Cora McLaren

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 975BB305318E4477AAF013617D519C6C08CF

Family/Spouse: Engh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 76210049
• _UID: C7072B53D5B34DD78702A36532EFFFC36C0F
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76210049

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Died:
Another Pioneer of the Community Answers Summons - Funeral Services Held Sunday Afternoon

William McLaren, one of the pioneer residents of the McCanna community, passed away in the county hospital in this city last Thursday, following a lingering illness which had kept him bedridden for some time.

Born October 30th, 1858, in Perth, Ontario, Mr. McLaren came to the McCanna community 61 years ago when a young man, and engaged in farming operations for a great many years. About seven years ago, when his health started to fail he moved to Grand Forks and lived there until about two years ago when they moved to this city and have resided here since. He was 83 years of age at the time of his death.

Mr. McLaren took a great deal of interest in local and county politics, and was at one time a county commissioner and served on the township boards for several terms.

Surviving are the widow, three daughters, Mrs. Mabel Collins and Mrs. Cora Engh of Grand Forks, and Mrs. Floyd Warcup of this city, a niece, Mrs. George Alexander of Minneapolis, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Masonic funeral services were conducted from the Masonic Temple in this city on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Dr. S.F. Halfyard officiating, and Rev. Nathan Daynard of the Presbyterian church preached the funeral sermon. Mrs. W. B. Bang sang "The Old Rugged Cross," accompanied by Mrs. Wm Klemer at the piano, and a quartette composed of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stonehouse, Mrs. W. B. Bang and Amos D. Henry sang "Lead Kindly Light", with Mrs. Klemer accompanying. Interment was made in Bellevue cemetery.

The following were the pallbearers: John Virden, J.F. Sheehan, James Murphy, Frank, Leo and Leonard McMahon. Honorary pallbearers: C.N. Swanson, Nels Hemmingsen, I.O. Messelt, W.B. Bang, T.O. Stensrud and P.J. Peterson.

William married Belle Crawford. Belle was born on 8 Feb 1861 in Sherbrooke South Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1942 in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States; was buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 76210334
• _UID: 8E138B55A0C04509B4D365440A7A5398CE96
• Immigration: 1881, Grove Community, North Dakota, United States; with her uncle John Crawford

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76210334

Died:
Mrs. William McLaren, a long time resident of the Bachelors Grove community, died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cora Engh, in Grand Forks, ND.

Mrs. McLaren had made her home with her daughter in Grand Forks since the death of her husband in April, 1941. Her death was due to a heart ailment.

Belle Crawford was born February 8th, 1861 at Sherbrooke, Ont., and at the time of her death was 81 years of age. She came to the United States in 1882, with her uncle, John Crawford, one of the original bachelors of the Grove community.

The deceased is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Cora Engh and Mrs. Mabel Collins of Grand Forks and Mrs. Floyd Warcup of Bremerton, Wash., eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements had not been completed at press time.

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 24042826
• _UID: EB1E567762034442A1470604C23B1C8A5690
• Residence: 1850, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24042826

William married Jessie Stirling McLaren on 25 Jan 1850 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Jessie (daughter of Finlay McLaren and Isabella McLaren) was born on 19 Oct 1828 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Feb 1905 in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States; was buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 24042822
• _UID: 74DF5F591F22405BBBF6916F686FA63E533F
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24042822

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Notes:

Married:
witnesses were Donald McLaren and James Kerr

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: D26B45684C084B0987319315E85F64DE7B67
• Immigration-Witness: 1821, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Scotland, Paisley Townhead Emigration, Greenock 2 May 1821, Earl of Buckinghamshire to Upper Canada.
• Immigration: 1821, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Earl of Buckinghamshire
• Census: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: May 1879, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Tailor

Notes:

Birth:
Name:?tab?Finlay Mclaren
Gender:?tab?Male
Baptism Date:?tab?19 Jan 1800
Baptism Place:?tab?New Kilpatrick,Dunbarton,Scotland
Father:?tab?John Mclaren
Mother:?tab?Margaret Stirling
FHL Film Number:?tab?1042000

Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
Woman age 43, male children 23, 22; female 6, 2.

Transcribed from (film of) original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: MG 11, Colonial Office 42, vol. 159, part 3, page 508, list 23/24.

Immigration:
To Canada from Scotland on ship Earl of Buckinghamshire in 1821 and located on West Lot 1, Con 4, Lanark Township, Village of Lanark (Paisley Townhead Emigration Society) ( Ref: The Lanark Society settlers by Carol Bennet and The Lanark Society settlers Ships' Lists of the Glasgow Emigration Society 1821, by Gerald J. Neville)
Earl of Buckinghamshire left Greenock, Scotland 29 Apr 1821 with 607 passengers, arrived Quebec 15 Jun 1821, aboard: MCLAREN, John; age 45, female 43, sons 23, 22, dau 6, 2.

Died:
Perth Courier, May 23, 1879, obituary: "Died, on Friday evening, 15th May, Mr. Finlay McLaren, Perth, aged 79."

Finlay married Isabella McLaren on 16 Aug 1827 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of Peter McLaren and Janet Headrick) was born on 16 Nov 1804 in Scotland; died on 14 Apr 1842 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 1DBFBC8887124358BC4A9C7B1B2C750431D4
• Immigration: 13 Jul 1820, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; on ship Brock
• Location-Witness: 1821, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Lanark, Concession 4 Lot 2E

Notes:

Immigration:
The ship Brock left Greenock, Scotland on 13 Jul 1820 and arrived in Quebec 20 Aug 1820, with 176 passengers including Peter McLaren, his wife Janet Headrick, 3 sons and 4 daughters (ranging in age from 16 year old Isabella to one year old Christina).
The story of their passage can be found here: http://david.mclaren.name/voyage_from_scotland.htm

Location-Witness:
Role: Witness