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Duncan McGregor
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Farmer, businessman.
Born near Glencoe, Ontario on 23 February 1863, son of Duncan McGregor and Margaret Ferguson, he was educated in Moser Township, quitting school at the age of 15 to work on the family farm. Eight years later he came to Manitoba and bought a 160-acre parcel of unbroken prairie near Forrest. He gradually added to his holdings until he had a 480-acre farm. He later had a business at Brandon transacting in real estate in Manitoba and British Columbia and selling wire fence. In 1906, he became President of the controlling company of the Spring Park Nurseries. He moved to Winnipeg in 1916.
On 23 February 1889, he married Euphemia Rebecca “Phemie” Campbell (1863-1941) at Glencoe, Ontario. They had a daughter, Flora McGregor (1904-?). The family resided at 218 Fourth Street, Brandon (c1913) and 123 Mayfair Avenue, Winnipeg (c1938). He was a member of the IOOF and Presbyterian church.
He died at Winnipeg on 26 August 1938 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
Birth registration [Flora McGregor], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Death registration [Duncan McGregor], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 31 August 1938, page 23.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 May 2024
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