John Hall

1778 - 1850  (~ 73 years)

• Name	John Hall
  Born	Between 1777 and 1778	Oxnam, , Roxburgh, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171723078
  Died	15 May 1850	Jedburgh Mills, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Occupation	1854	Jedburgh Mills, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	miller
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-115657
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I115657	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Margaret Fail,   b. Between 1777 and 1778, , Scotland ,   d. 25 Apr 1861, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Children	1. John B. Hall,   b. 1800, Of, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1853, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   2. Janet W. Hall,   b. CALC 2 Oct 1803, , Scotland ,   d. 20 Oct 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)   3. Helen Hall,   b. 1804, , Scotland ,   d. 27 Oct 1876, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   4. William Hall,   b. CALC 17 Jun 1815, , Scotland ,   d. 1 Apr 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)   5. Agnes Douglas Hall,   b. 1816, , Scotland ,   d. 25 Sep 1885, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   6. Hall,   b. Abt 1820, of, Jedburgh Mills, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Robert Hall,   b. CALC 27 Feb 1821, , Scotland ,   d. 4 Nov 1885, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F31066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The spring of 1834 found Galt an active village of about two hundred and fifty inhabitants, with a gradually developing country around it, and improving prospects. Besides Messrs. Dickson and Shade, the following are remembered among the citizens of that day: ....John Hall (afterwards of Ayr)...pg 92 John Hall and David Shiel were employed by Mr. Shade in the Distillery for a considerable time, but the latter, at least, had removed to his farm in West Dumfries, before the cholera broke out. pg 96... Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young ________________________ Interestingly, considering its present size, the village of Ayr began as three distinct communities, including Nithvale in the West (Piper Street), Jedburgh in the East (Main Street), and Mudge's Mill in the centre (Stanley/Northumberland Streets). The first settlement occured in 1824 when Abel Mudge built a sawmill at the corner of Cedar Creek and the Nith River (now the site of the Watson factory). Soon after, John Hall built a small flour mill and distillery to the East of Mudge's Mill and named the settlement Jedburgh. At the same time, a smaller settlement (Nithvale) was founded to the West of Mudge's Mill where a small sawmill opened along the Nith. ....John Hall, the patriarch of his family, came to this area in the early 1830's and purchased a seventy-five acre parcel of land that included the area now flooded by the Jedburgh pond. Hall was most likely attracted to this area by the prospect of water power provided by Cedar Creek. By 1850, Hall had developed several industries including a distillery, a grist mill, and a sawmill, all using water power provided by the damming of the creek. As you can see from the bridge which straddles the original dam, the formation of a millpond is a dramatic undertaking. Although now rigidly controlled by the Grand River Conservation Authority, changing water levels used to play havoc with the operation of the mill. A sudden flood caused by the excess runoff could, in seconds, wash away implements in the mill race that took years to build while a drought could bring work to a grinding halt. This unpredictability of water power was an important incitement for industries to convert to electrical power as soon as it became available and affordable. This said, Watson's Manufacturing utilized water power along with other power sources up to 1960. A later stop on the tour recognizes the opposite end of the creek, known as Watson's pond. Together, they constitute what is known as "Millponds. www.northdumfries.ca 2010 ________________ A-1-39 John Hall: Letters of Administration to the Estate of John Hall the elder, of Jedburgh Mills, in the Township of North Dumfries, Miller, granted the twelvth of August, 1854. John B. Hall, now of the same place, Miller, after giving proof that said John Hall the elder is head, having died on or about the 25th July, next foregoing, and that he died intestate; And that said John B. Hall having given Bond by himself, and William Hall, of the Township of North Dumfries, Yeoman and Robert Hall of the Village of Ayr, in the same Township, Carpenter, as his sureties, the said John B. Hall himself into the fun of $3000, he said two sureties, each into the final sum of £1500. Inventory rendered of the personal Estate of the said deceased being of the amount of £2739/11/3 Granted 12 August 1854 to John B. Hall Inventory £2739/11/3 Bond assigned 20 September 1862 Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In memory of/ John Hall,/ died May 15, 1850,/ aged 72 years/ his wife/ Margaret Fail,/ died April 25, 1861/ aged 83 years [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/Northeast] Eliza D. Hall/ born July 7, 1846/ died Jan. 19, 1919/ Thomas F. Hall/ born Aug. 25, 1850/ died Feb. 15, 1930/ Hall [Left/Southeast] Robert Hall/ died Nov. 4th 1885/ In the 65th year/ of his Age/ also his wife/ Margaret Gladstone/ died May 3rd 1892/ In the 67th year/ of Her Age [Right/Northwest] In memory of/ John Hall,/ died May 15, 1850,/ aged 72 years/ his wife/ Margaret Fail,/ died April 25, 1861/ aged 83 years/ [Back/Southwest] Helen Hall/ died Oct. 27, 1876/ aged 71 years/ Agnes D. Hall/ died Sep. 25th 1885,/ In the 69th year of Her Age. [A] Robert Hall [B] Margaret G. Hall. [C] Agnes D. Hall [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171723078/john-hall. [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, Letters of Administration of John Hall the elder 12 Aug 1854.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Between 1777 and 1778 - Oxnam, , Roxburgh, Scotland Died - 15 May 1850 - Jedburgh Mills, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - miller - 1854 - Jedburgh Mills, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth