Robert Burns Wilson

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 57509543
• _UID: B7E291C1A24D40F3AF1FCF396D0FC4A3C6AF

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Died:
Robert was born in Perth, Ontario in 1836. He was married to Mary McConachie in 1859. They had six children; Alexander, Catherine, Hugh, Margaret, Robert and George. Robert's obituary only lists 5 children, Catherine was excluded. Robert died at Elphin, North Sherbrooke Township, Lanark County, on Oct.11,1899 at the age of 64.
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Plot 135 :
(side 1 of stone)
- In memory of,
- Robert B. Wilson, died Oct.11,1899, aged 64 years.
(side 2 of stone)
- In memory of,
- Mary McConochie, wife of Robt. B. Wilson, died June 2,1921, aged 85 yrs.
(side 3 of stone)
- In memory of,
- Alick Wilson, died May 23,1887, aged 19 years.
- also, Catherine Wilson, died Oct.25,1863, aged 18 months.
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Obituary - The Lanark Era - Oct.18,1899 -
In North Sherbrooke, Robert Burns Wilson, died Oct. 11th, aged 64 years. He was born in Perth, Ont., in 1836. At the age of 14, he moved to Humboldt, Wis., where he stayed for four or five years before returning to North Sherbrooke, where he married in 1859 to Miss Mary McConachie, also of North Sherbrooke. They had a family of five, all but one of whom are living; Hugh, on the homestead; Robert, at Rat Portage; George, at Plevna; and Mrs. James McKinnon, also at home. Burial on Friday last at Crawford's cemetery.

Robert married Mary McConachie about 1859. Mary (daughter of Hugh McConachie and Catherine Ferguson) was born on 4 Feb 1836; died on 2 Jun 1921; was buried in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hugh McConachie Wilson was born in 1859; died in 1932; was buried in United Cemeteries (Maplewood-St. Fillians-Pine Grove), Beckwith Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
2. Margaret was born on 1 Mar 1873 in Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jul 1916 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada.
3. Catherine Wilson
4. Robert Wilson
5. George Wilson

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 57594188
• _UID: 669AAC62A75E4F778E498F7177C1CF3AF1E0

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Died:
Robert was born 1805 in Berwickshire, Scotland. He came to Canada with his wife & children and settled in Lanark County, Ontario. He died Jan.24,1805 at the home of his son, Robert Burns Wilson, in Elphin, North Sherbrooke Township, Lanark County.
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Plot 137 :
- In memory of Robert Wilson, died Jan.24,1881, aged 76 yrs. Native of Berwickshire, Scotland.