John Stewart

Abt 1796 - 1881  (~ 84 years)

• Name	John Stewart  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Baptism	2 Feb 1794	Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
  Birth	1795	Scotland   [1]
  Birth	Aug 1796	Scotland (according to 1851 census)
  Born	Abt 16 Aug 1796	Blair Drummond Moss, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland   [2, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1814	9 Rossburn Lane, Blair Drummond Moss, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland
  Immigration	Between 1830 and 1833	Québec, Canada
  Residence	1842	Chatham, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1851
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	McNab, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Religion: Church of Scotland
  Residence	1861	McNab, Renfrew, Canada West, Canada   [2]
  	Religion: Church of Scotland; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	Abt 1871	McNab, Renfrew South, Ontario   [5]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Religion: Church Of Scotland
  Residence	1881	Alice, Fraser, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Religion: Presbyterian
  Died	3 Jul 1881	Alice Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I16947	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Duncan Stewart, in Rossburn,   b. Abt 12 Oct 1765, Dalveich, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Campbell,   b. 1764, Lochearnside, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Aft 1814  (Age > 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1795
  Family ID	F4277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth or Helen Dewar,   b. 1798, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1861 and 1871, McNab, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1823	Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland   [10]
  Children	1. Mary Stewart,   b. 14 Nov 1824, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1842 and 1851, Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada  (Age 17 years)  [natural]   2. Duncan Stewart,   b. 20 Aug 1826, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1842 and 1851, Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada  (Age 15 years)  [natural]   3. Alexander Stewart,   b. 26 Oct 1828, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1842 and 1851, Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada  (Age 13 years)  [natural]   4. Janet Stewart,   b. 24 Oct 1830, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 6 Apr 1914, Powassan, Parry Sound District, Parry Sound County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)  [natural]   5. Child Stewart,   b. Abt 1834, Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada ,   d. Between 1842 and 1851, Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada  (Age ~ 8 years)  [natural]   6. John Stewart,   b. 6 Aug 1836, Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1910, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)  [natural]   7. Robert Stewart,   b. 20 Apr 1837, Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1916, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)  [natural]   8. Child Stewart,   b. Abt 1840, Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada ,   d. Between 1842 and 1851, Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada  (Age ~ 2 years)  [natural]   9. Mary Elizabeth Stewart,   b. 1844, Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F4427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Stewart was born in 1796 at Rossburn Lane on the Blair Drummond Moss in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland. Later census records indicate that John's son Robert spoke Gaelic as his first language, so it is presumed that John spoke Gaelic as did all his children. In 1814, at age 16, John Stewart was residing at 9 Rossburn Lane on the Blair Drummond Moss in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland, with his parents and older half-brother, Robert, and his younger sister Jenny. On 9 Dec 1823, at age 27, John Stewart married in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland to Elizabeth (Helen) Dewar. They had four children while presumably living on the Moss between 1824-1830, however the exact locations are not given in their children's baptismal registrations. Around 1830-34, John Stewart and his young family immigrated with a large party of fellow Dalveich Stewarts, Carnlia McIntyres and Ardveich MacLarens to settle in Canada. Many of the families went on to Renfrew County in Ontario, but John and his family settled initially in Chatham, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada, on the north side of the Ottawa River. In 1842 (age not recorded), he is believed to be the John Stewart residing in Chatham, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada, employed as a shoemaker with 10 occupants in his house. Those occupants would have included himself, his wife Elizabeth, and their six known children. This totals eight. Given the large gaps in their recorded children's births during this time period, t's likely they had another two children born in Quebec for whom no record has been found. Those children have been suggested below. Life as pioneer settlers in Quebec, especially in the winters, would have been harsh. It appears that perhaps five of their children died in Quebec. Sometime before 1851, John and his family moved across and up the Ottawa River to McNab Township, Renfew, Ontario, Canada, where his older brother Robert was living. In 1851, at age 56, John Stewart was residing in McNab, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and four of their children, Janet (22), John (17), Robert (15), and Mary E. (6). John Stewart was employed as a farmer. They were residing only a few farms away from Malcolm McLaren formerly from Glen Ogle. In 1861, at age 64, John Stewart was residing in McNab, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and children, as well as two of their grandchildren Janet (2) and John (1, son of Robert). He was a farmer. In 1871, at age 75, John Stewart was residing in McNab, Renfew, Ontario, Canada, in the home of his son, Robert and Robert's family. In 1881, at age 84, John Stewart was residing in Alice, Fraser, Renfew, Ontario, Canada, in the home of his daughter Janet Hamilton. On 3 July 1881, just weeks after the census was taken, John Stewart died.

  
  

• Sources

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