 October 2018), memorial page for William Solomon (28 May 1777–24 Jan 1857), Find A Grave: Memorial #120147060, citing Saint Ann’s Cemetery, Penetanguishene, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Ed Beaudin (contributor 48240930) .