John McFarlane
1803 - 1894 (90 years)
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Name John McFarlane Born 13 Feb 1803 Immerioch, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Baptism 13 Feb 1803 Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Residence 1824 Perth, Perth, Scotland [2] Residence 1851 Wellington, Canada West (Ontario), Canada [3] Residence 1861 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [4] Residence 1871 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [5] Residence 1881 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [6] Residence 1891 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [7] Died 11 Jan 1894 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Buried Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Person ID I9979 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father Alexander McFarlane, b. Abt 1765, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Mother Christian Margaret Mclaren, b. Abt 3 Apr 1764, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1 Nov 1834, Kent, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 70 years) Relationship natural Married 19 May 1792 Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland Family ID F7795 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret McNaughton, b. Abt 16 May 1813, Blair Drummond, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 23 Apr 1896, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 82 years) Married 3 Apr 1831 Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland Children 1. Alexander McFarlane, b. 1 Jan 1832, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Mar 1917, Camden, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years) [natural]2. Christine McFarlane, b. 26 Dec 1833, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. Apr 1921, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) [natural]3. Janet "Jessie" McFarlane, b. 27 Oct 1836, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 26 Oct 1884, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 47 years) [natural]4. Peter McFarlane, b. 3 Jan 1839, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 1 Apr 1885, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 46 years) [natural]5. John McFarlane, b. 28 Sep 1841, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 24 Nov 1908, Hallock, Kittson, Minnesota, USA (Age 67 years) [natural]6. Mary McFarlane, b. 8 Jan 1844, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 27 May 1935, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years) [natural]7. Margaret McFarlane, b. 4 Mar 1846, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Apr 1927, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) [natural]8. Jane McFarlane, b. 21 Oct 1848, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 20 May 1937, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) [natural]9. Agnes McFarlane, b. 6 Jul 1851, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 13 Apr 1931, Thamesville, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years) [natural]10. Catherine McFarlane, b. 29 Jan 1854, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 4 Jan 1939, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years) [natural]11. Daniel McFarlane, b. 15 Jul 1856, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Dec 1948, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F2716 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Gravestone indicates he immigrated in 1831 -- same date as his father-in-law, Peter McNaughtan.
"The first resident of Aberfoyle, and the man who really gave the name to the place, was John MacFarlane, who kept a small store there and gave it the name of the Clachan of Aberfoyle, a noted place in Perthshire." (Wellington County Historical Atlas, 1906)
John McFarlane is found in the 1814 Drummond Moss Census residing at 29 Kirk Lane with his birth family.
Kirk Lane No29
Former Possessor: Alexander McDermid
Present Possessor: Alexander McFarlane, 60 yrs
Christian McLean, 58 "
Children
Donald, 19 yrs
Mary, 17 "
Anne, 12 "
John, 10 "
Donald, 11 "
Alexander, 7 "
Duncan, 5 "
Finlay, 3 "
Persons deceased
John McFarlane 2 yrs 1786 Croup
Alexander 2 " 1796 Smallpox
James 1/4 1784 Hives
Isobel Wilson 55 " 1812 Consumption
Years Settled on the Moss: 5 years
Where they came from: Balquhidder
Gravestone indicates he immigrated in 1831 -- same date as his father-in-law, Peter McNaughtan.
MCFARLANE, JOHN
At the homestead, lot 22, 2nd concession in Puslinch, on Thursday, 11th January 1894, in the 91st year of his age. Husband of Margaret McNaughton. Puslinch loses one of its oldest residents. Father of Mrs. Lt.-Col. Nicoll of Puslinch; Mrs. William Douglas and Mrs. David Gibb of Galt.
--- Margaret McFarlane, who married David Gibb, died on Apr. 29, 1927.
--- Information from the 1906 Atlas of Wellington County: John McFarlane (1803-1894) was born in Perthshire within sight of Stirling Castle. He was a tailor by trade. In 1831, he married Margaret, daughter of Peter McNaughton and came to Canada with the McNaughton family that year. Children were Alexander of Kent Co.; Mrs. William Douglas of Galt; Mrs. Andrew Stewart of Morriston; Peter; Mrs. James Patterson; John in Minnesota; Mrs. David Gibb of Galt; Mrs. William Sherman of Thamesville; Mrs. John Ballantyne of Bay City; Daniel; and Mrs. Lt-Col. William Nichol.
- Gravestone indicates he immigrated in 1831 -- same date as his father-in-law, Peter McNaughtan.
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- [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: 11; Family No: 41.
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