Sarah Gourley

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Mrs John Baird. On Saturday morning one of the pioneers of Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, was carried to her last long resting place, viz., Mrs John Baird of the tenth line of Fitzroy. Her remains were carried from the old homestead of the tenth line to the Church of England, on the ninth line, where an eloquent funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Scantlebury, of Carp. They were afterwards interred in the Church of England cemetery on the ninth line. The aged lady was over 90 years of age. Her maiden name was Gourley. During the last few years of her life the Baird homestead, on the tenth line, enjoyed the distinction of Harbouring four generations in direct succession, viz., the Mrs. John Baird, now gone to her last home, her son John Baird, his son John Baird, wife and several small children. She left a large connection. Notwithstanding the busy harvest weather, and the exceptionally fine day, over eighty carriages followed the body to the grave.
Source: Ottawa Journal, Friday, August 12, 1898

Family/Spouse: John Baird. John was born in 1802 in County Tyrone, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland; died on 26 Dec 1884 in Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William G. Baird Dies Suddenly - On May 25th Mr. William G. Baird died at Ottawa, aged 85 years. The late Mr. Baird was born in Fitzroy township but for the past 13 years has lived with his daughter, Mrs. S. J. Baird, Arlington Avenue, Ottawa. Deceased had spent the weekend, prior to his illness, visiting relatives in and around Carp and on Monday spoke of not feeling well and returned to Ottawa. On Tuesday he developed pneumonia and passed away on Thursday. The funeral service was held on Friday evening and on Saturday morning the body was taken to Westmeath and the funeral was held from the residence of his son, Mr. William Baird, to the Westmeath Cemetery. A large number of relatives and friends motored to Ottawa to attend the service there on Friday evening. Mr. Robert Baird of Carp is a brother of the deceased.
Source: The Carp Review: June 8 1922, page 6, column 5

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Baird. Elizabeth was born on 1 Nov 1841 in Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Feb 1903 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Westmeath Union Cemetery, Westmeath, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George Baird passes to Rest. The death of Mr. George Baird at his home on Charles Street yesterday morning came as a surprise to many of his friends who had no idea that he was so seriously ill. His ailment was diabetes, from which he had been suffering for some time, although he was able to be about his work as usual until within the last week. Mr. Baird was born in Westmeath, being a son of the late William Baird of that township, and was 47 years of age. He was one of a family of seven children, and his death is the first break in the family circle. About 17 years ago he came to Carleton Place to reside, and for the past 12 years he had been engaged in the Hawthorn Mills. He is survived by his wife, formerly Christena McCleish, and two sons, Harvey and Elmer. Also by three brothers and three sisters, viz.. John in Carleton Place, William and James in Westmeath; Mrs. Wm. Major and Mrs. S. J. Baird, of Ottawa, and Mrs. T. Kilgour, of Matheson, Ont. He was a member of Memorial Park Church and of the Can. Order of Chosen Friends. The funeral is fixed for to-morrow afternoon to Memorial Park Church and Pine Grove Cemetery. The bereaved family have the sympathy of many friends in their season of sorrow.
The Carleton Place Herald, Carleton Place, Lanark, ON., 2 June 1926, Page 1, Col. 4

George married Christena McLeese in 1904. Christena was born on 6 Jul 1883 in Westmeath Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Dec 1936; was buried in United Cemeteries (Maplewood-St Fillians-Pine Grove), Beckwith Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BAIRD ? The death occurred at the Kirkland and District Hospital Tuesday October 2 1984 of Mr. William James Elmer Baird 858 Government Road West, Chaput Hughes at the age of 75 years. Born at Westmeath he had been a Kirkland Lake resident for the past 40 years, past president of the Chaput Hughes Lions Club, Northland Fastball Association from 1964-66, and Kirkland Lake Curling Club, he was also a life member of the N. F. A. and an associate member of Branch 87 Royal Canadian Legion. He is survived by his wife Mildred (nee Doyle) at home, his son Dale and wife Donna of Peterborough, brother Harvey of Carleton Place, and two grandchildren Todd and Mark. Resting at the Symington and Monette Funeral Home Wednesday October 3 1984 from 2-4 and 7-9 until the time of the service in the Chapel Thursday at 11 a.m. Rev. David Bould officiating. Interment to follow in the Kirkland Lake Cemetery. In memoriam donations to the Temiskaming Lung Association will be gratefully acknowledged.
Source: Northern News, Kirkland Lake, Ontario, 3 October 1984

Family/Spouse: Laura Winnifred Giles. Laura (daughter of Robert William Giles and Jean Edith "Jennie" McArthur) was born on 21 Aug 1912 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Sep 2003 in Mississippi Mills (Almonte), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]