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

Major Robert Campbell

Male 1828 - 1898  (70 years)


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  • Name Robert Campbell 
    Prefix Major 
    Born 1828  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203238157 
    Residence East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-343428 
    Died 16 Dec 1898  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I343428  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Campbell,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F249245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Eliza "Eliza" Smith,   b. 2 Mar 1838, Margate , Prince Edward Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1908, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1878 
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F249277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Campbell., Robert. ---Major Robert Campbell and Robert Campbell, Captain. While our sketch has to do only with the late Major Robert Campbell and his uncle, Captain Robert Campbell, it would appear that Lieut. Walter Campbell, of the 37th Regiment, who died in 1857, was the head of the family on their arrival in Wilmot in 1840. They located on the farm in East Zorra now owned by the Jno. Bonner Estate. Captain Robt, Campbell lived and died a bachelor, but the late Major was married in 1878 to Margaret Eliza Smith. The Campbells were a family of strong military instincts and possessed a high sense of honour and chivalry and dispensed a princely hospitality at their handsome residence, East Zorra. Major Robert Campbell died at New Hamburg in 1898 and Captain Robert Campbell in 1888.

      Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

  • Sources 
    1. [S320] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - St. James Anglican CC#4571 Internet Link.
      C/ In/ memory of/ Robert CAMPBELL/ who died/ Dec. 16, 1898,/ Age 69 years/ The winter of trouble is past,/ The storms of affliction are o'er,/ The struggles are ended at last,/ And sorrow and death are no more/ In/ memory of/ Margaret E. SMITH/ beloved wife of/ Robert CAMPBELL/ Died Oct. 9, 1908/ Aged 70 years/ The Father in his wisdom called,/ The boon his love had given,/ And though on earth the body lies,/ The soul is safe in Heaven/ CAMPBELL/ J. Gadsby., Stratford/

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203238157.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Dec 1898 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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