Robert Rutherford (1790–1834) of Cornastauk

Ref. L37 — Generations of L1 Allan Rutherford of Sligo.

Name and Vital Dates

Name: Robert Rutherford (loc. desc: of Cornastauk).
Lineage: L10 Adam,³ L2 William,² L1 Allan.¹
Lifespan: (1790–1834) Born in Cornastauk, Manorhamilton, Leitrim, Ireland about 1790; died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 6 May 1834 at the age of 44; buried in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 8 May 1834: Buried at Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto.

L∅Mary Anne Henderson, daughter of Edward Henderson, was born in Sligo, Sligo, Ireland about 1792.
Issue (Children):
- +L111 James Rutherford
- +L112 Catherine "Kate" Rutherford (abt 1816–1897)
- +L113 Adam Rutherford
- +L114 Edward Henderson Rutherford
- +L115 Maria Louisa Rutherford (abt 1827–1884)

Marriage (11 Jan 1813): Married Mary Anne Henderson on 11 Jan 1813 in Drumcliff, Sligo.
Emigration (1820): He emigrated in Aug 1820 to Toronto, Ontario, Canada: He arrived with significant wealth, purchased land right away, and opened a merchant store adjacent to John Bell's law office in Toronto. His daughter Catherine married John Bell in 1835, the year after Robert's death.
Record (1826): William Lyon MacKenzie, perpetrator in the Types Riot of 1826.

Emigration (1820): He emigrated in Aug 1820 to Toronto, Ontario, Canada: He arrived with significant wealth, purchased land right away, and opened a merchant store adjacent to John Bell's law office in Toronto. His daughter Catherine married John Bell in 1835, the year after Robert's death.

Cornastauk: L37 Robert Rutherford of Cornastauk with 5 recorded children, represents a documented generation of the L1 Allan Rutherford of Sligo branch, and the Rutherford family of County Sligo, recorded in Generations of Allen Rutherford of Sligo. See also the County Sligo descendant tree and the Pedigree chart.