Descendants of John & Margaret STEWART
 Third Generation 
9. Alexander STEWART (John5, Alexander1) was born on August 30, 1796 in Tempar, Fortingall Parish, Perthshire, Scotland1,4 and died on August 20, 1881 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada5 aged 84.
Events
• Alexander owned Lot 5, Con 1, W. in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada in 1837.
• He owned Lot 10, Con 3 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada in 1842. 4
• Alexander owned Lot 5, Con 1, E. in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada in 1844. 4
• He worked as a builder and built St. Lawrence Hall and Market in Toronto as well as many houses in Scotch Block in 1844.
• He resided at St. Andrew's Ward in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871.
Alexander married Anna Marie HITCHCOCK. Anna was born in 1810 in , , Upper Canada4 and died on March 29, 18991,4 aged 89.
Children from this marriage were:
16 F i. Margaret STEWART was born in 1830 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada.9
Events
• Margaret resided at home in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871.
17 F ii. Elizabeth STEWART was born in 1840 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada.9
Events
• Elizabeth resided at home in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871.
10. Robert STEWART (John5, Alexander1) was born on March 30, 1798 in Tempar, Fortingall Parish, Perthshire, Scotland1 and died on December 21, 1883 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada5 aged 85.
Events
• Robert owned Lot 8, Con.3, W ½ in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada in 1847. 4
• He worked as a builder in Toronto with brother Alexander.
• He resided in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871 .
• Robert resided at St. James Ward in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada in 1881.
Robert married Elizabeth FURKISS. Elizabeth was born in 1810 in , , , England4 and died on October 25, 1875 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada4,5 aged 65.
Children from this marriage were:
18 F i. Elizabeth STEWART was born in 1848 in , , Ontario, Canada.9
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• Elizabeth resided at the home of her father in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871.
19 F ii. Jane STEWART was born in 1851 in , , Ontario, Canada.9
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• Jane resided at the home of her father in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871-1881.
20 F iii. Margaret STEWART was born in 1854 in , , Ontario, Canada.9 Another name for Margaret was Mary.
Events
• Margaret resided at the home of her father in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada in 1881.
11. Elizabeth STEWART (John5, Alexander1) was born in 1802 in , , Perthshire, Scotland and died in 1841 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada6 aged 39.
Elizabeth married James STEWART, son of John STEWART and Christian DOUGLAS, about 1822.4.,6 James was born on October 4, 1787 in Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland10 and died in April 1865 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada aged 77.
Events
• James owned a successful lumber business in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada. 4
Children from this marriage were:
21 M i. Alexander STEWART was born about 1824.4
22 M ii. John STEWART was born in 18254 and died in 18604 aged 35.
John left home when his mother died and father remarried. He went to live with Grandfather John in his big house. Grandmother died the same year. As a young man he went to Toronto with uncles Alexander and Robert to learn the building trade.
From research by Mary MacKay, August 2010
+ 23 M iii. Robert STEWART was born on March 10, 1828 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada,4 died on July 15, 1918 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada4 aged 90, and was buried in Guelph Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada.
24 M iv. James STEWART was born about 1832.4
Raised by maternal grandparents John and Margaret
+ 25 F v. Margaret Elizabeth STEWART was born on March 24, 1834 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada10,11 and died on August 30, 1918 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada5,10 aged 84.
+ 26 F vi. Christina Ann "Christy" STEWART was born about 1838 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada4 and died on January 28, 1889 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged about 51.
12. Duncan STEWART (John5, Alexander1) was christened on April 22, 1803 in Lassintullich, Fortingall Parish, Perthshire, Scotland1,3 and died on April 17, 1887 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada aged 83.
Duncan married Margaret GILLIES about 1841.3 Margaret was born about 1812 in , , Argyllshire, Scotland3 and died on April 11, 1879 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged about 67.
Children from this marriage were:
27 F i. Margaret Lamont STEWART was born in August 1842 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died on May 20, 1917 in Milton, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 74.
28 M ii. John STEWART was born on April 15, 1848 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died before 1919 in , Halton Co, Ontario, Canada.
Events
• John resided in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada in 1891 .
John married Margaret LAIDLAW, daughter of Walter LAIDLAW and Margaret ROBERTSON, on February 13, 1873 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada.3 Margaret was born on July 15, 1844 in , , Upper Canada3 and died on April 2, 1919 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 74.
29 M iii. Neil STEWART was born on September 28, 1850 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died on April 1, 1923 in Milton, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 72.
30 M iv. Robert STEWART was born on December 1, 1851 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada.3
+ 31 F v. Elizabeth STEWART was born on March 16, 1853 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3,12 and died in Milton, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada.12
13. Margaret STEWART (John5, Alexander1) was born on May 26, 1804 in Lassintullich, Fortingall Parish, Perthshire, Scotland4 and died on November 17, 1896 in Erin Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada4,5 aged 92.
Margaret wrote letters to her brother John while he was in exile.
Events
• Margaret resided at the nome of her son Christopher in Erin Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada in 1881.
• She resided at the home of her son John in Osprey Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada in 1891.
• Margaret resided in Dundalk, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada in 1893 . 4
Margaret married Dr. Christopher RUSSELL. Christopher was born in 18014 and died in 1869 in Erin Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada4 aged 68.
Events
• He worked as a farmer in 1861 in Erin, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada.
Children from this marriage were:
32 M i. John S. RUSSELL was born in 1844 in , , Ontario, Canada9 and died on May 19, 1895 in Osprey Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada5 aged 51. The cause of his death was Suicide.
Events
• John resided at the home of his mother in Erin Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871.
• He resided in Osprey Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada in 1891 .
33 F ii. Margaret RUSSELL was born in 1846 in , , Ontario, Canada.9
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• Margaret resided at the home of her mother in Erin Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871.
+ 34 M iii. Christopher James RUSSELL was born on April 11, 1847 in , , Ontario, Canada,9,13 died on December 15, 1924 in Georgetown, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada aged 77, and was buried in Acton, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada.
15. John S. STEWART (John5, Alexander1) was born on November 27, 1808 in Perth, , Perthshire, Scotland,1,7,8 died on July 22, 1893 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada7,8 aged 84, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
Birth Transcript; Blackfriars East Church parish, Perth, Sabbath the twenty seventh day of November, Eighteen hundred and eight, was born, John Stewart, lawful son to John Stewart, day labourer in said parish, and Margaret MacGellewie his spouse, and baptised the seventh day of December said year, by the Reverend Mr Duncan McFarlane, Minister of the Gaelic Chapel in Perth.
John Stewart - A Rebel of '37
from The Bruce County Museum "Military History"
In the middle of Paisley there is a town park with a vine-covered chimney. It is a relic of the old Paisley Agricultural Works, a 19th century factory that once made farm implements. That factory once belonged to John Stewart, a rebel who stood with William Lyon Mackenzie on Yonge Street on December 7th, 1837. It was a call to arms that would leave many a rebel in jail, exiled or standing on a gallows waiting for the end.
John Stewart was born in Perth, Scotland in 1808. Part of the Scottish migration to Canada, the Stewarts settled in Esquesing Township in Halton County. The family prospered. Two sons became architects in Toronto while John stayed home to become a farmer. He also took an interest in politics, believing that the common man must be free to own land, vote and hold office.
Stewart, a frequent visitor to Mackenzie's Toronto print shop, joined the attempt to overthrow the Family Compact, the government of that time. The Rebellion of 1837 failed and John Stewart was sent to Kingston's Fort Henry prison. He escaped to New York State where he lived until pardoned (1843) by Queen Victoria. Returning home to Esquesing Township, he lived quietly until 1862 when he sold his farm to buy the Paisley Agricultural Works.
There, the Rebel of '37 manufactured straw cutters, turnip harvesters, horse rakes, and potato hillers. Stewart's factory would continue to meet the needs of area farmers into the 20th Century only to fail when competition from large corporations like Massey-Harris proved fatal. John Stewart died in 1893. It had been nearly a half-century since he marched with Mackenzie on that snowy December day.
Events
• John resided at Lot 29, Con 3 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada in 1836. 4
• He resided at excile in Covington, Wyoming, New York, USA in 1839.
• John resided in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada in 1861 .
• He relocated and bought a Foundry in, Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1876.
• He worked as an Implement Maker in 1881 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
John married Mary L. SCOTT, daughter of David SCOTT, in March 1834.2 Mary was born in 1810 in , , , Scotland,8 died in 1891 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 81, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 35 F i. Anne STEWART was born on August 18, 1835 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada13 and died on May 3, 1911 in Louise, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada14 aged 75.
+ 36 F ii. Margaret L. STEWART was born on June 13, 1836 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada4 and died on October 14, 1911 in East Wawanosh, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada4 aged 75.
37 F iii. Jean McKenzie STEWART was born on December 29, 1837 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada,8,13,15 died in 1924 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 87, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. She had no relationships and no children.
Paisley Advocate April 27, 1924
The remains of Miss Jean Mackenzie Stewart, who was a resident of Paisley for fifty years were laid to rest in Paisley Cemetery on Wednesday last . Her demise at the age of 86 years breaks a link with the past history of not only this village but also with the history of this province. She was born on December 29, 1837 , when her father the late John Stewart , was languishing in prison in Fort Henry, Kingston , (error: her father was in Toronto goal until May 10, then transferred to Kingston) having been one of the 100 rebel supporters of William Lyon Mackenzie who were captured after the fight at Montgomery's Tavern at Toronto. On the night of Miss Stewart's birth, also, the steamer Caroline went over the falls at Niagara .
Miss Stewart was born in Esquesing Township, Halton County and came to Paisley with her father in 1875 when the latter became a partner in the Paisley foundry business. From that time until six years ago she continued to reside here taking charge of Mr. Boyle's household following the death of Mrs. Boyle, her sister. For the past six years she has made her home with her sister in Collingwood where her death occurred on April 20. She had been ailing more or less with heart trouble since last fall, and an attack of pneumonia proved fatal.
The funeral on Wednesday from the home of Mr. Boyle was attended by a large number. Services were conducted by Rev. H.D. McCuaig, the deceased having been a member of Knox Church for many years. She is survived by two sisters- Mrs. Shipley of Collingwood and Mrs. George Stewart of Toronto.
Events
• Jean resided at the home of Edward Boyle after her sister died and helped raised his children in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1901.
+ 38 F iv. Elizabeth "Libby" STEWART was born in 1840 in , , , U.S.A.11 and died on August 11, 1892 in Erin Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada aged 52.
+ 39 F v. Helen STEWART was born in August 1845 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada.11,16
+ 40 F vi. Mary STEWART was born in 1848 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada,8,11 died on March 4, 1889 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 41, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
41 M vii. John STEWART was born in 1852 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada.11,15
Events
• He worked as an Implement Agent in 1881 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
+ 42 F viii. Sarah "Maria" STEWART was born in 1857 in Esquesing Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada11 and died on April 29, 19364 aged 79.
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