Jean Stewart
Abt 1804 - UNKNOWN
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Name Jean Stewart [1, 2] Born Abt 7 Jun 1804 Morell, Comrie Parish, Perthshire, Scotland 
[1, 2] Gender Female Baptism 7 Jun 1804 Comrie Parish Church (C of S), Perthshire, Scotland Name Jane Stewart Residence 1851 not found Residence 1861 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [2] Residence Religion: Free Church; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head Residence Abt 1871 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada [1] Marital Status: Widowed Died UNKNOWN Person ID I16874 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father Robert Stewart, in Morell, b. Abt 8 May 1762, Easter Glentarken, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Abt 1830, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 67 years) Relationship natural Mother Catharine McNaughtan, b. 16 Jul 1774, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Sep 1848, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) Relationship natural Married 4 Dec 1795 Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland Family ID F4639 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Unknown McGowan or McCowan, b. Abt 1800, d. Bef 1851, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 50 years) Children 1. Peter McGowan, b. Between 1836 and 1846, Ancaster Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Oct 1906, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 70 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F2733 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Jean Stewart was born in 1804 in the clachan of Morell, Easter Glentarken, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The Comrie OPR appears to record her birth place as "Meovie" which would make Jean the only child born there. However it is possible that the poor handwriting in the OPR does not say Meovie and may actually say Moril. It is difficult to tell if the middle letter is an 'r' or a 'v' and if the final letter's loop is an 'l' or an 'e'.
Jean, who went by "Jane," was the fourth daughter of Robert Stewart and Catharine McNaughtan (shown above). Jean emigrated from Perthshire, Scotland with her mother and siblings. The complete story of their journey can be found in the notes of Jane's mother, Catherine. According to Llewella McIntyre's genealogy, Jane married a man whose surname was McGowan (however the 1861 census shows their name as McCowan). Based on her son's birth date it is presumed that she married after immigrating. 1842 census records indicate that three of the eldest daughters were resident in the Stewart household in Puslinch, but by 1851 these daughters had moved elsewhere. It is believed that Jane was one of the three.
Jane's brother Peter Stewart recorded in his journal that one of his sisters was married prior to emigrating and that her husband contracted cholera and died on the journey from Scotland. Peter does not record which sister this was. It's unlikely that it was Jean as it appears she married after immigrating.
Jane has not been found in 1851. In 1861 and 1871 Jane was residing in Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, at the home of her brother Peter. Jane was widowed and residing with her son, Peter McGowan.
- Jean Stewart was born in 1804 in the clachan of Morell, Easter Glentarken, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The Comrie OPR appears to record her birth place as "Meovie" which would make Jean the only child born there. However it is possible that the poor handwriting in the OPR does not say Meovie and may actually say Moril. It is difficult to tell if the middle letter is an 'r' or a 'v' and if the final letter's loop is an 'l' or an 'e'.
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Sources - [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.
- [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.
- [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.