Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Eldred Dow Adamson

Female 1905 - 1980  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Eldred Dow Adamson was born 9 Jul 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Edward Hamilton Adamson and Barbara Brown); died 16 Dec 1980; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-166992
    • Residence: 1911, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edward Hamilton Adamson was born 27 Jan 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of George Adamson and Anna Dow); died 25 May 1953; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53534
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher
    • Occupation: 1911, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; General Merchant
    • Residence: 1911, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Edward — Barbara Brown. Barbara (daughter of Andrew Brown and Margaret Lucia Lanphier) was born 4 Jan 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1970; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Barbara Brown was born 4 Jan 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Andrew Brown and Margaret Lucia Lanphier); died 13 Nov 1970; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Adamson
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53311
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1911, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Children:
    1. George Alexander "Alexander" Adamson was born 5 Sep 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 2001; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.
    2. 1. Eldred Dow Adamson was born 9 Jul 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1980; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Grace Dickson Adamson was born 14 Apr 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1986; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Adamson was born 11 Apr 1835, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland (son of James Adamson and Elizabeth Hay); died 11 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53533P
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
    • Directory: 1864, Woolwich Township Crook's Tract Broken Front Concession Lot 1WGR, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    Directory:
    George Adamson, Crook's Tract, Lot 1 Woolwich, "f" pg 64

    George — Anna Dow. Anna (daughter of James Dow and Ann Shirriffs) was born 23 Feb 1838, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jul 1916, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Anna Dow was born 23 Feb 1838, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of James Dow and Ann Shirriffs); died 21 Jul 1916, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Adamson
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53532P
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; R. Presb.
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Adamson was born 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Anna Adamson was born CALC 6 Jul 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1886; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. James D. Adamson was born 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Mary Adamson was born 14 Nov 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1894; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. George Adamson was born 29 Nov 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1897.
    6. Janet Adamson was born 11 Feb 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Alexander Adamson was born 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1919, Duncan, , British Columbia, Canada.
    8. 2. Edward Hamilton Adamson was born 27 Jan 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1953; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    9. Annie Adamson was born 21 Oct 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Andrew BrownAndrew Brown was born 4 Apr 1840, , Prussia, Germany (son of George Brown and Martha "Margaret" Crow); died 21 Mar 1928, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Family Photograph: 60th wedding anniversity
    • Nationality: , Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-16746
    • Immigration: 1843, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1844, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1844
    • Naturalization: 1860
    • Residence: 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. N. C.
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1921, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1921, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Andrew married Margaret Lucia Lanphier 5 Sep 1860, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Halifax Lanphier and Jane "Jean" Gordon) was born 16 Jun 1841, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret Lucia LanphierMargaret Lucia Lanphier was born 16 Jun 1841, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Thomas Halifax Lanphier and Jane "Jean" Gordon); died 21 Feb 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Family Photograph: 60th wedding anniversity
    • Name: Lucy Lanphier
    • Name: Margaret Lucia Brown
    • Name: Margaret Lucy Lanphier
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-16747
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. N. C.
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ch. of England
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1911, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1921, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Children:
    1. Andrew Halifax Brown was born 20 Jun 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1919, Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jane Brown was born 18 Sep 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Dec 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Frances "Fannie" Brown was born 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Ann Brown was born 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Annie Brown was born 7 Oct 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Margaret Ann Brown was born 7 Oct 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Nov 1953; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. George Thomas Brown was born 25 Jan 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1951, Donna, Hidalgo, Texas, United States; was buried , Donna City Cemetery, Donna, Hidalgo, Texas, United States.
    8. Leah Catharine Brown was born 16 Apr 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Apr 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Lucia Brown was born 16 Apr 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Apr 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Agnes Fordyce Brown was born 20 Sep 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1955, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Jan 1955, Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Jemima Lucia Brown was born 21 Dec 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Ellen Isabella "Nellie" Brown was born 30 Jun 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1942, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Josephine Jane "Phine" Brown was born 23 Jun 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Apr 1956, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    14. 3. Barbara Brown was born 4 Jan 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1970; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Adamson was born 1791, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died 14 Nov 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41152

    James married Elizabeth Hay 17 Aug 1815, Cairnie by Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland. Elizabeth was born 1793, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died 19 Jun 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth HayElizabeth Hay was born 1793, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died 19 Jun 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Adamson
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42349
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

    Notes:

    Lived to George Adamson and his sister Elizabeth Glennie

    Children:
    1. Janet Adamson was born 2 Feb 1819, Cairnie by Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland; died 22 Mar 1904; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elizabeth Adamson was born 1823, , Scotland; died 24 Jan 1883; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Ann Adamson was born CALC 30 Sep 1828, , Scotland; died 2 Aug 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 4. George Adamson was born 11 Apr 1835, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died 11 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  James Dow was born 1799, , Scotland; died 29 Apr 1875, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-128547
    • Residence: 1831, Fyvie, , Aberdeen, Scotland
    • Elected Office: 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; treasurer - Woolwich Township
    • Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. N. C.
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retired Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ch. of England

    Notes:

    THE WOOLWICH COUNCIL

    A Woolwich Township Council was organized on January 21st, 1850. The councillors were: John Meyer, Edward Passmore, Peter Wenger, Peter Hay, and Wm. Veitch. They met "at Conestoga, in Kurtz's tavern." The members chose John Meyer as reeve and named James Dow as clerk and treasurer; Moses Springer as assessor on the east side of the Grand River and Christian Hurst on the west wide, each at 6 pounds ($24) a year; and Wm. Reynolds as collector, with a salary of five and a half per cent. of his collections. Charles Hendry was appointed auditor.

    The council ordered a seal and studied a plan for building a bridge across the Conestoga River; appointed a road surveyor and considered the advisability of appointing a local superin-tendent of schools. For a number of years schools, bridges, roads, and the regulation of taverns were the chief items of business.

    Waterloo County's provisional municipal council met in Berlin on May 3rd, 1852. Woolwich was represented by Reeve John Meyer and Deputy-Reeve Peter Wenger.

    Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1933 pg 134 - Woolwich Township - Its Early Settlement by W. V. Uttley

    James married Ann Shirriffs 22 Feb 1829, Fyvie, , Aberdeen, Scotland. Ann was born 1799, , Scotland; died 25 Aug 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Ann Shirriffs was born 1799, , Scotland; died 25 Aug 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ann Dow
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134098
    • Residence: 1831, Fyvie, , Aberdeen, Scotland

    Children:
    1. James Dow was born 1828, Fyvie, , Aberdeen, Scotland; was christened , Fyvie, , Aberdeen, Scotland; died 11 Sep 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Andrew Dow was born 1831, Fyvie, , Aberdeen, Scotland; was christened 7 Aug 1831, Fyvie, , Aberdeen, Scotland; died 29 May 1842; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Charles Dow was born 1833, Fyvie, , Aberdeen, Scotland; was christened 15 Sep 1833, Fyvie, , Aberdeen, Scotland; died 7 Oct 1835; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Manuel Dow was born 1835, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Alexander Dow was born 1835, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1915, Kamloops, , British Columbia, Canada.
    6. 5. Anna Dow was born 23 Feb 1838, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jul 1916, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mary B. Dow was born 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  George Brown was born 1810, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died Bef 1881.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-112899
    • Occupation: 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    George — Martha "Margaret" Crow. Martha was born 1812, , Germany; died 18 May 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Martha "Margaret" Crow was born 1812, , Germany; died 18 May 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Margaret Groh
    • Name: Martha "Margaret" Brown
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-112900
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Children:
    1. Margaret Brown was born 1834, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Jasper Joseph "Joseph" Brown was born 6 Apr 1838, , Germany; died 10 Apr 1924, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. Andrew Brown was born 4 Apr 1840, , Prussia, Germany; died 21 Mar 1928, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Brown was born 1844, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Soloman Brown was born 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Nancy Brown was born 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Thomas Halifax LanphierThomas Halifax Lanphier was born 17 Oct 1811, Sunbury, , Middlesex, England; was christened 17 May 1812, Sunbury, , Middlesex, England (son of Dr. William Henry Lanphier, L. L. D. and Margaret Lucy Mence); died 21 Oct 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99102
    • Military: CA 1830, , England; English Navy
    • Military: 1835; English Navy
    • Residence: 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. N. C.
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retired Gentleman
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC

    Notes:

    Our family still has possession of a sterling silver tray bearing the Lanphier coat of arms which was passed down to Thomas Halifax Lanphier who emigrated to Winterbourne, Ontario Canada from his mother Margaret Lucy Mence

    https://boards.ancestry.ca/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=37&p=surnames.lanphier

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    Thomas H. Lamphier lived a mile east of Winterbourne where he owned three hundred acres of land. He married Jane Gordon and they had two daughters, Lucia, who is Mrs. Andrew Brown, living in her father's home, and Eliza, Mrs. Albert Gordon, living on the old Gordon homestead.

    Thomas H. Lamphier died on October 31st, 1872, at the age of sixty-one years, while Jane Gordon, his wife, died on May 2nd, 1881, in her seventy- sixth year.

    The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity by John R. Connon

    _______________________________

    At his residence, Sunny Bank, Woolwich, Ont., on the 21st ult., Mr. Thomas Halifax Lanphier, son of the late William Henry Lanphier, L.L.D., Sunbury, Middlesex, England, aged 61 years. He was born and educated in Sunbury. At an early age he entered the navy, and in the year 1835 procured his discharge, and came to America, and settled in Woolwich, on the farm adjoining Sunny Bank. He was a man of large means and kind heart, and was never slow to aid the distressed, and many now comfortable homes can date their early prosperity to his helping hand. He leaves a widow and two daughters to mourn his loss.

    Galt Reporter Nov 29 1872 pg 3.

    Thomas married Jane "Jean" Gordon 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of John Gordon and Elizabeth Davidson) was born 1 Aug 1806, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland; was christened 2 Aug 1806, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland; died 2 May 1881, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Jane "Jean" Gordon was born 1 Aug 1806, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland; was christened 2 Aug 1806, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland (daughter of John Gordon and Elizabeth Davidson); died 2 May 1881, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jane "Jean" Lanphier
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-112897
    • Residence: 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.

    Children:
    1. William Henry Lanphier died CA 1850; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. Margaret Lucia Lanphier was born 16 Jun 1841, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Frances "Eliza" Lanphier was born CALC 29 Aug 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Apr 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.