Kathleen Elizabeth Merilees

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• Name: Kay
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

Kathleen married Robert Williams on 20 Feb 1937 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. Robert was born about 1905 in Greenville, Ohio, United States; died on 15 Sep 1975 in Greenville, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

Notes:

Occupation: miller

Charles married Mary Edna Forsythe on 27 Nov 1901 in Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of William James "Ben" Forsythe and Esther Hall "Essie" Coxford) was born on 13 May 1883 in Pakenham Village, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Dec 1955 in Chatham, Kent County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _FSFTID: 9HSN-8WM
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9HSN-8WM
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Connection
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

Notes:

Baptised Presbyterian
Occupation: housewife

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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

John married Helen Bailey. Helen and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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• Name: Ben Forsythe
• Name: William James Forsythe
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132990478
• _FGRAVE: 132990478
• _FSFTID: KLBW-QRV
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLBW-QRV
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
• Alt. Birth: 14 Jul 1863, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; as recorded on his memorial stone in find a grave.

Notes:

Occupation: driver

(Medical):Attending physician: Dr. Lynch
Informant: Esther Forsythe, his widow, Ramsay Twp.

Birth:
William James is recorded on his fathers 1861 census as 3 yrs old probably born in 1859 and again on the 1871 census as 12 years of age.

William married Esther Hall "Essie" Coxford in 1881 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Esther (daughter of James Coxford and Mary Jane Kennedy) was born on 27 Jul 1861 in Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Feb 1908 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1908 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Pakenham, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Essie Coxford
• Name: Esther Hall Coxford
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132990511
• _FGRAVE: 132990511
• _FSFTID: K2HH-PPK
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2HH-PPK
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Connection
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

Notes:

During the last years of her life she lived with her daughter Edna Merilees in Almonte ON

In 1906 her foliowing sons and daughter Amy, William and Jim moved moved to Moose Jaw and stayed with Art and Eva for some time

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Married:
Marriage at (Auld Kirk) St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Ramsay Twp Lanark Cty ON

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• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180211341
• _FGRAVE: 180211341
• _FSFTID: GDVD-4ZX
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GDVD-4ZX
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

William married Catherine Wallace on 23 Feb 1843 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of William Wallace and Sarah McCreary) was born on 12 Oct 1823 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 May 1898 in Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1898 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Pakenham, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180211328
• _FGRAVE: 180211328
• _FSFTID: KZ86-7PG
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZ86-7PG
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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• Name: Jas
• _CSTAT: Twin
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196414917
• _FGRAVE: 196414917
• _FSFTID: K2HW-4Q7
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2HW-4Q7
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Common Ancester
• _PPEXCLUDE: N
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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Died:
The Almonte Gazette, Friday 2 Dec., 1904, page 8

?b?Obit - Jas. Coxford?/b?
Mr. James Coxford, of Blakeney, had been ailing for some time and a couple of weeks ago he went to an Ottawa hospital for treatment but nothing could be done for him, and he returned home last week. From that time he gradually sank until on Wednesday the end came. The deceased was born in London England, and came with his parents to Canada at Ottawa (then Bytown) and here the deceased served his apprenticeship at shoemaking. When a young man he came to Ramsay and spent a year with Robert Gomersall, a tanner, at Blakeney. He afterward opened a shoe shop a Snedden's Corner at the ninth line, about fifty years ago, and removed to Rosebank Messrs James and Thomas McCann. Of a family of eighteen children born to them sixteen are still living, two having died in infancy. John and David are in Rochester; Arch and James, in Vegerville, N.W.T.; Thos. in Carp; Wm. and Mrs. Fulton, in town (Almonte); Mrs M. Snedden, in Ottawa; Mrs. W. Barker, 8th line, Ramsay, and Mrs. Forsythe, Misses Jessie, Mary, Jean and Robt. Alf and Herb, at home. the funeral takes place today (Friday) at 12:30 o'clock to the eighth line cemetery.

Buried:
Plots B420 to B449 stone 492 pg 27

James COXFORD died Nov 30, 1904 aged 69 yrs.
His wife Mary KENNEDY died Feb 10, 1905 aged 66 yrs.
Alfred E. COXFORD died May 12, 1908 aged 26 yrs.

James married Mary Jane Kennedy on 20 Aug 1858 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West. Mary (daughter of Moses Kennedy and Anne McCann) was born on 8 Feb 1836 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; died on 8 Feb 1905 in Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Feb 1905 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Janie Kennedy
• Name: Mary Jane Kennedy
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196415248
• _FGRAVE: 196415248
• _FSFTID: K2HV-T33
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2HV-T33
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Common Ancester
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

Notes:

(Research):Record indicated Mary Kennedy age as 69 when she died but Obit in Almonte Gazette and record on grave stone lists her at 66 yrs old at death. also date of death on stone indicated Feb 10, 1905 but obit indicates she died Feb 8, 1905. Birth date from Northern Ireland should be verified as it may be out by three years.

(Medical):Dr. Kelly

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Died:
The Almonte Gazette, Friday 10 Feb. 1905 front page.

Obit - Mrs. James Coxford
After several weeks of illness following upon the death of her husband, which occured a couple of months ago, Mrs. Jas. Coxford, of Blakeney, passed away on Wednesday at her home in Blakeney, aged 66 (69) years. the deceased was a woman of a very quiet disposition, possessed of a warm heart and ever willing to do a good turn for fried or neighbour. The funeral takes place on Friday at 2 p.m. to the eighth line cemetery.

Buried:
Plots B420 to B449 stone 492 pg 27

James COXFORD died Nov 30, 1904 aged 69 yrs.
His wife Mary KENNEDY died Feb 10, 1905 aged 66 yrs.
Alfred E. COXFORD died May 12, 1908 aged 26 yrs.

Notes:

Married:
Married at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Auld Kirk?

Name:?tab?James Coxford
Age:?tab?22
Gender:?tab?Male
Birth Place:?tab?England
Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township
Spouse Name:?tab?Mary Kennedy
Spouse Age:?tab?17
Spouse Gender:?tab?Female
Spouse Birth Place:?tab?Ireland
Spouse Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township
Marriage Date:?tab?20 Aug 1858
Father Name:?tab?John Coxford
Mother Name:?tab?Esther Hull
Spouse Father Name:?tab?Moses Kennedy
Spouse Mother Name:?tab?Anna McCann
County:?tab?Lanark
Microfilm Roll:?tab?1030058

Name:?tab?Mary Kennedy
Age:?tab?17
Birth Year:?tab?abt 1841
Birth Place:?tab?Ireland
Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township
Marriage Date:?tab?20 Aug 1858
Marriage Place:?tab?Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Father: Moses Kennedy
Mother: Anna McCann
Spouse: James Coxford