William Barber
(Abt 1780-)
Elizabeth Moore
(Abt 1789-)
Robert Barber
(Abt 1814-1879)
Harriet Elizabeth Oakes
(Abt 1816-Abt 1881)
John Barber
(1853-1932)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Willoughby

John Barber

  • Born: 14 May 1853, Eramosa Township, Ontario Canada
  • Marriage (1): Sarah Willoughby on 31 May 1876 in Eramosa Township, Ontario Canada
  • Died: 29 Jun 1932, Elm Lane Farm, Guelph Township, Ontario Canada at age 79
  • Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario Canada

  General Notes:

Laurence Barber notes:
John Barber was born at his father's farm, at Everton (Lot 12, Concession 7) 14 May, 1853. Before his marriage to Sarah Willoughby, John worked for about 4 years in Acton, on Mills Street (for a carriage maker - possibly a Mr. Ryder).
John and Sarah were married in Guelph on the 15th of May, 1876. After his marriage, and supposedly a 'falling out' with his brother, William, on the Everton farm - John bought the old MacDonald farm in the Paisley Block, just west of Guelph. The farm - called 'Elm Lane Farm' - was 100 acres situated at the corner of Paisley Road and Whitelaw Road. He lived there until his death in 1932.
During his lifetime, John was very active in Guelph life and politics. He was on the new Woodlawn Cemetery Board, and was several times its chairman. He was active on the board of the MacDonald Consolidated School, now part of the University of Toronto. He was in charge of the swine exhibit at the Royal Winter Fair, held in Guelph until it moved in the 1930's to Toronto each November.
John Barber was an elder of the Dublin Street Methodist Church, at the corner of Dublin and Suffolk streets, in Guelph.


John married Sarah Willoughby on 31 May 1876 in Eramosa Township, Ontario Canada. (Sarah Willoughby was born on 20 Mar 1853 in Rockwood, Wellington County, Ontario Canada, died on 9 Feb 1943 in Atwood, Ontario Canada and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario Canada.)


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