Jean Baird

1813 - 1898  (85 years)

• Name	Jean Baird
  Birth	12 May 1813	Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Christening	23 May 1813	Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1]
  	BAIRD JEAN JOHN BAIRD/ISOBELLA KING FR1290 CHILD 2 (FR1290) F 23/05/1813 622 50 / 238 BARONY
  Gender	Female
  FamilySearch ID	G81M-F8R
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  FindaGrave Memorial ID	233574609
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  Name	Jeanie Baird
  _UID	36E43895B1DB4174BBC04940427305AE94D7
  Death	20 May 1898	Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1898, Friday May 27, The Almonte Gazette front page The Late Miss Baird Last autumn Miss Jeanie Baird one of the well-known Baird sisters on the eighth line of Ramsay, accidentally fell and injured her leg, since which time she was unable to walk, and at her great age, 84, she declined by degrees till last Friday evening, when she paid the debt of nature. Deceased was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and came to Canada with her parents sixty-four years ago, settling the same year on the homestead in Ramsay on which she died, on which she spent all her life in Canada. In the early days the family was one of the most prominent and respected in the district, and the deceased lady was an intelligent, wellread person, with unusual powers as a musician, having been sent of Belfast, Ireland, to finish her musical training. Like all the rest of the family, she had quite a reputation for her knowledge of law. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon, to the eighth line cemetery, and was largely attended. Rev Mr. Mitchell officiated. The sister of deceased, Miss Bella Baird, was with deceased in the closing years of her life, and the latter had the attention of other kind and thoughtful relatives and friends.
  Burial	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Gravesite Details No Known Memorial Stone within the Cemetery
  Person ID	I58899	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	John Baird,   b. 1777, Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland d. 1867, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Isobel King,   b. 1789, Cramond Parish, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1857, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1810	Glasgow (Barony), Glasgow City, Scotland
  Family ID	F20556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 May 1813 - Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Christening - 23 May 1813 - Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Death - 20 May 1898 - Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] St. Andrews (Lanark, ON, CAN), Ontario, Index, Lanark County, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Lanark, accessed 15 Jul 2023), Jean Baird; Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (Reliability: 3).