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Joseph Gillespie

Male 1837 - 1908  (70 years)


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  • Name Joseph Gillespie 
    Born 24 Jul 1837  , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1869  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Painter 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    C. Presb. 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Painter 
    Joseph Gillespie - Advert
    Joseph Gillespie - Advert
    1878 Waterloo County Directory
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1891  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    House Painter 
    Residence 1891  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    C. Presbyterian 
    Elected Office 1895  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Councillor - Ayr Municial Council 
    Ayr-1895-Ayr Municipal Council.jpg
    Ayr-1895-Ayr Municipal Council.jpg
    Occupation 1901  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Painter 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-120818 
    Died 23 Feb 1908  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9
    Cause: Cause: Valvular Heart Disease (4 years) 
    Buried 25 Feb 1908  Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 8
    Person ID I120818  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph Gillespie,   b. Abt 1807, of, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Isabella Thomson,   b. Abt 1807, of, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F36086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marion Wallace,   b. 3 Dec 1841, Stoneykirk, , Wigtown, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1919, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 29 Jan 1869  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Joseph Gillespie,   b. 13 Nov 1869, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1930, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     2. Samuel Wallace Gillespie,   b. 11 Dec 1870, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1942, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. David Gillespie,   b. 2 Oct 1874, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1874, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. John W. Gillespie,   b. 5 Mar 1877, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1959, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. George Murray Gillespie,   b. 8 Nov 1878, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1944, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     6. Norman Gillespie,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. James Gillespie,   b. Mar 1881, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Mary Gillespie,   b. 1882, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1952, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     9. Mary Gillespie,   b. 11 Aug 1882, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F31479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 9.

    2. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 26.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Gillespie Joseph, 31, Ayr, Scotland, s/o Joseph & Isabella (Thomson), married 29 Jan 1869 Marion. Wallace, 2?, Ayr, Canada, d/o Samuel 6 Mary (Auld)

    4. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      In/ memory of/ Joseph Gillespie/ who died/ Feb. 23, 1908/ aged 70 years/ 6 Mos & 30 Dys/ Marion Wallace/ his wife/ died Oct. 31, 1919/ aged 77 years/ John W. Gillespie/ 1877 - 1959

    5. [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "Funeral Card of Joseph Gillespie,".
      Died, In Ayr, on Sunday, Feb. 23rd, 1908, at 10.30 o'clock, a.m., Joseph Gillespie, Aged 70 years, 6 months and 30 days. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Northumberland-St., on Tuesday, Feb. 25th, at 2.30 p.m., to Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

    6. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 30.

    7. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Page 34.

    8. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      [Front/East] Gillespie
      [Right/North] In/ memory of/ Mary/ wife of/ Samuel Wallace/ who died/ Dec. 29, 1885/ aged 68 years/ David Gillespie/ born Oct. 2, 1874/ died Nov. 5, 1874
      [A] Mother
      [Left/South] In/ memory of/ Joseph Gillespie/ who died/ Feb. 23, 1908/ aged 70 years/ 6 Mos & 30 Dys/ Marion Wallace/ his wife/ died Oct. 31, 1919/ aged 77 years/ John W. Gillespie/ 1877 - 1959

    9. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Joseph Gillespie Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1837 Birth Place: Scotland Age at Death: 71 Death Date: 22 Feb 1908 Death Place: Victoria, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jul 1837 - , Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1869 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jan 1869 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - House Painter - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Councillor - Ayr Municial Council - 1895 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1901 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Valvular Heart Disease (4 years) - 23 Feb 1908 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 25 Feb 1908 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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