John Moffatt
ID # 5682, (1839-1919)
| Father | Stephen Moffatt (1799-1882) |
| Mother | Jane Thompson (1806-1871) |
| Baptism | John Moffatt was baptized on 19 October 1839 at Dumfries Township, Gore District, Upper Canada. |
| Marriage | He married Isabella Y. Henderson on 9 March 1865 at Waterloo Twp., Waterloo County, Canada West. MS248 reel 17, Vol. 76, page 25 Waterloo County Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by M. MacKenzie, a minister of the Canada Presbyterian Church, for the year ending 31st December, A.D. 1865. John Moffat, 26, born and residing N. Dumfries. Parents Stephen Moffatt and Jane Thomson. Isabella Y. Henderson, 21, born and residing Waterloo Twp. Parents Thos. Henderson and Isabella Young. Witnesses Mrs. Smith of Blenheim and Mrs. Young of Berlin. On March 9, 1865. As usual with registrations of marriages from this era, the exact location of the marriage is not provided. Rosemary Ambrose, however, has extracted marriage announcements from the Dumfries Reformer for the years of 1860-1865. The edition of 15 March, 1865, carries the announcement for the marriage of John and Isabella. It tells that the marriage was held on March 9th, 1865, at the residence of the bride's father, Rosebank, near Doon. Isabella is described as the 3rd daughter of Thomas Henderson. Rosebank will be the name of the farm. |
| Death | He died on 1 July 1919 at Toronto, York Co., at age 79. |
| Note | At the time of the 1871 census, John and Isabella are in Blenheim Township of Oxford County. He is shown as a farmer and they have with them a daughter, Isabella, age 4. By the time of the 1881 census, they are in Berlin. John is a coal and grain merchant. Their daughter Isabella is 14. She is shown as Bella Y. (Her full name was Isabella Young Moffatt.) Also with them is a son, Nisbet S. Moffatt, age 8. The 1881 census page can be found at Archives Canada. The image is faint, but reasonably readable. The 1891 census shows the family in Berlin. Bella is shown as 22 and Nisbet as 18. At the time of the 1901 census, Death reg. 004537-19 Toronto, York Co. John Moffatt, age 80, died July 1, 1919, at Western Hospital. Born Canada. Salesman. Burial Kitchener. Parents Stephen Moffatt and Jane Thompson. Physician K. A. McLaren. Informant A. W. Bartlett, 1480 Queen W. The death registration states that John is to be buried in Kitchener. Isabella is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Berlin (known as Kitchener by the time John died), but he is probably buried there. An index for the Toronto Trust Cemeteries does not show his burial in Toronto. |
Children of John Moffatt and Isabella Y. Henderson |
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| Last Edited | 8 Sep 2017 |