Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

James Ferguson

Male 1844 - 1865  (21 years)


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  • Name James Ferguson 
    Born 1844  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    United Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-95780 
    Died 22 May 1865  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Cause: Burst Blood Vessel 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I95780  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Reeve Duncan Ferguson,   b. CALC 4 Dec 1802, , Livingston Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Margaret Hastie,   b. 1804, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married CA 1842 
    Family ID F30314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In Dumfries, on Monday evening last, very suddenly, by the bursting of a blood-vessel, James, son of Duncan Fergusson, Esq., aged 20 years.

      Galt Reporter May 26 1865 pg 2

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      In memory of/ James son of/ Duncan & Margaret/ Ferguson/ who died May 22, 1865/ in the 21st year of/ his age

    2. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 11 Page 86.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1844). James Ferguson (1844-1865) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 23 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43982307/james-ferguson.

    4. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 24 May 1865.
      Ferguson, James died 22 May 1865 Youngest son of Duncan Ferguson, Mill Creek, near Galt. In his 21st year.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1844 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Burst Blood Vessel - 22 May 1865 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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