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John Colquhoun Sr.
(1782-1865)
Agness McKellar
(1792-1879)
John Colquhoun Jr.
(1819-1896)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Agnes McDonald
2. Mary Wallace

John Colquhoun Jr. 2

  • Born: 24 Feb 1819, Dumbarton, West Dumbartonshire, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): Agnes McDonald
  • Marriage (2): Mary Wallace on 13 Feb 1877 in Williamsburgh Twp (South Dundas), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada 1
  • Died: 27 Nov 1896, Williamsburgh Twp (South Dundas), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada at age 77
  • Buried: Colquhoun Cemetery, Colquhoun, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

  Research Notes:

From FindaGrave.com:
Born in Dunfin, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, to John Colquhoun and Agness McKellar.

About 1822 the family immigrated to Canada where John's three younger siblings were born.

He and his wife Agnes McDonald raised their family in Williamsburgh, Dundas County, Ontario.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence, 1877, Williamsburgh Twp (South Dundas), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.

• Occupation: farmer.


John married Agnes McDonald. (Agnes McDonald was born in Jun 1828 in Scotland, died on 30 Nov 1875 in Williamsburgh Twp (South Dundas), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Colquhoun Cemetery, Colquhoun, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.)


John next married Mary Wallace, daughter of John Wallace and Margaret Shaver, on 13 Feb 1877 in Williamsburgh Twp (South Dundas), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.1 (Mary Wallace was born on 12 Dec 1847 in <Scotland> and died on 17 Jan 1909 in Roxborough Twp (North Stormont), Stormont, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

Ceremony performed by Presbyterian minister J. W. Chesnut, witnessed by John's brother James Colquhoun of Williamsburg.

Sources

1 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN2-TFT : accessed 19 January 2016), John Colquhoun and Mary Kirk, 13 Feb 1877; citing registration , Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada, Archi. Cit. Date: 19 Jan 2016.

2 <i>www.findagrave.com</i>, Find A Grave Memorial # 96631203. Cit. Date: 13 Jan 2016.

3 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6QY-NQX : 25 June 2015), Mary Colguhoun, 17 Jan 1909; citing Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, yr 1909 cn 28190, Archives. Cit. Date: 21 Nov 2016.

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