Angus Henry McNally

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• Eby ID Number: 00076-4691
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1873, Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; Manufacturer
• Business: 1878, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; McNally, Clemens & Co.
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Historic Building: 1896, 1585 Blair Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer

Notes:

Angus McNally, "the eldest in family, was born September 11th, 1845. He is married to Mary Ann Cassel. They reside in Blair, Ontario, where he is engaged in manufacturing woollen goods. His family consists of one son named Ervin."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Business:
In the year 1859 the grist mill was sold to Henry Aaron Bechtel who in the year 1875 sold it to Henry McNally, Angus McNally, Oliver Clemens and Moses Eschelman. This group converted the building into a woollen mill, and operated it for many years. A number of years later the machinery was sold to a North Bay concern. This building is at present utilized as an ice house, owned by F. I. Willson.

Waterloo Historical Society 1941, 29th Annual Report

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The first milling venture included a saw mill and grist mill,* built on the Blair-Galt Road by Daniel and Jacob Erb. Erected in 1808, it is now used as an ice house by Ford Willson of Preston. In 1859 the property was sold to Henry Aaron Bechtel who lived on the farm now owned by Jim Johannes. Here stands one of the oldest houses in the district. According to a record in the masonry it was built by the Bechtels in 1817. In 1875 the mill was transferred to Henry McNally, Angus McNally, Oliver Clemens and Moses Eschelman. This group converted the building into a woollen mill and continued in business until the manager, Angus McNally, died in April, 1903. Following that, a North Bay concern bought the establishment, then' moved all the machinery away. As a boy the writer had the pleasure of working in that woollen mill. I shall never forget the water wheel which ran all the machinery. It had timbers like those in a barn, and the steel axle upon which it was built weighed one and one-half tons. Farmers brought their w'ool to the mill and bought blankets, cloth, yarn and batting.

Waterloo Historical Society 1954

Historic Building:
Stone house constructed by Angus McNally, built in 1896.

Angus married Mary Ann Cassel 25 Dec 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Jesse B. Cassel and Maria "Mary" Oberholtzer, daughter of Jesse B. Cassel and Maria Oberholtzer) was born 19 May 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 1942; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00076-4691.2
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite