Isaac Baldwin McQuesten

1847 - 1888  (40 years)

• Name	Isaac Baldwin McQuesten
  Born	26 Nov 1847	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Harvey & McQuesten Company
  	Harvey & McQuesten Co. in 1881 acquired the fire-gutted building that housed Jacob Hespeler's mill in Hespeler
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118659357
  Misfortune	1888	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  	suicide
  	In 1888, Isaac died from an overdose of sleeping pills following the failure of his company, leaving the family near bankrupt and barely able to avoid their home from being sold to cover debts. "Forgotten Families". 2021. Hespeler Heritage Centre. https://hespelerheritagecentre.ca/2021/03/06/forgotten-families/?fbclid=IwAR2Gpj1sJA4nIVA8YSykyXxR2VAfuqioH0jPsa6eGgua3IqBPRLcQoubFzI.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-196855
  Died	7 Mar 1888	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I196855	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Baker,   b. 10 Oct 1849, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 1934, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Thomas Baker McQuesten,   b. 30 Jun 1882, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 1948, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F59668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118659357/isaac-baldwin-mcquestion.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Nov 1847 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Business - Harvey & McQuesten Company - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - suicide - 1888 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Mar 1888 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth