James Keachie McLean

1851 - 1913  (61 years)

• Name	James Keachie McLean
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Born	19 Dec 1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Free Church
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	U. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1876	Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
  	land surveyor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-158799
  Died	25 Mar 1913	Sarcee Reserve, near Calgary, Alberta   [5]
  Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I158799	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Donald McLean,   b. 19 Dec 1819, , Scotland ,   d. 7 Apr 1887, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Agnes Matilda Keachie,   b. 3 Dec 1821, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1893, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	5 Jan 1849	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F39727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Keachie McLean By K.A. McLean (Mrs. J.K. McL., 26 Rideau Terrace, Ottawa) Mr. Jas. K. McLean was born at Galt, Ont., in December 19th, 1851, and died suddenly on May 25th, 1913, on the Sarcee Reserve, near Calgary, Alta., where he had commenced his season's work for the Department of Indian Affairs. He held the position of surveyor for the Department of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. Mr. McLean received his early education at Dr. Tassie School, Galt, and served his apprenticeship with the late Hugh Wilson, of Mount Forest, and passed his final examination on April 8th, 1876, Charles Booth served the first year of his apprenticeship with Mr. Wilson, and the remaining time with Mr. McLean. Mr. McLean served with the surveyors in the North-West Rebellion of 1885. A photograph of fourteen of the surveyors taken in 1885 at Winnipeg includes the following: - T.R. Hewson, Peterborough; Lewis R. Ord, Thessalon; J.F. Garden, Meaford; H.C. Denny, Toronto; C.E. Wolfe, Ottawa; A.F. Cotton, Ottawa; C.F. Miles, Walkerton; F.W. Armstrong, Orillia; T. Kains, Lindsay; H.B. Proudfoot, Clinton; Edgar Bray, Oakville; Thos. Drummond, Montreal; J.K. McLean, Elora; Chas. McGrath, Ottawa. Three children survive: Donald R. McLean, Calgary; Salina A.K. McLean, Ottawa; Agnes M. McLean, Ottawa. Association of Ontario Land Surveyors pg. 60 ____________________________ His wife: Katherine Anne McDiarmid b. 13 Nov 1851 ON d. 19 Feb 1947 Elora, ON m. 19 Dec 1876 buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park Their children: 1-Selina Anne McLean b. 5 Oct 1877 Mt. Forest, ON; d. 22 Dec 1961 Fergus, ON buried Woodlawn Memorial Park 2-Agnes Matilda McLean b. 21 Aug 1879 Mt. Forest, ON; d. 4 Jul 1974 Fergus, ON buried Woodlawn Memorial Park 3-Kathleen Louise Keachie McLean b. 7 Dec 1885 Elora, ON; d. 29 Aug 1886 Wellington, ON 4-Donald Roy McDiarmid McLean b. 23 Jan 1888 Elora, ON; d. 5 Dec 1944 W. Vancouver, BC buried Ocean View Burial Park in Barnaby, BC

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.27. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 37. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 20. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11850 (1876), McLean-McDermid. James Keachie McLean Age:, 26 Birth Date:, abt 1850 Birth Place:, Galt Occ: Land Surveyor of Mount Forest Marriage Date:, 19 Dec 1876 Mount Forrest Father:, Donald McLean Mother:, Matilda McLean Spouse:, Catharine Ann McDermied Spouse's Age:, 26 Spouse Birth Date:, abt 1850 Spouse Birth Place:, Tp Royburgh Spouse Father:, Duncan McDermied Spouse Mother:, Jane McDermied [S3231] Find A Grave, James Keachie McLean (1852 - 1913) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McLean&GSfn=James&GSmn=keachie&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=10&GSob=n&GRid=1. [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, Revd Strang Presbyterian, Waterloo, Dumfries, Blenheim (pg. 117 - 119). Donald McLean, married Matilda Keachie, both of Dumfries. 5 Jan 1849, by licence, Witnesses: Robert McLean and James Keachie.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 19 Dec 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Mar 1913 - Sarcee Reserve, near Calgary, Alberta  = Link to Google Earth