Person Page - 2733

     Robert Gault Rixen was born on 5 August 1908 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He married Violet Isabelle Whitton, daughter of James Whitton and Jessie Hamilton Graham, circa 1940 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ Robert Gault Rixen died on 2 July 1990 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 81; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Ebenezer Arthur Rixen was born on 2 February 1857 at London, England; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He married Ellen Alexandra Gault on 5 November 1884 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ Ebenezer Arthur Rixen died on 10 June 1928 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 71; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Ellen Alexandra Gault was born in 1862 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ She married Ebenezer Arthur Rixen on 5 November 1884 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ As of 5 November 1884,her married name was Rixen.¹ Ellen Alexandra Gault died in 1955 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Jean Blair Whitton was born on 24 July 1916 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ As of circa 1940,her married name was Potter.¹ She married Robert Clark Potter circa 1940 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ Jean Blair Whitton died on 14 September 1959 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 43; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Robert Clark Potter was born on 12 November 1914; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He married Jean Blair Whitton, daughter of James Whitton and Jessie Hamilton Graham, circa 1940 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ Robert Clark Potter died on 1 February 1993 at age 78; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Mabel Gertrude Whitton was born on 19 November 1921 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ As of circa 1950,her married name was Atkins.¹ She married Robert Carroll Atkins circa 1950 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ Mabel Gertrude Whitton died on 18 April 1972 at age 50; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Robert Carroll Atkins was born on 3 April 1917; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He married Mabel Gertrude Whitton, daughter of James Whitton and Jessie Hamilton Graham, circa 1950 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ Robert Carroll Atkins died on 20 December 1976 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 59; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Helen Jessie Whitton was born on 14 June 1926 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ As of circa 1950,her married name was Fox.¹ She died on 8 April 1984 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 57; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     William Peter Whitton was born on 9 August 1885 at Belmont Twp., Havelock, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Aug 9 1885 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Aug 9 1885 & location Havelock per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1891 Census: see George H. Whitton.² He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Tyendinaga Twp., Hastings East Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1901 Census: see George H. Whitton.³ He married Lena Blanch Hough, daughter of Henry Albert Hough and Nettie Jane Clark, on 8 April 1918 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ William Peter Whitton lived on 11 January 1934 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Margaret (Buchanan) Whitton.⁴ He died in 1946 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Lena Blanch Hough was born on 17 January 1886 at North Fredericksburgh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ As of 8 April 1918,her married name was Whitton.¹ She married William Peter Whitton, son of George Henry Whitton and Margaret Buchanan, on 8 April 1918 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ Lena Blanch Hough died on 12 August 1926 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 40; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Henry Albert Hough was born circa 1855; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He married Nettie Jane Clark before 1885; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Nettie Jane Clark was born circa 1855; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ She married Henry Albert Hough before 1885; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ As of before 1885,her married name was Hough.¹

     Donald William Whitton was born in 1922 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He married Mildred J. Fox circa 1950 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ Donald William Whitton died on 25 December 1977 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Mildred J. Fox was born in March 1923 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ As of circa 1950,her married name was Whitton.¹ She married Donald William Whitton, son of William Peter Whitton and Lena Blanch Hough, circa 1950 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ Mildred J. Fox died in 1982 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Sarah J. Whitton was born on 2 June 1887 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Date Jun 2 1887 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Jun 2 1887 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,3,2 She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1891 Census: see George H. Whitton.³ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Tyendinaga Twp., Hastings East Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1901 Census: see George H. Whitton.² As of circa 1910,her married name was Weymark.¹ She married W. Weymark circa 1910 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     W. Weymark was born circa 1885; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He married Sarah J. Whitton, daughter of George Henry Whitton and Margaret Buchanan, circa 1910 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Francis G. "Frank" Whitton was born on 6 November 1889 at Belmont Twp., Havelock, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Nov 6 1889 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1890 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1889 & location Havelock per marr. reg'n. - Lilian Pearl (Poste) Whitton. Date 1889 & location Havelock oer marr. reg'n. - Mary Genevieve Therrien. Date Nov 6 1889 & location Havelock per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2,4,3 He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1891 Census: see George H. Whitton.² He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Tyendinaga Twp., Hastings East Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see George H. Whitton.⁴ He lived on 6 May 1914 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Deseronto per marr. reg'n. - Lilian Peark (Poste) Whitton.³ He married Lilian Pearl Poste, daughter of Kenneth Alonso Poste and Olive Ellen McKendry, on 6 May 1914 at Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012670: Groom: Frank Whitton; Age: 24; Res.: Deseronto; Born: Havelock; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Butcher; Rel.: Pres.: Parents: Geo. H. Whitton & Margaret Buchahan; Bride: Lilian Pearl Poste; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Deseronto; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Kenneth Alonzo Poste & Olice Ellen McKendry; Wit.: Mrs. F. s. Dowling & J. Whitton, Deseronto; Date: May 6 1914; Place: Deseronto; Peformed by: Rev. F. S. Dowling, Deseronto, Pres; Sworn: Napanee, May 6 1914; Reg'r.: Geo. Smith, Napanee (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012670-1914, ancestry.com) Date May 6 1914 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,5 Francis G. "Frank" Whitton lived on 18 December 1922 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Deseronto per marr. reg'n - Mary Genevieve Therrien.³ He married Mary Genevieve Therrien, daughter of Alexander Therrien and Octavia Houle, on 18 December 1922 at Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014018: Groom: Frank Whitton; Age: 33; Status: widower; Res.: Deseronto; Born: Havelock; Occ.: Butcher; Rel.: Pres; Parents: George Whitton, b. Campbellford & Margaret Buchanan; Bride: Mary Genevieve Therrien; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Deseronto; Status: spinster; Rel.: Pres; Parents: Alexander Therrien & Octavia Houle; Expected Res.: Napanee; Wit.: J. M. Thompson & E. J. Cahill, Napanee; Date: Dec 18 1922; Performed by: A. J. Wilson, Napanee, Pres; Sworn: Napanee, Dec 18 1922; Reg'r.: W. A. Yonge, Napanee (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014018-1922, ancestry.com) Date Dec 18 1922 & location Lennox & Addington Co. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,6 Francis G. "Frank" Whitton died on 24 June 1957 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 67; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Lilian Pearl Poste was born in 1896 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1896 & location Deseronto per marr. reg'n. Date 1896 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2 She lived on 6 May 1914 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Deseronto per marr. reg'n.² As of 6 May 1914,her married name was Whitton.¹ She married Francis G. "Frank" Whitton, son of George Henry Whitton and Margaret Buchanan, on 6 May 1914 at Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012670: Groom: Frank Whitton; Age: 24; Res.: Deseronto; Born: Havelock; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Butcher; Rel.: Pres.: Parents: Geo. H. Whitton & Margaret Buchahan; Bride: Lilian Pearl Poste; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Deseronto; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Kenneth Alonzo Poste & Olice Ellen McKendry; Wit.: Mrs. F. s. Dowling & J. Whitton, Deseronto; Date: May 6 1914; Place: Deseronto; Peformed by: Rev. F. S. Dowling, Deseronto, Pres; Sworn: Napanee, May 6 1914; Reg'r.: Geo. Smith, Napanee (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012670-1914, ancestry.com) Date May 6 1914 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,3

     Kenneth Alonso Poste was born in 1868; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Lilian Pearl (Poste) Whitton. Date 1868 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He married Olive Ellen McKendry before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Lilian Pearl (Poste) Whitton. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Olive Ellen McKendry was born in 1872; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Lilian Pearl (Poste) Whitton. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ She married Kenneth Alonso Poste before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Lilian Pearl (Poste) Whitton. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ As of before 1895,her married name was Poste.¹

     Mary Genevieve Therrien was born in 1899 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1899 & location Deseronto per marr. reg'n. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2 She lived on 18 December 1922 at Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Deseronto per marr. reg'n.² As of 18 December 1922,her married name was Whitton.¹ She married Francis G. "Frank" Whitton, son of George Henry Whitton and Margaret Buchanan, on 18 December 1922 at Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014018: Groom: Frank Whitton; Age: 33; Status: widower; Res.: Deseronto; Born: Havelock; Occ.: Butcher; Rel.: Pres; Parents: George Whitton, b. Campbellford & Margaret Buchanan; Bride: Mary Genevieve Therrien; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Deseronto; Status: spinster; Rel.: Pres; Parents: Alexander Therrien & Octavia Houle; Expected Res.: Napanee; Wit.: J. M. Thompson & E. J. Cahill, Napanee; Date: Dec 18 1922; Performed by: A. J. Wilson, Napanee, Pres; Sworn: Napanee, Dec 18 1922; Reg'r.: W. A. Yonge, Napanee (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014018-1922, ancestry.com) Date Dec 18 1922 & location Lennox & Addington Co. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,3

     N. K. Whitton was born circa 1879; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He died in 1879; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Hector McLean was born circa 1840; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He married Jane Whitton, daughter of James Whitton and Elizabeth Heseltine, on 6 November 1856 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     Robert Little was born on 17 September 1829 at Priorhill, Canonbie, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland; Date Sep 17 1828 & location Priorhill, Canonbie, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2 He married Margaret Whitton, daughter of James Whitton and Elizabeth Heseltine, in 1865 at Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ Robert Little was buried in 1881 at Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Burnbrae, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Robert Little 1829 -1881; His Wife; Margaret Whitton 1844 - 1929; Elizabeth H. 1871 - 1871; Margaret W. 1871 - 1894 (Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Aug 11 2006.)² He died in 1881 at Ontario; Date 1881 per Memorial. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,1

     Matilda Jane Cotter was born on 27 October 1846 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1847 & location Rawdon Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1846 & location Seymour Twp. per marriage register. Date Oct 27 1846 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,3,2,4 She lived on 25 December 1867 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Rawdon Twp. per marriage register.² As of 25 December 1867,her married name was Whitton.¹ She married James Whitton Jr., son of James Whitton and Elizabeth Heseltine, on 25 December 1867 at Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: James Whitton; Age: 21; Res.: Seymour Twp; Born: Pittsburgh Twp; Parents: James & Elizabeth Whitton; Bride: Matilda J. Cotter; Age: 21; Res.: Rawdon Twp; Born: Seymour Twp; Parents: Richard & Cynthia Cotter; Date: Dec 25 1867; PlacE: Hastings (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) Date Dec 25 1867 & location Hastings per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2 Matilda Jane Cotter appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton.³ She died on 7 January 1879 at Seymour Twp., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 32; Death Reg'n.#010339: Name: Matilda Whitton; Date: Jan 7 1879; Age: 32; Born: Rawdon Twp; Cause: inflammation of bowels; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. J. W. Byam; Reg'd.: Jan 7 1879; Rel.: Pres; Reg'r.: Daniel Kennedy, Campbellford (Ontario Death Registration, #010339-1879, ancestry.com) Note: This Death Reg'n. is Campbellford; Dr. is Campbellford. Looks like she died in Campbellford althought they lived at Wellman's Corners, Rawdon Twp.
Death Reg'n.#009772: Name: Matilda Jane Whitton; Date: Jan 2? 1879; Age: 31; Status: cheese maker's wife; Born: Seymour Twp; Cause: inflammation 1 wk; Phys.: Dr. Falkner; Inf.: James Whitton, Seymour; Reg'd.: Jan 11 1879; Rel.: WM; Reg'r.: John Rutherford, Seymour Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #009772-1879, ancestry.com) Note: Two Death Reg'n.s - different Dr., This one is Seymour & James Whitton of Seymour is informant. Day looks like 2?? - not clear. Other one says 7th and is very clear???
Date Jan 7 1879 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,5

     Emily Jane Tompkins was born on 4 July 1851 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jul 4 1851 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1851 & location Rawdon per marr. reg'n. - James Whitton. Date Jul 4 1851 & location Hastings per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2,4,3,5 As of circa 1868,her married name was Potts.² She married ? Potts circa 1868 at Ontario; per 1891 Census.² Emily Jane Tompkins married James Whitton Jr., son of James Whitton and Elizabeth Heseltine, on 1 October 1879 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003931: Groom: James Witton; Age: 33; Res.: Rawdon; Born: Pittsburg, Cda; Status: widower; Occ.: cheese manufacturer; Parents: James & Elizabeth Witton; Bride: Emily Jane Potts; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Rawdon; Status: widow; Parents: George & Charlott Tompkins; Wit.: Charles Butter, Rawdon; Date: Oct 1 1879; Place; Rawdon; Rel.: Pres. & C.M; Peformed by: T. Gordn; Reg'r.: Joseph Hogle, Rawdon Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003931-1879, ancestry.com) Date 1879 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,6 As of 1 October 1879,her married name was Whitton.¹ Emily Jane Tompkins lived on 1 October 1879 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Rawdon per marr. reg'n. - James Whitton.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings North Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1881 Census: see James Whitton.³ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1891 Census: see James Whitton.² She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1901 Census: see James Whitton.⁴ She died on 10 November 1940 at Ontario at age 89.¹

