William Baston Pickett^[1]

1818 - 1892  (73 years)

• Name	William Baston Pickett
  Born	30 Sep 1818	, Bedfordshire, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83538031
  Residence	1851	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00133-8240.1
  Died	2 Sep 1892  [2, 3]
  Buried	Gaines Cemetery, Cutlerville, Kent, Michigan, United States   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I14704	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Susannah Wismer,   b. 16 Aug 1833, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1922, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Esther Pickett   2. Joseph Pickett   3. Amos Pickett   4. George Pickett   5. Elizabeth W. Pickett,   b. 9 Apr 1850, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1943  (Age 93 years)   6. Jesse Pickett   7. John W. Pickett,   b. 1851, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1925  (Age 74 years)   8. Mary A. Pickett,   b. 15 Jul 1856,   d. 31 Dec 1887  (Age 31 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "William B Pickett is a native of England, born in Bedfordshire, Sept 28 1818. His parents, William and Mary (Baston) Pickett, emigrated to Canada in 1827, and settled in Galt. Mr. Pickett, Sr. met with an accident which disabled him from active business and the support of the family devolved upon the son. There were eight children besides the parents, and it was a heavy burden upon the boy's shoulders, but it was bourn uncomplainingly, and with the best results to the son who "honored" his father and mother. His industry and attention to the duties that came nearest to his hands, have brought him competency and comfort in the sunset of his life. he learned the joiners trade, at which he worked twenty years. he came to this county oct 13, 1854 and settled on section twenty, where he cleared 65 acres of wilderness in five years. he removed to Ionia county in 1863 and in 1865 came back to Kent county and settled on section twenty once more. in 1867 he fixed his residence permanently on section 33. He owns a valuable farm on sections 33 and 34, including 280 acres of finely improved land. He was married may 15 1849 to Susanna Wismer, born in Dumfries, Canada Aug 16 1831. their children are as follows: Elizabeth (Mrs Cyrus Nogles), John, Joseph, Mary (Mrs C. W. Wernette), Amos, George, and Jesse. Mr Pickett is a republican and served as highway commissioner. a portrait of Mr. Pickett appears on another page, from a photograph taken in 1869. Gaines Twp Biographies, p. 751 (Chapman 1881) Kent County Michigan GenWeb Project"

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 668. [S179] Cemetery - Michigan, Kent, Gaines Township - Gaines Cemetery. Wm B. Pickett / Sept 2 1892 / Aged 73 Yr 11 Ms 3 Dy // Susannah / His Wife / 1833 - 1922 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83538031.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Sep 1818 - , Bedfordshire, England Residence - 1851 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Gaines Cemetery, Cutlerville, Kent, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth