John Gillespie^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1806 - 1872  (66 years)

• Name	John Gillespie
  Born	7 Feb 1806	Coylton, , Ayr, Scotland   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240321954
  Occupation	1851	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 10]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 10, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27912
  Died	25 Nov 1872	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I27912	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Adam Gillespie,   b. 12 Jan 1774, St Quivox and Newton-on-Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Isabell Colvil,   b. 11 Jan 1778, Ochiltree, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F38585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jean Adams,   b. 1824, , Scotland ,   d. 28 Apr 1851, West Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)
  Children	1. John Gillespie,   b. 14 Dec 1843, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1932, RR5, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age 88 years)   2. Margaret M. "Maggie" Gillespie,   b. 1844, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Isabella Gillespie,   b. 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1884, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)   4. Mary Gillespie,   b. 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jane "Jennie" Gillespie,   b. 20 Apr 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1893, Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan, United States  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F7263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Helen Wallace,   b. 1812, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jul 1841  (Age 29 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F39340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died, In Galt, on Monday night, the 25th inst., John Gillespie, Sr., Aged 66 Years and 9 Months. Funeral Will take place on Thursday next, at 12 o'clock, from his late residence, Rosebank Farm, to the Public Cemetery. Galt, Nov. 26th, 1872. City of Cambridge Archives Funeral Card Collection

  
  

• Sources

  [S530] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Pioneer Pergola (formerly St. Andrews Presbyterian) CC#4488 Internet Link. In memory of/ Helen Wallace late/ Spouse to John Gillespie/ who died on the 20th July 1841/ aged 28 years/ Also of Jane Adams/ his wife/ who died on the 28th April/ 1851/ aged 28 years [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 [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 [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. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 59. [S1024] Funeral Card - City of Cambridge Archives Funeral Card Collection, funeral card of John Gillespie Sn. - 26 Nov 1872. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 10 Page 77. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 28. [S2190] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1864-1950. Name:John Gillespie Gender:Male Birth Date:7 Feb 1806 Baptism Date:8 Feb 1806 Baptism Place:, Coylton, Ayr, Scotland Father:Adam Gillespie Mother:Isabell Colvill FHL Film Number:1041336 Reference ID:2:16CL96T [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Feb 1806 - Coylton, , Ayr, Scotland Occupation - farmer - 1851 - 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 - 1871 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 10, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Nov 1872 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth