| Name |
Daniel Geddes |
| Birth |
14 Apr 1823 |
Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland  |
| Christening |
26 Apr 1823 |
Eastwood (Pollock) Parish, Shawlands (Pollokshaws), Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence-Occupant |
1840 |
Herron's Mills, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
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| _UID |
6AA3E800CD5E4A9280C5B3079CDB7DB9A8F5 |
| Death |
22 Oct 1908 |
Belgrave, Huron County, Ontario, Canada |
- on of David Geddes & Agnes Lambie.
Husband of Nancy Ferguson.
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Plot 30 :
(side 1 of stone)
- In memory of Daniel Geddes, born Apr.14,1823, died Oct.22,1908, Native of Scotland.
(side 2 of stone)
- In memory of Nancy Ferguson, wife of Daniel Geddes, born May 23,1830, died Oct.27,1908.
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Obituary - The Lanark Era - Nov 11,1908 -
North Sherbrooke. at the home of his son-in-law, Alex Ferguson, Thursday Oct. 22nd, Mr. Daniel Geddes, aged 78 years & 7 mos. He was born near Glasgow, Scotland and came with his parents at the age of four years to Canada, settling first near Herron's Mills, in 1840 or 41. He moved to North Sherbrooke Twp. after his marriage to Agnes Ferguson, where they had a family of eleven children, ten of whom survive: Barbara (Mrs. Wm Legary), Pilot Mound, Manitoba; John, Crystal City, Manitoba; David, Davidson, Minnestoa; Agnes (Mrs. Alex. Ferguson), North Sherbrooke; Maggie (Mrs. James Darou), Ardoch; Duncan, deceased; Jennie (Mrs. Joseph Bishop), Strathcona, Alberta; Daniel, on the homestead (Lot 12, Con 1, North Sherbrooke); William, Dalhousie Lake; Adam, Grand Forks, Minnesota; Tena (Mrs. Robert Nesbit), Mallory, Minnesota. Burial in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin.
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Article - (from Geddes family history (1980) at Algonquin College, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada):
Daniel Geddes was born in Scotland in the Glasgow area April 26, 1823, second in the family of David Geddes and Agnes Lambie. His parents came to Canada in 1827 and located in Township of North Sherbrooke, Lanark County, province of Ontario, a few miles east of Snow Road. Daniel attended school in the area and as a young man located on Lot 12, Concession 1 in the Township of North Sherbrooke about a mile west of Dalhousie Lake. He married Nancy Ferguson, a daughter of Duncan Ferguson and Barbara Currie, in St. Andrew's Church, Perth, Ontario on October 18, 1850. Nancy was born May 23, 1830. Through hard work the land was cleared and Daniel became a successful farmer. The first home on the property is still standing and is used as a machinery shed. It was built of logs and was replaced by a frame house in the 1890's. To Daniel and Nancy a family of eleven was born, five girls and six boys. With the exception of Duncan who died of pneumonia at the age of twenty-six, they all lived to a "ripe old age". When Daniel reached the age when he was unable to continue working, the farm was taken over by his son Daniel, who was commonly known as Dan's Dan. He continued to live with his son and the other members of the family, living in Ontario, spending about a month at a time with each. Daniel and Nancy were living with their daughter Agnes, on the outskirts of the Village of Lanark in October, 1908, when they contracted an illness from which they both died within five days. They are buried in Crawford Cemetery, Dalhousie Township.
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| Burial |
Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
- Plot 30 :
(side 1 of stone)
- In memory of Daniel Geddes, born Apr.14,1823, died Oct.22,1908, Native of Scotland.
(side 2 of stone)
- In memory of Nancy Ferguson, wife of Daniel Geddes, born May 23,1830, died Oct.27,1908.
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Obituary - The Lanark Era - Nov 11,1908 -
North Sherbrooke. at the home of his son-in-law, Alex Ferguson, Thursday Oct. 22nd, Mr. Daniel Geddes, aged 78 years & 7 mos. He was born near Glasgow, Scotland and came with his parents at the age of four years to Canada, settling first near Herron's Mills, in 1840 or 41. He moved to North Sherbrooke Twp. after his marriage to Agnes Ferguson, where they had a family of eleven children, ten of whom survive: Barbara (Mrs. Wm Legary), Pilot Mound, Manitoba; John, Crystal City, Manitoba; David, Davidson, Minnestoa; Agnes (Mrs. Alex. Ferguson), North Sherbrooke; Maggie (Mrs. James Darou), Ardoch; Duncan, deceased; Jennie (Mrs. Joseph Bishop), Strathcona, Alberta; Daniel, on the homestead (Lot 12, Con 1, North Sherbrooke); William, Dalhousie Lake; Adam, Grand Forks, Minnesota; Tena (Mrs. Robert Nesbit), Mallory, Minnesota. Burial in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin.
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Article - (from Geddes family history (1980) at Algonquin College, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada):
Daniel Geddes was born in Scotland in the Glasgow area April 26, 1823, second in the family of David Geddes and Agnes Lambie. His parents came to Canada in 1827 and located in Township of North Sherbrooke, Lanark County, province of Ontario, a few miles east of Snow Road. Daniel attended school in the area and as a young man located on Lot 12, Concession 1 in the Township of North Sherbrooke about a mile west of Dalhousie Lake. He married Nancy Ferguson, a daughter of Duncan Ferguson and Barbara Currie, in St. Andrew's Church, Perth, Ontario on October 18, 1850. Nancy was born May 23, 1830. Through hard work the land was cleared and Daniel became a successful farmer. The first home on the property is still standing and is used as a machinery shed. It was built of logs and was replaced by a frame house in the 1890's. To Daniel and Nancy a family of eleven was born, five girls and six boys. With the exception of Duncan who died of pneumonia at the age of twenty-six, they all lived to a "ripe old age". When Daniel reached the age when he was unable to continue working, the farm was taken over by his son Daniel, who was commonly known as Dan's Dan. He continued to live with his son and the other members of the family, living in Ontario, spending about a month at a time with each. Daniel and Nancy were living with their daughter Agnes, on the outskirts of the Village of Lanark in October, 1908, when they contracted an illness from which they both died within five days. They are buried in Crawford Cemetery, Dalhousie Township.
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| Person ID |
I12478 |
Lanark County Origins |
| Last Modified |
25 Dec 2023 |
| Family |
Agnes "Nancy" Ferguson, b. 23 May 1830 d. 27 Oct 1908, Elphin, Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) |
| Marriage |
18 Oct |
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Children |
| + | 1. Barbara Geddes, b. 20 Oct 1851, Sherbrooke North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Jul 1933, Crystal City, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada (Age 81 years) |
| + | 2. Catherine Buchan, b. 1849, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Feb 1876, Sherbrooke North, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 27 years) |
| | 3. John Geddes, b. 21 May 1854, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Sep 1938, Pilot Mound, Pilot Mound District, RM of Louise, Manitoba, Canada (Age 84 years) |
| | 4. David D. Geddes, b. 19 Oct 1855, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Jan 1935, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States (Age 79 years) |
| + | 5. Agnes Geddes, b. 31 Jul 1857 d. 1 Feb 1942 (Age 84 years) |
| | 6. Margaret "Maggie" Geddes, b. Abt 1859 d. Abt 1930 (Age ~ 71 years) |
| | 7. Duncan Geddes, b. Abt 1861 d. 3 Jan 1888 (Age ~ 27 years) |
| | 8. Jane "Jennie" Geddes, b. Abt 1863 d. Abt 1953 (Age ~ 90 years) |
| | 9. Daniel Geddes, b. 2 Oct 1864 d. 3 Sep 1954 (Age 89 years) |
| + | 10. James Crain, b. 1862, Ireland d. 1943 (Age 81 years) |
| | 11. William B. Geddes, b. 26 Dec 1866, Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Mar 1917, Dalhousie Lake, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 50 years) |
| | 12. Adam Geddes, b. Abt 1868, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1947, Minnesota, United States (Age ~ 79 years) |
| | 13. Christena Geddes, b. Abt 1870 d. Abt 1957 (Age ~ 87 years) |
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| Family ID |
F3786 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2024 |
1823 - 1908 (85 years)
