Fuller, William

(submitted by Marjorie Willoughby and Linda Koolen)

William Fuller (1812–1881), the oldest son of George Fuller Sr. and Ann Thomson, married Matilda Black (1812–1892) in Quebec. William and family came to Warwick Twp. with his parents and brother George Jr. in the early 1830s.

William and Matilda Fuller had a family of twelve children: George, John, Catherine (who married Henry Sittlington), Jane, Thomas, William, Ann (who married John Kersey), Matilda (who married Henry Hume), Esther (who married George Wyne), Margaret, Samuel and Sarah Fannie (who married Robert Johnson).

William and Matilda retired to Watford in 1873.

George Fuller (1832–1916), eldest child of William and Matilda, married Sarah Clark (1837–1925). George never had an opportunity to attend school; his education was entirely from his father. He purchased 200 acres, Lot 30, Con. 2 SER, Warwick Twp., in 1854. Here he remained over fifty years, successfully farming and raising stock. George and Sarah had a family of ten: John Clark (1857–1945) was a farmer in Bosanquet Twp.; Mary (1859–1890); Jane (1862–1926) who married David Johnson (1847–1941), a Warwick fruit grower; William T. (1864–1953) who was a general merchant in Watford; Philip (1866–1939) who was a butcher and Watford stock buyer; Francis Joseph (1869–1948) who was a farmer in Warwick Twp. on Tamarack Line; Sarah (1871–1937) who married Thomas Marsh, the owner of Spring Mills in West Williams Twp.; George Thompson (1873–1952) who farmed the homestead; Hannah L. (1876–1966) who married Robert Arthur Gault of Warwick; and Samuel Robert (1878–1957) who lived at home.

George Fuller served on Warwick Council. He was a tax collector in Warwick Twp. He also preached in the Methodist Church until 1878 when he became connected with the Church of God. George and Sarah Fuller celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in November, 1914.

George and Sarah Fuller’s sixth child, Francis Joseph, married Annie Doan (1874–1953). They had eight children. Their sixth child was Minnie (1904–1991) who married Floyd Wight (1901–1969). Floyd and Minnie Wight had six children. Their daughter Marjorie (1935–) married Lorne Willoughby in 1956.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Fuller, William

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