James Taylor^[1]

1802 - 1887  (85 years)

• Name	James Taylor
  Born	1802	, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1842	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	tailor
  Business	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Taylor & Green
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Tailor
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Church of Scotland
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Tailor
  Residence	1887	Cedar St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-128190
  Died	3 Aug 1887	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  	Cause: Dysentery (4 days)
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I128190	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Barin,   b. 1810, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 30 Apr 1896, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. James Taylor,   b. 1836, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Robert Guild Taylor,   b. 1838, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. 7 Aug 1865, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland  (Age 27 years)   3. Alfred Taylor,   b. 19 Apr 1846, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. 2 Mar 1935, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. Alexander Taylor,   b. 1848, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Taylor,   b. 1849, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John MacKay Taylor,   b. 17 Dec 1851, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1878, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States  (Age 26 years)   7. Alexander Baron Taylor,   b. 1856, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Jessie Taylor,   b. 7 Aug 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 18 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F31649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The first great fire in Galt took place in 1851. The buildings on Main Street were then chiefly wooden, more especially on the south side where the long and handsome Granite Block now stands. The fire broke out in the store carried on by one McKinnon, and soon all that portion of the street was in flames, The fire engines were worked with a will, but they were powerless against such a mass of flame as soon arose. Messrs Peter Cook, Alex. H. Mowat, R. McKinnon, Andrew Elliott, John McVenn, Robert Wallace all well-remembered names were among those burned out on the occasion. * *The Granite Block which replaced these buildings was abo destroyed by fire in 1862. The fire originated from a barrel of Naptha in Fleming A Robinson's grocery, and in consequuence of having a lighted lamp brought too close to it. It occurred about seven o'clock on Saturday evening, the 31st May, 1862, and the fire spread with unprecedented rapidity. The following shops were destroyed: Fleming & Robinson, groceries; John Fleming, books and stationery; William Frier, dry goods; John Orchard tailor and clothier; R. S. Strong, drugs and chemicals; William Kerr, boots and shoes. Besides these establishments, the buildings of Mr. Robert Wallace, and the stocks of Messrs. W. H. Job, Wm. Prest, Angus Polson, Taylor & Green, and George West, were injured by removal, or otherwise. The losses were very heavy Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young, 1880 Toronto: Hunter, Rose Pg. 220 ________________________ In Galt, on Wednesday morning, August 3rd, 1887, at 6 o'clock, James Taylor, father of Messrs. Alfred and Alexander Taylor, in his 85th year. Funeral, this (Friday) afternoon, at 4 o'clock, from his late residence, Cedar Street, to Mount View Cemetery. Galt Reporter Aug 5 1887 pg 1 __________________ Death of an Aged Resident We regret to announce this week the death of Mr. James Taylor, father of Messrs. Alfred and Alexander Taylor, of Galt, which occurred at his residence on Wednesday last. Mr. Taylor had been long a resident of Galt. For the past year or more, - he was n his 85th year at the time of his death, - he has been confined to his house by bodily infirmities consequent upon his age, but the immediate cause of his death was an attack of dysentery. Unfortunately, on Tuesday last, Mr. Alfred Taylor with Mrs. Taylor, left Galt for Orchard Beach, with the intention of spending a few weeks there. Telegrams announcing his father's death reached him at Cornwall, from whence he at once left for home. Galt Reporter Aug 5 1887 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of John MacKay Taylor - 20 Sep 1878, pg 3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 105. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 64. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 3 Page 58. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Sacred/ to the memory of/ James Taylor/ A native of Aberdeen Scot/ died Aug 8, 1887/ aged 85 years/ Also his wife/ Mary Barin/ who died/ May 1, 1896/ aged 85 years [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 5 Page 55. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. [SW] Sacred/ to the memory of/ James TAYLOR/ A native of Aberdeen Scot/ died Aug 8, 1887/ aged 85 years/ Also his wife/ Mary BARIN/ who died/ May 1, 1896/ aged 85 years/ [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017738 (1887). Name:James Taylor Gender:Male Age:85 Birth Date:abt 1802 Birth Place:Abnofeur, Scotland Death Date:30 Aug 1887 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Dysentery

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1802 - , Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - tailor - 1842 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Taylor & Green - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tailor - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of Scotland - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tailor - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Dysentery (4 days) - 3 Aug 1887 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth