Christiana Brillinger

Christiana married John Nigh on 29 Sep 1874 in Richmond Hill, Ontario. John (son of William Nigh and Mary Teel) was born about 1849 in Markham Township, York County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Found at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/york74.htm on June 15, 2006

#011209-74 - John NIGH, 25, Markham, same, b, yeoman farmer, s/o William NIGH & Mary TEEL, married Christiana BRILILNGER, 30, Whitchurch, same, s, d/o George BRILLINGER & Frances HEISE, witn; Wm. H. MYERS, Agnes DICK, both Richmond Hill, married 29 September 1874, Richmond Hill.

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Found on Dec 14, 2005 at http://www.historyoftoronto.ca/history/bios/whitchtwpAB.html

Whitchurch Township Residents from A History of Toronto and County of York

George Brillinger, lot 3, concession 4, was born in Whitchurch in 1816. He is a son of the late Peter Brillinger, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1788 and died in this township in 1865. His mother was Sarah Fauckler, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1791 and died in 1862. Mr. Brillinger was married in 1839 to Fanny Heise, a native of Markham, by whom he has six children: Elizabeth, Nancy, Fanny, Martha, Chrystal and George. (vol. II, p 450)

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Federal Census of 1871 (Ontario Index)

BRILLINGER , GEORGE
Sex: Male
Age: 55
Birthplace: ONTARIO
Religion: Tunker
Origin: GERMAN
Occupation: Farmer ( F )
District: YORK NORTH ( 043 )
Sub-district: Whitchurch ( B )
Division: 2
Page: 16
Microfilm reel: C-9965
Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

George married Fanny Heise in 1839. Fanny was born in 1814 in Markham, Ontario; died on 10 Oct 1879 in Whitchurch Township, York County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peter married Sarah Fauckler about 1815 in Whitchurch Township, York County, Ontario. Sarah was born in 1791 in Pennsylvania; died in 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peter married Catherine Hicks. Catherine (daughter of Laurence Hicks and Susannah ??) was born in 1764 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvannia; died in 1824; was buried in Brillinger Cemetery at Lot 2 Concession 4, Whitchurch Township, York, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]