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David John Brown

Male 1953 - 2007  (53 years)


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  1. 1.  David John Brown was born 23 Dec 1953 (son of Robert Findlater Brown and Margaret "Peggy" Forsyth); died 1 May 2007; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-340832


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Findlater Brown was born 10 Sep 1925, , Ontario, Canada (son of Robert John Brown and Elizabeth Harvey "Bessie" Findlater); died 8 May 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 May 2008, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44834

    Notes:

    BROWN, Robert F. - At Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Thursday, May 8, 2008, Robert F. Brown of RR 2, Paris, in his 83rd year, husband of Margaret (Peggy) Forsyth; father of Shirley (the late Bill) McLaughlin, Doug (Leslie) Brown, Sheila (Neil) Beaton, Dianne (Fred) Stewart and Sandra Brown (Frank Willimsen); also sadly missed by 14 grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Brown; sisters, Elspeth (Art) Sowden, Mary Dickens and Catherine (Norm) Murphy; brother-in-law, Ab Gignac, and sisters-in-law, Lois and Dorothy Brown. Predeceased by son, David; sister, Marg Gignac and brothers, Jack and Harvey Brown. From Browndale Farm north of Paris, Bob built a world wide reputation for his breeding and judging of Holsteins. Along the way there were many personal achievements, most notably 2 Master Breeder shields, the Curtiss Clark Achievement Award at the 1988 Royal Winter Fair and the Klussendorf Trophy at the 1993 World Dairy Expo. Friends will be received at the Wm. Kipp Funeral Home , 184 Grand River Street North, Paris on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where funeral service will be held on Monday, May 12 at 1 p.m. Interment Ayr Cemetery. Donations in Bob's memory may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the charity of your choice. Online condolences or donations may be arranged through www.wmkippfuneralhome.com or by contacting Wm. KIPP 519-442-3061.

    The Waterloo Region Record May 10 2008

    Robert — Margaret "Peggy" Forsyth. Margaret was born 12 Jul 1926; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Margaret "Peggy" Forsyth was born 12 Jul 1926; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Margaret "Peggy" Brown
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-340831

    Children:
    1. 1. David John Brown was born 23 Dec 1953; died 1 May 2007; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Robert John Brown was born 10 Apr 1884, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of James Brown and Isabella Smith); died 3 Apr 1951, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Apr 1951, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73755
    • Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1922, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

    Notes:

    Passing of Robert J. Brown In His 67th Year

    The death occurred in Willett Hospital, Paris, on Tuesday of Robert J. Brown, South Dumfries township, in his 67th year. Mr. Brown had been ill for a lengthy period.

    He was born in North Dumfries township, a son of James Brown and Isabella Smith, and resided in this community until some 22 years ago when he purchased the farm in South Dumfries which he occupied until his passing.

    Mr. Brown operated a grain threshing outfit in this section for many years, and was highly esteemed by a host of friends and acquaintances.

    He attended St. Paul's United Church, Paris. Surviving are the following sons and daughters: [Hen]ry, Vancouver: Mrs. A. M. Sowden (Elspeth), Paris; Margaret and Catherine, Ayr Jack and Robert, R.R. 2, Paris and Harvey. Plattsville. He is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. A. E. Eddington, Wolseley, Sask.; Mrs. Robert Morton and Miss Hannah Brown, Ayr, and Mrs. Edward Shouldice, North Dumfries.

    His wife, whose maiden name was Bessie Findlater, predeceased him a number of years ago. The funeral will take place from the Cumming Funeral Home, Paris, on Friday afternoon to Ayr.Cemetery.


    The Ayr News Apr 5 1951 pg 2

    Robert married Elizabeth Harvey "Bessie" Findlater 4 Dec 1922, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Findlater and Elizabeth Harvey) was born 26 Mar 1895, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Feb 1947, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Mar 1947, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Harvey "Bessie" Findlater was born 26 Mar 1895, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Findlater and Elizabeth Harvey); died 27 Feb 1947, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Mar 1947, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Bessie Findlater
    • Name: Elizabeth Harvey "Bessie" Brown
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72778
    • Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1922, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Robert Brown

    The death occurred in Willett Hospital, Paris, on Thursday, February 27th, of Mrs. Robert J. Brown, South Dumfries Township, in her 52nd year. Mrs. Brown, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Findlater, was born on the homestead farm in North Dumfries Township, now occupied by her brother John, being the daughter of the late Elizabeth Harvey and John Findlater. She spent all of her life in this vicinity. Besides her husband, she leaves to mourn her loss, three sons: Robert, John and Harvey, and four daughters, Elspeth, Mary, Margaret and Catherine, all at home. Also surviving are two brothers, John Findlater, North Dumfries, and Joseph Findlater, Toronto. - The Funeral - The funeral was held from the Cumming's Funeral Home, Paris, on Saturday afternoon to Ayr Cemetery. Rev. J. Heslop of St. Paul's United Church, Paris, conducted the services, and the pallbearers were: Lyon Findlater, Clifford Faus, J. Marshall Gillies, William Perriman, Reginald Hyndman and Charles Jarvis.

    The Ayr News Mar 6 1947 pg 12

    Children:
    1. 2. Robert Findlater Brown was born 10 Sep 1925, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 May 2008, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Smith "Jack" Brown was born 3 May 1928, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 2001, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Aug 2001, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. William Joseph Harvey "Harvey" Brown was born 2 Sep 1930, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 14 Sep 1985, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Brown was born CALC 30 Oct 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of James Brown and Jane Dryden); died 19 Nov 1890, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Nov 1890, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171230776
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73752
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Infidel
    • Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
    • Residence: 1890, North Dumfries Concession 10 Lot 28, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Died, In North Dumfries, on Wednesday, 19th inst., at 12: 30 o'clock, Jas. Brown Jr., Aged 42 Years and 20 Days. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Lot 28, 10th Concession North Dumfries, on Friday, 21st inst., at 1: 30 o'clock p.m., to the old Cemetery one mile east of Ayr. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. North Dumfries, Nov. 19th, 1890.

    Funeral Card

    James — Isabella Smith. Isabella (daughter of William Smith and Whillane) was born 12 Aug 1856, Ashkirk, , Selkirk, Scotland; died 19 Sep 1926, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Sep 1926, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Isabella Smith was born 12 Aug 1856, Ashkirk, , Selkirk, Scotland (daughter of William Smith and Whillane); died 19 Sep 1926, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Sep 1926, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171230824
    • Name: Isabella Brown
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73751
    • Immigration: 1871, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    In Loving Memory Died In North Dumfries, on Sunday, Sept. 19th, 1926, at 10.45 a.m. Isabella Smith Widow of the late James Brown in her 71st year. The Funeral Will take place from her late residence, Lot 28, Con. 10, North Dumfries, on Wednesday, September 22, at 2 p.m., to the Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation1

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    Children:
    1. James Smith Brown was born 19 Sep 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1927, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 Mar 1927, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jane Brown was born 1875, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Mary Isabella Brown was born 26 May 1878, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1958, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 May 1958, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. William Brown was born 29 Aug 1880, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1950, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jun 1950, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 4. Robert John Brown was born 10 Apr 1884, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1951, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Apr 1951, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Hannah Rachel Brown was born 9 Nov 1886, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Jan 1969, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Margaret Louisa Brown was born 16 Oct 1888, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1976, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Jun 1976, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  John Findlater was born 10 Apr 1837, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States (son of George Findlater and Elizabeth Lyons); died 9 Nov 1928, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Nov 1928, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72776
    • Immigration: 1843, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1845, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mason
    • Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
    • Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    Oldest Resident Passes - The oldest resident of North Dumfries Township passed away on Friday afternoon in the person of John Findlater, Con. 7, in his 92nd year. He was born in New York City and came to North Dumfries with his parents when a lad of 5. He was a stonemason by trade but later took up farming. Deceased was the last of a family of ten, and at the time of his demise was living on the old homestead. He was a member of Knox United church. Besides his widow, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Harvey, he is survived by 2 sons and 1 daughter, viz.: Mrs. Robt. Brown, North Dumfries; Joseph, Toronto and John, at home. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon to Ayr cemetery and was largely attended by many old friends and neighbor, by whom deceased was held in high esteem.

    The Ayr News No 15 2918 pg 1

    John married Elizabeth Harvey 2 Sep 1895, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born 20 Jul 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1946; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Harvey was born 20 Jul 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1946; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Findlater
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72777
    • Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth Harvey "Bessie" Findlater was born 26 Mar 1895, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Feb 1947, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Mar 1947, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Harvey Findlater was born 13 Mar 1898, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Mar 1988, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Apr 1988, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Joseph Robertson Findlater was born 8 Aug 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1958; was buried , Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.


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