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John Findlay Gordon

Male 1859 - 1944  (84 years)


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  • Name John Findlay Gordon 
    Born 10 Jul 1859  Lanark, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 May 1944  Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I03404  Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2021 

    Family Margaret Ann Evans,   b. 2 Jan 1857, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1928, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1885  Almonte, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Margaret May Gordon,   b. 22 Sep 1886, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1963  (Age 76 years)
    +2. John Findlay Gordon,   b. 14 Jun 1889, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1942, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    +3. Minnie Pearl Gordon,   b. 2 May 1893, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +4. William Gordon,   b. 13 Jan 1895, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1956, Almonte, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     5. Eva Gordon,   b. 22 Mar 1898, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1975, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. Ada Gordon,   b. 26 Mar 1904, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1976, Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2021 
    Family ID F1166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jul 1859 - Lanark, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Dec 1885 - Almonte, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 May 1944 - Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, 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
    John & Margaret Gordon, son Findlay & wife Florence, their daughter Florence, and William Gordon
    John & Margaret Gordon, son Findlay & wife Florence, their daughter Florence, and William Gordon
    God is Love
    GORDON
    John F. Gordon 1859 - 1944
    His Wife
    Margaret Ann Evans, 1857 - 1928
    J. Findlay, 1889 - 1942
    His Wife
    Florence Agnes Cavanagh, 1912 - 2010
    Daughter
    Florence F. Eva Gordon,
    Wm. A. Gordon 1854 - 1931

    Census
    1891 Canada Census
    1891 Canada Census
    Ramsay Township, Ontario
    1901 Canada Census
    1901 Canada Census
    Ramsay Township, Ontario
    1911 Canada Census
    1911 Canada Census
    Ramsay Township, Ontario
    1921 Canada Census
    1921 Canada Census
    Ramsay Township, Ontario

    Landmarks
    Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Ontario, Canada
    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.

  • Notes 
    • DIED
      GORDON ? In Ramsay Township on Wednesday, May 17, John F. Gordon, in his 85th year. Funeral will be held on Friday, May 19, at 2 p.m. from his late residence to Auld Kirk Cemetery.

      1944, Thursday May 25, The Carleton Place Canadian page 2
      John F. Gordon
      Almonte, May 19 - The death occurred Wednesday at his home, in Ramsay township of John F. Gordon, in his 85th year. He was a son of J.F. Gordon and Ann Wells, of Glasgow, Scotland, early settlers of Lanark village. In 1885, Mr Gordon married Mrs Margaret Ann Giles, formerly Margaret Ann Evans, of Clayton, Ont., who predeceased him in 1928. To this union, two son and four daughters were born, namely, William, and present living on the homestead; Maggie (Mrs Thos Corrigan), and Minnie (Mrs W.J. Elliott), of Sonneugdale, Sask; Ada (Mrs D. Boyd Traill), of Drummond, and Miss Eva, of Ottawa. Mr Gordon was born in Scotland and was one of a family of 10, of whom two survive, Mrs M. A. McFarlane, Ottawa, and Mrs J.A. Morrison, of Prescott. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 p.m. from the family residence in Ramsay to the Auld Kirk cemetery.
      --1944, Thursday May 18, The Almonte Gazette page 4