Born in Houston, Scotland. Son of William Connor and wife. Pioneer of Wood County, established mills and a thriving mercantile business in Auburndale.
The father emigrated to Canada, accompanied by his sons Robert, John, and James, being joined a year later by his wife and other children. He settled first at Belle Isle and afterwards at Stratford on a farm, where he died November 11, 1860.
In 1873 Robert, John, and James came to Wood County and erected mills and a store, and having thus created a village, they called it Auburndale. In 1878, their mother returned to Scotland. First married January 5, 1861, to Mary McLeish (2/28/1842 - 10/12/1878) of Perthshire, Scotland (eight children). Second wife was Rebecca Waite (died 11/25/1915), who was born in Canada of English ancestry (four children).
Ontario, Canada Marriage Register:
Name: Robert Connor
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Residence: North Easthope Township
Spouse Name: Mary Ann McLeith
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Birth Place: Perthshire, Scotland
Spouse Residence: North Easthope Township
Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1861
Father Name: W. Connor
Mother Name: W. Prentice
Spouse Father Name: W. ___ [William McLeish]
Spouse Mother Name: Ann Anderson
County: Perth
(Unsure of 1880 marriage year.)
The father emigrated to Canada, accompanied by his sons Robert, John, and James, being joined a year later by his wife and other children. He settled first at Belle Isle and afterwards at Stratford on a farm, where he died November 11, 1860.
In 1873 Robert, John, and James came to Wood County and erected mills and a store, and having thus created a village, they called it Auburndale. In 1878, their mother returned to Scotland. First married January 5, 1861, to Mary McLeish (2/28/1842 - 10/12/1878) of Perthshire, Scotland (eight children). Second wife was Rebecca Waite (died 11/25/1915), who was born in Canada of English ancestry (four children).
Ontario, Canada Marriage Register:
Name: Robert Connor
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Residence: North Easthope Township
Spouse Name: Mary Ann McLeith
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Birth Place: Perthshire, Scotland
Spouse Residence: North Easthope Township
Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1861
Father Name: W. Connor
Mother Name: W. Prentice
Spouse Father Name: W. ___ [William McLeish]
Spouse Mother Name: Ann Anderson
County: Perth
(Unsure of 1880 marriage year.)
Born in Houston, Scotland. Son of William Connor and wife. Pioneer of Wood County, established mills and a thriving mercantile business in Auburndale.
The father emigrated to Canada, accompanied by his sons Robert, John, and James, being joined a year later by his wife and other children. He settled first at Belle Isle and afterwards at Stratford on a farm, where he died November 11, 1860.
In 1873 Robert, John, and James came to Wood County and erected mills and a store, and having thus created a village, they called it Auburndale. In 1878, their mother returned to Scotland. First married January 5, 1861, to Mary McLeish (2/28/1842 - 10/12/1878) of Perthshire, Scotland (eight children). Second wife was Rebecca Waite (died 11/25/1915), who was born in Canada of English ancestry (four children).
Ontario, Canada Marriage Register:
Name: Robert Connor
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Residence: North Easthope Township
Spouse Name: Mary Ann McLeith
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Birth Place: Perthshire, Scotland
Spouse Residence: North Easthope Township
Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1861
Father Name: W. Connor
Mother Name: W. Prentice
Spouse Father Name: W. ___ [William McLeish]
Spouse Mother Name: Ann Anderson
County: Perth
(Unsure of 1880 marriage year.)
The father emigrated to Canada, accompanied by his sons Robert, John, and James, being joined a year later by his wife and other children. He settled first at Belle Isle and afterwards at Stratford on a farm, where he died November 11, 1860.
In 1873 Robert, John, and James came to Wood County and erected mills and a store, and having thus created a village, they called it Auburndale. In 1878, their mother returned to Scotland. First married January 5, 1861, to Mary McLeish (2/28/1842 - 10/12/1878) of Perthshire, Scotland (eight children). Second wife was Rebecca Waite (died 11/25/1915), who was born in Canada of English ancestry (four children).
Ontario, Canada Marriage Register:
Name: Robert Connor
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Residence: North Easthope Township
Spouse Name: Mary Ann McLeith
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Birth Place: Perthshire, Scotland
Spouse Residence: North Easthope Township
Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1861
Father Name: W. Connor
Mother Name: W. Prentice
Spouse Father Name: W. ___ [William McLeish]
Spouse Mother Name: Ann Anderson
County: Perth
(Unsure of 1880 marriage year.)
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