William Hart is the Hart family's emigrant ancestor from England to Ontario, Canada, and eventually to the U.S. through his two sons. While at least two of his children (George Hart, John A Hart) headed even further west into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan there is no evidence that William or his wife Mary joined them.
From their children's Canadian and Michigan death records, we know William married a Mary Bright (also spelled "Brite"). It's possible that William and Mary were from County Kent, as there is an 11 Nov 1837 baptism record in Greenwich, St Alphege Parish, Kent, England for their daughter Emma Eleanor, 'daughter of William and Mary Hart."
There is also an earlier record, possibly for William's birth. It is baptism record for a "Richard Hart" on 25 Jul 1814 in the same Parish, whose parents were William and Elizabeth Hart. Thus, it's POSSIBLE that our William went by his father's name and dropped the use of Richard altogether before emigrating. So far, however, there are no other records found in that area, such as the other children born in England or our William & Mary's marriage record...so it is being further researched.
William and Mary likely married about 1835/1836 in England or elsewhere in the U.K., had three children there, and then emigrated to the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario about 1842, based on the birthplaces of their children (Emma Eleanor was born England 1837; John was born 1843 in Ontario).
William and Mary had seven (7) children:
1-Emma Eleanor (or J?) Hart (1837 – 1911) m. Absalom Brown, a widower (no ch.)
2-George Hart (1841 – 1914) m. 1st Annie Elizabeth Middaugh (aka Meadows), 9 ch.; m. 2nd Sarah (Robinson) Hart, his brother's widow
3-Mary Ann Hart (1841 – ?) possible twin to George
4-John A. Hart (1843 – 1899) m. Sarah Robinson, 3 ch.
5-Sarah Hart (1849 – ?)
6-Susan Hart (1854 – ?)
7-Edgar Hart (1859 – 1886) NOTE: Brother-in-law Absalom Brown was informant on death certificate (killed by a tree). Also shows Edgar's birth as Seymour, Ont.
TIMELINE:
Birth: c. 1814, England. SOURCE(s): 1) 1851 Canada Census (b. 1814, England) 2) 1861 Canada Census (b. 1814, England)
Marriage: c. 1835, Age: 21, Prob. England because first child was b. there
Immigration: 1842, Age: 28, England to Ontario, Canada. SOURCE(s): Based on births of children (Emma Eleanor b. in England 1837; first ch. b. in Ontario is John A Hart in 1843)
Residence: 31 Mar 1844, Age: 30, Cavan-Newcastle, Durham (later Northumberland), Ontario, Canada. SOURCE: Web: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910 FOR SON JOHN A HART (31 Mar 1844 "Cavan, Newcastle" which is Durham/Petersborough, later NORTHUMBERLAND Co., Ontario)
Residence: 11 Jan 1851, Age: 37, Seymour, Northumberland Co., Canada West (Ontario), Canada. SOURCE: 1851 Census of Canada. William Hart 38, c. 1814 England; Mary 37, c. 1815 England; Emma 14, c. 1838 England; Mary Ann 11, c. 1841 England; John 8, c. 1844 Canada; Sarah 3, c. 1849 Canada. Kirk of Scotland (Presbyterian), exc. wife Mary (Baptist).
Residence: 13 Jan 1861, Age: 47, Seymour, Northumberland, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. SOURCE: 1861 Census of Canada. William Hart Male 47 1814 England Married; Mirah 47 1814 England Married; John Hart Male 17 1844 b. Upper Canada Single; Sarah 12 1849 Upper Canada; Susan 7 1854 Upper Canada; Edgar Hart Male, 3 1858 Upper Canada
*POSSIBLE* Residence: 02 Apr 1871, Age: 57, Greenock, South Bruce, Ontario, Canada? **STILL RESEARCHING. NOT SURE IF CORRECT** SOURCE: 1871 Canada Census, Age: 60; b. England abt. 1811. Married; wife Isabella, age 62, b. Ireland; poss. 2nd wife. No children or relatives on this page, but son John A Hart married in Greenock in 1875.
Death: Unknown. Probably Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada or Michigan, USA. It is unknown when or where William died, or whether he (or Mary) ever emigrated from Canada to Michigan.
NOTE: William & Mary's grandson William Henry Hart, born in Ontario, Canada and who emigrated to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as a child, indicated that he was a staunch "Orangeman." This may have ties to his Irish mother, Sarah Robinson Hart, as the Orangemen are a Northern Ireland Protestant organization, but it may also indicate Hart ties to Irish descendency.
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Bio/timeline courtesy Debra Hart Blackgrave Tyre, 3rd great-granddaughter, 06.23.2015; revised for clarity 01.14.2017. PLEASE retain original credits if copied; thank you.
From their children's Canadian and Michigan death records, we know William married a Mary Bright (also spelled "Brite"). It's possible that William and Mary were from County Kent, as there is an 11 Nov 1837 baptism record in Greenwich, St Alphege Parish, Kent, England for their daughter Emma Eleanor, 'daughter of William and Mary Hart."
There is also an earlier record, possibly for William's birth. It is baptism record for a "Richard Hart" on 25 Jul 1814 in the same Parish, whose parents were William and Elizabeth Hart. Thus, it's POSSIBLE that our William went by his father's name and dropped the use of Richard altogether before emigrating. So far, however, there are no other records found in that area, such as the other children born in England or our William & Mary's marriage record...so it is being further researched.
William and Mary likely married about 1835/1836 in England or elsewhere in the U.K., had three children there, and then emigrated to the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario about 1842, based on the birthplaces of their children (Emma Eleanor was born England 1837; John was born 1843 in Ontario).
William and Mary had seven (7) children:
1-Emma Eleanor (or J?) Hart (1837 – 1911) m. Absalom Brown, a widower (no ch.)
2-George Hart (1841 – 1914) m. 1st Annie Elizabeth Middaugh (aka Meadows), 9 ch.; m. 2nd Sarah (Robinson) Hart, his brother's widow
3-Mary Ann Hart (1841 – ?) possible twin to George
4-John A. Hart (1843 – 1899) m. Sarah Robinson, 3 ch.
5-Sarah Hart (1849 – ?)
6-Susan Hart (1854 – ?)
7-Edgar Hart (1859 – 1886) NOTE: Brother-in-law Absalom Brown was informant on death certificate (killed by a tree). Also shows Edgar's birth as Seymour, Ont.
TIMELINE:
Birth: c. 1814, England. SOURCE(s): 1) 1851 Canada Census (b. 1814, England) 2) 1861 Canada Census (b. 1814, England)
Marriage: c. 1835, Age: 21, Prob. England because first child was b. there
Immigration: 1842, Age: 28, England to Ontario, Canada. SOURCE(s): Based on births of children (Emma Eleanor b. in England 1837; first ch. b. in Ontario is John A Hart in 1843)
Residence: 31 Mar 1844, Age: 30, Cavan-Newcastle, Durham (later Northumberland), Ontario, Canada. SOURCE: Web: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910 FOR SON JOHN A HART (31 Mar 1844 "Cavan, Newcastle" which is Durham/Petersborough, later NORTHUMBERLAND Co., Ontario)
Residence: 11 Jan 1851, Age: 37, Seymour, Northumberland Co., Canada West (Ontario), Canada. SOURCE: 1851 Census of Canada. William Hart 38, c. 1814 England; Mary 37, c. 1815 England; Emma 14, c. 1838 England; Mary Ann 11, c. 1841 England; John 8, c. 1844 Canada; Sarah 3, c. 1849 Canada. Kirk of Scotland (Presbyterian), exc. wife Mary (Baptist).
Residence: 13 Jan 1861, Age: 47, Seymour, Northumberland, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. SOURCE: 1861 Census of Canada. William Hart Male 47 1814 England Married; Mirah 47 1814 England Married; John Hart Male 17 1844 b. Upper Canada Single; Sarah 12 1849 Upper Canada; Susan 7 1854 Upper Canada; Edgar Hart Male, 3 1858 Upper Canada
*POSSIBLE* Residence: 02 Apr 1871, Age: 57, Greenock, South Bruce, Ontario, Canada? **STILL RESEARCHING. NOT SURE IF CORRECT** SOURCE: 1871 Canada Census, Age: 60; b. England abt. 1811. Married; wife Isabella, age 62, b. Ireland; poss. 2nd wife. No children or relatives on this page, but son John A Hart married in Greenock in 1875.
Death: Unknown. Probably Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada or Michigan, USA. It is unknown when or where William died, or whether he (or Mary) ever emigrated from Canada to Michigan.
NOTE: William & Mary's grandson William Henry Hart, born in Ontario, Canada and who emigrated to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as a child, indicated that he was a staunch "Orangeman." This may have ties to his Irish mother, Sarah Robinson Hart, as the Orangemen are a Northern Ireland Protestant organization, but it may also indicate Hart ties to Irish descendency.
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Bio/timeline courtesy Debra Hart Blackgrave Tyre, 3rd great-granddaughter, 06.23.2015; revised for clarity 01.14.2017. PLEASE retain original credits if copied; thank you.
William Hart is the Hart family's emigrant ancestor from England to Ontario, Canada, and eventually to the U.S. through his two sons. While at least two of his children (George Hart, John A Hart) headed even further west into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan there is no evidence that William or his wife Mary joined them.
From their children's Canadian and Michigan death records, we know William married a Mary Bright (also spelled "Brite"). It's possible that William and Mary were from County Kent, as there is an 11 Nov 1837 baptism record in Greenwich, St Alphege Parish, Kent, England for their daughter Emma Eleanor, 'daughter of William and Mary Hart."
There is also an earlier record, possibly for William's birth. It is baptism record for a "Richard Hart" on 25 Jul 1814 in the same Parish, whose parents were William and Elizabeth Hart. Thus, it's POSSIBLE that our William went by his father's name and dropped the use of Richard altogether before emigrating. So far, however, there are no other records found in that area, such as the other children born in England or our William & Mary's marriage record...so it is being further researched.
William and Mary likely married about 1835/1836 in England or elsewhere in the U.K., had three children there, and then emigrated to the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario about 1842, based on the birthplaces of their children (Emma Eleanor was born England 1837; John was born 1843 in Ontario).
William and Mary had seven (7) children:
1-Emma Eleanor (or J?) Hart (1837 – 1911) m. Absalom Brown, a widower (no ch.)
2-George Hart (1841 – 1914) m. 1st Annie Elizabeth Middaugh (aka Meadows), 9 ch.; m. 2nd Sarah (Robinson) Hart, his brother's widow
3-Mary Ann Hart (1841 – ?) possible twin to George
4-John A. Hart (1843 – 1899) m. Sarah Robinson, 3 ch.
5-Sarah Hart (1849 – ?)
6-Susan Hart (1854 – ?)
7-Edgar Hart (1859 – 1886) NOTE: Brother-in-law Absalom Brown was informant on death certificate (killed by a tree). Also shows Edgar's birth as Seymour, Ont.
TIMELINE:
Birth: c. 1814, England. SOURCE(s): 1) 1851 Canada Census (b. 1814, England) 2) 1861 Canada Census (b. 1814, England)
Marriage: c. 1835, Age: 21, Prob. England because first child was b. there
Immigration: 1842, Age: 28, England to Ontario, Canada. SOURCE(s): Based on births of children (Emma Eleanor b. in England 1837; first ch. b. in Ontario is John A Hart in 1843)
Residence: 31 Mar 1844, Age: 30, Cavan-Newcastle, Durham (later Northumberland), Ontario, Canada. SOURCE: Web: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910 FOR SON JOHN A HART (31 Mar 1844 "Cavan, Newcastle" which is Durham/Petersborough, later NORTHUMBERLAND Co., Ontario)
Residence: 11 Jan 1851, Age: 37, Seymour, Northumberland Co., Canada West (Ontario), Canada. SOURCE: 1851 Census of Canada. William Hart 38, c. 1814 England; Mary 37, c. 1815 England; Emma 14, c. 1838 England; Mary Ann 11, c. 1841 England; John 8, c. 1844 Canada; Sarah 3, c. 1849 Canada. Kirk of Scotland (Presbyterian), exc. wife Mary (Baptist).
Residence: 13 Jan 1861, Age: 47, Seymour, Northumberland, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. SOURCE: 1861 Census of Canada. William Hart Male 47 1814 England Married; Mirah 47 1814 England Married; John Hart Male 17 1844 b. Upper Canada Single; Sarah 12 1849 Upper Canada; Susan 7 1854 Upper Canada; Edgar Hart Male, 3 1858 Upper Canada
*POSSIBLE* Residence: 02 Apr 1871, Age: 57, Greenock, South Bruce, Ontario, Canada? **STILL RESEARCHING. NOT SURE IF CORRECT** SOURCE: 1871 Canada Census, Age: 60; b. England abt. 1811. Married; wife Isabella, age 62, b. Ireland; poss. 2nd wife. No children or relatives on this page, but son John A Hart married in Greenock in 1875.
Death: Unknown. Probably Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada or Michigan, USA. It is unknown when or where William died, or whether he (or Mary) ever emigrated from Canada to Michigan.
NOTE: William & Mary's grandson William Henry Hart, born in Ontario, Canada and who emigrated to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as a child, indicated that he was a staunch "Orangeman." This may have ties to his Irish mother, Sarah Robinson Hart, as the Orangemen are a Northern Ireland Protestant organization, but it may also indicate Hart ties to Irish descendency.
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Bio/timeline courtesy Debra Hart Blackgrave Tyre, 3rd great-granddaughter, 06.23.2015; revised for clarity 01.14.2017. PLEASE retain original credits if copied; thank you.
From their children's Canadian and Michigan death records, we know William married a Mary Bright (also spelled "Brite"). It's possible that William and Mary were from County Kent, as there is an 11 Nov 1837 baptism record in Greenwich, St Alphege Parish, Kent, England for their daughter Emma Eleanor, 'daughter of William and Mary Hart."
There is also an earlier record, possibly for William's birth. It is baptism record for a "Richard Hart" on 25 Jul 1814 in the same Parish, whose parents were William and Elizabeth Hart. Thus, it's POSSIBLE that our William went by his father's name and dropped the use of Richard altogether before emigrating. So far, however, there are no other records found in that area, such as the other children born in England or our William & Mary's marriage record...so it is being further researched.
William and Mary likely married about 1835/1836 in England or elsewhere in the U.K., had three children there, and then emigrated to the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario about 1842, based on the birthplaces of their children (Emma Eleanor was born England 1837; John was born 1843 in Ontario).
William and Mary had seven (7) children:
1-Emma Eleanor (or J?) Hart (1837 – 1911) m. Absalom Brown, a widower (no ch.)
2-George Hart (1841 – 1914) m. 1st Annie Elizabeth Middaugh (aka Meadows), 9 ch.; m. 2nd Sarah (Robinson) Hart, his brother's widow
3-Mary Ann Hart (1841 – ?) possible twin to George
4-John A. Hart (1843 – 1899) m. Sarah Robinson, 3 ch.
5-Sarah Hart (1849 – ?)
6-Susan Hart (1854 – ?)
7-Edgar Hart (1859 – 1886) NOTE: Brother-in-law Absalom Brown was informant on death certificate (killed by a tree). Also shows Edgar's birth as Seymour, Ont.
TIMELINE:
Birth: c. 1814, England. SOURCE(s): 1) 1851 Canada Census (b. 1814, England) 2) 1861 Canada Census (b. 1814, England)
Marriage: c. 1835, Age: 21, Prob. England because first child was b. there
Immigration: 1842, Age: 28, England to Ontario, Canada. SOURCE(s): Based on births of children (Emma Eleanor b. in England 1837; first ch. b. in Ontario is John A Hart in 1843)
Residence: 31 Mar 1844, Age: 30, Cavan-Newcastle, Durham (later Northumberland), Ontario, Canada. SOURCE: Web: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910 FOR SON JOHN A HART (31 Mar 1844 "Cavan, Newcastle" which is Durham/Petersborough, later NORTHUMBERLAND Co., Ontario)
Residence: 11 Jan 1851, Age: 37, Seymour, Northumberland Co., Canada West (Ontario), Canada. SOURCE: 1851 Census of Canada. William Hart 38, c. 1814 England; Mary 37, c. 1815 England; Emma 14, c. 1838 England; Mary Ann 11, c. 1841 England; John 8, c. 1844 Canada; Sarah 3, c. 1849 Canada. Kirk of Scotland (Presbyterian), exc. wife Mary (Baptist).
Residence: 13 Jan 1861, Age: 47, Seymour, Northumberland, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. SOURCE: 1861 Census of Canada. William Hart Male 47 1814 England Married; Mirah 47 1814 England Married; John Hart Male 17 1844 b. Upper Canada Single; Sarah 12 1849 Upper Canada; Susan 7 1854 Upper Canada; Edgar Hart Male, 3 1858 Upper Canada
*POSSIBLE* Residence: 02 Apr 1871, Age: 57, Greenock, South Bruce, Ontario, Canada? **STILL RESEARCHING. NOT SURE IF CORRECT** SOURCE: 1871 Canada Census, Age: 60; b. England abt. 1811. Married; wife Isabella, age 62, b. Ireland; poss. 2nd wife. No children or relatives on this page, but son John A Hart married in Greenock in 1875.
Death: Unknown. Probably Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada or Michigan, USA. It is unknown when or where William died, or whether he (or Mary) ever emigrated from Canada to Michigan.
NOTE: William & Mary's grandson William Henry Hart, born in Ontario, Canada and who emigrated to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as a child, indicated that he was a staunch "Orangeman." This may have ties to his Irish mother, Sarah Robinson Hart, as the Orangemen are a Northern Ireland Protestant organization, but it may also indicate Hart ties to Irish descendency.
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Bio/timeline courtesy Debra Hart Blackgrave Tyre, 3rd great-granddaughter, 06.23.2015; revised for clarity 01.14.2017. PLEASE retain original credits if copied; thank you.
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