Adam Rutherford (1787–1873), soldier of Innismacsaint

Ref. F13 — Generations of F1 Samuel Rutherford.

Name and Vital Dates

Name: Adam Rutherford (occ. desc: soldier; loc. desc: of Innismacsaint).
Lineage: F6 David,³ F4 David,² F1 Samuel,¹ RX120 Unk,⁴ RX95 Progenitor,³ RX70 William,² RX52 John.¹
Lifespan: (1787–1873) Born in Innismacsaint Parish, Derrygonnelly, Fermanagh, Ireland on 13 Oct 1787; died in Caledon, Peel, Ontario, Canada on 3 Jan 1873 at the age of 85.

F∅Jane "Janet" Borthwick, daughter of Alexander Borthwick and Janet Wallace, was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland about 1801.
Issue (Children):
- +F30 Alexander "Alex" Rutherford (1819–1875)
- +F31 Jane Rutherford (1825–1877)
- +F32 Isabella Rutherford
- +F33 Adam Rutherford (1827–1911)
- +F34 David Rutherford (1830–1909)
- +F35 James Borthwick Rutherford (1835–1909)
- +F37 Harriet Rutherford

Marriage (30 Apr 1816): Married Jane "Janet" Borthwick on 30 Apr 1816 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Emigration (1839): Adam emigrated in 1839 to Ontario, Canada: From year given in son Alex's 1911 census return.
Residence (1851): He lived in Peel, Canada West (Ontario), Canada in 1851: Occupation: Farmer; Religion: U P C.
Residence (1858): He lived in York, Toronto Ontario, Canada in 1858.
Residence: Associated with Innismacsaint, and with Innismacsaint Parish from birth, through death on 3 Jan1873.

Marriage (30 Apr 1816): Adam Rutherford of Innismacsaint and Jane "Janet" Borthwick were married on 30 Apr 1816 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian.
Emigration (1839): Adam emigrated in 1839 to Ontario, Canada: From year given in son Alex's 1911 census return.

Military service (1805): He served in the military in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland on 31 Jan 1805: Attestation: Adam signed up as a private for unlimited service in the Dragoon Guards at the age of 19; birth place Parish of Innismacsaint, occupation farmer.
Military service (1824): He served in the military in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland on 7 Jun 1824: Military discharge due to lameness caused by a fracture in bone of left thigh from a fall; Autobiography of grandson Fermanah Patterson Rutherford stated Adam's leg was crushed when his horse was shot from under him at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Demise: Died Adam died in Caledon, Peel, Ontario, Canada on 3 Jan 1873 at the age of 85.

Innismacsaint: F13 Adam Rutherford soldier of Innismacsaint with 7 recorded children, represents a documented generation of the F1 Samuel Rutherford branch, and the Fermanagh Rutherford family of County Fermanagh, recorded in Generations of Samuel Rutherford of Aberdeen and Nisbet. See also the County Fermanagh descendant tree and the Pedigree chart.