died in Beverly Township, Wentworth County, near Branchton, now absorbed into the city of Hamilton
Alexander Harvie Sr. was one of the first settlers in Dumfries Township in what was then the Gore District of Upper Canada. He came in 1817 with his immediate family and the Buchanans, McArthurs and McColls. William Dickson was the founder of Dumfries Township. He despatched Absolom Shade to New York State to find settlers for the township. Shade had built a mill on the Grand River. The settlement was first known as Shades Mills, but later was renamed Galt. The Harvies, Buchanans, McArthurs, and McColls settled on land near what became the village of Branchton. A story is written by a travelling minister, casting back in his memory 50 years after the fact, of his visit to the Scotch Settlement in Dumfries. He tells of sleeping in the Harvie household and refers to Mrs. Harvie. Likely, his memory was actually of one of old Alex's daughters, probably Mary. There is no evidence of the wife of Alex Harvie Sr. coming to Dumfries. It is believed that she died prior to the trip. If the vignette of Hugh White in the Warner and Beers History of Brant County is correct, then Alex's wife was living at the time of the journey from Scotland to the United States in 1811. There is no record of her having made the trip to Canada.
Some researchers show that Alexander Harvie had a son John. This may be so, but this researcher has not yet found evidence for this person. Alexander Harvie Jr. had a son John by his first wife, Jenet McArthur. This John survived and prospered.
A word about the Harvie Cemetery. This was originally on a portion of a family farm. In the 1980s, the farm changed hands and the stones were removed by the then current owner to the Doon Pioneer Village. The family and McMaster University got involved. The graves were identified by an elderly family member who had taken care of the cemetery in years past. The remains were taken to McMaster University for a forensic examination and then reburied, with the stones, in Sheffield Cemetery, despite the wishes of the family to inter them at Mr. View in Galt.
Alexander Harvie Sr. was one of the first settlers in Dumfries Township in what was then the Gore District of Upper Canada. He came in 1817 with his immediate family and the Buchanans, McArthurs and McColls. William Dickson was the founder of Dumfries Township. He despatched Absolom Shade to New York State to find settlers for the township. Shade had built a mill on the Grand River. The settlement was first known as Shades Mills, but later was renamed Galt. The Harvies, Buchanans, McArthurs, and McColls settled on land near what became the village of Branchton. A story is written by a travelling minister, casting back in his memory 50 years after the fact, of his visit to the Scotch Settlement in Dumfries. He tells of sleeping in the Harvie household and refers to Mrs. Harvie. Likely, his memory was actually of one of old Alex's daughters, probably Mary. There is no evidence of the wife of Alex Harvie Sr. coming to Dumfries. It is believed that she died prior to the trip. If the vignette of Hugh White in the Warner and Beers History of Brant County is correct, then Alex's wife was living at the time of the journey from Scotland to the United States in 1811. There is no record of her having made the trip to Canada.
Some researchers show that Alexander Harvie had a son John. This may be so, but this researcher has not yet found evidence for this person. Alexander Harvie Jr. had a son John by his first wife, Jenet McArthur. This John survived and prospered.
A word about the Harvie Cemetery. This was originally on a portion of a family farm. In the 1980s, the farm changed hands and the stones were removed by the then current owner to the Doon Pioneer Village. The family and McMaster University got involved. The graves were identified by an elderly family member who had taken care of the cemetery in years past. The remains were taken to McMaster University for a forensic examination and then reburied, with the stones, in Sheffield Cemetery, despite the wishes of the family to inter them at Mr. View in Galt.
died in Beverly Township, Wentworth County, near Branchton, now absorbed into the city of Hamilton
Alexander Harvie Sr. was one of the first settlers in Dumfries Township in what was then the Gore District of Upper Canada. He came in 1817 with his immediate family and the Buchanans, McArthurs and McColls. William Dickson was the founder of Dumfries Township. He despatched Absolom Shade to New York State to find settlers for the township. Shade had built a mill on the Grand River. The settlement was first known as Shades Mills, but later was renamed Galt. The Harvies, Buchanans, McArthurs, and McColls settled on land near what became the village of Branchton. A story is written by a travelling minister, casting back in his memory 50 years after the fact, of his visit to the Scotch Settlement in Dumfries. He tells of sleeping in the Harvie household and refers to Mrs. Harvie. Likely, his memory was actually of one of old Alex's daughters, probably Mary. There is no evidence of the wife of Alex Harvie Sr. coming to Dumfries. It is believed that she died prior to the trip. If the vignette of Hugh White in the Warner and Beers History of Brant County is correct, then Alex's wife was living at the time of the journey from Scotland to the United States in 1811. There is no record of her having made the trip to Canada.
Some researchers show that Alexander Harvie had a son John. This may be so, but this researcher has not yet found evidence for this person. Alexander Harvie Jr. had a son John by his first wife, Jenet McArthur. This John survived and prospered.
A word about the Harvie Cemetery. This was originally on a portion of a family farm. In the 1980s, the farm changed hands and the stones were removed by the then current owner to the Doon Pioneer Village. The family and McMaster University got involved. The graves were identified by an elderly family member who had taken care of the cemetery in years past. The remains were taken to McMaster University for a forensic examination and then reburied, with the stones, in Sheffield Cemetery, despite the wishes of the family to inter them at Mr. View in Galt.
Alexander Harvie Sr. was one of the first settlers in Dumfries Township in what was then the Gore District of Upper Canada. He came in 1817 with his immediate family and the Buchanans, McArthurs and McColls. William Dickson was the founder of Dumfries Township. He despatched Absolom Shade to New York State to find settlers for the township. Shade had built a mill on the Grand River. The settlement was first known as Shades Mills, but later was renamed Galt. The Harvies, Buchanans, McArthurs, and McColls settled on land near what became the village of Branchton. A story is written by a travelling minister, casting back in his memory 50 years after the fact, of his visit to the Scotch Settlement in Dumfries. He tells of sleeping in the Harvie household and refers to Mrs. Harvie. Likely, his memory was actually of one of old Alex's daughters, probably Mary. There is no evidence of the wife of Alex Harvie Sr. coming to Dumfries. It is believed that she died prior to the trip. If the vignette of Hugh White in the Warner and Beers History of Brant County is correct, then Alex's wife was living at the time of the journey from Scotland to the United States in 1811. There is no record of her having made the trip to Canada.
Some researchers show that Alexander Harvie had a son John. This may be so, but this researcher has not yet found evidence for this person. Alexander Harvie Jr. had a son John by his first wife, Jenet McArthur. This John survived and prospered.
A word about the Harvie Cemetery. This was originally on a portion of a family farm. In the 1980s, the farm changed hands and the stones were removed by the then current owner to the Doon Pioneer Village. The family and McMaster University got involved. The graves were identified by an elderly family member who had taken care of the cemetery in years past. The remains were taken to McMaster University for a forensic examination and then reburied, with the stones, in Sheffield Cemetery, despite the wishes of the family to inter them at Mr. View in Galt.
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