Dennis Woolverton
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Dennis Woolverton was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada
. He represented the 1st riding of Lincoln in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
from 1834 to 1836 as a Reformer.
He was born in New Jersey
, the son of Jonathan Woolverton and Mary Barcroft, and came to Upper Canada with his family in 1798. Woolverton was married twice: to Catherine Nixon and then to Mary Ann Nelles, the daughter of Robert Nelles
. He served as a sergeant in the militia during the War of 1812
. Woolverton lived in Grimsby Township
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His grandson Linus Woolverton became a noted Ontario fruit grower.
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
. He represented the 1st riding of Lincoln in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada...
from 1834 to 1836 as a Reformer.
He was born in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, the son of Jonathan Woolverton and Mary Barcroft, and came to Upper Canada with his family in 1798. Woolverton was married twice: to Catherine Nixon and then to Mary Ann Nelles, the daughter of Robert Nelles
Robert Nelles
Robert Nelles was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Tryon County, New York in 1761. His father served in the Indian Department. Robert was made a lieutenant in the department in 1780 and served during the American Revolution, leading raids into the interior of New...
. He served as a sergeant in the militia during the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
. Woolverton lived in Grimsby Township
Grimsby, Ontario
Grimsby is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Grimsby is a part of the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. The majority of residents reside in the area bounded by Lake Ontario and the Niagara escarpment...
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His grandson Linus Woolverton became a noted Ontario fruit grower.