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Arthur Barber

Male Cal 1818 - 1896  (~ 78 years)


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  • Name Arthur Barber 
    Born CALC 15 Apr 1818  Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Yeoman 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Anglican 
    Directory 1864  Wilmot Township - Block A Concession 3 Lot 27, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
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    Name Arthur Barbour 
    Occupation 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Anglican Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-123809 
    Died 12 May 1896  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I123809  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Robert Barbour,   b. CA 1790,   d. probably Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Shaw,   b. 1795, , Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1846  (Age 51 years) 
    Family ID F42236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances "Fanny" Graham,   b. CALC 28 Feb 1831, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 1850 
    Children 
     1. Robert Barber, I,   b. CALC 27 Feb 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1854  (Age ~ 4 years)
     2. John Barber,   b. 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. James Barber,   b. 20 Jun 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth Florence Barber,   b. 16 Jun 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1923, Lake Saskatoon, , Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Robert Barber, II,   b. CALC 20 Mar 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1857  (Age ~ 0 years)
     6. Dr. Robert Barber, III,   b. 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Arthur Barber,   b. 3 Dec 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1934, Erburne, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     8. David G. Barber,   b. CALC 3 Nov 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1886  (Age ~ 23 years)
     9. Henry Barber,   b. 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. William Henry Barber,   b. CALC 20 Nov 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1882  (Age ~ 17 years)
     11. Charles Barber,   b. 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Albert C. Barber,   b. CALC 8 Feb 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1889  (Age ~ 22 years)
     13. Maurice Herbert Barber,   b. 9 Mar 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. Arthur Alexander Barber,   b. 13 Dec 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1934, Marpole, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F30746  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Death of a Wilmot Pioneer.

      Last Friday afternoon [May 15th.] the remains of our departed friend and neighbor, Mr. Arthur Barber, were laid to rest beside his late wife who died two years ago,in St.James' Churchyard. A large number of friends and neighbors turned out to pay their last respects to one who had lived so long in our midst. The pall bearers were Messrs. Menno and George Bean, R. C. Tye, R. N. Kerr, Robert Gilmore and Wm.G. Smith. The rector Rev. James Ward, preached a very impressive sermon from the 5th verse, 31st Psalm, "Into thine Hand I commit my spirit, thou hast redeemed me O Lord, God of truth." Are late neighbor came from Ireland in 1837 and settled near Toronto, where he remained five years. That was at the time of the rebellion, and Mr. B. enlisted in a cavalry troop for the defence of Ontario. In 1842 be walked from Toronto to Wilmot (nearly all people walked at that time) in search of land. In the township of Waterloo, near Strasburg, he engaged a bed for the night at old Tom Sherrington's who kept a small tavern. The landlord came to his room and asked him if he I would take a bed-fellow. Mr. B. objected as he had paid for his bed. The landlord told him that he was a farmer like himself, so he shared his bed with him. His bed-fellow turned out to be Mr. Crowell, who had moved to Wilmot two years before, and as they journeyed a long together, Mr. Barber told his companion that he was looking for land, so Mr. Crowell told him there were 200 acres to sell next to his. Mr. C. had taken up the two hundred acres on which James Barber and Edwin Gilmore now reside. Mr. Barber took up the 200 acres and his brother, Robert, resided on the north half until he sold it to Mr. Levi Master a few years ago, and Mr. A. Barber lived on his lot fifty-four years up to the time of his death and his son, Bert, is on the farm, now. About fifty years ago Mr. B. married Miss Fanny Graham and raised a large family of boys and one daughter, who is the wife of George M. Smith who resides on the farm adjoining her father's. Jobn, the eldest, resides near Palmerston, James, Arthur and Bert have good farms, and Robert, who is a doctor, resides in Chicago, and four ons died some years ago. During the past winter our departed friend was tenderly nursed by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bert Barber, who watched over him with more than a daughter's love and care. Your correspondent had the pleasure of seeing him a few times during his illness and he was always happy and contented, looking forward to meet his loved partner in life, who had passed away two years before him. We extend our sympathies to the children of our late neighbor, who was a kind and affectionate husband and father, Soon the old settlers who worked hard to clear the land and worked to make fair Ontario what it is, will have passed away. They had many difficulties to overcome, but with patience and perseverance they overcame them all.

      Hamburg Independent.

      Waterloo Chronicle, 4 Jun 1896, p. 3

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      HAYSVILLE

      OBITUARY. - Mr. Arthur Barber, an old and respected resident of this township, died on Tuesday, May 12th. The remains were interred in St. James cemetery, Huron road, on the following Friday

      Dr. Barber of Chicago attended his father's funeral last Friday....

      Waterloo Chronicle 21 May 1896, p. 4

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      Barber, Arthur - Came from Sligo, Ireland, in 1835 with his mother and sister (later Mrs. John Little, mother of Wm. Little of Haysville). After a short stay in Toronto, they made their way to Wilmot and settled on the farm now owned by Jeremiah Good. He married Miss Fanny Graham in 1850. Their eleven children, including two who died in infancy, are John, retired, of Fordwich, James, retired, of Galt, Elizabeth, Mrs. Geo. Mallett Smith, of Peace River, Robert in Southern States, Arthur Alexander, of Barrie, David, Henry and Albert , deceased, and Herbert, of Niagara Falls.

      Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

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      Died: At his residence in Wilmot, on Tuesday, May 12th, 1896, Arthur Barber, Aged 78 Years and 27 Days. The Funeral will leave his late residence on Friday, the 15th inst., at 2 o'clock P.M., for St. James' Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 14.

    2. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 33.

    3. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 13.

    4. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 64.

    5. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 21 may 1896.
      12 May 1896 Arthur Barber died in Wilmot at age of 78 years & 27 days

    6. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 3 Page 16.

    7. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Yeoman - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 May 1896 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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