Frederick LeStrange Dew MacGachen

1870 - 1951  (81 years)

• Name	Frederick LeStrange Dew MacGachen
  Born	13 Feb 1870	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108260032
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1940	Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-100517
  Died	21 Nov 1951	, Quebec, Canada
  Buried	Cimetière Mont-Royal Cemetery, Outremont, , Québec, Canada
  Person ID	I100517	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Major Frederick Stewart "Stewart" MacGachen,   b. 1826, Cheltenham, , Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 18 Oct 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Louisa Thompson,   b. 14 Dec 1842, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1926, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1862	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F262817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  F.L.D. MacGachen Funeral Rites Held Funeral service for Frederic L D. MacGachen, well known retired banker, was held yesterday afternoon in the chapel of William Wray Inc. University street. He died Wednesday at the age of 81 Officiating was Very Rev. Kenneth C Evans, rector of Christ Church Cathedral and Dean of Montreal. Burial was at Mount Royal Cemetery. Chief mourners were a daughter Miss Freda. MacGachen a sister in law. Miss H. H Kirkpatrick, of Kingston: and Mr. and Mrs. John Kirkpatrick Mr and Mrs Campbell Kirkpatrick: Dr. and Mrs Hayden Bryant and Mrs. C. A. Richardson all relatives. Present also were representatives of the Bank of Montreal which employed Mr MarGachen until his retirement in 1934 and the Canadian Red Cross headquarters in Montreal with which Mr MacGachen had been active for several years. ___________ F. MACGACHEN, 81 EX-BANKER, DIES Former Downtown Branch Manger Was Active in Red Cross Frederic L. D. MacGachen, 81, former manager of University and St. Catherine branch of Bank of Montreal and a well-known Red Cross worker, died yesterday at Ross Memorial Pavilion. Funeral arrangements will be announced Friday. Mr. MacGachen was born in Waterloo, Ont., the son of Frederic Stuart MacGachen and Louisa Thompson. After attending Dr. Tassie's School at Galt, Ont., he entered Merchants' Bank (which later was taken over by the Bank of Montreal) and stayed in the banking business until retiring in 1934 as manager of one of the city's important branches. He came here in 1923 after working in banks in Hespeler and Kincardine, Ont.; Sherbrooke, Kingston. Meaford, Orillia and Collingwood, Ont.. and Quebec City. Mr. MacGachen in 1901 married Gertrude Rose Kirkpatrick, of Kingston, who died in 1947. Mrs. MacGachen also took keen interest in the Red Cross. She and her husband for many years were associated with Montreal headquarters of the society. Mr. MacGachen, was at one time warden of Christ Church Cathedral and was active in the cathedral's social work. He was a member of Thistle Curling Club. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. P. Batt and Mrs. J. St. J. Smith. both of London, England: and Miss Freda MacGachen, of Montreal; and four grandchildren. The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Thu, Nov 22, 1951 Page 25

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 36. [S2430] Census - Canada - 1871, Census Place: Waterloo, Waterloo North, Ontario; Roll: C-9945; Page: 17; Family No: 65. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892). MacGachen, F.S. Newspaper Date: 22 Oct 1862 MacGachen, F.S. married 15 Oct 1862 to Charlotte Thompson At Berlin, by Rev E R Stinson. Frederick Stewart, barrister-at-law, Waterloo Village. 2nd son late John MacGachen, Cheltenham, England; Charlotte Louisa, eld dau of Colonel Thompson, Arthur, Wellington Co.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Feb 1870 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1940 - Montreal, Ile de Montreal, Quebec Died - 21 Nov 1951 - , Quebec, Canada  = Link to Google Earth