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Laura Munro

Female 1892 - 1962  (69 years)


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  • Name Laura Munro 
    Born 27 Aug 1892  Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke Township, Ontario
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 May 1962  Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Crawford Cemetery, Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I03320  Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2022 

    Father William John Munro,   b. 3 Aug 1866, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1958, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Mary Rutherford,   b. 26 Jan 1873, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1947, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 10 Feb 1892  Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David James Nisbet,   b. 15 Jul 1887, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1954, Elphin, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1918  Boyds Settlement, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Grace Nisbet,   b. 1920, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1969, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     2. Cecil William Munro Nisbet,   b. 8 Oct 1924, Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1945, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    +3. David Murray Nisbet,   b. 13 Jan 1926, McDonald's Corners, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1980, McDonald's Corners, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F1135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Aug 1892 - Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Sep 1918 - Boyds Settlement, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 May 1962 - Perth, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Crawford Cemetery, Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    David & Laura Nisbet
    David & Laura Nisbet
    NISBET

    David J. Nisbet
    1887 - 1954
    His Wife
    Laura Munro
    1892 - 1962
    Son Cecil W. Munro 1924 - 1945

    Beyond The Sunset

    Census
    1901 Canada Census
    1901 Canada Census
    Palmerston & Canonto Township, Ontario
    1911 Canada Census
    1911 Canada Census
    Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Township, Ontario
    1921 Canada Census
    1921 Canada Census
    North Sherbrooke Township, Ontario

    Obituary & Death Notice
    Laura Nisbe
    Laura Nisbe
    Mrs. David James Nisbet
    A host of friends and relatives were saddened at the sudden passing of Mrs. David Nisbet on Sunday, May 13th. While calling on friends in Elphin village, she suffered a heart seizure and passed away en route to Perth hospital.
    The former Laura Munro was b0rn in North Sherbrooke Township in 1892, the eldest of the family of the late William John Munro and his wife, Mary Rutherford. On September 3, 1918, she married David J. Nisbet and went to live on the Nisbet homestead near Elphin, where she resided until her husband's death in 1954.
    Possessed of a warm and friendly personality, her interests included church and community work She was a devoted member of the W.M.S. for many years. Her hobby was her beautiful flowers which she delighted in sharing with her friends.
    She leaves to mourn the loss of loving mother, a daughter (Margaret) Mrs. A. B. Rankin, and a son, Murray, both of Ottawa, also two grandchildren, David and Brenda Nisbet. A son, Cecil, died in 1945. Two brothers also survive, William Munro of Boyds, Guy of Pontiac, Mich. and a sister, Mrs. Ceet Huttir of Innisville, with whom she has resided for several years.
    The funeral, which was largely attended, took place on Tuesday from the Jackson Funeral Homs, McDonald's Corners, to Elphin Presbyterian
    Church where Rev P I Murley brought a comforting message the bereaved family. The choir sang as _________, 'Beyond the Sunset', a particular favourite of the deceased.
    The pallbearers were Kenneth Munro, ___ ________, John Rutherford, John ________, Ted ________, and _____ _________.
    Those carrying flowers Forrest Miller, Robert Ferguson, _______ ________, William Dowdall and Archie McDougall.
    The most beautiful floral tribute and Memorial Gifts testify to the esteem in which she was held by all who know her.
    --Perth Courier, Perth, Ontario, May 31, 1962 Page 12