John Caldwell

1770 - 1847  (77 years)

• Name	John Caldwell  [1]
  Born	1770	Nova Scotia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1847  [1]
  Person ID	I998	Brick Street Cemetery
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020

  
  

  Family	Hannah Outhouse,   b. 1769
  Children	+ 1. Hannah Caldwell*,   b. 06 Aug 1807,   d. 13 Sep 1833  (Age 26 years)  [natural] + 2. Sarah Ann Caldwell*,   b. Dec 1809,   d. 08 Jul 1847  (Age 37 years)  [natural] + 3. Mathew Walker Caldwell*,   b. Jun 1814, Long Point, UC ,   d. 02 Oct 1889  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [History of the county of Middlesex, Canada p571] John Caldwell settled on Concession 2, Westminster in 1818, when there were only two settlers there, Wm. Bryant and John Elliott. He was local Methodist preacher of this district. [HMC p754]: Matthew Caldwell is of Scotch-English descent, and a son of John Caldwell, who was born in Nova Scotia and came to Ontario, settling on the Second Concession, in Middlesex County, in March, 1818, bringing his family, which consisted of a wife and seven children, with him. The names of the latter are as follows: -John, Meron, Elizabeth, Ezekiel Robert, Hannah, Sarah A., and last was born Matthew.The country was in a very wild state at the time of their settlement, not a tree having been cut where the vcity of London now stands. Mr. Caldwell entered 200 acres of land, which he managed to clear by dint of hard labor, and became noted throughout his neighborhood as a hard working man, and one whose word was as good as his bond. He was a member of the Methodist Church, being also a local preacher in the same, and lived to be 77 years of age.

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Glen Curnoe records.