George Hutchinson Turner

1788 - 1860  (72 years)

• Name	George Hutchinson Turner
  Born	1788	New Brunswick
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 May 1860	Fredericton, New Brunswick   [1]
  Buried	24 May 1860	Old Protestant Burial Ground, Fredricton
  Notes	George was the second child of Holden and Jennet Turner. Born in the early days of New Brunswick in rural Fredericton, he became a stage driver and proprietor of a transportation and cartage concern with stables, horses and employees. For more than 30 years, George provided a cab service for members of the House of Assembly of New Brunswick in Fredericton. He may have been the first of many New Brunswick Turners to be involved in horse-drawn transportation. He and wife Catherine Russell had nine children, including two who followed him into stagecoach transportation and two others who were involved in sea-going transportation. George and Catherine also adopted and educated two young "Blue Coat Boys" from England. In 1833 he built a house at the corner of Regent and George Streets in Fredericton. It is still standing, has been completely renovated, and is now classified as one of 24 buildings forming Fredericton's architectural heritage. Catherine died in 1841 and George remarried the following year to Mary Harned McBeath, a widow. George died on May 22, 1860 and was buried in the Old Burial Ground. He was highly respected in his community, a man mourned widely at his death.
  Person ID	I879	Cullen family tree

  
  

  Father	Holden Turner,   b. 04 Nov 1760, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 03 Jan 1845, Fredericton, New Brunswick  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jennet Hutchinson,   b. Abt 1769, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 03 Mar 1856, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1785	Maugerville, New Brunswick   [2]
  Family ID	F579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Russell,   b. 1799, Kingsclear, York County, New Brunswick ,   d. 14 Mar 1841, Fredericton, New Brunswick  (Age 42 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1817	Fredericton, New Brunswick   [3]
  Children	1. Jane Elizabeth Turner,   b. Abt 1818, Fredericton, New Brunswick ,   d. 10 Sep 1822, Fredericton, New Brunswick  (Age ~ 4 years)  [natural]   2. Sarah Ann Turner,   b. 29 Feb 1820, Fredericton, New Brunswick ,   d. 18 May 1856, Kingsclear, York County, New Brunswick  (Age 36 years)  [natural]   3. Robert Turner,   b. 28 Mar 1822, Fredericton, New Brunswick  [natural]   4. John Turner,   b. 31 Jul 1824, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick ,   d. 31 Oct 1911, Winnipeg, Manitoba  (Age 87 years)   5. Edward William Turner,   b. 18 Apr 1827, Fredericton, New Brunswick ,   d. 1906, Massachusetts  (Age 78 years)   6. George Holden Turner,   b. 14 Oct 1829, Fredericton, New Brunswick  [natural]   7. James Turner,   b. 30 Jan 1832, Fredericton, New Brunswick ,   d. 19 Feb 1912, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island  (Age 80 years)   8. Catherine Jane Turner,   b. Sep 1834, Fredricton, New Brunswick ,   d. 1915, Greeley, Colorado  (Age ~ 80 years)   9. Charles William Turner,   b. 02 Jul 1838, Fredericton, New Brunswick ,   d. 28 Jun 1910, Winn, Maine  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary J Harned,   b. 14 Feb 1799, Fredericton, New Brunswick ,   d. Aft 1868  (Age > 70 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1842	Fredricton, New Brunswick   [4]
  Family ID	F568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		George Turner's heritage house in Fredericton, 1833
  		Fredericton map of Turner properties 1801-1867
  		George Turner and John Turner Jr. death notice 1860 This notice from The Head Quarters of May 23 1860; George died May 22nd and his grandson John, drowned on May 12th.

  
  

  Documents

  Letter from George Turner to daughter Sarah April 2 1846

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		A Melding of Cultures Volume 1: Our Turner Ancestors - Introduction Table of contents, forward, coats of arms, introduction, structure, acknowledgements and bibliography. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures, Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis, Volume 1: Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013
  		Turner, Holden and Jennet Hutchinson- Early Days in New Brunswick Holden was our first Turner ancestor to settle in Canada. This chapter covers his early years, settlement and life in the Fredericton area. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, pp 1-11 plus notes and appendices.
  		Holden Turner direct descendants to Mark Cullen Chart showing the 7 generations from Holden Turner to Mark Cullen. Holden was the first of the family to settle in Canada in 1783.

  
  

  Albums		Turner, Holden & Jennet Huchinson Family (17)
  		Turner, George Hutchinson and Catherine Russell Family (8)

  
  

• Sources

  [S158] Headquarters, Fredericton. [S31] Jennet Turner Petition to N.B.House of Assembly 27 Jan 1845. [S57] Ancestry.ca Drouin Collection. [S208] New Brunswick Courier, Saint John, April 30 1842.