Jacob Price

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OBITUARY JACOB PRICE The Lanark Era Wed. Dec. 21, 1927
Ramsay Twp. Sun. Dec. 18, 1927, Jacob Price of Galbraith.
He was in his 79th year and was the son of the late Ira Price and Margaret Prettie and was born in Darling Twp. He was married to Esther Munroe of Darling, who predeceased him seven years ago. He leaves three sisters and one brother; Annie (Mrs. Albert Vardy) in Alberta; Margaret (Mrs. Foster) of Kingston; Maria of Picton; Alex. of Brancroft and Ira in Alberta. There are also his seven daughters and three sons; Maggie (Mrs. Rutherford) Unity SK; Lizzie (Mrs. Lambe) Winnipeg; Mary (Mrs. Thomas Sise) of McDonald's Corners; Marion (Mrs. Stewart Gunn) of Tatlock; Alice (Mrs. Milton McKay) and Jean (Mrs. Ernest Foste) of Clayton; Lila (Mrs. Alex Munro) of Almonte; Jacob and Ira of Saskatchewan; Thomas on the homestead at Clayton. Two children died in infancy and Esther died in Winnipeg in 1905; while Hugh died 14 years ago. Burial in Clayton Cemetery.

Birth:
Darling Township, Canada West

Died:
Ramsay Township, Ontario

Jacob married Esther Munro on 30 Oct 1874 in Middleville, Ontario, Canada. Esther (daughter of Hugh Munro and Catherine McKay) was born on 9 Sep 1851 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Dec 1916 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Cemetery, Clayton, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Margaret Jane Price was born on 22 Aug 1875 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 May 1931 in Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Unity, Rural Municipality of Round Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada.
2. Hugh Albert Price was born on 7 Apr 1877 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Feb 1914 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Cemetery, Clayton, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
3. Elizabeth Catherine Price was born on 18 Sep 1878 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Mar 1967 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
4. Jacob Price was born on 13 Jan 1880 in Clayton, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Jan 1965 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Sonningdale Cemetery, Sonningdale, Rural Municipality of Glenside, Saskatchewan, Canada.
5. Esther Price was born on 11 Mar 1881 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Aug 1905 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Cemetery, Clayton, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
6. Mary Ann Price was born on 30 Jun 1882 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jul 1956 in Winchester, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Winchester, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glenngary, Ontario, Canada.
7. Alice Lexie Price was born on 2 Jun 1884 in Clayton, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Apr 1955 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Cemetery, Clayton, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
8. Delilah Price was born on 20 Nov 1887 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Apr 1967 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Cemetery, Clayton, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
9. Ira Price was born on 20 Jul 1889 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Apr 1963 in Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Sonningdale Cemetery, Sonningdale, Rural Municipality of Glenside, Saskatchewan, Canada.
10. Marion Victoria Price was born on 26 Jan 1891 in Clayton, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Dec 1981 in Winchester, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Winchester, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glenngary, Ontario, Canada.
11. Thomas Thompson Price was born on 25 Apr 1894 in Clayton, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Aug 1957 in Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Cemetery, Clayton, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
12. Jean Della Price was born on 22 Apr 1898 in Clayton, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Mar 1982 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Cemetery, Clayton, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Ira married Margaret Pretty in 1846 in Tatlock, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Daniel Pretty and Margaret Wark) was born on 15 Mar 1827 in Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Apr 1903 in L'Amable, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married Mary Elizabeth Schaeffer on 1 May 1814 in Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Frederick Schaeffer, UE and Catherine Ecker) was born on 29 Dec 1790 in Berne, New York, USA; was christened on 9 Jan 1791 in Berne, New York, USA; died on 17 Dec 1892 in Canborough, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Arrival: Aug 1814, Canada

Notes:

Died:
Heart disease

Daniel married Margaret Wark in 1824 in Middleville, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Alexander Hurley Wark and Margaret Mckelvin) was born on 11 Nov 1805 in Barony, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 26 Oct 1869 in Tatlock, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Arrival: Jun 1821, Québec, Canada

Notes:

Died:
Consumption

Ephraim married Margaret McLaughlin in 1789 in Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA. Margaret was born on 15 Oct 1768 in Kent, England, United Kingdom; died on 11 Apr 1866 in Brownsville, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frederick Shaver of Osnabruck, United Empire Loyalist
Revolutionary War - Served with Butler's Rangers 1778-1784. Died in Lunenburg, Osnabruck Twp., Stormont Co., Upper Canada in 1818. Son of John Shaver U.E.L.
Married to Catherine Ecker, born 1762, daughter of Peter Ecker.
1783 - Frederick Shaver, age 23, and his wife Catrina, age 22, are on the Return of Persons under the Description of Loyalists in Capt. George Dame's Company in the Corps. of (Butler's) Rangers at Niagara dated 30 November 1783.
Land grant by Order in Council dated 26 April 1838.
Death record - Frederic Shaefer - born Aug. 14, 1760, died Apr. 26 1818 aged 57 years, 6 m., 12 days. Church records.

Lived on Lot 6, 4th Concession, Osnabruck Twp., Stormont Co., Ontario Canada

Served in "Butler's Rangers" from 1778 to 1784

He emigrated to Osnaburck Township, Stormont Co., Ontario Canada, in the early 1800's and
resided at Lunenburg, Ontario, near his brother, Nicholas. "When living in Canada, he declined to accept some
1400 acres or equivalent cash as compensation for losses during the American Revolutionary War although his
children successfully made this claim twenty years after Frederick's death".

"Frederick Schaffer supported the English during the Revolution and with his brother Nicolas,
joined Butler's Rangers in 1778. He was in Col. Ten Broeck's company in the raid & massacre in the Wyoming
Valley of Pennsylvania in July, 1778. In 1780 Butler's Rangers swept thru the Schoharie & Mohawk Valleys.
Frederick was captured and held at Johnstown but escaped in October 1780 and made his way to Niagara. He was
discharged at Niagara January 1784 and returned to New York. He took his family to Canada in the fall of 1800."
(THE MOHAWK VALLEY STARINGS AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by Sterling O. Kimball, 1998) Martha Foland
says that he came back to the USA. He did, but according to the previous paragraph, "He took his family to Canada
in the fall of 1800." (And he was buried there.)

Frederick served in "Butler's Rangers from 1778 to 1784. He was in Col. Ten Broeck's company in the raid and massacre in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania in July, 1780, and in October 1780 he made his way to Niagara. He was discharged at Niagara in January 1784 and returned to New York. He immigrated with his family to Osnaburck Township, Stormount County, Upper Canada West, in the fall of 1800 and resided at Lunenburgh, near his brother Nicholas. "When living in Canada, he declined to accept some 1400 acres or equivalent cash as compensation for losses during the American Revolutionary War, although his children successfully made this claim twenty years after Frederick's death".

Frederick married Catherine Ecker. Catherine (daughter of Peter Ecker and Maria Elizabeth ?) was born on 13 Mar 1762 in New York, USA; was christened on 26 Jun 1762 in Schoharie, New York, USA; died in in North Stormont Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Memorial Hill Cemetery, Lunenburg, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Sarah Marwood. Sarah was born on 14 Dec 1737; was christened on 18 Dec 1737 in City of Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexander married Margaret Mckelvin on 8 Apr 1797 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Margaret was born in 1778 in Barony, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom; died in 1807 in Barony, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]