James Ford^[1]

1837 - 1915  (78 years)

• Name	James Ford
  Born	16 Feb 1837	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Church of England
  Land - Directory	1864	North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 19, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1869	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Ch. of England
  Residence	1883	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-130700
  Died	12 Apr 1915	Glen Morris, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: cancer of the tongue, (1 year) and hemmorage of the bowel (3 days)
  Person ID	I130700	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Ford,   b. CA 1811, , Scotland ,   d. 1846  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Mother	Margaret Hewson,   b. Abt 1811, , England ,   d. 1860  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Family ID	F16126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Sudden,   b. 1847, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Jan 1869	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. James Ford,   b. Aug 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1930, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 59 years)   2. Alice Hewison Ford,   b. 1 Jan 1874, Glen Morris, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F35860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JAMES FORD, proprietor of the only saw mill in Glenmorris, is a native of Canada, having been born 16th February, 1837, and is a son of James and Margaret Ford, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of England. They emigrated to Canada, where the father (who had followed the trade of a baker in the mother country, but became a farmer in Canada) died in 1846, and the mother in 1860. The farm which Mr. Ford Senr., possessed at the time of his death is now owned by his son, and is located on Lot 19, 7th concession. James, the subject of this sketch, was married 19th January, 1868, to Agnes Sudden, daughter of John and Margaret Sudden, and who was born 29th January, 1848. They have a family of four children-James, Margaret H., Alice H. and Antoinette. the saw mill which Mr. Ford first owned was built in 1872, and was destroyed by fire in 1877. Mr. Ford rebuilt the same the saw mill he at present owns, and it is one adapted in all respects for logging, cutting shingles, etc., and has proved , in a business point of view, an eminent success. He is also owner of the property that lies between his house and the river, as well as a blacksmith shop and two separate properties, one 140 acres and the other 290 acres- in all 430 acres-besides his town property and 100 acres in the Township of Melanchton. He has also associated the business of lime burning, and has made himself, by enterprise, one of the most prosperous men in the county. Warner and Beers History of Brant County 1883

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011839-91. James Clulow, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Duffirn, res. North Dumfries, s/o William & Hannah married Alice Ford, 18, b. Glenmorris, res. Glenmorris, d/o James & Agnes, witn Richard Bonham & Margaret Ford of Glenmorris, 14 October 1891 in Ayr. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Ford James, 29, N Dumfries, Canada, s/o James & Margaret, married 19 Jan 1869 Agnes Sudden, 21, N Dumfries, Canada, d/o John & Margaret [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 8150-1915. James Ford, aged 77y 1m 27d b. North Dumfries d. 12 Apr 1915 Glenmorris, occ. saw mill owner, s/o Jas. Ford & Margaret Hewson, cause: cancer of the tongue, (1 year) and hemmorage of the bowel (3 days) [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 6 Page 44. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Page 51. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Feb 1837 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - Directory - 1864 - North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 19, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1869 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Jan 1869 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Ch. of England - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1883 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer of the tongue, (1 year) and hemmorage of the bowel (3 days) - 12 Apr 1915 - Glen Morris, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth