Marion Park "May" Hood

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• Name: Mariam Hood
• Name: Marion Hood
• Name: May Hood
• Name: Susannag Marion Hood
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Died:
Marion (known as May) was born at Hood's Corners, Dalhousie on 5th Apr 1826. Marion Hood was the daughter of William Hood and Martha Park.

She married John Stewart Baird (b. 13th May 1827 in Dalhousie) in Bathurst, Ontario on 25th Apr 1851.

They had twelve children:

Martha Park Baird (1852-1936)
Andrew Baird (1855-1864)
William Hood (Willie) Baird (1856-1894)
John S Baird (1857-1893)
Agnes Baird (1859-1953)married William Graham Miller on April 25, 1879 in Lanark County. William was the son of William Miller and Ann Graham.
Margaret Baird (1861-1861)
James Baird (1863-1909)
Andrew William Hood Baird (1865-1892)
Jane/Jennie/Janet Baird (1867-1931)married Hugh Knowles on April 12, 1887. Hugh was the son of Hugh Knowles and Grace Blair.
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Baird (1869-1892)
David Baird (1871- )

The 1891 census records that John was a farmer in the Dalhousie - Sherbrook North area of Lanark. John died on 9th Apr 1901 and is buried in Hopetown cemetery.


The Lanark Era [Ontario]

In Lanark Twp. Monday, Jan. 15th, Marion Hood, relict of the late John Baird, aged 79 years. Born in Dalhousie, at Hood's, the family moved to Western Ontario, where her brothers, William, Andrew and James still live; David, at Deluth; Mrs. Arch. Penman, and Mrs. Wm Rodger, of Dalhousie are sisters. Mr. John Baird died six or seven years ago. Their family living: James, Dalhousie; Mrs. Arch Creighton, near Perth, Mrs. Wm. Miller, Lanark; and Mrs. Hugh Knowles, Hopetown. Buried in Hopetown Cemetery.

Marion married John Stewart Baird on 25 Apr 1851 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West. John (son of Andrew David Baird, Reeve and Agnes Stewart) was born on 12 May 1827 in Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke Townships, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Apr 1901 in Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke Townships, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1901 in Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Agnes Stewart Baird was born on 6 Feb 1858 in Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke Townships, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 12 Jun 1859 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 3 Oct 1953 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton Village, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

William married Martha Park. Martha was born on 31 Dec 1799 in Scotland; died on 21 Jan 1880 in Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke Townships, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]