Hugh Pugh Jr. (abt. 1806 - 1883)

Born about 1806 in Radnorshire, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Smith) Pugh — married 10 Apr 1839 in Home Township, Algoma, Upper Canada

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1883 at about age 77 in Uxbridge, Ontario, Ontario

Biography

Hugh was born in about 1806 to Hugh Pugh and Elizabeth Williams. He married Hannah Smith in 1839. ^[1] Hugh passed away in 1883. ^[2]

"Hugh Pugh was born March 15th, 1777, near Llanbadarnfynydd, in the County of Radnor, in Wales. In February, 1805, he married Elizabeth Williams, who was born May 21st, 1787. They came to Canada in 1842 and bought Lot 26, Con. 4, from Chauncey Reynolds. Mr. Pugh was a deacon in the Claremont Baptist Church for some years till 1864, when he became one of the organizers of the Whitevale Baptist Church. His wife died June 26th, 1870, and he three years later, August 4th, 1873. They were the parents of thirteen children, of whom twelve lived to mature years, namely : Hugh, William, Edward, David, Josiah, Thomas, Stephen, Price, Eliza (Mrs. William Lewis), Mary (Mrs. Chapman), Sarah (Mrs. James Evans) and Elizabeth (Mrs. James White)." ^[3]

"Hugh Pugh came to Canada in 1837, preceding his father by five years. He married Hannah Smith and lived in Uxbridge township. His son Robert still lives in Pickering. Hugh Pugh died in 1883." ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C1-LD48
2. ↑ Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDKX-Z3F
3. ↑ Past Years in Pickering: Sketches of the History of the Community, William R. Wood, 1911
4. ↑ Past Years in Pickering: Sketches of the History of the Community, William R. Wood, 1911

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208786270/hugh-pugh

See Also

• Hugh Pugh Genealogy, 1936, held by the Pickering Public Library, https://corporate.pickering.ca/PLHCWebLink/DocView.aspx?id=171421&page=28&searchid=377d5d7f-43d0-47ea-b3a9-0959bb10a419