George Colcleugh

1818 - 1897  (79 years)

• Name	George Colcleugh
  Born	14 Feb 1818	, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128456167
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Distiller
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	United Presbyterian
  Occupation	1864	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	distiller
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-154987
  Died	22 Jun 1897	Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Forest Cemetery, Southgate, Grey, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I154987	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Flora McInnes,   b. 12 May 1817, , Scotland ,   d. 25 Dec 1890, Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. James Colcleugh,   b. 12 May 1841, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1918, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. Malcolm Colcleugh,   b. 10 Jan 1843, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1929, Welland Co., Ontario  (Age 86 years)   3. Margaret Colcleugh,   b. 15 Sep 1846, Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Oct 1927, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   4. William Colcleugh,   b. 11 Apr 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1908, Glendora, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 59 years)   5. George Colcleugh,   b. 6 Apr 1857, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1935, McAffee Cemetery, Fort Erie, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F44203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Although small at its inception, the Galt Subscription and Circulating Library became an efficient and useful institution, and all honour is justly due to those public spirited citizens who originated it. Besides those already in mentioned. the following are anions those who took an active part in the management of the library during its early years...George Colcleugh 1839. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young

  
  

• Sources

  [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 4. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Feb 1818 - , Scotland Occupation - Distiller - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - distiller - 1864 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth