John Hamilton Gooderham

John Hamilton Gooderham

Male 1859 - 1919  (60 years)

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  • Name John Hamilton Gooderham 
    Birth 1859 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Dec 1919  Gleichen, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I118  Gooderham -Worts | EG Family and Descendants, Ezekiel Gooderham and descendants
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2023 

    Father George Gooderham,   b. 18 Nov 1824, Scole, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1910, Meadowvale, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Catherine Macdonald,   b. Abt 1831, Argyllshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1905, Mississauga, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage c.1851 
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    John Hamilton Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham instructing modern farming techniques.
    John Hamilton Gooderham instructing modern farming techniques.
    DOMINION OF CANADA ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE 1893.

    The agent speaks most highly of the herder's diligence and untiring energy in the performance of his duties under very unfavourable and trying conditions.

    I inspected all the cattle: with a few exceptions they all looked well, the two thorough-bred Galloway bulls, just purchased, have arrived; they are very fine animals, and they will,'no doubt, prove a good addition to the herd.

    I inspected the large now stables and corrals built last summer for the accommodation of this herd. They are well constructed and should afford every necessary protection against an inclement winter. These stables are adjacent to and near the river, and are very conveniently situated for watering the stock.

    Piapot Band No. 75 - J.H. Gooderham, Farmer, Farm 9.

    Mr. Gooderham, was sent to take charge of this band from Touchwood Agency. He is experienced in dealing with Indians, having been in the service of this department, in the same capacity, since 1879; he speaks the Cree language fluently. He took charge here in October, 1892.

    At the time of my inspection, the Indians had already left their houses, in which they reside during the winter, and were all living in tents. There was but one case of sickness in the whole camp, a returned Industrial School child, sick with consumption.

    These people were well clothed and appeared cheerful. They had their cattle with them at the camp, and I was able to make an enumeration of them without any difficulty, and also to observe their condition. While some of them looked as if they had passed through a hard winter, they were improving in condition, and some were looking very well indeed.

    I audited the books of this farm, balancing the same. They were kept with regularity, and they checked with those of the agency.

    I inspected the goods in use, and made a list of those worn out.

    I made an inventory of the tools and implements in the hands of the Indians. The list of goods "under Government controls" represents but a small portion of those they possess: since my last inspection, they have bought eleven bob-sleighs at twenty-six dollars to thirty dollars each, seventeen wagons, seven mowers and six horse-rakes; these they have paid for by selling hay and grain, they sell their hay in Regina, a distance of thirty-five miles. Last year the price there was five dollars and fifty cents a ton. They also sold over one hundred tons to the Indian Department at two dollars a ton; this was for the agency herd.

    At the time of my inspection, seeding was finished and they had renewed and re-established their fences in a substantial manner, using new rails when required; wheat was showing above the ground. About twenty-seven Indians are interested in the crops, and these farm in sixteen communities. The crops consist of ninety-three acres wheat, six acres turnips, two acres carrots, five acres potatoes, total one hundred and six acres; it is nearly all on land the second crop from breaking. Four houses and as many stables have been built within the past year, and the Indians work steadily during the winter hauling hay to Regina, and to the herd stables; although only twenty-seven Indians are interested as owners of crops, fifty-three are classed as working Indians of the two hundred and five in the band.
    Crop, 1892.

    In 1892 this band had in crop two hundred acres wheat, thirteen acres oats, eight acres potatoes, five acres turnips. It was a most disastrous year for them, as nearly the whole of the crop was destroyed by a hail storm: all that was harvested from this large area of crops, was fifty-six bushels wheat, thirty-four bushels oats, six hundred bushels turnips. Sixteen bushels of the wheat were used for seed, and the remainder put to stock; the oats were put to stock, and the Indians used the turnips.

    The same year, the farmer had in crop half an acre potatoes. It was a wonder that in the face of such ill-luck the Indians were induced to farm this year as largely as they have done.

    http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/indianaffairs/001074-119.01-e.php?page_id_nbr=8979&PHPSESSID=p27c1bmpa77sg18s1cpse6b0p0
    George Gooderham Sr with Catherine MacDonald and family.
    George Gooderham Sr with Catherine MacDonald and family.
    L to R: William Ezekiel, Jessie Helen, Archibald Roderick, Katherine, George Sr. and Harriet Jane (Jennie) which suggests that either John Hamilton or more likely Elizabeth (Libbie) may have taken the picture. (John would likely have been out west...)
    Jessie Helen Gooderham
    Jessie Helen Gooderham
    William Ezekiel Gooderham
    William Ezekiel Gooderham
    Katherine MacDonald
    Katherine MacDonald
    Croped from an image with her sister(?) Elizabeth and marked as Grandma Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    Prepared for his trip west in 1879. Image annotated by GHG on back.
    Katharine Gooderham nee MacDonald Wife of George Gooderham
    Katharine Gooderham nee MacDonald Wife of George Gooderham
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margret Jessie MacKinnon,   b. Strathlorne, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1908, Gleichen, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. George Hamilton Gooderham,   b. 21 Apr 1889, Poor Man reserve, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1977 (Age 87 years)
    +2. Muriel Gooderham,   b. Abt 1893   d. Abt 1963 (Age 70 years)
     3. Roderick Malcolm Gooderham,   b. 10 May 1893   d. 1915 (Age 21 years)
    +4. Katherine Margaret Lamont Gooderham,   b. Jan 18 1895, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Mar 29 1974, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Private: (J.I.G.)
     6. Jean Elizabeth Gooderham,   b. 10 Jul 1898, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1980, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Photos
    Margaret McKinnon, wife of John Hamilton Gooderham
    Margaret McKinnon, wife of John Hamilton Gooderham
    In Memorium invitation Margaret McKinnon wife of John Hamilton Gooderham.
    In Memorium invitation Margaret McKinnon wife of John Hamilton Gooderham.
    Blackfoot Agency House.
    John Hamilton Gooderham and George Hamilton Gooderham residence. 1906 through 1954. This House Belongs to the Government.
    George Hamilton Gooderham
    George Hamilton Gooderham
    Portrait on the way to Europe WW1
    George Hamilton Gooderham with Holly T. Gooderham
    George Hamilton Gooderham with Holly T. Gooderham
    GHG age 11 HTA age 13 Signed on back by "Aunt Jessie"
    George Hamilton Gooderham with HTA portrait inscription on back
    George Hamilton Gooderham with HTA portrait inscription on back
    Signed by Jessie Helen Gooderham as "Aunt Jessie"
    Family ID F48  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2015 

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  • Photos
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham instructing modern farming techniques.
    John Hamilton Gooderham instructing modern farming techniques.
    DOMINION OF CANADA ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE 1893.

    The agent speaks most highly of the herder's diligence and untiring energy in the performance of his duties under very unfavourable and trying conditions.

    I inspected all the cattle: with a few exceptions they all looked well, the two thorough-bred Galloway bulls, just purchased, have arrived; they are very fine animals, and they will,'no doubt, prove a good addition to the herd.

    I inspected the large now stables and corrals built last summer for the accommodation of this herd. They are well constructed and should afford every necessary protection against an inclement winter. These stables are adjacent to and near the river, and are very conveniently situated for watering the stock.

    Piapot Band No. 75 - J.H. Gooderham, Farmer, Farm 9.

    Mr. Gooderham, was sent to take charge of this band from Touchwood Agency. He is experienced in dealing with Indians, having been in the service of this department, in the same capacity, since 1879; he speaks the Cree language fluently. He took charge here in October, 1892.

    At the time of my inspection, the Indians had already left their houses, in which they reside during the winter, and were all living in tents. There was but one case of sickness in the whole camp, a returned Industrial School child, sick with consumption.

    These people were well clothed and appeared cheerful. They had their cattle with them at the camp, and I was able to make an enumeration of them without any difficulty, and also to observe their condition. While some of them looked as if they had passed through a hard winter, they were improving in condition, and some were looking very well indeed.

    I audited the books of this farm, balancing the same. They were kept with regularity, and they checked with those of the agency.

    I inspected the goods in use, and made a list of those worn out.

    I made an inventory of the tools and implements in the hands of the Indians. The list of goods "under Government controls" represents but a small portion of those they possess: since my last inspection, they have bought eleven bob-sleighs at twenty-six dollars to thirty dollars each, seventeen wagons, seven mowers and six horse-rakes; these they have paid for by selling hay and grain, they sell their hay in Regina, a distance of thirty-five miles. Last year the price there was five dollars and fifty cents a ton. They also sold over one hundred tons to the Indian Department at two dollars a ton; this was for the agency herd.

    At the time of my inspection, seeding was finished and they had renewed and re-established their fences in a substantial manner, using new rails when required; wheat was showing above the ground. About twenty-seven Indians are interested in the crops, and these farm in sixteen communities. The crops consist of ninety-three acres wheat, six acres turnips, two acres carrots, five acres potatoes, total one hundred and six acres; it is nearly all on land the second crop from breaking. Four houses and as many stables have been built within the past year, and the Indians work steadily during the winter hauling hay to Regina, and to the herd stables; although only twenty-seven Indians are interested as owners of crops, fifty-three are classed as working Indians of the two hundred and five in the band.
    Crop, 1892.

    In 1892 this band had in crop two hundred acres wheat, thirteen acres oats, eight acres potatoes, five acres turnips. It was a most disastrous year for them, as nearly the whole of the crop was destroyed by a hail storm: all that was harvested from this large area of crops, was fifty-six bushels wheat, thirty-four bushels oats, six hundred bushels turnips. Sixteen bushels of the wheat were used for seed, and the remainder put to stock; the oats were put to stock, and the Indians used the turnips.

    The same year, the farmer had in crop half an acre potatoes. It was a wonder that in the face of such ill-luck the Indians were induced to farm this year as largely as they have done.

    http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/indianaffairs/001074-119.01-e.php?page_id_nbr=8979&PHPSESSID=p27c1bmpa77sg18s1cpse6b0p0
    In Memorium invitation Margaret McKinnon wife of John Hamilton Gooderham.
    In Memorium invitation Margaret McKinnon wife of John Hamilton Gooderham.
    George (Walter?) Gooderham on left with John Hamilton Gooderham on right.
    George (Walter?) Gooderham on left with John Hamilton Gooderham on right.
    Woman in center is unknown.
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    John Hamilton Gooderham
    Prepared for his trip west in 1879. Image annotated by GHG on back.

    Family Stories
    1879 John Goes West
    1879 John Goes West
    The story of Ezekiel's grandson, John Hamilton Gooderham, heading west at the government's request, to help the indigenous people with farming techniques.