Margaret McLaren b. 20 Oct 1806 Perth (Breadalbane), Perth and Kinross (Perth), Scotland d. 31 Dec 1885 Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada: Lanark County Origins

Margaret McLaren

1806 - 1885 (79 years)

Name	Margaret McLaren
Birth	20 Oct 1806	Perth (Breadalbane), Perth and Kinross (Perth), Scotland
Gender	Female
Location-Witness	1821	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Lanark, Concession 4 Lot 2E
	Role: Witness
Census	1851	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Canada
FamilySearch ID	LT1W-CL6
_UID	A4F7DDD8985E47E5B87837D45A19671CA3D7
Death	31 Dec 1885	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Margaret McLaren, daughter of Peter McLaren and Janet Headrick, was born October 20, 1806 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1820 she emigrated with her parents to Lanark, Ontario, Canada and about 1830 she married her cousin James McLaren. They had eight children, six boys and two girls. One boy and one girl died as infants. Their second son was the well known lumberman Senator Peter McLaren. Margaret's husband died in 1846, two years after their last child was born, and Margaret managed their farm with the help of her older sons.
Burial	Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Inscription: JAMES McLAREN DIED MAR. 7, 1846 AGED 45 YRS. ALSO HIS WIFE MARGARET DIED DEC. 31, 1885 AGED 80 YRS. NATIVES OF SCOTLAND
Notes	Margaret McLaren, daughter of Peter McLaren and Janet Headrick, was born October 20, 1806 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1820 she emigrated with her parents to Lanark, Ontario, Canada and about 1830 she married her cousin James McLaren. They had eight children, six boys and two girls. One boy and one girl died as infants. Their second son was the well known lumberman Senator Peter McLaren. Margaret's husband died in 1846, two years after their last child was born, and Margaret managed their farm with the help of her older sons.
Person ID	I13399	Lanark County Origins
Last Modified	27 Jan 2024

Father	Peter McLaren, b. 22 Mar 1779, Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1 Oct 1827, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 48 years)
Mother	Janet Headrick, b. Abt 1778, Scotland d. 20 Feb 1836, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 58 years)
Marriage	25 Feb 1803	Scotland
Family ID	F4101	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James McLaren, b. 15 Aug 1801, New (East) Kilpatrick (Kirkpatrick) Parish (Bearsden), East Dunbarton, Scotland d. 7 Mar 1846, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 44 years)

Children

+	1. John McLaren, b. 1 Jan 1831, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Jun 1908, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
+	2. Sen. Peter McLaren, b. 22 Sep 1831, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 May 1919, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
	3. James McLaren, b. Abt 1834, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
+	4. Findley McLaren, b. Abt 1836 d. 1 Mar 1905, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 69 years)
	5. David McLaren, b. 17 Mar 1837 d. 20 Oct 1839 (Age 2 years)
+	6. William McLaren, b. 17 Mar 1837, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Sep 1912, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States (Age 75 years)
+	7. Jannet McLaren, b. Abt 1839, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Margaret McLaren, b. Abt Nov 1843, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Mar 1844, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 0 years)

Family ID F4100 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Mar 2024

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