William Henry Sawyer

1858 - 1897  (39 years)

• Name	William Henry Sawyer
  Born	21 May 1858	Fenelon Falls, Victoria, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Sep 1897	Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I1571	Algonquin Highlands Settlers
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Hiram David Sawyer,   b. 1836, Dunham, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1921, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Eliza Jane Redner,   b. 1842, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1918, West Guilford, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Barry,   b. 1862, Dunnville, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1895, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)
  Married	21 Mar 1880	Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Gertrude Sawyer,   b. 15 Nov 1880, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1888  (Age 7 years)   2. Wilbur Thomas Sawyer,   b. 30 May 1883, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 May 1939, Wahnapitae Lake, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   3. Francis Sawyer,   b. 7 Aug 1885, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   4. Oscar Sawyer,   b. 31 Oct 1887, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1976, Dorset, Sherborne, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years) + 5. Nellie May Sawyer,   b. 31 Jul 1890, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 06 Oct 1978, North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years) + 6. Ernest Sawyer,   b. 22 Aug 1892, Unorganized Townships, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1994, North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada  (Age 102 years) + 7. Hector Arthur Sawyer/Fowler,   b. 12 Mar 1895, Dwight, Franklin, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1988, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2022
  Family ID	F334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  William Henry Sawyer

  
  

  Documents

  The Murder of William Henry Sawyer "A Brutal Murder" Watchman newspaper article - 9 Sep 1897 The murder of William Henry Sawyer by Thomas & Matthew Thompson

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Snowdon / Page 18, Family 67. Age 12 on this census. [S24] Ontario Death Registrations, Reg# 10676-97. Cause of death: Murdered. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 10968-80. Groom is a trapper.