John Black

1776 - 1870  (93 years)

• Name	John Black
  Born	29 Aug 1776	Northumberland, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Mar 1870	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I1083	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Hush or Tait,   b. Abt 1790, probably Northumberland, England ,   d. Abt 1822, Northumberland, England  (Age ~ 32 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1808	Norham, Northumberland, England
  Children	1. James Black,   b. 29 Oct 1811, Berryhill, Etal, Northumberland, England ,   d. 11 Oct 1893, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)  [natural]   2. Daughter Black,   b. Between 1812 and 1822, Northumberland, England ,   d. UNKNOWN, probably Quebec  [natural]   3. Daughter Black,   b. Between 1812 and 1822, Northumberland, England ,   d. UNKNOWN, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  [natural]   4. Daughter Black,   b. Between 1812 and 1822, Northumberland, England ,   d. UNKNOWN, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  [natural]   5. John Black,   b. 22 Mar 1822, Shidlaw Farm, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Etal, Northumberland, England ,   d. 28 Jul 1891, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Henry,   b. Apr 1802, Unknown ,   d. 24 Aug 1874, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1822	Northumberland, England
  Children	1. Robert Black,   b. 14 Nov 1830, Etal, Northumberland, England ,   d. UNKNOWN, Hespeler, Ontario  [natural]   2. David Black,   b. 1836, Quebec, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Andrew Black,   b. 1839, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   4. Jane Black,   b. 1841, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. Robert Black,   b. 1842, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   6. Thomas Black,   b. 1844, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BLACK, John, was b. in Northumberland, Eng., and came to Canada about 1834, with his family and settled in Puslinch Township, buying 100 acres, from lot 21, concession 9. He was a Presbyterian and a Liberal. He never held office. He married first to Margaret Hush and secondly Elizabeth Henry. Issue of first: James, b. 1812; Mrs. James Peterkin, Hamilton; Mrs. Wm. Gordon, Province of Quebec; Mrs. Wm. Dow, Hamilton and John. Second issue: Mrs. Thos. Read, Mt. Forest; Mrs. Andrew Byrnes, Hamilton; William, Andrew, set. Man. In 1880; David in Dufferin Co.; Mrs. Jas. Watt, Kansas; Robert, Hespeler, and Thomas, Kansas. James, b. 1812, came to Canada in 1831 and was in Lower Canada for three years where his father and the rest of the family joined him, after which they came to Hamilton, and in 1835 to Puslinch Tp. James bought 100 acres, rear lot 23, conc. 9, which he cleared and on which he died. He had a good education and was a fine writer; a Presbyterian and a Liberal. He m. Margaret McLeish. Issue: Mrs. Robt. Patterson, Galt; James, Mrs. John Bailee, W. Flamboro; Mrs. Jeremiah O'Brien, who keeps house for James on the homestead; Mrs. Thos. Evans, Aberfoyle; John, California; Mrs. James Sanderson, Guelph.; William, d. in B. C.; Robert in Banff, and David, in Ladner's Landing (Richmond), B.C. This family of Blacks were big and strong, very active and fond of shooting and athletic sports. (Their son) James owns and works the old homestead. He went to school at No. 10. In 1900 he bought 100 acres, one of the McRobbie farms, lot 24, front con. 10. He is a Presbyterian and a Liberal, and is unmarried. He is of a jovial disposition and quite popular. John settled rear lot 24, concession 9. William, settled rear lot 21, concession 9. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 (with corrections)