John McLachlan

Abt 1818 - 1880  (~ 62 years)

• Name	John McLachlan
  Birth	Abt 1818	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	98253837
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98253837
  Immigration	1820	Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	on brig Commerce from Scotland
  _UID	5C833D2B16EE42819B51DF7B0753A6287C8A
  Death	8 Mar 1880	Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
  	John was a farmer and carpenter. In May 1842, he married Christina Somerville (b. 1818). In 1850 he lived in Lanark, Con 6 Lot 15. He was in Middleton in 1858, and in 1874 had the Crown Patent for Bruce City, 2nd ?a of lot 19, Con 10. From the Atlas of Bruce 1880, p.74, he's a farmer, owned 100 acres, con 10, lot 19, Post Office Gresham. In the 1871 Census, John is 53, a Presbyterian Carpenter. Nine children are listed, with birth years. His son 4/4/1 John, age 28, b. 1843 is listed as a carpenter also. John had 11 children.Picture (L-R)of his 5 girls; Christine (McKinnon), Caroline, Mary(McLeod), Margaret, Edith (Photo courtesy of S. Phillips) John died of an abcess. (Research thanks to Murdoch MacLachlan and C. McFadden)
  Burial	Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I14963	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	John McLachlan, Sr.,   b. 1787, Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 14 Apr 1858, Walkerton, Brucke County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Christina Ann Mowat,   b. 1790, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 16 May 1869, Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F3115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina Somerville,   b. 22 Nov 1822, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada bur. Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada
  Marriage	6 May 1842	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Reverend William McAllister Lanark Settlement Presbyterian ?  John McLachlan to Christina Somerville. Witness John McLachlan Senior Lanark Society Settler and Robert Somerville married to Helen Murray.
  Children	+ 1. John McLachlan,   b. 24 Mar 1843, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Aug 1907, Shoal Lake, Western Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada (Age 64 years) + 2. Margaret McLachlan,   b. 23 Jan 1845, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Oct 1924, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)   3. Robert McLachlan,   b. Abt 1847   d. 3 May 1871, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 24 years) + 4. Christina McLachlan,   b. 20 Apr 1848, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Oct 1922, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States (Age 74 years)   5. Alexander McLachlan,   b. Abt 1852   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ellen McLachlan,   b. Abt 1856   d. Yes, date unknown   7. James McLachlan,   b. Abt Jul 1857   d. 6 Jul 1872, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 14 years)   8. William McLachlan,   b. Abt 1860   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Caroline McLachlan,   b. Abt 1862   d. Yes, date unknown   10. George McLachlan,   b. Abt 1863   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Jane McLachlan,   b. Abt 1865   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 1818 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Immigration - on brig Commerce from Scotland - 1820 - Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 6 May 1842 - Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 8 Mar 1880 - Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth