Big Peter McLaren b. Abt 1813 Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland d. 29 Dec 1890 Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada: Lanark County Origins

Big Peter McLaren

Abt 1813 - 1890 (~ 77 years)

Name	Peter McLaren
Prefix	Big
Birth	Abt 1813	Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland
Gender	Male
Location-Witness	1821	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Lanark, Concession 4 Lot 2E
	Role: Witness
Census	1851	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Canada
Census	1871	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Canada
Census	1881	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Canada
FindaGrave Memorial ID	46919862
	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46919862
Occupation	1890	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Farmer
_UID	F8FBFF2C2B954D39ABD94421935595642E2E
Death	29 Dec 1890	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Cause: Cerebral Apoplexy
	Peter McLaren, son of Peter McLaren and Janet Headrick, was born October 18, 1813 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1820 he emigrated with his parents to Lanark, Ontario, Canada. (The cemetery headstone is in error saying he emigrated in 1821.) In Lanark he married Janet Stewart on May 1, 1841. He was known as "Big Peter," to distinguish him from his first cousin "Little Peter" McLaren, who was born in 1818, lived on the farm next door, and is also buried in Lanark Village Cemetery. Big Peter and his wife raised four children.
		Big Peter McLaren 1812 Death
Burial	Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Person ID	I13589	Lanark County Origins
Last Modified	23 Jan 2020

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 Jannet Stewart, b. Abt 1812, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 3 Oct 1896, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 84 years)

Marriage 1 May 1841 Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Children

+	1. Dr. Peter McLaren, b. 15 Mar 1842, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1920, Ormstown, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 77 years)
+	2. David McLaren, b. 10 Apr 1844, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Apr 1926, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
	3. John McLaren, b. 3 Sep 1846, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Nov 1911, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)
+	4. Isabella McLaren, b. 19 Sep 1848, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Apr 1921, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)

Family ID F4166 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Mar 2024

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Big Peter McLaren