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Presbyterian clergyman, theologian and author was born at
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NOTED ONTARIO - Al\IERICANS Guelph, Ont., son of Robert Beattie a Scotch emtgran armer
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and h1s wlfe Janet McKinley. He was educated at the Uni v. of
Thomas B. Wilson Toronto and Knox Theological College; he was a minister for
five years at Brantford. He md. (1) in 1879, Jean G. Galbraith
of Toronto who died in 1897. He md. (2) Lily R. Satterwhite
who survived him. He died while a professor at the Presby-
It is weil known that Thomas Edison and Walter P. Chrysler
terian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.
were born into Ontario families which had migrated to the

United States and that Alexander Graham Bell had close
DAVID WILLIAM BRUNTON (June 11, 1849 - Dec 20, 1927)
associations with Ontario by virtue of many years residence
mining engineer and inventer was born at Ayr, Ont., son of
there. Americans, possibly, are more apt tothink of Sir Will-
James and Agnes (Dickie) Brunton, bath natives of Scotland.
iam Osler in connection with Johns Hopkins rather than Ox- He md. 11 Feb 1885, Katherine, dau of John C. Kemble, a

ford. l\Iany native Ontarians made marks in the history of the merchant of Stone Ridge, Ulster County, N. Y., and they had
United States although notall their names are household words. four children.

Several of these are listed below together with their birth-
places and, in most instances, the names of their parents. FREDERIC LISTER BURK (Sept 1, 1862 -June 12, 1924) an

There doubtlessly are many other candidates for such a list educator, was born at Blenheim, Ont., son of Erastus Burk
who arenotmentioned here. Perhaps one of these is Margaret and his wife Matilda Turner, a native of England. At the age

Fox. the controversial medium and spiritualist (Oct 7, 1833- of se ven his family moved to Coloma, El Do rada County, Cali-
1\Iar 8, 1893) whose birthplace is stated only as "Canada" in fornia in which state he spent the greater part of his life. He

the standard biographical sources. Another may be John Dy- md. in 1898 Caroline Frear (B. S., Wellesley, M. A., Stan-
~ond (1\lay 3. 1836 - Mar 5, 1922), Louisiana sugar planter, ford).
mventor and editor. A sis ter of Frederic Burk was Ada Jane Burk who md. 23rd

This list was culled from the p:lges of the "D'ct· f January 1867, Nathan H. Stevens of Blenheim and Chatham,
A · . 1 wnary o Ont. Nathan was born 1 Sept 1841 in Darlington. Durham Co.,
mene an ~wgraphy" (N .Y.' Scribner' 1943) 21 v. abbreviated
as DAB. wtth additional notes from the "National' C 1 ct· Ont. , son of Enoch Stevens (b. 12 Sept 1806 in Darlington} by
of American Bio ra h " yc opae 1a his first wife Clarissa. daughter of William Hall of Osha\\a.
1967) 49 v (NCAgB) P Y (Ann Arbor, University Microfilms,
1 An account of the Stevens family will be found in the "Com-
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the New York Times (NY1). ew er sources including memorative and Biographical Record of the County of Kent,
Ontario" (Toronto, 1904) pp. 56-59 .

. JAI\IES BASSETT (Jan 31, 1834-
mtssionary to Persia (Iran) and Mar 10, 1906) Presbyterian SAMUEL RODGER CALLA \VAY (Dec 2-!, 1850- June 1. 1904)
was born at l\Iundus near H ·rt author of works on that land, railroad executive, was born in Toronto, son of Fredcrick
from Wabash College (I d.amt on, Ont. He graduated in 1856 William Callaway of Wiltshire, England and his \\ife ~iargarct

who took their degrees ~r~ana) '. t~e third of three brothers Rodger of Crieff, Scotland. Ile md. at Hamilton. June ï. 1Sï5,
Angeles, Calif leav· m thts mstitution. He died in Los Elizabeth Ecclestone.
·' mg a widow
' one son and four daughters.
FRANCIS ROBE HUGH JOSEPH CIIISIIOLl\I (1\Iay 2. 1S4ï- July S. 1912) a
RT BEA TTIE (Mar 31
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