John Garroch

ID # 5689, (1831-1920)
FatherJames Garroch (1794-1877)
MotherCatherine McCormick (1811-1894)
BirthJohn Garroch was born on 4 October 1831. 
BaptismHe was baptized on 17 October 1831 at Kirkinner, Wigtown, Scotland. 
MarriageHe married Jennet Muir
DeathHe died on 7 March 1920 at Moore Township, Lambton County, at age 88. 
BurialHe was buried on 9 March 1920 at Froomfield United Church Cemetery, Moore Twp., Lambton Co.. 
NoteHe Familysearch has a database entitled: Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, FHL microfilm 1,068,037. As found, this is a transcription only. It reads:

John Garroch, Christening date 17 Oct, 1831, at Kirkinner, Wigtown, Scotland. Date of birth 04 Oct 1831. Parents James Garroch and Catherine McCormick.

John and his parents probably departed Scotland not long after his birth, for, according to the 1861 census at Beverly Township, he is the only child born to the family in Scotland.

John and Jennet are in Moore Township, Lambton County, by the time of the 1871 census. They have with them three children, the oldest of whom is 8. There should be a county marriage registration were they married in Wentworth or Lambton Counties, but none has been found. An alternative possibility is that they were married in Michigan.

Death reg. 021344-20 Moore Twp., Lambton Co.
John Garroch died March 7, 1920, at Corunna, Ontario. Scotch. Married. Mason. Age 88 yrs., 5 mos., 4 dys. Born Scotland Oct 4., 1883(!) Residence at place of death 45 years. Parents James Garroch and...McCormick, both born Scotland. Informant John Garroch, Sarnia, Ont., son. Burial Froomfield, Ont., March 9, 1920. Physician F. D. Aikens, Courtright.

The error in the date of birth aside, John's date of birth is shown in full on his gravestone in Froomfield United Church Cemetery and this agrees with his date of birth as shown on his birth record. 
Last Edited14 Aug 2017