Christina Ann (Ferguson) Cant (1839 - 1914)

Born 13 Mar 1839 in North Dumfries, Waterloo, Ontario

Ancestors

Wife of Hugh Cant Jr. — married 25 Jan 1866 in Galt, Waterloo, Ontario

Died 19 Jan 1914 at age 74 in Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Christina was born in 1839. She was the daughter of Duncan Ferguson and Sarah Haggart. She passed away in 1914.

Hugh Cant and Christiana Ferguson married on 25 Jan 1866 in Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He was 32 years old at the time and she was 26. Hugh was born around 1834 in Scotland and he was the son of Hugh Cant and E Thom. Christiana was born around 1840 in N Dumfries and she was the daughter of Duncan Ferguson and Sarah Haggert. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-1W58 : 9 March 2018), Hugh Cant and Christiana Ferguson, 25 Jan 1866; citing Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,067.

• Article "Duncan Ferguson and his home" by Jennie Ferguson Turnbull, 1984. Excellent biographical profile of the Duncan Ferguson family written by his great granddaughter a local Cambridge area historian.
• Book "Historical Reminiscences of Galt and Other Writings" by Hugh Cant Jr., 1915. Book contains a brief biography and photo of Duncan Ferguson

See also:

• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLN-FZW : 16 July 2017), Duncan Alexander Cant, 12 Feb 1873; citing Birth, Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,039.