William McLaren

1858 - 1941  (82 years)

• Name	William McLaren
  Census-Household Member	1851	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Birth	30 Oct 1858	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	94R4-4GK
  Immigration	1879  [1]
  Residence	1900	ED 56 Agnes, Elkmount and Inkster Townships, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States   [1]
  Residence	1910	Agnes Twp, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States   [1]
  Residence	1920	Plymouth, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States   [1]
  Residence	1930	Agnes Twp, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States   [1]
  _UID	C7072B53D5B34DD78702A36532EFFFC36C0F
  Death	24 Apr 1941	Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States
  	Another Pioneer of the Community Answers Summons - Funeral Services Held Sunday Afternoon William McLaren, one of the pioneer residents of the McCanna community, passed away in the county hospital in this city last Thursday, following a lingering illness which had kept him bedridden for some time. Born October 30th, 1858, in Perth, Ontario, Mr. McLaren came to the McCanna community 61 years ago when a young man, and engaged in farming operations for a great many years. About seven years ago, when his health started to fail he moved to Grand Forks and lived there until about two years ago when they moved to this city and have resided here since. He was 83 years of age at the time of his death. Mr. McLaren took a great deal of interest in local and county politics, and was at one time a county commissioner and served on the township boards for several terms. Surviving are the widow, three daughters, Mrs. Mabel Collins and Mrs. Cora Engh of Grand Forks, and Mrs. Floyd Warcup of this city, a niece, Mrs. George Alexander of Minneapolis, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Masonic funeral services were conducted from the Masonic Temple in this city on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Dr. S.F. Halfyard officiating, and Rev. Nathan Daynard of the Presbyterian church preached the funeral sermon. Mrs. W. B. Bang sang "The Old Rugged Cross," accompanied by Mrs. Wm Klemer at the piano, and a quartette composed of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stonehouse, Mrs. W. B. Bang and Amos D. Henry sang "Lead Kindly Light", with Mrs. Klemer accompanying. Interment was made in Bellevue cemetery. The following were the pallbearers: John Virden, J.F. Sheehan, James Murphy, Frank, Leo and Leonard McMahon. Honorary pallbearers: C.N. Swanson, Nels Hemmingsen, I.O. Messelt, W.B. Bang, T.O. Stensrud and P.J. Peterson.
  Burial	Bellevue Cemetery, Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States
  Person ID	I13692	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William McLaren,   b. 13 Jun 1819   d. 29 Nov 1895, McCanna, Hegton Twp, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Jessie Stirling McLaren,   b. 19 Oct 1828, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Feb 1905, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1850	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F4199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Belle Crawford,   b. 8 Feb 1861, Tay Valley Twp (South Sherbooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1942, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1883	North Dakota, United States   [1]
  Children	1. John Crawford McLaren,   b. Mar 1885, North Dakota, United States d. 28 Jun 1932, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age ~ 47 years)   2. Living   3. Living + 4. Mabel McLaren,   b. 9 Sep 1886   d. 15 Apr 1964 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F4200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2024

  
  

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  Census-Household Member - Canada - 1851 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Birth - 30 Oct 1858 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - Abt 1883 - North Dakota, United States Residence - 1910 - Agnes Twp, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States Residence - 1920 - Plymouth, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States Residence - 1930 - Agnes Twp, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States Death - 24 Apr 1941 - Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States Burial - - Bellevue Cemetery, Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Apr 2024), entry for William McLaren, person ID 94R4-4GK. (Reliability: 3).