John McVenn

1823 - 1907  (84 years)

• Name	John McVenn
  Born	25 Jul 1823	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146461778
  Occupation	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Saddler
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	CO
  Residence	1860	Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-159241
  Died	21 Aug 1907  [2]
  Buried	Rock Lily Cemetery, Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I159241	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Janet McGregor,   b. 27 Oct 1833, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1909  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Mary Ida McVenn,   b. 16 Apr 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John McVenn,   b. 30 Mar 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F39826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The first great fire in Galt took place in 1851. The buildings on Main Street were then chiefly wooden, more especially on the south side where the long and handsome Granite Block now stands. The fire broke out in the store carried on by one McKinnon, and soon all that portion of the street was in flames, The fire engines were worked with a will, but they were powerless against such a mass of flame as soon arose. Messrs Peter Cook, Alex. H. Mowat, R. McKinnon, Andrew Elliott, John McVenn, Robert Wallace all well-remembered names were among those burned out on the occasion. * *The Granite Block which replaced these buildings was abo destroyed by fire in 1862. The fire originated from a barrel of Naptha in Fleming A Robinson's grocery, and in consequuence of having a lighted lamp brought too close to it. It occurred about seven o'clock on Saturday evening, the 31st May, 1862, and the fire spread with unprecedented rapidity. The following shops were destroyed: Fleming & Robinson, groceries; John Fleming, books and stationery; William Frier, dry goods; John Orchard tailor and clothier; R. S. Strong, drugs and chemicals; William Kerr, boots and shoes. Besides these establishments, the buildings of Mr. Robert Wallace, and the stocks of Messrs. W. H. Job, Wm. Prest, Angus Polson, Taylor & Green, and George West, were injured by removal, or otherwise. The losses were very heavy Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young, 1880 Toronto: Hunter, Rose

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.35. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146461778. [S1635] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1860 8th Census, Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: M653_230; Page: 519.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Jul 1823 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Saddler - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - CO - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1860 - Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois, United States Buried - - Rock Lily Cemetery, Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth