John Orchard^[1]

1795 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John Orchard
  Born	1795	, Cornwall, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1841	Callington, , Cornwall, England   [2]
  Occupation	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	merchant tailor
  		Galt-Business-Orchard,John-001-MerchantTailor-1866-WaterlooChronicle.JPG Waterloo Chronicle 16 Jan 1868, p. 1
  Residence	1859	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-159631
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I159631	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Orchard,   b. Abt 1775,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F32030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Martin,   b. 1802, , Cornwall, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1 Jan 1824	North Petherwin, Cornwall, England
  Children	1. John Orchard,   b. 12 Dec 1824, North Petherwin, Cornwall, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Simon Orchard,   b. 1833, , Cornwall, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nathaniel Orchard,   b. 1835, , Cornwall, England ,   d. 4 May 1910, Medora and Wood Township, Muskoka District, Ontario  (Age 75 years)   4. Elizabeth Orchard,   b. 1837, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F39899	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 Pg. 220

  
  

• Sources

  [S58] Vit - ON, Oxford - Oxford County Marriage Register 1858-1869. Nathaniel Orchard Birth Date: 1835 Birthplace: England Age: 24 Spouse's Name: Elizabeth May Spouse's Birth Date: 1835 Spouse's Birthplace: England Spouse's Age: 24 Event Date: 01 Jan 1859 Event Place: Wesleyan Methodist Church, Nissouri Father's Name: John Orchard Mother's Name: Elizabeth Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas May Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary [S2383] Census - England - 1841, Callington, Cornwall, England pg 19. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 27 Jul 1859. Elizabeth Broad died 12 Jul 1859 In Galt; age 55 yrs. At the residence of her brother, John Orchard. Wife of Thomas Broad.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1795 - , Cornwall, England Married - 1 Jan 1824 - North Petherwin, Cornwall, England Residence - 1841 - Callington, , Cornwall, England Occupation - merchant tailor - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1859 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth