Margaret Sims^{[1, 2]}

1818 - 1904  (85 years)

• Name	Margaret Sims
  Born	10 Jul 1818	Insch, , Aberdeen, Scotland   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Christened	19 Jul 1818	Insch, , Aberdeen, Scotland   [5]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110552086
  Name	Margaret Fowler
  Residence	1851	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Kirk of Scot
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-292359
  Died	30 Apr 1904
  Buried	Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I292359	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	James Sims,   b. 1776, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 8 Oct 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Margaret Wisely,   b. 1779, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Jun 1859  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F40335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Fowler,   b. Jan 1801, , Scotland ,   d. 7 Oct 1878, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Children	1. Margaret Fowler,   b. 1829, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Fowler,   b. 22 Feb 1837, Atlantic Ocean ,   d. 22 Oct 1921, Pickford Twp., Chippewa, Michigan, United States  (Age 84 years)   3. Jannet Fowler,   b. 1841, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Janet Fowler,   b. 1842, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Andrew Fowler,   b. 30 Nov 1845, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ann Fowler,   b. 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Anna Fowler,   b. 1 Mar 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Oct 1885, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 37 years)   8. William Fowler,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Ellen Fowler,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Mary Fowler,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. George Fowler,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F236798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  THE subject of this sketch, the late James Sims, took a leading part in the education and religious life in the early years of the settlement of the County of Waterloo. He was born in 1812, in the Parish of Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His education was received at the Parish Schools and, though not extensive, the foundation was laid upon which by self study, extensive reading and an excellent memory, he became a man of general information and being a good conversationalist he readily cornmunicated such information to others. His early years of manhood were spent in farming which did not afford much time for literary work, but every spare moment was spent with books and in reading. In 1837 he married Janet Robertson, widow, and in the summer of that year sailed from Aberdeen in the ship "Hercules" with his wife, step children Alexander, John, and Jane Robertson ; accompanied by his father James Sims, his mother, his brothers Peter and Andrew, and his sister Margaret (Mrs. Wm. Fowler) and his nephews James and Peter Sims. After a voyage of eight weeks they landed at Quebec and immediately proceeded by boat up the St. Lawrence River, through canals and lake to Toronto, Ont., where they spent their first winter in Canada. In the spring of 1838 they went by boat to Hamilton and thence by wagons and on foot to the Queen's Bush and located on Lot 2, Con. 13, in the Township of Wellesley about one mile from Hawksville. At that time the country surrounding was practically an unbroken forest, there being only a few settlers in the neighborhood, with small clearings and no roads except trails through the bush. The nearest grist mill was at Waterloo village and many of the early settlers carried their flour and other provisions on their backs to their homes. Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906 (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 1906)pg 93

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Haddow William, 27, Peel, Scotland, s/o Thomas & Hana (Robertson), married 25 Oct 1859 Margaret Fowler, 19, CW, d/o William & Margaret (Sim) [S3065] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, GS Film number: 001973215 , Digital Folder Number: 005363675 , Image Number: 03080. James Fowler Event Type: Death Event Date: 22 Oct 1921 Event Place: Pickford, Chippewa, Michigan, United States Gender: Male Age: 83 Marital Status: Widowed Birth Date: 22 Feb 1838 Birthplace: Hawkesville Birth Year (Estimated): 1838 Father's Name: William Fowler Mother's Name: Margaret Sims [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, p 43. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 2 Page 2. [S2190] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1864-1950. Margaret Sim Gender: Female Birth Date: 10 Jul 1818 Baptism Date: 19 Jul 1818 Baptism Place: Insch,Aberdeen,Scotland Father: James Sim Mother: Margaret Wisely FHL Film Number: 993191 [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Sect 14. Page 91.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jul 1818 - Insch, , Aberdeen, Scotland Christened - 19 Jul 1818 - Insch, , Aberdeen, Scotland Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Kirk of Scot - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth