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William B Turner

William B Turner

Male 1801 - 1855  (54 years)

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  • Name William B Turner 
    Born 1801  New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Nov 1855  Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • William B. (1801-1855) married Rebecca Treadwell in 1824 in Fredericton. They had six children. After Rebecca died in 1847, William married Eliza Risteen. In the 1851 Census, he was listed as a proprietor. He died intestate in 1855 at age 54. Eliza remarried before 1861 to John Chambers, a lumberer. In the 1871 census, she was living with William and Margaret Agnes Stevens in Lancaster, Saint John.
    Person ID I1635  Cullen family tree

    Father Holden Turner,   b. 04 Nov 1760, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Jan 1845, Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jennet Hutchinson,   b. Abt 1769, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Mar 1856, Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1785  Maugerville, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rebecca Maria Treadwell,   b. Abt 1800,   d. 28 Sep 1847, Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1824  Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Leverett Turner,   b. 22 Aug 1825, Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1878  (Age 52 years)  [natural]
     2. William Alfred Turner,   b. 11 Nov 1826, Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Feb 1919, Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [natural]
     3. George Hutchinson Turner,   b. 12 Sep 1828, Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1879  (Age 50 years)  [natural]
     4. Henry Travis Turner,   b. 26 Apr 1830, Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1903, Andover, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     5. James Wellington Turner,   b. 05 Jan 1832  [natural]
     6. Allen Lemuel Turner,   b. 1838  [natural]
    Family ID F1268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Risteen,   b. Abt 1811,   d. Aft 1871  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1848  Wesleyan Church, Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F1279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    Turner, Holden and Jennet Hutchinson- Early Days in New Brunswick
    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.


    Albums
    Turner, Holden & Jennet Huchinson Family
    Turner, Holden & Jennet Huchinson Family (17)

  • Sources 
    1. [S106] Waters Addendum, Page 7.

    2. [S43] Ralph Turner Research; Vital Statistics from New Brunswick NewspapersVol 15.

    3. [S31] Jennet Turner Petition to N.B.House of Assembly 27 Jan 1845.

    4. [S34] PRovincial Archives New Brunswick, Daily Morning News, Saint John NB, August 2 1848.
      m. Fredericton (York Co.) 20th ult., by Rev. R. Knight, William TURNER/ Mrs. Eliza RISTEEN both of that city.