Elna Florence McCurdy

Female 1920 - Abt 2002  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elna Florence McCurdy was born on 24 Sep 1920 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John James McCurdy and Margaret Jane "Maggie" Mather); died about 2002.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 3AE2F4AFC525410DB9104429F75E98EB0599
    • Census-Household Member: 1921, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member
    John McCurdy is listed as Irish descent

    Elna married Jan Augustine "John" Pekar on 14 Sep 1946. Jan was born on 5 Nov 1913 in Velikova, Czechoslovakia; died on 3 Mar 1990 in Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Francis Of Assisi Cemetery, Frankford, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. L.F. Pekar
    2. J. Pekar

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John James McCurdy was born on 21 Apr 1881 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of John McCurdy and Agnes Crawford); died on 27 Jan 1944 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: LKJ9-XV5
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 175238207
    • Name: Jack
    • _UID: BCFC5558BA1D45A389EC52CD53C2E5C274CD
    • Census-Household Member: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1901, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Occupation: 1908, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1908, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; RR#4
    • Religion: 1909; Presbyterian
    • Census: 1911, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1921, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    (Medical):He dropped dead in his house.

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKJ9-XV5

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175238207

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census:
    John McCurdy is listed as Irish descent

    John married Margaret Jane "Maggie" Mather on 30 Dec 1908 in Balderson Presbyterian Church, Balderson, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Henry "Harry" Mather and Ellen "Ella" Harvey Baird) was born on 4 May 1886 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Dec 1975 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Jane "Maggie" Mather was born on 4 May 1886 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry "Harry" Mather and Ellen "Ella" Harvey Baird); died on 23 Dec 1975 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: MJCR-TP8
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 175238485
    • Name: Maggie
    • _UID: 89ACFEEFA2C64C49B03A1B350E143ED891D7
    • Census-Household Member: 1891, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1901, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Religion: Jan 1909; Presbyterian
    • Census-Household Member: 1921, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MJCR-TP8

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175238485

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member
    John McCurdy is listed as Irish descent

    Died:
    McCurdy, Jean (Ottawa Citizen)
    Suddenly at Lanark Lodge, Perth, ON, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1975, in her 90th year. Margaret Jean Mather, beloved wife of the late John J. McCurdy; mother of Dan, Smiths Falls; Elna (Mrs. John Pekar), Trenton; and Harry, Ottawa. Resting at Young's Funeral Home, Lanark, Ontario. Friends may call Friday Dec. 26 between 2:30 and 9 pm. Funeral service at 2 pm Saturday in the chapel.

    Notes:

    Married:
    John James McCurdy, 22, Drummond, son of John McCurdy & Agnes Crafford to Margaret J. Mather, 22, Balderson & Middleville, dau. Henry Mather & Ellen Baird, 30 Dec 1908

    Children:
    1. Daniel George McPherson McCurdy was born on 20 Apr 1910 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Dec 1978 in Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Elna Florence McCurdy was born on 24 Sep 1920 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 2002.
    3. John Henry "Harry" McCurdy was born on 24 Jun 1926 in Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; died on 29 May 1979 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John McCurdy was born on 24 Jun 1856 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel McCurdy and Elizabeth Miller); died on 2 Feb 1918 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: LKJ9-XQB
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 175238008
    • _UID: 156407D32F05441B93C06874D28A407223AF
    • Census-Household Member: 2 Apr 1871, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1901, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1911, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKJ9-XQB

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175238008

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member

    John married Agnes Crawford on 17 Dec 1879 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Agnes was born on 12 Feb 1853 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Apr 1939 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Agnes Crawford was born on 12 Feb 1853 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Apr 1939 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: L82W-XQM
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 175237991
    • Name: Crofford
    • _UID: E0575BC8B1FD48CEA8AB1379C563380D6AEA
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1901, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1911, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1921, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L82W-XQM

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175237991

    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member
    John McCurdy is listed as Irish descent

    Children:
    1. 2. John James McCurdy was born on 21 Apr 1881 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Jan 1944 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Henry "Harry" Mather was born on 2 Dec 1858 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of John Mather and Jane Cumming); died on 17 Mar 1932 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: KNV4-5FT
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 175238425
    • Name: Harry
    • _UID: DFD6A76D4DAB4CD091814DCF1E52CBE82E36
    • Census-Household Member: 1871, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Occupation: Aft 1886, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Census: 1891, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Religion: 1891, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Congregationalist
    • Census: 1901, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Lanark (north/nord), Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1903, Balderson, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1908, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Census: 1911, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Lanark South Sub-Districts 1-37, Ontario, Canada
    • Census: 1921, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: Aft 1921, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Was christened Henry Harry. He spent his boyhood in Bruce Cty on the 4th Con of Elderslie Twp. after his mother remarried McPherson.

    John was 14 and Harry was 10 when his Mother moved to Bruce Cty. as a young man, he earned his living clearing trees for farmers who had purchased forested property in the Chesley and Paisley areas of Bruce County in western Ontario.

    They returned to the farm when young men and divided the land. John lived on the farm and Harry purchased a small farm at the south end of the village. Harry later sold his share of the farm to John when he moved to Bathurst around 1903.

    Ed MacPherson's obituary in the Calgary Albertan of 23 Jun 1937 states "In the fall of 1883 Ed McPherson, then a lad of 17, along with his half-brother (Harry Mather) and two other young men, went west and contracted the building of the CPR roadbed." According to the Albertan, the grade they built is now the present site of Calgary.

    When the work was finished on the railroad Harry Mather returned to Middleville and, according to the Perth Courier of 26 Mar 1886, he married and settled on the Stead farm near Middleville.

    Harry later bought Long Bill Keay's (George Ennis') and wrote to JC asking if he wanted to farm. JC farmed for a year and sold it to Allan Keays.

    ?u?From Grandpa (John Cumming) Mather's recollections:?/u?
    His father contracted on the western railroad, driving a team of horses pulling a scraper, to level the RR bed through western SK and Eastern AB. Indians stole several teams of horses. He walked to Long Lake, MN to the home of John Mather who lived there because winter was setting in. When he left to come home he was given two five dollar gold pieces for having worked. They were given to a 'Harry Mather' ( some connection to Georgia), who was named for his great? grandfather Mather. ( I haven't identified this individual at this time but it may be Harry Putnam Mather (RIN 1193).

    He spent his boyhood in Bruce Cty on the 4th Con of Elderslie Twp. after his mother remarried McPherson.

    ?u?From Gordon Mather Verbal Recollection 3/29/2014?/u?
    Henry's (Harry) Mather's team of horses were stolen by natives passing through the area and he and a MacPherson (or was it a Stead) trailed the horses which were shod south eventually losing the trail. They ended up in Billings MT and decided to head for his uncle's in MN as winter was setting in. They worked there and were paid in gold coins. When Harry Mather from (Maryland, Georgia?) was borned he was named after (Henry, Harry) his uncle.

    On a trip to Florida, Uncle Gord, Aunt Jean and Grandpa Mather (JC Mather) were passing through ? and Grandpa when stopped for the evening made contact and as a result the trio were invited for breakfast the next morning. Grandpa, Uncle Gord and Aunt Jean were shown a gold coin, framed and mounted on the wall of his study by Harry Mather, one of Henry's gold coins. Apparently Harry had made a trip north when a boy to meet his namesake and was given the remaining coin by Henry, Harry Mather.

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNV4-5FT

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175238425

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member

    Henry married Ellen "Ella" Harvey Baird on 17 Mar 1886 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. Ellen (daughter of Andrew Wylie Baird and Margaret "Maggie" "Mary" Scott) was born on 19 Jan 1859 in Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Apr 1932 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 29 Apr 1932 in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Ellen "Ella" Harvey Baird was born on 19 Jan 1859 in Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Andrew Wylie Baird and Margaret "Maggie" "Mary" Scott); died on 27 Apr 1932 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 29 Apr 1932 in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: KNV4-5FF
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 175238403
    • Name: Ella
    • Name: Helen
    • _UID: 05F9FC5C453F45D4AB3D54CA15FE513F9C8E
    • Census-Household Member: 1861, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1881, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1891, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1901, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Lanark (north/nord), Ontario, Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1911, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Lanark South Sub-Districts 1-37, Ontario, Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1921, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    (Medical):Operation 9 Jan 1932 - Surgical Gastrostomy for obstruction of larynx anad of esophagus

    Birth:
    Lanark Twp, Concession 2

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNV4-5FF

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175238403

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head

    Notes:

    Married:
    Henry Mather, 27, Middleville, b. Middleville, son of John & Jane Mather, to Helen Harvey Baird, 27, Lanark, b. Lanark, dau. Andrew & Margaret, 17 Mar 1886. Witness: Samuel Wilson, Lanark, Rev. James Wilson.

    Children:
    1. 3. Margaret Jane "Maggie" Mather was born on 4 May 1886 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Dec 1975 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Cumming Mather was born on 17 May 1888 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 May 1979 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Andrew Scott "Scott" Mather was born on 20 May 1890 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Aug 1946 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Erma Evelyn Mather was born on 13 Nov 1893 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Jul 1959 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. David "Harold" Mather was born on 23 Sep 1895 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Nov 1971 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. William Alison Mather was born on 22 Apr 1901 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Oct 1982 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Daniel McCurdy was born about 1826 in England; died on 19 Dec 1876 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: MGVM-H6Q
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 175204316
    • _UID: F695A299D57B44A989A45F6727E2FBC7C19A
    • Census: 2 Apr 1871, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Event Description: 1871 census

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MGVM-H6Q

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175204316

    Daniel married Elizabeth Miller about 1852 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born about 1832 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Aug 1889 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Miller was born about 1832 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Aug 1889 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: MGVM-HVY
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 175204356
    • _UID: 1DCB23EBD6324FC0AAD13FE7317B2F3FC868
    • Census-Household Member: 2 Apr 1871, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    tombstone says Ireland but my notes originally said Scotland
    1830 FaG

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MGVM-HVY

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175204356

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member

    Children:
    1. Daniel McCurdy was born on 2 Aug 1854 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Dec 1929 in Iosco County, Michigan, United States; was buried in Johnson Creek Cemetery, Whittemore, Iosco County, Michigan, United States.
    2. William McCurdy was born on 30 Jan 1855 in Kerr's Lake, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Apr 1909 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. John McCurdy was born on 24 Jun 1856 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Feb 1918 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. James McCurdy was born about 1863; died about 1864 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. James McCurdy was born on 20 Aug 1864 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Nov 1932 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  John Mather was born on 2 Dec 1822 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 23 Feb 1823 (son of John Mather and Robena Lunham); died on 24 Oct 1858 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: 278N-6YG
    • _UID: 643FA8FE9D6C4B408A5F159D20152F2E0AF8
    • Census: 1851, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Land & Property: 1852, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; of the same quality as the last but rather superior - 70 lbs
    • Occupation: 1852, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Maker
    • Religion: 1852, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Congregationalist

    Notes:

    John was a wagon maker by trade and was postmaster in Middleville in the 1850's.

    He purchased 100 acres, Lot 16 E, Con 5, Lanark Twp in 1852 for 80 pounds. It is the first farm west of Middleville on road to Hopetown. He purchased 50 more acres of adjacent land west of the farm in 1856.

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/278N-6YG

    Land & Property:
    - A Muddling soil in limestone. Some parts good.

    John married Jane Cumming about 1850 1853. Jane (daughter of Paul Cumming and Elizabeth Daniel) was born on 29 Apr 1835 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1907 in Chesley, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Jane Cumming was born on 29 Apr 1835 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Paul Cumming and Elizabeth Daniel); died about 1907 in Chesley, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: L7JV-5QZ
    • _UID: 834B26C95B904BDBBFE7A770524B651DAA66
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Religion-Member: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence-Occupant: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 3 Lot 23
    • Census: 1861, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1881, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1901, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    Moved to Elderslie twp in Bruce Cty in 1868 after marriage to John McPherson with Janes sons John and Henry Mather. They farmed for a number of years and were buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Con 4, Lot 23 Elderslie twp.

    ?u?Congregational Church, Middleville
    ?/u?16 Apr 1863?u?
    ?/u?John MacPheerson - John MacPherson & Mary Muir
    Jane Cumming Mather - Paul Cumming

    (Research):?i?From Bill Mather notes:?/i?
    John MacPherson and Jane Cumming Mather moved from Middleville to Bruce County in Western Ontario in the 1860's. They are buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery, 4th line, Elderslie Township, Bruce County.

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7JV-5QZ

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Religion-Member:
    Role: Member


    Residence-Occupant:
    Role: Occupant


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Buried:
    Originally noted as St. Andrew's Cemetery, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    also identified as Bear Creek Cemetery, 3393 Telfer Road, Moore Twp C6 L10, Lambton but the dates of birth and death are off.

    Children:
    1. John Mather was born on 24 Oct 1854 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Nov 1921 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 25 Nov 1921 in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Henry Mather was born on 2 Dec 1856 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Mar 1858 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. Henry "Harry" Mather was born on 2 Dec 1858 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Mar 1932 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Andrew Wylie Baird was born in Dec 1830 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 31 Dec 1830 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada (son of Reeve Andrew David Baird and Agness Stewart); died on 11 Mar 1900 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: KJCB-D8J
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 191598247
    • Name: Andrew Baird
    • Name: Andrew William Baird
    • _UID: 2DE4B76F903044068602A35A761752E186F3
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence-Occupant: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Census: 1861, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Census: 1881, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Census: 1891, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Occupation: 1898, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1898, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Part W1/2 Lot 15 Con 6

    Notes:

    May have been born and died in Hopetown.
    Served as Reeve of Lanark Twp in the 1890's.

    Christened:
    Andrew Baird, Lanark C3 L25

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KJCB-D8J

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191598247

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Residence-Occupant:
    Role: Occupant


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Died:
    note: return by J. F. Mather MD

    Andrew Baird 31 Dec - 11 Mar 1900
    Born near Hopetown of a family of eight brothers and three sistersk six survived at his death; Mrs. Jas. Bowen, Mrs. Henry Horn, John, Charles, Stewart and William.
    He married Margaret Scott in 1858 and was remarried to Mary Jackson in 1893.
    Margaret Scott died on 25 Sep 1891 in her 60th year. She was the daughter of William Scott and Ellen Harvey who immigrated to Lanark Township from Scotland.
    William Scott died at the residence of his son-in-law, John Affleck at Pilot Mound, Manitoba on the 24th of October at the age of 82 in 1880. William Scott was one of the early settlers in Lanark Township and was clerk for many years. Helen Harvey died on 2 August 1873. Andrew Baird served as reeve of Lanark Township in the 1890's.

    Andrew married Margaret "Maggie" "Mary" Scott on 12 Mar 1858 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of William Scott and Helen Agnes "Ellen" "Eliner" Harvey) was born about 1832 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Sep 1891 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Margaret "Maggie" "Mary" Scott was born about 1832 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of William Scott and Helen Agnes "Ellen" "Eliner" Harvey); died on 25 Sep 1891 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: KNH1-9V6
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 191598309
    • Name: Mary
    • _UID: 74F22F8AB43D4C739FC2FA88584CD72D5AFD
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada (with family)
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1861, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1881, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1891, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    May have died at Hopetown.

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNH1-9V6

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191598309

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member

    Children:
    1. 7. Ellen "Ella" Harvey Baird was born on 19 Jan 1859 in Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Apr 1932 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 29 Apr 1932 in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Andrew William Baird was born on 29 Aug 1860 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Aug 1919 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Aug 1919 in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Agnes McEwen Baird was born on 23 Feb 1863 in Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Mar 1922 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 4 Mar 1922 in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Charles Baird was born about 1870 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    5. Margaret Jane "Maggie" Baird was born on 16 Nov 1870 in Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Feb 1890 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 13 Feb 1890 in Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.




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