Ada Belle MacDonald b. 4 Nov 1902 Campbellford (Trent Hills), Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Sep 1992: Lanark County Origins

Ada Belle MacDonald

1902 - 1992 (89 years)

Name	Ada Belle MacDonald
Birth	4 Nov 1902	Campbellford (Trent Hills), Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada [1]
	Name: Ada Belle Macdonald Gender: Female Birth Date: 4 Nov 1902 Birth Place: Northumberland, Ontario, Canada Father: John Macdonald Mother: Isabelle Miller
		Ada Belle MacDonald Birth Record
Gender	Female
Census-Household Member	1911	Byng Inlet, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada [2]
	Canada
	Role: Household Member
		1911 Census Byng Inlet Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
Census-Household Member	1921	Calvert, Temiskaming District, Ontario, Canada [3]
	Canada
	Role: Household Member
		1921 Census Calvert Temiskaming District John MacDonald
FamilySearch ID	LY2B-LG8
Residence-Occupant	1949	Iroquois Falls, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
	Role: Occupant
Name	Adabelle MacDonald
_UID	8A8A4BBC0BB947E095C78DAC9BED31F74BC8
Death	23 Sep 1992
	Obituary Ada Rowe The family of Ada Rowe announces with sorrow her death at Anson General Hospital Wednesday, September 23, 1992. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Rowe was the beloved wife of Charles and the mother of one son Eldon, Iroquois Falls and two daughters, Helen Poole, Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario and Norma (Robert) Elliott, Grand Valley, Ontario. She is survived by one brother, Gerald, Belleville, Ontario. Mrs. Rowe is also survived by nine grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. The funeral service was held, September 26, at 11 am at the chapel at N. Malette Funeral Home. Reverend Murray Binsted officiated at the service. Interment was at Abitibi Cemetery. Funeral, Ada Rowe, 26 Sep 1992. Ada was one of those persons I always enjoyed talking with when I visited at the Manor. she was a cheery individual who found delight in conversation. Ada enjoyed living and had a long life but she decided two years ago that when her life was drawing to a close that she did not want any heroic efforts to prolong her living and so she made a living will which she gave to her family and to me. And so that life came to its conclusion which had its beginning almost 90 years ago. Ada was born in Campbellford, Ontario in November of 1902, the youngest of 7 children in the family of Isabel Miller and John MacDonald. Ada spent her early years there and then moved to Byng Inlet on Georgian Bay, where her father worked for a sawmill. The MacDonalds came to Onegon, near Porquis when Ada was 12 and like many people of the district lost everything in the 1916 fire except a cow and her calf and the windup key for a clock. They survived by standing in the local creek and pouring water on one another and their animals. Ada and her mother spent that winter in toronto and the next year returned to the farm. After completing her schooling Ada remained at home and cared for her mother, who was in poor health. In 1924, at the Porquis Church, Ada married Charles Rowe. Originally from the Ottawa Valley, Charles was on his way west for the prairie harvest when he stopped at Porquis. He was told about work with the O.N.R. in Iroquois Falls. he got a job in the freight office and after their marriage the Rowes remained in the community. Ada and Charles had three children -- Helen, Norma and Eldon. Ada's activities outside of home were primarily with the life of the local United Church. She spent many years as organist at Porquis United Church and Trinity United her in the Falls as well as singing in the choir. She was also a member of the women's group. Ada was a very determined and proud lady, well-loved by her family, especially her grandchildren. She taught her granddaughters to be ladies and treated all her grandchildren equally. She was predeceased by Charles, her four sisters and one brother. Her brother, Gerald of Belleville, survives. Ada leaves to mourn her death her daughters and son, their families -- 9 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
		Ada Belle MacDonald Eulogy
		Ada Rowe obituary
		Ada Rowe obituary
Burial	26 Sep 1992	Abitibi, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
Person ID	I2454	Lanark County Origins \| This is my paternal Lineage
Last Modified	21 Jan 2024

Father	John A. MacDonald, b. 15 Mar 1862, Cochrane, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Jul 1957, Iroquois Falls, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada (Age 95 years)
Mother	Isabella Miller, b. 25 Mar 1864, Rawdon Twp (Stirling-Rawdon), Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Sep 1931, Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years)
Marriage	9 Nov 1886	Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Family ID	F738	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Charles Henry Rowe, b. 28 Jan 1901, Dunrobin, Torbolton Twp, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 1978 (Age 76 years)

Marriage 1 Aug 1925 Cochrane, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada [4]

Name     Charles Henry Rowe
Gender     Male
Age     24
Birth Year     1901
Birth Place     Dunrobin, Ontario
Marriage Date     01/08/1925
Marriage Place     Cochrane Ontario Canada
Father     Frank Rowe
Mother     Lucy Charlotte Basken
Spouse     Ada Belle Macdonald