Person Page - 3325

Donald William Whitton¹

• Father*: William Peter Whitton¹ b. 9 Aug 1885, d. 1946
• Mother*: Lena Blanch Hough¹ b. 17 Jan 1886, d. 12 Aug 1926

• Birth*: 1922; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1950; Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Mildred J. Fox¹
• Death*: 25 December 1977; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

Mildred J. Fox¹

• Birth*: March 1923; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1950; Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Donald William Whitton¹
• Death*: 1982; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

• Married Name: circa 1950; Whitton¹

Sarah J. Whitton^1,2,3

• Father*: George Henry Whitton² b. 2 Nov 1855, d. 15 Nov 1906
• Mother*: Margaret Buchanan² b. 13 Mar 1853, d. 9 Jan 1934

• Birth*: 2 June 1887; 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.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: circa 1910; Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=W. Weymark²

• Census*: April 1891; Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1891 Census: see George H. Whitton⁴
• Census: April 1901; Tyendinaga Twp., Hastings East Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1901 Census: see George H. Whitton³
• Married Name: circa 1910; Weymark²

W. Weymark¹

• Birth*: circa 1885; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1910; Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Sarah J. Whitton¹

Francis G. "Frank" Whitton^1,2,3,4

• Father*: George Henry Whitton² b. 2 Nov 1855, d. 15 Nov 1906
• Mother*: Margaret Buchanan² b. 13 Mar 1853, d. 9 Jan 1934

• Birth*: 6 November 1889; 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.^2,3,5,4
• Marriage*: 6 May 1914; 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.; Principal=Lilian Pearl Poste^2,6
• Marriage*: 18 December 1922; 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.; Principal=Mary Genevieve Therrien^2,7
• Death*: 24 June 1957; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.²

• Census*: April 1891; Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1891 Census: see George H. Whitton³
• Census: April 1901; Tyendinaga Twp., Hastings East Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see George H. Whitton⁵
• Residence: 6 May 1914; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Deseronto per marr. reg'n. - Lilian Peark (Poste) Whitton.⁴
• Residence*: 18 December 1922; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Deseronto per marr. reg'n - Mary Genevieve Therrien.⁴

Lilian Pearl Poste¹

• Father*: Kenneth Alonso Poste¹ b. 1868
• Mother*: Olive Ellen McKendry¹ b. 1872

• Birth*: 1896; 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
• Marriage*: 6 May 1914; 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.; Principal=Francis G. "Frank" Whitton^1,3

• Residence*: 6 May 1914; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Deseronto per marr. reg'n.²
• Married Name: 6 May 1914; Whitton¹

Kenneth Alonso Poste¹

• Birth*: 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
• Marriage*: before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Lilian Pearl (Poste) Whitton. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Olive Ellen McKendry¹

Olive Ellen McKendry¹

• Birth*: 1872; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Lilian Pearl (Poste) Whitton. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Marriage*: before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Lilian Pearl (Poste) Whitton. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Kenneth Alonso Poste¹

• Married Name: before 1895; Poste¹

Mary Genevieve Therrien¹

• Father*: Alexander Therrien² b. c 1870
• Mother*: Octavia Houle² b. c 1870

• Birth*: 1899; 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
• Marriage*: 18 December 1922; 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.; Principal=Francis G. "Frank" Whitton^1,3

• Residence*: 18 December 1922; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Deseronto per marr. reg'n.²
• Married Name: 18 December 1922; Whitton¹

N. K. Whitton¹

• Father*: George Henry Whitton¹ b. 2 Nov 1855, d. 15 Nov 1906
• Mother*: Margaret Buchanan¹ b. 13 Mar 1853, d. 9 Jan 1934

• Birth*: circa 1879; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Death*: 1879; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

Hector McLean¹

• Birth*: circa 1840; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Marriage*: 6 November 1856; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Jane Whitton¹

Robert Little¹

• Birth*: 17 September 1829; 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
• Marriage*: 1865; Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Margaret Whitton¹
• Death: 1881; Ontario; Date 1881 per Memorial. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,1
• Burial*: 1881; 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

Matilda Jane Cotter^1,2,3

• Father*: Richard Conrad Hoffman Cotter³ b. 1 Nov 1812, d. 4 Apr 1881
• Mother*: Cynthia Ann Garnsey³ b. 5 May 1817, d. 22 Jun 1877

• Birth*: 27 October 1846; 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.^2,4,3,5
• Marriage*: 25 December 1867; 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.; Principal=James Whitton Jr.^2,3
• Death*: 7 January 1879; Seymour Twp., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; 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.^2,6

• Residence*: 25 December 1867; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Rawdon Twp. per marriage register.³
• Married Name: 25 December 1867; Whitton²
• Census*: April 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton⁴

Emily Jane Tompkins^1,2,3,4

• Father*: George Tompkins b. c 1810
• Mother*: Charlotte Rosebush b. c 1810

• Birth*: 4 July 1851; 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.^2,3,5,4,6
• Marriage*: circa 1868; Ontario; per 1891 Census.; Principal=? Potts³
• Marriage*: 1 October 1879; 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.; Principal=James Whitton Jr.^2,7
• Death*: 10 November 1940; Ontario²

• Married Name: circa 1868; Potts³
• Married Name: 1 October 1879; Whitton²
• Residence*: 1 October 1879; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Rawdon per marr. reg'n. - James Whitton.⁶
• Census: April 1881; Rawdon Twp., Hastings North Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1881 Census: see James Whitton⁴
• Census*: April 1891; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1891 Census: see James Whitton³
• Census: April 1901; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1901 Census: see James Whitton⁵

Leonard Whitton¹

• Father*: James Whitton¹ b. 12 Apr 1819, d. 19 Nov 1887
• Mother*: Elizabeth Heseltine¹ b. 1 Sep 1822, d. 5 Aug 1868

• Birth*: 7 June 1852; 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
• Marriage*: 18 February 1875; 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.; Principal=Margaret Josephine Foucha^1,6
• Death*: 11 April 1899; Macclessfield, Cheshire, England; 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
• Burial*: 15 April 1899; 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)⁷

• Census*: April 1861; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see James Whitton²
• Residence*: 18 February 1875; 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)^4,8
• Census: April 1881; 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
• Residence: between 1883 and 1884; Rawdon Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Business Directory: Whitton, Leonard, Conc 1, Lot bk 1 Lot 5, Tenant, Blairton (ancestry.com)⁹
• Occupation: 1886; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Ontario Business Directory 1886 - 1887: .. Butchers ..... Whitton Leonard, Brighton .. (ancestry.com)⁹
• Occupation*: 1889; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Ontario Business Directory 1888 - 1889: .. Butchers ..... Whitton Leonard, Brighton .. (ancestry.com)⁹
• Census: April 1891; 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
• Note*: 1896; "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.⁹

Margaret Josephine Foucha^1,2,3

• Father*: Samuel Foucha³ b. c 1825
• Mother*: Louisa ?³ b. c 1825

• Birth*: 1859; 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.^2,4,3,5
• Marriage*: 18 February 1875; 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.; Principal=Leonard Whitton^2,6
• Marriage*: 24 January 1905; 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); Principal=Peter D. Milton⁷

• Married Name: 18 February 1875; Whitton²
• Residence*: 18 February 1875; Belmont Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence Blairton per marr. reg'n.³
• Census*: April 1881; Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see Leonard Whitton⁴
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: see Leonard Whitton⁵
• Residence: 24 January 1905; Brighton, Nothumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Peter D. Milton.³
• Married Name: 24 January 1905; Milton³

Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Whitton^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Leonard Whitton² b. 7 Jun 1852, d. 11 Apr 1899
• Mother*: Margaret Josephine Foucha² b. 1859

• Birth*: 28 May 1876; 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.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 9 June 1897; 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); Principal=William T. Downer^2,4
• Marriage*: 17 June 1902; 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.; Principal=William Rogers⁴

• Census*: April 1881; Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1881 Census: see Leonard Whitton³
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1891 Census: see Leonard Whitton⁵
• Married Name: 9 June 1897; Downer²
• Married Name: 17 June 1902; Rogers⁴
• Residence*: 17 June 1902; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per marriage reg'n. - 2nd marriage - William Rogers.⁴

William T. Downer¹

• Birth*: 9 February 1866; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Marriage*: 9 June 1897; 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); Principal=Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Whitton^1,2
• Death*: before 1900; Wife remarried 1902.²

James Leonard Whitton^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Leonard Whitton² b. 7 Jun 1852, d. 11 Apr 1899
• Mother*: Margaret Josephine Foucha² b. 1859

• Birth*: 26 March 1880; Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#026955: Name: James Leonard Whitton; Date: Mar 26 1880; Parents: Leonard Whitton & Josephine Foshea; Inf.: Joseph Leaupe, Assessor, Belmont Twp.; Reg'd.: Jun 30 1880; Reg'r.: Wm. Anderson, Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #026955-1880, ancestry.ca) Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Mar 26 1880 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,6,7,8
• Death*: 5 May 1899; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#018282: Name: James Leonard Whitton; Date: May 11 1899; Age: 19y; Res.: Brighton; Status: single; Born: Peterborough Co.; Cause: meningitis, 5d; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. R. J. Wade, Brighton; Rel.: Pres.; Reg'd.: May 11 1899; Reg'r.: ?? , Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #018282-1899, ancestry.ca) Date May 5 1899 & location Brighton per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,9
• Burial*: 7 May 1899; 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)³

• Census*: April 1881; Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1881 Census: see Leonard Whitton⁶
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1891 Census: see Leonard Whitton⁷

Elizabeth Simpson¹

• Father*: John Simpson¹ b. 1783, d. 5 Aug 1874
• Mother*: Isabella Innes¹ b. 1790, d. 10 Aug 1855

• Birth*: 1829; Scotland; Date 1829 & location Scotland per 1881 Census. Date 1829 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1827 & location Scotland per 1851 Census. Date 1833 & location Scotland per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 21 February 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: James Whitton; Age: 52; Res.; Seymour; Born: England; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Thomas & Jane Whitton; Bride: Elizabeth Simpson; Age: 38; Res.: Seymour; Born: Scotland; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Isabella; Wit.: Thomas Hume & Alexander Simpson, Seymour; Date: Feb 21 1871; Place: Seymour; Rel.; Pres.; Performed by: Robert Neill (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com); Principal=James Whitton¹

• Census: 1852; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1851 Census: see John Simpson⁴
• Residence*: 21 February 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Seymour per marr. reg'n.¹
• Married Name: 21 February 1871; Whitton¹
• Census*: April 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton²
• Census: April 1881; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1881 Census: see James Whitton³