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John Gear

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Birthplace: Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: July 14, 1877 (81)
Immediate Family:

Son of George Gear and Margaret Gear
Husband of Margaret Gear
Father of George Gier; David Gear; Margaret East; Henry Gear; Ann Simpson and 2 others
Brother of Elizabeth Gear; Margaret Gear; Donald Gear; Ann Gear; Benneath Gear and 1 other

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About John Gear

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233349443/john-gear

Note that surname is spelled Gier in some sources.
This burial record appears in the Dufferin County Museum records
Note that the year of immigration for the family appears as 1839 and 1842 in the 1901 census records of their children Ann and Donald.

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GEAR
(ns) John GEAR, / Died / July 14, 1877, / Aged 83 yrs. / Margaret GEAR, / Died / July 28, 1886, / Aged 87 yrs. / In labour and in life allied / In death they here sleep side by side / Resting in peace, the couple herein / Till Christ shall raise them up again. /
Aged 83 years

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John Gear's Timeline

1795
July 21, 1795
Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
1824
July 15, 1824
Olrig Parish, Wick, Caithness, Ontario, Canada
1826
August 1, 1826
Wick, Caithness, Scotland, UK
1829
January 26, 1829
Olrig Parrish, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1831
February 24, 1831
Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1832
March 7, 1832
Wick, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1834
November 21, 1834
Olrig Parish, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1837
1837
Olrig Parish, Wick, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1877
July 14, 1877
Age 81