Notes:

. Monument reads:
Erected by Samuel McCutcheon of Cotton in remembrance of his wife Elizabeth McCutcheon who departed this life 16th March 1817 age 65 years. Here lieth the body of Samuel McCutcheon who departed this life 22nd December 1825 age 73 years. 
[There is more inscription deeply buried]. - - -

Birth:
Barony of Lower Ards, Civil Parish of Bangor, PLU Newtownards..

Mrs. married Samuel MCCUTCHEON, .1 in 1770 in Grey Abbey, County Down, Ireland. Samuel was born in 1752 in Grey Abbey, County Down, Ireland; died on 22 Dec 1825 in Grey Abbey, County Down, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John is the son of Elizabeth A & Samuel McCutcheon of Grey Abbey, Co. Down, Ireland.

. 1792 - Sloanstown Land, Leased to John MCutcheon.
. 1815 - Sloanstown Townland, leased to John McCutcheon, value of Freehold 40 shillings.
Ref: Public Records Office of Northern Ireland ( PRONI ).

. 1844 May 21 - Isabella Morrison stated in her deposition "…Samuel McCutcheon was married to Charlotte Letitia, the only daughter of this deponent & the said Henry Morrison & this deponent further saith that about the year of our lord 1824 the said deponent accompanied the said Samuel McCutcheon & his family from Ireland…." The year, however, was 1823. The following newspaper articles found, place McCutcheons on the de Salaberry in 1823:

. 1823 Jun 13 - QUEBEC, JUNE 13 - LOSS OF THE DE SALABERRY STEAM BOAT BY FIRE
{Abbreviated for to reduce repetition.]
It is with feelings of deep regret that we announce the loss of this boat. She left our port about 2 o'clock yesterday morning for the River Chambly & Montreal & had on board no less than 240 passengers, chiefly emigrants of the poorer classes. She had hardly passed Cape Rouge, about 4 o'clock, when she was discovered to be on fire. A quantity of fuel had been piled on the right side of the boilers under which it is supposed some particle of fire must have accidentally fallen. Mr. Kuper was astonished to find that the flames had penetrated the gratings over the engine room, where 5 puncheons of spirits had been stowed, one of which instantly caught fire, burst, & spread over the deck,
The horror & confusion of the scene at this moment may be imagined but can hardly be described. The crowd of passengers huddled together in so small a craft, effectually baffled the spirited exertions Mr. K. directed the boat to be run a-shore before the water shoaled to the depth of a man's height, she struck upon a rock; but the De Salaberry fortunately had 2 large American Boats, belonging to some rafts men who were returning home, attached to her, these with his own boat would have been fully adequate to save every individual & much of the property.
Several passengers at this moment in a state of uncontrollable alarm, precipitated themselves into the water;  though every exertion was made to save them, 5 or 6 unhappily perished. It will hardly be credited that in this imminent peril, characters were found so inhumanly depraved as to avail themselves of common distress to plunder their fellow sufferers. It has however been reported to us, & we fear upon too good authority, that this was the case; that some of the first who landed detained the boats, regardless of the lives of those who remained on board, & commenced a most brutal scene of depredation & drinking. At a late hour of the day many were yet in a brutal state of intoxication, uttering the most ferocious execrations & threats against the proprietors of the vessel.
… Kuper expresses the utmost gratitude to the Proprietors of the Steam Boat Telegraph, for their alacrity in sending that boat to his assistance; several gentlemen of Quebec also rendered him their services. The Boat drifted as the tide rose, & was last seen off St. Augustin, nearly burned to the water's edge.
Ref: Quebec Mercury.

. 1823 Jun 14, Sat . - STEAM-BOAT DE SALABERRY LOST!
We learn with much regret, from Captain Ryan of the Steamboat La-Prairie, arrived last night from Quebec, that the De Salaberry was discovered to be on fire last Thursday morning at 6 o'clock off Cap Rouge, & the flames having made so much progress as to be inextinguishable, she was run on the chain of rocks at that place. As soon as the accident was perceived by the La Prairie, then about 3 miles ahead, she ran down to her assistance, & in concert with 2 boats dispatched from the shore on the same humane errand, took off such passengers as had remained on the wreck, some of whom had taken refuge in the chains & rigging, & whose distress may be more easily imagined than described. Many, indeed, of the more adventurous had jumped overboard before Captain Ryan reached her, but he is of opinion that few, if any, lives were lost. She then drifted with the flood tide into the middle of the river, &, when last seen, was burnt to the water's edge. Both boats had left Quebec [City] about 2 o'clock the same morning; the De Salaberry with about 150 persons (principally emigrants,) & a valuable cargo, all of which was lost; & the La Prairie with 120, mostly of the same description. We understand that Mr. Kuper, who commanded the former, used every effort to save the lives & property of those on board.
Ref: Montreal Gazette, Quebec.

UCLPetition 5, M Batch 14, V2204, 1824. To Lieut. Governor Peregrine Maitland.
Petition of Hugh McCutcheon, of the Town of York, Yeoman.
Your petitioner is a native of the Parish of Grey Abbey, County Down, Ireland, from whence he imported to this Province last year [1823], with a wife & 3 children.
He has taken the Oath of Allegiance & never applied for Land from the Crown & having the means to improve 100 Acres, humbly prays your Excellence will be pleased to grant him 100 Acres & prays for fees.
Your petitioner will ever pray, signed, John McCutcheon., York, 17 February, 1824.

. Province of Upper Canada I certify that John McCutcheon, Native of Ireland hath taken & subscribed the Oath of Allegiance required in the Home District [Toronto], this 17th day of February, 1824. Signed, Grant Power, Council.

* * We do hereby Certify that the bearers, John McCutchoen & Elenor McCutcheon, otherwise Johnston, his wife was born & bred in the parish of Grey Abby Co. Down, Ireland & always supported fair moral characters & regular members of this Congregation & in full communion with us & may be admitted into any Christian community wherever their lots may fall.
Signed, March 29, 1823, Edw. Jodin Caislees?, Wm. K Bailie, John MCondry, J.C.
I believe the above true, John Watson

. Envelope: Gov. Offices, 18th Feb, 1824. The subject is requested to report here here for the information of the Honorable Council. Signed, M Johnson.
I do not find hat the petitioner has received any lands or Order for land. Thos. Ridout, Survey Office.
In Council, 18 Feb., 1824, Recommended, Order issued 18th Feby, 1824.
Notes: It appears that John McCutcheon was requested to return for further information & may have spoken at the Council himself. - PJA

. 1824 Feb 18 - Upper Canada L Books [C104, p98].
York Executive Council Chamber, Wednesday 18 Feb. 1824, Present. Chief Justice Wm. Drummer Powell, James Baby & Samuel Smith.
John McCutcheon, M5, Praying for grant of 200 acres of land, praying for [free Survey] fees.
Granted.
. Granted on that day also were, Hugh McCutcheon, M3, Wm. McCutcheon, W4, of Lot 7, Con 5, Erin & Samuel McCutcheon, M2.

. 1821 Sep 4 TICKET OF LOCATION:
Under the authority of an Order of Council on the 22 of August 1821 granting
unto William McCutcheon a native of Grey Abbey, County Down, of land now of the home District, yeoman, a gratuitous grant of 50 acres of land the NE 1/4 of lot 7 in the 5th Concession in the Township of Erin in the County of Halton in the District of Gore containing 50 acres subject to the settling duties by Orders in Council 20th October 1818 clear & fence 5 acres for every hundred acres granted, build a dwelling house 16 ' by 20' & to clear one half of the road in front of each lot the whole to be performed within 2 years from the date of this ticket. Ref: pg. 755.

. 1827 Oct 1827 - WILL of John McCutcheon:
Heir & DeviseeIn the name of God Amen, I John McCutcheon do bequeath to my wife Eleanor otherwise Johnston, all the property that I possess while she lives that she is to have the rooms that we live in, & she half of the clearing at that time.
& at her death I do bequeath to my son Robert one shilling & to his son John one cow, & to my son Hugh 50 acres of l& if that he comes to live on it.
& to my son William 50 acres of the NW half of this lot & if Hugh does not come to live on it , then him or his family is to have 2 pound, 10 shilling per year out of it.
All that she possesses at her last after putting us in the ground is to go to our grandchildren - it is to be valued & then to be divided equally amongst them. Robert's sons Henry & James, Hugh's children & William's children.
I am in my full judgment & understanding at this present time but does not know how long that may last with me. October 28 1827
Signed, John McCutcheon, Lot 7, Con 5 Erin.

. 1848 Feb 21, Crown Lands Office, Elora
Sir, William McCutcheon has called here today wishing us to procure his patent for him & has put into my hands £12 0s 15d. which I here enclose as the Patent fees on East 1/2 Lot 7 Concession V Erin Township. 
William McCutcheon E-1/2-7 in Con. V Erin 100 acres obtained location ticket about December 1823 - Fees 6.7.6
John McCutcheon W 1/2-7 in V 100 acres obtained Location Ticket about December 1823. Fees 6.7.6. Total # 12 15s.
I also enclose certificate of what is now done on said lots together with certificate on the Location Tickets, having been left in the Surveyor's Office Toronto twelve years ago.
If the fees should be more I will forward the balance when the patents come up.  I have the honour to remain respectfully Sir, Your Obedient Servant. Ref pg. 763      

. 1860 March 1st, Ospringe,
Mr.  Murphy;  Sir;  Please let me know how the deed of lot No. 7 Concession V Erin is coming out, whether all in my name or 50 acres & 50 acres in Nancy Warden`s name.  My father William McCutcheon has been seeing you some different times about it.  Please write by return post & let me know how the matter stands, when it comes out & what it will cost.
& oblige, Yours Truly, signed, Hellen McCutcheon, Ospringe, Erin.
Ref: Erin Township Papers MS 658 R 135, pg. 765.

Erin Twp. Wellington Co. Assessment Census Summary: Head of family names only:
. 1824 & c. 1825 Apr 18th Census shows John McCutcheon: 1 Male, 1 Female, Total two; Wm. McC. Total 4; Robert McCutheon 1 Male 1 Female, Total 4

. 1826 Apr 11 Census: Wm. McKutching: Total 7 (additional adult male & female). John McC. no longer found on censuses. Are the parents living with son Wm. McC.?

. 1829 Census: Wm. McCutcheon: Total Seven but 1 less male adult & one new male child. Is father John deceased?

. 1830 Census: living with son Wm. McCutcheon? Adult Male Less One

. 1831 Census: Wm. McC. (no total) but one less adult female. Is mother Eleanor deceased?

. 1832 Census: Hugh McCutcheon now has his own farm with 2 female children.

. The MacCutcheon / MacQuiston's originated in the Isle of Skye circa 1495, as offspring of an illegitimate child of Hugh MacDonald. Hugh was the progenitor of the "MacDonalds of Sleat". The first record of a McCutcheon buried in the graveyard of Grey Abbey is Hugh McCutcheon. The Townland of Sloanstown is in the parish of Donaghadee sharing a common border with the parish of Grey Abbey. It is very easy to understand why the McCutcheons sometimes are referred to as originating in Grey Abbey. The town of Grey Abbey is located on the shores of Strangford Lough, derived from an Old Norse word meaning "strong fjord". The Towns of Donaghadee mid-upper & Grey Abbey mid- lower. In the early part of 1600's that the McCutcheons came to settle in the civil parish of Donaghadee.

. 1728 Oct 28 - WILL of John McCutcheon:
In the name of God Amen, I John McCutcheon do bequeath to my wife Eleanor otherwise Johnston all the property that I possess while she lives that she is to have the rooms that we live in, and she half of the clearing at that time. And at her death I do bequeath to my son Robert one shilling and to his son John one cow, and to my son Hugh 50 acres of land if that he comes to live on it. And to my son William 50 acres of the NW half of this lot. And if Hugh does not come to live on it then him or his family is to have 2 pound, 10 shilling per year out of it. All that she possesses at her last after putting us in the ground is to go to our grandchildren - it is to be valued and then to be divided equally amongst them. Robert's sons Henry & James, Hugh's children & William's children. I am in my full judgment & understanding at this present time but does not know how long that may last with me.
Signed, October 28 1827, John McCutcheon, Erin Lot 7 Con 5.
Wit: William Kennedy, John S. Teetzel, John T. Westfall, Stephen Clink.

GRAVE NOTES
Note1: 1827 Oct 28, John S Teetzel, Wm. Kennedy, John T. Westfall, Stephen Clink were witnesses to the WILL of John McCutcheon, Lot 7, Con 5, Erin Twp., Wellington County.

*Note2: In 1827 John S Teetzel was living at Palemro, Halton County, which was quite a distance from John McCutcheon's home in Erin Township. The Will was signed at Erin Township; two witnesses are also from Erin Twp., & Westall [of Elmira, Waterloo Co] was closer to Teetzel. Rev. Stephen Clink, Methodist Church, Balinafad. These 3 men were German.
The Irish men, Kennedy [of Lot 11, Con. 5, Erin Twp.] & McCutcheon were in-laws.
Was Teetzel also commissioned at the same time to make the monument for McCutcheon? If John McCutcheon's gravestone is ever located, it should be possible to determine John S Teetzel distinctive chisel markings. - PJ Ahlberg, 2017.

. 1860 March 1st, Ospringe. Mr. Murphy; Sir; Please let me know how the deed of Lot No. 5, Concession 5 Erin is coming out, whether all in my name or 50 acres & 50 acres in Nancy Warden`s name. My father William McCutcheon has been seeing you some different times about it. Please write by return post & let me know how the matter stands, when it comes out & what it will cost. & oblige, Yours Truly Ellen McCutcheon, Ospringe, Erin.
Ref: Erin Township Papers, Wellington Co., . pg. 765  of MS 658 R 135.

. 1860 Jun 28th, Quebec. Certificate for the Heir & Devisee Commission
Crown Land Department
I certify that the W Half Lot 7, Con 5, f the Twp. of Erin was located 20th July 1826 in the name of William McCutcheon as an emigrant settler & has been described for patent remains as certified to the Commission 7th July 1858 in the claim of Agnes Warren (Warne), formerly McCutcheon & Eleanor McCutcheon.

. Know all men by these presents that I Hugh McCutcheon of the Township of Erin in the County of Wellington and Province of Canada yeoman devise under the last will and testament of John McCutcheon late of said township of Erin County of Wellington deceased, for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars of lawful money of me in Canada to me in hand paid at or before the date hereof by William McCutcheon of the said Township of Erin in the said County of Wellington yeoman do by these presents sell, assign transfer and set over to and in favour of the said William McCutcheon his heirs executors administrators and assigns all my right title & interest both at law and in equity in & to the W half Lot 7 in Concession 5, Erin Township in the said County of Wellington.
In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand & 9th July, 1860.
Signed, Hugh HISXMARK McCutcheon. Witness, John HISXMARK Anderson.
Ref: Archives of Ontario, Heir & Devisee Commission, MS657 Reel 82. - - -

Birth:
near Donaghadee Parish, Ireland.

Died:
Note: This is date of his WILL.

John married Eleanor JOHNSTON in 1792. Eleanor was born in 1773 in Grey Abbey, County Down, Ireland; died in 1833 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

UCLPetition3, 1824. To Lieut. Governor Peregrine Maitland.
Petition of Hugh McCutcheon, of the Town of York, Yeoman.
Your petitioner is a native of the Parish of Bangor, County Down, Ireland, from whence he imported to Quebec in April last [1823], with a wife & 4 children, has taken the Oath of Allegiance and received no land from the Crown.
Your petitioner is of the ability & desirous to settle on & improve a lot of 200 Acres of the waste lands.

Wherefore your petitioner humbly prays your Excellency will grant him 200 acres of the waste land and praying of fees.
Your petitioner will ever part, Signed, Samuel McCutcheon., York, 18 February, 1824.
Your petitioner brought out several Certificates but lost them on Board the Steam Boat lately General [Mem Jenbge?]
Note: Their ship sunk on the St. Lawrence River Rapids near Morrisburg, Ontario.

. Province of Upper Canada I certify that Samuel McCutcheon, Native of Ireland hath taken & subscribed the Oath of Allegiance required in the Home District [Toronto], this 17th day of February, 1824. Signed, Grant Power, Council.
. Envelope: Gov. Offices, 18th Feb, 1824. The subject is requested to report here here for the information of the Honorable Council. Signed, M Johnson.
I do not find hat the petitioner has received any lands or Order for land. Jno. Ridout, Survey Office.
In Council, 18 Feb., 1824, Recommended, Order issued 19th Feby, 1824.
Notes: It appears that Samuel was requested to return for further information & may have spoken at the Council himself. - PJA

.1824 Feb 18 - Upper Canada Land Books [C104, p98].
York Executive Council Chamber, Wednesday 18 Feb. 1824, Present. Chief Justice Wm. Drummer Powell, James Baby & Samuel Smith.
Samuel McCutcheon, M3, Praying for grant of 200 acres of land, praying for [free Survey] fees.
Granted.

. Granted on that day also were, Hugh McCutcheon, M3, Wm. McCutcheon, W4, of Lot 7 , Con 5, Erin & John McCutcheon, M5. -

Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Died:
Choked to death while eating dinner.

Family/Spouse: Charlotte Letitia MORRISON. Charlotte was born in 1795 in County Down, Ireland; died on 19 May 1852 in Dufferin Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. The family consisted of a sister, Eliza McCutcheon who was married to William Glover & living in Darlington Township at the time. There were Glovers living in Mono & Mulmur Townships & some had moved to Darlington and Brock Townships. Eliza McCutcheon Glover also claimed Hugh's land but was unsuccessful.
Ref: McCutcheon Pioneers, Alice M. Burke, Pub. Eldon Township, Ontario. - - -

Notes:

. Robert broke his leg while working at the Welland Canal in 1827. A letter in Sept. 1827 stated that 2of his children had died and he was unable to perform settlement duties.

. Heir & Devisee - Mulmur Twp. Lot 13, Concession VII EHST. Location Ticket dated September 29, 1825. There was a petition from Robert's wife Margaret to obtain title to the land. Her husband had died at Thorold in July 1832.
Ref: McCutcheon Pioneers, Alice M. Burke, Pub. Eldon Township, Ontario. - - -

Died:
Welland.

Family/Spouse: Mrs. Margaret (Robert) MCCUTCHEON. Mrs. was born about 1776 in Grey Abbey, County Down, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Hugh & Mary McCutcheon lived in Colbourg, Ontario. 2 children were born here. Hugh worked on the Rideau Canal where many Irish died on this hard wood. The Rideau call opened in 1832 at which time the family moved to Erin Township. Hugh purchased Lot 9, concession 3 & built an 1 & half story log house.

. UCLPetition 3, 1824. To Lieut. Governor Peregrine Maitland.
Petition of Hugh McCutcheon, of the Town of York, Yeoman.
Your petitioner is a native of the Parish of Bangor, County Down, Ireland, from whence he imported to Quebec in April last [1823], is 22 years of age [1802], has taken the Oath of Allegiance, Certificate is hereto annexed & has received no land from the Crown. Your petitioner is desirous to become an actual setter on the waste lands of the Crown & will improve a Lot of 200 Acres. Wherefore your petitioner humbly prays your Excellency will grant him 200 acres of the waste land & praying of fees.
Your petitioner will ever pray. Signed, Hugh M Cutcheon.,York, 18 February, 1824.
. Envelope: Gov. Offices, 18th Feb, 1824. The subject is requested to report here here for the information of the Honorable Council. Signed, M Johnson.
I do not find that the petitioner has received any lands or Order for land. Jno. Ridout, Survey Office.
In Council, 18 Feb., 1824, Recommended, Order issued 19th Feby, 1824.
Notes: It appears that Hugh was requested to return for further information & may have spoken at the Council himself. - PJA

. 1824 Feb 18 - Upper Canada Land Books [C104, p98].
York Executive Council Chamber, Wednesday 18 Feb. 1824, Present. Chief Justice Wm. Drummer Powell, James Baby & Samuel Smith.
Hughl McCutcheon, M3, Praying for grant of 200 acres of land, praying for [free Survey] fees.
Granted.
. Granted on that day also were, Samuel McCutcheon, M2, Wm. McCutcheon, W4, of Lot 7 . , Con 5, Erin & John McCutcheon, M5.

. 1831 Nov 2, Canada Land Company, Hugh McCutcheon, SW half Lot 9, Con 4, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., 100 Acres.

. 1832 Mar 5, Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment:
MacCutcheon, Hugh, Males 1, Boys 2, Women 2, Girls 2 (Total 7 people.)
Lot 3, Con 9, Cultivated Land 4 Acres, west, Uncultivated 100 Acres.

. 1839 Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment:
McCutchon, Hugh, Con 4, Lot 9 West, Uncultivated 88 Acres, Cultivated 12 Acres.

. 1861 Census, Wellington Co.. Twp. of Erin
Hugh McCutchin, Farmer, Born Ireland, Married 1828, age 67 /1794, Logg house 1½ stories,
Mary, born Ireland, age 64, 1797
Stewart age 24, 1837
Hohn (John), age 22, 1839
Jane M, Age 21, b 1840
Robert McCutchin, age 19, born 1842.

Further research
. 1836-1838 Daybook, William Kennedy made a purchase of goods. page 168. [storekeeper unknown, but suggested it may have been Samuel Watkins, b. Ireland, arrives Esquesing Aug 1819. He was located on the northern boundary of Ashgove, Trafalgar Road.]
Ref: Esquesing Historical Society, Archival Papers, Vol 1, Joh Mark Benbow Rowe.

. Wellington County Atlas 1906
McCutcheon, Hugh (d.), b. Co. Down, Ire., in 1793, d. in 1859, age 66. His father was John McCutcheon, & his brothers were Robert & William. William, set. on the 5th line Erin, in 1829.
The late Hugh McCutcheon, came to Canada in 1830, settling first, in Lower Canada, & in 1833, came to Erin Tp., where he owned 100 acres, Lot 9, Con. 3. He was of a religious turn of mind, & was a constant attendant of the Congregationalist Church; in politics, he was a Conservative. He m. Mary Stewart, who d. in 1893, age 96.
Issue: William, in Kansas;
John, Michigan;
Thomas, Robert, Man.; Stewart, Mrs. Richard Hamilton, & Mrs. Allan Smith, Erin Village, & Mrs. Robert Little (d.).

. Thomas, b. 1830, d. 1904. He was on the old homestead in Erin. In 1856 he set. on 200 acres, Lots 15 & 16, Con. 4, & later, bought the west half of Lot 9, con. 3, & still later, the 50 acres adjoining. He took a pride in raising fine horses, & was very successful. He was always liberal in his contributions to the Disciples church, of which he was a member. He m. Mary Smith.
Issue: Matthew, Hugh R., John, William, Henry, (unm.); Mrs. Hugh Mitchell, David (unm.); Thomas, m. Mary Weatherstone, & set. North Dakota; Mrs. (Dr.) McCullough, & Mrs. Wm. Smith, in Everton. Of this branch: Matthew, b. 1858, resides on the east half of Lot 8, Con. 3, Erin, where he is a successful farmer. He m. Ellen Mitchell.

Hugh R., b. 1860, m. Maggie MacCollum, & started in business for himself three years after his marriage, settling on Lot 11, Con. 2, which is one of the best farms in the county, with up-to-date improvements, brick house & good buildings. He is a consistent member of the Disciples church. Issue: Mabel J. Thomas D., Annie M., & Bertha L.,
John, m. Annie E. Loree, & set. on Lot 22, Con. 7, Eramosa.

. William, b. 1860, is a self-made man. He is a member of the Disciples Church & a Conservative. He m. Isabella M. Loree, in 1888.
Issue: William A., Clara I., Melvin W., Sarah E., Thomas S., & Roy V. ,
Smith, son of Thomas, m. Lizzie Oakes, & set. in Guelph. He is a traveller for the Raymond Mfg. Co.,

. Stewart, son of the late Hugh McCutcheon, was b. in 1857. He resides on the homestead, & is a first-class citizen. He m. Sarah Kennedy. Issue: Mrs. Humphrey Barber, Hugh, David, William, Robert, James, & Clarence. Of this branch, Hugh, m. Miss Gibbon, & set. Esquesing; David m. Amelia Young, & rents the homestead from his father; William, m. Ruth Osborne, & set. Rockwood.

. Surrogate Court Register Books, Volume D - Erin Twp., Wellington Co., 19 Feb 1861, Pg. 261,
McCutcheon, Hugh, Wife: Mary Stewart
Kindred: William, Ann Little wife of Robert D. Little, Ellen Smith wife of Henry Smith, Thomas, Margaret wife of Thomas Fielding, Stewart, John,
Jane Matilda Hamilton wife of Richard,
Robert McCutcheon.

Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
ALT DOB 1795. Sloanstown, Donaghadee Parish, Ireland.

Died:
100 Acres, Log 1 story, Lot 9, Con 3, Erin Twp., RR # 3.

Buried:
L1, C7, Erin Twp., Monument S13-5.

Hugh married Mary STEWART in 1828 in County Down, Ireland. Mary was born in 1798 in Sloanstown, Donaghadee, Co. Down, Ireland; died on 30 Aug 1893 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried on 2 Sep 1893 in Ballinafad Pioneer Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living With Stewart & Sarah McCutcheon.
Samuel Brother Robert Stewart:

. 1825 Assessment & Census, Erin Twp., Wellington Co.
Robert McCutcheon, Males over 16: Two, Males under 16: One, Females over 16: One. Total Four.

. Obituary 1894 Feb 15m ERIN.
On Thursday, the 1st inst., death relieved Mr. Robert Stewart of his earthy cares forever. Deceased was an uncle of Mr. Stewart McCutcheon, the 3rd line, Erin, at whose place he died at the age of 85 years. Mr. Stewart was a native of County Down, Ireland, & came to Canada with his father & family in 1833. They settled in Lower Canada for a time.
His wife died in Montreal & he then removed to Erin & has for 15 years had a comfortable home with Mr. Stewart McCutcheon, his nephew. He was the last member of a family of nine, 3 of whom have died within 18 months, aged respectively 95, 92, & 85 years. The funeral was largely attended & was conducted by Revs. Reid & Baker.
Ref: Acton Free Press, p. 3, column 4.

1855 Jun 8, WILL of
"I ROBERT McCutcheon of the township of Arthur, County of Wellington & Province of Canada, Farmer, to make this my last Will & Testament in the following manner & form.  That is to say principally, & First - I give & allow my wife AGNES McCutcheon to have the use of all my land Estate & property which is Lot 30, W½, Con 1, Adjala Twp. together with  the N½, Con 3, Arthur, together with all my household furniture beds, tables, chairs & every moveable, together with cattle, horses, sheep & other animals now on the said Lots & also all implements of husbandry together with houses on the premises, to have & to hold all such during her natural life & to have the right of all monies, notes of any kind & every other thing which I possess.
I then give & bequeath to my son WILLIAM McCutcheon the S ½ Lot 16 Con 3, Arthur Twp. with freexxx & sufficient deed. I then give & bequeath to my son HUGH McCutcheon & to my daughter AGNES McCutcheon a sufficient maintenance & clothing during their natural lives, & that my son WILLIAM McCutcheon shall have the care of them as long as he does right by them, & that my Executors shall see the above performed, & in case of non performance justly the Executors shall have it in their power to change them to JAMES or ROBERT McCutcheon or any one else they may think would do justice by them.

Also I give & bequeath to my sons JOHN, HENRY McCutcheon, & JAMES McCutcheon, my sons XX of them 5 shillings one year after my buried & to my son ROBERT McCutcheon £5, this same money to be raised out of part of the chattle property on the premises by my Executors; & I hereby nominate & appoint JOHN McCutcheon & HENRY McCutcheon my 2 sons to be the Executors of this my last Will & Testament & to see that all things contained in this my last Will shall be performed. After the decease of my wife AGNES McCutcheon of this I would please God then take to my daughter AGNES McCutcheon away that the Adjala homestead shall be sold to one of my sons & the proceeds in 6 annual installments shall be equally divided to the aforesaid XX leaving HUGH McCutcheon the homestead in Arthur for his support during his natural life if unmarried & if married this deed to be made out in his own name by my Executors JOHN McCutcheon & HENRY McCutcheon. Thus declaring & signing this my last Will & Testament this 8th June, 1855.
Signed, ROBERT McCutcheon, JOHN BURCH, SARAH BURCH. - - -

Birth:
near Donaghadee Parish, Ireland.

Died:
Verify this Robert McCutcheon.

Buried:
Arthur, Ontario. Monument 4-7. Grey, square scraped, somewhat illegible monument; did perhaps once have a piller?

Family/Spouse: Agnes BECK. Agnes was born in 1790 in County Down, Ireland; died on 20 May 1873 in Cardwell, Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried in Rosemont Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

UCLPetition 4.1824, M Bundle 14, C2204. To Lieut. Governor Peregrine Maitland.
Petition of William McCutcheon, of the Town of Erin, Yeoman.
Your petitioner is located on the north east quarter of Lot 7, Con 5 of Erin, is thereon located & has cleared nearly 20 Acres.
Your petitioner is of the ability & desirous to settle on & improve a lot of 200 Acres of the waste lands.

That being of ability to improve & another 50 Acres your petitioner humbly prays your Excellency will be please to grant him 100 Acres including the former grant.
& in duty bound your petitioner will ever pray,
signed, William McCutcheon, by his father & agent, John McCutheon,, York, 17 Feb, 1824.

. Home District [Toronto], John MCutcheon maketh oath & saith that William McCutcheon has cleared & fenced 10 Acres of the North East Quarter of Lot 7, Concession 5 of Erin, & chopped 2 Acres more, & also built a Dwelling House thereon 16 by 20 feet & has also cleared the road in front excepting a few logs purposely left for bridging. Signed, John McCutheon.
Sworn before me this 18th day of February, 1824. Signed, Thos. Ridout, J.P.

. Envelope: Wm. McCutchon. Gov. House, York 17 Feb, 1824. The subject is requested to report here here for the information of the Honorable Council. Signed, M Johnson.
I do not find hat the petitioner has received any lands or Order for land. Jno. Ridout, Survey Office.
The petitioner has received a gratuitous grant of 50 Acres under your Excellency's Order in Council of 22 Aug 1821, which was located 4 Sept. 1821 on the NE Quarter Lot 7, Con 5 of Erin.
The Certificate shewing performance of settlement duty has not yet been produced - & the description has issued for the said 50 Acres. Survey Office, Thos. Ridout, Survey General.
In Council,18 Feb.,1824, Recommended if the order of !4 Dec, 1819 may be in order with the advancement of 50 Acres adjacent, be found vacant. Order issued 27 November 1824..

. 1824 Feb 18 - Upper Canada Land Books [C104, p98].
York Executive Council Chamber, Wednesday 18 Feb. 1824, Present. Chief Justice Wm. Drummer Powell, James Baby & Samuel Smith.
William McCutcheon, M4, Stating that he is located on NE quarter Lot 7, Cn 5, Erin, containing 50 A whereon he resides & Have cleared nearly 20 a, that being of ability to improve another 50 prays that he may receive a grant of 100 A, including the former.
Recommended of the Order of 14 December 1819 may be granted an additional
50 Acres adjacent if found vacant. Signed, W.D.P, signed, P.M.

. Granted on that day also were, Hugh McCutcheon, M3, Wm. McCutcheon, W4, of Lot 7, Con 5, Erin & John McCutcheon, M5.
Notes: It appears the Council wanted more information & may have spoken with Samuel McCutcheon himself. - PJA

* The following Assessments were carefully transcribed by myself at the Archives of Ontario, Toronto. The handwriting was small, cramped & the lines, often ran together, but as far as known, they are correct. - PJ Ahlberg, 2010.

. 1824 Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment:
William McKutching, Males 1, Girl 2, Women 1, Total 4.

. 1825 Apr 18, Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment
William McKutching, Males 1, Women 1, Girl 2, Total 4. (unchanged from 1824. - PJA.)

. 1826 Apr 11,Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment:
William McKutching, ales 2, Women 5, Total 7.

. 1827 Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment:
William McKutching, Lot 7, Con 5, Males 2, Boys 2, Females 2, Girls 1, Total 7.
Uncult 180 A. Cultivated land 20 Acres.
Note: Have parents John & Eleanor McCutcheon joined them?

. 1829 Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment:
William McKutching, Male 1, Boy 1, Women 16y+ 3, Girls 2,
Uncultivated land 75, Cultivated land 25 Acres, Con 5, Lot 7 E.

. 1830 Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment: (unchanged from 1829 - PJA.)
William McKutching, Male 1, Boy 1, Women 16y+ 3, Girls 3
Uncultivated land 75, Cultivated land 25 Acres, Con 5, Lot 7 E.

. 1831 Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment:
McCitcheon, William, Males 1, Boys 1, Women 2, Girls 3,
Lot 7, Con 5, Uncultivated Land 170 Acres, Cultivated Land 30 Acres.

. 1832 Mar 5, Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment
MacCitcheon, William, Males 1, Boys 1, Women 1, Girls 3,
Lot 3, Con 7, Uncultivated Land 170 Acres, cultivated Land 30 Acres.

. Wellington Co., Erin Twp. Surrogate Court: File 489, 31 Jul 1862.
McCutcheon, William
Son: John - 34
Daughter: Ellen wife of John Anderson
Agnes wife of Frances? Warren
Jane wife of Alexander Wuxuele? Farmer. - - -

Birth:
Landed: UC Land Petition 1824 2 8/ Landed Erin Twp.

Died:

Family/Spouse: Margaret HAYES, .1. Margaret was born est 1795 in Ireland; died in 1858 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Location Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Reg. #024361 Wm. McCutcheon, b.1872 Sept 21, Erin. Son ?

. Living in Erin Township, Feb. 1861 as stated in father's will. He was a widower at the time of death & he died intestate. Historical Atlas of Wellington Co., 1906 says he lived in Kansas.

. 1938 - Letter William:  "……All of their family are gone. William died in Kansas. - - -

Birth:
Verify.

Died:
/Census 1880 Kansas

William married Mary E RAY on 20 Jul 1868 in Erie, Neosho, Kansas. Mary was born in 1837 in Ilinois; died in c 1890 in Empire, Ellsworth Co., Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Eight children of Ann & Robert Little are:

1. Lemuel Little, b: 28 OCT 1849 in Erin Township Wellington County, Ontario, Canada - 25 Mar 1941 Brandon, Manitoba.
2. Mary Little, b: 22 OCT 1851, d. 1 Apr 1914, Erin.
3. Albert E Little, b: 12 SEP 1853 - 14 May 1933, Saskatoon Saskatchewan.
4. Ellen Little, b: 19 JUN 1856 in Erin - = 9 Dec 1944, Detroit, MI. Alt Name: Helen Little.
5. Robert Dee Little, b: 03 APR 1860 in Erin - 11 Apr 1860, Aged 8 days, twin to Rachel Ann.
6. Rachel Ann Little, b: 03 APR 1860 in Erin -26 Apr 1939, Detroit, MI., twin to Robert T.
7. Margaret Little, b: 14 Feb 1861, Erin Twp. She married 1880 her first cousin, Thomas Fielding.
7. Elizabeth DOLLIE Little, b: 07 MAY 1862 in Garafraxa, Wellington, Ontario, died 31 May 1841, Detroit, MI.
8. Stewart Little, b: 22 Sep 1866, died aged one 1867, in Garafraxa.

. A Tale of Two Sisters:
On the 1867 Census for Garafraxa Township, Robert Dee Little was listed as a resident of Lot 12, Concession 12. They were still living on the farm. However, sometime after 1867, Robert Little purchased a Hotel-Tavern in Garafraxa, Wellington Center. The 1871 Census states: 1. Hotel (Ann's Hotel); 2. Physician; 3. Blacksmith Shop; 4. Store.
 
This Hotel-Tavern was located about 20 miles from the Fielding Hotel in Ospringe, owned by her sister Margaret. 
The 19th century traveller making the long slow & grinding journey from Quebec & eastern Ontario did so on rough rutted trails through the Ontario wilderness. Along those rough roads the first dwellings that sprung up was the hotel-tavern. Every 5 miles or so, these taverns offered a refreshment stop for man & beast alike. These hotel-taverns opened their doors long before the post-offices, churches, schools & other such public buildings. 
Oxen or horses could be fed, watered & stabled whilst the weary, traveller found home cooking & a brew to warm their innards. If necessary, for 25 cents, a place to spend the night with all he could eat & bed for his animal; albeit the traveller may have had to share his bed with others. In the counties of Bruce & Grey alone, there were over 200 of these traveller's rest-inns.
 Some of the names of these early inns were; Bab Ryan's Roadhouse; The Rising Sun; Starvation's Corner's Wayhouse; Rockford Castle; Grannie Green's - to name only a few. & so it was one of these hotel-taverns that Robert & Ann eventually came to own. The name of their tavern has been lost to antiquity.  
In the early days the tavern was used for many purposes: church gatherings; land auctions; local meetings; & all the while the never-ending supply of cheap bootleg Canadian Whiskey. Pails of whiskey were plentiful; 5¢ could buy a "grunt" - take a breath, put the bottle in your mouth & swallow as much as possible in one large gulp.The mass consumption of liquor often led to brawls that required the attendance of both doctor & sheriff. The consumption of alcohol in the early days became the topic of legends.
 Who were these hotel-tavern operators? They were local characters, congenial & hospitable, the host-of-the-road kind of people. Entertainment of their guests kept them busy. Besides drinking, gambling was often part of the entertainment package that came along with the Inn. Robert was one of these hosts; Ann (& Margaret) took care of the home cooking. Robert Dee Little did not survive long as a hotel keeper.  He died within 3-4 years of purchasing his Hotel-Tavern-Inn. On Robert's death certificate, his profession was listed as "Hotel Keeper". Cause of death his son informed the Physician, was the consumption of too much liquor within a 2 week period. 
Ann's death certificate states that she died of Asthma which she suffered from for 15 years. She was buried at Erin Union Cemetery.
 
Ann's sister Margaret also owned one of these Hotel-Taverns in Ospringe, called the Fielding Hotel, 1861 - 1871 selling it circa 1875. 
2of their sons moved to Manitoba. Their eldest son, Lemuel, applied for a land grant & received 2 1/4 sections. One of them, SE 1/4 9-19-14 W1 (see attached grant) was only about 2 miles from HR. The other one, NE 1/4 29-11-10 W1, was located closer to Andy McCutcheon. It is not known if he knew that his uncle & his first cousin were living near-by. Their other son, Albert also moved to Manitoba & became a grain buyer at Morden Manitoba, 1901.
 
One girl, Mary, stayed near Erin & died of typhoid fever at the age of 62. The other 3 daughters immigrated to the USA, settling in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
This family had one set of Twins.
Ref: McCutcheons From Donaghadee .

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Birth:


Died:
Asthma, 15 years.

Ann married Robert Dee LITTLE on 7 Jan 1849 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. Robert was born on 8 Jan 1826 in Queenston, Lincoln, Ont.; died on 3 Sep 1870 in Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Prices Corner Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Two siblings married two siblings. 
Thomas Asa & Ellen McCutcheon
& Sarah Mary married Henry Allan Smith.

. Their first house was of logs & was built in the very South corner of the lot, close to an excellent spring. A creek still flows through the farm. Later they built a brick house near the 6th line.
Ref: Great-Great Granddaughter Caryly Smith.

. Died - In Erin twp., on Monday, March 27th, Eileen McCutcheon, relic of the late Henry Smith, aged 85 years.
Ref: Acton Free Press, 27 Mar 1913, page 2, column 1.

. Children of Ellen & Henry Smith are:
Mary Smith, Feb 1, 1848 Erin Twp., Ontario - 8 Feb 1848.
Nancy Smith Born, 28 Dec 1848 Erin Twp., Ontario -26 Mar 1934, b. Erin Cemetery.
Hugh Robert Smith, 13 May 1851, Erin Twp., Ontario. - - -

Birth:
Ref: Sister, Jane M. McCutcheon-Walker letter..

Died:
D. Uremic poisoning coma, Aged 84 y 11m 20d. /Lot 10 Con 7.

Buried:
Aged 85 y. Row 11 #5; Rounded red granite monument.

Eileen married Henry Allan SMITH on 16 Mar 1847 in Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario. Henry (son of Mathew SMITH, Sr.) was born on 21 Dec 1821 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 21 Apr 1890 in Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried on 21 Apr 1890 in Coningsby Cemetery, Erin. Twp., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Two siblings married two siblings. Thomas Asa & Ellen McCutcheon married Sarah Mary & Henry Allan Smith.

. 1876 Dec 21 -The School Board, at a special meeting on Monday, evening, accepted the tender of Mr. Thos. McCutcheon for the supply of firewood for use of the school, at $3 per cord, cut & split. There were only 3 tenders. p. 3.
.1900 Feb 15 - Thomas McCutcheon has sold his fine farm of 180? acres on the 2nd line to Wm. Maud for $9,000.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

. Death Notice: McCutcheon, Thomas, A Well-Known Erin Pioneer Dead.
At midnight on December 8th, one of the pioneers of Erin Township, in the person of Thomas McCutcheon, passed to his reward. A week before Mr. McCutcheon had the misfortune to fall & break his thigh bone, while carrying a bag of grain up a step. He also suffered internal injuries, & the shock resulted in his death.
Deceased was born in Eastern Ontario in 1830, & was a son of the late Hugh McCutcheon, one of the early settlers in Erin Township. He was raised in Erin & was married to Miss Sarah Smith, daughter of the late Matthew Smith in October, 1854. October last he & he aged wife celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding day. They lived on the 2nd line & the 9th lot of Erin. 3 years ago Mr. McCutcheon gave up farming, & retired with his wife to Everton, where they have since lived a very quiet life. As members of the Disciples' church of Everton, they took a deep interest in its work. Besides his aged widow, 11 children survive.
They are: Matthew & Hugh R., Erin;
John, Eramosa; William, Erin; Henry & David, at home;
Thomas, South Dakota;
Smith, Guelph;
Mrs. Mitchell, Eramosa;
Mrs. D. McCullough, Mohawk, Brant county; &
Mrs. Wm. Smith, Everton. The funeral at Everton on Sunday was largely attended.
Ref: Acton Free Press, P 3 col 2, on the 15 Dec 1904.

. Thomas McCutcheon b. 1830, d. 1904. He was on the old homestead in Erin. In 1856 he set. on 200 acres, lots 15 & 16, con. 4, & later, bought the west half of lot 9, con. 3, & still later, the 50 acres adjoining. He took a pride in raising fine horses, & was very successful. He was always liberal in his contributions to the Disciples church, of which he was a member. He m. Mary Smith.
Issue: Matthew, Hugh R., John, William, Henry, (unm.); Mrs. Hugh Mitchell, David (unm.); Thomas, m. Mary Weatherstone, & set. North Dakota; Mrs. (Dr.) McCullough,
& Mrs. Wm. Smith, in Everton. Of this branch: Matthew, b. 1858, resides on the east half of Lot 8, Con. 3, Erin, where he is a successful farmer. He m. Ellen Mitchell. - - -

Ontario Land Registration
Lot 9 SWHalf, Con 3, ErinTwp., Wellington Co., Book 153 p109.
. 1824 Oct 6, Patent, Crown, to Geo. Young, 100A SW
. 1863 Jun 17 Bargain&Sale, Francis Standish & wife, to Thomas McCutcheon, SWHalf, 100A
. 1907 Feb 27, B&S, Matthew, Hugh R McCutcheon &Hugh Mitchell, Exors. Thomas McCutcheon, decd & Sarah McCutcheon, widow, to Thomas., Henry & David McCutcheon, WHald, $7900, & others lands
. 1911 Jul 8, Quit Claim, James Kirkwood, the Committee of East of Henry McCutcheon (a lunatic), to Thos. McCutcheon, WHslf, 100, $600.
. 1911 Jul 8, QC, James Kirkwood, committee of East. Henry McCutcheon, a lunatic, to Thos. McCutcheon, W Half, $14000, other
. 1924 Mar 26, Agreement, Thos McCutcheon & wife, to James Kirkwood Committee of the person & estate of Henry scutcheon, a Lunatic
. 1944 Jun 13, Grant of Easement, Murdo McCutcheon, to Hydro etc Power Comm, Par, Premises & $24, Re Transmission lines attached.
. 1965 Apr 26, Grant, Thos M & wife, Mary McCutcheon, widow & Thos M McCutcheon in his personal capacity Sarah J Tinney, to Free & Everlyn Clark, SW 100A., $1.
1974 Jun 14 Certificate, Thos M McCutcheon, decdRe Estate of Eileen S McCutcheon

Lot 9 North East Half, Con 3, ErinTwp., Wellington Co., Book 153p 111.
. 1871 Jan 2, Patent, Crown to John McCutcheon, NHalf of East Half, 50 Acres
. 1871 Jan 2, Patent, Crown to John McCutcheon, SHalf of EastHalf, 50 Acres
. 1872 Dec 11, John McCutcheon & wife, to Thomas McCutcheon, NE 50A
. 1907 Feb 28, B&S,Matthew, Hugh R. Scutcheon & Hugh Mitchell, to Thos.., Henry, & David McCutcheon, NHalf $7900, & others
. 1911 Feb 10, QC, David McCut. , a bachelor, to Thos McCut., NHalf 50A., $1400.
. 1911 Jul 8, Thos & Wife McCut. & James Kirkwood Committee of East of Henry McCutcheon, a bachelor, a Lunatic, to James Leslie, NHalf 50A, $1200
. 1924 Aug 11, Grant, Hugh & David A McCut, Exors of Stewart Mccutcheon, Decd., Clarence & wife McCut, Wm J McCut & wife Annie E Barbour, Eva wife of Hugh Cut, Amelia wife of Dvid McCut & Sarah McCutcheon, widow, to Robert S McCutcheon, SE 50A, $7000, others.
. 1929 Jan 28, Thos M McCutcheon, Sarah Mary McC. & Sarah I Tinney, Lot 9, 100A.
. 1946 May 13, Probate Will,, John C Aitken, Dec, Treasurer's Consent re Estate of Mary McCutcheon, Decd.

Birth:
Eastern Ontario. Res. 2nd Line, Lot 9, Erin Twp.

Died:
Died at midnight. Aged 74 yrs. 3 mos, 15 dys.

Buried:
Large grey tombstone.

Thomas married Sarah MARY SMITH in Oct 1854. Sarah (daughter of Mathew SMITH, Sr.) was born on 17 Sep 1833 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 10 Dec 1923 in Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Everton Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Margaret is the daughter of Mary Stuart & Hugh McCutcheon.

Margaret McCutcheon married her first cousin Thomas Fielding. 
Their mothers were sisters Ann and Margaret McCutcheons.

1871 Ospring Directory, A small village, Erin Twp., Distant 6 miles from Erin & Acton, Fare 25¢. Guelph, a station of Grand Truck Great Western, Wellington Grey Bruce Railways, 12 miles, fare 50¢. From Toronto 50 miles, Mail tri-weekley, Population about 60.
Anglo American Hotel, John Fielding, proprietor, Thomas Fielding, hotelkeeper. 1 shoemaker, 3 blacksmiths, a Justice of Pece, postmaster-storekeeper.

Children of James and Margaret Fielding are:

1. John FIELDING, b: 03 NOV 1855 in Erin Township,
2. Hugh FIELDING, b: 24 FEB 1857 in Ospringe, Erin Twp.
3. Henry S FIELDING, b: ABT 1859 in Ospringe - 1895 Kittitas, Washington.
4. Thomas James FIELDING, b: 10 OCT 1860 in Ospringe-1949 New Westminster, BC
5. Mary FIELDING, b: 1863 in Ospringe,
6. Stewart FIELDING, b: 17 FEB 1866 in Ospringe, Erin, Wellington, Ontario. - - -

Birth:
Third Line, Erin Twp., Wellington Co. ON

Died:
Alt DOB 1891 Ontario.

Margaret married James THOMAS FIELDING on 15 Dec 1854. James was born in 1829 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died after 1893 in Seattle, Montana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. 1869 Oct 13 - Marriage under the new Act pass by Ontario Legislature 1868
Marriage #115, Stewart McCutcheon, Age 30 /1838 Erin, Congregationialist, Erin
s/o Hugh & Mary McCutcheon, bride:
Sarah J Kennedy, Age 26 /1843, Methodist
d/o William Kennedy & Elizabeth Ann Travis.
Witnesses: Mathew & Nancy Smith, Erin.

. Stewart, son of the late Hugh McCutcheon, was b. in 1857. He resides on the homestead, & is a first-class citizen. He married Sarah Kennedy.
Issue: Mrs. Humphrey Barber, Hugh, David, William, Robert, James, & Clarence. Of this branch, Hugh, m. Miss Gibbon, & set. Esquesing; David m. Amelia Young, & rents the homestead from his father; William, m. Ruth Osborne, & set. Rockwood.
Witnesses at his sister's wedding: Richard HAMILTON, 26, Toronto, Esquesing, s/o James & Rebecca, married Jane M. McCUTCHEON, 20, Erin, same, d/o Hugh & Mary,
Witn: Stuart McCUTCHEON of Erin & Alex HAMILTON of Esquesing, 24 Jan 1861.

. 1870 Jun 8 - Neighbourhood News - Town & Country - Ospringe
In the death of Stewart McCutcheon on June 8 another name is stricken from the ever lessening roll of our old settlers. His widow in the sunset of life with the family is left to attest how sadly they will miss him. Yet in such a death there is no cause for grief. His life work was done & well done. He was born in March 1835, on the old homestead, near Ospringe, where he made his home for 83 years. He then removed to Erin village, where he spent the declining years of his life. He then removed to Erin village, where he spent the declining years of his life.

. 1870 he was united in marriage, to Sarah Kennedy, to this union a family of 7 were born:
Mrs. H Barbour, Erin
Hugh, James, David & Hobart
William in Rockwood &
Clarence in BC.
Mr. McCutcheon was a member of the Presbyterian church & is a Conservative in politics. He funeral service was held at the Ospringe Presbyterian church on Friday, June 10, Rev John Lumay officiating, after which the interment was made at Everton Cemetery. His 5 sons & son-in-law acted as pall-bearers.

They produced 8 children, 6 of whom were boys. All of their children, with the exception of Clarence, their youngest, lived & died within a few miles of the homestead.  Lawrence died in Summerland, British Columbia.
They lived on Lot 9, Concession 4.
Ref: Acton Free Press, 30 Jun 1921, p. 6, column 3.

. 1877 May 29, Erin. Advertisements: STRAY HORSE.
Came on the premises of the subscriber about 24th of May, an aged brown Horse. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges & take him away.
STEWART McCutcheon, Lot 9, #:1 Con. Erin.
Ref: Acton Free Press, 31 May 1877, p. 2.

. 1877 May 29 - Stray Horse Came on the press of the subscriber about 24th of May, an aged brown Horse. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges & take him away. Stewart McCutcheon, Lot 9 Con 3.1 (?), Erin
Ref: Acton Free Press, published 1877.5.31.

. 1885 Dec 3 - Painful Accident, An accident of a very painful & serious character occurred to Hugh McCutcheon, son of Mr. Stewart McCutcheon, of the 3rd con, Erin, on Monday afternoon. He was severely kicked by a colt & had his shoulder dislocated, besides being bruised about the abdomen. Dr. Stacey was called & under his skillful superintendence the young man is mending.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

. Ontario Death McCutcheon, Registration number 034714.
Steward. County of Wellington, Division of Erin.
Died 8 Jun 1921, arteriosclerosis. Henry Gear, MD.
Died Main St., Erin, Irish, married, age 87. Born Erin, March 1835.
Retired farmer.
Father, Hugh McCutcheon, b. Ireland; mother, Mary born Ireland. Informant Robert McCutcheon, son, Erin.
Burial Everton Cemetery, 10 Jun 1921.

. 1921 Jun 30 - Spring. In the death of Stewart McCutcheon on Jun 8 is another name stricken from ever lessing roll of our old settler. His widow in the sunset of this life with the family are let to attest how sadly they will miss him. Yet in such a death there is no cause for grief. His life work was done & well done. He was born in march in March 1834, on the old homestead car Ospringe, where he made his home for 83y. He then removed in Erin village, where he spent the declining years of his life. In 1870 he was united in marriage to Sarah Kennedy, to the union a family of 7 were born;
Mrs. H. Barbour, Erin; Hugh, James, David & Robert; William in Rockwood & Clarence in Bc.
Mf. McCutcheon was a member of the Presbyterian Church & a Conservative in politics. The funeral service was held in Ospring Presbyterian Church on Friday, June 10. Rev John Lindsay officiating, after which the Interment was made at Everton Cemetery. His 5 sons & son-in-law acted as pall bearers.
Ref: Acton Free Press, p6.

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Birth:
Con 3, Lot 9, Erin Twp. Alt Name Stuart.

Died:
COD: Arteriosclerosis.

Buried:
Fancy red granite monument, shield, flowers, topped with round Mccutcheon top.

Stewart married Sarah Matilda KENNEDY on 13 Oct 1869 in Georgetown, Wellington Co., Ontario. Sarah (daughter of William Leo KENNEDY and Elizabeth Ann BETSEY TRAVIS) was born on 16 Jun 1840 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 6 Oct 1925 in Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Everton Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Two Hamilton siblings married two McCutcheon siblings:
Richard L Hamilton married Jane Matilda McCutcheon &
his sister Hadassah Hamilton married John McCutcheon.

. 25 Jun 1870 Census Saugatack, Michigan
John McCutcheon, age /30 1840, B. Canada, Nurseryman,
Hadapah, [old fashion writing for Hadassah.] Aged 28/ 1842 B. Canada,
John McCutcheon, Aged 1 / 1869, b. Mich.

[& at the adjoining farm is her brother:]
. Alexander Hamilton, Age 33 y/ 1837 B Canada, Nursery man; Sophia 1846 Ohio & Blanche Hamilton. , 1 b 189, Michigan.

. 1884 Western Michigan Directory,
John McCutcheon, Farmer, Big Rapids.

. Wellington County Atlas 1906
McCutcheon, Hugh (d.), b. Co. Down, Ire., in 1793, d. in 1859, age 66. His father was John McCutcheon, & his brothers were Robert & William. William, set. on the 5th line Erin, in 1829.
The late Hugh McCutcheon, came to Canada in 1830, settling first, in Lower Canada, & in 1833, came to Erin Tp., where he owned 100 acres, lot 9, con. 3. He was of a religious turn of mind, & was a constant attendant of the Congregationalist Church; in politics, he was a Conservative. He m. Mary Stewart, who d. in 1893, age 96.
Issue: William, in Kansas;
John, Michigan.;
Thomas, Robert, Man.; Stewart, Mrs. Richard Hamilton, & Mrs. Allan Smith, Erin Village, & Mrs. Robert Little (d.).

. Record for further research:
1. Geo. G. McCutcheon, b 1856 - 16 Jan 1939
2. Mary Elizabeth 'Mollie' McCutcheon, b 1868 - 16 May 1912
. both buried in Highland View Cemetery, Big Rapids.

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John married Hadassah HAMILTON est 1862 in Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario. Hadassah (daughter of James HAMILTON, Sr. and Rebecca LAWRENCE, DUE) was born on 6 May 1841 in Chinguacousy Twp., Halton Co., Ontario; died on 28 Mar 1911 in Big Rapids, Mecosta Co., Michigan; was buried in Highland View Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jane was the daughter of Jane Matilda & Hugh McCutcheon.

Two Hamilton siblings married two McCutcheon siblings:
Richard L Hamilton married Jane Matilda McCutcheon &
his sister Hadassah Hamilton married John McCutcheon.

. 1911 Apr 8 Census Erin, Jane Hamilton, b 1840.

* > Jane had a speech impediment & called her husband Witchard, much to his enduring delight. In the fancy grocery store in Erin, Jane sold mincemeat which she had made in barrels. When there was wedding in the village, Jane would be called on decorate the wedding cake. Also Jane like to paint pictures on plates, said granddaughter, Ruby Walker.

. Erin Advocate, Ontario - Nov. 22, 1911 - Mrs. R. Hamilton is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto. [ie Jennie Walker].
Jane is the daughter of Mary Stewart & Hugh McCutcheon.

. McCUTCHEON, Hugh (d.), b. Co. Down, Ire., in 1793, d. in 1859, age 66. His father was John McCutcheon, & his brothers were Robert & William. William, set. on the 5th line Erin, in 1829. The late Hugh McCutcheon, came to Canada in 1830, settling first, in Lower Canada, & in 1833, came to Erin Tp., where he owned 100 acres, lot 9, con. 3. He was of a religious turn of mind, & was a constant attendant of the Congregationalist Church; in politics, he was a Conservative.
He m. Mary Stewart, who d. in 1893, age 96.
Issue: William, in Kansas; John, Mich.; Thomas, Robert, Man.; Stewart,
Mrs. Richard Hamilton, & Mrs. Allan Smith, Erin Village, & Mrs. Robert Little (d.).

. Erin Advocate, Ontario - Nov. 22, 1911 - Mrs. R. Hamilton is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto. [i.e. Jennie Walker].

> Jane had a speech impediment & called her husband Witchard, much to his enduring delight. In the fancy grocery R. Hamilton Fancy General Store, 110 Main Street in Erin, Jane sold mincemeat which she had made in barrels. When there was wedding in the village, Jane would be called on decorate the wedding cake. Also Jane like to paint pictures on plates, said granddaughter, Ruby Walker.

Erin Advocate, Ontario
. 1911 Nov 22 - Mrs. R. Hamilton is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto i.e. Jennie Walker].

ACTON FREE PRESS:
. 1879 Jul 17 - RUNAWAYS - On Sunday last a Mr. R. Hamilton with his wife & daughter were coming home from a friend's residence, the horse suddenly became frightened & shied across the road throwing Mrs. Hamilton & daughter out of the buggy; more or less injuring both of them. Mr. Hamilton, accompanied by Mr. John Story, was out with the same beast again on Monday, & it ran away the second time. Both of the occupants were thrown out, & each received bruises & cuts.

. 1883 May 31, p3 - Miss Ella Davis is visiting her Hamilton friends. [i.e. Just before they move to Erin, no doubt.
2. Or is that visiting Hamilton, Ontario? - PJA.]
- Mr. R Royce has moved into the residence on Main Street, recently purchased from Mr. R. Hamilton.

. 1887 Dec 29 - Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hamilton, of Erin, visiting friends here [in Acton] this week.
1888 Feb 9 - Mr & Mrs Richard Hamilton, Erin, were visiting friends this week.
Mr & Mrs. Chas H. Walker, of Erin, visiting friends in Acton last week.

. 1893 Sep 7 - Obituary ERIN.
We are called upon this week to record the death of a respected nonagenarian, in the person of Mrs. Mary McCutcheon, who departed this life last Wednesday, in her 95 year. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon from the residence of her son, Mr. Stewart McCutcheon, lot 9, con. 4, Erin, to the Ballinfad Cemetery. Deceased came to this country with her husband, Hugh McCutcheon, & 2 children (one of which died on ship board) from the county of Down, Ireland, & settled 30 miles from Montreal. After living there for a few years, they came to Erin Tp., about 65 years ago, and hewed out a home for themselves in the forest where they since lived and died. Their family consisted of 9 children, 6 of whom are still living. Mrs. McCutcheon has been a widow for 32 years, & has continued to live on the homestead, with her son. In earlier days, she was a Congregationalist, but latterly was a member of the Disciple Church. 2 sons, Stewart & Thomas, live in Erin, Tp., Robert, in Manitoba; 2 daughters, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. R. Hamilton, reside in Erin, & Mrs. Fieldon, in Seattle, Montana. The funeral services were conducted by Revs. Mr. Baker and Mr. Fowley.

. 1902 May 22, Obituary of Mrs. Ruth Ann Hall Brown of Acton. Her father Asa hall was a Methodist Circuit Rider. Following friends from a distance were: Mr. Richard Hamilton & Mrs. C W Walker, Erin.

. 1913 June 11 - Michigan Passenger Lists: Jane Hamilton, Born Erin Canada, Age 73, Widow, Residence, Erin, Ont., Nearest relative: Daughter, Mrs. Ella Walker, Erin, Canada.
Ever in US, no; Passage myself. Destination: Brother- in-law, Rev. Jas, Hamilton, 436 Ethel Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Height 5' 4", Complexion, dark; Hair grey, Eyes blue.
[ Accompanied by granddaughter Irene Walker .]

. 1917 Nov 22, Obituary Mrs Richard Hamilton
There was laid to rest in Erin cemetery on Monday the remains of one who for many years was an esteemed resident of Acton, in the person of Mrs Richard Hamilton. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs C H Walker, in West Toronto, on Saturday after a prolonged illness. Mrs Hamilton was a daughter of the late Thomas McCutchon of Erin. She came to Acton a bride between 50 - 60 years Her husband, the late Richard Hamilton, who dies at Erin 8 years ago, was a contractor here. For yers he did all the building at the tanneries for Beadmore & Co. He built the house on Fairview Avenue, now owned by Mr Robert Store, & the brick house at the corner of Main & River Srteets, now owned by J H Reed & occupied both of them. 30 years ago or so, the family removed to Erin. Their only child Mrs Walker, survives. Mrs Hamilton was a woman of very fine character, an earnest Christian worker & a kind & help neighbor. The buyer was held from the Disciples' Church, Erin, Rev Mr Munoe officiating.

> 1917 Nov 22 - Mr. & Mrs. William Williams & Miss Annie McCutcheon attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Richard Hamilton, at Erin, on Monday.
- Died. Hamilton - at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ella Walker, Pacific Ave., Toronto, on Saturday, 17 November, 1917, Jane McCutcheon, widow of the late Richard Hamilton, of Erin, in her 78th year.

. Ontario Death Registration #5413, died Nov 17, 1917:
Born Erin, 78 y, 1839, Erin, Residence 855 Keele St., Toronto, housework, widow, died of cancer uteri, for 1 year.

. JANE MATILIDA HAMILTON, ESTATE FILE, WELLINGTON, #8251, RG 2, 1917 Nov. 17
Petition of Ella Hamilton Walker: city of West Toronto, York Co., Widow
Jane M. Hamilton of the village of Erin, Wellington Co. left $1,000 in Real Estate
signed, Ella M Walker
Will dated 1 November 1910, Died "I devise & bequeath the sum to my daughter Ella Walker & for her & assign excepting the sum of $400 which I bequeath to my grand-daughter Jennie Felker --- Residue to my said daughter." Executrix is my daughter Ella Walker.
Signed, Jane M. Hamilton
Witnesses: Janette McDowell, Erin, William McDowell Arch H. MacDonald Solicitor. Real Estate Description: 1/17 of an acre, being part of Easterly half of Lot #14, 9th concession of Erin, described by metes & Bounds in a Conveyance dated 1 May, 1891, from Charles Staples, of Golden, Colorado, & his wife to the said Jane Matilida Hamilton.

. DISCIPLES OF CHRIST.
Briefly then, the Esquesing church grew peacefully into the principles of the Campbellian reformation, & in June, 1843, the first June meeting of the Ontario Disciples, was held. On that occasion the name "Disciples of Christ" or "Christians" was used. The site of this meeting house was near Norval, actually on the Menzies farm, lot 8, 10th line, Esquesing. So small was the log building, that at the first June meeting, Ash records that numbers of the listeners had to vacate their seats in order to permit others to hear.

This Esquesing church was characterized by very strict discipline as to its members' conduct. For, with this strong desire to maintain the purity of the witness to the gospel, there was evident the air of exaltation & discovery which are elements in any youthful cause. There was not much experience to fall back upon, & the Bible was truly an honored medium of counsel toward maintaining a high standard of conduct with which to exalt the Christian profession; & who can deny the wholesomeness of such an aim? Consider the delicacy of the recording scribe who could indite upon his records about a sister that had erred & been removed from fellowship-"for a crime mentioned in I Corinthians." ... This forest sanctuary to Christ which Esquesing folk raised, has long since passed from common knowledge, but the spiritual emanations from that Bible-loving people still grasp at the stars.

> 1938 - [ To Uncle] Thomas McCutcheon, [i.e. Jane Matilida McCutheon's brother Thomas Asa McCutheon:]
Hugh McCutcheon & Mary Stewart, the first of our ancestors in Canada were born county Down, Ireland. Hugh's mother was Ann Fulton. The Stewart farm was next to the estate of Lord Dufferin.
After Hugh & Mary were married they must have remained in Ireland for the first child, William was born there. Some of the Stewart family came to Canada with the McCutcheons (one brother died of fever crossing the ocean & was buried at sea.)
All the Stewarts, but Mary, settled at Montreal by the English River. They were David, John, William, James, Robert, Martha (Mrs. Ritchie) & Jane. I might says that in later years, Robert came to Erin & spend his last days at the McCutcheon farm on the 3rd line of Erin. He is buried at Ballinafad, Ont., beside Hugh & Mary in the west corner of the cemetery.

Hugh & Mary McCutcheon came as far as Montreal where their daughter Ann was born. Thomas & Ellen were born at Cobourg, The rest, Margaret Stewart, John, Jane, & Robert were all born at home in Erin Township.

Hugh & Mary worked hard, Mary helped a lot. One of Mary's brothers came to see her & it was so long since she had seem them she did not know them. Mary went to Montreal to visit her people & as there were no railroads, she road horse back to Oakville, [ south to a port on Lake Ontario - near Hamilton, ON.,] then took the boat to Montreal. I know once Mary came back from Montreal & rode home alone on horseback. She had a big load, as her people had given her so much to take back to the bush land. She got very tired & people along the way made her say overnight with them & rest.

Hugh died in 1861 at age of 64. Mary died in 1893 at the age of 96. They were both born in 1797.

. [Post Script probably by Thomas McCutheon, 1888- 1975). All of their family are gone. William died in Kansas, Ann in Erin village, Thomas in Everton, Ellen in Erin, Margaret in British Columbia, Stewart in Erin Village, John in Big Rapids, Michigan, Jane in Toronto, Robert in Neepawa, Manitoba.

Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you.
Please see the McCutcheons on the separate McCutcheon Family of Erin, Wellington Co., Ontario. at Rootsweb.com. - - -

Died:
Aged 78 years. 855 Keele St., died of cancer uteri.

Buried:
Row 20, Plot 14.

Jane married Richard Lawrence HAMILTON on 15 Jun 1861 in Georgetown, Wellington Co., Ontario. Richard (son of James HAMILTON, Sr. and Rebecca LAWRENCE, DUE) was born on 20 Apr 1836 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario; died on 4 Feb 1903 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Erin Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1869 Sep 2 - HR joined the American Civil War when is was 19 years old. His father-i-law, Andrew lamest may have fought side by side. HR & Lamott may have been drawn of Kansas by the American government's offer of free land in Kansas to veterans.

HR was born the youngest son of Hugh & Mary. He was 15 years younger than his oldest sister, Ann, & yet their paths, or rather her children's paths, crossed his in Manitoba years later. We have often wondered if he knew that Lemuel Little was his nephew, who homesteaded very close to both himself & Andy.
His childhood years were quite idyllic on the farm in Erin, Ontario. Being the youngest, he was spared a lot of the heavier farm labour that his older siblings bore the brunt of.  hat's not saying that he didn't have to do farm work, for he did. He was to become a very successful farmer….later on in his life; so he learned his trade well. But I am getting ahead of my story.
What possessed him to become a Soldier of Fortune, we don't know. As related by Andy only that he did become one.
But first, he got a girl "in the family way". He met Andrew Lamott's only child Rebecca about 1861. It was also the same year that his father, Hugh, died. The Lamott's were living 20 miles to the north (in Arthur Township) of the McCutcheons, on a homestead. According to the historical records found, Andy was 4 months old when his parents married. It was also around this time HR went to live on that homestead, with his new in-laws & a new born baby. Over the next several years, he & Andrew Lamott were to became very close.
12th April 1861 & the American Civil War had just begun. There were 45,000 Canadians who served in this war.  Andrew Lamott & HR McCutcheon were amongst them. HR, recently losing his father, never inherited anything. His Dad died intestate & his Mom continued living on the original farm in Erin. HR needed funds to finance his own farm in Ontario. The cheap new western Land Grants were still 15 years in the future.
It is believed that HR, after getting married in June 1862, headed south to the USA by August 1862. He returned once in 1864 or 1865 long enough to make Rebecca "in the family way again" with Mary, then he left, not returning until sometime in 1867. Robert John was born thereafter. This coincides with Andy's recollections. One time Andy recalled "……when he was young, he was no darn good as a father….." Andy remembers him coming & going when he was a young boy, not being around very much, henceforth his comments. It also coincides with the births of the children. Andy maintained that Rebecca lost no children. And then there are the existing war records that need to be verified, as of yet.
It's understandable why a boy would think that his father was "no good" when he wasn't around very often during Andy's formative years.
Why did HR go to war as a Soldier of Fortune? Perhaps adventure, loyal to the cause of slavery (he fought for the Union), maybe he liked to kill, money. At home on the farm in Arthur, he was lucky if he made $10 per month. From historical records, Soldiers of Fortune, pedestrian Soldiers, were paid, in gold coin, between $20 & $22 US per month. They were paid more than the regular recruits, who earned between $13 & $16 a month. In those days, a sizable sum of money; enough for him to buy a farm. When he came home to Arthur, his saddle bags would have been jingling with USD gold coin.

In 1867, HR McCutcheon, Rebecca, Andrew & his sister, Mary, were living on EOSR, Lot 26, along with Andrew Lamott & Jane Ferguson. This was the farm in Andrew's tale "The Man Who Rode with Jessie James". To quote Andrew "When I was a young lad I lived on my grandfather's farm near Mount Forest in Ontario…" This was the grandfather whom Andrew McCutcheon was named after.
By 1870 he owned the farm in Arthur; Andrew Lamott & Jane had moved south to Neosho, Kansas. In the 1877 County Atlas for Arthur, Wellington, R. McCutcheon is solely named on EOSR, 26, Lot size 100 acres. Lamott is no longer listed on that lot.
Circa 1880, HR heard the stories of cheap land opening up in the "Territories," as Western Canada was called.  For $10 a quarter section of land could be purchased in Manitoba. He applied for a Land Grant & received it. After disposing of his farm in Arthur, Ontario around 1885, HR, his wife, & 5 of their children left Arthur, Ontario for the "Territories". According to family folklore, they came west in Red River Carts, settling on a farm in the locality of Spring Hill, Manitoba which is located north-west of Neepawa. HR & his family first appear in the 1891 census for Manitoba, in the newly formed Rural Municipality of Rosedale. HR was one of the first settlers in Springhill. HR received title to his land on the 28 January 1898.
In 1897, building was brisk in the Glensmith area. Council news lists a few [houses] as follows: H.R. McCutcheon frame story & a half at $500.00, W.E. Mabley log house $200.00. His is an entry in the book "Kelwood Bridges the Years".  This entry is significant in that is an attestation as to the wealth that HR was accumulating. Compared to the houses of the era being built, log homes at $200, he built a very capacious house; 2 story framed. It was "the talk of the town".
HR's wife, Rebecca Lamott, died in 1912 leaving him on the farm, living alone. He got ill not long after she died & was unable to care for himself so a nurse by the name of Cecilia Black was hired. She stayed with him until his death on the 15 November 1917. He was finally laid to rest beside his wife of 52 years at the Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa, Manitoba.
When HR died, he was relatively wealthy. The land depression still had not devastated Manitoba & when the farms were sold, $5000 was bequeathed to each of his 4 surviving children. He also bequeathed $500 to his grandson, Robert McCutcheon, perhaps because Robert (Bob) was his name sake. Bob, who was only 19 years old at the time, spent his inheritance on a new car called the Tin Lizzie. Bob drove it for a while, as long as the gas lasted & then had to tow it behind a team of horses.  "HR" also left a small amount of money to his nurse, Cecelia Black. 
Ref: Recollections of son Andy McCutcheon & his grandson Lawrence McCutcheon.

Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
Res 881 Cenues: Arthur Con.

Buried:
Neepawa, Manitoba. Red granite monument with a urn on top.

Hugh married Rebecca LAMOTT on 10 Jun 1862 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. Rebecca (daughter of Andrew LAMOTT) was born on 27 Apr 1845 in Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 9 Mar 1912 in Springhill, Manitoba; was buried in Riverside Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1905 - John Alexander was just a small child of 5 or 6 when he made the arduous journey across the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland to Quebec. He & Elizabeth put down roots on their farm in Adjala & remained there until their deaths. 2 of his 9 children (Agnes & Elizabeth- the oldest & the youngest) migrated west to a homestead outside Edmonton, Alberta. The death of John McCutcheon of Alliston removed one of Adjala's oldest settlers. 
Deceased is survived by 2 daughters who reside in the west & 3 sons, Robert of Mono Centre, James of Manitoulin Island; &William of Alliston. The remains were buried in Thompson's Cemetery.
Ref: 1905 Feb 22, Shelburne Free Press. - - -

Birth:
Sloanstown, Donaghadee, Irealnd

Buried:
Also called, Thompsons Cemetery, Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth ALLEN. Elizabeth was born in 1821 in County Down, Ireland; died on 26 Jan 1884 in Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried in Rosemont Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Henry McCutcheon, True Pioneer, Womb to Grave:

Henry Smith McCutcheon was a true pioneer from womb to grave; he had quite a life's journey in his 73 years. Following the tradition for the McCutcheon penchant for nicknames, Henry Smith was called Horace during his lifetime. After being born in Montreal, Quebec in 1824, the Robert McCutcheon & Agnes Beck family didn't stay long in Quebec. The family was then living just outside Montreal at Megantic. When he was only a month or so old, the family boarded covered wagons, probably pulled by oxen & headed into the wild untamed woods of Ontario, travelling over rough terrain, arriving at Erin Township before the snow fell. This 900 kilometer journey took several weeks. The family had to bake bread & cook their meals on open fires on the trail; with millions of insects as dinner guests.

It doesn't seem logical that the family would have headed west on bumpy, unstable trails in the spring of 1825 when Agnes was 7 months pregnant with their third son Robert. Robert's father, John & his older brother William, were already in Erin Township on their new homestead, & it is probable that the family stayed the 1824 winter with them. Then journeyed a few miles north to their new homestead in the spring of 1825.

Information from Alice Burke: Robert applied for his land in Adjala near Rosemont in 1825, Lot 30, Concession 1. This was the homestead where Henry's younger brother Robert was born.
In his father's will, the homestead in Adjala was left to his younger brother Hugh. Henry was left some money. After he married Sarah they farmed for a while on an adjacent farm. But the lure of black gold was beckoning. At the age of 23, their 3rd son, Robert, died in 1879 & was buried on Canadian soil. Soon after their son Robert died, Henry & his wife Sarah, along with their 4 younger children again boarded wagons or Red River carts pulled by oxen & left the farm in Nottawasaga, settling in Tomahawk, Wisconsin in 1885. This journey was a longer one; 1,250 kilometers.

They both died here & were buried in the Protestant Cemetery near Tomahawk. Henry was one of the founding pioneer settlers to farm in Tomahawk, Oneida County. Tomahawk was an uninhabited wilderness in 1885. The city of Tomahawk was not yet surveyed or laid out. It was surveyed in the spring of 1887 & lots were sold on the 25th June 1887. TheJohn Oelhafen Stor has a picture of the first buildings to be constructed in this small outpost town.The population of Tomahawk was 1816 in 1890. Henry & his family probably hitched their horses at the front of this store to shop & visit with their neighbours before returning home to their farm. Note the hitching posts still in place at this date.

Later, his sons owned & operated a saloon in Long Lake, Wisconsin, located about 80 miles east of Tomahawk. In the mid 1880 & later, this area boomed with logging, many saw mills opening up, creating employment. It was to this industry that Henry & Sarah's younger sons turned to for work for a while. In a list of registered voters for the area on the 12 March 1898: two of their sons, in Ward 1, David McCutcheon was registered & in Ward 4, Alex McCutcheon was registered to vote.
Henry & Sarah raised 10 children over a period of 21 years. Other than a 5 year span between child 2nd & 3rd child, they did not appear to lose any children which commonly happened then to childhood illnesses such as scarlet fever (as did his brother James), measles, whooping cough, small pox, etc.
Of Henry's ten children, 5 eventually settled & died in the USA, one applied for & received a land grant in Alberta, dying in Lacombe, whilst 3 others applied for land grants in Saskatchewan, near Bengough. The only one of this family left in Ontario was 23 year old son Robert lying in a cold grave. This family lived near Rosemont Lot 32, Con VIII Mono Twp., (Mulmur), then moved to Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co. & then to Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Ref: McCutcheon from Donaghadee - - -

Birth:
Ner Megantic.

Henry married Sarah IRWIN on 8 Mar 1845 in Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario. Sarah was born on 8 Jul 1824 in Kingston, Frotenac Co., Ontario; died on 18 Aug 1899 in Tomahawk, Oneida Co., Wisconsin; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Aged 40y. =b 1830.

Buried:
Listed on mother's tombstone.

Notes:

Hugh McCutcheon is mentioned in his father's will & was living in Arthur Twp. at that time.

1861 Census Adjula Twp., Simcoe Co., C 1 Lot 30,
Residing Adjala Twp. at that time were his older brother John McCutcheon with wife Elizabeth & family of Agnes, Mary, Robert, John A., James, Edward,William & Elizabeth,
Grandmother Agnes Beck McCutcheon & her sister Ann also known as Nancy .

1861 Agricultural Census:
Con 1, Lot 30 100 A. 40 A cultivated/ 34 A in crops /5 A in pasture, orchard & garden / 20 A wild/ value $3,000/value of implements $70/ 12A of fall wheat, 12 A - 200 bu/ 5 A spring wheat, 100 bu /2A of peas, 30 bu /9A of oats 270 b/1-1/2 A potatoes 200 bu /3A of hops// 8 A of hay/ 20 yd of wool flannel/ 3 steers/ 3 cows/ value of livestock $400 / 200 lb. butter/ 2 barrels of pork.
Ref: Alice Burke. - - -

Notes:

Lady Minto Rebekah Lodge No. 360, I.O.O.F [Independent Order of Odd Fellows], Harriston, records, 1952-2006:
. photo 23099: Lady Minto Rebekah Lodge, second prize float, Centennial parade, 1 July. Mary Tardif; Isobel McCutcheon; Laura Ziegler; Bettie Zimmerman; Isobel Dowling; Mary McNab;
. Photo 23101: Aleatha Dowler; Isobel McCutcheon; Ruby Chambers; Marguerite Wallace; Olive Walker; Isobel Dowling; Nila Harris; Mary Tardif; Ellena Arthurs; Lenore Gowing; Isobel Morton; Florence Bridge; Laura Ziegler; Bettie Zimmerman; Doris Newman; Isobel Harkness;
. Photo 23102: Jean Rennie; Marie Heipel; Isabel McCutcheon; Bernice Noble; Doris Newman; Doreen Dickert; Lenore Gowing; Mary Tardif; Norma Ott; Isabel Newman; Mary Cameron; Edith Kennedy;
. Photo 23103: Laura Ziegler; Isabel McCutcheon; Bernice Noble; Bette Zimmerman; Doris Newman; Jean Rennie; Marie Heipel; Norma Ott; Isabel Dowling; Mary Tardif; Leola Pritchard; Doreen Dickert; Agnes Job; Ruby Chambers;
. .Photo 23104: Dell Dinniwell; Lenore Gowing; Ruby Chambers; Bette Zimmerman; Isabel Dowling; Doreen Dickert; Marie Heipel; Norma Ott; Isabel McCutcheon; Doris Newman; Leola Pritchard; Mary Tardif; Bernice Noble; Florence Bridge; Grace Tipping.
Photos may be found at:
Ref: Wellington County Museum. - - -

Birth:
Res. Ontario

Notes:

John McCutcheon, Erin Twp,
1906 Wellington Co. Historical Atlas
McCutcheon, JOHN (d.), The late John McCutcheon, was a son of the late William McCutcheon, who only lived for a short time after coming to Canada.

The late John McCutcheon, was b. in Erin Tp., in 1827, & d. 1899, age 62.
He was b. on lot 8, con. 5, Erin Tp., & was one of the first children b. in the township. He afterwards purchased 250 acres, lot 14, con. 3, where he lived until his death. He had very little to start with, however, by his own efforts, he became very successful. He was a hard worker, & cleared his own farm. Although caring little for political matters, he was always interested in the welfare of his neighbors, & the township. He died comparatively young, with the respect of the community. He was a Congregationalist, & a Liberal. He m. Susannah Fisher, who is living, age 74.

Issue: Mrs. Duncan Lamont, set. in Woodstock; Margaret, at home;
William, Mrs. Gilbert Currie, Mich; Matthias, John A., Albert H., unm., at home; Hiram, in Man.; Ernest, unmarried, lives at home, & Austin.
William, m. Eliza Atwood. They have 5 children, & live in Toronto.
Matthias, m. Mary M. Hawkins, & set. in Grimsby. They have 3 children.
John A., m. Ida McLean, & set. in Man. They have 2 children.
Austin, succeeded to a part of the homestead, which he owns in conjunction with his brothers & sisters. He is a successful farmer, & has a fine place, where he carried on mixed farming, feeding a large number of cattle for market. He is a Presbyterian, & a Liberal. He m. Jetta Brydon. Issue: Ernest.
Ref: From the "Biographical sketches" Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario, compiled, drawn & published from personal examinations & surveys.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co, 1906, reprint 1972. p.44.

1880 Mar 11 -The Grave, McCutcheon, John,
- At Ospringe on the 8th inst. Mr. John McCutcheon, aged 53 years.
Ref: Acton Free Press, page 3, column 3.
Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
born Lot 8, Con 5, Erin Twp.

Died:
Res. Lot 14 Con 3 Erin Twp.

Buried:
Acton, ON. Will probated on 1923 Jul 2.

Family/Spouse: Susannah FISHER. Susannah was born on 27 Jun 1831 in Ospringe, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 26 Jan 1916 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1860 Mar 1 - Know all men by these presents that I, William McCutcheon of the Twp. of Erin the County of Wellington & Province of Canada yeoman for & in consideration of the natural love & affection I bear towards my daughter Eleanor McCutcheon have given, granted & assigned transferred & set over unto my said daughter Eleanor McCutcheon her heirs & assigns all my estate, right, title, interest, claim & demand whatsoever to that certain parcel or tract of land & premises situate lying & being in the Twp.Erin in the County Wellington & Province aforesaid containing by a measurement 50 acres be the same more or less being composed of the N-1/2 of the W-1/2 of Lot 7 in Con. V Erin aforesaid.

To have & hold the same with all & every benefit that may or can be derived from the said 50 acres of land unto my said daughter Eleanor McCutcheon her heirs & assigns forever.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 15th day of March in the year of our Lord 1858.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of James xx.
Signed, William McCutcheon, Francis Warne.
Ref: Erin Twp. Papers MS 658 R 135, Ospringe - Page 765. - - -

Died:
Verify

Family/Spouse: John ANDERSON. John was born est 1837 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Verify.

Family/Spouse: Francis WARNE. Francis was born est 1831 in England; died after 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:

Jane married Alexander MAXWELL in c 1852. Alexander was born in 1821 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 30 Jul 1895 in Maryborough, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]