Janet "Jennet" Campbell b. 12 Mar 1810 , Selkirkshire, Scotland d. 21 Feb 1888 Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Region Generations

1810 - 1888 (77 years)

Name	Janet "Jennet" Campbell
Born	12 Mar 1810	, Selkirkshire, Scotland [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Female
Birth	12 Mar 1810 [6]
Interesting	story, pioneer
Immigration	1824	, Ontario, Canada [2]
Name	Janet "Jennet" McFeiggan
Residence	1824	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2]
Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3]
	Presbyterian
Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4]
	U. Presbyterian
Residence	1888	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2]
	Presbyterian
Eby ID Number	Waterloo-103077
Died	21 Feb 1888	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2, 5]
Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5]
Person ID	I103077	Generations
Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

Father	John D. "Duke" Campbell, b. 28 Dec 1779, , Scotland , d. 8 Oct 1861, Glen Morris, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
Mother	Margaret Lockie, b. 12 Mar 1782, , Scotland , d. 10 Aug 1855, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
Married	13 May 1804	Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland [7]
Family ID	F31070	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family David McFeiggan, b. CALC 26 Jan 1799, , Kircudbrightshire, Scotland , d. 19 Dec 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 69 years)

Married 1833 , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2]

Children

	1. Margaret McFeiggan, b. 1834, , Ontario, Canada , d. 14 Oct 1855 (Age 21 years)
	2. James McFeiggan, b. 29 May 1837, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 23 May 1888, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 50 years)
	3. Elizabeth McFeiggan, b. 9 Jul 1838, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 7 Nov 1907, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
	4. Jane McFeiggan, b. CALC 9 Nov 1840, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 19 Feb 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 52 years)
	5. Jesse McFeiggan, b. 1843, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Janet McFeiggan, b. 26 Mar 1843, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1915 (Age 71 years)
	7. Diana McFeiggan, b. CALC 28 Mar 1843, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Mar 1857 (Age ~ 13 years)
	8. Mary Ann McFeiggan, b. CALC 7 Apr 1846, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 15 May 1891, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States (Age ~ 45 years)
	9. David M. McFeiggan, b. 1848, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1914 (Age 66 years)
	10. Helen Kennedy McFeiggan, b. CALC 16 Aug 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 7 Apr 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 43 years)
	11. John D. G. McFeiggan, b. 18 Sep 1854, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Mar 1929, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)

Last Modified 7 Apr 2024

Family ID F26437 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

DEATH OF MRS. McFEIGGAN.

DIED-In Galt, on Tuesday morning 21st inst, at 4.30 o'clock, Janet Campbell, relict of the late David McFeiggan, aged 77 years 11 months and 9 days. Mrs McFeiggan at the time of her death was perhaps the oldest resident in Galt. She was born in Selkirkshire, Scotland, in the year 1810, and came to this country with her father, the late Duke Campbell, in the year 1824. They settled in the township of North Dumfries, on the farm two and a half miles south of Galt, now occupied by her brother, Mr. James C. Campbell. The township was then almost an unbroken wilderness and she shared wither father and the rest of the family all the hardships peculiar to pioneer life at that time. Galt at that early period was a very small hamlet, indeed. The deceased was married in 1833 and she and her husband, the late David McFeiggan, took up their residence in Galt in the year 1836, where she has continued to reside ever since. She has seen the country changed from wilderness into fruitful fields, and the village of a few log houses into the most important town in Ontario. Mrs. McFeiggan was a woman of great force and character and indomitable energy, and was always cheerful and hopeful under the most adverse circumstances. She was a kind neighbor and a good and loving wife and mother and endeared herself to her family. She was the mother of thirteen children, eight of whom survive her - three sons and five daughters. Her eldest son, James, is Inspector of the Gore District Mutual Fire Ins. Co. David is a moulder and John a machinist, both of whom are employed in Goldie & McCulloch's foundry. The daughters are Miss Elizabeth McFeiggan, Mrs. G. Smith, Mrs. John Ross, Mrs. Samuel Burnett, and Mrs McEachern. In religion she was Presbyterian, and at the time of her death was a member of the Central Presbyterian church. Her face was a familiar one about town, until about three years ago, when she was seized with paralysis, from which she never fully recovered, bring most of the time confined to the house. About three weeks ago she had an attack of congestion of the lungs and after enduring intense suffering, passed gently away on Tuesday mornning last.
Dumfries Reformer Feb. 23, 1888

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Note: This is not the complete obit. Images are missing.

… the thirteen children born to Mr. and Mrs. McFeiggan three died in infancy, and one, Miss Diana, was killed at the terrible accident at the Desjardin's bridge, near Hamilton, on the 18th March, 1857. She had accompanied the family of Mr. Emilus Irving from Galt to Hamilton as nurse, and having been in Toronto was returning to Hamilton by the ill-fated train, and was one of the victims drawn out from the terrible wreck. Another daughter, Margaret, was married in Galt to Mr. John Montgomery, tailor, but she had only been married about six months when she was cut down by death with scarcely a moment's warning. The other eight still survive, viz.: - James, Inspector for Mutual Ins. Co.; David, employed at the works of Goldie & McCulloch; John, employed in the same works; Miss Elizabeth, remaining at home; Mrs. G. smith, of Galt; Mrs. Ross, of Galt; Mrs. S. Barnett, of Erie, Penn.; and Mrs. McEachern, of Galt. All these were at home when their mother died, and were able to smooth the …

Galt Reporter Feb 24 1888 pg 1

Sources

[S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 6.
[S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), Feb. 23, 1888 - Obituary of Janet Campbell McFeiggan.
[S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.37.
[S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 9.
[S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
David McFeiggan/ died 19th Dec. 1868/ aged 69 y'rs. 10 mo. 23 d's./ Janet Campbell/ his wife/ died 21st Feb. 1888/ aged 77 y'rs. 11 mo's. 9 d's./ Margaret/ wife of John Montgomery/ died 14th Oct. 1855/ aged 20 y'rs./ Diana McFeiggan/ died 12th March 1857/ aged 13 years 11 mo's. 13 d's./ McFeiggan
[S2547] Family Record of John D. Campbell.
[S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
NameJohn Campbell
GenderMale
Marriage Date13 May 1804
Marriage PlaceYarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
SpouseMargaret Lockie
FHL Film Number1067929

Event Map

	Born - 12 Mar 1810 - , Selkirkshire, Scotland
	Immigration - 1824 - , Ontario, Canada
	Residence - 1824 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Married - 1833 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Residence - U. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Residence - Presbyterian - 1888 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Died - 21 Feb 1888 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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