 1857 - 1928 (71 years)
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| Name |
Margaret Ann Evans |
| Born |
2 Jan 1857 |
Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
4 Dec 1928 |
Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada |
| Buried |
Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Person ID |
I03400 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2021 |
| Father |
William James Evans, b. 7 Feb 1826, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 15 Apr 1902, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Munro, b. 26 Jun 1834, Lanark, Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Sep 1912, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
1850 |
| Family ID |
F0903 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Adonijah Giles, b. 1846, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Oct 1882, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada (Age 36 years) |
| Married |
5 Jul 1872 |
Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada |
| Children |
| + | 1. Reuben Giles, b. 19 Jun 1873, Union Hall, Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Oct 1959, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years) |
| + | 2. Robert William Giles, b. 24 Oct 1875, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 2 Sep 1970, Almonte, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years) |
| | 3. Adonijah Giles, b. 14 Sep 1878, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 19 May 1918, Brockville, Ontario, Canada (Age 39 years) |
| | 4. Elizabeth Ann Giles, b. 29 May 1881, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Sep 1916, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 35 years) |
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| Last Modified |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Family ID |
F1083 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
John Findlay Gordon, b. 10 Jul 1859, Lanark, Ontario, Canada , d. 17 May 1944, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years) |
| Married |
22 Dec 1885 |
Almonte, Ontario, Canada |
| Children |
| + | 1. Margaret May Gordon, b. 22 Sep 1886, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 18 Jan 1963 (Age 76 years) |
| + | 2. John Findlay Gordon, b. 14 Jun 1889, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 20 Aug 1942, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada (Age 53 years) |
| + | 3. Minnie Pearl Gordon, b. 2 May 1893, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 1974, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 80 years) |
| + | 4. William Gordon, b. 13 Jan 1895, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 17 Jul 1956, Almonte, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years) |
| | 5. Eva Gordon, b. 22 Mar 1898, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Sep 1975, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years) |
| | 6. Ada Gordon, b. 26 Mar 1904, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Apr 1976, Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years) |
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| Last Modified |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Family ID |
F1166 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 2 Jan 1857 - Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 5 Jul 1872 - Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Married - 22 Dec 1885 - Almonte, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 4 Dec 1928 - Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Buried - - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
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| Landmarks |
 | Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Ontario, Canada
County Road 16 & Concession 8, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario
The Auld Kirk was constructed in 1836 and used until 1864, when a new church, St. Andrew's, was built in Almonte. |
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| Notes |
- Mrs John F. Gordon
Mrs Jno F. Gordon, a much esteemed resident of Ramsay township. passed peacefully away at her home on Tuesday, Dec 4th, at the age of 71 years. Her maiden name was Margaret Ann Evans, the eldest daughter of Wm Evans and Betsy Munro of Clayton. While quite young she became the wife of Adonijah Giles, who died in 1882. To them four children were born, Reuben of Blakeney; Robert W. of Almonte. Adonijah and Elizabeth A., Mrs Jacob Price of Sonningdale, Sask. The latter two predeceased her in 1916 and 1918 respectively. Some years later she married Jno F. Gordon, and this union was blessed with six children: Margaret, Mrs Tom Cavanagh, and Minnie, Mrs W.J. Elliott, of Sonningdale, Sask; William, 3rd line Ramsay; Eva, teacher in Crichton School, Ottawa; Findlay and Ada at home, All of these, with their father survive. The funeral service was conducted by Rev J.R. MacCrimmon of Bethany United Church, Almonte and was held on Thursday, Dev 6th, at 2 o'clock to the Auld Kirk cemetery. During the service Mrs J. Reilly and Mrs Clarence Kellough, by request, sang sweetly, "On Calvary's Brow." The pallbearers were Messrs George Robertson, Angus Sutherland, P.Y. Sutherland, John Turner, Will Giles and Herbert Coxford, The following floral tributes attest to the love deceased had won in hearts of neighbours and friends and expressed their sympathy: Gate Ajar, the family; Wreaths, Staff of Crichton Public School, Ottawa, Mrs N.J. Holmes, Ottawa; Mr and Mrs W.R. Traill, Lanark; Mr D. Boyd Traill, Sprays, Mrs Dr. MacFarlane and family, Ottawa; Pupils of Grade 6 and 7 Crichton School, Ottawa; Mrs J. Chapman and family, Mr and Mrs P. Morris Turner, Almonte; Mrs H. and Bert Snyder, Ottawa.
--1928, Friday December 14, The Almonte Gazette page 5
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