John Meredith

1794 - 1867

• Name	John Meredith  [1]
  Born	16 May 1794	probably, Grimsby, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Dec 1867	Halton Co, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Limehouse Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Limehouse, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Notes	John settled on lot 23, con. 6, Esquesing Twp. on the north side of the village of Limehouse before the township was surveyed. There was a "Lime Kiln" on his property. John served with the 4th Lincoln Regiment in the War of 1812. He was at the Battle of Queenston Heights and saw General Brock fall. Son of UEL - Order in Council Land Grant December 16, 1815 - Patent dated March 13, 1822 Lot 23 Concession 6 Esquesing Township, 200 acres; Private, Flank Company, 4th Regiment Lincoln Militia, War of 1812, Location Ticket for E € Lot 23, Concession 5 Esquesing Township, 100 acres - did not keep land settlement duties performed by John Snyder and David Coventry; July 5, 1832 for the sum of 2 pounds 10 shillings sold two acres of land to the Second Presbyterian Congregation of Esquesing for the purpose of a Church and burial ground; other pieces of land have been owned by Toronto Guelph Railway Company, Toronto Lime Company Limited (Canada Gypsum and Alabastrine Limited); lime kilns are still located on the property and are considered part of the local history of the area; north half of the Village of Limehouse is built on John's original land grant; land passed to Charles (eldest son) - born January 23, 1823, died 1899/1900 married to Susannah (Suzanna) Hardaker born 1833 died 1851; both buried at Limehouse Presbyterian Church; property (108 acres) passed to Albert died 1934 (youngest son) who married Elmira Edge; raised Charles Edgar, Aleda, William Howard, Albert Gordon, Anna - property mortgaged to Canadian Farm Loan Board by Charles Edgar and other family members on August 15, 1935 for the sum of $2,700.00 (to replace original barn which had burned down), mortgage foreclosed September 1939 and farm was sold to Glenn Edwards Kinnard for $3,000.00 - property was in the Meredith family for 107 years. [2]
  Person ID	I25544	Bryant
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2003

  
  

  Father	Charles Meredith,   b. Abt 1761, probably, North Carolina ,   d. 1816, Grimsby, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada
  Mother	Miriam Griffin,   b. 15 Apr 1765, Coeymans Twp, Albany Co, New York ,   d. 17 Mar 1856, Grimsby, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada
  Married	17 May 1793	Smithville, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F2034	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Anne Bush,   b. 29 Jun 1800, Canada ,   d. 1861, Limehouse, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada
  Married	25 Jul 1820	probably, Grimsby, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F2061	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 May 1794 - probably, Grimsby, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Jul 1820 - probably, Grimsby, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Dec 1867 - Halton Co, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Limehouse Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Limehouse, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S63] Meredith-Bush, Linser, Jan, (10 May 1997). [S344] Merediths, Squire, Barb, (16 NOV 2002). [S180] More Notices, Methodist Papers, McKenzie, Rev. Donald A., (Hunterdon House, Lambertville, NJ, 1986), p.300.