JOHN ISERHOFF (1820-1865)
MARY ANN “ANNIE” MOORE (1835-1911+)

(Last Updated: January 18, 2016)

John ISERHOFF was born about 1820 in Waswanipi (Woswonaby), Quebec, the youngest son of Cree woman named SHABOWQUA and Jean Leopold ISERHOFF (1786-1820). When John was born his father was employed by the North West Company at Waswanipi. ** MORE ABOUT JEAN LEOPOLD ISERHOFF

Marriage to Mary Ann MOORE
1848

Around 1848 John married Mary Ann MOORE, daughter of Nancy THOMAS and John MOORE (1803-1898), an HBC voyageur in the Rupert River District. ** MORE ABOUT JOHN MOORE

A Voyageur and Canoe Builder with the Hudson’s Bay Company
1855

In 1855 John began to work for the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) in the Rupert River District as a voyageur (middleman).

From 1861 until his death John was listed as a Canoe Builder at Waswanipi.

In 1865 John ISERHOFF died in Waswanipi.

In 1875 eldest son John Jr. began a connubial relationship with Hannah ISERHOFF. It appears that Hannah was actually his cousin, the daughter of Caroline CHILTON and Joseph ISERHOFF (1815-1891), his brother.

 In 1876 daughter Mary Ann married Murdoch MACKAY in Waswanipi, son of Christina and Roderick MACKAY who was born 1825 in Ross-shire, Scotland.

In 1880 son Joseph married Elizabeth LINKLATER, said to be the daughter of Isabel MURRAY and Magnus LINKLATER (1825-1899) from the Orkneys, an HBC employee in the Ruperts River District.

Around 1880 daughter Louisa married John Gilbert ISERHOFF, son of Caroline CHILTON and Joseph ISERHOFF (1815-1891). John Gilbert was apparently Louisa’s brother-in-law as well as her nephew.

By 1887 son Samuel was married to Hannah NOASHET, and was working with the HBC at Waswanipi.

In 1892 daughter-in-law Hannah ISERHOFF died, and in 1896 son John re-married to Margaret CORSTON at Fort William, ON, daughter of Margaret McKAY and William CORSTON (1819-1898).

** MORE ABOUT WILLIAM CORSTON

Census 1901: Widow Annie ISERHOFF (age 67) with her son Charles, (age 41) in the Albany River District. By this time son Charles had a wife named Sally and was an HBC employee in the Rupert River District.

Census 1911: Widow Ann ISERHOFF (age 74) with son Samuel in Martens Falls (Ogoki Post) in Ontario. By this time son Samuel had married a second time to a lady named Sophia (his first wife Hannah had died in 1905), and had a large family of his own.

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Children:
1. 1849 JOHN ISERHOFF (m1. Hannah ISERHOFF, m2. Margaret CORSTON)
2. 1855 JOSEPH LEOPOLD ISERHOFF (m. Elizabeth LINKLATER)
3. 1856 MARY ANN ISERHOFF (m. Murdoch MACKAY)
4. 1858 CHARLES ABEL ISERHOFF (m. Sally)
5. 1860 LOUISA ISERHOFF (m. John Gilbert ISERHOFF)
5. 1861 WILLIAM ISERHOFF
6. Mar 12, 1866 SAMUEL ROBERT ISERHOFF (m1. Hannah NOASHET; m2. Sophia)

** MORE ABOUT SAMUEL ROBERT ISERHOFF

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