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From: Loren Washburn <>
Subject: Canadian Washburns
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 17:35:51 -0700
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> I am tracing my Washburn family name up in Ontario Canada.
>
> Stephen Washburn lived to be 94, from 1808 to 1902, in
> various parts of Ontario. Mostly around Waterloo county
> (Born in Berlin which becomes Kichner, Had a saw and grist
>
> mill in New Aberdeen near waterloo in 1861, and Brant
> County, 1871 census . His son Lorenzo Dow Washburn removed
>
> to Lambton County with his new father in law, Isaac Smith
> Decker to open a sawmill in Widden which later becomes
> part
> of Forest township.
> His son Stephen Smith Washburn is my grandfather and moved
>
> to California sometime near the turn of the century.
> We think that Stephen's father was named Ebenezer and
> mother
> was named Hannah, but I have not been able to verify that
> information. If this is indeed so, the timing is right for
>
> that to be the Washburn's who lived at Hallowell/Picton.
> Ebenezer had a number of children by Sarah De Forest,

> but so far I have only found record of one child by
> Hannah,

> Sarah, about 1804 or 5. Another child in 1808 seems

> reasonable, but I find no record.

> It is family verbal history that that Washburn was a
> Loyalist who went to Canada and was granted land which
> does
> fit with Ebenezer.
> I don't know for sure who are the parents of that
> Ebenezer.
> Ebenezer was a much more popular name a hundred years and
> more ago.
> Loren
>

I am tracing my Washburn family name up in Ontario Canada.
Stephen Washburn lived to be 94, from 1808 to 1902, in
various parts of Ontario. Mostly around Waterloo county
(Born in Berlin which becomes Kitchner, Had a saw and grist
mill in New Aberdeen near waterloo til at least 1861, and
Brant
County, 1871 census . His son Lorenzo Dow Washburn removed
to Lambton County with his new father in law, Isaac Smith
Decker to open a sawmill in Widden which later becomes part
of Forest township.
His son Stephen Smith Washburn is my grandfather and moved
to California sometime near the turn of the century.
We think that Stephen's father was named Ebenezer and mother

was named Hannah, but I have not been able to verify that
information. If this is indeed so, the timing is right for
that to be
the Washburn's who lived at Hallowell/Picton.

Still I have no record of their being in Berlin at that
time. Berlin is
recorded as being founded by the Mennonites in 1805.

Ebenezer had a number of children by Sarah De Forest.
So far I have only found record of one child by Hannah,
Sarah,
about 1804 or 5. Another child in 1808 seems reasonable, but
I find no record.
It is family verbal history that Washburn was a
Loyalist who went to Canada and was granted land which does
fit with Ebenezer.
I don't know for sure who are the parents of that Ebenezer.
Ebenezer was a much more popular name a hundred years and
more ago. I think there are Ebenezer Washburn's from New
York, Massachusets
and Vermont that might be near the right age.
Anyone on this list able to shed any light on the subject?
thanks
Loren

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