Holden Turner

1760 - 1845  (84 years)

• Name	Holden Turner  [1]
  Born	04 Nov 1760	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Jan 1845	Old Burying Ground, Fredericton, New Brunswick   [2]
  Died	03 Jan 1845	Fredericton, New Brunswick   [3]
  Notes	Holden Turner was born in Glasgow,Scotland, joined the British Army at age 18, went to New York with the 22nd Regiment of Foot during the American Revolution, moved to Nova Scotia with the United Empire Loyalists in 1783. He relocated to the Fredericton area in 1784. Married Jennet Hutchinson and raised 10 children. Settled at Lincoln, Sunbury Co., NB. Purchased land south of Fredericton on the St. John River in 1801, but he did not move to Federicton, York Co., NB until 1820. On 6 May 1820 he declared that he had been an inhabitant of NB for nearly 36 years and never received any land from the Crown. His occupation was cordwainer, a maker of high quality leather shoes and boots. Holden Turner's death was reported in The Head Quarters January 8, 1845 edition: "On Friday morning last, Mr Holden Turner, in the 85th year of his age."
  Person ID	I913	Cullen family tree

  
  

  Father	Robert Turner,   b. 10 Feb 1717, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Janet Boyd,   b. 13 Dec 1730, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Married	22 Apr 1750	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [4]
  Family ID	F623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennet Hutchinson,   b. Abt 1769, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 03 Mar 1856, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Married	1785	Maugerville, New Brunswick   [5]
  Children	1. Robert Turner,   b. Abt 1786, New Brunswick ,   d. 18 Dec 1823, Fredericton, New Brunswick  (Age ~ 37 years)  [natural]   2. George Hutchinson Turner,   b. 1788, New Brunswick ,   d. 22 May 1860, Fredericton, New Brunswick  (Age 72 years)  [natural]   3. John D Turner,   b. Abt 1789, New Brunswick ,   d. 02 Aug 1824, Miramichi, New Brunswick  (Age ~ 35 years)  [natural]   4. Jane Mary Amelia Turner,   b. 1794, New Brunswick ,   d. 27 Apr 1879, Woodstock, New Brunswick  (Age 85 years)  [natural]   5. Margaret Agnes Turner,   b. 1796, New Brunswick ,   d. 29 Jan 1879, Portland, New Brunswick  (Age 83 years)  [natural]   6. Isobel Turner,   b. Abt 1798, Lincoln, Sunbury County, New Brunswick ,   d. Aft 1860  (Age ~ 63 years)  [natural]   7. Charlotte H Turner,   b. Abt 1799, New Brunswick ,   d. 20 May 1891, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age ~ 92 years)  [natural]   8. William B Turner,   b. 1801, New Brunswick ,   d. 19 Nov 1855, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 54 years)  [natural]   9. James E Turner,   b. Abt 1804, Lincoln, Sunbury County, New Brunswick ,   d. Bef 1901  (Age ~ 96 years)  [natural]   10. Daniel B Turner,   b. 22 May 1807, Lincoln, Sunbury County, New Brunswick ,   d. 02 Oct 1879, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook Co, Maine  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Fredericton map of Turner properties 1801-1867
  		James Turner c1895

  
  

  Documents

  Holden Turner's Baptism record 1760

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		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.
  		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
  		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.
  		Holden Turner Early days in the British Army Correspondence between Ralph Turner and Don Hagist, Bookseller
  		Holden Turner Land Purchase 1801

  
  

  Albums

  Turner, Holden & Jennet Huchinson Family (17)

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] Marjory McGillivray Waters, Old Parochial Registers, EdinburghArchives, OPRB644, Vol. 13. [S106] Waters Addendum, Page 3. [S205] N.B. Archives: Vital Statistics from New Brunswick Newspapers Vol 15. [S65] Scotland Old Parish Records Marriages, 644/0102500112 Glasgow. [S31] Jennet Turner Petition to N.B.House of Assembly 27 Jan 1845.