Duncan Stewart
Abt 1796 - 1880 (~ 84 years)
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Name Duncan Stewart [1, 2, 3] Baptism 22 Feb 1795 Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland 
Born Abt 2 Mar 1796 Killean And Kilchenzie, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland [2, 3] Gender Male Baptism 2 Mar 1796 Killean and Kilchenzie,Argyll,Scotland [4] Residence 1851 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [2] Religion: Free Church - Presbyterian Residence 1861 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [3] Residence Religion: Free Church; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head Residence 1871 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [5] Died 1 Jul 1880 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [6] Buried Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Person ID I15727 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father Peter Stewart, b. Abt 1770, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Mother Margaret Shaw, b. 1773, Campbelltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Married 24 Apr 1795 Killean And Kilchenzie, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland Family ID F4599 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Hay, b. Abt 1800, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, Ontario, Canada Married Abt 1830 Scotland Children 1. Peter Stewart, b. 5 Feb 1831, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1832, Scotland (Age < 0 years) [natural]2. Mary Stewart, b. 1832, Scotland or Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Jan 1844, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 12 years) [natural]3. Margaret Stewart, b. Abt 1835, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. UNKNOWN [natural]4. James Stewart, b. Apr 1839, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Jul 1854, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 15 years) [natural]5. Minnie Somerville Stewart, b. 14 Feb 1842, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 18 Oct 1916, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA (Age 74 years) [natural]6. Jane Stewart, b. Abt 1843, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. UNKNOWN [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F4167 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Duncan Stewart was born in 1796 in Kilchenzie parish on the southwest coast of the Kintyre peninsula, not far from Campbeltown as the eldest known son of Peter Stewart and Margaret Shaw, shown above. Duncan's birth family later moved to Campbeltown which, at the time, was a thriving commercial centre for fishing, boat building, and whisky distilling.
In 1830, Duncan's sister Margaret married James Black in Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland.
In 1831, Mary gave birth to their first child, Peter Stewart. There is no record of Peter in Canada so it is presumed that he died prior to emigration.
In 1832 Duncan and his brother-in-law, James Black, along with their young families sailed from Greenock, Scotland on the ship Portaferry and immigrated to Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. Duncan Stewart and James Black and their young families shared the same property on lot 15, 8th concession with "each of the gentlemen clearing 50 acres which they afterwards exchanged for larger farms, Mr. Black taking lot 18 and Mr. Stewart, lot 17 on the 9th concession." (Black obit) "In those days Mr. Black and his wife and Mr. Stewart and his wife thought nothing of walking seven miles to Guelph to attend religious services in the Presbyterian church." (ibid) Their farm was located at what is now the northwest corner of Victoria Road and Maltby Road in south Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
In 1851, Duncan and Mary were residing east of Brock Road, Division 2, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with their children, Margaret, James, Minnie and Jane. Duncan was employed as a farmer. They were residing two doors away from Duncan's brother-in-law, James Black and his family.
In 1854, Duncan's youngest brother, Archibald Stewart, along with his young family, immigrated to Puslinch and resided with Duncan and his family.
In 1861, Duncan was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada with his wife and daughters, Minnie and Jane. He was employed as a farmer.
In 1871, Duncan and Mary were residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, next door to his brother, Archibald Stewart, and his family, and two doors from his brother-in-law, James Black, and his family. Duncan and Mary had no children residing with them.
Duncan died of "infirmity of age" on 1 July 1880 in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 86 years. The witness was Rev. Dr. Alexander McKay, D.D., minister of Duff's Presbyterian Church in Puslinch, 1873-1889.
Duncan is buried in Crown Cemetery, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with two of his children, Mary and James. His wife is not buried with them. "Sacred to the memory of Duncan Stewart, a native of Cantire [sic. s/b "Kintyre"] Argyleshire, Scotland, died July 2, 1880, aged 85 years. (Adjacent stone) Mary Stewart, died January 23, 1844, aged 12 years. James Stewart, died July 13, 1854, aged 15 years and 3 months."
- Duncan Stewart was born in 1796 in Kilchenzie parish on the southwest coast of the Kintyre peninsula, not far from Campbeltown as the eldest known son of Peter Stewart and Margaret Shaw, shown above. Duncan's birth family later moved to Campbeltown which, at the time, was a thriving commercial centre for fishing, boat building, and whisky distilling.
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Sources - [S10] Research conducted by Brenda Dale.
Date of Import: Sep 11, 2003 - [S80] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1851; Census Place: Ontario, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11743; Page: 47; Line: 45.
- [S128] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1084.
- [S380] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYZF-9MZ - [S89] 1871 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1871; Census Place: Puslinch, Wellington South, Ontario; Roll: C-9945; Page: 2; Family No: 6.
- [S377] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 26.
- [S10] Research conducted by Brenda Dale.