Andrew Cochran

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1940, Thursday August 1, The Almonte Gazette, front page
Death Summons Andrew Cochran In His 92nd Year
Well-known Ramsay Man, Was Identified With Many Agricultural Movements
Ramsay Township lost one of its oldest and best known citizens, Saturday morning, in the death of Mr Andrew Cochran in his 92nd year. Mr Cochran passed away peacefully at the family residence on the 7th Line after being confined to his bed for some time as a result of heart trouble. Through his connection with public spirited activities calculated to stimulate the progress of agriculture, Mr Cochran was widely known in Lanark County and other parts of Eastern Ontario
Interested In Fair
He was associated with the North Lanark Agricultural Society since youth, his father before him, having taken an active interest in Almonte Fair. In his time he served as president of the organization an as a director for a number of terms. At the time of his death he was by long odds the oldest member of the association and one of its honourary directors He was for a time a provincial judge under the Ontario Fairs Association in the cattle and sheep department with gave him a wide acquaintance with prominent livestock men in this part of the province. It is safe to say that during the long period of his adult life there were few agricultural activities of worthwhile nature that the late Mr Cochran was not identified with. For 36 years he was a director of the Lanark County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, attending the meetings at Perth where he made a wide circle of friends. He served several terms as a councillor for his native Township of Ramsay, and was member of the session of the Almonte Presbyterian Church for a long period. In politics he was a staunch Liberal. Deceased was a son of the late Andrew Cochran and Isobelle Erskine, who immigrated from Glasgow, Scotland, and located at the present homestead in 1836. He was married 57 years ago to Catherine Wilson, who predeceased him five years. Seven years ago Mr and Mrs Cochran celebrated their golden wedding, receiving the felicitations of a wide circle of relatives and friends. Surviving are four sons and one daughter, Alexander Cochran of Ramsay; Wilson of Windsor, Ont.; Kenneth of Portland, Ore.; Milton on the homestead and Mrs William A. Jamieson (Isabel) of Almonte. There are also two brothers, Peter Cochran of Ramsay, and James of Moose Jaw; and three sisters, Mrs Robert Naismith, (Isabel), Saries, North Dakota; Mrs Thos Philip (Jennie), Forest Grove, Ore., and Mrs David Snedden (Ellen) of Almonte. Mr Cochran was one of a family of eleven which was remarkable for longevity. Of the six who have passed away, one sister, Mrs Joseph Yuill (Margaret) was 92; another sister, Mrs Wm Hall (Agnes) and a brother Robert were in their 80's. A brother Alexander, was killed while working on the farm at the age of 21 and a sister Lily died in girlhood at the age of 16. Of the surviving brothers and sisters, Mrs Naismith is the eldest being 94 years of age and still able to write a most readable letter; Mrs Philip is almost 90 and the other three are in the 80's.
Large Funeral
On Sunday relatives and friends far and near called on the bereaved family and extended condolences. The funeral was exceptionally large, and was a fitting tribute to one whose life had spanned such a vast period of time, when measured by human standards. Rev A.J. Fowlie of the Almonte Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev Robert Turley of St George's Anglican Church, Clayton, conducted the service at the home. Mr Fowlie officiated at the grave side. The pallbearers were six neighbours: Messrs Archie McArthur, William Philip, Wilbert Cochran, Andrew Stewart, Thomas Erskine and James Steele. Interment was in the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Among the floral tributes were offerings from several organizations including the N.L.A.S., the sessions of the Presbyterian Church, Granite Chapter of the Royal Arch Mason and U.F.W.O.

Andrew married Catherine Emilia Wilson in 1883. Catherine (daughter of Daniel Wilson and Catherine Halpenny) was born on 19 Dec 1856 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Oct 1935 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1935 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Andrew Alexander "Alex" Cochran was born on 2 Nov 1883 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Feb 1963 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 25 Feb 1963 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
2. Daniel Wilson Cochran was born in 1885 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
3. Lieut. Robert Harvey Cochran, Honors M. C. was born on 22 Jul 1887 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Oct 1918 in La Sentinelle, France; was buried in Denain Communal Cemetery, Denain, Department du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
4. Milton Burns Cochran was born on 25 Mar 1892 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Jul 1967 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1967 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
5. Catherine "Isobel" Cochran was born in 1897 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Feb 1980; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
6. Kenneth R. Cochran was born in 1899 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

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1883, Friday June 22, The Almonte Gazette, page 3

?b?Another of Ramsay's Early Settlers Gone.?/b?
Once more we are called on to discharge the most painful part of the duty devolving on caterers for the public in the way of news, that of recording the death of a well known and much respected inhabitant of this county, and whose expected death was briefly noticed last week. We feel satisfied that the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood will learn with regret of the death of Mr. Andrew Cochrane, sen., which took place at his residence, 7th con. Ramsay, on Sunday last. Mr. Cochrane was born in Glasgow in the year 1813, and at the age of 19 left Scotland alone to seek his fortune in Canada, For a year or two he remained in the vicinity of Montreal, but ultimately came to the township of Ramsay, and settled in 1836 on the homestead where he resided continuously until his death. He married the year of his settlement, and by his wife, who has now been dead good many years, he had eleven children, nine of whom are now living. He took a very warm interest in the Presbyterian Church on the 8th line whilst it existed there. His last illness extended over period of seven weeks, and was paralysis, which held him so fast that for eighteen days before his death he could not eat, and gradually grew weaker until Sunday afternoon last at 3:30, when he quietly passed away without a struggle. The deceased was a thorough Reformer, and felt considerable interest in the success of Reform principles. The funeral took place on Tuesday last, and was very largely attended. On behalf of a very large number of our readers, and the inhabitants generally, we tender the family their deep sympathy.

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Andrew married Isobel Erskine in 1837. Isobel was born in 1815 in Scotland; died in 1864 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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