June 1791 - May 28, 1877
Married:1813 at Shoreditch Parish Church in Middlesex, England
Emigrated to Canada: 1832
Burial: Gostick Cemetery
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William Tracy was born in the south of England in 1791. He and his wife Eleanor were members of the Independent Church, assembling in New Broad Street, London, under the pastoral care of Rev. Joseph Dobson. They came to Canada in 1832 in the same vessel which bore the Michell brothers, William H. and John C. The following is a reproduction of an advertising card issued before the vessel sailed, the original being in the hands of Mrs. George Cooper, Claremont:

Montreal, Direct,
The fine coppered Ship
E S T H E R,
358 Tons Register measurement, 600 Tons Burthen.
R. A. CLARKSON, Commander.
Lying in the London Dock.

This Ship has nearly 7-feet height between decks, with superior Accommodations for Passengers, and to ensure early arrival at Montreal, will be towed up the River St. Lawrence by Steamboat, if requisite.

For Freight or Passage apply to Capt. CLARKSON, on Board; to
CARTER & BONUS,
11, Leadenhall Street; or to
JAMES WADDELL,
6, Western Entrance, London Dock.
Abraham, Printer, 1, Clement's Lane, London.

The Tracys settled on the rear of Lot 24, Con. 8. Mr. Tracy died in 1877 at the age of 85, and Mrs. Tracy in 1879, aged 87.

Excerpt from:
Past Years in Pickering
by:William R. Wood