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John Hamilton

Born 21 Feb 1802 in Queenston, Niagara, Lincoln, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Son of Robert Hamilton and Mary (Herkimer) Hamilton

Brother of George Hamilton [half], Alexander Hamilton [half] and Peter Hunter Hamilton

Husband of Frances Pasie (McPherson) Hamilton — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Herchmer Hamilton, David Hamilton, George Hamilton, Joseph Hamilton, Mary (Hamilton) MacKenzie, Frances (Hamilton) Foote and Samuel Hamilton

Died 10 Oct 1882 at age 80 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

John Hamilton is Notable.

John Hamilton is/was a significant Ontarian .

John, born in 1802, was the youngest son of Robert Hamilton and Mary Herkimer. He and his step-brother Robert founded the Queenston Steamboat Company in 1825. In the 1850s he was the main proprietor of the Canadian Lake and River Line. He also dabbled in banking, land speculation and a railway. His political career spanned over fifty years until his death in 1882.

He married Frances Pasia Macpherson and they had eleven children.

He died in 1882.

Sources

Peter Baskerville, “HAMILTON, JOHN, (1802-82),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 11, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 30, 2017, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hamilton_john_1802_82_11E.html.
"Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ7S-BY2 : 8 November 2014), John Hamilton, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 32, line 1; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1096-1097, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 390,234.
Find a Grave Index. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188251646/john-hamilton

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Vicky (Valentine) Moon

Hamilton-23126 and Hamilton-16160 do not represent the same person because: No connection

posted Dec 10, 2023 by Vicky (Valentine) Moon

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John Hamilton (1802 - 1882)

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