My Miller and Mather ancestors, their friends, neighbours and associates.
1. | Mary Playfair was born about 1826; died about 1855. Other Events and Attributes:
Mary married William Lees on 22 Nov 1867 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. William was born about 1821; died about 1903 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Sophia Elizabeth Lees (1.Mary1) was born on 7 Nov 1845; died on 29 May 1923 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: FindaGrave Memorial ID: Sophia married Sen. Peter McLaren on 22 Nov 1867. Peter (son of James McLaren and Margaret McLaren) was born on 22 Sep 1831 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 May 1919 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Margaret Elsie McLaren (2.Sophia2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1869; died on 3 Apr 1954 in Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Margaret married Francis William Hall about 1803. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Mary Isobel McLaren (2.Sophia2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1874; died about 1927. Other Events and Attributes:
Mary married Charles Lewis Beurid about 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Annie Kathleen McLaren (2.Sophia2, 1.Mary1) was born on 9 Nov 1875 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 31 Jan 1954 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Daughter of Senator Peter McLaren. Kathleen was an invalid and cared for by a nurse throughout her life. |
6. | James Lyon Playfair McLaren (2.Sophia2, 1.Mary1) was born on 29 Dec 1878 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Sep 1934 in Springfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: FindaGrave Memorial ID: James married Isabel Frances Geddes about 1906. Isabel (daughter of Charles Gamble Geddes and Selena F. Sweetland) was born about Sep 1882 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died about 1971; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | William Lees McLaren (2.Sophia2, 1.Mary1) was born on 13 May 1880 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Sep 1932 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: William was the second son of Peter McLaren and Sophia Elizabeth Lees. He received his early education at Trinity College, Port Hope, Ontario. From there he traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland with his brother James to be educated at a boy's secondary school. Upon his return to Perth as a young man, William became the owner and operator of a mica mine located at the northwest end of Otty Lake, in Burgess township. This mine was widely known as simply "McLaren's Mine," and was the basis of operations for William and eventually, his wife Anna Gemmill. At the peak of operations at the mine, whose mica was used extensively for insulation of electrical motors, generators and home appliances, fifty men were employed, all of whom boarded and ate at the mine. William married Anna Lees Gemmell about 1910. Anna (daughter of Lawrence James Gemmell and Elizabeth Margaret Kellock) was born on 6 Jun 1884 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1975 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Peter Gay McLaren (6.James3, 2.Sophia2, 1.Mary1) was born on 14 Aug 1907 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1992; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: FindaGrave Memorial ID: Family/Spouse: Dorothy Jane Hicks. Dorothy was born about 1907; died about 1999; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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