Joseph Willick Family

Joseph Willick was the first son of Nicholus and Anna Marie Willig.  Joseph married Esther Boyer on the 8th of January 1833, in the Holy Trinity Church, Chippawa, Ontario, Canada. Esther was the daughter of Mary and John Boyer Sr. She was born in Canada in 1813.

Joseph became a Mennonite after marriage.  Joseph and Esther had a large family and lived in a 1 1/2 storey house on Sodom Road. Their land was Lot 15, Concession 3.

A quotation from the Mennonite Quarterly Review, published by the Mennonite Historical Society (Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana) says:

    "Joseph Willick was one of three brothers who came from Germany to Canada as Roman Catholic conscientious objectors to military service. Two of the three brothers became Mennonites. He died July 8, 1872. In 1833 he married Esther Boyer, daughter of John Boyer. He homesteaded on the Sodom Road, two miles south of Chippawa. There were six sons and five daughters in their family. He was a deacon in the Mennonite church. He was known for goodheartedness and gentle disposition. The home was known for hospitality. Services were held in the immediate community and his home."

Joseph died in 1872 at 64 years of age and his wife Esther died June 8, 1893 at 79 years of age. They are buried in a small familyt cemetery with their son Henry and their small children who died young. This family cenetery is on or near the propery that the Willig family settled when they arrived in Canada (Lot 11, Concession 3).

Joseph and Esther's children who survived to adulthood and married were:

    Elizabeth (b. 1836 - d. 1906)

        married    Isaac Saylor (b. 1828- d. 1902)

        children    Esther (m. John Moyer)

                           Jonathan (m. Sarah Davis)

                           Henry (m. Hattie Atwell)

                           Elizabeth (m. Eli Howser, m. John Eaenfelt)

                           Isaac (m. Algina Sitler)

                           Mary Ann

                           Louisa (m. Thomas Dark)

                           Fanny (m. Gus Decow, m. John Decow)

                           Minnie (m. Arthur Davis)

                           William (m. Mary Electra Smith)

                           Rodman

                           Ethel May (m. James Burrows)

    Joseph Jr. (b. 1840 - d. 1909)

        married     Margaret Misiner (b. 1852  - d. 1877)

        children    Cora (m. Martin Heximer)

                           Andrew (m. Anna Staffehl)

                           Alice (m. John C. Marshall)

    Susanna (b. 1842 - d. 1917)

        married    George Morningstar (b. 1840 - d. 1886)

        children    Emma

                           Arthur

                           Joseph (m. Christina Lov)

                           Dora (m. John Baker)

                           Jennie (m. Obed Dell)

                           Ellen (m. Charles Wale)

                           George

                           Hubert

    Henry (b. 1844 - d. 1871)

    Mary Ann (b. 1846 - d. 1930)

        married     John Myer (b. 1840 - d. 1873)

        children    Albert Nicholus (m. Jean Gibson)

                           Clara (m. ___  Shainholdts)

        married    Alexander McCloy (b. 1853 - d. 1930)

        children    Mabel

                           Myrtle (m. John McVicker)

                           Mary (m. T. E. Akers)

    Samuel (b. 1852 - d. 1917)

        married    Mary Jane Simpson (b. 1863 - d. 1953)

        children    Amelia

                           Henry (m. Mary Marcus)

                           Irvin (m. Beth Farnum)

                           Ross (m. Georgina Rhiel)      

                           Joseph Allen (m. Elsie Smith)

                           Russell

                           Becky (m. Ferman Mann)

    Lydia (Louisa) (b. 1860 - d. 1926)

        married    James McKeown (b. 1859 - d. 1931)

        childen     Gertrude

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