Catherine Oliver

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127821
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-290543
• Immigration: 1827, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1879, Burford, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Laborer
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Retired: 1901, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1906, Piper St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Thomas — Margaret Rutherford. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Rutherford and Janet W. Hall) was born 13 Oct 1827, , Midlothian, Scotland; died 13 Oct 1874, Burford, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario; was buried , Burford Congregational Cemetery, Burford, Brant Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Oliver
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94233

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-147931

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Some undocumented internet sources say that Adam was born in 1781 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland son of John Oliver and Isabell Brown, married to Janet Oliver who died 1887 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116456
• Birth: 15 Mar 1796, Morebattle, , Roxburgh, Scotland
• Residence: 1824, Morebattle, , Roxburgh, Scotland
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

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Rutherford, Thomas

In Dumfries, on Sunday afternoon last, at 3 o'clock, Mr. Thomas Rutherford, aged 66 years and 8 months. The deceased came to Dumfries in 1829, was an elder of Knox's Church for 25 years and was universally respected.

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Thomas married Janet W. Hall 18 Jan 1824, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland. Janet (daughter of John Hall and Margaret Fail) was born CALC 2 Oct 1803, , Scotland; died 20 Oct 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Janet W. Rutherford
• Name: Janet W. Rutherford
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116458
• Residence: 1824, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.

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Death of Mrs. Janet Rutherford

Although an aged person and obviously failing, the death of Mrs. Rutherford was sudden at last. She was born in 1803, married in 1822 and with her husband and family, came to Canada from Roxboroughshire, Scotland, in 1829, the family settling at once on what is now the homestead on which Mr. John H. Rutherford resides in North Dumfries. Amidst all the trials and vicissitudes of a pioneer's life of those days, she reared a family of eight children, three sons and five daughters, five of whom, viz.: -Mr. Wm. Rutherford, of Burford, Mrs. Kingsboro, of South Dumfries, Mrs. John Scott, of Beverly, Mr. John H. Rutherford, of North Dumfries, and Mr. Thos. Rutherford, of Burford, survive him. Her husband died about twenty years ago, the deceased lady continuing to reside on the homestead until a few years ago, when she removed into Galt, where she has since continuously resided. From the establishment of a Presbyterian congregation in Galt, she was a constant member of the body, taking part in all the early labours which led to the formation of the strong congregations who now enjoy the privileges of worship in these modern days. She was a most kindly Christian woman, whose faith was no mere profession, but was carried with her into her every day life. She was in her 82d year when she died.

Her funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon and was attended by a very large number of her old friends and acquaintances from the township and tow. Revds. J. K. Smith and J. A. R. Dickson conducted the services.

The family of whom Mrs. Rutherford was a member, lived much above the average of life. From information given us we find that her grandfather lived to 72; her grandmother to 84; Mr. John Hall to 54; Miss Hall to 72; Mr. Thos. Hall to 69; Miss Mary Hall, still alive at 73; Miss Betsy Hall to 70; Mr. Wm. Hall, still living at 70; Nancy Hall, still alive at 68; and Mr. Robert Hall, still living at 64. With the deceased, the united ages of the twelve amount to 845 years, or an average for each of 70 years and 6 months - a most remarkable record.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary - Oct 24 1884 pg 1

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-337185

William — Christian Service. Christian was born CA 1760, of, Morebattle, , Roxburgh, Scotland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Christian Rutherford
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-337186

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115657
• Occupation: 1854, Jedburgh Mills, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; miller

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The spring of 1834 found Galt an active village of about two hundred and fifty inhabitants, with a gradually developing country around it, and improving prospects. Besides Messrs. Dickson and Shade, the following are remembered among the citizens of that day: ....John Hall (afterwards of Ayr)...pg 92

John Hall and David Shiel were employed by Mr. Shade in the Distillery for a considerable time, but the latter, at least, had removed to his farm in West Dumfries, before the cholera broke out. pg 96...

Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young

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Interestingly, considering its present size, the village of Ayr began as three distinct communities, including Nithvale in the West (Piper Street), Jedburgh in the East (Main Street), and Mudge's Mill in the centre (Stanley/Northumberland Streets). The first settlement occured in 1824 when Abel Mudge built a sawmill at the corner of Cedar Creek and the Nith River (now the site of the Watson factory). Soon after, John Hall built a small flour mill and distillery to the East of Mudge's Mill and named the settlement Jedburgh. At the same time, a smaller settlement (Nithvale) was founded to the West of Mudge's Mill where a small sawmill opened along the Nith. ....John Hall, the patriarch of his family, came to this area in the early 1830's and purchased a seventy-five acre parcel of land that included the area now flooded by the Jedburgh pond. Hall was most likely attracted to this area by the prospect of water power provided by Cedar Creek. By 1850, Hall had developed several industries including a distillery, a grist mill, and a sawmill, all using water power provided by the damming of the creek. As you can see from the bridge which straddles the original dam, the formation of a millpond is a dramatic undertaking. Although now rigidly controlled by the Grand River Conservation Authority, changing water levels used to play havoc with the operation of the mill. A sudden flood caused by the excess runoff could, in seconds, wash away implements in the mill race that took years to build while a drought could bring work to a grinding halt. This unpredictability of water power was an important incitement for industries to convert to electrical power as soon as it became available and affordable. This said, Watson's Manufacturing utilized water power along with other power sources up to 1960. A later stop on the tour recognizes the opposite end of the creek, known as Watson's pond. Together, they constitute what is known as "Millponds.

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A-1-39 John Hall: Letters of Administration to the Estate of John Hall the elder, of Jedburgh Mills, in the Township of North Dumfries, Miller, granted the twelvth of August, 1854. John B. Hall, now of the same place, Miller, after giving proof that said John Hall the elder is head, having died on or about the 25^th July, next foregoing, and that he died intestate; And that said John B. Hall having given Bond by himself, and William Hall, of the Township of North Dumfries, Yeoman and Robert Hall of the Village of Ayr, in the same Township, Carpenter, as his sureties, the said John B. Hall himself into the fun of $3000, he said two sureties, each into the final sum of £1500. Inventory rendered of the personal Estate of the said deceased being of the amount of £2739/11/3

Granted 12 August 1854 to John B. Hall
Inventory £2739/11/3 Bond assigned 20 September 1862

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

John — Margaret Fail. Margaret was born Between 1777 and 1778, , Scotland; died 25 Apr 1861, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Hall
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115706