Martha Park Hood

1832 - 1913  (80 years)

• Name	Martha Park Hood
  Birth	29 Feb 1832	Hood's Corners, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	62180041
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62180041
  _UID	C315728A99B74F39A33C19F5C686DFBA7E06
  Death	20 Feb 1913	Ontario, Canada
  	Martha was born at Hood's Corners, Lanark on 29th Feb 1832. She married William Rodger (b. Feb 1830 in Dalhousie) at McDonalds Corners, Lanark on 22nd Apr 1856. William farmed on Lot 17 Con 5. They had eight children: Martha Park Rodger (1857-1935) married D. McIntosh and lived in Reston, Manitoba James Rodger (1858-1927)married Catherine Knowles and is buried at the Lanark Village Cemetery Penelope Rodger (1860-1936)married John D. Easton. May be buried at the Lanark Village Cemetery. Margaret (Maggie) Rodger (1863-1951) William Gemmill Rodger (1866- ) May have died in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario in 1922. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rodger (1867-1925) John Rodger (born 1868). May have died in the 1940's in Winnipeg. Marion Jane Rodger (1871-1946) After hr husband's death, Martha continued to live on the home farm with her son William until she died on 20th Feb 1913. THE LANARK ERA In Dalhousie, Thurs. Feb. 20th, Martha Hood, relict of the late William Rodgers, aged 81 years. Born on the farm now occupied by Mrs. John McNicol, she leaves one sister and three brothers; Mrs. Arch. Penman, Watson's Crs.; David, at Duluth, Minn.; William and Andrew, in Western, Ont. She also leaves her children: Mrs. John D. Easton, Lanark; Mrs. D. McIntosh, Reston, Man.; Maggie, Elizabeth and Marion, at home; James, in Dalhousie; John, in Winnipeg; William G., on the homestead. Her husband died 16 years ago. Burial in the Watson's Crs. cemetery. At this time, no headstone has been found for Martha. Perhaps she was supposed to be added to her husband's headstone, but that does not appear to have been done.
  Burial	Saint Andrew's Cemetery, Watson's Corner, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I15981	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	William Hood,   b. 6 Jul 1799, Calton Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 28 Feb 1874, Hood's Corners, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Martha Park,   b. 1799, Cambuslang, Cambuslang Parish, South Lanark, Lanark, Scotland d. 21 Jan 1880, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F1553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Rodger,   b. Ontario, Canada d. 11 May 1897, Ontario, Canada
  Marriage	22 Apr 1856
  Children	1. Martha Park Rodger,   b. 1857   d. 1935 (Age 78 years) + 2. James Rodger,   b. 1859, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1927, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)   3. Penelope Rodger,   b. 1860, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1936 (Age 76 years)   4. Margaret "Maggie" Rodger,   b. 1863   d. 1951 (Age 88 years)   5. William Gemmill Rodger,   b. 1866   6. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rodger,   b. 1867   d. 1925 (Age 58 years)   7. John Rodger,   b. 1868   8. Marion Jane Rodger,   b. 1871   d. 1946 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F13261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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