John Kerr^[1]

1794 - 1874  (80 years)

• Name	John Kerr
  Born	1794	, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195066520
  Occupation	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	C. Presb.
  Residence	1874	North Dumfries Concession 10 Lot 29, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-275980P
  Died	26 Apr 1874	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: Inflammation of the lungs 10 days
  Buried	Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I275980	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Dodds,   b. 1795, , Scotland ,   d. 23 Aug 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1819	Crailing, , Roxburgh, Scotland   [6]
  Children	1. William Kerr,   b. 1820, Eckford, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jessie Kerr,   b. 3 Mar 1824, Eckford, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 16 Oct 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Euphemia Kerr,   b. 18 May 1826, Eckford, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 3 Nov 1903, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   4. Thomas Kerr,   b. 17 Jul 1828, Eckford, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 23 Dec 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   5. John Kerr,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F224167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "The families of the following persons also came out together by the 'Sarah Mary Ann,' of Maryport**, England, in April 1831: George Landreth, James Bunyan, Thomas Adams, John Kerr, David Brown, Adam Kersell, Robert Cranston, James and Walter Deans, John, Thomas and William Henderson, John and William Veitch, Robert Laidlaw (father of James Laidlaw M.P.P.), Paisley Block; James Little and Robert Aitkin, Blue Lake, and James Davidson, Keg Lane, near Paris. With possibly one exception, all these families were from Roxburghshire, Scotland. Voyage - five weeks and four days. Young, The Hon. James M. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of North Dumfries . Toronto: Hunter, Rose and Company, 1880; footnotes, pgs 60-61) _________________ Died, On Sabbath afternoon, the 26th inst., at 5 o'clock, John Kerr, Aged 79 years. You are respectfully requested to attend the Funeral to-morrow, Tuesday, the 28th inst., at 2 o'clock, p.m., from his late residence, Lot 29, 10th Con. , N. Dumfries, to the place of interment, Cedar Creek Burying Ground. North Dumfries, April 27th, 1874. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 06 Sep 1859. 23 Aug 1859 At Cedar Creek, Dumfries, on the 23d ult., Elizabeth, wife of Mr. John Ker, farmer, aged 65 [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 10. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 7 Page 54. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 16. [S529] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek CC#4490 Internet Link. In/ Memory Of/ John Kerr/ Who Died/ April 26 1874/ Aged 79 Years/ Erected By His Daughters/ What He Was And What We Are/ The Day Of Judgement Shall Declare [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910. Name: John Ker Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Apr 1819 Event Place: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Crailing, Roxburgh, Scotland Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Dods Spouse's Gender: Female

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1794 - , Scotland Married - 25 Apr 1819 - Crailing, , Roxburgh, Scotland Occupation - Farmer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1874 - North Dumfries Concession 10 Lot 29, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Inflammation of the lungs 10 days - 26 Apr 1874 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth