William Rutherford (1815–1886) of Monaghan and Mornington

Ref. MO37 — Generations of MO1 Moses Rutherford, Capt.

Name and Vital Dates

• Name: William Rutherford (loc. desc: of Monaghan and Mornington).
• Lineage: MO21 Ebenezer,⁴ MO10 Samuel,³ MO3 Aaron,² MO1 Moses.¹
• Lifespan: (1815–1886) Born in County Monaghan, Ireland about 1815: birth place also recorded as Tullyard, Killeevan; died in Wellesley Twp, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada on 10 Feb 1886 at the age of 71: location of death also recorded as Millbank, Perth; buried in Wellesley, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada after.

Parents

• MO21Ebenezer Rutherford, Rev Lieut
• MO∅Maria Sophie Campbell

Siblings

• MO36 Samuel Rutherford of Monaghan
• MO38 Susannah Rutherford (abt 1817–1899)
• MO39 James Rutherford of Monaghan (abt 1818–1892)
• MO40 Helena "Ellen" Rutherford
• MO41 Ebenezer J Rutherford (abt 1825–1889)
• MO42 John Rutherford
• MO43 William A Rutherford of Mornington (1829–1870)

Spouse and Family

• MO∅Eleanor Freeborn.
• Issue (Children):
  • +MO84 Eliza Jane Rutherford
  • +MO85 John A Rutherford
  • +MO86 Mary Theresa Rutherford
  • +MO87 William Alexander Rutherford
  • +MO88 Sarah Ann Rutherford
  • +MO90 Alice Adelaide Rutherford
  • +MO91 Samuel John Rutherford
  • +MO92 Ebenezer F "Eben" Rutherford
  • +MO93 James Boyd Rutherford
  • +MO94 Ellen Maria Rutherford
  • +MO95 Mary Jane Rutherford
  • +MO96 William Rutherford

Timeline

• Occupation (1840): In the late 1840's he had opened and operated a saw mill and grist mill with John Freeborn in Millbank, Mornington Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
• Occupation (1850): In 1850 he was a shopkeeper, postmaster and mill owner.
• Occupation (1851): In 1851 he opened a post office and became post-master.
• Residence (1851): He lived in Perth, Canada West (Ontario), Canada in 1851: Religion: Presbyterian.
• Marriage (1855): Married Eleanor Freeborn about 1855 in Millbank, Mornington Twp, Ontario.
• Residence (1861): William lived in Mornington, Perth, Canada West, Canada in 1861: Religion: Free Church; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farmer & Storekeeper. Children include: Eben (14), James (12), Maria (11) Elenya (6), Mary (4), William (2).
• Residence (1871): He lived in Mornington, Perth North, Ontario about 1871: Marital Status: Married; Religion: Weslyan Methodist; Family includes mother-in-law, Mary Freeborn (age 82).
• Residence (1881): William lived in Mornington, Perth North, Ontario, Canada in 1881: Occupation: Farmer; Religion: Methodist Church of Canada; Marital Status: Married.
• Record: He was the second son of Ebenezer Rutherford & Elizabeth Campbell. Source: The Emigrant Ancestors of a Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Brenda Dougall Merriman, Ontario Genealogical Society Ontario Genea.
• Occupation: He opened a general store, associated with James Reid.
• Residence: Associated with James Reid. In 1851 he opened a post office and became post-master. In the late 1840's he had opened and operated a saw mill and grist mill with John Freeborn in Millbank, Mornington Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada He lived in Perth, Canada West (Ontario), Canada in 1851: Religion: Presbyterian. William lived in Mornington, Perth, Canada West, Canada in 1861: Religion: Free Church; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farmer & Storekeeper. Children include: Eben (14), James (12), Maria (11) Elenya (6), Mary (4), William (2).

Death and Burial

• Demise: Died in Wellesley Twp, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada on 10 Feb 1886 at the age of 71: location of death also recorded as Millbank, Perth.
• Burial: Buried in Wellesley, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada after.

Historical Legacy and Impact

• Monaghan and Mornington: MO37 William Rutherford of Monaghan and Mornington with 12 recorded children, represents a documented generation of the MO1 Moses Rutherford, Capt branch, and the Moses Rutherford Capt family of County Monaghan, recorded in Generations of Moses Rutherford Capt. See also the County Monaghan descendant tree and the Pedigree chart.

• Gender: Male.
• Ref# MO37

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