My Miller and Mather ancestors, their friends, neighbours and associates.
1. | Margaret Elsie McLaren was born about 1869 (daughter of Sen. Peter McLaren and Sophia Elizabeth Lees); died on 3 Apr 1954 in Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Margaret married Francis William Hall about 1803. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Sen. Peter McLaren was born on 22 Sep 1831 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of James McLaren and Margaret McLaren); died on 23 May 1919 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: McLAREN, Hon. Senator Peter ? Retired lumberman, Perth, Ont.; owner of 100,000 acres of valuable timber lands in Virginia, upon which are also valuable ore mines. Born in Lanark, Ontario, Sept. 22, 1831, son of the late James McLaren formerly of Perth, Scotland, and the late Margaret McLaren, daughter of the late Peter McLaren, of Lochiels Regiment, which engaged in quelling the Irish Rebellion, 1815. Educated: Public Schools. Began to learn the lumber business, 1844, gaining a thorough knowledge of hauling timber, rafting and milling; a partner, Gillies & McLaren, Carlton Place, 1855, which firm bought out the large Gilmour business, consisting of about three hundred square miles of timber on the Mississippi River, Ont., as well as working the Madawaska limits; became Sole Proprietor, 1890; the firm manufactured all kinds of sawn lumber and square timber, the former being for Canadian and United States markets, and the latter for European trade. Summoned to the Senate, 1890. Married Sophia Lees, daughter of the late William Lees, Lanark, Ont., and Granddaughter of the late Col. Playfair, of the old Canadian Parliament, Nov. 22, 1867; has two sons and three daughters. Conservative; Presbyterian. Residence: "Nevis Cottage," Perth, Ont. Peter married Sophia Elizabeth Lees on 22 Nov 1867. Sophia (daughter of William Lees and Mary Playfair) was born on 7 Nov 1845; died on 29 May 1923 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Sophia Elizabeth Lees was born on 7 Nov 1845 (daughter of William Lees and Mary Playfair); died on 29 May 1923 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
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4. | James McLaren was born on 15 Aug 1801 in New or East Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (son of John McLaren and Margaret Stirling); died on 7 Mar 1846 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Findagrave James married Margaret McLaren. Margaret (daughter of Peter McLaren and Janet Headrick) was born on 20 Oct 1806 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 31 Dec 1885 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Margaret McLaren was born on 20 Oct 1806 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland (daughter of Peter McLaren and Janet Headrick); died on 31 Dec 1885 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Margaret McLaren, daughter of Peter McLaren and Janet Headrick, was born October 20, 1806 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1820 she emigrated with her parents to Lanark, Ontario, Canada and about 1830 she married her cousin James McLaren. They had eight children, six boys and two girls. One boy and one girl died as infants. Their second son was the well known lumberman Senator Peter McLaren. Margaret's husband died in 1846, two years after their last child was born, and Margaret managed their farm with the help of her older sons.
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6. | William Lees was born about 1821; died about 1903 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Peter McLaren married Sophia Lees, daughter of the late William Lees, Lanark, Ont., and Granddaughter of the late Col. Playfair, of the old Canadian Parliament. William married Mary Playfair on 22 Nov 1867 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Col. William Playfair and Sophia Cherry) was born about 1826; died about 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Mary Playfair was born about 1826 (daughter of Col. William Playfair and Sophia Cherry); died about 1855. Other Events and Attributes:
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8. | John McLaren was born on 12 Dec 1776 in Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 15 Dec 1776 in Comrie Parish, Perthshire, Scotland (son of Daniel McLaren and Jannet Carmichael); died on 1 Jan 1859 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: John McLaren was born December 15, 1776 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland. He married Margaret Stirling in 1799 and they raised five children. A weaver in Scotland, he emigrated in 1821 with his wife and children to settle as a farmer in Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. His brother Peter and his family preceded him in 1820. The story of their family can be found here: http://david.mclaren.name/ John married Margaret Stirling on 13 Aug 1799 in Dumbarton Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Andrew Stirling) was born on 13 Aug 1781 in Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was christened on 26 Aug 1781; died on 3 May 1859 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Margaret Stirling was born on 13 Aug 1781 in Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was christened on 26 Aug 1781 (daughter of Andrew Stirling); died on 3 May 1859 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Margaret Stirling was born circa 1780 in Scotland, where she married John McLaren on August 13, 1799. In 1821 she emigrated with her husband and five children from Scotland to Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. The story of their family can be found here: http://david.mclaren.name/
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10. | Peter McLaren was born on 22 Mar 1779 in Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 26 Mar 1779 in Comrie Parish, Perthshire, Scotland (son of Daniel McLaren and Jannet Carmichael); died on 1 Oct 1827 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Peter McLaren, born in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland circa 1779. He married Janet Headrick on February 25, 1803. A weaver in Scotland, he emigrated in 1820 with his wife and seven children (ranging in age from 16 year old Isabella to one year old Christina) to settle as a farmer in Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. The story of their family can be found here: ?b??i?http://david.mclaren.name?/i?.?/b? Peter married Janet Headrick on 25 Feb 1803 in Scotland. Janet was born about 1778 in Scotland; died on 20 Feb 1836 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Janet Headrick was born about 1778 in Scotland; died on 20 Feb 1836 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
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14. | Col. William Playfair was born about 1790; died about 1868. Other Events and Attributes:
William married Sophia Cherry. Sophia was born about 1789; died about 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Sophia Cherry was born about 1789; died about 1881. Other Events and Attributes:
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