Donald Farquharson

1813 - 1893  (80 years)

• Name	Donald Farquharson
  Born	1813	Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	N. C.
  Residence	1864	Rose St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	N. C. Methodist
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-419642
  Died	24 Dec 1893	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: Old Age
  Buried	26 Dec 1893	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I419642	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Broadwood,   b. 1814, , Scotland ,   d. 20 Jan 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. William Farquharson,   b. CALC 24 Feb 1856, , USA ,   d. 3 Feb 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 14 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F271104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DONALD FARQUHARSON An old and highly respected resident of Galt, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 24th, at 3: 45 a. m., in the person of Donald Farquharson, at the advanced age of 80 years. Deceased was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to Canada in 1850, settling in Galt. For four years he worked in the old paper mill run by Mr. Forbes, then worked for Messrs. Lutz, Cook & Co., new Messrs. Cowan & Co., until about ten years ago, when he retired from active work. He was an honest straightforward man and respected by every one who knew him. He leaves a widow to mourn the loss of a kind husband. He had but one son, who died 24 years ago. The funeral took place from his late residence, on Rose St., on Tuesday, at 2 o'clock and the remains were followed to their last resting place in Mount View Cemetery, by a large number of friends. The Weekly Reformer 29 Dec 1893 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 21. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 45. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 1 Page 13. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 45. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. [SE] In memory of/ Donald FARQUHARSON/ who died/ Dec. 24, 1893/ in his 80th year/ FARQUHARSON/ [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017779 (1893). Name:Donald Farguhaison Gender:Male Age:80 Birth Date:abt 1813 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:24 Dec 1893 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Old Age

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1813 - Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - N. C. - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1864 - Rose St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - N. C. Methodist - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Old Age - 24 Dec 1893 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 26 Dec 1893 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth