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James White
b. April 1800, d. 29 December 1881
James White was born in April 1800 possibly at Kent, England.
By early 1827, James was living at Hersham, Surrey and working as a general labourer. James met a young woman named Phoebe Stoner, who had a young son born out of wedlock.
James married Phoebe Stoner, daughter of John Stoner and Sarah Gibson, on 4 February 1827 at Walton-on-Thames.1
In 1832 James and Phoebe left Hersham with their three young children bound for Canada. They settled in Oxford Township, Grenville, Ontario. They had six more children over the next several years.2
James served in the militia, and in November 1838 was one of 1133 militiamen who supported troops from the 83rd Regiment in the Battle of the Windmill.
After the end of the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837 many Americans still believed that Canadians wanted to end British rule and model Canada after the American republic. A group called the Hunter Patriots formed in many of the northern states and worked secretly to plan an invasion. On 12 November 1838 a group of about 250 Hunter Patriots decided to attack the town of Prescott located east of Kingston on the St. Lawrence River. The British had already learned that the attack was coming, so the Patriots were prevented from landing. They fled further east down the river, stopping at Newport, Ontario. They took refuge in a large stone windmill.
On 13 November 1838 a force of several British regulars and 600 militiamen attacked the windmill, but were unsuccessful in taking it.
By 16 November more regulars and militiamen arrived with heavy artillery. The Hunter Patriots decided to unconditionally surrender.2,3
At some time between 1845 and 1847, James and Phoebe moved from the Kemptville area to Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, perhaps because land was more plentiful there. They settled on lot 9 in concession 7 East of Muskrat Lake. Two more children were born here. James farmed on that land until the late 1870s.4
James died on 29 December 1881 at Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, at age 81, a victim of heart disease.5
By early 1827, James was living at Hersham, Surrey and working as a general labourer. James met a young woman named Phoebe Stoner, who had a young son born out of wedlock.
James married Phoebe Stoner, daughter of John Stoner and Sarah Gibson, on 4 February 1827 at Walton-on-Thames.1
In 1832 James and Phoebe left Hersham with their three young children bound for Canada. They settled in Oxford Township, Grenville, Ontario. They had six more children over the next several years.2
James served in the militia, and in November 1838 was one of 1133 militiamen who supported troops from the 83rd Regiment in the Battle of the Windmill.
After the end of the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837 many Americans still believed that Canadians wanted to end British rule and model Canada after the American republic. A group called the Hunter Patriots formed in many of the northern states and worked secretly to plan an invasion. On 12 November 1838 a group of about 250 Hunter Patriots decided to attack the town of Prescott located east of Kingston on the St. Lawrence River. The British had already learned that the attack was coming, so the Patriots were prevented from landing. They fled further east down the river, stopping at Newport, Ontario. They took refuge in a large stone windmill.
On 13 November 1838 a force of several British regulars and 600 militiamen attacked the windmill, but were unsuccessful in taking it.
By 16 November more regulars and militiamen arrived with heavy artillery. The Hunter Patriots decided to unconditionally surrender.2,3
At some time between 1845 and 1847, James and Phoebe moved from the Kemptville area to Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, perhaps because land was more plentiful there. They settled on lot 9 in concession 7 East of Muskrat Lake. Two more children were born here. James farmed on that land until the late 1870s.4
James died on 29 December 1881 at Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, at age 81, a victim of heart disease.5
Children of James White and Phoebe Stoner
- Eliza White b. 9 Apr 1828
- William White b. 23 Dec 1829, d. 22 Jul 1901
- Sarah White b. 12 Jul 1831, d. 21 Dec 1891
- Thomas White+ b. 4 Jan 1834, d. 17 May 1895
- Jane White b. 8 Mar 1837, d. 17 May 1898
- Mary Ann White b. 1 Mar 1839
- Henry White+ b. 14 Aug 1841, d. 3 Dec 1907
- Alfred White b. 27 Jan 1843, d. 11 Jan 1869
- James White b. 27 Jan 1845, d. 22 Oct 1879
- John White b. 20 May 1848
- Charles White+6 b. 4 May 1851, d. 3 Mar 1934
Exhibits
 | View of the Battle of Windmill Point, below Prescott, Upper Canada, (from the Ogdensburg side of the St. Lawrence) November 13, 1838. (From Wikimedia Commons, LAC|C-004781|2933823) |
Citations
- James White-Phoebe Stoner, marriage, 4 February 1827, Walton-upon-Thames Parish (Surrey, England), Marriages 1754 - 1837, ordered by date, p. 40, entry 118; FHL microfilm 814,225,.
- Charles Pelham Mulvany, History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario (C. Blackett Robinson, Toronto, 1884), digital images, Our Roots / Nos Racines (http://www.ourroots.ca/ : accessed 15 March 2014).
- Parks Canada, Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site of Canada, web site, Parks Canada (http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/windmill/natcul.aspx : accessed 12 March 2014).
- James White household, 1851 census of Canada West, Renfrew (district 33), Westmeath (subdistrict 318), p. 1, line 16; microfilm C-980, Mills Memorial Library, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
- James White death registration no. 15860 (1882); Ontario Registration of Deaths, 1869-; microfilm MS 935, roll 29, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- Charles White death registration no. 28732 (1934); Ontario Registration of Deaths, 1869-; microfilm MS 935, roll 492, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.