John Cain

1800 - 1834  (~ 34 years)

• Name	John Cain
  Born	CA 1800
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec
  	civil engineer
  Occupation	CA 1834	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	civil engineer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-199477
  Died	CA 1834	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I199477	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Among the other improvements which went on at this time, should be mentioned the construction of Galt Dam and Canal, which were begun shortly before the Macadamized road. This enterprise was due to the Hon. Robert Dickson, who manifested a becoming public spirit. The superintendent of the work was Mr. John Cain, civil engineer, who was brought from Montreal for the purpose. He subsequently died in Galt, after which his family returned to their former home. It was intended to utilize the water-power of the dam immediately, by the erection of grist and saw-mills. The Hon. Robert Dickson did, indeed, commence the mills the same season. But the work stopped with the foundations, and was not proceeded with for several years afterwards. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young, 1880 Toronto: Hunter, Rose

  
  

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  Occupation - civil engineer - - Montreal, Ile de Montreal, Quebec Occupation - civil engineer - CA 1834 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - CA 1834 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth