John Mashinter

    John Mashinter was born circa 1857 at Etobicoke Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. He appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of Richard Mashinter at Etobicoke Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. He is listed as: Mashinter, John, born Upper Canada, O. Methodist, age 6, male, single. He appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Richard Mashinter at Etobicoke Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. He is recorded as: Mashinter, John, male, age 15, born Ontario, P. Methodist, single. He and Martha Hutchinson, daughter of John Hutchinson and Abigail (?) Hutchinson, were married by Thomas Sims on Tuesday, 2 September 1879 at Malton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada. He was 23, living in Malton, born in Etobicoke Twp., bachelor, farmer, Primitive Methodist. She was 18, born and living in Toronto Twp., spinster, Primitive Methodist. Mary Elizabeth Mashinter and Joseph B. D. Bell witnessed the marriage. He and Annie Dodds, daughter of Elisha Dodds and (?) Wise, were married. He was listed as the informant for the birth of Herbert Hamilton Mashinter on 8 November 1890 at Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada. He appeared on the census of Thursday, 1 June 1911 in the household of Henry Albert Moody at Weston, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He is recorded as: Mashinster, John, male, brother in law, married, born Nov 1855 in Ontario, age 56, of English origin, Canadian, Methodist, carpenter in house work, worked for 45 weeks, 50 hours/week, earned $700, insured for $1000 costing $14/year, able to read, write and speak English.
     John died on Thursday, 5 January 1928 at Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, of bronchitis and chronic bright's disease. Effie Pearl McDiarmid was listed as the informant. Dr. F. Vanderlip was the attending physician. He was buried on Sunday, 8 January 1928 in Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Weston, York Co., Ontario, Canada.