Dr. Charles McGeorge

1817 - 1862  (45 years)

• Name	Charles McGeorge
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	1817	Kilpatrick Durham, Dumfrieshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Addiction	Alcohol
  Elected Office	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Reeve of North Dumfries
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210103990
  Occupation	1861	Medical Physican   [3]
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	United Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-34368
  Died	16 May 1862	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I34368	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Helen Muir,   b. 1815, , Scotland ,   d. 20 Nov 1861, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Children	1. Helen Jane McGeorge,   b. 1843, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1874, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)   2. Elizabeth McGeorge,   b. CALC 27 Sep 1847, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 May 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)   3. Mary McGeorge,   b. 1849, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Charles McGeorge,   b. 14 Sep 1851, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1927, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   5. Anna Maria McGeorge,   b. CALC 9 Jan 1854, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1937, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)   6. Robert J. McGeorge,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F9117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The first Municipal Council elected in North Dumfries after the division, was composed as follows : Reeve, Dr. Charles McGeorge, .. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young pg 235 _____________ MCGEORGE, CHARLES was born in Scotland, and came to Ayr about 1841, one of the early settlers. He became involved in municipal politics and for many years represented Ayr in the township council. On New Years Eve, 1853, a public dinner was held as a testimonial to him marking confidence in him as Township Councillor and Reeve, as well as a token of respect for him in his private capacity. The editorial comment in the Berlin Telegraph describes him as "the noblest work of God - an honest man." As a supporter of the choice of Berlin as county seat, he was not popular with the Galt papers. It is interesting to note that the only time he is mentioned in the Dumfries Reformer is in connection with the death of his wife in 1861. He died the next year, on May l6, 1862. He was survived by two sons and four daughters. Although the published death notices gave his age as 50, the census of 1861 recorded it as 44. The Galt Reporter said of him on May 23rd.: Enterprising, perservering and clever, the Dr. early won a high position in the Township in which he resided. For years he represented the Ayr Ward in the Township Council, a position for which his shrewd business habits admirably fitted him. In the practice of his profession he obtained a high rank and was looked on as one of the first medical gentleman in the county. The obituary goes on to say: He fell, -alas: as too many fall - by the intoxicating cup. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S184] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County from 1851 to 1980, Dr. Charles McGeorge. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In/ memory/ of/ Dr. Charles McGeorge/ a Native of/ Killpatrick Durham/ Dumfriesshire/ Scotland/ Emigrated to Canada/ 1841/ died at Ayr A. D. 1862/ aged 44 Yrs. / non Est Mortus Sed Dormit [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 15. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 28 May 1862. McGeorge, Dr. Charles died 16 May 1862 In Ayr. Age 44.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1817 - Kilpatrick Durham, Dumfrieshire, Scotland Elected Office - Reeve of North Dumfries - - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 May 1862 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth