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William Adams Dickie

Male 1849 - 1933  (84 years)


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  • Name William Adams Dickie 
    Born 26 Aug 1849  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-142359 
    Died 28 Aug 1933  Prince Albert, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Melfort, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I142359  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John Dickie,   b. 16 Apr 1817, Mauchline, , Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Adams,   b. CALC 12 Aug 1819, , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1874, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married 8 Jan 1847  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F43165  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Henderson Archibald,   b. 24 Mar 1854, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1923, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 8 May 1878  , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Gordon Dickie,   b. 27 Jan 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F43145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DICKIE, WILLIAM A.

      Former Resident of Puslinch passes at age of 84 years.


      Word has been received of the death in Prince Albert, SK, of a native of this district, on March 10, 1923 [1933]. He was a pioneer of the Carrot River district in SK. The eldest son of the late John Dickie and Elizabeth Adams, he was born here 84 years ago. In May 1877, he married Elizabeth Henderson Archibald, daughter of the late John Archibald of Lucknow and lived on the old Dickie homestead in Puslinch until 1911, when he sold the farm and went with his family to Melfort, SK. He farmed until 1914, when he retired. His wife predeceased him in 1923. He was a Presbyterian, then became a United Church elder. Survived by Mrs. Fred Evans of Beatty, SK; Mrs. George Evans of Davis, SK ; Mrs. C. Martin White of LA; Dr. J. G. Dickie of Harlington, Texas; J. R. Dickie of Melfort, SK; Mrs. R. D. Gibson of Melfort and Bessie of Guelph. Interment was at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Melfort.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186834432/william-a-dickie.

    2. [S1086] News - ON, Wellington, Guelph - Guelph Advertiser, 22 Jan 1847.
      On Friday, the 8th instant, by the Rev. John Bayne, Mr. John Dickie of Puslinch to Miss Elizabeth Adams of Dumfries

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Aug 1849 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 May 1878 - , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Aug 1933 - Prince Albert, , Saskatchewan, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Melfort, , Saskatchewan, Canada Link to Google Earth
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