Rev. John M. King

1829 - 1899  (70 years)

• Name	John M. King
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1829	, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	Religion
  Occupation	1857	Central Presbyterian Church, Galt(Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	minister
  	A United Presbyterian congregation was formed on April 6, 1857 by Rev. John M. King, later the congregation eventually became to be known as Central Presbyterian.
  Occupation	1861	East Whitby, Ontario Co., Ontario   [2]
  	minister
  Occupation	1871	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	minister
  Occupation	1891	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [4]
  	principal
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-72190
  Died	5 Mar 1899	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I72190	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Rev. John King came to Galt in 1856 representing the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland. He called upon local families in connection with that denomination and a preaching service was decided upon. The following year one hundred and thirty-five people were enrolled in Rev. King's new congregation which was designated as the United Presbyterian Church, Galt, but more popularly known as the Melville church. Rev. King agreed to act as minister for nine weeks until a new minister could be called. In the autumn of 1857 a new church building was erected on the corner of Blair Road and Metcalfe St. In 1861, the church was formally designated the Second Canada Presbyterian Church when the United Presbyterian Church in Canada united with the Presbyterian Church of Canada. Rev. King was replaced by Rev. John James and later moved to St. James Square Presbyterian Church in Toronto. He was later appointed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada as Principal of Manitoba College in Winnipeg where he died on March 5, 1899. Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge

  
  

• Sources

  [S2707] Manitoba, Death Index, 1871-1947, 1899-003169. John M. King, d 05/03/1899 Winnipeg, aged 69 [S1157] Census - ON, Ontario, East Whitby 1861, Div 4 pg 10. [S1159] Census - ON, York, Toronto - 1871, St. James Ward pg 68. [S673] Census - Manitoba - 1891, Winnipeg Ward 2 pg 95.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1829 - , Scotland Occupation - minister - 1857 - Central Presbyterian Church, Galt(Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister - 1871 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - principal - 1891 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Died - 5 Mar 1899 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth