Catherine Ferguson

1836 - 1912  (75 years)

• Name	Catherine Ferguson
  Birth	17 Dec 1836	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	58338993
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58338993
  _UID	63E95BF81EA04C51984528FE053F47BC4426
  Death	23 Mar 1912	McLaren's Depot, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  Burial	Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Plot 198 : (side 1 of stone) - In memory of Daniel Geddes, died Jan.23,1894, aged 25 years. - Also, Peter Geddes, died June.2,1877, aged 4 years. (side 2 of stone) - In memory of Ebenezer Geddes, died May 2,1898, aged 62 years. (side 3 of stone) - In memory of Catharine Ferguson, wife of Ebenezer Geddes, died March 23,1912, aged 76 years. -------------------------------------- Obituary - Perth Courier - March,1912 - DEATH OF MRS. EBENEZER GEDDES- After two weeks illness of pneumonia, Mrs. Catherine Geddes, widow of the late Ebenezer Geddes of North Sherbrooke, passed away on Saturday, March 23rd. The late Mrs. Geddes lived all her life in the township, being a daughter of the late Duncan Ferguson of Elphin, where her brother Duncan still lives on the homestead at Elphin school. She married Mr. Geddes at an early age, and to them were born a family of eleven, eight sons and three daughters, of whom one daughter and two sons are dead. Those living are David and Adrian of Edmonton; Duncan at Dewdney, BC; William at Deanton, Saskatchewan; Mrs. G.A. Marion of Ottawa; Mrs. Jane Gilbert of Mississippi; James on the homestead at McLaren's Depot; and John at Snow Road. The funeral service was held in Snow Road Presbyterian Curch on Monday, the 25th of March, which was largely attended. Two months ago her son James was taken with Typhoid. His sister, Mrs. Gilbert, and brother John came to help nurse him and contracted the disease and were removed to Kingston General Hospital; then his wife and one of the nurses, Miss McIntyre, were taken with the same dread disease and taken to the hospital the day his mother died. Those in hospital are all recovering, and James is able to be around a little now. -------------------------------------- Obituary - Lanark Era - Apr.10,1912 - At McLaren's Depot, North Sherbrooke, Saturday, March 23rd, Catherine Ferguson, widow of the late Ebenezer Geddes, aged 75 years. A daughter of the late Duncan Ferguson, she was born in North Sherbrooke, at Elphin, where her brother Duncan still lives on the homestead. Marrying early, she and Mr. Geddes had a family of eight sons and three daughters, of whom, one daughter and two sons are dead. The survivors are; David & Adrian, at Edmonton; Duncan, at Dewdney, BC; William, at Deanton, Saskatchewan; Mrs. G.A. Marion, Ottawa; Mrs. Jane Gilbert, Mississippi; James, on the homestead at McLaren's Depot, and John, at Snow Road.
  Person ID	I12449	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Duncan Ferguson,   b. 1795, Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 7 Jan 1880, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Violet McDougall,   b. 8 Jun 1812, Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 3 Oct 1893, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1793	Strathlachlan, Strachur and Stralachlan Parish, Argyll and Bute (Argyll), Scotland
  Family ID	F3791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ebenezer Geddes,   b. 6 Feb 1836, Snow Road, Palmerston Twp, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 May 1898, McLaren's Depot, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Children	+ 1. David E. Geddes,   b. 19 Jan 1858, Sherbrooke North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Jul 1947, Rossington, Westlock County, Alberta, Canada (Age 89 years)   2. Janet Geddes,   b. 23 Jul 1860, Sherbrooke North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Feb 1898, Pilot Mound, Pilot Mound District, RM of Louise, Manitoba, Canada (Age 37 years)   3. Duncan Geddes,   b. 20 Jun 1862, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Jan 1929, Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States (Age 66 years)   4. Mary Jane Geddes,   b. 15 Sep 1864, Sherbrooke North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Feb 1939 (Age 74 years)   5. William Geddes,   b. 8 Dec 1866, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Mar 1950, Readlyn, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 83 years)   6. Daniel Geddes,   b. Abt 1869   d. 23 Jan 1894, Mallory, Polk County, Minnesota, United States (Age ~ 25 years)   7. Peter Geddes,   b. Abt 1873, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1877 (Age ~ 4 years) + 8. Margaret Geddes,   b. 20 Jul 1875, Sherbrooke North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Mar 1918, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 42 years) + 9. James Alexander Geddes,   b. 4 Nov 1877, Sherbrooke North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Dec 1957, Powassan, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years) + 10. John Adam Geddes,   b. 28 Apr 1881, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Apr 1966, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)   11. Addie Geddes,   b. Abt 1882   d. Yes, date unknown + 12. Adrain Geddes,   b. 30 Mar 1883, Snow Road, Palmerston Twp, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Nov 1938, Rossington, Westlock County, Alberta, Canada (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F3780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 17 Dec 1836 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Pneumonia - 23 Mar 1912 - McLaren's Depot, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth