Rev. Alexander Robert Carrick

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-429402
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65253982
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-429400
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 1 Con 7
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Thomas married Catherine "Kate" Thompson Dec 1869. Catherine (daughter of John W. Thomson and Janet McCormick) was born 1 Jun 1845, Killean, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1924, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States; was buried , Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-429401
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: Sandy Carrick
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-137105
• Residence: 1844, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario
• Occupation: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 21, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 08, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 09, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 01, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

"When the [Fenian] trouble was over, the officers seemed desirous of continuing the training indefinitely, but they found difficulty in impressing their men with the necessity of this. One of the unconvinced was Sandy Carrick. A grandson of Alexander Harvie, he had a true Scottish sense of humor. Musket practice consisted of putting powder in the gun and all firing at a given command. This was repeated over and over and no one realized (perhaps not even Sandy) that his gun was not going off with the rest. It was only becoming more and more full of powder. During one volley his weapon did explode, and the recoil knocked him flat on the ground. There he lay, motionless, while the crowd gathered round. When the smoke had all rolled away and everyone was beginning to really worry, Sandy opened his eyes and said: 'Tell Jean I died fighting for the Queen and for my country.'"

Andrew W. Taylor, Our Todays and Yesterdays (1970), p. 57

Alexander married Janet "Jean" McBean 11 Dec 1844, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Janet (daughter of Thomas McBean and Margaret) was born 1825, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Feb 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Janet "Jean" Carrick
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-137106
• Residence: 1844, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126728
• Retired: 1881, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

John married Janet McCormick 1837. Janet was born 12 Jan 1820, , Argyleshire, Scotland; died 1 Sep 1897, Bathgate, Pembina, North Dakota, United States; was buried , Bathgate Cemetery, Bathgate, Pembina, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Janet Thomson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126729

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THOMSON, JANET "BETSY"(Nee McCormick)

Death of an Old Resident of Puslinch

Relict of John Thompson, whose obituary was announced in April 1892. Quietly and peacefully, on Wednesday evening, very late August or very early September (possibly the 1 st) 1897, surrounded by most of her family, who are so well and favourably known in this section of the state. Mrs. Thompson was in her 79^th year, having been born in Argyleshire, Scotland on January 12^th 1819, the only daughter of the late John McCormick of Puslinch, county of Wellington, ON. She became the wife of the late John Thompson in 1837, settling on a farm in the same neighbourhood, where they remained for forty-two years and where all their large and respectable family were born and matured into adulthood. The family consisted of seven daughters and three sons, the latter being James and Neil Thompson of Cavalier; and John of Bathgate, ND. The daughters are Mrs. William Scott and Mrs. William Richmond of Dumfries, ON; Mrs. Robert Morton, Mrs. Thomas Carrick, Mrs. George Taylor, Mrs. J. T. Blacklock and Mrs. John Me Gilvary, who are all residents in and around Bathgate. Until five years ago, on the death of her husband, she had always had wonderful health and vigour. That event seemed to affect her to such an extent that, that period marked a decided change upon her hold of life. Although her children vied with each other to make her remaining days or years of life a comfort and pleasure, she seemed to feel that this world could offer no inducements that would offset the joy and happiness that awaited her on the other shore. Her whole life was devoted to her family, friends and church, she having early in life become connected with the Presbyterian Church, to which she remained a faithful and consistent member through life and died in the glorious hope of a promised resurrection. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Richmond. The pallbearers were her five sons-in-law, Robert Morton, Thomas Carrick, George Taylor, James Blacklock and John McGilvary and her nephew, Donald Thompson. A large concourse followed her body to the Bathgate Cemetery.

-Bathgate ND Pink Paper, September 4, 1897.

-Information from Knox Presbyterian Church, Crieff, 1840-1990 by Anna Jackson: Children were Jane (1840, Mrs. Bill Scott) of lot 10, rear Gore; Betsy (1842, Mrs. Richmond) of Ayr; Bella (1848, Mrs. George Taylor); Katie (1845, Mrs. Carrick); Christy (1852) married in Dakota; Barbara (1858, Mrs. Jim Blacklock); Mary (Mrs. Morton): Jim; John (1859); and Neil (1859). "Little John" Thomson moved to Dakota in the 1880's.

-Information from the transcription of Killean Cemetery: A daughter, Christina, who died at 4 years, 6 months, on July 11, 1850 is buried in Killean Cemetery with her grandparents and uncles.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 2 Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134930
• Occupation: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian

Notes:

Shade acted as Mr. Dickson's agent and attorney, and as soon as it became known in the Niagara district and other settled parts of the Province, that lands could be had on easy terms, a few straggling settlers made their way to the locality, and some returned to take up their abode. Scarcely any persons came in during the fall of 1816, and for several years afterwards, the progress made was not very promising. Report puts down the number of families in the township in 1817 as thirty-eight, com-prising in all one hundred arid sixty-three souls, and the whole of the farm stock as less than the number of animals now to be found on a single place. From a Government source, we find that in 1818 the estimate was only thirty-eight settlers, and sixty-three persons in all.

These statements are doubtless not far astray, but the latter estimate is probably below rather than above the mark, for, besides a few settlers who early took up land in the St. George neighbourhood, 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.

*Donald Fraser, Thomas McBean and William Mackenzie walked all the way from Genesee Co., New York State, to Dumfries, during May, 1817. Mackenzie had assisted Mr. Marlett in surveying near Galt during the previous fall, and piloted the way. While on the road near Hamilton, the elder Dickson and his son William passed them on horseback. They knew Mackenzie, and informed the travellers that they could get Articles of Agreement immediately for any lands they might select, as they were then taking up these necessary documents. After arrival, Fraser, McBean and Mackenzie soon selected farms, and received the Articles therefor, which are said to have been the first three ever given by Mr. Dickson for any part of his Dumfries lands.


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

Robert — Jane Harvie. Jane (daughter of Alexander Harvie and Mary Cameron) was born CALC 4 Jul 1784, , Scotland; died 9 Jun 1871; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Carrick
• Name: Jean Harvie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-135348
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 8 Con 7
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-161307P
• Residence: 1823, 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

Notes:

Shade acted as Mr. Dickson's agent and attorney, and as soon as it became known in the Niagara district and other settled parts of the Province, that lands could be had on easy terms, a few straggling settlers made their way to the locality, and some returned to take up their abode. Scarcely any persons came in during the fall of 1816, and for several years afterwards, the progress made was not very promising. Report puts down the number of families in the township in 1817 as thirty-eight, com-prising in all one hundred arid sixty-three souls, and the whole of the farm stock as less than the number of animals now to be found on a single place. From a Government source, we find that in 1818 the estimate was only thirty-eight settlers, and sixty-three persons in all.

These statements are doubtless not far astray, but the latter estimate is probably below rather than above the mark, for, besides a few settlers who early took up land in the St. George neighbourhood, 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.

*Donald Fraser, Thomas McBean and William Mackenzie walked all the way from Genesee Co., New York State, to Dumfries, during May, 1817. Mackenzie had assisted Mr. Marlett in surveying near Galt during the previous fall, and piloted the way. While on the road near Hamilton, the elder Dickson and his son William passed them on horseback. They knew Mackenzie, and informed the travellers that they could get Articles of Agreement immediately for any lands they might select, as they were then taking up these necessary documents. After arrival, Fraser, McBean and Mackenzie soon selected farms, and received the Articles therefor, which are said to have been the first three ever given by Mr. Dickson for any part of his Dumfries lands.


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

Thomas — Margaret. Margaret was born 1795, , Inverness, Scotland; died 13 May 1868, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret McBean
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-161308
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

Died. On Wednesday morning, 13th May, at a quarter past 3 o'clock, Margaret McBean, Relict of the late Thomas McBean, Aged 73 Years. Funeral Will take place To-morrow, (Thursday) 14th inst., from the residence of Mr. Alex. Carrick, River Road, to the Eastern Burying Ground, Galt, at a quarter past 3 o'clock. Dumfries, 13th May, 1868.

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