Person ID: I8779203199

William Teeple

13 SEP 1789 – 30 DEC 1859

Male

Married: 1810 — Aylmer, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Married: 2 JUL 1837 — Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Notes

  • The following sketch by W.B. Waterbury, was published in the Southern Counties Journal, St. Thomas, in 1899. "Deacon William Teeple, before Deacon became coupled with his name, had a cousin named William Teeple living near where Kingsmill now stands. The Deacon was a lithe, active, little man, and his cousin, a big stout man, so to distinguish them, o ne was called little Teeple and the other big Teeple. "The Baptist Church at Aylmer dates back to 1810, when the few settlers congregated at Deacon William Teeple's or at Deacon William Davis's. The settlement grew as new settlers arrived and it became imperative that more suitable accommodation m ust be provided. Isaac Ostrander provided the land at Rogers' Corners and Deacon Teeple and Deacon Davis provided the lumber. The church was also used as a school and continued there for 28 years. In 1844 a large Frame church was erected in Ay lmer on the site of the present fine brick edifice, which was constructed in 1871. "Deacon W. L. Teeple, grandfather of the late Jennie Teeple of Aylmer, is buried at Orwell. He died in 1859, aged 72 years."