Mary Veitch Pittcairn Gemmill

1816 - 1891  (75 years)

• Name	Mary Veitch Pittcairn Gemmill
  Birth	5 Oct 1816	Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Christening	24 Oct 1816	Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Census-Household Member	1861	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census	1871	Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  Name	Mary V. P. Gammell
  _UID	123BF460F06E4571B32B2D54094B9AE9EB0B
  Death	9 Nov 1891	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	The Late Mrs. Duncan McGregor Mrs. Duncan McGregor, who had been residing with her daughter, Mrs. W. Lawson, passed quietly out of life on Monday evening last, aged 76 years. She had been as well as usual at noon, and did not complain of illness during the afternoon, but in the evening when members of the household went to her room they found her breathing her last. The worn-out frame sank gently into the sleep from which there is no awakening. Decieased resided here between 50 and 60 years. She was twice married - first to John Duncan, brother of Mr. Jas. Duncan, Ramsay: and after his death to Mr. McGregor. Her children are : John Duncan, Mrs. C. B. Ferguson, Almonte; mrs. John McMunn, St Thomas, Dakota; aand Duncan and James Mc Gregor, of California. Mary V.P. Gemmill as a four year-old with her family. So she lived in Ramsay twp just over 70 yers. Almonte Gazette, 13 Nov 1891, pg. 8
  Person ID	I23468	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	James Gemmill,   b. 1792, Abbey Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Susannah McDonald Simpson,   b. 1790, Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland d. 1821, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1815	Cannongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Family ID	F12090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Duncan,   b. 8 Mar 1814, Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 18 Oct 1844, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1838	Mississippi Mills (Ramsay), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Agnes Duncan,   b. 8 Oct 1839, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Jul 1918, Montr?al (city/cit?), Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 78 years)   2. Suzanna Duncan,   b. 17 Aug 1841, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Jan 1902, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years)   3. John Duncan,   b. 6 Mar 1844, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Dec 1923, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F8013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Duncan McGregor,   b. 2 Jun 1817, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Abt 1881, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	8 May 1846	Mississippi Mills (Ramsay), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Duncan McGregor,   b. 1 Jan 1849, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Oct 1915, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, United States (Age 66 years)   2. James McGregor,   b. 1854, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary McGregor,   b. 1856, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Oct 1816 - Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland Christening - 24 Oct 1816 - Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland Marriage - 27 Nov 1838 - Mississippi Mills (Ramsay), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 8 May 1846 - Mississippi Mills (Ramsay), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1871 - Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 9 Nov 1891 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms, ((https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk)), accessed 1 Dec 2021), Duncan McGregor household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1043. (Reliability: 3). [S99] Book, History of the County of Peterborough, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street, publisher, 1884.), accessed 1 Dec 2021), Marry McGregor household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Ramsay, Lanark North, Ontario; Roll: C-10018; Page: 16., 971.363 H39 BR C.1. (Reliability: 3).