Hugh Dixon

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-244284
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
• Residence: 1891, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-60684
• Immigration: 1828, , Canada
• Residence: 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1846, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario
• Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
• Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter

James married Martha Goudie 8 Feb 1846, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Martha (daughter of Hugh Goudie and Jean Aird) was born 18 Jun 1823, Ballantrae, , AYR, Scotland; was christened 17 Aug 1823, Ballantrae, , AYR, Scotland; died 13 May 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Martha Dixon
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-100363
• Residence: 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

DEATH OF MRS. JAS. DIXON

On Wednesday afternoon last, Mrs. Dixon of Queen street passed away after a very brief illness. The deceased lady was one of the oldest, residents of Galt. She was never in very robust health having suffered from a variety of complaints, the immediate cause of death being pleurisy. The surviving family are her husband, three sons and two daughters. The sons are Rev. John Dixon, D. D. of Trenton, N. J., Mr. Jas. Dixon, Jeweller, New York City and Mr. Hugh Dixon of Minneapolis.

The Dumfries Reformer 21 Apr 1891 pg 1

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-167589
• Residence: 1820, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; teacher
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian

Notes:

The establishment of schools throughout the settlement proceeded slowly at first. After much time and trouble spent over the matter, it is impossible to say with absolute certainty who was the first teacher in Galt, or in what building the first teaching took place.

The first school erected by the villagers was the result of a "Bee," and was a diminutive log building, situated where the Merchants' Bank now is. A Miss Dobbyn, of Garafraxa, is said to have been the first teacher in it. Some time after this, the late Mr. James Dixon, Sr., commenced a school in a little log building at the west end of the bridge. Mr. Dixon had been a teacher in Scotland, at a place called " The Crag, " up the Yarrow river. Those acquainted with Selkirkshire will remember it as being just across the stream from the Ettrick Shepherds residence. Not finding bush farming altogether to his liking, Mr. Dixon naturally took to the ferule [an instrument (as a flat piece of wood like a ruler) used to punish children].

1aReminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young

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The most noted of the schoolhouses of that period is the Waterloo log schoolhouse which was built about 1820 and, after school had been kept in it for 20 years, was removed to Greenbush where it was occupied as a dwelling house for about fifty years and then removed back to Waterloo where it may be seen today in the Public Park. The most prominent teachers of those early days were Benjamin Eby (Bishop), James Deary or Derry, William Tilt, James Dickson, James Milroy, William Veitch, Noah Bechtel, William Telfer, Isaac Z. Hunsicker, Jonathan Good and John Bowman (father of the late I. E. Bowman, M. P.).

First Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society 1913

James married Martha Burnett 21 Sep 1820, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Martha was born 1790, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland; died 6 Sep 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Martha Dixon
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-167590
• Residence: 1820, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.

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• Eby ID Number: 00043-3315.10
• Residence: 1814, Ballantrae, , AYR, Scotland
• Occupation: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; R. Presbyterian

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Hugh Goudie, "All the Goudies of this county are descendants of Hugh Goudie who was born near Edinburgh, Scotland, January 12th, 1792. He was married to Jane Ayer about the year 1815. On May 28th, 1816 was born their eldest son, David, who came to Canada with his parents in 1828. They settled where now is situated the city of Guelph. Soon after Mr. and Mrs. Goudie's arrival in Canada, young David had to make use of the "axe" and "plow" instead of the "books" and "slates" as boys now-a-days do. He was engaged with Jacob Schneider of Bloomingdale for three and a half years. From here he went to Henry Sniders, thence to old Peter Erb. From here he went to Mr. Vance's, near Hespeler, thence to Groh's. After leaving Waterloo County he went to Cayuga where he resided for a short time, then again returned to Waterloo County where he has since resided. At present they reside about two miles south of Breslau, on the west side of the Preston Road. Mr. Goudie is quite an active and intelligent man yet, considering his age and great amount of labor he has performed since his boyhood days. He possesses all those sterling qualities which have made the name of "Scotchman" synonymous with business integrity, sterling honesty, successful in all undertakings, lovers of law and order, and, best of all, worshippers of the true and living God. On June 17th, 1841, he was married to Sarah Fathers who was born October 16th, 1822, and died at Cayuga, Ontario, August 28th, 1842, leaving one daughter named Emily who was born May 18th, 1842. She is married to Samuel Wanner, a farmer. They reside in Colbourne Township, Huron County, and have a family of two sons named David and George. After the decease of Mrs. Goudie he was again married, December 18th, 1843, to Nancy, daughter of Tobias and Catharine (Stricker) Wanner. She was born February 27th, 1825. To Mr. Goudie and his second wife was born a family of ten children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Hugh married Jean Aird 24 Aug 1811, Eastwood, Renfrew, Scotland. Jean was born 1790, Near Edinburgh, Scotland; died Bef 1861. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Ayer
• Name: Jean Goudie
• Eby ID Number: 00043-3315.11