George W. Muirhead^[1]

1840 - 1878  (37 years)

• Name	George W. Muirhead
  Born	23 Sep 1840	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Watch Maker
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-253556
  Died	1 Aug 1878	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [1, 3]
  Buried	Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I253556	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Muirhead,   b. Abt 1811,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Mother	Jane Van Every,   b. 1808, , Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F228747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Muirhead,   b. Abt 1811,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Family ID	F267424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Colona Rogers,   b. CA 1840,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Dec 1864  [1]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F267425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Marries Colona Rogers Dec 19 1866 in Lacon, Illinois, USA. ________________________ In Chicago, on the 1st of August, Mr. Geo. Muirhead, Jeweller, formerly of Galt, second son of the late John Muirhead. Galt Reporter - Aug 9 1878, pg 3 ________________________ George, W. Muirhead died at his residence in the city of Chicago, Ill., at 7 o'clock; a.m., August 1st, of congestion of the brain. It is thought by his friends that the disease was occasioned by a partial sun stroke, which the deceased received about a week prior to his death. He remained unconscious, with the exception, of a few minutes, during the whole of his sickness, which continued but two days. The deceased was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Lacon, of the rank of Past Grand. From the time he was taken sick every care and attention was bestowed upon him by the fraternity at Chicago, by whom his remains were sent to Lacon, and buried by Lacon Lodge, with all the honors of the order. Mr. Muirhead was born at Guelph, Ontario, Sept. 23rd; 1840. He came to Lacon in 1864, and has lived here with the exception of a few months, from that time up to June 20th, 1877, when he moved with his family to Chicago. On the 19th of December, 1864, Mr. Muirhead was married to Miss Colona Rogers, daughter of the late Dr. R.B. Rogers, of Lacon. The deceased was a man of gentlemanly deportment and equable disposition, and by his death his wife loses a kind and affectionate husband, his children a loving and indulgent father, the order to which he belonged worthy member, and the community in which he lived a valuable citizen. Lacon Home Journal. Galt Reporter - Oct 4 1878, pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of George W. Muirhead - 4 Oct 1878, pg 3. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 2 Page 24. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of George Muirhead - 9 Aug 1878, pg 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Sep 1840 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Watch Maker - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Aug 1878 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Buried - - Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth