John immigrated to N. Easthope, Perth, Ontario, Canada circa 1848 with his parents.
He appears on the 1851 Ontario Census in N. Easthope, Perth as follows: 14 Feb 1852; Farmer, born Scotland, Church of Scotland, 28, 1 story log house. An, age 70, widow. Janet Headrick, age 16. Duncan McLeish, age 9.
He married Jessie Murray circa 1854 in Ontario. They were the parents of son John; daughters Margaret, Jessie, Amy, Mary, and Elizabeth.
He appears on the 1881 Ontario Census in N. Easthope as follows: Farmer, age 56, born Scotland, Canada Presbyterian. Wife Jessey 49. Children: Margaret 25 (married); Jessey 21; Amy 17; Mary 15; John 12; Elizabeth 9 (all born Scotland).
Sources
IGI
1851 Ontario Census - Part 2, page 65
1881 Ontario Census - District 172, Div. 3, p. 15
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: