John Shearer

1836 - 1903  (66 years)

• Name	John Shearer
  Born	25 Apr 1836	Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	hydro electric power station
  	The power station, constructed by John Schearer, was the first to produce electricity for house and factory lighting in Blair & Preston.
  		Blair-PowerStation-JohnSchearer-0001-KPL.jpg The power station, constructed by John Schearer, was the first to produce electricity for house and factory lighting in Blair & Preston. Water-powered plant beside a canal on the Risk property at Blair, Ontario. The plant is situated to the left of the canal. A large building, possibly a barn, is seen on the right of the photo.
  Name	John Schearer
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-71826
  Died	9 Apr 1903	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I71826	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Georgetta "Georgetta" Lewis,   b. 2 Feb 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1918, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1865	Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Annie Eliza Shearer,   b. 12 Feb 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1944, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 78 years)   2. Mary "Minnie" Shearer,   b. 29 Jun 1872, Asphodel, Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Russel Shearer,   b. 25 Feb 1874, Asphodel, Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario ,   d. 7 Feb 1909, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 34 years)   4. Ashton Fletcher Kenneth Shearer,   b. 6 Jun 1884, Asphodel, Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario ,   d. 4 Dec 1918, Girvin, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 34 years)   5. Elizabeth Janet "Bessie" Shearer,   b. 13 Jul 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1960, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F18716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191955952/john-shearer.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Apr 1836 - Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Business - hydro electric power station - - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Mar 1865 - Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Apr 1903 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth