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The Descendants of Thomas Thresher

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ THRESHER was born in England. He married RACHEL UNKNOWN Abt. 1771 in England. She was born in England.

Children of THOMAS THRESHER and RACHEL UNKNOWN are:

i. JOHN² THRESHER, b. 1773, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

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Bapt.: March 13, 1773, St. Edmunds Church, Salisbury, Wilts. England

ii. RACHEL THRESHER, b. 1775, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

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Bapt.: April 08, 1775, St. Edmunds Church, Salisbury, Wilts. England

iii. JENNY THRESHER, b. 1776, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

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Bapt.: October 18, 1776, St. Edmunds Church, Salisbury, Wilts. England

2. iv. GEORGE GODSELL THRESHER, b. 1780, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; d. December 09, 1857, Charlottetown, PEI.

Generation No. 2

2. GEORGE GODSELL² THRESHER (THOMAS¹) was born 1780 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, and died December 09, 1857 in Charlottetown, PEI. He married ELIZA WILSON BROOKS, daughter of J. BROOKS and SUSANNAH WILSON. She was born 1788 in United States, and died June 08, 1865 in Longue Point, Montreal, Quebec.

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Bapt.: April 06, 1780, St. Edmunds Church, Salisbury, Wilts. England

Bur.: December 11, 1857, Protestant Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Occ.: Painter, Deputy Registrar of Deeds

Rel.: Church of England

Res.: Quebec, Charlottetown

Children of GEORGE THRESHER and ELIZA BROOKS are:

i. GEORGIANA HACKSTAFF³ THRESHER, b. Abt. 1812; d. January 07, 1848, Charlottetown, PEI.

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Bur.: January 09, 1848, Protestant Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

3. ii. ELIZA THRESHER, b. Abt. 1815; d. November 18, 1865, Charlottetown, PEI.

4. iii. HONORIA MARIE WILSON THRESHER, b. May 04, 1819, Montreal, Quebec; d. October 29, 1903, Montreal, Quebec.

iv. GEORGE AUGUSTUS THRESHER, d. April 02, 1880, Railway Hotel, Charlottetown, PEI.

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Bur.: Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

v. EDWIN THRESHER.

Generation No. 3

3. ELIZA³ THRESHER (GEORGE GODSELL², THOMAS¹) was born Abt. 1815, and died November 18, 1865 in Charlottetown, PEI. She married NEIL MCKAY February 15, 1843 in Charlottetown, PEI. He was born Abt. 1815 in Pictou, NS, and died November 26, 1856 in San Francisco, California.

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Bur.: November 20, 1865, Protestant Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Res.: Charlottetown. PEI

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Occ.: Plasterer

Rel.: Presbyterian

Res.: Charlottetown. PEI

Children of ELIZA THRESHER and NEIL MCKAY are:

5. i. EDWIN GEORGE⁴ MCKAY, b. August 27, 1846, Charlottetown, PEI.

ii. JOHN HENRY MCKAY, b. October 28, 1848, Charlottetown, PEI.

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Bapt.: August 28, 1849, St. James Church, Charlottetown, PEI

4. HONORIA MARIE WILSON³ THRESHER (GEORGE GODSELL², THOMAS¹) was born May 04, 1819 in Montreal, Quebec, and died October 29, 1903 in Montreal, Quebec. She married JOHN WILLIAM MORRISON February 03, 1845 in Charlottetown, PEI, son of JOHN MORRISON and CATHERINE UNKNOWN. He was born July 26, 1820 in LaHave, NS, and died April 11, 1897 in Charlottetown, PEI.

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Bur.: Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Res.: Willow Cottage, Charlottetown

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Bur.: Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Occ.: Merchant, Deputy Provincial Secretary

Res.: Willow Cottage, Charlottetown

Children of HONORIA THRESHER and JOHN MORRISON are:

6. i. WILLIAM BENNY⁴ MORRISON, b. August 30, 1847, Charlottetown, PEI; d. December 1925.

ii. GEORGE EDWIN MORRISON, b. June 26, 1849, Charlottetown, PEI.

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Bapt.: August 22, 1849, St. James Church, Charlottetown, PEI

iii. GEORGINA THRESHER MORRISON, b. March 05, 1851, Charlottetown, PEI; d. Aft. 1925; m. ALEXANDER DEVINE, December 29, 1884, Toronto, Ontario.

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Bapt.: April 25, 1851, St. James Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Res.: Montreal, Quebec

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Occ.: Editor, Herald, Billings, Montana

iv. ELIZA ISABELLA MORRISON, b. December 18, 1852, Charlottetown, PEI; m. W. JAMES MCNEICE.

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Bapt.: February 03, 1853, St. James Church, Charlottetown, PEI

v. CHARLES IVES MORRISON, b. April 23, 1857, Charlottetown, PEI; m. ISABEL PAULINE HETHERINGTON, December 23, 1884.

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Bapt.: May 07, 1857, St. James Church, Charlottetown, PEI

vi. EUPHEMIA MORPETH MORRISON, b. September 26, 1859, Charlottetown, PEI; d. April 14, 1864, Charlottetown, PEI.

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Bapt.: December 02, 1859, St. James Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Bur.: April 1864, Protestant Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

7. vii. JANE ANDERSON MORRISON, b. January 05, 1856, Charlottetown, PEI.

viii. ALBERT E. MORRISON, b. January 01, 1862, Willow Cottage, Charlottetown, PEI; d. February 1953; m. (1) ISABEL MACNEILL; b. 1862; d. 1926; m. (2) SARAH L. C. COMPTON.

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Bur.: February 1953, Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Occ.: Telegrapher

Res.: Charlottetown. PEI

ix. CATHERINE MORRISON, d. Aft. 1925; m. UNKNOWN EUSTIS.

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Res.: Florida, USA

Generation No. 4

5. EDWIN GEORGE⁴ MCKAY (ELIZA³ THRESHER, GEORGE GODSELL², THOMAS¹) was born August 27, 1846 in Charlottetown, PEI. He married JULIA F. ARNOLD.

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Bapt.: August 28, 1849, St. James Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Children of EDWIN MCKAY and JULIA ARNOLD are:

i. GEORGETTE⁵ MCKAY.

ii. FRANK ARNOLD MCKAY.

6. WILLIAM BENNY⁴ MORRISON (HONORIA MARIE WILSON³ THRESHER, GEORGE GODSELL², THOMAS¹) was born August 30, 1847 in Charlottetown, PEI, and died December 1925. He married (1) ELIZABETH ANN HOWE March 01, 1869 in Charlottetown, PEI, daughter of D.P. HOWE. She was born Abt. 1847, and died March 28, 1872 in Kent St., Charlottetown, PEI. He married (2) AGNES MUIRHEAD August 26, 1878 in Summerside, PEI. She was born Abt. 1855 in PEI.

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Bapt.: January 23, 1848, St. Johns Church, Belfast, PEI

Occ.: Druggist; City Clerk

Rel.: Presbyterian

Res.: Charlottetown. PEI

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Rel.: Presbyterian

Res.: Charlottetown. PEI

Child of WILLIAM MORRISON and ELIZABETH HOWE is:

i. DAUGHTER⁵ MORRISON.

Child of WILLIAM MORRISON and AGNES MUIRHEAD is:

ii. SON⁵ MORRISON, d. Aft. 1925.

7. JANE ANDERSON⁴ MORRISON (HONORIA MARIE WILSON³ THRESHER, GEORGE GODSELL², THOMAS¹) was born January 05, 1856 in Charlottetown, PEI. She married JOHN HISLOP CATHRAE December 19, 1881 in Charlottetown, PEI, son of WILLIAM CATHRAE and MARGARET TURNBULL. He was born 1838 in Scotland.

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Bapt.: April 27, 1856, St. James Church, Charlottetown, PEI

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Bapt.: June 20, 1838, Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland

Occ.: Merchant

Child of JANE MORRISON and JOHN CATHRAE is:

i. LILLIE MARIE⁵ CATHRAE, b. September 13, 1882, Montreal, Quebec; d. November 16, 1882, Montreal, Quebec.