John Hammersley

1801 - 1886  (85 years)

• Name	John Hammersley
  Born	1801	Hanley, , Staffordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-83401
  Died	16 Jul 1886	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I83401	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Janet Niven,   b. 1823, , Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 21 Apr 1881, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Children	1. Robert Niven Hammersley,   b. 21 Jun 1846, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1927  (Age 81 years)   2. Sarah Hammersley,   b. 10 Apr 1848, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Aug 1927, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. Isabella "Bella" Hammersley,   b. 14 Feb 1850, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1922, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F21713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HAMMERSLEY, JOHN Death of an Old Resident One of the old residents of Puslinch, near Aberfoyle, on Friday morning, July 16, 1886. He was an old, respected and well known settler in the township having, during his stay of fifty-five years, occupied many positions of trust. He came to Guelph in1831, when what is now the flourishing city of Guelph was almost a forest. The first day's work he performed was done for the late Mr. Sandilands and that was chopping trees on the site where the Mercury office now stands. A short time afterwards, he took up land on lot 19, 8th concession, Puslinch and afterwards, purchased lot 17 on the same concession. He was appointed the first clerk of the old Revision Court in Puslinch, was township clerk for seven years, assessor for five years, treasurer for eight years and was a captain in the Militia in 1837 under Colonel Kirby. He retired from farming in 1860, yet he lived on the old homestead up to about two years ago, when he went to live with his daughter. He had been ailing for some time, the infirmities of old age being the cause. The funeral takes place Sat., July 17. -Information from the death certificate: Died at age 84 years of natural decay. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

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  Born - 1801 - Hanley, , Staffordshire, England Died - 16 Jul 1886 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth