John Pringle (1825 - 1902)

Born 10 Mar 1825 in Vaughan, York, Upper Canada

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1902 at age 77 in King Township, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

The Pringle family were early settlers in Vaughan Township, Upper Canada (Ontario). John, son of William Pringle and Mary Blair, was a farmer in King Township.^[1]

John was in a family history, and is noted to have married Maria Payne on 10 Feb 1843 in Tecumseh Township, of Simcoe County, in Upper Canada, and passed away on 30 April 1920 in Nobleton, King, York (King City), Ontario, Canada.^[2]

In the 1861 census John (age 36) was in King, York, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. He is listed in the census with his father William (single / widowed), and his wife Mariah, along with his children Mary (17), William (15), George (13), Martha (11), Henry (8), and Joseph (5). They are all noted as being members of the Church of England. John's father, William, and wife Mariah, were both born in Ireland, though John himself and all his children were born in Upper Canada.^[3]

John died at age 77, on 30 April 1902 in York, Ontario, Canada, after battling pneumonia for ten days.^[4] He is buried in Nobleton Community Cemetery, Nobleton, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada along with his wife and many family members.^[5]

Research Notes

CHECK for 1851 Census / 1871 Census in Nobleton.

Son, William, (b. 1845) marriage

• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y39P-W74?cc=1784216&wc=3N7R-MNL%3A1584309303%2C1584313001%2C1584313002 : 28 May 2015), Marriages > 1882 > no 1001-5165 > image 1012 of 1553; Archives of Ontario, Toronto.

Son, George J Pringle, 1848–1915

Son, Henry Pringle, 1853 - 1904

Son, Joseph Pringle, 1861-1942

Daughter, Mary, (b 3 Jan 1844), married Alfred Hunt on 16 Oct 1873 in Nobleton, York, Ontario. They had five children:

• Joseph Stanley Hunt, 1875–1956
• Annie Elizabeth Hunt, 1878–1928
• Emily Leonora Hunt, 1880–1956
• Alfred John Loxley Hunt, 1883–1961
  • married Elizabeth (Bessie) Steedsman (1893-1956)
  • daughter Nora Eileen Hunt
  • daughter Marjorie Wakefield Hunt (28 Oct 1921, Bracebridge - 30 Jan 2021, White Rock, BC) who married Weston MacKenzie Brroks (1921-2005) on 13 May 1947 in Calgary, Alta.
    • son is DNA match 3C1R to Greg Clarke. NEED TO DO DNA CONFIRMATION (with his 3C, DD, Greg's 1C1R)
• Arthur Roy Mcfie Hunt, 1886–1888

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDBW-63P : 2 March 2021), John Pringle, 30 Apr 1902; citing King, York, Ontario, yr 1902 cn 28651, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,187.
2. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "Geneanet Community Trees Index"
   Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet
   Ancestry ca Record 62476 #5643011243 (accessed 11 February 2024)
   Name: John Pringle; Gender: M (Male); Birth Date: 10 mars 1825 (10 Mar 1825); Birth Place: Vaughan Township, York County (Vaughan), Ontario, Canada; Marriage Date: 10 févr. 1843 (10 Feb 1843); Marriage Place: Tecumseh Township, Simcoe County (Tecumseh), Ontario, Canada; Death Date: 30 avr. 1902 (30 Apr 1902); Death Place: Nobleton, King, York (King City), Ontario, Canada; Father: William Pringle; Mother: Mary Blair; Spouse: Maria Payne; Child: Martha Pringle George J Pringle Henry Pringle Joseph Pringle Mary Pringle William Pringle; View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/uptergrovegreg?n=pringle&oc=&p=john.
3. ↑ 1861 Census: "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)"
   Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 65; Line: 32; Microfilm reel number: C-1088; Image number: 4108434_00620; Item ID number: 45242149
   Library and Archives Canada (accessed 11 February 2024)
   John Pringle (36) in King, York, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in Upper Canada.
   Household: William Pringle (father) (76, born in Ireland), Mariah Pringle (wife) (37, born in Ireland), Children: Mary (17), William (15), George (13), Martha (11), Henry (8), and Joseph (5).
4. ↑ Death: "Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949"
   Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Ms935; Series: 109
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8946 #940780 (accessed 13 February 2024)
   John Prindle death 30 Apr 1902 (age 77) in York, Ontario, Canada. Cause of death: Pneumonia.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #77226020 (accessed 13 February 2024)
   Memorial page for John Pringle (10 Mar 1825-30 Apr 1902), citing Nobleton Community Cemetery, Nobleton, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by family tree maker (contributor 47353710).

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 March 2018, 16:45), entry for John Pringle(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LKDY-12F); contributed by various users.