William Lemon
ID # 4095, (1850-1912)
| Birth | William Lemon was born on 16 August 1850 at Caledon, Peel County. |
| Marriage | He married Anne Maw, daughter of Robert Maw and Ellen Harper, on 11 December 1872 at Hillsburg, Erin Twp., Wellington Co.. Marriage reg. 012461-72 Erin Twp., Wellington Co. William Lemon, 22, bachelor, livery stable, born and residing Caledon, Ontario. Parents William and Jane Lemon. Annie Maw, age 20, spinster, born Georgetown, Ontario, residing Hillsburg. Parents Robert and Helen Maw. Witnesses George Edmonds, Sunnidale, Joseph Lemon, Alton. On 11 December 1872 at Hillsburg, Erin Township. Clergyman Donald Strachan. The bride and groom were Congregationalists. |
| Death | He died on 3 June 1912 at Niagara Falls, Ontario, at age 61. |
| Burial | He was buried at Stamford Presbyterian Cemetery, Stamford Twp.. |
| Note | William Lemon and wife Anne Maw are buried in Stamford Presbyterian Cemetery. Niagara Falls cemeteries has a photo of their stone. As well, the Niagara Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society performed a transcription of Stamford Presbyterian Cemetery - see their OGS publication nbr. 4662 - and this is dated 2005. We do not know what brought the Lemon family to Stamford Township at some point after their marriage. William is said to have been born in Caledon Township, but there is a history of a Lemon family, some of whom settled in Stamford and Willoughby townships, that were of Loyalist stock. We do not know if William was of this family. |
Child of William Lemon and Anne Maw |
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| Last Edited | 12 Aug 2018 |