Elizabeth "Granny" Smith

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• FamilySearch ID: G354-NCL
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 55415896
• Name: Granny
• _UID: E3DE29CDCD75400898D6E4FC411AD32FEC49
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Palmerston & Canato Twp, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

(Research):?i?Elizabeth Smith?/i?, married
?b??i?James Millar?/i?,?/b? Sherbrooke, 05 Apr 1842, Bell Marriages, First Presbyterian Church Records.
Only child listed in baptisms is Mary 1846.

?b?Other Sherbrooke Millar marriages:?/b?
?i?George Millar?/i? m. ?i?Agnes McDougall?/i?, 21 Jun 1842
Listed as parents in baptisms but no name of child

?i?Thomas Millar?/i? m. ?i?Marion Hamilton?/i?, 4 Jan 1848
Listed as parents in baptisms but no name of child

?i?Elizabeth Smith?/i?, 42, b. abt 1818, Scotland, Residence Palmerston, ON, CAN married
?b??i?Ewan McDonald,?/b??/i? 13 June 1860, Perth, Lanark, ON, CAN
?i?Household?/i?
John McDonald, Margaret McDonald, Ewan McDonald, Elizabeth Smith, John Smith, Janet Marshall
Parents: John Smith and Janet Marshall
?i?(Who was Janet Marshall? she appears again in 1876)
?/i?
?b?1861 Canada Census Palmerston Township, Frontenac County?/b?.
In the household are:
Ewan McDonald 1814 Scotland
Elizabeth McDonald 1818 Scotland
Janet Miller 1842 Canada West
Thomas Miller 1842 Canada West
Mary Miller 1846 Canada West
James Miller 1848 Canada West
John Miller 1851 Canada West
Elizabeth Miller 1855 Canada West '96 marries that McKinnon fellow
William Miller 1858 Canada West

Married ?b??i?Robert (Brown?) Millar?/b??/i?, 29 Dec 1869 Perth, ON -
?i?Robert Millar?/i?, 59, North Gower, ON, widower, stone mason, parents William and Margaret Millar, married to
?i?Elizabeth Smith Millar?/i?, 53, Palmerston, ON, Scotland, parents John and Janet Smith, Francis Davis, Perth and Peter McIntyre, S. Sherbrooke, witnesses, both Presbyterian, Rev. W.A. Caldwell, Lanark.
?i?(concerns, Elizabeth is using Miller as her previous name when married throwing into question her relationship to McDonald, can't find any record of Robert, except birth, before or after 1851 census, can't find a burial record).

?b??/i?1871 Census for Palmerston Township in Addington County
?/b??i?Robert Miller?/i? is head of household and married to Granny Smith '96
John Miller age 9 in 1871 is the John Miller in 1861 and is a son of James Miller & Granny Smith
So is William Miller age 14 in 1871.
The Elizabeth Miller born 1860 in the 1871 census is not a daughter of James Miller & Granny Smith because it is the other Elizabeth born 1855 who is and she marries McKinnon.

A search for parental lines going back to Elizabeth Smith, (great granddaughter), suggests she had the following in her household in 1871 when she married Robert.?i? [Parents unknown]?/i?.
Elizabeth Millar, c1860, John, c 1862, Hannah, c 1863, and Alexander James c1866, buried Snow Road, Palmerston, Frontenac, ON, who later had a son Howard.

"I am writing about Robert Brown Millar who married Elizabeth Granny Smith in 1869 - Perth, Ontario. Robert and Elizabeth raised my ggrandmother Elizabeth Miller, her sister Hannah and their brother Alexander. The 3 siblings are listed in the 1871 census for Palmerston and South Canonto, Ontario as living with Robert and Elizabeth. A descendant has advised that they did live with their grandparents. I'm assuming that would have been Robert. ?i?[I think it may also be first wife Janet's parents as a possibility as well : C McFadden][ It could be Elizabeth's parents, John Smith and Janet Marshall: DED] ?/i?I can only find him listed in one other census for 1861 in North Gower, Carleton, Ontario. He was a bricklayer and married at that time but his wife and children were not listed. He was widowed when he married Elizabeth. I believe that he was born in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It could be that one of his children?i? [Robert] ?/i?was the father of Elizabeth and her siblings. I was told that their?i? [James' although the marriage registers differ, childhood memory of what they were told?]?/i?parents were John and Janet Miller who met and married in Perth, Lanark, Ontario. I cannot locate records for them. Any details would be appreciated."

Married ?i?Philips James Shevlin?/i?, 13 Aug 1876,
?i?Household ?/i?
Elizabeth Miller, ?i?Janette Marshall?/i?, John Smith, Philips James Shevlin, Terrence Shevlin, ?i?Mary Cavener
(Who is Mary Cavener?)

?b??/i?Tombstone, Crawford Cemetery, C12, L9-L10, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark, ON, CAN?/b?
In memory of James Millar, born June 29, 1817, died 7 July, 1857. Also his wife Elizabeth Smith, born Sept 5, 1818, died 24 Apr 1903. Natives of Scotland
On alternate side: In memory of Hugh A. Miller, died May 26, 1905, AGED 20 years, 8 Mo's.?i?
?/i?
?b?Elizabeth Smith Miller: Title: The Lanark Era, BDM, Author Peter E Anderson, Obituary:

?/b?In many respects, Mrs. Miller was one of the most remarkable women in the County of Lanark. Possessed of wonderful energy all through life, hers was a career of exceeding activity. In a region where all was virgin forest, and no person save a lone Indian was near, she with her husband erected a home of logs, where they resided for many years the only white people in that neighbourhood. Then the lumberman came with his axes and men, the mighty giants of the forest were felled and removed and Nature's primitive scenes gave place to pastoral landscapes and peaceful vistas. Mrs. Miller outlived this process of change, the woodman's entrance and exit, the passing of the redman, the bleat of the lamb for the howl of the wolf, the modern dwelling for the scoop-roof shanty, the varnished buggy for the crude jumper, the silks for the homely drugget and having passed through it all, she entered the better land. Mrs. Miller came of good Scotch parents. He maiden name was Elizabeth Smith. Born the 5th Sept, 1818 at Paisley... with her parents she came to Canada in 1821 and settled in the Township of North Sherbrooke. In 1842 Elizabeth was married to Mr. James Miller. The young couple began matrimonial life in North Sherbrooke and after several moves they settled in the township of Palmerston, on a lot known as the Indian lot. That was in 1848 and they were the furthest settlers west of the Mississippi River for a period of 12 years. The opening up of the Snow Road brought in a lot of settlers who took up land around the Miller homestead. In 1857 the terrible disaster known as the Crotch Lake catastrophe shocked the whole countryside. A whole gang of men were swept away while driving by the river by breaking of the dam. Their bodies were not recovered for a long time afterwards and Mr. Miller used to carry mail to the men searching for the bodies of the unfortunate rivermen. It was on one of these trips that Mr. Miller lost his life.He was drowned near Crotch Lake. Mrs. Miller has living 43 grandchildren, 77 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. To her children and many of her grandchildren Mrs. Miller proved a very efficient physician, administering to their physical ailments with skill born the years of observation and experience. Indeed, for many years when no doctor was in the neighbourhood and Lanark was the nearest point that boasted a man of medicine, Mrs. Miller attended the sick and lost many a night's sleep in doing what she considered a duty. She was a Presbyterian. When a young girl, McDonald's Corners was the nearest place where public worship was held. The boys and girls walked there barefooted, carrying their boots, and when near the church put them on. This was done to save the boots, for in those days frugality and economy were the very essence of living.

MillarJ
Great-great grandmother Elizabeth (Smith) Millar


?b?Elizabeth Smith Millar?/b?
?i?Posted 17 Sep 2013 by oldneva on Ancestry?/i?
In 1861 census, Elizabeth was in Palmerston married to Ewen McDonald and living with her family. She married Robert Brown Millar in 1869 and on 1871 census is with Robert and has 3 additional Miller children preceding marriage date - likely from his first marriage (both were "W" at time of marriage) who she ended up raising after Robert died. On 1881 census she is married to Philip James Shevelin. After his death she remained a widow and appeared as Elizabeth Shevelin W in 1891 and as Elizabeth Millar W in 1901. All children were born to Elizabeth and James, no more children were born to Elizabeth by her other 3 husbands.
Elizabeth donated the property for the Snow Road Presbyterian Church that was built in 1885 (from the book "The First One Hundred Years, Snow Road Presbyterian Church 1885-1985", by Max Millar, Hilda Geddes and Don St. Pierre).
Perth Courier, May 22, 1903. p.3. Obituary - Millar - "A pioneer of North Sherbrooke has passed away-- Mrs. James Millar, who died at McLaren's Depot, April 24 [1903]. In many respects, says the Lanark Era, Mrs. Millar was one of the most remarkable women in the County of Lanark. She was 85 years of age at the time of her demise. In a region where all was virgin forest, and no person save a lone Indian was near, she, with her husband, erected a home of logs where they resided for many years, the only white people in that neighborhood. Then the lumberman came with his axes and men, the mighty giants of the woods were felled and removed, nature's primitive scenes gave place to pastoral landscapes and peaceful vistas. Mrs. Millar outlived this process of change, the woodman's entrance and his exit, the passing of the red man, the bleat of the lamb for the howl of the wolf, the modern dwelling forthe scoop- roofed shanty, the varnished buggy for the crude jumper, the silks for the homely drugget, and having passed through it all, sheentered the better land. Mrs. James Millar came of good Scotch parents. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Smith, Born the 5th September 1918, at Paisley Scotland, she passed the first four years of her life in the famous place. With her parents she came to Canada in 1821, and theysettled in the township of North Sherbrooke. In 1842 on the 5th AprilElizabeth married Mr. James Millar. The young couple began matrimonial life in North Sherbrooke, and after several moves, as the country opened up and they saw more favorable locations, they settled in the Township of Palmerston on a lot known as the Indian lot.This was in 1848, and they were then the only white residents in the Township of Palmerston and were the farthest settlers west of the Mississippi River for a period of twelve years. The opening up of the Snow Road brought in a lot of settlers, who took up land around the Millar homestead. In1857 the terrible disaster known as the Crotch Lake Dam catastrophe shocked the whole countryside. A whole gang of men were swept away while riverdriving by the breaking of the dam. Their bodies were not recovered for a long time afterwards and Mr. Millar used to carry the mail to themen searching for the bodies of the unfortunate rivermen wholost theirlives there. It was upon one of these trips that Mr. Millar lost his life. He was drowned near Crotch Lake. To Mr. and Mrs. Millar were born seven children. Janet (Mrs. Jos. McVeigh), deceased, Mary (Mrs. Alex McDougall), deceased, Elizabeth (Mrs. Hugh McKinnon) at McLaren's Depot, John at Ompah, James, Thomas and William at McLaren'sDepot. William lives on the homestead. Mrs. Millar has living 43 grandchildren, 77 great grandchildren and 3 great- great- grandchldren. Toher children and many of her grandchildren Mrs. Millar proved a kind,sympatheticand very efficient physician, administering to their physical ailmentswith skill born of years of experience and observation. Indeed, formany years, when no doctor was in the neighborhood and Lanark was thenearest point that boasted a man of medicine, Mrs. Millar attended the sick and lost many a nights sleep in doing what she considered a duty. Mrs. Millar was a Presbyterian and a member of the Church. When a younggirl McDonald's Corners was the nearest place where public worship was held. The boys and girls walked there barefooted, carrying their boots, and when near the Church put them on. This was doneto save the boots for in those days frugality and economy were the very essenceof living. The remains were interred on Saturday, April 25th [1903] in Crawfords Cemetery, the identical ground where a great many years ago deceased had hoed corn. The funeral was largely attended and Rev. Wm. A. Guy conducted the service."

Twp Palmerston Lot 9 Conc 10 - original grant to Canada Company who sold to John Gillalloch who deeded to Robert B. Miller, Elizabeth's 3d husband, on July 1, 1871. Deed from Elizabeth Shevlin to William Millar on Mar 18 1883, and various other dealing over the years.
Twp Palmerston Lot 11 Conc 10 - original patent of E 1/2 was to John Playfair, apparently purchased by Elizabeth Millar Mar 16 1858. Various other family dealings with the property over the years.
Twp Palmerston Lot 10 Conc 11 - original patent June 28 1864 from Crown to Elizabeth Miller: various other family dealings with the property over the years.

The following is an excerpt from the newspaper "The Telegram", a Toronto paper. This is taken from the Saturday, December 26, 1959 edition.
"The Millars can trace back six generations when the family first moved in 1821 into what is now North Sherbrooke Township.
Max's great grandmother moved to Snow Road about 1848 and for many years she and husband James were the only white settlers north of the Mississippi.
She opened her home as a 'stopping place' for travelers along Snow Road, and the energetic woman served the community as physician, midwife, lawyer and mailman." (Max is Thomas Maxwell Millar, great grandsonof James and Elizabeth)

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G354-NCL

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55415896

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Died:
24 APR 1903 Lot 11 Conc. 10, Palmerston Twp, Frontenac Co, ON, Canada

Elizabeth married James Millar on 5 Apr 1842 in First Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. James was born on 29 Jun 1817 in Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 7 Jul 1857 in Crotch Lake, N. Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Ewan MacDonald on 13 Jun 1860 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Ewan (son of John MacDonald and Margaret) was born about 1814 in Scotland; died before Dec 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Robert Burns or Brown Miller on 29 Dec 1869 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of William John Millar and Margaret Burns) was born on 19 Apr 1810 in Dumbarton Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was christened on 29 Apr 1810 in Dumbarton Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 2 Sep 1873 in Palmerston & Canato Twp, Addington County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Philip "James" Shevlin on 13 Aug 1876 in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. Philip was born about 1815 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 55598678
• _UID: 89FC2C3C19AA41E598F987C753A348D1C40B

Notes:

(Research):Janet was born in North Sherbrooke Township, Lanark County, Ontario, the daughter of James Millar and Elizabeth "Granny Millar" Smith. She was married at McDonald's Corners on Oct.4,1869 to Joseph McVeigh, a blacksmith in Dalhousie Township, Lanark County. Janet and Joseph had four children : William, a blacksmith in Renfrew; James; Joseph in Wlaker, Washington; and Janet (Mrs. James Smith), Elphin. The last child, Janet, was born Feb.2,1874. Three weeks later on Feb.25,1874, Janet died in Dalhousie Township, at the age of 31 years, She died from puerperal fever (fever following childbirth). Her husband Joseph, remarried to Jane Paul, and was a blacksmith at Harper, in Bathurst Township. He died in 1907 and is buried in McVeigh cemetery near Harper.
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Plot 95 :
- In memory of Janet Miller, wife of Joseph McVeigh, who died ( Feb.25,1874, aged 31 years) date and age not on stone. Info from death registration.

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55598678

Died:
Janet was born in North Sherbrooke Township, Lanark County, Ontario, the daughter of James Millar and Elizabeth "Granny Millar" Smith.

She was married at McDonald's Corners on Oct.4,1869 to Joseph McVeigh, a blacksmith in Dalhousie Township, Lanark County. Janet and Joseph had four children : William, a blacksmith in Renfrew; James; Joseph in Wlaker, Washington; and Janet (Mrs. James Smith), Elphin. The last child, Janet, was born Feb.2,1874. Three weeks later on Feb.25,1874, Janet died in Dalhousie Township, at the age of 31 years, She died from puerperal fever (fever following childbirth). Her husband Joseph, remarried to Jane Paul, and was a blacksmith at Harper, in Bathurst Township. He died in 1907 and is buried in McVeigh cemetery near Harper.

Janett married Joseph McVeigh on 4 Oct 1869 in Playfairville Methodist Church, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Joseph (son of William McVeigh and Margaret) was born on 3 Sep 1849 in Ireland; died about 1907 in Harper (Harper's Corners), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in McVeigh Cemetery, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 54277751
• _UID: 346805A6DFF14164A8E2464F381800C5F073
• Census: 1871, Palmerston Twp, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

(Research):In 1918 when Elizabeth Miller McKinnon died he was in Snow Road.

Birth:
Born at McLaren's Depot

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54277751

Family/Spouse: Louisa Leggo. Louisa was born about 1848 in Quebec, Canada; died on 29 Mar 1903; was buried in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 60789909
• _UID: FD631D4B345F429799E047208C47511A525D

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60789909

Died:
Death - Perth Courier - March 6,1896 -
McDonald's Corners: The sudden death on Saturday night last of Mrs. Alexander McDugall of North Sherbrooke cast quite a gloom over her many friends and acquaintances. Mrs. McDougall (nee Mary Miller) was of a jovial and pleasant disposition. She took sick on Thursday, 27th Feb., with inflammation and died on Saturday night after only three days sickness. The funeral took place on Monday from the Elphin Church to Crawford's Cemetery and was largely attended by friends and neighbors who held her in great esteem.

Family/Spouse: Alexander T. McDougall. Alexander (son of Duncan McDougall and Agnes Twaddle) was born on 17 Jul 1841; died on 5 Apr 1924; was buried in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 54271970
• _UID: 626DC2983B72486C9780334123CC1B6B8A5D
• Census: 1871, Palmerston, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

(Research):In 1918 when Elizabeth Miller McKinnon died he was in Snow Road.

Birth:
Born at McLaren's Depot

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54271970

Died:
Mr James Miller
The life of Mr James Millar covered the greater part of a century, he being in his ninety-third year at the time of his death. There are very few people of his generation living today. Mr. Millar was born at Snow Road, April 11th, 1848, and spent the greater part of his life in that vicinity. For many years he was engaged in the timber industry and held responsible positions with the different companies operating in the district. These positions he filled with marked ability and efficiency.

On November 10, 1871, he was married to Isabelle Duncan, who predeceased him several years ago. To this pair were born five sons and a daughter, who were as follows: James, John, Thomas, William, Fleetwood, and Bella. Of this number Thomas of Snow Road, William of Kingston and Mrs. Bella McNeill of Detroit survive.

For many lyears Mr. Millar was an elder in the Presbyterian church of Snow Road and took an active part in the work of that organization. He was superintendent of the Sunday School for a number of years. He had a good memory and his memory was stored with the happenings of earlier days. Of these events he could discourse interestingly and at length. In his latter years Mr. Millar enjoyed visiting among his friends of whom he had not a few. Many happy hours were thus spent discussing experiences of the past. Not all of his time during his last years was spent in that way. He was an industrious person and even when he was up in his eighties he put in regular hours at the trade of carpentering. Some of his handywowrk may be seen by looking at the cottages which line the shore of Dalhousie Lake at Mr. Lindsay Duncan's.

Nearly all the last year of his life was spent at the home of his son Thomas where the time passed pleasantly and where he tried to be of service as long as he lived. The end of his long life came peacefully, his last illness being neither long nor severe. Although he had spent some days in bed he was on his feet even to the last day of his life. He passed away suddenly, and thus colsed a long and useful life. A very large number of friends and relations came together at the funeral Sunday afternoon, August 18th, to pay their last tribute of respect to one whom they had known and esteemed many years.

The funeral was conducted by the minister of the church in which Mr. Millar was an elder, and his body was laid to rest in Crawford's cemetery. The pallbeareres were as follows: Lindsay Duncan, James Duncan, Robert Duncan, John Geddes, KJack Roberts and James? Millar.

The floral tributes were from the following: T.H. Millar and family, W.R. Millar and family, W.J. McNeill and family, Mrs. Annie Millar and family, Mr and Mrs John Millar, Mr and Mrs Lindsay Duncan, Mr and Mrs Jack Roberts, Mr and Mrs Thomas Ixatt, Mr and Mrs Robert Duncan, the Session of Snow Road church, and the Snow Road Women's Institute.

James married Isabella Duncan on 10 Nov 1871 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of James B. Duncan and Jane Purdon) was born on 25 Mar 1853; died on 27 Apr 1921; was buried in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: E6DEF42F3AD84387B25CC78FBE42DC3B3EB4
• Census: 1891, Palmerston & Canato Twp, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

John married Euphemia Watt on 28 Jun 1872 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. Euphemia (daughter of Alexander Watt and Euphemia Gibson) was born about 1853 in Lammermoor, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died before 1891 in Poland, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 60954520
• _UID: 6FE10D4F13E84060A6FECECF2DF49B1F637A

Notes:

(Research):About 1900, Elizabeth Millar's family is in North Dakota. Married at Buckshot. Her parents are listed as John Miller and Janet Miller.

Lanark Era - June 5,1918 - Snow Road, Thurs. May 30th, Mrs. Hugh McKinnon, aged 63 years. Born at Snow Road, the daughter of the late James Miller, Elizabeth Miller, had a family of ten children; Mrs. Geo. Hatt, of Airdrie, Alta. died about 9 years ago; Mrs. Wm. Richards, of Calgary; Mrs. John Lee, Tofield, Alta.; Mrs. Percy Johnston, Fort Pitt, Sask; Mrs. Harry Glover, DeWinton, Alta.; Florence and Edith , at home; Hughie, and James, at Vulcan, Alta.; and Charles, at Fallbrook. She is also survived by three brothers; William Miller, at North Battleford; James, and Thomas, at Snow Road.

My Mother was told by a distant aunt that Elizabeth, Hannah, and Alexander's parents were John and Janet Miller.
You will note that Hannah lists her parents as John Johnston and Janet Miller. Elizabeth lists them as John and Janet Miller. We were told that Janet re-married - fellow's name was Johnston and Hannah's marriage record seems to confirm this. So their Father John Miller may have died between 1866 (Alexander's birthdate) and 1871 when they appeared in the 1871 census with Robert Brown Millar and Elizabeth Smith. Can find no record for John and Janet's marriage or John Johnston and Janet Miller's marriage.


Birth:
Born at McLaren's Depot

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60954520

Died:
Plot 530 :
- Hugh McKinnon, Aug.14,1846 - Oct.6,1916
- his wife, Elizabeth Millar, Mar.4,1855 - May 30,1918
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Obituary - Lanark Era - June 5,1918 -
Snow Road, Thurs. May 30th, Mrs. Hugh McKinnon, aged 63 years. Born at Snow Road, the daughter of the late James Miller, Elizabeth Miller, had a family of ten children; Mrs. Geo. Hatt, of Airdrie, Alta. died about 9 years ago; Mrs. Wm. Richards, of Calgary; Mrs. John Lee, Tofield, Alta.; Mrs. Percy Johnston, Fort Pitt, Sask; Mrs. Harry Glover, DeWinton, Alta.; Florence and Edith , at home; Hughie, and James, at Vulcan, Alta.; and Charles, at Fallbrook. She is also survived by three brothers; William Miller, at North Battleford; James, and Thomas, at Snow Road. Burial in Crawford Cemetery.

Elizabeth married Hugh McKinnon on 7 Nov 1870 in Playfairville Methodist Church, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Hugh (son of Charles McKinnon and Elizabeth) was born on 14 Aug 1846; died on 6 Oct 1916; was buried in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 66D3A7A094E24C35B4CE63C0AE59AB73415A

Notes:

(Research):In 1918 when Elizabeth Miller McKinnon died he was in North Battleford, SK.

Birth:
Born at McLaren's Depot

Family/Spouse: Jane. Jane was born about 1857; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: John Mcdoneld
• _UID: 8FBA592595B74291A7BF15F129DEBEAAC123
• Census: 1891, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 1891, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1901, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Paper Mill Laborer
• Census: 1911, Byng Inlet, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Byng Inlet, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Census: 1921, Calvert, Temiskaming District, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1921, Calvert, Temiskaming District, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

John married Isabella Miller on 9 Nov 1886 in Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of David Edward Miller and Susan Ann Johnson) was born on 25 Mar 1864 in Rawdon Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Sep 1931 in Campbellford, Trent Hills, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: ACBFDE2C2FF141DFA984691AFCED94D4B6D0

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 6594E118575849C193B84C481E4E0F070C58
• Census: 1891, Palmerston & Canato Twp, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1906, Contter, Souris, Manitoba, Canada; Canada MB, SK, AB

Notes:

Census:
(Twp1. 2, 3 Ranges 25&26)

Family/Spouse: Celestia. Celestia was born about 1862; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 0E69048BDD324BF1A4C08475CBA2957525A9

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• Occupation: Renfrew, Horton Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• _UID: D2B9405E688E47DAA31C3C8E699E53082BDD

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• Residence: Wlaker, Washington, United States
• _UID: F01FA24076674B69B5B45F222A28E6A64A8B

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 0927B90963C745838B2229DEDDCC755A1098

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 155724805
• _UID: E080E04BD5464FBB9CBE5F6EF7F73BF2F2D1

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155724805

Died:
Janet was adopted by her uncle and aunt Alexander and Mary McDougal after her mother died.

From Lanark Era:
Died in Winnipeg on Friday April 5, 1918, Mrs. James Smith age 44 years, formerly of Elphin.
Her son Willie is in France. Burial Sandford Cemetery Manitoba.

In May 2005, I visited Sandford Cemetery to locate James Smith and Janet McVeigh's grave. Spoke to the Administrator of the cemetery and there were three James Smith's buried in Sanford all without headstones and the cemetery had been originally by the river and the river kept flooding every year and the local municipality decided to move the cemetery to higher ground so older burials don't match new location.

Janet married James Smith in 1891. James (son of William Smith and Margaret Brownlee) was born on 16 Nov 1866 in Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Sanford Cemetery, Sanford, Whitehorse Plains Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 54277361
• _UID: C32B5787827347E3AFC5F4AC66B1C5C49F04
• Census-Household Member: 1871, Palmerston Twp, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54277361

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: EE44A5495E1B41A9968A50443441122AE82E
• Census-Household Member: 1871, Palmerston Twp, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

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• _UID: 5C0EEF9DE0784A9FAC5D9915402E2CCF575B
• Census-Household Member: 1871, Palmerston Twp, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Role: Household Member

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 60091198
• _UID: D581D9E71E304592AAF1880583AC5CC3B17F

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60091198

Family/Spouse: Marianne Crawford. Marianne (daughter of John Crawford and Flora McFarlane) was born about 1884; died on 9 Oct 1978 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 57FA68DF52BA438B80D91D8CADE5957A15D0

Notes:

(Research):At home in North Dakota in 1918.

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• _UID: 131EBC1185E74D72A51B5EA2E4FD12F2CE24

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(Research):At home in North Dakota in 1918.

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• _UID: 9C1F16A181FE440D84164F9D7DD259D5459B

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(Research):Lived at Vulcan AB

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• _UID: 00EAB0D85D1A4C9CAFC374992B9917BDE820

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(Research):Lived at Falbrook

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 50038672
• _UID: 20A6A95A6D204AD2B4F986946AD6D7F3438E

Notes:

(Research):Lived at Vulcan AB

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50038672

James married Margaret about 1899. Margaret (daughter of Robert Burns Wilson and Mary McConachie) was born on 1 Mar 1873 in Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jul 1916 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 21D0C944D0834952ADB0D301B6C9C7399CF8
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Byng Inlet, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Family/Spouse: John Wilmot Woodard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: F773D208E1C143D7B7BBF32CB59990C837FF
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Byng Inlet, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

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Role: Household Member

Eveline married Yerxa Brian Tracy on 2 Sep 1922 in York County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 695A9A8045484321A9A92381FB2CB8EA8DE5
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Byng Inlet, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

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• _UID: A0EB4B2B378F4025B30F85F38E19D7B79B5A
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Byng Inlet, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Family/Spouse: James Arthur Allen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: D1E129480A194B62BB2F1092F01EE864D9B9
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Byng Inlet, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1921, Calvert, Temiskaming District, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
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Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

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• _UID: 309A2CA84C424493AD0F8F7A7B37AEB2DA5B
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Seymour Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Byng Inlet, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1921, Calvert, Temiskaming District, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Family/Spouse: Madeline Kitts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jean Horning. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Adabelle MacDonald
• _UID: 8A8A4BBC0BB947E095C78DAC9BED31F74BC8
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Byng Inlet, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1921, Calvert, Temiskaming District, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1949, Iroquois Falls, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Birth:
Name:?tab?Ada Belle Macdonald
Gender:?tab?Female
Birth Date:?tab?4 Nov 1902
Birth Place:?tab?Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Father:?tab?John Macdonald
Mother:?tab?Isabelle Miller

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


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Role: Household Member


Residence-Occupant:
Role: Occupant


Died:
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 married Charles Henry Rowe on 1 Aug 1925 in Cochrane, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. Charles (son of Frank Rowe and Lucy Charlotte Basken) was born on 28 Jan 1901 in Dunrobin, Torbolton Twp, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 20BD0522C00949C0BB78AF19964416622379

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 15128951
• _UID: 662DE034113141209CD23429C9EBF2D792BB

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15128951

Died:
In memory of Private William Alexander Smith
Died February 26, 1919 of Pneumonia.
Military Service Service Number 922105
Force Army Unit Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division: 27th Bn.
Additional Information:
Date and Place of Birth: September 5, 1893, Elphin, Ontario
Cemetery: BELGRADE CEMETERY, Belgium
Grave Reference: V. D. 7.
Commemorated on Page 543 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.

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Family/Spouse: George Edward Poole. George (son of Henry Wilson Poole and Mary Ellen Cavanagh) was born on 20 Jul 1918 in Woodlawn, Torbolton Twp, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Nov 1985 in Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 934586F0C470453EAB891D90C804C187FA69

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Died:
Elliott, Norma Charlotte?tab?
Date of Death: January 22, 2013?tab?
Elliott, Norma Charlotte ( nee Rowe)
April 23, 1928 ? January 22, 2013
Norma passed away in Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning, January 22, 2013.
Norma Elliott of The Arnprior Villa, age 84 years. Widow of Robert Forbes Elliott. Dear mother of Brenda Cooper, Barry Elliott, Dawn Elliott and Tim Elliott. Dear sister of Helen Poole and Eldon Rowe.
Dear grandmother of Shaun Cooper, Shannon Cooper, Rebecca Elliott, Michael Elliott, Sarah Elliott, Daniel Elliott, Katherine Elliott and Stacey Elliott.
Great grandmother of Samantha Cooper, Rob Dupuis, Matthew Dupuis, Haley Elliott and Leo Elliott. Daughter of the late Charles Henry Rowe and Adabelle MacDonald.

Family/Spouse: Robert Forbes Elliott. Robert was born on 17 Jan 1926; died on 20 Dec 1992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]