Ezekiel Gooderham

Ezekiel Gooderham

Male 1794 - 1870  (76 years)

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  • Name Ezekiel Gooderham 
    Birth 30 Oct 1794  Scole, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 2 Dec 1794  Scole, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration c. 1832  Toronto, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 28 Dec 1870  Toronto, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Name Ezekiel Gooderham
      Name Note Baptist
      Sex Male
      Age 77
      Death Place Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
      Death Age 77 years
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1793
      Occupation Minister
      Event Type Death
      Event Date 28 Dec 1870
      Event Place Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
      Birthplace Scole, Norfolk, England

      Record notes he died of senile decay
    Burial York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15  Gooderham -Worts | Ezekiel Gooderham and descendants
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2024 

    Father James Gooderham,   b. 4 Sep 1757, Scole, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 20 Apr 1820, Scole, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Sarah Rodwell,   b. 1766, Scole, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1802, Diss, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov, 1787  Scole, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet Juby,   b. 4 Jul 1798, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1888, Toronto, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 7 Oct 1822  East Feddingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Harriet Tuby
      Wife
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      Name Ezekiel Gooderham
      Sex Male
      Event Type Marriage
      Event Date 17 Oct 1822
      Event Place Norwich, Norfolk, England
      Spouse's Name Harriet Tuby
      Spouse's Sex Female

      Harriet Juby's name is transcribed incorrectly in this record
    Children 
    +1. James Gooderham,   b. 21 Jul 1823, Stanton, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. George Gooderham,   b. 18 Nov 1824, Scole, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1910, Meadowvale, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +3. Elizabeth Gooderham,   b. 15 May 1826, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1918, Flint, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    +4. Mary Ann Gooderham,   b. 6 Dec 1827   d. 27 Feb 1902 (Age 74 years)
    +5. Thomas Gooderham,   b. 23 Jun 1829, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1898, Toronto, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     6. Walter Gooderham,   b. 12 Apr 1831, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1852, Toronto, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     7. William Cornwall Gooderham,   b. 12 Jun 1833   d. Abt 1833
    +8. Sarah Gooderham,   b. 26 Dec 1838, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1881, Brussels, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    +9. Harriet Gooderham,   b. 12 May 1841
     10. Jane Elizabeth Gooderham,   b. 26 Aug 1841   d. Abt 1920 (Age 78 years)
    +11. William Ezekiel Gooderham,   b. 6 May 1843, Wexford, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1917, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Photos
    Harriet Juby
    Harriet Juby
    York Mills Baptist Church
    York Mills Baptist Church
    The church shot from across the street looking north showing the cemetery to the east (right of the church).

    Pictures taken by Ronald M. Gooderham and George H. Gooderham. See EG_Cemetaries-3745.jpg for the story that goes with this image.
    York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
    York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
    Looking East with church behind photographer. Rev. Ezekiel Gooderham and his Wife Harriet Juby and other tombstones.
    Pictures taken by Ronald M. Gooderham and George H. Gooderham. See EG_Cemetaries-3745.jpg for the story that goes with this image
    Headstones
    Walter Gooderham (Son of Ezekiel and Harriet) Headstone
    Walter Gooderham (Son of Ezekiel and Harriet) Headstone
    Rev Mitchel headstone is in the background.

    Reverend Ezekiel Gooderham

    It is not known if Ezekiel took any part in the milling business - he may have if only for a short time. However he did settle on a farm at Wexford, Ontario, which is now part of the borough of Scarborough in Toronto.

    A few years after arrival in Canada, Ezekiel and Harriet became members of York mills Baptist Church, and Ezekiel served as Deacon for some years. In 1849, when the pastor Rev. James Mitchell died, Ezekiel took his place and served as pastor. Due to the urgent appeals of ministers and members who knew him, he consented to be ordained when he was nearing his 60th year. The ordination took place in Bond St. Baptist Church, Toronto. He served the York mills Baptist Church as Pastor for 15 years, resigning at last because of ill health.

    Many spoke with great tenderness of his worth and work. He died on December 28, 1870, at his residence, Mill Street Toronto, and on December 31 was buried at York Mills Baptist Cemetery. A son Walter who died at the age of 21 and his wife Harriet, are also buried there.

    When the York Mills Church held its 100th anniversary in 1929 there were still descendants of Ezekiel and Harriet Gooderham attending the church. Since then the church and parsonage have been torn down to make way for housing, but the cemetery on York Mills Rd. is still there and is being cared for by the Union of Baptist Churches.

    Provided By Mary Louise Gooderham-Sutton 1991
    York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
    York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
    Rev. Ezekiel Gooderham and his Wife Harriet Juby

    Pictures taken by Ronald M. Gooderham and George H. Gooderham.

    See EG_Cemetaries-3745.jpg for the story that goes with this image
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Oct 1794 - Scole, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 2 Dec 1794 - Scole, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Oct 1822 - East Feddingham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - c. 1832 - Toronto, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Dec 1870 - Toronto, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Rev. Ezekiel Gooderham
    Rev. Ezekiel Gooderham
    Born in Scole in 1794, emigrated to Canada in 1832 with his family and siblings William and Elizabeth Worts.
    Ezekiel Gooderham portrait
    Ezekiel Gooderham portrait
    Sketch by Charles William Jefferys (1869 - 1951)

    Headstones
    Ezekiel and Harriet Gooderham Headstones
    Ezekiel and Harriet Gooderham Headstones
    Located at York Mills Baptist Cemetary.
    See also: YorkMillsBaptistChurch-IMG_0032.jpg,YorkMillsBaptistChurch-IMG_0031.jpg, YorkMillsBaptistChurch-IMG_0030.jpg, YorkMillsBaptistChurch-IMG_0029.jpg and YorkMillsBaptistChurch-IMG_0028.jpg for images taken at the time of the following story.

    Remarks about St. John
    Ezekiel and Harriet Headstones with Rev. Mitchel headstone in background
    Ezekiel and Harriet Headstones with Rev. Mitchel headstone in background
    York Mills Baptist Cemetery (Hogs Hollow)

    Family Stories
    1831 <strong>The Adventure Begins</strong>
    1831 The Adventure Begins
    By Douglas Worts
    The motivating origins for the move to Canada and the family partnership.

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Ontario Deaths,1869-1937, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK7R-436.
      Name Ezekiel Gooderham
      Name Note Baptist
      Sex Male
      Age 77
      Death Place Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
      Death Age 77 years
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1793
      Occupation Minister
      Event Type Death
      Event Date 28 Dec 1870
      Event Place Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
      Birthplace Scole, Norfolk, England

    2. [S50] England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXX8-XLD.
      Ezekiel Gooderham
      Husband
      M
      Name Ezekiel Gooderham
      Sex Male
      Event Type Marriage
      Event Date 17 Oct 1822
      Event Place Norwich, Norfolk, England
      Spouse's Name Harriet Tuby
      Spouse's Sex Female