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K Harriet A. (Hattie) Whittle

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History of the Wigle Family and Their Descendants, The Wigle Family, Kingsville, Ontario, 1931.

1901 personal census, Gosfield South Twp, Essex Co., ON, G4-6:
Upcott William, M, Single, 9 Sept 1864, 36, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Bapt, Farmer;
Rebecca, F, mother, Widowed, 11 Feb 1831, 70, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Bapt;
Harriet A., F, sister-in-law, Widowed, 20 Oct 1871, 29, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Universalist;
Lena M., F, niece, Single, 5 Sept 1893, 7, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Universalist, 8 months in school;
Esther A., F, nephew, Single, 25 Oct 1894, 6, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Universalist, 8 months in school;
Andrew R., M, nephew, Single, 23 June 1897, 3, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Universalist.

Obituary, Leamington Post, 26 April 1917:
Mersea Pioneer Passes Away Suddenly Tuesday - Andrew Whittle, Once Prominent in Township Affairs, Joins Silent Majority.
An old pioneer and one of Mersea Township's most respected citizens in the person of Mr. Andrew Whittle, passed away at his home on the ?th concession, Tuesday, April 24th...
     Mr. Whittle's wife who was a daughter of the late Wm. Battishill, predeceased him abut five years ago. He is survived by four sons and two daughters. They are: Harrison, of Hanley, Sask.; Early, of Chochrane, Alberta; Ezra, 5th Con. of Mersea; Gordon, on the homestead; Mrs. Hattie Perkins and Mrs. Edith Rieve, South Gosfield.
     The funeral service will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Jones, pastor of the Olinda Universalist church, at the late home of deceased, on Sunday, April 29th, at 2:30, interment following in the Olinda cemetery.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 425-426:
Peter Upcott, one of the members of the council of Gosfield South, is a member of one of the old and substantial families of Essex County.
     Grandfather John Ridge Upcott was a native of England, where he was reared and where he married Miss Mariah Smale... In 1831 he came to Gosfield, and took up seventy acres in Lot 260, Talbot Road North...
     John Upcott, father of Peter, was born in Colchester, Aug. 28, 1829. He was two years old when the family settled on the Talbot Road, where he was reared to manhood... On Jan. 16, 1849, he married Rebecca Malott, a member of one of the old families of this locality, and the family born to this union was as follows: ... Richard married Hattie Whittle, and is deceased...

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers, Toronto, 1905, p. 600-601:
Andrew Whittle, member of the council of the township of Mersea, County of Essex, Ont., and one of the most prominent farmers of that place, was born in the township of Gosfield that county, Sept. 5, 1848, son of John Whittle, and grandson of Thomas Whittle...
     John Whittle, son of Thomas and father of our subject, was born in Colchester township, and was four years of age when brought by his parents to Mersea township. There he grew to manhood, and received a fair common school education. After attaining his majority, he removed to Gosfield township, bought 300 acres of land, and became one of the substantial men of that section...
     After settling in Gosfield township, John Whittle married Anne Thornton, a native of Pennsylvania, daughter of Richard Thornton, who came from England. The following children were born to the parents of our subject: ... Andrew is mentioned below...
     Andrew Whittle ... came to Mersea township, and settled upon 100 acres of bush land, owned by his father. There were no buildings upon it, and he immediately built a small frame house in which he remained until 1881, when he replaced it with a comfortable modern brick home. After clearing off his original farm, Mr. Whittle added 100 acres, and made many improvements, being extensively engaged in stock and tobacco raising. A portion of this farm is now operated by his son, Ezra... By his honorable methods Mr. Whittle has won the respect of his neighbours, and few men stand higher in the community. For many years he has been a leading member of the Universalist Church, of which his wife and children are also members, and he holds the offices of secretary and treasurer in that body...
     In 1870 Andrew Whittle married Mahala Batchall, and six children have been born to this marriage: (1) Harrison T... (2) Harriet A., twin sister to Harrison T., is the widow of Richard Upcott, and the mother of three children, Lena M., Esther A. and Andrew R. ... All the children have grown into men and women of whom any parents might well be proud.

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John Whittle 1809-1887   Anne Thornton ca 1817-   John Battishill ca 1810-   Ruth Bruner 1821-
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Andrew Whittle 1848-1917   Mahala Battishill 1850-1912
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Harriet A. (Hattie) Whittle 1871-