Hugh Wallace

1800 - 1884  (83 years)

• Name	Hugh Wallace
  Born	5 Jul 1800	, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Tombstone Reads 29 Feb 1884
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187822442
  Occupation	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	blacksmith
  	Mr. Wallace never gave up the trade he had learned at home, and soon got up a little shop wherein, when business called or when outdoor pursuit could not be followed, the busy clang of the hammer, wielded by an arm now powerless, could be heard
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Presb.
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-139918
  Died	2 Mar 1884	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: Paralysis of Brain (2 weeks)
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I139918	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Hogg Wallace,   b. CA 1769,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Helen Douglas,   b. 4 Jun 1770, Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 10 May 1840  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F58149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jean Frame,   b. , Scotland ,   d. 1832, , New York State, USA
  Married	7 Dec 1826	Dunlop, , Ayr, Scotland   [7]
  Children	1. Jane Wallace,   b. CALC 18 Nov 1828, , Scotland ,   d. 3 Mar 1840, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 11 years)   2. Helen Wallace,   b. CALC 6 Jun 1830, , Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 23 Aug 1910, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F10716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Isabella Gillespie,   b. 4 Jun 1808, Coylton, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 9 Oct 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	, New York State, USA
  Children	1. John Gillespie Wallace,   b. 15 Dec 1834, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1912, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. William Wallace,   b. 1835, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   3. James Wallace,   b. 10 Feb 1837, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 1904, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   4. Isabella Wallace,   b. 1839, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1896, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   5. Jean Wallace,   b. 10 Jul 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   6. Mary Wallace,   b. 22 Nov 1844, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1925, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 80 years)   7. Elizabeth Wallace,   b. 9 Jul 1847, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   8. Sarah Wallace,   b. CALC 21 Jan 1850, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1853, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 3 years)   9. Bella Wallace,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F34988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of Hugh Wallace, Esq. To the long roll of departed heroes of this section we add today the name of Hugh Wallace, of Elloralie, North Dumfries, who entered on his well-earned rest on Friday evening last, aged 84 years. When words are written at the close of a life like this they can but feebly express the scenes and vicissitudes through which it passed. The deceased was a native of Ayrshire, Scotland, and from almost childhood was thrown upon his own resources, being at a very early age apprenticed to the blacksmithing trade. Mastering the details of that business, and at the same time acquiring a very fair education by personal effort - for the making of a living left little time for any schooling - as a young man Mr. Wallace found himself a journeyman blacksmith, working at his trade until he married. The desire to improve his fortunes made him eagerly cast his eyes toward the available lands which afforded scope for the emigrant. In 1832 the die was cast, and in that year he landed on American shores, only there to be greeted with the terrible misfortune of losing his young wife by cholera, which was then raging. For two years thereafter he resided with his child, who is now Mrs. Andrew Landreth, in New York State; but the Township of North Dumfries was in the market, and with its adjacent Townships of Waterloo and Wilmot was attracting a good deal of attention. Turning westward, Mr. Wallace decided upon first visiting this section, and in these days of railways it is difficult of credence that at that time he made the whole distance by driving. On arriving here, he soon selected the land out of which he hewed the valuable homestead where for so many years of his later life he enjoyed more than the usual comforts of a green old age. While clearing and bringing under cultivation the land he had purchased, Mr. Wallace never gave up the trade he had learned at home, and soon got up a little shop wherein, when business called or when outdoor pursuit could not be followed, the busy clang of the hammer, wielded by an arm now powerless, could be heard. During this interval he married the lady who still survives him, a sister of the late Mr. Robert Gillespie, by whom he had seven children, viz.: - Mr. John Wallace, of Waterloo; Mr. James Wallace, of North Dumfries, living near the homestead; Mr. William Wallace, residing on the homestead; Mrs. Wiffler and Miss Wallace, residing with him at the time of his death; and Mrs. John Meikle and Mrs. Peter Hay, of Galt, all of whom worthily reflect in their lives the example set them in integrity, industry and Christian rectitude. To think of "Dickie Settlement" and this old familiar face gone, is sad to many in this section. So closely identified with its history, every foot of progress bearing testimony to his industry, frugality and intelligence; the kindest of neighbors and most forgiving of opponents; strict in the higher duties and observances of the Presbyterian body to which he belonged and cordial in its support and progress, a life like this at its close conveys its own lesson of good while it leaves behind a blank. Galt Reporter Mar 7 1884 pg 1 ________ Died, At Ellerslie, North Dumfries, on Friday evening, 29th February, at half-past nine, Hugh Wallace In the 84th year of his age. Funeral Will take place from his late residence, on Tuesday, March 4th, at 1:30 o'clock p.m., to the Galt Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. N.Dumfries, March 1st, 1884. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 20. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 18. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 34. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 10 Page 76. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. [SW] In memory of/ Hugh WALLACE/ who died Feb. 29, 1884/ aged 84 years/ also his wife/ Isabella/ who died Oct. 9, 1885/ aged 76 years [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 018634 (1884). Name:Hugh Wallace Gender:Male Age:84 Religion:Presbyterian Birth Date:abt 1800 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:2 Mar 1884 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Paralysis of Brian [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. Name:Jean Frame Gender:Female Marriage Date:7 Dec 1826 Marriage Place:Dunlop,Ayr,Scotland Spouse:Hugh Wallace FHL Film Number:1041341

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jul 1800 - , Ayrshire, Scotland Occupation - blacksmith - - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Dec 1826 - Dunlop, , Ayr, Scotland Residence - Free Church - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Paralysis of Brain (2 weeks) - 2 Mar 1884 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - - , New York State, USA  = Link to Google Earth