Hugh White
ID # 5248, (1827-1909)
| Father | Thomas White (1795-1870) |
| Mother | Mary Harvie (1789-1868) |
| Birth | Hugh White was born in June 1827 at Dumfries Township, Gore District. |
| Marriage | He married Janet Wallace on 11 March 1858 at Wellington County. MS248 reel 17 Vol. 79, page 5 Wellington County Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by Robert Torrance, a minister of the United Presbyterian Church, for the year ending December 31st, A.D. 1858. Hugh Whyte, 30, born Canada, residing Dumfries. Parents Thomas Whyte and Mary Harvey. Janet Wallace, age obscured, born Scotland, residing Guelph. Parents James Wallace and Janet Wilson. Witness James Wallace Jr. of Guelph On March 11, 1858. Robert Torrance was a Presbyterian minister at Guelph from 1845 to 1882. |
| Death | He died on 24 October 1909 at South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., at age 82. |
| Burial | He was buried at Section 2, Mountview Cemetery, Galt. |
| Note | Death reg. 007060-09 South Dumfries, Brant Co. Hugh White, died October 24, 1909, born June 1827, age 82. Died in South Dumfries. Informant Thomas White. Parents Thomas White and Mary Harvie. The following is a vignette of the life of Hugh White as found in Warner and Beers 1883 History of Brant County. It gives some interesting background information of the family. As a side note, Squire Ellis is mentioned in Young's History of Galt and Dumfries, but this is the first record in the family (Hugh's parents) that I find of him performing a marriage. HUGH WHITE, farmer, Township of South Dumfries, was born in that township 21st june, 1827, and is the son of Thomas and Mary (Harvie) White, natives of Scotland. His mother emigrated with her parents to the United States in 1811, and from there to canada in 1817. His father first emigrated to the States with his brother about the year 1824, and moved shortly afterwards into Canada. he walked the greater part of the journey, driving a yoke of oxen, with a cart loaded with sundry articles essential to pioneering purposes, such as a plough, axe chains, etc. He first settled in North Dumfries, and was married in Canada to Mary Harvie, in 1826, Squire Ellis performing the marriage ceremony. They remained in North Dumfries a great many years, and in 1844 moved into South Dumfries, where they ended their days. The father, who had been a farmer through life, died 7th Dec., 1870, aged 74, and the mother died 19th January, 1868, aged 78. Hugh White, our subject, was married 11th March, 1858, to Janet Wallace, daughter of James and Janet Wallace, and born 7th April, 1833. Mr. and Mrs. White are members of the Presbyterian Church, and are the parents of six children, five of whom survive, viz., Thomas, Mary, James W., Janet W. and Henrietta; the deceased, Hugh, died in infancy. Mr. White filled the office of School Trustee for several years, and has met with marked success in his farming operations. He and his wife and family reside on the old home farm, consisting of 450 acres. He possesses in all 870 acres of land, nearly all under cultivation, with excellent buildings. Unquote McGill University's The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project quotes an 1875 gazetteteer that places Hugh on Concession 6, lot 1, in South Dumfries Township. This property is at the extreme east side of the township and borders Beverly Township in Wentworth County. Hugh will have been a short distance from Branchton to the north and Sheffield to the east. The 1891 Farmers' directory confirms the concession and lot number and names Branchton as Hugh's post office address. |
Children of Hugh White and Janet Wallace |
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| Last Edited | 10 May 2018 |