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Elizabeth Stevenson Hubbert

Birth	:	22 Dec 1853 Newton, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
Death	:	26 Aug 1939 Mindemoya, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Gordon Cemetery, Gordon, Manitoulin District, Canada
Coordinate	:	45.8757300, -82.4724300
Description	:	Obituary 1939, Through The Years, Vol. XI, No. 6, April 1994, page 8 Mrs. William Hubbert On Saturday, August 26th, there passed away at Mindemoya, one of the Manitoulin's earliest pioneers in the person of Mrs. Wm. Hubbert in her 85th year. The late Mrs. Hubbert was born in Newton, Ontario, and quite early in life moved with her husband and family to the Manitoulin where her husband and son predeceased her. Those remaining to mourn the loss of a dear mother, are two sons, Frank and Will, five daughters, Mrs. S.E. McCullough of Tehkummah; Mrs. John Hodgson, Mindemoya; Mrs.... Read More	Obituary 1939, Through The Years, Vol. XI, No. 6, April 1994, page 8 Mrs. William Hubbert On Saturday, August 26th, there passed away at Mindemoya, one of the Manitoulin's earliest pioneers in the person of Mrs. Wm. Hubbert in her 85th year. The late Mrs. Hubbert was born in Newton, Ontario, and quite early in life moved with her husband and family to the Manitoulin where her husband and son predeceased her. Those remaining to mourn the loss of a dear mother, are two sons, Frank and Will, five daughters, Mrs. S.E. McCullough of Tehkummah; Mrs. John Hodgson, Mindemoya; Mrs. Wm. Russell, Elizabeth Bay; Mrs. Charles Bracken, Britainville, B.C.; also thirty grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral was conducted by a Jehovah's Witness, Mr. R.M. Hearst of Sault Ste. Marie and interment took place in Gordon Cemetery. Through The Years, Vol. XI, No. 6, April 1994, page 23 The Stephenson's from Ireland to Manitoulin, by Ruth Nicholson Elizabeth Stephenson married William Hubbert in 1875. They were my grandparents. This is mainly about the Stephenson's from Ireland to Manitoulin. The Stephenson's moved from Stirling, Scotland to County Leitrim, Southern Ireland in the 1700's. They settled close to the town of Manorhamilton, surrounded by mountains, hills and lakes. It is near Sligo, "Poet W.B. Yates Country". The year of the famine 1847, changed things for many in Ireland including the Stephenson's. Great-great grandfather Robert Stephenson died that year at 57. He and his wife Jane had four sons, Thomas, John, Robert and Samuel. The eldest son Thomas, was my Great Grandfather. He married Rachel Spence, whose father was a captain in the British army stationed in Ireland. Thomas and Rachel had three children born in Ireland. John 1841, Ann Jane 1843, and Frances in 1846. In the spring of 1847 Thomas and Rachel Stephenson came to Canada. They got land close to Barrie, Ontario, where three more children were born, Isabelle in 1847, Rachel in 1852 and Elizabeth 1854. When Elizabeth was an infant her mother Rachel died. This was said to be the result of an injury from horseback riding. Great Grandfather Thomas, an outgoing man known for his public speaking, was never the same. He remarried but not long after he went off to California to the Gold Rush. Before leaving he gave each child a little Testament. It was a treasured keepsake because he never returned. How he died is not known. The six children were taken in by Stephenson's neighbours who were friends who had come out from Ireland on the same ship. Two of these were Charles Campbell and Thomas Lougheed. The Campbells took Frances. The Latimers raised Rachel and Elizabeth. The girls were close and fond of the Latimer family. Grandma named a son after them. Grandmother Elizabeth married an Englishman William Hubbert Nov.11th 1875 in Barrie. Twins and another infant died but eight of their children survived. Some were born in Barrie, the rest on Manitoulin. Grandpa William and his brother had previously worked in lumber camps on the Island and grandpa decided it was the perfect place to live. The trip with his wife and young children however was so hard that he had second thoughts about it. Elizabeth, usually quite agreeable, was definite they should stay put! They did. The actual date is not certain but believed to be 1884. By October 22, 1886 the records show their Crown land had been registered. They settled in Britainville and it certainly was a very good move. They farmed and grandpa was also in demand for his skills as a self-taught vet. Long after he died we still heard "he was great with horses!" They had fine neighbours for friends. They were loved and respected by their family. Their children were Ann born in 1876, Rosena 1881, Frances Latimer 1883 and John 1885 (who died as the result of the Spanish flu). Rebecca was born in 1888, Maria 1892 and William 1893. Clara who was my mother Mrs. George Young, was born 1895. Their children farmed on Manitoulin. Maria taught school. Clara was Chiropractor. Grandma's sister Rachel also moved to the Island in the mid 1880's with her husband George Gilpin. Their children were Barbara, Walter, Bill, Gertie, Mable, Emma and Earl. A number of their descendants are on the Island. Earl's son Elwood and his daughter-in-law Elva live on the Gilpin homestead which is a "Century Farm" Two of Elizabeth's sisters, Frances and Isabella married Srigley brothers, John and Robert. Bella and Robert and family lived across from Hubbert's for some years before moving to Sault Ste. Marie and then Edmonton, Alberta. My grandparents greatly enjoyed having their children home, but Robert advised "marry them off William. Marry them off. They're a big expense, big expense". He'd also tell his slim brother-in-law, "Keep your chin up William. Keep your chin up, even though your belly does trail the ground." They all shared a sense of humour. William Hubbert and his brother-in-law George Gilpin and Robert Srigley formed the first school board and directed the building of the first school in Britainville in the spring of 1887. Great Aunt Annie (Ann Jane) married a Lougheed and they lived in British Columbia. The only brother, John Stephenson, was a policeman in New York City. Frances Srigley's granddaughter, Betty Woolard, wrote that her mother "used to tell about coming to Manitoulin Island to visit the Aunts and cousins with her mother (Frances Srigley) and Uncle John Stephenson. She found the trip on the ferry boat especially exciting." Grandma lived a long happy life. She was always busy with Christian activities, baking, knitting, sewing, doing something for others. Shortly before she died she wrote my mother Clara that she was just as happy as she could be. She finished with; "I wish I could see your daughter (I was a baby) and little David. I would like to see the children to kiss them." I was recently given the enclosed Obituary from "The Recorder" concerning her death Aug. 26, 1939. Grandpa William Hubbert had passed away Nov. 24, 1928. Through the years older members of the family have died, some have moved away but a number of descendants remain. I'm very glad to be one of them! Ontario Vital Records - Deaths #022 359 - 1939 Hubbert, Elizabeth, female, Canadian, Irish & English, widowed, H.W., died 25 August, 1939, at age 86 years, 3 months, 3 days in Mindemoya, Township of Carnarvon, District of Manitoulin. Born: May 22, 1853, Ontario. Residence: Mindemoya, Ontario. Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage, High blood pressure & arterio-sclerosis of age. Spouse: Wm. Hubbert. Parents: Wm. Stevenson, Ireland and ?, Ireland. Informant: Will Hubbert, Spring Bay, son.. Burial: August 28, 1939, Gordon.

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Elizabeth Stevenson Hubbert death on 26 Aug 1939 in Mindemoya, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 45.8757300
Longitude: -82.4724300

Family Members:

Spouse

William Teasdale Hubbert

(1850 - 1928)

Children

Hannah Theresa “Annie” Hubbert McCullough

(1877 - 1966)

Francis Latimer Hubbert

(1883 - 1965)

John Robert Hubbert

(1885 - 1919)

Rebecca Florence Hubbert Russell

(1888 - 1951)

Maria Elizabeth Hubbert Bracken

(1892 - 1980)

William McAdam Hubbert

(1893 - 1978)

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