William Gordon Boyd

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 225040907
• _UID: 76DF4CCC644840D283B9A61451418193C7AA

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William married Myrtle in 1930. Myrtle was born in 1891; died in 1977; was buried in Waterhole Cemetery, Waterhole, Grand Prairie Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 94363A0A0AB44B29ACCDC307D663A9147942

married Margaret Cumming. Margaret (daughter of John Cumming and Jane Everill Purdon) was born about 1872 in Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Feb 1936 in Fairview, Grand Prairie Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Waterhole Cemetery, Waterhole, Grand Prairie Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 32C365FE94234D53BEE69331F396C5ED52FD
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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(Research):4 Oct 2022
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Role: Household Member


Died:
4 Oct 2022
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Alberta Death Index Reg. # 402-508

Beloved Woman of Fairview Died Sat.
Fairview, Mar. 3 - The community was shocked to learn of the death of one of its most highly esteemed citizens, Mrs. Margaret Boyd, who passed away at the Fairview hospital, Saturday night following a lingering illness.

Mrs. Boyd, throughout her illness, maintained a bright and cheerful disposition and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Deceased was 63 years of age and was born in Watson's Corners, Lanark County, Ontario.

She leaves to mourn three sons, Ernest, Harold and William, of of Vanrena. One Daughter, Mrs, McIntyre of Edmonton, predeceased her mother several yeaars ago. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs D.F. Dobbie Brandon, and Miss S.M. Cummings, also of Brandon, who had been with Mrs. Boyd for some time prior to her death, and five brothers, G.F. Cummings, Brandon; J.E. Cummings, Bashaw; W.P. Cummings, Brandon; Gordon, of Edmonton, and Wallace of Vancouver.

Prior to her illness, Mrs Boyd had been an active church and social worker being vice-president of the Alberta Women's Institute for several years and a director for some time of the northern Women's Institutes and hoonorary president of the local branch of that organization.

Deepest sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved ones.

Funeral service was held at St. Paul's United Church Fairview, on Tuesday, March 3, at 2 pm, Rev. Mr. Prior officiating.
L.C. Brockway was in charge of funeral arrangements and interment was made in Waterhole cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. Halliday Scott, Sam Simpson, Alex. Bennett, Rod McKenzie, F.B. Fulton and Gordon Hull. Beautiful floral tributes were received from the family, brothers and sister, W. Cummings, of Edmonton; McIntyre Family, Edmonton, Vanrena Ladies' Assn., Fairview Ladies' Assn., Fairview Women's Institute, Mr. and Mrs. N.M. McLaughlin, Mr. and Mrs. R. Peters, Mr. and Mrs. G. Hull, Dr. and Mrs. O.j. McFadyen, Colin Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. H. McIntosh, Berwyn, and Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Oliver

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 108281098
• _UID: FCED2AA80A064198935B6813683C84B1E604
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1891, Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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John married Jane Everill Purdon. Jane (daughter of Margaret Purdon) was born on 20 Jan 1848 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jan 1930 in Brandon, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Brandon Municipal Cemetery, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 123739262
• _UID: 7948CD71B4A0454A8487DDB6AD7D04E391FA
• Census-Wife of Head: 1891, Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Role: Wife of Head

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• FamilySearch ID: KZ88-JST
• _UID: 874466029F914231A80BFCDEF02F80CFD1FD
• Census: 1851, Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Christened:
CUMMING
PETER
ROBERT CUMMING/ELIZABETH ANDERSON FR144 (FR144)
M
16/02/1812
804/
10 142
St Boswells

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Peter married Margaret M. Muir. Margaret (daughter of James Muir and Jean Fleming) was born on 12 Jul 1814 in Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 26 Jul 1814 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 13 Jul 1896 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Saint Andrew's Cemetery, Watson's Corner, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KHRQ-82R
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 107817984
• _UID: A11BC44055734D6C873BC789946464CA7992
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Christened:
MUIR
MARGARET
JAMES MUIR/JEAN FLEMING FR334 (FR334)
F
26/07/1814
621/
20 109
Avondale

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Died:
Lanark Era - 29 Jul 1896
Watson's Crs. Mon. July 13th, Mrs. Peter Cumming. She was born Margaret Muir, July 12th, 1814, at Kirkfield, a suburb of Lanark-on-the-Clyde, Scotland, and came to Canada with her parents in 1820. They settled on the farm now owned by J.A. Craig. On April 1", 1836, she married Peter Cumming, who died in 1886 a few months after their golden Wedding Anniversary. Her father was James Muir, an Elder of the Presbyterian Church at Lanark. She had six children, of whom 5 survive. Burial in Lanark Village cemetery.

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 111635998
• _UID: 5152D3A4054F4D57B632C488C5C245697B09

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