Born
about 1810 in
Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Descendants
Died
24 Feb 1890
at about age 80
in
Brockville, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified 15 Jan 2024
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Biography
John was born in 1810.[1]
Emigrated from Scotland in 1812 to Brockville ON Canada because of the clearing of Inverness shire.
In 1871[2] he was Catholic and living in Brockville, Ontario.
He was a shoemaker in 1881.[3]
John was a Gentleman when he passed away in Brockville, Ontario on February 24, 1890.[4] He is buried in Brockville.[5]
Sources
↑ "Canada Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47Q-W5G : Wed Dec 06 01:23:51 UTC 2023), Entry for John Simon Fraser and Sarah Fraser, 1871.
↑ "Canada Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47Q-W5G : Wed Dec 06 01:23:51 UTC 2023), Entry for John Simon Fraser and Sarah Fraser, 1871.
↑ "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXD-2L2 : Wed Jan 10 19:19:20 UTC 2024), Entry for John S Fraser and Sarah Fraser, 1881.
↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNP3-Z4V : Sat Oct 14 00:02:34 UTC 2023), Entry for John S. Fraser, 24 Feb 1890.
↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209773578/john-simon-fraser
Research from Elizabeth Spira with ancestry.ca records.
1852 Census records from Brockville Canada West:
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census52/View.jsp?id=11447&highlight=12&desc=1852+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Ann+C.+Fraser
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