Andrew Mercer

1783 - 1867  (84 years)

• Name	Andrew Mercer
  Born	1783	, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187839030
  Immigration	1833	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-155584
  Died	4 Oct 1867	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I155584	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elisabeth Brown,   b. CALC 21 Dec 1789, , Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Mar 1870  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Children	1. Charlotte Lowd Mercer,   b. CALC 22 Dec 1811, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 13 Mar 1889, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F38954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On Christmas and New Year's, and sometimes both, Galt seldom failed to have its shooting matches for turkeys and geese. The sportsmen sometimes shot through between the stumps in rear of the little tavern on Water Street, but more frequently west of the Queen's Arms, the birds or the target being placed at the foot of Dickson's hill. It was not uncommon, then, to shoot at the turkeys and geese themselves. On some occasions the birds were entirely exposed to the marksman, sit a long range; at other times their bodies were placed behind a stump or log, or in such a way that only their necks and heads were exposed above the snow, and it required a skilful marksman with the rifle to hit them. These matches excited the liveliest interest* * Among the best rifle shots at these matches were, John Garrison , Andrew Mercer, Absalom Shade, Thomas G. Chapman, James Fargus, Adam Hood, and James Kay. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young, 1880 Toronto: Hunter, Rose Pg

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 22. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Andrew Mercer/ a native of Roxburgh-shire, Scot./ emigrated to Canada in 1833/ died in Galt Oct. 4th 1867,/ aged 83 years/ his wife/ Elizabeth Brown/ a native of the same vicinity/ died Mar. 28th 1870/ aged 80 yrs 3 mos 7 dys/ Thomas Shellard/ died Aug. 26, 1918/ in his 82nd year/ Jane Hill, his wife/ 1844-1924 [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Morris Shellard/ a native of Wilts-shire, Eng./ Emigrated to Canada in 1832, died May 29th 1889, aged 79 yrs. 7 mos. 13 dys/ his wife/ Charlotte L Mercer/ a native of Roxburgh-shire Scot./ emigrated to Canada in 1833, died Mar 13th 1889,/ aged 77 yrs. 2 mos. 20 dys/ their son Henry/ died Feb. 6th 1860/ aged 14 yrs. 5 weeks/

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1783 - , Roxburghshire, Scotland Immigration - 1833 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Oct 1867 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth