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John Perrin[1]

Male 1842 - 1922  (79 years)


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  • Name John Perrin 
    Born 16 Nov 1842  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    United Brethren 
    Occupation 1879  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    egg merchant 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Merchant 
    Occupation 1886  Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    egg dealer 
    Residence 1890  3103 Roseville Rd., North Dumfries, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In January of 1890, John Perrin bought this farm which has since been in the family for over a hundred years. The double rows of trees on the property were planted in 1891 by John Perrin and his sons. The house is a two storey Late Victorian structure, with bay windows on the first floor, white trim around the windows and doors, a brown roof and light coloured bricks. The barns are painted red. Prior to purchasing the farm, John Perrin worked for variety of employers such as: Moses Unger, James Bunion, John Newstead, William Hope, and Henry Bricker, doing such tasks as cutting firewood and helping out with the wheat harvest. In 1861 it is recorded that he worked for Mr. C. Wilks at Cruickston Park, earning $89.03 and $114.55 in 1862. He also worked for Benjamin Hallman at the sawmill for a dollar a day. Mr. Perrin also had an egg dealing business with his brother William in Newmarket. The eggs were shipped to Toronto, Boston, and Scotland. The brothers transported the eggs by filling oak barrels with oats.
    Occupation 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Income 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-73429 
    Died 2 Jul 1922  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11] 
    Cause: Myocarditis (1 year) - Pleuropneumonia (1 month & 22 days) 
    Buried 5 Jul 1922  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9] 
    Person ID I73429  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father William Perrin,   b. 9 Jul 1813, Debden, , Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1889, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Newstead,   b. CALC 3 Jun 1817, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1895, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 1839  [10] 
    Family ID F35050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann Woods,   b. 2 Dec 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1954  (Age 96 years) 
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Perrin Woods,   b. 19 Jan 1879, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1912, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F7450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Charlotte Wingham,   b. 20 Jan 1856, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1933, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 6 Jan 1880  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Ervin Perrin,   b. 29 Oct 1880, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1940, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     2. Irvine Perrin,   b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Edith Perrin,   b. 24 Apr 1883, Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954  (Age 70 years)
     4. Edwin Perrin,   b. 19 Dec 1884, Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1931, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     5. Harriet Perrin,   b. 27 Apr 1886, Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1890  (Age 3 years)
     6. Ambrose Perrin,   b. 17 May 1888, Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1915, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     7. John Perrin,   b. 6 Jul 1890, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F19123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Rest in the Lord/ Died/ Galt, Ont., on Sunday, Jul 2nd, 1922, at/ 10 o'clock, a. m./ John Perrin/ aged 79 years, 7 months, 16 days/ The Funeral/ Will take place on Wednesday afternoon, 5th/ inst., at 3 o'clock, from his late residence 248 E. Main Street, Galt, to Mount View Cemetery/ for internment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.


      Funeral Card - Original's location unknown

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 34712-1879 Rebecca Perrin Woods.
      Rebecca Perin Woods b. 19 Jan 1879, d/o John Perrin (Egg Merchant) & Mary Ann Woods, informant Thomas Woods, farmer of Township of Waterloo

    2. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 4.

    3. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 3.

    4. [S266] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County Volume 2, Funeral Card of John Perrin - original's location unknown.

    5. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Galt 1911 Div. 14 Page 14.

    6. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 43.

    7. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 9 Page 67.

    8. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 32.

    9. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      [E] John PERRIN/ died July 2, 1922/ aged 79 years/ his wife/ Charlotte WINGHAM/ died Jan. 30, 1933/ aged 77 years/ Ambrose PERRIN/ died Oct. 28, 1915/ aged 27 years/ PERRIN/

    10. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of William Perrin - May 17 1889 pg 1.

    11. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 032660 (1922).
      Name:John Perrin Gender:Male Age:80 Birth Date:abt 1842 Birth Place:Wentworth, Ontario Death Date:2 Jul 1922 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Myocarditis

    12. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011329 (1880).
      Name:John Perrin Age:37 Birth Year:abt 1843 Birth Place:Hamilton Marriage Date:6 Jan 1880 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:William Perrin Mother:Maryann Perrin Spouse:Charlotte Wingham

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Nov 1842 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Jan 1880 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - egg dealer - 1886 - Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1890 - 3103 Roseville Rd., North Dumfries, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Income - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Myocarditis (1 year) - Pleuropneumonia (1 month & 22 days) - 2 Jul 1922 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 Jul 1922 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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