First Generation  

1. David BLACK .

Events

He worked as a farmer in 1841 in Newton, Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.

David married Catherine LEYS on November 11, 1812 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland.¹ Another name for Catherine is Elizabeth.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. George BLACK was born on September 7, 1816 and was christened on September 15, 1816 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland.¹

+ 3 F    ii. Margaret BLACK was born on May 24, 1818 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland ² and died in June 1878 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland ³ at age 60.

   4 M    iii. David BLACK was born on February 27, 1820,¹ was christened on March 11, 1820 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland, and died on February 2, 1905 in Maud, New Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland at age 84.

David Black was one of the original settlers of Greenock Township as stated in the following excerpt from the Obituary of William Brockie, his brother-in-law.

On the 7th of September, 1854, William Brockie, along with two brothers, George and John, his cousin, Louis Lamb, James Mair, George Leask, David Black, James Davie and one or two others who wished to see the country, bade good bye to the old folks at home. "We set out," says one of the two survivors of this little party of pioneers, "for the Valley of the Saugeen, at that time the great northwest of Ontario, whence all looking for land were travelling. Some believed it was the last of the land in Canada upon which white men could five. After an eventful journey of about six days and navigating the Saugeen river on a raft, which took all the attention of the man at the helm, we at last arrived safe at Orchardvale, now Paisley. All the company settled in the Gore of Greenock and went to work full of hope on being lairds of the land they had taken possession of."

David first settled on Lot 38, Con A and after his return from Scotland in 1877 he made his home on 5 1/2 acres, Lot 20 of the Valentine Survey at Paisley.

David BLACK returned to his home in Aberdeenshire about 1877 and accompanying him on his return were Helen TAYLOR and Catherine TAYLOR. Catherine was a niece to both Helen and David. She worked for William BROCKIE on the Base Line of Greenock and eventually marrried William LAMB, a neigbour from across the concession..

+ 5 F    iv. Euphemia BLACK was born in 1822 and died on August 14, 1898 at age 76.

+ 6 F    v. Helen BLACK was born in September 1823 in Newtown, Fechal Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland, died on April 4, 1899 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada at age 75, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   7 M    vi. James BLACK was born on November 28, 1825 and was christened on December 17, 1825 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland.¹

   8 M    vii. Hugh BLACK was born on December 14, 1827 ¹ and was christened on January 8, 1828 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland.

   9 M    viii. John BLACK was born on October 31, 1835 and was christened on December 6, 1835 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland.¹