Samuel was born around 1820 in Ireland.
On Samuel Patterson's death certificate in 1928, listed Thomas Patterson as his father born in Ireland. Thomas or Samuel could be first name. Or a first and middle name.
Source: John Edwards personal information and below from John Patterson:
Samuel Patterson was my gt-grandfather, presumably born in Ireland about 1820, married Eliza McGruther/Magruder also from Ireland.
The family lived in or around Stratford, ON, (perhaps Middlesex Co. for a time) and little is known about them until Samuel's untimely death in 1859, the result of a bar fight at Mrs. Kelly's tavern in Stratford.
Eliza and 6 of their 7 children appear in the 1861 census of Stratford Town. By 1871 the family had disappeared from the area, indicating the probable death of Eliza about 1868-69.
The Patterson children were: William R. (~1846), then my grandfather, John (~1847) who lived most of his life in Collingwood, ON, Sarah (~1849), Robert (~1854), Samuel/Sandy (~1856), and Mary Ann (~1858).
Looking for connections to this family and willing to share information.
John Patterson Pointe Claire, QC, Canada jpatterson@sprint.ca (posted in 2004)
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