Francis Gordon
1829 - UNKNOWN
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Name Francis Gordon [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Born 1829 Scotland 
[3, 4] Gender Male Residence Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [6] Residence 1851 Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada [4] Occupation: Labourer; Religion: Free Church - Presbyterian Residence 1861 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [3] Occupation: Farmer; Religion: Free Church of Presbyterian; Relation to Head of House: Head Died UNKNOWN Person ID I6687 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 26 Sep 2026
Father Alexander Gordon, b. Abt 1800, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Mother Mary, b. Abt 1800, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F1889 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Janet Stewart, b. 1843, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , 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 - In 1851, at age 19, Francis Gordon was residing in Puslinch District 2 (east of Brock Road), Wellington, Ontario, Canada, working as a farm labourer for William Gordon (43) and residing with Donald Gordon (84). They were presumably his uncle and grandfather. All were born in Scotland.
In 1861, at age 32 (sic), Francis Gordon was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada on his own. He was employed as a farmer. He was living nearby to James Gordon (59) and his family, including Donald Gordon (100). They were presumably his uncle and grandfather.
On 10 Mar 1862, Francis Gordon, age 28, son of Alexander and Mary Gordon, married in Halton, Ontario, Canada to Janet Stewart, age 19, orphaned daughter of Duncan Stewart and Margaret Gillespie.
In 1871, Francis's wife Jessie Gordon was residing in Milton, Halton, Ontario, Canada with their first four children. Francis is not with them and she is listed as a widow. However, she could not have been as they had another child in 1872.
Francis Gordon has not been found in the 1871 census.
Francis Gordon has not been found in later records.
- In 1851, at age 19, Francis Gordon was residing in Puslinch District 2 (east of Brock Road), Wellington, Ontario, Canada, working as a farm labourer for William Gordon (43) and residing with Donald Gordon (84). They were presumably his uncle and grandfather. All were born in Scotland.
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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.
- [S157] 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.
- [S268] 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: 31; Line: 17.
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- [S113] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869.
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