Francis Scott

1812 - 1904  (92 years)

• Name	Francis Scott
  Born	1812	, Berwickshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130421657
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132788
  Died	5 Jun 1904	McKillop Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Harpurhey Presbyterian Cemetery, Harpurhey, Huron County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I132788	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Margaret Habkirk,   b. 1820, , Scotland ,   d. 8 Mar 1902, Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1 Jul 1836	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Dr. James Greenfield Scott,   b. 13 Feb 1842, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1923, Brussels, Huron County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   2. Margaret Scott,   b. 19 Sep 1852, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1926  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F32706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BLUEVALE The Seaforth Expositor of last week gives the following in connection with the death of the father of Mr. Frank Scott, of this village. We have this week again to note the demise of another of Huron's pioneers, in the person of Mr. Francis Scott, who passed away Sabbath evening, at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. John Beattie. Mr. Scott had reached the great age of over 92 years. He was born in Berwickshire, Scotland, in 1812. He came to Canada when 19 years of age, first settling in Galt and afterwards purchased a farm in Dumfries, near that town which he cleared. He came to Huron 59 years ago and settled on the farm which now adjoins Seaforth on the west side and which is occupied by his son, Robert. He was married in Dumfries in 1837 to Margaret Habkirk, eldest daughter of the late William Habkirk. Mrs. Scott died only about two years ago, so that herself and her husband had lived together, sharing each others joys and sorrows, for nearly 62 years. They had a family of 12 children, nine of whom are still living. The sons are Dr. J. G. Scott, Robert and Andrew, Seaforth; Frank, of Bluevale, and Lient. Col. George Scott, of Toledo, Ohio. The surviving daughters are Mrs. James Hogg, McKillop; Mrs. John Beattie, Seaforth; Mrs. Thynne, Paw Paw. Michigan; Mrs. (Dr.) McDonald, Petersburg, Michigan. The Wingham Times, 1904-06-16, Page 5 __________ DEATH OF MR. SCOTT We have this week again to note the demise of another of Huron's pioneers, in the person of Mr. Francis Scout, who passed away Sabbath evening, at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. John Beattie. Mr. Scott had reached the great age of over 92 years. He was born in Berwickshire, Scotland, in 1812. He came to Canada when 19 years of age, first settling in Galt and afterwards purchased a farm in Dumfries, near that town which he cleared. He came to Huron 57 years ago and settled on the farm which now adjoins Seaforth on the west side and which is occupied by his son, Robert. He was married in Dumfries in 1836 to Margaret Habkirk, eldest daughter of the late William Habkirk. Mrs. Scott died only about two years ago, so that herself and her husband had lived together, sharing each others joys and sorrows, for nearly 62 years. They had a family of 12 children, nine of whom are still living. The sons are Dr. J. G. Scott, Robert and Andrew, Seaforth; Frank of Bluevale, and Lieut. Col. George Scott, of Toledo, Ohio. The surviv- ing daughters are Mrs. James Hogg, McKillop; Mrs. John Beattie, Seaforth; Mrs. Thynne, Paw Paw, Michigan; Mrs. Dr. McDonald, Petersburg, Michigan. Mr. Scott was in many respects, a remarkable man. He was of a quiet and retiring disposition but had a special genius for mechanics. When he came up here and for many years after the country was in almost its primitive condition and Mr. Scott was a very useful man among the settlers. He did the carpenter work and the stone work for a good many of the houses. Among these he built the stone foundation for the St. Columban Church. He also built the stone residence of Mr. John Hannah, in Tuckersmith, and the stone residence of Mr. James Scott, Roxboro. In addition to his work as a builder, he made and mended the boots and shoes for many of the people, as well as cleaned and repaired the clocks. There is at the present time a clock in Mr. Bugler's jewelry store, Seaforth, which was made by Mr. Scoll over sixty years ago and which served as the reliable family time piece for many years. He was also the inventor of the logging chain hook which has been in such general use the world over for so many years, but although he had until very recently the wooden model from which the first hook of this kind was made, he never got it patented. We have heard of many other of his mechanical achievements but we have instanced enough to show the great versatility of his skill in the line of mechanics. Through his long and varied life he never knew what it was to suffer from illness for even a day. A few weeks ago he had a slight attack of la grippe, but aside from that he suffered from no special disease but gradually gave way to the great weight of years. Since the death of his wife he lived with Mr. and Mrs. John Beattie and it was there he passed away on Sunday evening as casily and as peacefully as if going to sleep. His death ends the career of a good and useful man. June 10, 1904 Pg 8 The Huron Expositor

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130421657. [S507] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - First United Presbyterian. Frances Scott, married Margaret Hopkirk. 1 July 1836, Dumfries. Witnesses David Brown And Adam Scott.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1812 - , Berwickshire, Scotland Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jul 1836 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Jun 1904 - McKillop Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Harpurhey Presbyterian Cemetery, Harpurhey, Huron County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth