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John Scott

John Scott[1, 2]

Male 1834 - 1908  (74 years)

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  • Name John Scott 
    Born 28 May 1834  Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 6 Jul 1840  New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Arrived 6 Jul 1840 in New York from Liverpool on the ship Frankfurt
    David Scott and Margaret Linton    		 David Scott and Margaret Linton
    Arrival 6 Jul 1840 in New York on the ship "Frankfurt" courtesy of Sue Boczek 2011
    Occupation 1852  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    butcher 
    Occupation 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Livery Stable 
    Residence 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Free Church 
    Occupation 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Cattle Dealer 
    Residence 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Church of Scotland 
    Occupation 1873  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    horse dealer 
    Occupation 1881  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Drover 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Cattle Dealer 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Cattle Dealer 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Presbterizn 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Presbterizn 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Drover 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-60445P 
    Died 6 Jul 1908  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10] 
    Cause: weak dilated heart & heart failure (2 hours) 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I60445  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father David Scott,   b. 1788, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1878, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Margaret Linton,   b. 1801, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F13601  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Goodell,   b. 30 Jun 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1903, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Scott,   b. 15 Apr 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1890, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     2. Matilda Scott,   b. 1 Jan 1854, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. David Scott,   b. 23 Apr 1855, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     4. Andrew Scott,   b. Oct 1856,   d. 11 Sep 1857  (Age ~ 0 years)
     5. James G. Scott,   b. 17 Jan 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Alice Scott,   b. 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Margaret Scott,   b. 25 May 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1914, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     8. Alexander Scott,   b. 21 May 1862, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Lillie Scott,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     10. John Scott,   b. 24 May 1865, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Robert Campbell Scott,   b. 21 Dec 1865, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1925, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     12. Nellie Maud Scott,   b. 6 Sep 1867, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F18896  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Scott, John, cattle dealer. Was born in Roxburghshire, Scotland, in 1831. Removed here with parents, 1839. Mr. Scott owns several hundred acres of land in the Township of North Dumfries.

      Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881

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      Well Known Drover Passes Away Suddenly in Galt on Saturday, Galt, July 5.

      John Scott is dead, the bluff, genial, big-hearted, honest-souled drover whom everybody knew, admired and respected. There is not another citizen in Galt whose sudden taking off would have occasioned more surprise and profound regret. He has been a conspicuous figure in the history of Galt, for over half a century. A man who exemplified all those sterling characteristics of the sturdy race, from which he sprang, his name will always be prominently and honorably associated with the growth and progress of the town of which he was an ostentatious but public spirited and most exemplary citizen. Any office in the gift of his fellow citizens could have been, John Scott's, but he held himself apart from public life, but always in his quiet but practical way contributed to those enterprises, private as well as public, which have made for the growth of the town. The opera house block, the telephone block and other of Galt's conspicuous buildings are conspicuous to Mr. Scott's progressive public spirited and the pluck he manifested in promoting the best interests of the community. He was best known, however, to the outside world, as a representative horseman and cattle dealer. His name as a breeder and buyer was very familiar throughout this western section and wherever it was known it was a synonym for honesty and probity. Mr. Scott 's death occurred suddenly last night. He was taken with a fainting spell while in one of the stores and in a half an hour after being removed to his residence, passed away. Up to the time of his seizure he was in his usual robust health. Despite his 77 years, Mr. Scott was well preserved, active and able to attend to business. A native of Hawich, Scotland, he came to Galt, when a boy of nine and has resided here continuously ever since. He was an ardent Conservative and for years has been honorary president of the South Waterloo Liberal-Conservative Association, which appreciated his in valuable party services and delighted to do him honor. A family of eight survive. The funeral is set for Tuesday, at 2.

      Chronicle-Telegraph 9 Jul 1908 pg 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      James W Ward (painter of Galt) Born: Blair Age: 25 Father: George Ward Mother: Abigail Ward Born: abt 1855 Spouse: Alice Scott Age: 19 born: Galt Father: John Scott Mother: Sydin Scott married 13 Oct 1880 married: Waterloo, Galt

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012852-73.
      John Quirk, 25, occ. Tinsmith, b. Canada, res. Galt, son of Patrick and Letitia married Matilda Scott, 21, b. Galt, res. Galt, daughter of John and Lydia, witnessed by: Alexander Quirk of Galt and Ada Kitchen of Paris, 22 October 1873 in Galt

    3. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 1 pg 15.
      David SCOTT Farmer Scotland Presbyterian 51
      Marg't SCOTT Scotland Presbyterian 40
      Gideon SCOTT Butcher Scotland Presbyterian 20
      John SCOTT Butcher Scotland Presbyterian 19
      Margret SCOTT Spinster Scotland Presbyterian 18

    4. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 10.

    5. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 81.

    6. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      John Scott d. 6 Jul 1908 Galt aged 76, b. Hawick, Scotland, cause: weak dilated heart & heart failure (2 hours)

    7. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 9.
      John SCOTT Butcher Scotland Presbyterian 20
      Lydia SCOTT Upper Canada Presbyterian 17
      Sarah SCOTT Upper Canada Presbyterian 1
      Gideon SCOTT Butcher Scotland Presbyterian 22 not a member of the family

    8. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 68.

    9. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 2 Page 27.

    10. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      In memory of/ John Scott/ died July 4th, 1908/ in his 77th year/ his wife/ Lydia Goodell/ died Oct 25th, 1903/ in her 69th year/ SCOTT

    11. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 138.

    12. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 9.

    13. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Sarah Goodall, d. 21 Sep 1873 Galt, aged 74 widow b. State of New York, cause: old age, informant, Jno Scott,, Galt, horse dealer

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 May 1834 - Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 6 Jul 1840 - New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - butcher - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Livery Stable - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Free Church - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cattle Dealer - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of Scotland - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - horse dealer - 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Drover - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cattle Dealer - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cattle Dealer - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbterizn - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbterizn - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Drover - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: weak dilated heart & heart failure (2 hours) - 6 Jul 1908 - Galt (Cambridge), 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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