Williams Sexton

1809 - 1872  (63 years)

• Name	Williams Sexton
  Born	2 Feb 1809	, Leeds Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	"He was lame and walked with a crutch and cane"
  Occupation	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	school teacher
  Occupation	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  	shoemaker
  Residence	1860	Cascade, Kent, Michigan, USA
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55202P
  Died	17 Aug 1872	Ada, Kent, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Buried	Cascade Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I55202	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Sexton,   b. 1785, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States ,   d. Bef 1846, , Ontario, Canada  (Age < 60 years)
  Family ID	F51219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Priscilla Smith,   b. 3 Jan 1808, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Sep 1890, Cascade, Kent, Michigan, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Amy Amanda Sexton,   d. 13 Oct 1895, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States   2. Laura Amelia Sexton,   b. 16 Jul 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Aug 1908, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   3. Jonathan W. "John" Sexton,   b. 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F47058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On the east side of the road near Hewitt's was another American whose parents had lived in Vermont. Zephaniah Sexton with his wife and family, lived on that farm which was long owned by the late Samuel S. Bowman and is now owned by his son, Leander Bowman. Zephaniah Sexton was married three times. His third wife was Elvira Clemons, from the township of Dumfries, who came to Winterbourne to teach school. In the first family were four sons: William. Manly, Jonathan and George. By the third marriage, two daughters, Polly and Dolly. This family moved to Bright, Michigan. William Sexton came to Woolwich a little later than his uncle Zephaniah. His parents had lived at a place called Plum Hollow, back of Brockville. By trade he was a shoemaker. He was lame and walked with a crutch and cane. At an early date he taught school in Woolwich. Williams Sexton married Priscilla, the eldest daughter of Captain Smith. There was a family of three: Amanda, Mrs. Robert Lawrason; Laura A., Mrs. George Stork; and Jonathan. Of these Mrs. Stork is at present living in Winterbourne with her daughter, Priscilla, who is Mrs. James Hamilton, and their son, Sexton Hamilton, is named after his great-grandparent. Williams Sexton moved, first to Harrisburg, Ontario, where he lived for many years, and then to Ada, near Grand Rapids, Michigan. He died there on August 17th, 1872, in his sixty sixth year. Mrs. Sexton, who was Priscilla Smith, died in Michigan, September 23rd, 1890, in her eighty-third year. The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity by John R. Connon

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cascade Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA Plot: Section D. Wilkliam S. Sexton/ Feb 2, 1809/ Aug 17, 1872/ Priscilla/ His wife/ Jan 3, 1808,/ Sept. 23, 1890 [S1635] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1860 8th Census, Town Of Cascade, Kent, Michigan p. 120, household ID 893, NARA microfilm publication M653. William SextonM51Canada Pricilla SextonF51Canada Jonathan SextonM21Canada Williard WasburnM14Canada Catherine OdellF11Canada Catherine OrlopF18New York Wm HoughtinlingM23New York Isaac HoughtinlingM65New York

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Feb 1809 - , Leeds Co., Ontario Occupation - school teacher - - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - shoemaker - - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1860 - Cascade, Kent, Michigan, USA Died - 17 Aug 1872 - Ada, Kent, Michigan, USA Buried - - Cascade Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth