Janet Stewart
1843 - UNKNOWN
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Name Janet Stewart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Born 1843 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada 
[1, 2] Gender Female Name Jessie Stewart Residence Halton [6] Residence Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [7] Residence 1871 Milton, Halton, Ontario, Canada [2, 6] Died UNKNOWN [1] Person ID I15938 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 26 Sep 2026
Father Duncan Stewart, in Doune & Puslinch, b. 1788, Summerline, Blair Drummond Moss, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1848, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Gillespie, b. Abt 1802, Perthshire or Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. 1848, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 46 years) Relationship natural Married 9 Mar 1827 Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland [1, 8, 9] Married 9 Mar 1827 Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland [10] Family ID F4304 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Francis Gordon, b. 1829, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Married 10 Mar 1862 Halton County, Ontario, Canada Children 1. Margaret Gordon, b. 26 Jan 1863, Georgetown, Halton County, Ontario , d. 27 Jun 1926, Oshawa, Durham, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years) [natural]2. Mary Jane Gordon, b. 18 Jan 1865, Nassagaweya Township, Halton County, Ontario , d. 5 Apr 1916, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 51 years) [natural]3. William John Gordon, b. 17 Mar 1868, Milton, Halton County, Ontario , d. UNKNOWN [natural]4. Thomas Edward Gordon, b. 29 Jun 1870, Milton, Halton County, Ontario , d. 10 Nov 1941, Barton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years) [natural]5. George Henry Gordon, b. 20 Dec 1872, Halton County, Ontario, Canada , d. UNKNOWN [natural]Last Modified 26 Sep 2026 Family ID F1890 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Janet Stewart was born in 1843 in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, to Duncan Stewart and Margaret Gillespie.
In 1848, when Janet was just five years old, both her parents died, leaving Janet and her siblings orphaned. Janet's immediate whereabouts after the death of her parents is unknown. It is suspected that her oldest sister, Mary Dunn, cared for her, but Janet is not found with Mary Dunn in the 1851 census.
Janet Stewart has not been found in the 1851 census.
Janet has not been found in the 1861 census.
On 10 Mar 1862, Janet Stewart married in Halton, Ontario, Canada to Francis Gordon.
Janet Stewart, age 19, b- Canada, res.- Puslinch, daughter of Duncan and Margaret married 10 Mar 1862, Halton Co. to Francis Gordon, age 28, b-Scotland, res.- Puslinch, son of Alexander and Mary.
Jessie Stewart married in the Roman Catholic Church to Francis Gordon. Their daughter, Mary Jane Gordon was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church.
Jessie died in childbirth giving birth to twins who did not survive. Her eldest two daughters were apparently old enough to fend for themselves while her youngest three sons were sent to live with relatives. Father, Frank's whereabouts is unknown.
- Janet Stewart was born in 1843 in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, to Duncan Stewart and Margaret Gillespie.
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Sources - [S86] Research conducted by Brenda Dale.
Date of Import: Sep 11, 2003 - [S156] 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: Milton, Halton, Ontario; Roll: C-9956; Page: 13; Family No: 49.
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- [S901] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1941; Series: 676; Reel: M023475.
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- [S147] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871, This index to the 1871 Ontario, Canada Census was created by volunteers from the Ontario Genealogical Society from data supplied by Library and Archives Canada., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
- [S113] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869.
- [S66] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY3Z-N84 - [S902] Select Counties, Scotland, Church of Scotland, Marriages, 1615-1854, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), West Dunbartonshire Council; West Dunbartonshire, Scotland; West Dunbartonshire Parish Records.
- [S168] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Margaret Gillespie
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60144&h=111255&indiv=try
- [S86] Research conducted by Brenda Dale.