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

John Mitchell

Male 1821 - 1853  (32 years)


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  • Name John Mitchell 
    Born 1821  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-55737P 
    Died 1 Nov 1853  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I55737  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father Hugh Mitchell,   b. 1800, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Christina,   b. 1790, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F48705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jessie "Janet" McIntosh,   b. 18 Aug 1815, Petty, Inverness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Children 
     1. Hugh Mitchell,   b. CALC 18 Apr 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years)
     2. William Mitchell,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Jane "Jennie" Mitchell,   b. 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F48703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • A-1-28 John Mitchell: Letters of Administration to the estate of John Mitchell, formerly of the Township of North Dumfries, granted and issued in favour of his widow Janet Mitchel, she having made petition to the purpose and given proof that her said husband hath died intestate, and also given bond and surety to the amount of five hundred pounds for her due administration of said estate, her sureties being James W. Walker, of said North Dumfries, Yeoman, and Murdo McRae, of the Township of South Dumfries, in the County of Brant, Yeoman, the same being granted and issued the third day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty four. Amount of inventory five hundred and fourteen pounds.

      Letters granted 3rd March 1851
      Died [no date given]
      Inventory £514/-

      A-1-146 John Mitchell Letters of Administration (de bonis nous) of the estate of John Mitchell of the Township of Dumfries, Yeoman, deceased, left unadministrated by Janet Mitchell (widow of said John Mitchell) former Administratrix…to Hugh Mitchell of North Dumfries, aforesaid, Yeoman, (the Father of said deceased) upon him giving proof that the said deceased died intestate on or about the 30th day of October 1853 (and also that the said Janet Mitchell, former Administratrix - is dead) upon him giving a bond with security, for the due Administration of such estate himself, and two sureties in the person of James Sharp and Charles McArthur, both of the Township of South Dumfries, in the County of Brant, Yeomen, each in the sum of six hundred pounds, the said Hugh Mitchell having made oath that the personal estate of the said deceased, left unadministered, is about the value of $125.

      [note: It is not clear whether the inventory value is indicated in dollars or pounds. The symbol used is ambiguous.]

      Letters granted 13 October 1857
      Died 30 Oct 1853
      No Inventory

      Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

  • Sources 
    1. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      In memory of/ John Mitchell/ who died/ Nov. 1, 1853/ aged 30 years/ (Verse eroded)

    2. [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, Letters of Administration of John Mitchell - A-1-28 3 Mar 1851.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Nov 1853 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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