Re: Felsteads ~ Ontario, Canada lines
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Re: Felsteads ~ Ontario, Canada lines
G. Petrin 11/26/09
Dear Researcher Petrin
My Filstead line-of-interest begins with George Filstead, b. 1812 in Spain, who spent a generation or so in Ontario, Canada.One specific town was Oakville, Ontario.
Then the Patriarch, George Filstead & wife, Ann Goodwin, moved with young children to Tonawanda, Erie, New York, where they stayed the rest of their lives.
I will give you a quick list of Tonawanda genealogical sources.
One is the Sweeney Cemetery (brief listings online):http://www.nthistorymuseum.org/Collections/cemetery.htmlhttp://www.nthistorymuseum.org/Collections/cemetery.html
A photo of George Filstead's monumental stone has been located at Sweeney Cemetery.One grandson & wife also buried in same plot. George's wife Ann Filstead bought the plot - info obtained from The Historical Society of the Tonawandas: http://www.tonawandashistory.org/http://www.tonawandashistory.org/
I joined for $15/yr:Janice McCloskey, 248 Niagara Shore Drive, Tonawanda, NY 14150.
St James Cathedral,Toronto (Anglican).
6 May 1847, George Felstead, Bachelor, of the township of York to
Anne Kingston, Spinster, of the City of Toronto ( Born IRELAND)
By license
Witnesses: Robert Defries and Mark Kingston
Married by Henry J. Grasett.
Source:Edward Felstead, Lancs, England --- Reprise of old info
SAMUEL H. DEFRIES was born in Toronto, being the son of Robert Defries, a native of Devonport, County of Devon, England, who came to Little York, now Toronto, in 1829. The latter was for thirty-six years Postmaster in the Legislative Assembly, and after Confederation occupied the same position in the House of Commons, till his death in 1871. He died at his residence on Old Mill Road, and was buried by the York Pioneers, of which body he was a member. His wife was Susan [b. abt. 1819], daughter of George K. Fealstead, from Tyrone, Ireland, by whom he had a family of six sons, viz.: Richard, Robert, George, Samuel, John and Mark [Defries]; the last named was shot at Ridgeway, during the Fenian Raid of 1866, being at that time Corporal in No. 3 Company, Queen's Own Rifles. The subject of this sketch, Samuel H., at the age of fourteen went on a whaling voyage in the ship Navigator, of Edgartown, Mass., U.S., which occupation he followed seven years, then returned to Toronto, and has since been in the employ of the Grand Trunk Railway Company. In 1859, he married Sophia, daughter of George Ernest, of Toronto, by whom he has one child, a daughter. The only other surviving member of the family of Robert Defries is Richard, the eldest son. (vol. II, p. 38) The link is now broken for this citation.It might be findable with more searching than tried today.
George (Filstead) Felstead was the 8th of 9 children of Sarah Wright and John Filstead, whose ancestry has been traced back to circa 1630s in England.[So far unlinked to “our” Filsteads.]
Descendants of John Felstead
1.JOHN6 FELSTEAD(THOMAS5, HENRY4, RICHARD FELSTED3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 24 Mar 1781 in Baptized at Albury, Hertfordshire, England.He married SARAH WRIGHT 24 Mar 1804 in Albury, Hertfordshire, England.She was born in England.
Children of JOHN FELSTEAD and SARAH WRIGHT are:
viii. GEORGE (FILSTEAD) FELSTEAD1, b. 20 Jul 1823, Baptized 1823 at Widford, Hertfordshire, England; res:of Township of York, Canada - 1847; d. Bet. 1863 - 1864, East York, York, Ontario, Canada1; m. ANN(E) ANNIE KINGSTON1, 06 May 1847, St. James, Anglican, Toronto, Canada; Annie b. 1824, Ireland; of Toronto, Canada in 1847; Res:York East, York East, Ontario - 1881 Canadian Census (Annie’s occ:gardener); d. Aft. 1881.
As you see, the “George Felstead, gardener [who] voted in the 1830 provincial election in Town of York (Toronto)” could not have been father of above George Felstead (occ: gardener), who was baptized in Hertfordshire, England and married Annie Kingston, born in Ireland.
However I am very interested in this person who is a likely prospect as being (or related to) my husband’s Patriarch, George Filstead, b. 1812 in Spain.Clues indicate the father of “our” George Filstead was British soldier in the British Peninsular Wars.Would you please give me details of that 1830 election in Toronto, so that I can also find & follow-up on it?
Time to close shop now.Prefer to email direct if you agree.Mine [email protected] you please tell me your Filstead/Felstead relationship, if any, and your email?Ruth