Dr. John Bostwick Lundy

1826 - 1902  (76 years)

• Name	John Bostwick Lundy
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	23 Jan 1826	Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146958599
  Historic Building	1858	211 Water St. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	stone house
  	Stone house built in 1868 by Henry Harrington.
  Interesting	medical
  Name	J. B. Lundy
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Physician - Doctor - Dr.
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Physican
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Doctor
  Residence	127 Jacob St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Cambridge,JacobSt.0127-Landmarks.jpg
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-89092
  Died	20 Aug 1902	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  	Cause: Senile Debility
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I89092	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Lydia Eck,   b. 26 Feb 1835, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Florence Lundy,   b. 28 Dec 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 1915  (Age 57 years)   2. Dr. Frank Bostwick Lundy,   b. 12 Jan 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1910, Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 50 years)   3. Nellie E. Lundy,   b. 14 Mar 1862, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 15 Sep 1963  (Age 101 years)   4. Laura Kezia Lundy,   b. 3 Apr 1864, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Dorita Eloise Lundy,   b. 24 Nov 1867, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 22 Oct 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)   6. Edgar Lundy,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Dr. John Edgar Lundy,   b. 7 Oct 1875, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 27 Apr 1913, Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 37 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F23064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  John Bostwick Lundy cheryls48 originally shared this on 26 Apr 2013 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. John B. Lundy was born on January 23, 1826 in Whitechurch, near Newmarket in the County of York. He was the son of Isaac Lundy and Kezia Bostwick, Quakers who originated in Pennsylvania. Dr. Lundy spent the first twenty three years of his life on the family farm and then entered a Quaker boarding school at Picton. He subsequently taught school at Mariposa. Later he studied at Lewiston Academy and later taught school in Brownsville and Lloydtown. He then entered Buffalo University to study medicine and graduated in 1851. The following year he received a second degree from the University of Toronto Medical School. Following graduation Dr. Lundy practiced with his brother-in-law Dr. James Hunter in Baltimore for a year before coming to Sheffield to establish his medical practice. Over the next twenty six years he became one of the best known and most successful doctors in the area. In 1878 Dr. Lundy closed his Sheffield practice and moved to Galt where he hoped to follow a less strenuous practice. In 1887, hoping to slow down even further, Dr. Lundy entered into a partnership with Dr. Thomas Vardon. Fifteen months later sold his interest in the practice to his partner and retired to Preston where he died on August 20, 1903. He is buried in Mount View Cemetery. Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge ______________ LUNDY, JOHN BOSTWICK was born into a Quaker family in Whitchurch Township, North York, on January 23, 1826. He spent some time teaching school at Mariposa and then studied medicine with his brother-in-law at Newmarket. He obtained his degree at the University of Buffalo in 1851 and began to practice at Sheffield. For twenty five years he remained in Beverly Township, then sold his practice to Dr. Smith of Bosanquet and moved to Galt. In Beverly he was esteemed not only as a physician but also for his political views. A confirmed Reformer, he actively supported that party, and although he never stood for election, he was responsible for the persistent Liberal bias of that area. His support of Reform policies was frequently the deciding factor in political contests. His move to Galt in 1876 was followed by the establishment of a large practice without the hardships which had accompanied his country practice. At the beginning of 1886 Dr. T. W. Vardon of Hawkesville entered into partnership with him, and in 1888 he retired, moving to Preston where he bought the house "Hillcrest" above the mineral baths. His continued interest in medicine resulted with friendship with other distinguished members of the profession, and his standing in the profession was marked by his election in 1889 as one of the Yice Presidents of the Ontario Medical Association. On August 21, 1903, he died in his 78th. year. He was survived by his wife, three daughters and two sons, both of whom were physicians. His death was a cause for universal regret. The Woodstock Sentinel Review said. There never was a finer type of the country physician and his career should serve as a veritable inspiration to the younger members of the profession he loved so much. The Weekly Reformer of August 27, 1903, begings a lengthy obituary with "Waterloo County's Grand Old Wan is no more" It says of him. He was so eminently clean in his political career, that he stands a monument to the present age, of what a politician should be. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 3. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 98. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In memory of/ John Bostwick Lundy M. D./ died August 20th 1903/ in his 78th year/ his wife/ Lydia Eck/ 1835-1921/ Lundy [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 13. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 027246 (1903). John Bothwick m D Lundy Religion: Presbyterian Birth Place: York, Ontario Death Date: 20 Aug 1903 Death Place: Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Semile Debility

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jan 1826 - Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada Historic Building - stone house - 1858 - 211 Water St. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Physician - Doctor - Dr. - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Physican - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 127 Jacob St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Senile Debility - 20 Aug 1902 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth