William Frier

1831 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William Frier
  Born	1831	, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		1861 Tremaine's Map
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Free Church
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-253958
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I253958	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Emma,   b. 1834, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F228830	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

  [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 2 Page 31.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1831 - , Scotland Business - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth