Immigration: Family oral tradition states he was from Bay City, Michigan - General Storekeeper in St. Williams - 1852, Merchant Religion: Anglican, Church of England Residence: St. Williams, Norfolk County, Ontario
Amelia Eaton Backhouse is buried with her husband James D. Willard under a single headstone in the Newkirk Cemetery that is on the Walsingham side of St. Williams, and located north of Queen St., or County Road 42.
Backhouse, Amelia Eaton (daughter of William and Hannah (McMichael) Backhouse), born in Walsingham Township, Norfolk County, Upper Canada on 4 May 1826, died in South Walsingham Township on 31 Jan 1911. She married in Vittoria, Charlotteville Township on 10 Apr 1850 to James Dippery Willard (son of James Dippery and Ann (Ade) Willard), born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England on 11 Aug 1812, died in 1862. They were buried in Newkirk Cemetery, St. Williams, Walsingham Township
James Willard operated a store in the village of St. Williams, Walsingham Township. In the 1850 Assessment of Walsingham Township, James Willard was listed singly. In the northeast corner of Lot 24, Concession 2, he had a ¼ acre home lot, with a store and 1 milch cow all valued at £203.5sh. In the 1852 Census of Walsingham Township, James D. Willard was listed as a merchant, born in England, Church of England, 42 with his wife Amelia, born in Upper Canada, Methodist, 26 and son James R., born in Upper Canada, Church of England.
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