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Andrew Landreth

Male 1819 - 1893  (73 years)


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  • Name Andrew Landreth 
    Born 10 Sep 1819  , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Christened 14 Oct 1819  Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179591802 
    Occupation 1852  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Residence 1852  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Free Church 
    Occupation 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Free Church 
    Occupation 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    C. Presb. 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Presbyterian Canada 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-139941 
    Died 9 Jan 1893  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Cause: Cystitis 
    Buried 11 Jan 1893  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I139941  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father George Landreth,   b. 1797, , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1855  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Margaret Bunyie,   b. 1797, , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1869, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1818  Gattanside, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F19638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Wallace,   b. CALC 6 Jun 1830, , Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1910, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 1850 
    Children 
     1. Jean "Jennie" Landreth,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     2. Margaret "Maggie" Landreth,   b. CALC 13 Jan 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     3. George Landreth,   b. 24 Feb 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1917  (Age 56 years)
     4. John Hugh "J. H." Landreth,   b. 25 Oct 1866, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1923  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F34993  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died, In Galt, this (Monday) morning, at half past four o'clock, Andrew Landreth, In his 71st Year. Funeral, On Wednesday afternoon, 11th inst., at 2 o'clock, from his late residence, Wentworth Avenue, to Mount View Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Galt, Jan. 9th, 1893.

      Funeral Card

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      Mr. Andrew Landreth

      So favorably known in and around Galt and who has been sick for a long time, passed away on Monday morning, at half-past four. He was born in Roxboroughshire, Scotland in 1822 and consequently was in his 71st year. He came to Canada in 1831, after having lived two years near Savannah, in the State of New York. In 1850 he was married to Helen Wallace a native of Ayrshire, Scotland. The family settled near Galt on the farm now occupied by Mr. Moscrip, afterwards removing to a farm near Paris; then to the old homestead in North Dumfries, which he occupied until 1887, when he moved to Galt The deceased leaves a wife and four children, Jean and Maggie at home, George on the homestead and John, in Beverely. The funeral took place on Wednesday, to Mount View Cemetery and was attended by a large number of friends and relatives. A large number being from the neighborhood, of his old home in North Dumfries.

      The Weekly Reformer Jan 13 1893 pg 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 21.

    2. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 19.

    3. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 32.

    4. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 10 Page 78.

    5. [S1609] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, film: 1066756.
      Andrew Landreth, bapt 14 Oct 1819 Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, b. 10 Sep 1819 s/o George Landreth and Margaret Bunyie

    6. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 127.

    7. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      In memory of/ Andrew Landreth/ 1822-1893/ his wife/ Helen Wallace/ 1830-1910/ daughters/ Jean/ 1852-1901/ Margaret/ 1856-1932/ LANDRETH/

    8. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017710 (1893).
      Name:Andrew Landreth Gender:Male Age:70 Birth Date:abt 1823 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:9 Jan 1893 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Creptiles

    9. [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Film: 1067949 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Melrose (Roxburghshire).
      George Landreth married Margaret Bunyie 19 Apr 1818 Melrose, Roxburg, Scotland

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Sep 1819 - , Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 14 Oct 1819 - Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Free Church - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Presbyterian Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cystitis - 9 Jan 1893 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Jan 1893 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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