Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William Alexander McPhail

Male 1859 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Alexander McPhail was born 7 Feb 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Alexander McPhail and Janet Margaret "Margaret" Marshall); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-67767
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
    • 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: 1893, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada; contractor
    • Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer

    William married Jane Coulthard Hall 20 Sep 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of George Hall and Jane Hunter) was born 12 Oct 1869, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Marjorie McPhail was born 4 Oct 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Ida McPhail was born 21 Aug 1896, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. William McPhail was born 18 Nov 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alexander McPhail was born 24 Feb 1824, Stamford Twp., Delaware, New York, USA (son of James McPhail and Janet McIntosh); died 23 Nov 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262741113
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114568
    • Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
    • Land - Directory: 1864, North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 08, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • 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: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    In Memoriam Died at "Mountain View" Farm, North Dumfries, on Thursday, Nov. 23rd, at 11 o'clock p.m., Alexander McPhail In his 76th year. Funeral Will take place from his late residence, West River Road, on Saturday afternoon, 25th inst., at 2.30 o'clock, to Mount View Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. North Dumfries, Nov. 24th, 1899.

    Funeral Card

    Alexander married Janet Margaret "Margaret" Marshall 9 May 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Janet (daughter of Anthony Marshall and Elizabeth Helen Middlemass) was born 1828, , Scotland; died 28 Jul 1868, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Janet Margaret "Margaret" Marshall was born 1828, , Scotland (daughter of Anthony Marshall and Elizabeth Helen Middlemass); died 28 Jul 1868, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262741187
    • Name: Janet Margaret "Margaret" McPhail
    • Name: Margaret Marshall
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114569
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

    Notes:

    At her husband's residence, in North Dumfries, on Tuesday 28th inst., Margaret, wife of Alexander McPhail, aged 37 years.

    Galt Reporter Jul 31 1868 pg 2

    Children:
    1. James McPhail was born 1850, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elsie McPhail was born 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Anthony McPhail was born 18 Apr 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Dec 1935, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Dec 1935, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. William Alexander McPhail was born 7 Feb 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Jessie McPhail was born 1863, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried 23 Aug 1949, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John McPhail was born 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Alexander Brown McPhail was born 17 Dec 1867, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Apr 1938, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James McPhail was born 1790, Arclaugh, Nairnshire, Scotland; died 3 Mar 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248845846
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-61475P
    • Immigration: 1831, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    James McPhail, born 22 April 1791, came from the parish of Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland. He married Janet McIntosh at Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland in 1815. Janet was born 1789 in Inverness-shire, Scotland.

    Three years later, they emigrated to America landing near Charleston, South Carolina, USA where they remained for 6 months before moving to Catskill, Delaware Co. New York State and after 6-8 years they moved to the Genesee Valley to Caledonia, New York.

    In 1828 they moved to North Dumfries Township in Waterloo County, Ontario. They lived in a log house two miles from Galt, on the East River Road.

    James died 3 March 1856 at North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and was originally buried at St. Andrew's cemetery. In 1869 he was moved to Mount View Cemetery in Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Sect 2 24W-18-1) The inscription on his grave marker reads: "In memory of James McPhail a native of Arclauch Nairnshire Scotland d 3 MAR 1856 65 yrs His wife Janet McIntosh a native of Inverness-shire Scotland d 9 SEP 1874 aged 86 yrs 4 mos.

    Information from Debbie Garcia (49715006). Originally shared by sandramacd2811 from Ancestry.com on 30 Nov 2014.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248845846/james-mcphail

    James — Janet McIntosh. Janet was born CALC 9 May 1788, , Inverness, Scotland; died 9 Sep 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Janet McIntosh was born CALC 9 May 1788, , Inverness, Scotland; died 9 Sep 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248842151
    • Name: Janet McPhail
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-50292P
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
    • Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.

    Children:
    1. Janet McPhail was born 1 Oct 1818, Charleston, , South Carolina; died 23 Dec 1844, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Dec 1844, Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Margaret McPhail was born 1822; died 14 Feb 1872, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    3. 2. Alexander McPhail was born 24 Feb 1824, Stamford Twp., Delaware, New York, USA; died 23 Nov 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jane McPhail was born 1826, , New York State, USA; died 11 Jul 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Anthony Marshall was born 2 Feb 1788, Oxnam, , Roxburgh, Scotland; was christened 2 Feb 1788, Hownam, , Roxburgh, Scotland; died 11 Aug 1864, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32218
    • Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Land - Directory: 1864, North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 03 W., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Anthony — Elizabeth Helen Middlemass. Elizabeth was born 1780, , Scotland; died Bef 1861. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Helen Middlemass was born 1780, , Scotland; died Bef 1861.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Helen Marshall
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-58335

    Children:
    1. William Marshall was born CALC 14 Jul 1814, , Roxburghshire, Scotland; died 19 Oct 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Anthony Marshall was born 15 Apr 1824, , Scotland; died 2 Jan 1907, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Marshall was born 21 Feb 1827, , Scotland; died 23 Sep 1909, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Janet Margaret "Margaret" Marshall was born 1828, , Scotland; died 28 Jul 1868, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Robert Marshall was born 11 Nov 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Thomas Marshall was born 1836, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.