1. | Duncan DEWAR was born on 24 Mar 1763 in Killin, Perthshire (son of Duncan DEOR and Janet MCIVER); died in UNKNOWN in St. Andrews, Argenteuil County, Quebec. Notes: Descendants of the Dewar family have a grandfather clock, whose inscription says it was brought from Killin, Scotland in 1804 by Duncan and Catherine Dewar to St. Andrew's Parish, Argenteuil, in Lower Canada. Killin is a parish in the western part of Perthshire. The inscription further states that it was placed in the clock in 1925 by John Dewar of Toronto. Family/Spouse: Catherine ROBERTSON. Catherine was born about 1781 in Scotland; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Duncan DEOR died in UNKNOWN. Notes: The book "History of the Counties of Argenteuil, Quebec and Prescott, Ontario", published in 1896 by Cyrus Thomas (John Lovell and Sons, Montreal, 1896) states that the two brothers, Duncan and Peter Dewar emigrated from the Glasgow area to Quebec in 1804 with their families. Duncan was said in the book to be the younger of the two brothers, arriving with a wife and one child. Peter was said to arrive in Canada with a wife and 9 children. Searching in the old parish records for Dewar (or Deore or Deor) parents having two sons named Duncan and Peter, with Peter born in the mid 1700s, and Duncan born later, turned up Duncan Deor (Dewar) and Janet McIver, as well as their other child - Donald. All three children were born in Killin Parish, Perthshire. Killin Parish is in the highlands of western Perthshire. It is about 50 miles north of Glasgow. Killin is also the place of origin marked on the grandfather clock that Duncan Dewar brought to Canada in 1804. The parish records of Killin indicate a large number of Dewars, Doers, Deors and Deoirs born there in the mid 1700s. The most common male names were Donald, Duncan, James and John. Duncan married Janet MCIVER. Janet died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Janet MCIVER died in UNKNOWN.
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