Abraham "Abe" Evans

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• Name: Abe Evans
• _FSFTID: KL1N-2L8
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• _STAT: Never Married
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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Died:
Name Abraham Evans
Gender?tab?Male
Age?tab?73
Birth Date?tab?19 May 1868
Birth Place Ont. Canada
Death Date 29 Oct 1941
Death Place?tab?Clearville, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Father?tab?William Evans
Mother?tab?Betsy Evans
Spouse?tab?Not Married
Certificate Number?tab?022129

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• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62149226
• _FGRAVE: 62149226
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• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Common Ancester
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Connection
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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William Evans, 1826-1902 and his wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Munro, 1834-1912. Betsey is the youngest daughter of Donald Munro and Margaret Murray. William and Betsey had 13 children of which two died as infants. Betsey is the youngest sister of John Munro that married Marion McKay; Hugh Munro that married Kitty McKay and Donald (known as Daniel) that married Margaret McMunn. Betsey has two other sisters: Janet Munro, who married Thomas McMunn and Margaret Munro who married Thomas Charles Coulter.

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William married Elizabeth "Betsy" Munro in 1855 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West. Elizabeth (daughter of Donald Hilton Munro and Margaret Janet Murray) was born on 26 Apr 1834 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 5 Sep 1912 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Sep 1912 in St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Union Hall, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Betsey Munro
• Name: Elizabeth Munro
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62149277
• _FGRAVE: 62149277
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• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Common Ancester
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Connection
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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William Evans, 1826-1902 and his wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Munro, 1834-1912. Betsey is the youngest daughter of Donald Munro and Margaret Murray. William and Betsey had 13 children of which two died as infants. Betsey is the youngest sister of John Munro that married Marion McKay; Hugh Munro that married Kitty McKay and Donald (known as Daniel) that married Margaret McMunn. Betsey has two other sisters: Janet Munro, who married Thomas McMunn and Margaret Munro who married Thomas Charles Coulter.

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• Name: Benjamin Richard Evans
• Name: Richard Ben Evans
• Name: Richard Evans
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• Alt. Birth: 1796, Ireland; as recorded in 1861 Canada West Census
• Alt. Birth: 1799, County Wicklow, Leinster Province, Northern Ireland; as recorded on his death certificate

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Lanark census info:
Settlers 1820-1822

Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Page 2 of 4
Evans Richard Ramsay 1 20E 11 30 1822

Info about Richard
A Richard Evans settled in Ramsay at Con 1, Lot 20 E Settler number 71 on December 6, 1822. Referred as Lanark Military Settler in Letter to Major Hillier at Government House, York, U.C. Letter signed by Col. W. Marshall "Supt. " He also certified that this Richard Evans did not belong to the societies of emigrants from Lanarkshire Scotland and did not receive any assistance from Government in money or provisions. Letter dated December 24, 1825. Richard Evans emigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1822 and settled in Ramsay Township, Lanark County Ontario November 30th 1822. The family farm was located on Concession 2, lot 20 east just outside of Clayton. According to Lanark county (Ontario) census of 1861, his age is given as 61 years. The death of Richard Evans is entered in Ann Plunkett's family Bible as: October 9, 1874. The family farm passed to William and then to his son Abe and upon Abe's death the family homestead passed to George Pretty, a son of Janet Evans and George Goodson Pretty. The widow of George Pretty sold the homestead and the present owners are believed to be from Ottawa. Notes for Rachel Code: Her age is given as 67 years in the Lanark county census. The death of Rachel Code Evans is entered in Ann Plunkett's family Bible as April 9, 1879.

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Benjamin married Rachel Code before 1823 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Rachel (daughter of Captain John Code and Ann Groves) was born in 1794 in County Wicklow, Leinster Province, Northern Ireland; died on 9 Apr 1879 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Connection

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• Cancer: ; Ill for 19 years with cancer.
• Life Sketch: ; Middleville Museum Notes:
• Name: Donald Munro
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• _FGRAVE: 62149653
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• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Common Ancester
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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(Research):Alternate birth location: Klmuir-Easter, Ross and Cromerty, Scotland

(Medical):As listed on his death certificate. re: Jayne Munro-Ouimet

Birth:
Alternate birth location: Kilmuir, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

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Buried:
Inscription on stone:
In Memory of
Donald Munro
Died Jan. 22,
1881
AE 81 Years
& 6 Mo's.

A Native of Sutherlandshire,
Scotland
"The last enemy that shall be
destroyed is death."

Donald married Margaret Janet Murray on 5 Jan 1821 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Hugh Murray and Margaret Gordon) was born in 1802 in Dornoch Highland, Sutherland, Scotland; was christened on 29 Nov 1802 in Resolis, Ross and Cromarty. Scotland; died in 1843 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West; was buried in Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Life Sketch: ; - Margaret Murray and Catherine Murray McKay (married to Alex) may have been twin sisters; traveled to Canada together?
• Name: Janet Murray
• Name: Mariam Margaret Murray
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• _FGRAVE: 209432054
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(Research):Information from Jayne Munro-Oimet 10 May 2018:This information on Janet Murray was give to me by my great Aunt Katherine McKirdy, she was the daughter of Hugh Munro who married Janet Price. Hugh Munro was the son of John Munro who Married Marian McKay. John Munro was the son Of Donald Munro and Margaret Murray who came here in 1830 (1832). My great great grandfather John lived many years with his son Hugh (Janet Price), he told all his grand children what Scotland was like when he grew up there. Why they came to Canada, and what happened to his mother. Margaret Donald's Wife is said to be buried in the Pioneer Cemetery at Middleville all that is left of it today is the row of a few saved headstones by the church in Middleville.

(Medical):Donald's wife Margaret drowned in McKay Lake, Lanark Township Lanark County in 1833-34.

Christened:
First name(s)?tab?Margaret
Last name?tab?Murray
Gender?tab?Female
Birth year?tab?1802
Birth place?tab?-
Baptism year?tab?1802
Baptism date?tab?29 Nov 1802
Baptism place?tab?RESOLIS,ROSS AND CROMARTY,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?Hugh
Father's last name?tab?Murray
Mother's first name(s)?tab?-
Mother's last name?tab?-
Place?tab?Resolis
County?tab?Ross and Cromarty
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom

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Died:
Evidence for the death of Margaret Murray's drowning in McKay Lake would of happened after Jan 1834 would be that her daughter Elizabeth "Betsey" Munro was born 26 Jan 1834. Would of happened beteen 1834 and 1844 when Donald married Mary Ann Stead.

Buried:
there is no memorial stone

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Married:
First name(s)?tab?Margaret
Last name?tab?Murray
Marriage year?tab?1821
Marriage date?tab?05 Jan 1821
Marriage place?tab?Creich,Sutherland,Scotland
Spouse's first name(s)?tab?Donald
Spouse's last name?tab?Munro
Place?tab?Creich
County?tab?Sutherland
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom

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• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Connection
• Alt. Birth: 1756, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England; as recorded in his burial record

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Benjamin married Rachel Ladd on 7 Mar 1759 in Saint Luke Old Street, Finsbury, London, England. Rachel was born in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: John Coad
• Name: John Codd
• Name: John Codde
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(Research):Surname changed from Codd to Code on arrival in Canada

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John married Ann Groves about 1786 in Aghold Parish, Shillelagh Barony, County Wicklow, Leinster Province, Ireland. Ann (daughter of Nicholas Groves and Mary Drinkwater) was born in 1767 in Aghold Parish, Shillelagh Barony, County Wicklow, Leinster Province, Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _FSFTID: LKHV-NXJ
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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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Information from Jyne Munro Ouimet 10 May 2018: I have no further information on Alexander T (Thomas) Munro and his wife, I have located records that Donald had at least 3 brothers. William,Hugh and Alexander (we are currently researching to see if this Alexander was the man who settled near Carp and had a son named Donald.

Alexander married Catherine McDonald on 1 Jun 1786 in Kilmuir-Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. Catherine was born about 1765; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Catherine Munro
• Name: Katherine McDonald
• Name: Kathrine McDonald
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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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Hugh married Margaret Gordon on 26 Feb 1802 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]