John Richard Metcalfe

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J. married Donna M. Suffel. Donna was born on 4 Jul 1924; was buried in Arnprior Protestant Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Hugh married Viola Winnifred Whyte in 1923. Viola was born on 29 Apr 1903 in Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Mar 1983; was buried in Arnprior Protestant Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
1935, Thursday June 6, The Almonte Gazette page 4

?b?Mr John Metcalfe?/b?
There passed away at his home in Ramsay on May 29th, a member of one of Ramsay's pioneer families in the person of Mr John Metcalfe. Born on the homestead in 1866, where he always resided, he was a son of the late Hugh Metcalfe and his wife Jane McLean, he was also a grandson of the late James Metcalfe, the original locater who came to Ramsay more than a century ago. He was one of a family of nine sons and three daughters, whose names were as follows" James Laughlin, Robert, Alexander, Hugh, Henry, William, Dr A.A. The three sisters were Christena (Mrs J. Nicholson); Annie (Mrs H. Eccles); Jane (Mrs J. Watt). Of the entire family there remain one sister and three brothers, namely, Mrs James Watt of Ramsay; Alexander of Ramsay; William of North Dakota and Dr Archie A. of Almonte. The late Mr Metcalfe was married about 36 years ago to Miss Elizabeth Simpson, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William Simpson of Ramsay. To this union were born a son and daughter: Mr Hugh of Arnprior and Annie, Mr Keller of Toronto. The funeral was held from the homestead on Friday, May 31st, at 2.30 p.m., to the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Rev Wm Aird of Almonte Baptist church conducted services at the home and the grave. The pallbearers were two brothers Alexander and Dr A.A. Metcalfe, Wm Giles, Clifford Rivington, John Simpson and Wm Simpson. Always of a kindly charitable disposition the late Mr Metcalfe was greatly respected among his neighbours and friends whose sympathy goes out to surviving members of the family in there recent sad bereavement.

John married Eliza Jane Simpson in 1898. Eliza (daughter of William Simpson and Ann Gemmill "Annie" Forgie) was born on 21 Mar 1863 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Mar 143 in Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1943, Thursday March 11, The Almonte Gazette page 5
Mrs John Metcalfe
Word was received here of the death in Toronto on Thursday, March 11th, of Mrs John Metcalfe, in her 80th year. Mrs Metcalfe, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Simpson was born in Ramsay Township, a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Wm Simpson. Following her marriage to Mr John Metcalfe they resided on the Metcalfe homestead on the Clayton road until his death seven years ago when she went to Toronto to live with her daughter Mrs J.F. Keller. The remains will arrive in Almonte on Saturday morning. The funeral will be held from the Comba's Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon, March 14, at 2.30 p.m., to the Auld Kirk Cemetery. The service will be conducted by Rev Wm Aird at 2 p.m. Mr Metcalfe is survived by one son Hugh of Arnprior and one daughter Mrs J.F. Keller of Toronto. Of her immediate family, one brother and three sisters survive, namely Herbert Simpson and the Misses Bella and Martha Simpson, all of Almonte, and Marion, Mrs J. Dodds of Tisdale. Sask.