William Gardner Jr. (1815 - 1903)

Born 11 Nov 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Isabella Hall (Wight) Gardner — married 27 Sep 1844 in Beauharnois, Canada East

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1903 at age 87 in Township of Cornwall, Co. of Stormont, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

In 1820, emigrated with his parents from Scotland to Chateauguay County, Quebec .

Later on he married Elizabeth Wight and bought a farm for himself in Beauharnois, PQ, where he resided until 1881 when he purchased the Gray's Creek Farm and moved to the other side of the St. Lawrence River.

Together they had 14 children, 13 living at the time of his death. Dr. William Gardner Dr John Gardner Dr. Alex Gardner Mrs. A.B. Stewart Mrs David Brown Mrs A. Clark Mrs Metcalfe Mrs Malcolm Elder Mrs Nathan Copeland James gardner Mrs. J. C. Hall Archibald Gardner Barbara Gardner

In 1904, after his death, his son-in-law Nathan Copeland purchased Gray's Creek Farm from his eldest son.

Woodlawn Cemetery Cornwall, Ontario Section 45, Lot6, Grave 4. In 1881-1903 he lived at Gray's Creek Farm, East Front, Cornwall, Township, Ontario

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Died 07 Sep 1903. Township of Cornwall, Co. of Stormont, Ontario, Canada. Note: Date Death Registered:- 12 Sep 1903, by Archibald Gardner Cause of Death:- Old Age. 1903 Found multiple copies of death date. Using 07 Sep 1903

Sources

1. ↑ Profile created by Paige Hynes through the import of Copeland Family Tree.ged on May 11, 2022. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.

• Ahnentafel Report on Copeland line.

1881 census, Family Bible, Obituary for William Gardner.

• Source: S716397856 Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 7921 Note: <p><i>Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages</i>. Archives of Ontario, Toronto</p><p><br>A full list of sources can be found <a href="##SearchUrlPrefix##/search/dbextra.aspx?dbid=7921" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Ancestry Record 7921 #81460628
• Source: S716397856 Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 7921 Note: <p><i>Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages</i>. Archives of Ontario, Toronto</p><p><br>A full list of sources can be found <a href="##SearchUrlPrefix##/search/dbextra.aspx?dbid=7921" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Ancestry Record 7921 #81460628