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Edward was a Baptist minister. He first came to Canada in 1865, in charge of finding homes for 76 children from the Scottish National Orphan Home[1]. When his task was complete, he returned to Scotland and married Elizabeth Lindsay in 1866[2]. They would go on to have a total of 7 children, 4 born in Scotland and 3 in Canada. He was the first minister of the Kilmarnock Baptist Church, which was completed in September 1870[3]. He served there until he immigrated to Canada with his family in 1872. However, he continued to stay in touch with Scottish colleagues throughout his career in Canada[4].
By Nov 1872 Edward was ministering at Fonthill Baptist Church in Pelham, Welland County, Ontario[1]. It was here that Elizabeth Stobo, his fifth child and first child to be born in Canada, arrived. He then moved to Brampton, where he was the first pastor of the First Baptist Church from 1873-1876[1]. During this time he grew the congregation from 9 members to 76 members and motivated the construction of an impressive church building[5]. Jessie Stobo was born during this time period.
In 1876 he moved again to Chatham Baptist Church in Chatham, Kent, Ontario. Here William Stobo was born. He served there until Nov 1878, when he resigned, citing ill health[1]. This was followed by positions in Collingwood, Peterborough, Belleville, and finally Quebec City where he retired in 1884[1]. He served as President of the Quebec Evangelistic Alliance, vice president of the Dominion Alliance, and secretary of the Quebec Bible Society[1]. He passed away in 1918[6][7].
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Chatham Baptist Church Centennial 1850-1950 (Chatham: Chatham Baptist Church, 1950), p. 58; digital images, Windsor & Regional Publications (https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/swoda-windsor-region/73: accessed 20 Aug 2020).
- ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTYF-HYB : 11 February 2020), Edward John Stobo -- Elizabeth Lindsay, 1866.
- ↑ Archibald M'Kay, The History of Kilmarnock (Kilmarnock: Archibald M'Kay, Titchfield Street, 1880), 4th ed., p. 256; digital images, Google Books (https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=10INAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book-10INAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1: accessed 20 Aug 2020).
- ↑ Brian Talbot, A Distinctive People: A Thematic Study of Aspects of the Witness of Baptists in Scotland in the Twentieth Century (Authentic Media Inc., 2015), p. 94; digital images, Google Books (https://books.google.ca/books?id=RVelBAAAQBAJ: accessed 20 Aug 2020).
- ↑ "About Us," First Baptist Church (https://test.firstbaptistbrampton.org/about-us : accessed 20 Aug 2020).
- ↑ "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968," database and images, Ancestry.com, Riverend Edward John Stobo, 1918; citing Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
- ↑ "Died in 81st Year," obituary, The Montreal Gazette, 26 Nov 1918, p. 2; digital image, Google News (https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eBcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I4UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6787%2C2088034 : accessed 21 Aug 2020).
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X17B-ZD6 : 11 February 2020), Edward Stobo, 1838.
- "1871 Scotland Census", database, Ancestry.com, Edward Stobo (age 33), Kilmarnock, Ayrshire; citing Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
- "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXR-89P : 20 May 2019), Edward J. Stobo, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Edward J. Stobo, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
- 1901 census of Canada, Quebec City, Quebec, district 184, subdistrict C, division 2, p. 5, family 44, Edw Rev Stobo; image, Library and Archives Canada (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=img&id=z000164987 : accessed 19 Aug 2020) microfilm T-6541.
