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Private John McFarlane Gibb

Private John McFarlane Gibb[1]

Male 1873 - 1917  (43 years)

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  • Name John McFarlane Gibb 
    Prefix Private 
    Born 16 Oct 1873  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12159831 
    Military WW1 
    Misfortune killed in WW1 
    Occupation 1904  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Commercial Traveller 
    Occupation 1915  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    newspaper worker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-100187P 
    Died 1 Aug 1917  Ypres, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Duhallow A. D. S. Cemetery (Ieper), , Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I100187  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father David Gibb,   b. CALC 18 Jun 1846, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Mother Margaret McFarlane,   b. 2 Mar 1846, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1927, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1868  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    alt. marriage Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F25793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Schlosser,   b. 1880, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 19 Jul 1904  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F279679  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    John McFarlane Gibb
    John McFarlane Gibb

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018688-04.
      John N. Gibb, 30, Occ. Commercial Traveller, b. Galt, Res. Galt, son of David Gibb and Margaret Mcfarlane married Catherine Schlosser, 24, b. Waterloo, Res. Berlin, daughter of Xavier Schlosser and Margaret Manner, Witn: Aaron Holm and Mrs. J.R. Johnston Both of Preston, 19 July 1904 in Preston.

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 24.

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      John McFarlane Gibb Residence: M Hamilton, Ontario Birth Date: 16 Oct 1873 Birth Location: Galt, Ontario Relative: Katharine Gibb Relationship: Wife Regiment Number: 757532

    4. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      David Gibb b. Scotland res: Galt Age: 22 born abt 1846 father: Robert mother: Jane married Margaret McFarlane Age:: 22 born abt 1846 b. Puslinch Spouse res: Puslinch father: John mother: Margaret married 22 Sep 1868 Marriage Place: Galt

    6. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 30 Sep 1868.
      McFarlane, Margaret married 22 Sep 1868 to David Gibb In Puslinch, by the Rev. W.T. Murdoch. Groom, precentor in Melville Presbyterian Church, of Galt. Bride, the third daughter of John McFarlane, farmer, Puslinch.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Oct 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Commercial Traveller - 1904 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Jul 1904 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - newspaper worker - 1915 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Aug 1917 - Ypres, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Link to Google Earth
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