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Samuel Burnett[1]

Male 1817 - 1897  (80 years)


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  • Name Samuel Burnett 
    Born 1817  , Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1840  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Occupation 1852  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    B. T. 
    Occupation 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-29028 
    Died 1 Jun 1897  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    Buried Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    Person ID I29028  Generations
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2026 

    Father Francis Burnett,   b. 1754, Of, Old Flinder, Kennethmont, , Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elspeth Wilkie,   b. Abt 1776, Of, Kennethmont, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F19469  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Gerrie,   b. 14 Feb 1820, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1909, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 4 Nov 1840  Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. William A. Burnett,   b. 10 Sep 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1928, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. John S. Burnett,   b. 11 May 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1920, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Mary Ann Burnett,   b. 6 Sep 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1913, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. Isabella Burnett,   b. 2 Jan 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age 82 years)
     5. Elizabeth Burnett,   b. CALC 19 Nov 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 3 years)
     6. James Burnett,   b. 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1931  (Age 84 years)
     7. Adam Burnett,   b. 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Samuel Burnett,   b. 11 Apr 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1941, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     9. Margaret Burnett,   b. CALC 12 Apr 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1862  (Age ~ 7 years)
     10. Elizabeth Burnett,   b. 25 Sep 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1943, Moose Jaw, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     11. Robert A. Burnett,   b. CALC 5 Sep 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 20 years)
     12. Robert Burnett,   b. 6 Oct 1868, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F7649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DEATH OF MR. SAMUEL -The prolonged illness of Mr Samuel Burnett, to which we had occasion to allude for several weeks past, ended in death on Tuesday the 1st inst. Deceased was one of the oldest pioneers in this section, having reached within a few days the age of 80 years. He was a native of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and came to this neighborhood when but 18 years of age. After working two or three years on the farm now occupied by Mr John Wilkinson he took up the farm about 3 miles east of here, on which he spent the remainder of his life - some sixty years. Mr Burnett was consistent member of the Presbyterian church, and in politics staunch Liberal. Out of a family of eleven children, eight survive him, as well as his aged widow and two sisters. His remains were followed to their last resting place in the Presbyterian cemetery here, on Thursday last, by a very large concourse of friends and relatives.

      Berlin News-Record, Berlin, Ontario, 10 Jun 1897 pg 2

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11708-85.
      Samuel Burnett, 29, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Same, son of Samuel Burnett and Margaret Gerrie, Married Annie Wollis, 23, b. Woolwich, res. Same, daughter of Edmund Wollis and Jane MacKie, Wittness(es) - George Mitchell and Elizabeth Wollis, both of Woolwich, 16 Sept 1885 at Woolwich

    2. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 4.
      Samuel BURNETT Farmer born Scotland Baptist 34
      Margret BURNETT born Scotland Baptist 31
      William BURNETT born Canada Baptist 11
      John BURNETT born Canada Baptist 9
      Isabel BURNETT born Canada Baptist 8
      Jean LOGGIE born Scotland Church of Scotland 10
      Mary BURNETT born Canada Baptist 4
      James BURNETT born Canada Baptist 4
      Ann Branders born Scotland Baptist 20
      John MORRISON born Canada Baptist 1

    3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 12.

    4. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 13.

    5. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 7 Page 65.

    6. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 36.

    7. [S417] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Winterbourne Presbyterian CC#4597 Internet Link.
      [Monument Off Base, Partly In Ground] In/ Memory Of/ Samuel Burnett/ Who Died/ June 1, 1897/ Aged 80 Yrs./ -/ Native Of Aberdeen-Shire/ Scotland/ In/ Memory Of/ Marg. Gerrie/ Wife Of/ Samuel Burnett/ Who Died/ Nov. 20, 1909/ Aged 89 Yrs./

      [Verse Taken From 1983-4 Recording] Asleep In Jesus, Blessed Sleep/ From Which None Ever Wake To Weep;/ A Calm And Undisturbed Repose,/ Unbroken By The Lust Of Foes/"


    8. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages by Rev'd A. Gardiner, St. Andrew's Church Fergus, Nichol, County of Waterloo #1.
      Samuel BURNETT, of Woolwich, to Margaret GERRIE, of Waterloo. 5 Nov. 1840. Rev. GARDINER. Wit. James BURNET and John GERRIE, both of Woolwich.

    9. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 4.

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124846674/samuel-burnett.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1817 - , Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Nov 1840 - Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1852 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - B. T. - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Jun 1897 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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