Re: Calder/Webster
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Calder/Webster
Sandy Blackmore 3/18/10
I have some information (below) for you relating to your Calder family in Elora, Wellington County, Ontario. I hope this is of interest!
Regards,
John B. Calder (no relation)
Cambridge, Ontario
Children of John Calder and Jean McKinzie (McKenzie?):
2-1 Jean Calder
2-2 John Calder
2-3 James Calder
2-4 Mary Calder
2-5 George Calder
2-6 Ann Calder
2-7 Margaret Calder
2-8 William Lambe Calder
2-9 George Calder
2-2 John Calder
Born: May 9, 1807.
Cuminestown, Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Christened on May 15, 1807 in Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire.
Died: September 3, 1894.
Fairport, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A..
Buried at: Belsyde Cemetery (sect. B3/4B 3 1), Thistle Avenue, Fergus, Ontario.
Headstone Inscription: John Calder / May 9, 1807, / Sept. 3, 1894 / His Wife / Christian Webster / Sept. 10, 1808, / Dec. 17, 1876 / CALDER
Married to: Christian Webster.
April 6, 1830 in Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Profession: - Weaver in the 1851, ‘71, ‘81 & ‘91 censuses.
- Freeholder (landowner) in the Wellington County Directory 1871-2.
Place of Residence: - Halifax, Nova Scotia for their first year in Canada, before moving to Ontario.
- Bon-Accord settlement (later named Elora), Upper Nichol Township in February / 1837.
- Lot 11, Con. 13, Nichol Twp. on the November 20, 1838 birth record of his son, Alexander.
- Lot 12, Con. 12, Nichol Township on the birth records of all his children from November 20, 1838 to April 2, 1852.
- Con. 1, West Garafraxa Twp., Wellington County in the Wellington County Directory 1871-2.
Immigration Record: Based on the census records of his four eldest daughters it appears that the family immigrated to Canada in the time between the births of, Christina and Mary Ann. This makes the date sometime between October 25, 1834 and December 16, 1836.
Obituary: Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, Monroe County, New York; September 5, 1894 edition.
“JOHN CALDER died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Dobbin, in Fairport, Monday evening, aged 88 years. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, where he lived until a few years after his marriage, coming to America in 1836. He settled on a farm in Wellington county, now one of the most prosperous parts of Ontario, Canada, where he lived until the death of his wife, about eighteen years ago. Mr CALDER leaves ten children, the youngest of whom is 10 years old.”
Notes: - John and his wife Christian were 2 of the 9 founding members of Knox Presbyterian Church in Elora, Ontario. They figure prominently in the early history of this church.
- His religious denomination is recorded as being Plymouth Brethren in the 1871 census, and Bretheren in the 1881 census.
- Another researcher records that John, may have had a son named Paul, born about 1838. I have found no records of him and think that this event is unlikely and requires verification.
Documentation: - GRO(S) - christening record, Year 1807, Monquhitter, Code: 223/2.
Ontario Census Returns - 1851 - Wellington County, Enumeration District ?, Nichol Township, Page 69/35, Line 48.
- 1861 - Wellington County, Enumeration District 1, Garafraxa Township, Page 46, Line 3.
- 1871 - Wellington Centre, District 34, Sub District G, West Garafraxa Township, Division 1, Page 38, Line 4.
- 1881 - Wellington Centre, District 152, Sub District H, West Garafraxa Twp., Division 1, Page 68, Line 7.
- 1891 - Wellington Centre, District 125, Sub District G, Division 2, Nichol Township, Page 11, Line 14.
History of Knox Presbyterian Church, Elora, 1837 - 1987 by Knox Church Historical Committee.
The Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory 1869, page 154 (requires verification).
Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Wellington for 1871 - 2, pg. 183; reprinted in 1976.
“Fergus” by A.E. Byerly: page 350-1.
Obituary: Fergus News-Record, Fergus, Ontario: Thursday, September 13, 1894 edition.
“Elora - The Early History of Elora and Vicinity” by John Connon; ISBN: 0-88920-012-2, Pages 87, 91 & 92.
“A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation” by Donald Whyte; Vol. 1, Entry 983, ISBN: 0-920036-090-0.
United (Knox) Presbyterian Congregation, Elora, Ontario - Roll of Members, January 1854, ‘55 & ‘56
United (Knox) Presbyterian Congregation, Elora, Ontario - Minutes of Meetings, Febraury 8, 1837.
Knox Presbyterian Church, Elora, Ontario; Records of Births & Baptisms, Years 1837 - 1871. Records the births and baptisms of his children Alexander, Jane, John, Margaret, James, Isabella, William & Jemima.
IGI Record: - batch # C112234
- batch # M112295
Christian Webster Wife
Born: September 10, 1808.
Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Christened on September 20, 1808 in Old Meldrum, Aberdeen County.
Died: December 17, 1876.
West Garafraxa Township, Wellington County, Ontario.
Buried at: Belsyde Cemetery (sect. B3/4B 3 1), Thistle Avenue, Fergus, Ontario.
Headstone Inscription: See her husband John’s headstone inscription.
Parents: Alexander Webster, and Christian Gordon (requires verification).
Documentation: - Province of Ontario Death Registration # 016595 / 76.
Ontario Census Returns - 1851 - Wellington County, Enumeration District ?, Nichol Township, Page 69/35, Line 49.
- 1861 - Wellington County, Enumeration District 1, Garafraxa Township, Page 46, Line 4.
- 1871 - Wellington Centre, District 34, Sub District G, West Garafraxa Township, Division 1, Page 38, Line 5.
Obituary: Fergus News-Record, Fergus, Ontario: Thursday, December 21, 1876 edition.
IGI Record: - batch # C112294
- batch # M112295
Children of John Calder and Christian Webster:
3-1 Elizabeth “Eliza” Calder
3-2 Barbara Calder
3-3 Christina (Christian) Gordon Calder
3-4 Mary Anne Calder
3-5 Alexander (Paul?) Calder
3-6 Jane McKenzie Calder
3-7 John Calder
3-8 Margaret Calder
3-9 James Calder
3-10 Isabella H. Calder
3-11 William Calder
3-12 Jemima Calder
3-13 Georgina Calder
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Re: Calder/Webster
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