James Brown Weir

1860 - 1939  (79 years)

• Name	James Brown Weir
  Born	1860	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1939	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  	killed in auto accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76072
  Died	3 Nov 1939	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	6 Nov 1939  [1]
  Person ID	I76072	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel E. Weir,   b. Abt 1829, of, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Laidlaw,   b. CA 1835, of, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F39659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Fraser,   b. 1869, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Apr 1893	Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Norman Brown Weir   2. Florence Weir,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F51682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ella Roberts,   b. CA 1890,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1907  [1]
  Children	1. Lois Weir,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Doris Weir,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. James Creighton Weir,   b. 28 Jun 1910,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F267761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James B. Weir - (By Chronicle Correspondent) - MILLBANK - James B. Weir, who met death in Toronto on Friday evening, November 3rd, as a result of being struck by a car, was a former resident of this community. He was the second son of Samuel Weir and Elizabeth Laidlaw. He was born in Ayr in 1860, coming with his parents to Poole where his father conducted a blacksmith shop, later moving to the Weir farm which is now owned by Mr. George Schmidt. He attended Millbank Public School and was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church. He was active in the social activities of his church and also of the community. He was married twice. In 1893 he married Miss Lizzie Fraser and lived in Millbank until her death, then going to Stratford. Several years later he was married to Miss Ella Roberts of Stratford, who survives with a family of five, namely, Norman of Tillsonburg, Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Norman Allworth, Chrighton and Lois of Toronto; also one brother, John of Millbank, and one sister, Mrs. Alex. Hammond of Wellesley. Mr. Weir, who was in his 79th year, was a retired salesman and was widely known throughout the province. Funeral services were held in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 6th, with interment there. Ayr News Nov 17 1939 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S2556] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News (1897- ), Obituary of James Brown Weir - 17 Nov 1919, pg 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1860 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Apr 1893 - Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Misfortune - killed in auto accident - 1939 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Nov 1939 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth