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Michael M.
Fox
History of the Wigle Family and Their Descendants, The Wigle Family, Kingsville, Ontario, 1931.
Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers, 1905,p. 478:
[Malott family history]...
The Fox family, to which Mrs. Malott belongs, had an important part in the early history of this part of Essex. The first of the line in America was Philip Fox, a native of Baden, Germany, who came to America with his wife, Catherine (Lamer), in the year of their marriage, 1772... Their family consisted of eight sons and two daughters, namely: .. Michael settled on Lot 250, Talbot Road West; ...
Michael Fox, son of Philip, was born in Pennsylvania, and grew up in Gosfield. He married Elizabeth Wigle, and they had children as follows: Julianna married Peter Hetherington; George married Mary Hairsine; Elizabeth married (first) Daniel McKenzie and (second) John Magaw; Mary married Thomas Govereau; Michael was the father of Mrs. Malott; Jonas married; Catherine died unmarried; Sarah Ann married James Ruthven; Lucinda married Thomas Brush; Charles married Mary Mickle.
Michael Fox, father of Mrs. Malott, was born in Gosfield in 1814, grew to manhood in his native place, and there married Catherine Ruthven, who was born in Scotland in 1816. They became the parents of seven children, namely: Colin, telegrapher at the Kingsville office, married Christine Dunbar, and they have five chidren, Christine, Minnie, James, Colin and Allan. Jeanette is the wife of Ezra Malott. Angus married Sarah Boothe, and died in July, 1879, in Fenton, Michigan, where she resides. Wilhelmina is the wife of William A. Grenville, of Kingsville, and they have four children, Colin, John, Juliet and Rose. Sarah is the widow of Hugh Gillispie, of Kingsville, Ont. Chloe is the wife of Solomon Wigle, of Leamington. Catherine married Wesley Wigle, of Gosfield. The father of this family followed farming north of Ruthven and also carried on a general store in Albertville, then the trading centre of the township, where he served as the first postmaster. His death occurred Jan. 27, 1850.
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Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 672-674:
Milton C. Fox, a prominent citizen of the County of Essex, and the owner of one of the finest properties in the township of Gosfield, is a descendant of one of the pioneer families. His line of descent is traced to Philip Fox, born in Baden, Germany, who was the first of the family to settle in Gosfield, locating on Lot 10, Eastern Division. In his native land he married Catherine Lauer, who accompanied him to this country.
Michael Fox, son of Philip, was born before the family came to Gosfield, and he settled on Lot 250, Talbot Road, removing later to Lot 7, Eastern Division, and then to Amherstburg, where he died. He married Elizabeth Wigle, and they had ten children as follows: Julianna, born in 1806, married Peter Hetherington, Sr.; George, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Gosfield, Sept. 7, 1807; Elizabeth married (first) John McKenzie, and (second) John Magaw; Mary married Thomas Govereau; Michael, who died Dec. 28, 1850, married Catherine Ruthven, born in Scotland in 1816; Jonas married Ellen Graveline; Catherine died young; Sarah Ann married James Ruthven; Lucinda married Thomas Brush; and Charles married Mary Mickle.
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