My Miller and Mather ancestors, their friends, neighbours and associates.
1. | Mary Evelyn "Ev" Mather was born on 9 Sep 1922 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Cumming Mather and Isobella Elsie Ashby); died on 5 Mar 2010 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 12 Mar 2010 in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: FamilySearch ID: Mary married John Robert Ernest "Ernie" Miller on 9 Jun 1945 in St. Paul's United Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. John (son of George Herbert "Herb" Miller and Alice Whyte Ferrier) was born on 9 Jun 1917 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 May 1997 in Glen Tay, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | John Cumming Mather was born on 17 May 1888 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry "Harry" Mather and Ellen "Ella" Harvey Baird); died on 8 May 1979 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: In 1905, when Scott his brother was able to plow for the family, JC went to work for his uncle Willie (Sommerville, Robertson, Robinson,?) on the 10th line of Lanark Township and Harvey McCue, one mile north of Balderson. He also cut wood on the Bathurst Line during the winter months. John married Isobella Elsie Ashby on 26 Apr 1916 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Isobella (daughter of John Ashby and Mary Anne Clark) was born on 28 Feb 1891 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Jul 1965 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Isobella Elsie Ashby was born on 28 Feb 1891 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Ashby and Mary Anne Clark); died on 22 Jul 1965 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Isobella Ashby was a noted tailor/dressmaker/seamstress who worked for a number of families in the Lanark area. She initially trained in Perth. Her diaries provide some insight into life during the years on the Balderson farm when the family was growing up. Notes: Married:
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4. | 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:
Notes: Was christened Henry Harry. He spent his boyhood in Bruce Cty on the 4th Con of Elderslie Twp. after his mother remarried McPherson. 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] |
5. | 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:
Notes: (Medical):Operation 9 Jan 1932 - Surgical Gastrostomy for obstruction of larynx anad of esophagus Notes: Married:
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6. | John Ashby was born on 12 Apr 1854 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 2 Jun 1888 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of William Archibald Ashby and Elizabeth B. Foster); died on 2 Aug 1926 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pinehurst Cemetery, Playfairville, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: The Ashby family attended St. Peter's Church (Anglican) on the 11th Line of Bathurst, where both Sarah and Maggie (Margaret) were organists at one time. It is thought that they took lessons from Miss Agnes Wallace in Fallbrook. John married Mary Anne Clark on 11 Jul 1883 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of James Clark and Mary Ann Gillespie) was born on 8 Oct 1858 in Brockville-Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Feb 1941 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 28 Feb 1941 in Pinehurst Cemetery, Playfairville, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Mary Anne Clark was born on 8 Oct 1858 in Brockville-Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of James Clark and Mary Ann Gillespie); died on 26 Feb 1941 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 28 Feb 1941 in Pinehurst Cemetery, Playfairville, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Before her marriage to John Ashby, Mary Ann had a daughter, Clara Clark, from a previous relationship. Notes: Married:
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8. | 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:
Notes: John was a wagon maker by trade and was postmaster in Middleville in the 1850's. 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] |
9. | 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:
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.
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10. | 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:
Notes: May have been born and died in Hopetown. 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] |
11. | 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:
Notes: May have died at Hopetown.
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12. | William Archibald Ashby was born on 2 Jul 1819 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of Sgt. John Ashby and Susanna "Susan" Andrews); died on 21 Apr 1899 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 22 Apr 1899 in Playfairville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: (Research):?b?E. Miller work started here, dated 5-11-1996?u? William married Elizabeth B. Foster on 7 Nov 1843 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of James Adam Foster and Isabella Elliott) was born on 17 Feb 1823 in Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; died on 3 Oct 1902 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Playfairville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Elizabeth B. Foster was born on 17 Feb 1823 in Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland (daughter of James Adam Foster and Isabella Elliott); died on 3 Oct 1902 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Playfairville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Parents not verified. Notes: Married:
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14. | James Clark was born on 25 Dec 1824 in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (son of James Clark and Martha Tait); died on 15 Jan 1872 in Leeds County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Newboyne, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: (Research):?i?Looking at the 1881 map, the family home was probably in the Frankville area. James married Mary Ann Gillespie on 4 May 1846 in Dunboe Parish, Coleraine Barony, County Londonderry, Ireland. Mary (daughter of James Gillespie and Jane Lees) was born on 3 Apr 1828 in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 16 Mar 1901 in Leeds & Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1903 in St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Newboyne, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Mary Ann Gillespie was born on 3 Apr 1828 in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (daughter of James Gillespie and Jane Lees); died on 16 Mar 1901 in Leeds & Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1903 in St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Newboyne, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Dad's database had Mary Ann. Mom's notes, based on Grandma's notes indicate 'Elizabeth' Gillespie, from near Brockville, ON. It also indicates that they were married in Caleraine, Ireland and later lived in Pennsylvania where Grandma's Grandmother had a large dry goods store. It was thought they were United Empire Loyalists. Her Grandfather had been in the American War, and subsequently was in poor health and died at age 49 of lung trouble. Notes: Married:
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