William Poole

1803 - 1886  (83 years)

• Name	William Poole
  Birth	1803	County Wexford, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1824	Quebec, Canada   [2]
  	from Ireland
  	William Poole, brother of the above mentioned John, Susan, Ann and George III, was born in Wexford County, Ireland in May, 1803. He came to America in 1824 with his aunt and her husband, Joseph Kidd. Joseph Kidd paid William's passage to America. They took passage in the sailing vessel Maria in April 1824 and were twice shipwrecked. They finally arrived at Quebec on August the first of that year and got to Toronto in May 1825.
  Occupation	Abt 1825	Little York, York County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	abt 1825
  	William Poole settled on Yonge Street, near Toronto, Canada, then known as Little York. He learned the carpenter trade by working with a man by the name of Gilbert, who was located at a town, now known as Willowdale.
  Location	May 1825	Willowdale, (Toronto), York County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	William Poole settled on Yonge Street, near Toronto, Canada, then known as Little York. He learned the carpenter trade by working with a man by the name of Gilbert, who was located at a town, now known as Willowdale.
  Immigration	1839	Rock River Country, Illinois, United States   [2]
  	from York County, Ontario, Canada
  	After his return to Canada from his trip to Cincinnati, William Poole, together with other Canadians who had sympathized with the Rebellion, decided to seek new homes in the United States. His long journey via the lakes and by covered wagon to the Rock River country in Illinois is told in the chapter "From Canada to Buffalo Grove." (See story).
  Residence	1834 1839	York County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Yonge Street
  	William Poole built a house for his bride across the street from the Johnson home, nine miles north of Toronto. They lived there until 1839. Both this house and the old Johnson home still stand (1939).
  Travel - Arrival	26 Jun 1839	Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States   [3]
  	They loaded their teams, wagons and baggage on a steam boat at Buf- falo, N. Y., and came to Detroit; where, because the horses had gotten sick on the boat, William Poole with team and family, Mosher with team and family and David Huie and wife with Sanborn's team disembarked and drove cross country to Chicago. There they met John Sanborn and the rest of the emigrants, who had come around by way of the lakes to this place. From Chicago, then a little village, they all came to Buffalo Grove, ar- riving on June 26, 1839.
  Location	1839 1840	Illinois, United States   [2]
  	in the adjoining corners of what is now Buffalo, Eagle Point, Lincoln, and Brookville townships.
  	The year before, John Lawrence and Schuyler Lunt had purchased the squatter's rights to eight hundred acres of land which lay in the adjoining corners of what is now Buffalo, Eagle Point, Lincoln, and Brookville townships. Lunt sold out his right to Sanborn and moved away. This tract of land was divided among Lawrence, Sanborn and Poole, who later bought it from the government for $1.25 per acre.
  Religion	Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States   [4]
  	Episcopal Church in Canada; Methodist Church
  _UID	5363FCB68FFB4111BA7ACEAE4D8468BCE94F
  Death	18 Sep 1886	Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States   [1]
  	On September fourth, 1886, William was taken seriously ill, when re- turning from Polo with his wife. A doctor was summoned and the family soon realized that his condition was hopeless. He passed away September 18, at the age of eighty-three.
  Person ID	I25739	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	George Poole,   b. Abt 1774, Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland d. 19 Feb 1859, Polo, Ogle County, Illinois, United States (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Susanna Gore   d. Bef 1820, Ireland
  Marriage	Abt 1802	Ferns Diocese, County Wexford, Ireland
  Family ID	F8107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Johnson,   b. 22 Jun 1814, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Aug 1905, Polo, Ogle, Illinois, United States (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1834	York County, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Henry Poole   bur. Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States + 2. George Poole,   b. 31 Jan 1835, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Sep 1911, Polo, Ogle, Illinois, United States (Age 76 years) + 3. Abram Poole,   b. 9 Nov 1836, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Sep 1908, Polo, Ogle, Illinois, United States (Age 71 years)   4. Joseph Poole,   b. 1840, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States d. 1859, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States (Age 19 years) + 5. John Poole,   b. 22 Sep 1844, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States d. 26 Jun 1937, Polo, Ogle, Illinois, United States (Age 92 years) + 6. Catherine E. Poole,   b. 17 Nov 1848, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States d. 8 Jul 1921, Charles City, Iowa, United States (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F8830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - from Ireland - 1824 - Quebec, Canada Location - May 1825 - Willowdale, (Toronto), York County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 6 Mar 1834 - York County, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Residence - Yonge Street - 1834 1839 - York County, Ontario, Canada Travel - Arrival - 26 Jun 1839 - Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States Location - in the adjoining corners of what is now Buffalo, Eagle Point, Lincoln, and Brookville townships. - 1839 1840 - Illinois, United States Religion - Episcopal Church in Canada; Methodist Church - - Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States Death - 18 Sep 1886 - Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] USA, 1930 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), 28. accessed 20 Jan 2019. (Reliability: 3). [S113] USA, 1930 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), 26. accessed 20 Jan 2019. (Reliability: 3). [S113] USA, 1930 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), 22. accessed 20 Jan 2019. (Reliability: 3). [S113] USA, 1930 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), 27. accessed 20 Jan 2019. (Reliability: 3).