Name |
Philip AINSWORTH [1, 2] |
Birth |
Abt 1771 [3] |
- Since he died in 1854 aged 83, his birth year was calculated as circa 1771.
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Birth |
1772 |
Connecticut, United States [4] |
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Page 6. Author: Philip Ainsworth, 2002 Article "Pioneer Philip Ainsworth" in The Ainsworth Chronicler, Volume 9, No. 2, Summer 2002, page 6. |
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Page 7. Author: Philip Ainsworth, 2002. Article "Pioneer Philip Ainsworth" in The Ainsworth Chronicler, Volume 9, No. 2, Summer 2002, page 7. |
Family |
1772 |
Connecticut, United States [4] |
- "Philip was the fourteenth and last child born to Daniel Ainsworth. Daniel was married twice. Philip was the fourth child borne by his father's second wife, Elizabeth Corbin, of Worchester, Massachusetts."
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Name |
1772 |
Connecticut, United States [4] |
- "He was named after his grandfather, Philip Corbin."
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Birth |
3 Sep 1772 |
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States [3, 5] |
Gender |
Male |
Immigration |
Abt 1780 |
Albany, Albany County, New York, United States [4] |
from Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut |
- "Philip's father, Daniel, suffered financial losses in the period after the Revolution had ended. This led Daniel and his remaining young family to migrate westward to the wilds of New York state along the Hudson River valley." The family settled for a time near Albany, New York. Philip spend his remaining youthful years in that area.
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Census |
1800 |
Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York, United States [6] |
- He was enumerated on the 1800 USA census - reel 25 of Microfilm series M32, page 4
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Moved |
Abt 1800 |
New York, United States [7] |
from Albany area |
- "About 1800 Philip and Mary moved to a more remote and undeveloped area of New York State that was still considered Indian Territory, in the neighbourhood of Watertown, Jefferson County."
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Occupation |
Abt 1805 |
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States [7] |
farmer |
Emigration |
1815 |
New York, United States [3] |
to Prince Edward County |
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Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte page 104
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Family |
Abt 1815 |
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States [7] |
- After his wife, Mary, died, he met and married a widow, Joanna Whitney Burr. Since Joanna had a family as well, they had a combined family of children, and also had children together.
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Land |
Abt 1815 |
Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada [3] |
of 400 acres on Christian Street |
Occupation |
Aft 1815 |
Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada [3] |
farmer |
- "The clearing of four hundred acres left a large amount of wood ash; he decided at once to use it (along with what he could purchase from neighbouring pioneers) in the establishing of potash works in the township. This industry he combined with farming, and raised large quanitities of grain".
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Travel |
Abt 1820 |
Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada [7] |
- "During this period Philip had the opportunity to visit Canada and came back very enthused by what he saw, particularly in Prince Edward County."
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Emigration |
1823 |
Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada [8] |
- Philip J. Ainsworth says that "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, page 104, states that he emigrated to Canada in 1815, but his citizenship in Canada came in 1830 and states that he had been in Canada 7 years at that time, making his arrival in 1823 more likely."
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Death |
- Book "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte" said that he died in 1854.
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Moved |
1823 |
Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada [7] |
with his family |
- "During this period Philip had the opportunity to visit Canada and came back very enthused by what he saw, particularly in Prince Edward County. He decided to move his family to Upper Canada and they made the move in 1823."
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Residence |
Abt 1823 |
Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada [7] |
- [This location is today near highway 62 and Oram Road, south of Christian Street.]
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Occupation |
Abt 1824 |
Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada [7] |
maker of potash |
- "Philip developed a business of making potash from the ashes of trees burned during the clearing of land for farming. Potash was in great demand in the major cities and in England for the making of soap and lye."
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Residence |
Abt 1826 |
Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada [7] |
for a short time |
- "However, he soon discovered that Isaac Williams had made a prior claim of this particular property." [This land is on what is now Victoria Road.]
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Residence |
Abt 1829 |
Brighton, Northumberland County, Upper Canada, Canada [3, 7] |
- "He continued in Sophiasburgh, until after the marriage of his son Henry, when he removed to Brighton".
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Naturalization |
1830 |
Canada [10] |
Residence |
Abt 1830 |
Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada [7] |
- "By 1830 Philip had dexided to make a more permanet location and signed a formal lease on 100 acres of Clergy Reserve land in Hillier Township." [Today this location is found on the Town Line Road just north of the hamlet of Allisonville.] "This site became the location of the first Ainsworth homestead in Prince Edward County. It remained in the family for nearly one hundred years and is still used as a home today."
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Moved |
Abt 1840 |
Cramahe Township, Northumberland County, Upper Canada, Canada [7] |
from Hillier Township, Prince Edward County |
- "By this time their eldest survving son, Cornelius, had started his own farm in Hillier Township (on what is now Burr Road) and the second surviving son, Henry, had taken over the homestead near Allisonville. Philip and Joanna's son, Eli, was soon to take over the farm they purchased in Cramahe."
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Residence |
1841 |
Cramahe Township, Northumberland County, Canada West, Canada [11, 12] |
- Census of 1841: The family inclueded 2 males over 16 (likely Philip and son Eli), 2 females over 16 (likely 2nd wife, Joanna, and Philip's daughter, Annie - not married), and 1 male under 16 - "this is a mystery as Philip & Joanna did not have any children born in 1825 or later. Possibly Annie had a child out of wedlock (she was 16 in 1832). Eli did not marry until 1847 when he was 29."
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Residence |
1848 |
Cramahe Township, Northumberland County, Canada West, Canada [13] |
on lot 13, concession 1 |
- Census 1848: The family included 1 male 60 or over (Philip), 1 female 45 or over (Joanna), 1 female above 5 and under 14, 2 single males between 18 and 20. [Who were the younger people?] One person was born in Canada, and 4 people were born in the United States.
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Death |
1850 |
Cramahe Township, Northumberland County, Canada West, Canada [7] |
Residence |
1850 |
Cramahe Township, Northumberland County, Canada West, Canada [14] |
lot 16, concession 4 |
Death |
22 Apr 1850 |
Cramahe Township, Northumberland County, Canada West, Canada [4, 5] |
Death |
1854 [15] |
Family |
New York, United States [16] |
- "He married a Miss Cronk, by whom he had the major part of his family, before he left the United States for Canada, the younger daughter marrying the Rev. Daniel Jenkins and settling in West Shelby, Orleans County."
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Family history |
- The book "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte" says that "Ainsworth is a very old English name, not undistiguished in literature. Two brothers of the Ainsworth family settled in New York State, probably in the eighteenth century, and from one of these, Philip, the pioneer of the Ainsworth family in Prince Edward County, is descended."
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Politics |
Brighton, Northumberland County, Canada West, Canada [3] |
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Name |
Philip Ainsworth |
Reference Number |
244.0 |
Religion |
Brighton, Northumberland County, Canada West, Canada [3] |
a Christian Disciple |
_PPEXCLUDE |
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- Mary Cronkite married Philip Ainsworth where? when? Try Rensselear County first
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- He was born on September 3, 1772, likely in Woodstock, Connecticut.
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- Philip would have been about 18 and may have been with his father, Daniel Ainsworth.
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- Philip would have been about 28 and married to Dolly, possibly with 1 child. Was he near his father, Daniel Ainsworth, or in Jefferson County?
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- Philip would have been about 38 and married to Dolly, possibly with 6 or 7 children. He was likely in Jefferson County.
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- Philip would have been about 48. He would have either been a widower or married to 2nd wife, Joanna. Would some children be with him? He was likely in Jefferson County.
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_TODO |
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- C-11739 or C-11740 for Murray Township. Philip was in Cramahe Township, Northumberland County. Didn't he die in 1850?
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_TODO |
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- Who are "Parker and Bowen"?
Who owns the "Eli Ainsworth Bible"?
Do you have photos or digital images of the "Eli Ainsworth Bible"?
Where would I find the "Connecticut militia payroll" (1778)?
How many pages does the "Burr Scrapbook" at the P. E. Historical Society have? Do you have a copy?
Is Hannah Ainsworth, daughter of Philip Ainsworth & Mary Cronkite, the same as Fanny Ainsworth, in PLBQ page 106?
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- Philip was in Cramahe Township, Northumberland County.
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- Philip was in Cramahe Township, Northumberland County.
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- Upper Canada Naturalizations Vol. 18 no 3 page 112. See A00685. Check at AFHS library
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- Philip AINSWORTH died April 22, 1850 [Prince Edward or Northumberland?]
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- Philip AINSWORTH died April 22, 1850 [Prince Edward or Northumberland?]
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E31A0E3F7C9943078119657C577545F52AA8 |
Person ID |
I5883 |
Everyone |
Last Modified |
4 Dec 2018 |