Ross, David

(from Settlers)

David M. Ross (1833–) was born in Rothshire, Scotland. He came to Canada with his widowed mother when he was eight years old. His younger sister died on the voyage across the ocean and was buried at sea. The Ross family was joining David’s uncles John and Donald McLeay.

His mother married James Furzer Elliot in 1840. David and his half-brother Henry Elliot spent four years in British Columbia searching for, but not finding, gold. David then came back to Warwick Twp. to farm.

In 1858 David married Rebecca Liddy. They had six children: David (1859–), Susanna (1861–), John James (1862–), Charlotte Ede (1864–), Edward Thomas (1866–), and Henrietta Kati Jemima (1868–).

In 1926 David M. Ross was living on Simcoe St. in Watford.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Ross, David

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