Simon Fraser

1836 - 1860  (24 years)

• Name	Simon Fraser
  Born	1836	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1860
  	farm accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-122142
  Died	30 May 1860	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I122142	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Fraser,   b. 1799, , Scotland ,   d. Sep 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Calder,   b. 1800, , Scotland ,   d. 25 Aug 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1826	Petty, Inverness, Scotland   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F35947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FRASER - A melancholy and fatal accident occurred on Wednesday last on the farm of Mr. James Dickle, near Puslinch lake, to a young man named Simon Fraser, son of Mr. John Fraser, North Dumfries. It appears that Mr. Fraser was engaged in working with a stump machine, and that the crutch over which the heavy chains and links passed from the machine to the stump had sunk on one side to the depth of over a foot. Mr. Fraser was engaged in working to remedy this when the crutch and chain suddenly tipped over and fell with their whole weight upon him, fracturing his skull and injuring him severely internally. He was immediately carried into the house, and Dr. Phillips of Galt called in by whom every possible assistance was rendered, but he lingered on until Monday, when death relieved him of his sufferings. Mr. Fraser was quite a young man and was much respected, and his melancholy death has spread a gloom over the neighbourhood where the accident occurred. Hamilton Spectator 2 Jun 1860 __________________ FRASER, SIMON A melancholy and fatal accident occurred on Wednesday on the farm of James Dickie, near Puslinch Lake, to a young man, son of John Fraser of North Dumfries. Mr. Fraser was engaged working with a stump machine and the crutch, over which the heavy chains and links passed from the machine to the stump, had sunk on one side to the depth of over a foot. Mr. Fraser was engaged in working to remedy this, when the crutch and chain suddenly tipped over and fell with their whole weight upon him, fracturing his skull and injuring him severely internally. He was immediately carried into the house and Dr. Phillips of Galt called in, by whom every possible assistance was rendered. He lingered on until Monday, when death relieved him of his sufferings. Mr. Fraser was quite a young man and was much respected and his melancholy death has spread a gloom over the neighbourhood where the accident occurred. -Hamilton Spectator, June 2, 1860. -There are a number of Frasers interred in Killean Cemetery, who may be related to Simon: Simon Fraser, a native of Inverness, Scotland, who emigrated to Canada in 1837, died at Mount Forest on Oct. 12, 1871, aged 69 years; his wife, Mary, their children, Isabella (Nov. 25, 1835-Dec. 20, 1841); Duncan (Feb. 1, 1838-Mar. 1, 1845); Alexander (Mar. 15, 1843-Mar. 1, 1845); John, who died on May 31, 1872, aged 26 years; Thomas, who died on Jan. 8, 1874, aged 24 years, married Annie Morrison. A daughter, Janet, married Angus Morrison. A son, Donald, who died Mar. 16, 1873, aged 44 years, married Janet McDonald, who died June 10, 1904 on lot 10, concession 12, North Dumfries. Donald and Janet had children Mary, who died at 4 years and Gideon, who died Oct. 19, 1871 at age 7 years and both are buried in Killean cemetery with their parents. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In Loving Memory of / John Fraser / Born 1799, died Sept 1868 / His Wife / Eliza Colder / Born 1800, Died Aug 1870 / Also Their Children / Jane / Born 1841, Died Sept 1857 / Simon / Born 1836, Died May 1860 / Malcolm / Born 1843, Died Feb 1864 [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/West] In Loving memory of/ John Fraser/ born 1799, died Sept. 1868/ his wife/ Eliza Colder/ born 1800, died Aug. 1870/ also their children/ Jane/ born 1841, died Sept. 1857/ Simon/ born 1836, died May 1860/ Malcolm/ born 1843, died Feb. 1864 [Right/South] John B. Fraser/ 1859 - 1945/ his wife/ Janet M. Renwick/ 1856 - 1950 [Back/East] In Loving memory of/ John Fraser/ born Mar. 1833 died Nov. 1900/ his wife/ Mary Brown/ born Mar. 1838, died Sept. 1908/ also their sons/ James/ born Mar. 1874, died Oct. 1882/ Walter A./ born April 1877, died April 1890/ Mary E. Fraser wife of/ Herbert/ Thomson/ Born July 1878, Died Oct. 1910/ Fraser. [Left/North] James Dryden/ 1884 - 1919/ his wife/ Isabella Fraser/ 1887 - 1914/ their dau./ Isabel/ wife of/ Peter Moore [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 3 Page 28. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish registers for Petty, 1633-1854 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Petty (Inverness) Film 990715. 1826, Jun 16, Jno Fraser and Elizabeth Calder were contracted.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1836 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 May 1860 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth