Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Jean Adams[1, 2, 3]

Female 1824 - 1851  (27 years)


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  • Name Jean Adams 
    Born 1824  , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Jean Gillespie 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-27911 
    Died 28 Apr 1851  West Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Buried 30 Apr 1851  Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I27911  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Thomas Adams,   b. Abt 1775, of, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret Catherine Mein,   b. 1778, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1869  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 25 May 1805  Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F224161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Gillespie,   b. 7 Feb 1806, Coylton, , Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1872, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Gillespie,   b. 14 Dec 1843, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1932, RR5, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Margaret M. "Maggie" Gillespie,   b. 1844, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Isabella Gillespie,   b. 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1884, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     4. Mary Gillespie,   b. 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Jane "Jennie" Gillespie,   b. 20 Apr 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1893, Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F7263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012767-73.
      James Ronald, 32, occ. Yeoman, b. South Dumfries, res. South Dumfries, son of Hugh Ronald and Jane McKay married Maggie M. Gillespie, 28, b. North Dumfries, res. South Dumfries, daughter of John Gillespie and Jane Adams, witnessed by: David Ronald of South Dumfries and Bella Gillespie of North Dumfries, 31 December 1873 in North Dumfries

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010872-77.
      Harry Clement Dean, 26, occ. Farmer, b. England, res. Galt Ont., S/O John Dean & Mary Smith, Married Jeanie Gillespie, 26, b. North Dumfries, res. Same, D/O John Gillespie & Jane Adams, Witn: William Wallace Of N. Dumfries & George Moor Of Waterloo, 11 June 1877 At N. Dumfries

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010726-79.
      John Gillespie, 34, occ. Farmer, b. North Dumfries, res. North Dumfries, s/o John Gillespie & Jane Adams married Jeanie Taylor, 21, b. North Dumfries, res. North Dumfries, d/o Andrew Taylor & Margaret Scott, witn Malcolm McPherson & Andrew Lake both of North Dumfries, 16 April 1879 in North Dumfries.

    4. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 59.

    5. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 28.

    6. [S184] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County from 1851 to 1980, funeral card of Jean Adams.
      Died,/ Yesterday, the 28th instant,/ Jean Adams,/ Wife of John Gillespie, Farmer,/ West Dumfries./ Funeral/ to-morrow, at 1 o'clock, P.M./ Dumfries, April 29th/ 1851

    7. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 59.
      died in childbirth

    8. [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
      Name:Margaret Mein
      Gender:Female
      Marriage Date:25 May 1805
      Marriage Place:Melrose,Roxburgh,Scotland
      Spouse:Thomas Adams
      FHL Film Number:0844776 IT 1, 102299

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1824 - , Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 30 Apr 1851 - Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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