John Wallace (1808 - 1882)

Born 13 Nov 1808 in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Beckwith) Wallace — married 9 Mar 1843 in St James Anglican Cathedral, Toronto, Canada West

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1882 at age 73 in Milton, Ontario, Canada

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John Wallace has Scottish Ancestors.

Biography

John Wallace was born in 1808 in Amsterdam, New York. He was Scotch, according to the 1871 Canada Census record and his father was William Wallace, as there was only one Wallace family listed in the 1810 U.S. Census in Amsterdam, that of William Wallace: a household of a man and a woman between the ages of 26 and 45 and two boys and a girl, the children under 10 years old. John married Susannah Beckwith in 1843 in Toronto, Canada. Their wedding was witnessed by Thomas Elgie and Elizabeth Cook, who were married immediately after, John and Susannah serving as witnesses, as well as Susannah's brother Robert. John and Susannah had the following children: William Peddie, 1845-1919, Jessie, 1847-1926, George Washington, 1849-1881, Elizabeth, 1852-1934, John, Jr.,1853-1893, Robert Henry, 1855-, and Susan, 1858-1863. John was a hotel keeper and was the proprietor of the Milton Hotel or Milton Inn, Milton, Ontario.

Sources

• FamilySearch.org Ontario Deaths 1869-1937.
• FamilySearch.org Ontario Census 1861.
• FamilySearch.org Canada Census, 1871.
• Sepia Portrait: John Wallace.
• Milton Inn.
• Robertson, J. Ross. Robertsons landmarks of Toronto: a collection of historical sketches of the old town of York from 1792 until 1833, and of Toronto from 1834 to 1908: also, three hundred and thirty engravings of places and scenes in Toronto or in connection with the city. J.R. Robertson, 1908, Vol. III, p 48, Notice of the marriage of John Wallace and Susannah Beckwith.
• Craigmyle Gordon database.
• FamilySearch.org Ontario deaths 1869-1937.
• Canadian Champion October 17, 1973: $250,000 Fire Destroys Milton Inn.