John Gardiner (1777-1859)
biographical information
When John Gardiner was born on May 30, 1777, in Stanhope, England, his father, Francis Gardiner (1751-1825), was 25 and his mother, Mary Blades (1753-1834), was 24.
On June 15th, 1799, just after his 22nd birthday, John married Hannah Forster. They had three children together, including Thomas Gardiner (1801-1881), who was the father of Elmira Gardiner (1838-1923). Hannah died on September 4th, 1806 at the age of 25, approximately a month after giving birth to the last of their children. This third child, who'd been named John, died before his first birthday. After these events seventeen years would pass before John married again.
John arrived in Ontario, Canada in 1817 at the age of 40 with his son Thomas and daughter Mary (aka Molly). To read about their difficult journey from Stanhope to Ontario, use this link...
On June 15th, 1799, just after his 22nd birthday, John married Hannah Forster. They had three children together, including Thomas Gardiner (1801-1881), who was the father of Elmira Gardiner (1838-1923). Hannah died on September 4th, 1806 at the age of 25, approximately a month after giving birth to the last of their children. This third child, who'd been named John, died before his first birthday. After these events seventeen years would pass before John married again.
John arrived in Ontario, Canada in 1817 at the age of 40 with his son Thomas and daughter Mary (aka Molly). To read about their difficult journey from Stanhope to Ontario, use this link...
In 1819 John was living in Cavan Township near Millbrook. By 1823 he had cleared seven acres of land. On May 24th of that year he married Barbara Richardson (1793-1837). It was noted that in 1824 his animals were two oxen and one cow, and that he had cleared sixteen acres. In 1836 John sold one acre of his land to the Methodist Church, which is where the Gardiners' cemetery is still located (though the original church is gone). John and Barbara had seven children together between 1824 and 1837, when Barbara died three days after giving birth to their daughter Anne.
John died on April 24, 1859, in Millbrook, Ontario, at age 81.
John died on April 24, 1859, in Millbrook, Ontario, at age 81.