James Ferguson

1835 - 1907  (71 years)

• Name	James Ferguson
  Birth	28 Oct 1835
  Gender	Male
  _UID	56867517C2764E6FBA477AF3617695316885
  Death	10 Mar 1907	Montr?al (city/cit?), Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
  	James Ferguson   March 12th, 1907. The news of the death of Mr. James Ferguson at Montreal on Sunday was heard with very great regret by a large circle of relatives friends and acquaintance It is true that he had been in extremely poor health of late it is also true that he had passed the allotted time of main, three score years and ten, but it was thought on to the day before his death that he was recovering and none were prepared for the announcement of his demise He had been at a sanitarium in Montreal since the beginning of January for treatment and it was hoped he would be benefited but on Saturday pneumonia developed and on Sunday morning he passed away. He was 71 years old and was born in Montague on the farm where he lived all his life until he moved to Smith Falls about ten years ago He had a good farm, he managed it well and was eminently successful being counted among the wealthiest farmers of the township. He was a man of scrupulous honesty and the together with his thrift and his intelligence gained for him the confidence of the community in which he lived, and made him a leader. For twenty-two years he served in the township, Council and for eighteen of those years he was Reeve and thus a member of the County Council. Twice he stood for Parliamentary honors as an independent Conservative but was defeated both times. In Smiths Falls, he lived a quiet retired life enjoying the fruits of his earlier years of toil and effort. He was elected to the Council here for one term did not relish the work and was not a candidate for re-election He was a man of blameless life, a kind neighbor and a good friend Those who knew him best liked his most. In religion he was a Presbyterian, a life long member of St. Andrew's church, and in Politics a Conservative. From the time he was 18 years old he was a member of Numogate Orange Lodge. He is survived by his wife and seven children, two sons, J. Davison and J. Stewart on the farm in Montague, Mrs. T. Irvine, Montague, Mrs. J. Blackburn, North Elmsley, Misses Jennie Maggie and May at home. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 2 o'clock pm from his late home on Water Street east to McVean's cemetery
  Person ID	I24221	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Jonathan "John" Ferguson,   b. 15 Jun 1806, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 12 Sep 1892, Numogate, Montague Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Ann Stewart,   b. 1806, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 11 Jul 1879, Montague Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F15628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Eliza" Jones,   b. 1839, Montague Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Mar 1909 (Age 70 years)
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Bella Ferguson,   b. Abt 1879, Grey County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 2. John Davis "Davis" Ferguson,   b. 1 Sep 1863, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Mar 1939, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. James Stewart "Stewart" Ferguson,   b. 23 Jan 1879, Montague Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024