Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Thomas Easton[1]

Male Cal 1830 - 1909  (~ 79 years)


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  • Name Thomas Easton 
    Born CALC 30 Aug 1830  , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183629203 
    Residence 1909  Manley St., Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-195367 
    Died 4 Dec 1909  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: Cause: Kidney Disease (several years) - Coma (2 days) 
    Buried 6 Dec 1909  Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I195367  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Alexander Easton,   b. 1784, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1867, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Jeannie Kyle,   b. 1793, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1874, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F39556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Richmond,   b. CALC 25 Jan 1839, , Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1920, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 31 Mar 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. Alexander Easton,   b. CALC 14 Mar 1864, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1934, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
     2. William Easton,   b. 1865, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1939, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. George Easton,   b. 1867, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1946, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Arthur James Easton,   b. 23 Jan 1870, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1947, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. Annie Dickie Easton,   b. Apr 1874, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1929, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years)
     6. Thomas Easton,   b. 29 Jul 1875, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1959  (Age 83 years)
     7. John Richmond Easton,   b. 29 Jul 1875, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F186843  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died in Ayr, on Saturday, Dec. 4th 1909 at 12.30 o'clock a. m. Thomas Easton, in his 80th year. The funeral will take place from his late residence, Manley St. on Monday, Dec. 6, 09, at 2 pm. m. to Ayr Cemetery

      Funeral Card

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      Death of Thomas Easton

      Thomas Easton, the subject of this brief sketch, passed away early Saturday morning, after an illness which confined him to his home for same months past. He was in his 80th year and had been a resident of the neighboring township of South Dumfries for the greater part of his life. Born in Scotland, where he received part of his education, he came to Canada about the year 1840, just after the Mackenzie rebellion, and settled in the township of South Dumfries, where he finished his schooling and grew to manhood, and where he spent a long and useful life, moving to Ayr some two years ago. Of the changes witnessed by Mr. Easton during this long period it is not necessary to write at length. Suffice it to say that from a sparcely settled primeval forest to a prosperous agricultural community was a long stride, necessitating great patience and much arduous labor. In this wonderful transition the deceased was an active unit and a personal force in every battle for the betterment of the community and the country at large. A man of good sound judgment and strong convictions, he was not easily swayed from the even tenor of a well-defined course, wielding a ready pen in his advocacy of temperance and moral reform, or the denounciation of vice in any form. In politics he was a Reformer, and in religion a Presbyterian, being a consistent, member of Knox church. Early in life he was united in marriage with Mary Richmond, who survives, together with a grown up family, the members of which are-Alexander in Brantford; William on the 10th con. of Blenheim; George near Washington; Arthur in South Dumfries; Annie (Mrs. J. S. Clark) in Ayr; Thomas in North Dumfries, and John on the homestead, South Dumfries. The funeral on Monday to Ayr cemetery was very largely attended, the services being conducted by his pastor, Rev. John Thomson, assisted by Rev. D. I. Ellison. The pallbearers were the deceased's six sons.

      The Ayr News Dec 9 1909 pg 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mary Richmond - Easton.

    2. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      [Front/East] Easton/ at Rest/ Thomas Easton/ died Dec. 4th 1909/ In his 80th year/ Native of Roxburghshire,/ Scotland/ his wife/ Mary Richmond/ died March 18th 1920/ In Her 82nd year
      [Right/North] Alexander/ Easton/ died Sept. 13, 1934/ In his 71st year/ William Easton/ died Oct. 3, 1939/ In his 74th year
      [Back/West] At Rest/ Annie Easton/ Clarke/ died October 29th 1929/ In Her 57th year

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Thomas Easton Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1830 Birth Place: Scotland Age at Death: 79 Death Date: 4 Dec 1909 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Thomas Easton Age: 29 Birth Date: abt 1834 Birth Place: Scotland Marriage Date: 31 Mar 1863 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Alexander Mother: Jane Kyle Spouse: Mary Richardson Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1839 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Residence: South Dumfries Township Spouse Father: William Spouse Mother: Jane Dickie Residence: South Dumfries Township

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 30 Aug 1830 - , Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Mar 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1909 - Manley St., Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Kidney Disease (several years) - Coma (2 days) - 4 Dec 1909 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 6 Dec 1909 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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