William Macklem (1802 - 1893)

Born 17 Apr 1802 in Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Rymal) Macklem — married 11 Feb 1822 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada West

Descendants

Died 26 Sep 1893 at age 91 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William Macklem was born 17 Apr 1802 in Pennsylvania, United States. He was the son of William Macklem "the Elder" and Ann Hastings.^[1]

William Macklem migrated from Pennsylvania to Upper Canada.

On 29 Jun 1802 (as an infant) he arrives in York, Canada with his parents and six siblings.^[2]

On 11 Feb 1822, he married Elizabeth Rymal in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.^[3] Their children are

1. John Macklem
2. Margaret Catherine Macklem
3. Mary Jane Macklem
4. Barbara Ann Macklem
5. Eliza Macklem
6. Eve Macklem
7. Martha Macklem
8. William E. Macklem
9. Thomas Macklem

William signed the Loyalist Oath of Allegiance to Canada on 24 Mar 1819 in Whitchurch, York, Upper Canada (Ontario).^[4] That same day, he petitioned to be granted land there.^[5] Two days earlier, P. Robinson attested to the good character of William and his brother John.^[6]

On the 1851 census of Barton, Wentworth, Canada West, he is a farmer (religion A. Presbyterian) living in a 1.5 story frame house with his wife, five daughters, two sons, and a laborer.^[7]

On the 1861 census of Barton, Wentworth, Canada West, he is living with his wife and six of their children.^[8]

On the 1861 census of Barton, he is widowed and living with two daughters.^[9]

William died 26 Sep 1893 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.^[10] He is buried nearby in Barton Stone United Church and Cemetery, Hamilton-Wentworth Registration District.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} http://www.canadianheadstones.com/on/view.php?id=351862; Barton Stone United Church+ Cemetery, Hamilton-Wentworth Co./Reg./Dist., Ontario. Inscribed "WILLIAM MACKLEM DIED SEPT. 26TH 1893 AGED 91 YRS & 5 MOS. BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD.", "ELIZABETH RYMAL WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED OCT. 2ND 1868 AGED 66 YRS & 2 MOS. SHE IS NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPETH. MATT. 9 XXIV", "JOHN SON OF THE ABOVE DIED SEPT. 7TH 1880 AGED 57 YRS & 6 MOS. IN LIFE BELOVED, IN DEATH LAMENTED", "MACKLEM", (Right side) "BARBARA ANN MACKLEM DIED JUNE 6 1913 IN HER 81ST YEAR", "MARGARET CATHERINE MACKLEM DIED JUNE 25TH 1913 IN HER 94TH YEAR"
2. ↑ Library & Archives Canada, www.collectionscanada.gc.ca, Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865), Mikan #205131, microform C-2194, reference RG1 L3, bundle M6, vol. 332, petition 12, image #686. The text is: "To His Excellency Peter Hunter Esquire Lieutenant Governor and Lieutenant General, Commanding his Majesty's Forces in Upper now Lower Canada. In Council. The Petition of William Macklem of York Yoeman Humbly herewith - That he is lately come from Pennsylvania where he followed the business of Farming. Hath a Wife and Seven Children, also two oxen, one Mare, two Milch Cows, and a Cart loaded with sundrie Articles to the Value of One Hundred Pounds. Being much attached to the British government comes into this Province the 29th of June last and Wishes to become a Settler. Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that his Excellency will be pleased to grant him such a Quantity of Land as in his Wisdom and goodness shall see fit and your Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray. (signed by William Macklem) The Petitioner has taken the Oath - York, July 1802"
3. ↑ Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869; Series: MS248; Reel: 17 Source Information Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1785-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. for William Macklem spouse Elizabeth Byrnal child Martha Macklem.
4. ↑ Library & Archives Canada, www.collectionscanada.gc.ca, Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865), Mikan #205131, microform C-2201, reference RG1 L3, bundle M12, vol. 340, petition 87a, image #180. The text is: "Province of Upper-Canada - I certify that William Macklem an Native of the United States of America now of the Township of Whitchurch, Farmer hath taken and subscribed to the Oath of Allegiance as required by Law, before me, at York, in the Home District, this 24th day of March in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and nineteen." [it is illegibly signed, probably by a clerk.]
5. ↑ Library & Archives Canada, www.collectionscanada.gc.ca, Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865), Mikan #205131, microform C-2201, reference RG1 L3, bundle M12, vol. 340, petition 87, image #179. The text is: "To His Excellency Sir Peregrine Maitland, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada, and Major General Commanding His Majesty's Forces therein etc. etc. etc. In Council - The Petition of William Macklem of the Township Whitchurch Yoeman Humbly Sheweth that your petitioner is a Native of the United States of America and son of William Macklem the Elder of the said Township of Whitchurch Captain of Militia, that he removed with his parents into this Colony Seventeen years ago and remained permanently therein ever since. That your petitioner having Conducted himself as a good and faithful subject of His Majesty, and not being called on to do duty as being under Age during the late War, and not having heretofore received any Land from Government, he therefore humbly beseech your Excellency in Council to Grant him such a portion of the Waste Land as in your opinion he merits, subject to such Regulations and limitations as your Excellency may deem proper. And as in duty bound, your Humble Petitioner, Will ever pray (signed by William Macklem)" [at the bottom it says] "York 24th March 1819 - NB A certificate of your petitioners Character is Annexed [??] his Brother John Petit??? submitted to Your Excellency in Council" [The document which follows is William Macklem's oath of allegiance to the Province of Upper Canada.]
6. ↑ Library & Archives Canada, www.collectionscanada.gc.ca, Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865) for Macklems, John Macklem, Whitchurch, 1819; Mikan #205131, microfilm C-2201, reference RG1 L3, bundle M12, vol. 340, petition 89a, image 189; "I certify that John & William Macklem sons of William Macklem a Captain in the First Regiment of York Militia are young men of good Character - March 22, 1819 (signed P. Robinson)")
7. ↑ Year: 1851; Census Place: Barton, Wentworth County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11758; Page: 17; Line: 39
8. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1085 page 56. line 41
9. ↑ Year: 1871; Census Place: Barton, Wentworth South, Ontario; Roll: C-9923; Page: 65; Family No: 269, line 18
10. ↑ Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 69: Source Information Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.), image 51 of 131

• The Macklem Family in the United States and Canada, compiled by Merritt Arthur Peterson, Michigan 1982, viewed on familysearch.org, page 127.