Rev. Robert Acheson^[1]

1823 - 1894  (71 years)

• Name	Robert Acheson
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1823	Killycairn, Armagh, Ireland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Minister
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Minister
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	United Presbyterian
  Church Membership	1864	United Presbyterian Church, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	minister
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188743615
  Occupation	1864	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	minister of United Presbyterian Church
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Minister
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	U. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	Stamford, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	minister
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27620
  Died	26 Mar 1894	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Cause: accident (2 weeks)
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I27620	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Acheson,   b. CA 1780, , Ireland ,   d. 1849, , Ireland  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Family ID	F34417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selina Strain,   b. 9 Sep 1835, , Ireland ,   d. 16 Feb 1913, Armstrong, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Dr. George Acheson, Brigadier General,   b. 23 Aug 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Nov 1929, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. Belinda Anne Acheson,   b. 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1927  (Age 66 years)   3. Selina Crawford Acheson,   b. 30 Sep 1864, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F7192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Strang's successor as Minister of the United Presbyterian Church in Galt, was the Rev. Robert Acheson, of Galena, Illinois. He was inducted on the 17th June, 1858, and continued pastor of the Church until the year 1873-a period of 15 years. On his leaving his charge in Galt, Mr. Acheson was presented with a purse containing $500 and a most flattering address. His family also received presents. He is now pastor of the United Presbyterian Church at Stamford, near Niagara Falls. 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 85

  
  

• Sources

  [S507] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - First United Presbyterian, christening of daughter Belinda. [S187] Census - ON, Welland - 1881, Stamford, Welland, Ontario Film 1375889 District 142 Sub-district J Division 1 Page 17 Number 80. Robert ATCHESON M Male Irish 57 Ireland Minister United Presbyterian Selina ATCHESON M Female Irish 44 Ireland United Presbyterian George ATCHESON Male Irish 21 Ontario Teacher United Presbyterian Balinda ATCHESON Female Irish 19 Ontario Going To School United Presbyterian Selina ATCHESON Female Irish 16 Ontario Going To School United Presbyterian [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Robert Acheson d. 26 Mar 1894 Galt, aged 71 b. Ireland, occ. retired minister. cause: accident (2 weeks) [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Acheson/ in loving memory of/ Rev. Robert Acheson/ born Jan.26th 1823/ in Killycairn Co. Armagh/ Ireland died March 26th 1894/ Paster for 16 years/ of the U.P. Church Galt/ and/ Selina Strain/ his beloved wife/ born in Ireland/ Sept.9th 1835/ died at Armstrong B.C./ Feb.16th 1913 [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 3. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 2 Page 16. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Sect. 2 Page 1. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864, pg 128 & 130. Minister of United Prebyterian Church [S187] Census - ON, Welland - 1881, Stamford, Welland, Ontario Film 1375889 District 142 Sub-district J Division 1 Page 17 Number 80.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Minister - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Minister - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister of United Presbyterian Church - 1864 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Minister - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister - 1881 - Stamford, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: accident (2 weeks) - 26 Mar 1894 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth