Margaret Elizabeth Cant

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63239
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-128091
• Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Fitter
• Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Iron Machinist
• Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist, Machine Shop
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Hugh married Margaret "Maggie" Barbour 11 Oct 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of John Barbour and Isabella Gilholm) was born 25 Sep 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1929, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Mar 1929, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maggie Barbour
• Name: Margaret "Maggie" Cant
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63238
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179592649
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-103401
• Birth: 26 Jun 1830, Evanton, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
• Occupation: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saddler
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Trimmer
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Pattern Maker
• Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Book Keeper
• Elected Office: 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor, Deputy Reeve
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Foundryman
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

Death of Galt Citizen,

One of Galt''s most prominent men passed away on Friday in the person of John Cant, cx-alderman and reeve of the city. and former well-known manufacturer of tools. He was 86 years of age and had lived here for the past 73 years, coming direct to Galt from Scotland. He was a Presbyterian, an honorary manager of Knox Church. One son and two daughters survive.

The Chronicle Telegraph, 15 Mar 1917, p. 2

Elected Office:
Municipality . Galt Years on local council: 1883-85, 1887, 1891, 1893 Councillor; 1892 Deputy Reeve
Years on Waterloo County Council: 1892

John married Margaret Veitch 25 Sep 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of John Veitch and Agnes Cranston) was born 1841, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Cant
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-103402
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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DEATH OF MRS. JOHN CANT

We regret to have to announce the death of Mrs. John Cant, which took place on Monday morning last, after a lingering illness. The deceased lady will be greatly missed in Knox church circles, she having been an active and useful member of that church for "many years. Mrs. Cant was also an earnest temperance worker and devoted much time to advancing the interests of that cause, in Galt and the surrounding district. She leaves, to mourn her loss, her bereaved husband, one son and two daughters; Who will, we feel sure, have the sincere sympathy of the community in their heavy affliction.

The Dumfries Reformer 4 Aug 1892 pg 1

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Died, In Galt, on Monday, August 1st, at 3 a.m., Margaret Veitch, Wife of John Cant, Aged 51 Years. Funeral, On Wednesday afternoon, August 3rd, at 4 o'clock, from her husband's residence, Forbes St., to Mount View Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Galt, August 1st, 1892.

Funeral Card

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• Interesting: business
• Occupation: Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; undertaker
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-100594
• Occupation: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1855, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cabinet maker
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cabinet maker
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer

Notes:

Left Scotland when 19, worked for some time in New York, Rochester and Hamilton, coming to Galt in 1843. First worked for Alexander Adair as a carpenter, then as partner with Andrew Malcolm as cabinet and undertakers. Served as Chief of Galt Fire Brigade 1856-1869, as Director of the Galt Mechanics Institute and as a Galt Public School Trustee.


Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell [snippet from original text in book]

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John Barbour, Furniture and Undertaking, North Water Street - Among the old established business houses in Galt worthy of particular mention is the well-known furniture house of Mr. John Barbour, who is located on North Water Street. This business was established in 1856, and has enjoyed a good share of the public patronage during the past years. He is a manufacturer of and dealer in all kinds of furniture, spring and hair mattresses, etc; and he makes a specialty of undertaking, taking entire charge of all funerals that may be placed in his care, and supplying all the necessary articles. He has a first-class hearse, and is eminently qualified for that important and delicate business, being considerate towards bereaved friends, and being a gentleman of rare ability. The premises he occupies are 30 x 90 feet in dimensions and two stories in height. He gives employment to four skillful workmen. He uses an eight-horse power engine for running his machinery, and his business extends throughout town and country. Mr. Barbour is a native of Scotland, and was chief of the volunteer fire brigade in this town for ten years, and was presented with a beautiful service of silver upon leaving that office. He has also served for twenty years in the Board of Trustees of the common schools. He is a gentleman highly esteemed and honored in the community.

Industries of Canada, historical and commercial sketches, Hamilton and environs [microform] : its prominent places and people : representative merchants and manufacturers : its improvements, progress and enterprise (1886)

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A very familiar face has passed away from amongst us. Since 1843, the subject of this obituary has been associated with the life of Galt and was one of its best known citizens. For the past two or three years Mr. Barbour has failed in health, but some months ago an abscess or cancer formed in his body and since then he has been very largely confined to his bed. Monday evening this is supposed to have broken, and after great suffering he passed away about 5 o'clock the next morning.

Mr. Barbour was born in Lochwinnoch, Scotland, and left there when only 19 years of age. After coming to America he worked for some time in New York, Rochester and Hamilton coming to Galt in 1843. After his arrival here he worked for some time for the late Alexander Adair, as a carpenter, there being no necessity for a cabinet maker in Galt in those days. Spending some time in this way, eventually Mr. Barbour opened a cabinet making and undertaking shop and this he continued until his death. He had but little ambition in a municipal sense, although he accepted the position of School Trustee and ably performed his duties for many years. He was for 15 years Chief of Galt Fire Brigade and also for many years was a Director of Galt Mechanics Institute.

Mr. Barbour was thrice married, and leaves as issue, Mr. Wm. Barbour, of Chicago; Mrs. R. S. Hood, Mrs. Hugh A. Cant, Mr. Robt. Barbour, Mr. John Barbour and his daughters Misses Annie, Mary and Fannie. For over thirty years Mr. Barbour was a leading Mason, and on more than one occasion was Worshipful Master of Alma Lodge. He was a well-informed, cheerful, entertaining companion and in the days of the Ramores, Wagstaffs, the late John Scott, and our old friends the Dalglfeahs, was one of the leading spirits of that coterie of hard Scotch intellect, pawky jokes, and heavy argument. His fund of humor he retained to the last and during his long illness was cheerful and resigned.

His funeral, conducted with Masonic honors, took place yesterday (Thursday) afternoon and was very largely attended by that body and our townspeople generally.

"Death of John Barbour," Galt Reporter, November 2, 1888

John married Isabella Gilholm 29 May 1855, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of Robert Gilholm and Anne Foreman) was born 1825, , England; died 1897; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Isabella Barbour
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-100595
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1855, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lady
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23586
• Residence: 1828, Kiltearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
• Occupation: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Millwright
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbterian
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mill Wright
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian

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In Galt, on Saturday evening, 24th inst., at half-pst 6 o'clock, Alison, relict of the late Hugh Cant, in the 78th year of her age.

Galt Reporter May 30 1879 pg 3

Hugh — Alison Thom. Alison was born 1801, , Scotland; died 24 Mar 1879; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Alison Cant
• Name: Ellen Thom
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23587
• Residence: 1828, Kiltearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40360
• Occupation: 1834, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; plasterer
• Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mason
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Plasterer
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mason
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

Notes:

Died, In Galt, yesterday (Thursday) evening, at 6 o'clock, John Veitch, Aged 70 years. Funeral, To-Morrow (Saturday) afternoon, at 4 o'clock, from his late residence, West Main Street, to Galt Cemetery. Galt, 6th August, 1880.

Funeral Card

John — Agnes Cranston. Agnes (daughter of Robert Cranston and Margaret McDougall) was born 5 Jun 1820, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland; died 14 Aug 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Agnes Veitch
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40361
• Residence: 1831, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

Notes:

Rapidly Following Deaths

It is but a little more than a week ago that we were called upon to chronicle the death of Mr. Alexander Cranston, of this town, and today the painful duty devolves upon us of saying that, rapidly following him, came first, on Friday last, the death of his aged mother, in her 90th year, and on Saturday the death of his sister, Mrs. John Veitch, aged 66 years. The death of the aged lady, Mrs. Cranston, was not unexpected, as for some time she had been failing; but that of Mrs. Veitch was quite sudden. She had been ailing for a few days with a chest trouble to which she was somewhat subject, but not so seriously as to cause uneasiness amongst her relatives. On Friday, however, she became worse and from that time rapidly sank until her death on Saturday morning. This lady was the widow of the late John Veitch, being the eldest of her family. Of her own children there are living Mrs. John Cant, Mrs. Thos. McDougall, Mrs. John Blackwood, Miss Agnes Veitch, Mr. Robert Veitch, Mr. James Veitch, (the latter having been compelled by illness to come home for a short time,) and Mr. Alexander Veitch, of Nevada. The deaths of two of her sons, - William, in Galt, and John, in Nevada, - will be fresh in the minds of many of their old school fellows. Both had grown to manhood and both, although wide travelers, had always looked upon this as their home, coming now and again to renew the friendships of their youth.

Mrs. Cranston was buried on Saturday by the side of her husband in the old cemetery at Cedar Creek. Of this lady's descendant's there are 48 great0grandchildren. \endash The funeral of Mrs. Veitch took place on Monday, her remains being interred in Galt cemetery.

Galt Reporter Aug 20 1886 pg 1

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Died, In Galt, on Saturday, August 14th, at 12 o'clock noon, Agnes Cranston Relict of the late John Veitch, Aged 66 Years. Funeral On Monday, the 16th inst., at 4 o'clock p.m., from her late residence, West Main St., to Galt Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Galt, Aug. 14th, 1886.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-153167
• Occupation: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland

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In Galt, on the 5th instant, John Barbour, father of Mr. John Barbour, Cabinet-maker, aged 82 years.

Galt Reporter Apr 12 1872 pg 3

John — Margaret Campbell. Margaret was born Abt 1790, of, Lochwinnoch, , Renfrew, Scotland; died Bef 1861. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Barbour
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51543

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134715
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: Bef 1855, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Robert — Anne Foreman. Anne was born 1805, , England; died 8 Sep 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anne Gilholm
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134716
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

Near Galt on Thursday last, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Gilholm, relict of the late Robert Gilholm. This is the second bereavement that has visited this family within a few weeks.

Dumfries Reformer 14 Sep 1853 pg 3