David Williamson

1853 - 1926  (73 years)

• Name	David Williamson
  Born	1853	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-25572
  Died	4 Oct 1926	Mindemoya, Mantioulin Island, , Ontario   [1, 2]
  	Cause: accidental formalin poisoning
  Buried	Mindemoya, Mantioulin Island, , Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I25572	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Williamson,   b. 30 Dec 1816, , Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 26 Oct 1897, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Anne Calder,   b. 8 Mar 1824, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Dec 1911, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma District, Ontario  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F23644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Lynch,   b. 9 Jan 1856, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1942, Manitowaning, Assiginack Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario  (Age 86 years)
  Married	24 May 1875  [3]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F18926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Williamson with his wife Sarah Lynch, came to Manitou lin Island (Ontario, Canada) in 1880, from the Ayr district in North Dumfries Township of Southern Ontario. With them was their family of three boys, James,William and David - a babe in arms. David Sr. was a son of James Williamson and his wife Anne Calder who came to Canada from Scotland an d may have originally settled in Caledonia. When David and Sarah embarked from Owen Sound, they landed at Manitowaning and were driven by cart to Van Zant's Landing. From there they went by boat across Lake Manitou, to Lehman's Landing - where Sid Cox presently lives. By then Sarah would have liked a cup of tea but none was forth coming. They then walked - probably the forest trail about 3 miles to John Caddel's house on Lake Mindemoya. Mrs. Caddel was David's sister. Sarah carried the baby, David, in her arms all the way. It is known that they lived in a log cabin on what is now Jack Seabrook's farm and Andrew was born there in 1883, also probably Walter, Mary and Harry. In 1892 they purchased from Frank and Elizabeth Wagg, the Colin Wagg farm and the Williamson family still owns this farm. Harold and Peter run the farm now. This settlement was known then as Hopetown and was the site of the first fall fair in 1883 in Mindemoya. For many years the Department of Agriculture used part of the farm as an Experimental Station under the care of Peter and Walter Williamson. David was a councillor for Canarvan Township and Peter served as Councillor and then Reeve from 1949-1959 with another year as Councillor 1965-1966. Mindemoy Tweedsmuir Book article written by Jean Williamson ____________________________ LETTER: Courtesy of Marion (Hodgson) Seabrook Mindemoya April 28 1890 Dear Friends: I rite these few lines to let you know we all all well except Sarah and she is a litle better today she has had a bad time this last week. I went to Gore Bay after the doctor and he thought he could do without coming that was on Saterday and we thought she was getting worse on Tuesday and I started that night at 9 o'clock and got there at 3 and he came down he says her left lung is half decaid he say s that he can cure her if we keep her strength up till he can clean her lungs off she has gained (words blotted out) heart. Jannet Elliot died with the same truble and a lot more is sick with it Jimey went down to the lake and shot 2 pike the day the doctor was here. The biggest one weighed 122 pounds after the insides was out. Maggie McDonald was here 2 days ago the neighbours has been awful good there has been someone here all the time. Mrs. Wagg has been here two or three times a day all Caddels was over yesterday in their new boat. The wind has cleared the ice off the lake today I was plowing today for the first I haven't got much done this week. Jim bought another stallion $250 he is going to run big things this spring he has sold his place - stevens place - to George Vanhorn he never comes here his man was here one day this week with Prince the hors he got from me. I got a letter from one of the Rutherford girls last week I must stop and post this I will try and send $30 in this letter. Money comes slow I had to (word s missing) sent you more.Tell Sarah 's father and mother I wrote to them last week but the doctor wasn't here then. J Caddle is here now. Yours truly David Williamson _____________________ His son Harry was in from Alberta and the family had planned to attend a fair. To celebrate the occasion, David went into his cellar to get some of his homemade wine. He opened one of the bottles and sipped to see if it was ready for consumption. The bottle that he chose in that dark cellar was formaldehyde that resulted in his death. Sherry Williamson 2011 ______________________ LETTER: Courtesy of Marion (Hodgson) Seabrook Carnarvan March 29, 1891 Dear Friend: I write you these few lines to let you know we all well at present hoping this will find you all the same. Our sterling is just about gone I was out all last week trying to collet some horse money but only got!. 0. They are all waiting to get their money for ties this has been a poor year. I haven't sold grain only a little wheat and some pork. Jim was here and took Prince. He traded me an old mare an d a two year old and a note he had against me $45. He called it $12.(?) We have been on bad terms this good while trying to get a settlement but I have got rid of him at last and I hope it will be a long time until I get into his hands again I have $130 to pay right off for a mare I bought last spring and I have got to depend on horse money to pay it with and this devilish rent sent I wish I was done with it you will just have to take it as I can give it to you. I bought C Wagg farm I don't know if I will ever be able to pay for it or not if I do I will have the best farm in part I. Paid 2300 for it and he took mine for 800 and I move on a year from this spring you ought to let me put some rails on this f arm or you will never rent it to anyone else and I don' t think you will ever get more than $100 dollars for it again. I want you to tell me how much money I sent to you last May for I don't know for sure. I am sorry I haven't more to send and mother will look for so me I will send you $55, dollars in this letter and I don't think I can send you any more for a while. But I will try and sell some cattle or I took out some ties I may get a check from them and send it to you . Dave has left me a piece to write we are all well at present but myself. I was over at Caddles yesterday to help Annie a little. They are all well. Annie gets along splendid . She does the baking and the washing like an old woman... .Sarah I will have to finish this yet. I went away today and Sarah took sick and had a boy. When I got home Sarah Vincer, Mrs. Wagg and Mrs. McKendrick was here it only weighs 2 pounds. Tell Mrs. Lynch she is over it. We are glad. She has been bad all winter. I will have to stop and send this to the office. Mrs. Elliott is pretty bad just now. I will try and do the best I can. David Williamson _____________________

  
  

• Sources

  [S1308] Cemetery - ON, Manitoulin, Mindemoya - Mindemoya. David Williamson / 1853 - 1926 / His Wife / Sarah Williamson / 1855 - 1942 / William Williamson / 1878 - 1932 // WILLIAMSON [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 21643 (1926), David Williamson. David Williamson d. 7 Oct 1926 Mindemoya, aged 73 b. Ayr, occupation farmer, s/o James Williamson (Scotland) & Ann Caulder (Scotland) informant William Williamson of Mindemoya, cause: accidental formalin poisoning [S1310] News - ON, Manitoulin Island - Manitoulin Expositor, Obituary of Mrs. Sarah Williamson - September 17, 1942.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1853 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: accidental formalin poisoning - 4 Oct 1926 - Mindemoya, Mantioulin Island, , Ontario Buried - - Mindemoya, Mantioulin Island, , Ontario  = Link to Google Earth