1836 - 1903 (66 years)
Generation: 1
1. | John Shearer was born 25 Apr 1836, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Business: Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; hydro electric power station
- Name: John Schearer
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71826
- Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
Notes:
Business:
The power station, constructed by John Schearer, was the first to produce electricity for house and factory lighting in Blair & Preston.
John married Gertrude Georgetta "Georgetta" Lewis 8 Mar 1865, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Gertrude was born 2 Feb 1847, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1918, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Annie Eliza Shearer was born 12 Feb 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1944, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
- 3. Mary "Minnie" Shearer was born 29 Jun 1872, Asphodel, Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
- 4. John Russel Shearer was born 25 Feb 1874, Asphodel, Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; died 7 Feb 1909, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- 5. Ashton Fletcher Kenneth Shearer was born 6 Jun 1884, Asphodel, Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; died 4 Dec 1918, Girvin, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
- 6. Elizabeth Janet "Bessie" Shearer was born 13 Jul 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1960, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Forest Lawn Cemetery Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada.
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Generation: 2
2. | Annie Eliza Shearer (1.John1) was born 12 Feb 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1944, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27469
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3. | Mary "Minnie" Shearer (1.John1) was born 29 Jun 1872, Asphodel, Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: Minnie Shearer
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45348
- Residence: 1905, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
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4. | John Russel Shearer (1.John1) was born 25 Feb 1874, Asphodel, Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; died 7 Feb 1909, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71828
- Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
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5. | Ashton Fletcher Kenneth Shearer (1.John1) was born 6 Jun 1884, Asphodel, Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; died 4 Dec 1918, Girvin, , Saskatchewan, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71830
- Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
- Occupation: 1918, Girvin, , Saskatchewan, Canada; farmer
Ashton married Grace J. Detweiler 20 Feb 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Grace (daughter of Samuel S. Detweiler and Emma Louise Knutson) was born 29 Apr 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1985; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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6. | Elizabeth Janet "Bessie" Shearer (1.John1) was born 13 Jul 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1960, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Forest Lawn Cemetery Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71829
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