Agnes Whyte

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Died:
A lady much beloved by many Almonte and Ramsay people passed away in the person of Mrs
agnes Steele at Carleton Place on Wednesday morning at the home of her son, Dr M.H. Steele. She was in her 90th year, and although she had been in failing health for the past six months, she had only been confined to her home for ten days. She had with her at her bedside four of her sons and two of her daughters.

Mrs Steele was a daughter of the late John Whyte, of Beckwith, a well known farmer. Her mother died when she was a little girl aand she was brought to Ramsy to make her home with her cousin, the late John Snedden, and she often spoke of the happy girlhood she spent under the kind care of Mr and Mrs Snedden.

She was only 21 when she was married in 1858 to Mr Alex Steele, of the 7th line of Ramsay. Rev Mr McMorran performing the ceremony. To them were born eleven of a family, of whom eight survive. Two children died in infancy, but the first break in the nine did not come for many years until James was striken with yellow fever in Cuba. He was a lieutenant in the American forces during the Spanish-American war, where he had charge of the balloon brigade, the signalling service of the army and navy. He was a brilliant young man of 32, who was pushing his way rapidly upwards.

The home of the Steele family on the 7th line of Ramsay became a great gathering place for both young folk and their elders, and when it became known that Mrs Steele was about to passon, there have been many reminisceces exchanged regarding her great hospitality and the happiness she had the gift to instill in those with whom she came in contact.

As the years went on and the family and the family was scattering Mr and Mrs Steele felt that the work of the farm was too great and they moved into Almonte. Here they lived for many years in the house on Union street now occupied by Mr John Sutherland.

In 1911, Mr Steel died and about nine years ago, after a residence here of about thirty years Mrs Steele sold her house in Almonte and went to live in Carleton Place with her son, Dr M.H, Steele. All of her family had departed. No fewer than three of her sons had gone into the dental profession. Dr W.H. Steele is in practice at Arnprior. Dr L.D. Steele is in practice at Regina and Dr M.H. Steele already mentioned. Alexander is farming at Dinsmore, Sask. and John is in the publishing business in Chicago. The three daughters of Mrs Steele are Bella, Mrs M Harris, of Radisson, Sask; Kate, Mrs J.A. Dack, of Carleton Place; and Minnie, Mrs Neil Campbell, of Arnprior. Only Mrs Harris and Dr L.D. Steele were unable to be present when their mother passed away.

Mrs Steele was a member of St John's Presbyterian church and when St John's and St Andrew's united she became a member of Almonte Presbyterian church. Her remains will be laid beside her busband this Friday in the Auld Kirk cemetery. The service at the home of Dr M.H. Steele will be at 1:30 o'clock.

Mrs Steele was a famous knitter, and in the midst of an unusually busy life did an astonishing amount of knitting and fancy work. When the war broke out she brought her talent to work for the comfort of the soldier lads, and hundreds of pairs of socks and other garments were made by her. So much did she accomplish that it was one of the wonders of the Almonte district that will be talked of for many a long day to come.

Buried:
Plots B180 to B209 stone 332
Alexander STEELE 1828 - 1911 His wife Agnes WHYTE 1837 - 1926
Catherine 1868 - 1868 Herbert 1876 - 1877
P.D.D.G.M. Milo H. STEELE D.DS. 1869 - 1928 (Mason Crest)

Agnes married Alexander Steele on 30 Nov 1858 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Alexander (son of Alexander Steele and Isabella) was born on 10 Sep 1828 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 15 Jun 1911 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Kate Steele
2. Alexander A. Steele
3. John W. Steele
4. Dr. Lorne D. Steele
5. Dr. W. H. Steele
6. Isabella Margaret Steele was born in 1859 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 15 Nov 1941 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1941 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
7. James Robert Steele was born in 1866 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Aug 1898 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba; was buried in San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States.
8. Catherine Steele was born in 1868 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1868 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
9. Dr. Milo Harris Steele, DDS was born on 8 Apr 1869 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jul 1928 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 24 Jul 1928 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
10. Herbert Steele was born on 7 Oct 1876 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1877 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
11. Mary Jessie "Minnie" Steele was born on 8 Apr 1878 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Aug 1960 in Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Arnprior Protestant Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, , Ontario, Canada.

John married Katherine Robertson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]