     Leonard Whitton was born on 7 June 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1852 & location Seymour Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date Jun 7 1852 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2,3,4,5 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see James Whitton.² He lived on 18 February 1875 at Belmont Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence Blairton per marr. reg'n. (Blairton P.O. is in the south east part of Belmont Twp., due east of Havelock. (c. Conc 1, Lot 6, Belmont, per County Atlas Map.)^4,6 He married Margaret Josephine Foucha, daughter of Samuel Foucha and Louisa ?, on 18 February 1875 at Belmont Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007842: Groom: Leonard Whitton; Age: 23; Res.: Blairton; Born: Seymour Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James & Ellen Whitton; Bride: Josephine Foucha; Age: 17; Res.: Blairton; Born: Quebec; Status: spinster; Parents: Samuel & Louisa Foucha; Wit.: Frank Whtton & Mary Wilson; Date: Feb 18 1875; Place: Blairton; Rel.: Pres. & Meth; Peformed by: John A. Jewell; Reg'r.: Wm Anderson, Belmont & Metheun (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007842-1875, ancestry.com) per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,7 Leonard Whitton appeared on the census of April 1881 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1881 Census: Whitton, Leonard, 27, b. Ont., Eng., CE, lab., married; Josephine, 22, b. Quebec, French, R.C., married; Minnie, 4, b. Ont., Eng., CE; George, 3; james, 1 (1881 Census: Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., dist. 125, sub-dist. f-1, pg. 11, line 16 - ancestry.com.)³ He lived between 1883 and 1884 at Rawdon Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Business Directory: Whitton, Leonard, Conc 1, Lot bk 1 Lot 5, Tenant, Blairton (ancestry.com.)⁸ He was Ontario Business Directory 1886 - 1887: .. Butchers ..... Whitton Leonard, Brighton .. (ancestry.com) in 1886 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁸ He was Ontario Business Directory 1888 - 1889: .. Butchers ..... Whitton Leonard, Brighton .. (ancestry.com) in 1889 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1891 Census: Whitton, Leonard, 38, b. Ont., p.b. Eng., C. Pres., Butcher, married; Josephine, 32, b. Quebec, p.b. Quebec, C. Pres., married; Minnie, 15, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Que., C. Pres; George, 13; James, 11; Francis(m), 9; Burt, 6 (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 3, line 4 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He "1896; Weighs 715 Pounds; "The fattest man in America" is the way in which Leo Whitton announces himself. Up to a year ago Leo had been growing broader, rounder and more uncomfortable for the past thirty-seven years. He weighs 715 pounds. Daniel Lambert, the Norfolk giant, tipped the beam at 729 pounds, scoring the world's record. Whitton's tremendous girth is not so apparent when he stands, but when he sits he is startling. His measurements are: height, 5 feet 10 inches; neck, 26 inches; biceps, 28 inches; chest, 6 feet; waist, 7 feet; thigh, 49 inches; calf, 26 inches. He comes of stock noted for fleshiness. He was born in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, of English parents. Up till the age of twenty-one years he worked on the farm at home. Then he went into the butcher business at Brighton, Ont., which he attended to up to three years ago, when his extraordinary girth rendered it impossible for him to handle the chopper. When asked if he had endeavored to avoid growing so fat Mr. Whitton replied that he had tried all remedies. He has never tasted alcoholic drinks in his life. He loses from ten to fifteen pounds during the summer, but does not feel much relief from the loss. In winter he regains the amount that was missing. He is married to an average-sized woman, and has five children, the eldest of whom is seventeen years old. None of them shows any signs of abnormal stoutness. — New York Recorder. in 1896.⁸ He died on 11 April 1899 at Macclessfield, Cheshire, England, at age 46; The fattest man in the world, Leo Whitton weighed 52 stone or 728 lbs, he lodged at the Orange Tree Inn on Mill Lane Macclesfield, he died aged 43; Death: 1899 in England of Heart Failure
Note: At the time of his death in 1899 Leonard Whitton weighed 550 lb. and was considered the fattest man in the world at that time. His coffin was made of 11/2 in oak boardsand was 6ft 3in in length, 3ft 6in wide and 2ft 6in in death. Leonard travelled with the circus up to the time of his death. Joseph Lowe, a funeral director and coffin maker, became famous for being the undertaker who was responsible for burying the town’s legendary sideshow attraction Leo Whitton – a 51 stone giant who was so huge that when he died he had to be hoisted out through a bedroom window and onto a dray below. (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/193917/person/-709776001/story/dda66fb5-3100-45a4-834f-7f936da8eabb?src=search)
per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He was buried on 15 April 1899 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Leonard Whitton Died; Apr. 10, 1899, Aged 46 Years; James L. son of; Leonard & Josephine Whitton; Died May 11, 1899, Aged 19 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image from Susan Brose collection, #166.)⁹

     Margaret Josephine Foucha was born in 1859 at Quebec; Date 1859 & location Quebec per marr. reg'n. Date 1859 & location Quebec per 1881 Census. Date 1861 & location Seymour Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Peter D. Milton. Date 1858 & location Quebec per marr. reg'n. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,3,2,4 As of 18 February 1875,her married name was Whitton.¹ She lived on 18 February 1875 at Belmont Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence Blairton per marr. reg'n.² She married Leonard Whitton, son of James Whitton and Elizabeth Heseltine, on 18 February 1875 at Belmont Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007842: Groom: Leonard Whitton; Age: 23; Res.: Blairton; Born: Seymour Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James & Ellen Whitton; Bride: Josephine Foucha; Age: 17; Res.: Blairton; Born: Quebec; Status: spinster; Parents: Samuel & Louisa Foucha; Wit.: Frank Whtton & Mary Wilson; Date: Feb 18 1875; Place: Blairton; Rel.: Pres. & Meth; Peformed by: John A. Jewell; Reg'r.: Wm Anderson, Belmont & Metheun (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007842-1875, ancestry.com) per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,5 Margaret Josephine Foucha appeared on the census of April 1881 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see Leonard Whitton.³ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: see Leonard Whitton.⁴ She lived on 24 January 1905 at Brighton, Nothumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Peter D. Milton.² As of 24 January 1905,her married name was Milton.² She married Peter D. Milton, son of George Alexander Milton and Margaret Donald, on 24 January 1905 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014253: Groom: Peter D. Milton; Age: 48; Res.: Seymour Twp; Born: Quebec; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: George Milton & Margaret Donald; Bride: Margaret Josephine Whitten; Age: 44; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour Twp; Status: widow; Parents: Samuel Fouch & Laura Beaudi; Wit.: Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Robson, Brighton; Date: Jan 24 1905; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Pres; Performed by: A.R. McLeod; Reg'd.: Jan 28 1905; Reg'r.: Tom. C. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014253-1905, ancestry.ca.)⁶

     Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Whitton was born on 28 May 1876 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1876 & location Seymour Twp. per marr. reg'n. - William Rogers. Date May 28 1876 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1881 Census: see Leonard Whitton.² She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1891 Census: see Leonard Whitton.⁴ As of 9 June 1897,her married name was Downer.¹ She married William T. Downer on 9 June 1897 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#.... : Groom: William Thorne Downer.... Bride: M. Elizabeth Whitton...; Date: Jun 9, 1897; Place: Brighton.... (Ontario Marriage Registration, #.... , ancestry.ca.)^1,3 As of 17 June 1902,her married name was Rogers.³ Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Whitton lived on 17 June 1902 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per marriage reg'n. - 2nd marriage - William Rogers.³ She married William Rogers, son of George Rogers and Caroline Ferguson, on 17 June 1902 at Frontenac Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: William Rogers; Age: 41, Res. & Born: Murray Twp; Status: farmer; Parents: George Rogers & Caroline Ferguson; Bride: Mary Elizabeth Downes; Age: 26; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour Twp; Status: widowe; Parents: Leonard Whitton & Josepine "Foucher"?... no pg. 2!! ... Date: Jun 17 1902; Place: Frontenac Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #... , ancesry.com) per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.³