John Eggar (1827 - 1892)

Died 22 Jun 1892 at about age 65 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Biography

John was born circa 1827. At lease one obituary states that he was born in England but most agree he was born and educated in Fredericton. He was a son of Robert and Emma (Unknown) Eggar. His father was born in England and his mother in New Brunswick.^[1][2][3]

John married (1) Charity UNKNOWN prior to 1851. They had at least one child who died as an infant that year. Charity died in 1853 at the age of 28 and there is no evidence of further children from this marriage.

John married (2) Isabella Agnew of Kingsclear on September 28, 1854. She was a daugher of William Agnew.^[3][4]

He lived in the Fredericton area and was a well known artist and house painter there, with examples of his art hanging at the time of his death in the Parliament Building and Supreme Court Room.^[1][2] His paintings of the Grand Falls, Tobique and Temicouata Lakes were very well regarded in his time.^[3] He later owned land and removed to Aroostook.^[3]

John passed away on June 22, 1892 in Fredericton at the age of 65 after a brief illness. It is thought he suffered from the effecs of "painter's poison."^[1] (Paint in those days often contained Arsenic or Lead) He was interred there at the Old Burial Ground.^[5]

Known Children

• Robert Eggar 1851-1851
• John Eggar
• William Sutherland later known as William Eggar (Adopted Son)

Census Records

• 1851 Census, Fredericton, New Brunswick
• 1861 Census, Fredericton, New Brunswick
• 1871 Census, Fredericton, New Brunswick
• 1891 Census, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Death Announcement, New Brunswick Reporter and Fredericton Advertiser, June 22, 1892. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel Vital Statistics From New Brunswick Newspapers, Vol 82 No 260
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Death Announcement, Carleton Sentinel, June 25, 1892. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel Vital Statistics From New Brunswick Newspapers, Vol 81 No 2654
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Death Announcement, The Gleaner, June 17, 1892. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel Vital Statistics From New Brunswick Newspapers, Vol 82 No 923
4. ↑ Marriage Announcement, The Head Quarters, Oct 4, 1854. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel Vital Statistics From New Brunswick Newspapers, Vol 15 No 1024
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #61059068, John Eggar (1827-1892)