Richard Wilcox

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-363977
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-249381
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• 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

James married Jane Harvey 7 Sep 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of David Lennox Harvie and Mary Fraser) was born 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jun 1899; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Wilcox
• Name: Jean Harvie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-177683
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-138441
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Not Given
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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Another Gone - A very old and much respected resident of Branchton departed this life last week, in the person of Mr. Richard Wilcox. The decreased was born in the County of Lincoln, in 1806. In 1854 he came to South Dumfries and took up farming, and about ten years ago he left his farm and took up his residence in Branchton.

Deceased had passed through troublous times. He joined Wm. Lyon Mckenzie in 1837, and was slightly wounded in the early part of that unfortunate rebellion. Later years largely moderated his views of the wisdom of the step he and others then took, but while reticent as to the cause and object, the reminiscences of those days as detailed by Mr. Wilcox, who was a most entertaining companion, were most amusing. The deceased leaves his aged partner and seven sons and daughters - Mr. James Wilcox, resides in Galt; Rufus, in South Dumfries; John, in London, Ont.; Mrs. Alex Buchanan, Branchton; Mrs. John t. Wait, St. George, and two unmarried daughters residing in Branchton.

Galt Reporter May 25 1883 pg 1

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At Branchton, on Wednesday, May 16th, at 6 o'clock, p.m., Richard Wilcox, aged 76 years, 8 months and 27 days.

Galt Reporter May 25 1883 pg 8

Richard — Catherine McLaughin. Catherine was born CALC 17 Mar 1809, , Ireland; died 26 Jun 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Wilcox
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-138442
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48544
• Residence: 1811, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Land - Directory: 1864, North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 02, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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In Galt, on Friday, the 28th ult., Mr. David Harvey, sen., aged 71 years.

Galt Reporter May 5 1865 pg 3

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Lot 2 Concession 9

The north quarter of this lot was sold by the Hon. William Dickson to Robert Dickson in February 1840. Subsequent owners included: Donald McArthur (1862), William McArthur (1862), William Bond (1862) and Richard Bond in 1881.

The assessment roll for 1889 showed that the north quarter of this lot was occupied by John H. Bond (b. 1862). His acreage included orchards and wood lots, as well as land planted in fall wheat. His livestock included cattle, sheep, one hog and horses, as well as one dog. His farm was assessed at $3,450 (North Dumfries Assessment Roll, 1889, #49).

The middle part of this lot was bought by Daniel Campbell in September 1836. Subsequent owners included Richard Bond (1846), William Bond (1854) and Donald McArthur (1862).

The south part of this lot was sold to Robert Dickson in February 1840, who then conveyed it to David Harvie in March 1841. This part lot was willed to David and John Harvie in 1862. Title passed to David Harvie in 1876, who retained possession of the lot until 1904 (North Dumfries Abstract Index, volume 1 p. 133 and volume 2 p. 78).

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David — Mary Fraser. Mary was born 1795, , Scotland; died 9 Nov 1894; was buried , Harvie Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Harvie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48545
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82387452
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48547

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a small colony, chiefly from Genesee County, New York State, had located in the bush between Galt and the present village of Branchton, as early as 1817. Among these were Messrs. Donald Fraser , Thomas McBean , William Mackenzie ,* John Buchanan, Robert Carrick, Alexander Harvie, Daniel McArthur and Dugald McColl, whose descendants, in several instances, still continue to hold and cultivate the lands then taken up.

Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young, 1880 Toronto: Hunter, Rose pg 33

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Dumfries. In this cemetery is a granite stone marking the burial of Alexander Harvie, who was born in Scotland in 1754 and died in Dumfries in 1825. Passing by this cemetery along a winding road, one comes to one of the most picturesque farms in the township. This was the birthplace of First Church. The old house in which the first service was held disappeared long ago, but the movement begun there is still going on. In that community were about 12 families who had come over from New York state, attracted by the prospects of a home in a British colony. Among them was Alex. Harvie, regarded as the leading man in the new community. This was in the year 1817. In May, 1822, the Associate church at Pittsburg, Pa., appointed three ministers to itinerate in Upper Canada for a period of three months. These ministers, Rev.'s Thomas Beveridge, Alex Bullions and Dr. Hanna, rode on horseback from Philadelphia to Niagara, where they parted, each taking a separate mission. Mr. Beveridge found his way to the home of Alex Harvie, who welcomed him with great joy.

Waterloo Historical Society, Seventeenth Annual Report, Berlin, Ontario 1929, pg 1940

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FIRST UNITED CHURCH, GALT

Andrew W. Taylor, B.Sc.A.

The records of First United Church give many intimate glimpses into the life of Galt from its first beginnings right down to the present day. In 1816 Dumfries was unbroken forest. One of the first projects undertaken was to have the land surveyed. An assistant to the surveyors was a lad by the name of William Mackenzie. This young man was impressed by the prospects. During that winter he told of the opportunities he had seen to the people at his home in Genesee County, New York State. The following year he and others returned to become the first settlers in the new tract. During the next ten years there was quite a migration of these people. They belonged to the Associate Reformed Church. They settled between Galt and Branchton. One of their number, Mr. Alexander Harvie, had been an elder in the congregation of Caledonia, N.Y. In 1819 the Rev. Alex. DeNoon, the minister of that church, paid him a visit in his Dumfries home. Word went out to all the people around about. A service was held. Rev. Mr. DeNoon is believed to be the first clergyman ever to have preached in Dumfries...


Waterloo Historical Society, Thirty-Fifth Annual Report, Berlin, Ontario 1948

Alexander — Mary Cameron. Mary was born CA 1765; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Harvie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63153