Samuel Glass (abt. 1800 - 1877)

Born about 1800 in County Armagh, Ireland

Husband of Elizabeth Matilda (Owrey) Glass — married 19 Feb 1826 in St Thomas, Westminster, Ontario, Canada

Died 1877 at about age 77 in London, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Samuel, born about 1800 in Ireland, emigrated to Upper Canada (now Ontario) when he was nineteen. He married Eliza Owrey in 1826 and they settled on a farm in Westminster Township. Their sons, William and David, were born there. In 1831 the family moved to the village of London (known as the Forks), where Samuel established a grain and flour business. He died in 1877.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ History of the County of Middlesex, p. 832

• "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ7Q-21B : 5 September 2017), Samuel Glass, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 163, line 2; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1050, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,832.
• "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43J-L88 : 11 March 2018), Samuel Glass, Ward 06, London, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 22, line 13; Library and Archives Canada film number C-9907, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,288.
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Ian Glass.