Hugh Stewart
1864 - 1934 (70 years)
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Name Hugh Stewart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Born Mar 1864 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Gender Male Residence Abt 1871 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [1] Religion: Presbyterian Arrival 1880 [8] Residence 1880 Maple Valley, Sanilac, Michigan, USA [2] Occupation: Homeworker; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son Arrival 1881 [9] Arrival 1890 [7] Residence Maple Valley, Michigan [3] Residence Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [1] Religion: Presbyterian Residence 1910 Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA [7] Occupation: Farm Laborer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head Residence 1920 Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA [8] Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head Residence 1930 Flynn, Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA [9] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farmer Died 28 Oct 1934 Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA [4, 5] Buried Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA [4] Person ID I16088 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 26 Sep 2026
Father Robert Stewart, b. 22 May 1830, Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 3 Jan 1907, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) Relationship natural Mother Lydia Bella Sammons, b. 1842, Cobourg, Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Ontario , d. Between 1871 and 1881, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 29 years) Relationship natural Married 21 Feb 1861 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada - Duff's Presbyterian Church
Family ID F4709 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret Jane Renwick, b. 1871, Widder Station, Thedford, Lambton, Ontario, Canada , d. 1940, Sanilac, Michigan, USA (Age 69 years) Married 10 Jan 1889 Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan, USA [3, 6] Children 1. Hannah E Stewart, b. 1892, Sanilac, Michigan, USA , d. UNKNOWN [natural]2. Margaret E Stewart, b. Mar 1894, Michigan, USA [natural]3. Mary Jane Stewart, b. 1900, Decker, Sanilac, Michigan, USA , d. 1943, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA (Age 43 years) [natural]Last Modified 26 Sep 2026 Family ID F9063 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Hugh Stewart was born in 1864 in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, to Robert Stewart and Lydia Sammons.
In 1871, at age 7, Hugh Stewart was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with his parents and siblings.
Sometime between 1871-1881, when Hugh was between 7-17 years old, Hugh's mother Lydia died.
Hugh is not found in Canadian records again until his father's death in 1907, for which Hugh is the informant. It appears that, after the death of his mother, Hugh (still in his mid-teens) left Canada and moved to Michigan, USA.
In 1880, at age 17, Hugh Stewart was residing in Maple Valley, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, working as a labourer for Ephram Erb.
In 1881, Hugh's parents and siblings were residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. Hugh is not present.
On 10 Jan 1889, in Maple Valley, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, Hugh Stewart, born 1862 in Canada, married to Margaret Jane Renwick. She had a son, George Renwick, from a prior relationship. His father's name is recorded as Robert Stewart and his mother's name is left blank.
There is no American census for 1890.
In 1892, Hugh Stewart and Mary Renwick have a daughter, Hannah, who appears to be named after Hugh's sister, who was declared as having an unsound mind from birth.
In 1900, Hugh Stewart's wife and children were residing in Lamotte, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, but Hugh was not with them.
In 1910, at age 45, Hugh Stewart was residing in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, with his wife and two daughters. He was employed as a farm labourer working outside.
In 1920, at age 54, Hugh Stewart was residing in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, with his wife and their married daughter, Hannah, and her child. He was employed as a farmer.
In 1930, at age 65, Hugh Stewart was residing in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, with his wife. He was employed as a farmer.
Hugh Stewart died in 1934.
- Hugh Stewart was born in 1864 in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, to Robert Stewart and Lydia Sammons.
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Sources - [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: Puslinch, Wellington South, Ontario; Roll: C-9945; Page: 34.
- [S126] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Maple Valley, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 605; Page: 159b; Enumeration District: 338.
- [S35] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 37; Film Description: 1888 Montcalm-1889 Baraga.
- [S130] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161869960/hugh-stewart - [S33] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records.
- [S430] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
- [S135] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T624_674; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1374687.
- [S29] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T625_796; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 148.
- [S30] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340763.
- [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: Puslinch, Wellington South, Ontario; Roll: C-9945; Page: 34.