John Francis Wentworth Winslow (abt. 1793 - abt. 1859)

Born about 1 Jan 1793 in Kingswood, York County, New Brunswick [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Caroline (Rainsford) Winslow — married about 25 Sep 1823 in Kingsclear, York, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died about 14 Oct 1859 at about age 66 in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

John was born about 1793. He passed away about 1859.

John Francis Wentworth WINSLOW was born at Kingswood near Fredericton (York Co.) in 1793. His father, Edward WINSLOW, a great grandson of Governor WINSLOW who landed with the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620 was himself born, we believe, in Plymouth. He came to this Province with the other Loyalists in 1783. Edward WINSLOW rendered long and distinguished services to his king and his country, both in military and civil capacities. He was a Colonel in the Army, Military Secretary to General Fox and Campbell and for some time the Paymaster General of the Royal Forces in British North America. He was also administrator of the Government in this Province and, although he had never received a legal education, was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court which position he held until his death. John F.W. was the youngest of a family of four sons and five daughters, of whom but two survive him. He commenced life in 1808 as an Ensign in the Royal Newfoundland Fencibles. He soon exchanged into the 41st Regt. and served with it in the West Indies. He sold out of the 41st and when the war of 1812 broke out went to Canada where he served as Adjutant on the staff of General Pearson. Mr. WINSLOW afterwards volunteered into the 104th Regt. So distinguished was his conduct that when a second battalion was added to the 41st Regt. he was reinstated in his former rank in it, though not attached, and received the full amount of his pay from the tim at which he had sold out. At the conclusion of the war he retired from active service; and in 1828 sold out his half pay in order to render himself eligible for appointment to the Shrievalty, Sir Howard Douglas, Lt. Gov. having promised him that office in the new county which it was proposed to set off from York, the bounds of which then stretched to the Canada line. In accordance with this promise, Mr. WINSLOW was in 1832 appointed Sheriff of Carleton, in that year erected into a new County. For 24 years until the 1st day of April 1856, Mr. WINSLOW continued to discharge the onerous and responsible duties of his office with characteristic energy and thoroughness. A tumour of the neck, which originated in 1815 from a blow which he received defending himself against a number of rowdies and which had been gradually increasing until it had gained an enormous size, now began to afflict him exceedingly, causing difficulty of breathing and general deterioration of the system. -Woodstock Journal^[1]

Burial in Anglican Cemetery, Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary

• Death notice

• John Francis Wentworth Winslow (1793-1859) on Find A Grave: Memorial #115945395 retrieved 29 March 2018

• Family tree document

• Note: Name in wikipedia is Frances not Francis

• The rise and fall of Sheriff Winslow

• http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/winslow/1706/

• https://www.cchsnb.ca/index.php/6428-2/