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Colin DEWAR

Male 1823 - Aft 1896  (> 74 years)


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  • Name Colin DEWAR 
    Born 12 Sep 1823  Front of Chatham, Argenteuil County Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1896 
    Person ID I534  David Falconer Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2020 

    Father Duncan DEWAR
              b. 4 Oct 1780, Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 4 Sep 1869, Chatham, Argenteuil County, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret MCCALLUM
              b. Abt 1781
              d. 11 Oct 1826, Front of Chatham, Argenteuil County Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1 Mar 1807 
    Family ID F180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth BENEDICT
              b. 11 Aug 1823, St. Andrews, Argenteuil County, Lower Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 11 Oct 1866, St. Eugene, Hawkesbury Twp., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 13 Sep 1854  [1] 
    Children 
     1. John DEWAR
              b. 1 Nov 1855, Chatham, Argenteuil County, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
     2. George DEWAR
              b. 28 Jul 1857, Chatham, Argenteuil County, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
     3. Charles DEWAR
              b. 13 Feb 1862, Chatham, Argenteuil County, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
     4. Colin DEWAR
              b. 27 Oct 1863, Chatham, Argenteuil County, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Esther BENEDICT
              b. 1 Jan 1819, St. Andrews, Argenteuil County, Lower Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 Apr 1892  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 1869 
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Colin was the contributor ofthe detailed information on the Dewar family to "History of the Counties of Argenteuil, Quebec and Prescott, Ontario", by Cyrus Thomas (1896).

      He had to leave school at the age of 13 to work on the family farm, but did benefit from education received from his learned uncle John. After a few years on the farm, Colin left to work in a store, but returned to work on and take over the family farm after the death of his brother John.

      After his marriage to Elizabeth Benedict, Colin lived with his wife on his family farm until 1862, then in 1865 moved to St. Andrews, and then to St. Eugene in Hawkesbury Township, Ontario. Colin and Elizabeth had four sons.

      In St. Eugene, Colin was appointed Commissioner for taking affidavits in the Queen's Bench, and until 1868 was the local superintendant of schools. He moved to Ottawa in 1869, working for the Young lumber company and its successor for 19 years as a cashier and confidential clerk. He then worked for the city Water Works Department, until at least the time the book was published. He was a public school trustee for the Victoria Ward in Ottawa for 9 years.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] "History of the Counties of Argenteuil, Quebec and Prescott, Ontario", Cyrus Thomas, (Name: Name: John Lovell & Son, Montreal, 1896;;).