| Occupation: Marriage: |
Methodist minister Elizabeth Gee 1856 |
| Children: | John E. | Abt. 1858 | |
| Frederick | Abt. 1860 | ||
| Mary | Abt. 1862 | ||
| Albert Wesley | Abt. 1865 | ||
| William Draper | Abt. 1867 | ||
| Herbert Heber | June 13, 1870 | † July 3, 1949 | |
| Lizzie Maud Minnie | Feb. 18, 1874 | † Mar. 16, 1874 | |
| Maud Gertrude Elizabeth | Sept. 3, 1876 | † Sept. 7, 1974 |
| Notes: |
In 1856 John Hodgson was serving as minister in Amherstburg, a village at the mouth of the River
Detroit, at the head of Lake Erie, in the Township of Malden, County of Essex, Ontario. It is 19 miles
from Detroit and 18 miles from Windsor. His congregation consisted
of 97 members. The church's Contingency Fund was $5.82 and the Sup. H. Fund was $1.16. In 1857, he and Rev. Oliver E. Burch both served as ministers in Mooretown, a village in the township of Moore, on the River St. Clair, County of Lambton, Ontario. It is ten miles distant from Sarnia. They started their ministry with 35 members. The following year, Rev. Hodgson was the sole minister for this village and the membership had grown to 100. The church's Contingency Fund grew to $11.10, the Educational Fund to $4.00 and the Sup. M. Fund was $9.95. In 1859 both Rev. Hodgson and Rev. Thomas Brock shared the ministry of Romney, a village and township in the County of Kent, Ontario, 45 miles from Amherstburg. The following year, when Rev. Hodgson shared the ministry with Rev. Thomas Drake and Rev. George Sexsmith, the church membership had grown to 279. The Contingency Fund was $3.18, the Educational Fund was $3.00 and the Sup. M. Fund was $12.00. In 1862 John Hodgson and Rev. Samuel Alexander shared the ministry of Florence, a village on the east side of the Sydenham River, in the township of Euphemia, County of Bothwell, Ontario. It is distant from Chatham 25 miles and from London by 50 miles. The church had a membership of 298 people. The Contingency Fund was $4.10, the Educational Fund was $3.27 and the Super M. Fund was $7.50. The following year Rev. Hodgson shared the ministry with Rev. John Doel and Rev. Robert H. Waddell. The church membership had dropped to 233, but the Contingency Fund had grown to $6.50, the Educational Fund to $6.05, and the Sup. M. Fund to $14.00. In 1864 and 1865, Rev. Hodgson was minister to Stouffville, a village in the township of Whitchurch, County of York, Ontario, located 28 miles from Toronto. The church had 93 members. In 1864 the Contingency Fund was $5.00, the Educational Fund was $1.50 and the Sup. M. Fund was $10. The following year the Contingency Fund was $1.94, the Educational Fund was $1.00 and the Sup. M. Fund was $14.76. Interesting enough, Rev. Hodgson's brother-in-law, Rev. Daniel E. Gee, would become minister of this same village from 1868 through 1870, the church membership swelling to 165. From 1868 through 1869, John Hodgson was minister in Kleinburg, a village on the Humber, in the township of Vaughan, County of York, Ontario. It was formerly part of Newmarket Circuit and is 22 miles distant from Toronto. The first year of his ministry in Kleinburg, the church had 107 members; the second year saw 97 members. In 1868 the church's Contingency Fund was $11.00, its Education Fund $4.28 and its Sup. M. Fund $20.75. In 1869 its Contingency Fund was $8.26, its Education Fund was $6.00 and its Sup. M. Fund was $21.00. In 1870 Rev. Hodgson was minister in Teviotdale, a small village in the township of Minto, County of Wellington, Ontario. It was formerly part of Wallace Mission. At the time of his ministry the church had 98 members. The Contingency Fund was $3.02, the Educational Fund was $2.09 and the Sup. M. Fund was $3.45. In 1872 he was minister at Hall's Bridge, a village in the township of Harvey, County of Peterborough, Ontario. It was formerly Burleigh Road Mission, and located 12 miles from Lakefield. At the time of Rev. Hodgson's ministry there were 42 members in the church. The Contingency Fund was $1.03, the Educational Fund was $0.54 and the Sup. M. Fund was $3.35. In 1873, Rev. Hodgson was minister in Cartwright, a township in the County of Durham, Ontario about 15 miles from Bowmanville. His ministry contained 115 people. The church's Contingency Fund was $2.82 and the Sup. M. Fund was $4.00. In the 1881 Canadian Census, John Hodgson was listed as being 55 years old and living with his wife Elizabeth and seven children in Bruce Mines, Algoma, Ontario , Canada. He was a Weslyan Methodist Minister [NA File No. C-13282, Dist. 182, Subdistrict R, p. 92, household #6]. Rev. Hodgson worked in Bruce Mines in 1881 and at Silver Islet in its heyday in 1882. His last ministry was in 1883 at Coboconk, a small village in the township of Bexley, County of Victoria, Ontario. It was formerly called Victoria Road Mission. He was superannuated in 1884 and moved with his family in 1894 to Toronto so that they could take advantage of educational opportunities there. He died on June 21, 1897 at the age of 72. |
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