Mary Johnston

1824 - 1907  (82 years)

• Name	Mary Johnston
  Birth	13 Oct 1824	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mary Johnson
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219538728
  _FGRAVE	219538728
  _FSFTID	G34D-Z5Z
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G34D-Z5Z
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	22 May 1907	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  	The relentless reaper has cut off the life of another of Ramsay township's oldest residents - one born in the township and who spent her whole life within a short distance of the home in which she first saw the world's light, and in the death of Mrs. John Steele, sr., another of the links that binds these days with the fast receding past has been broken. Mrs Steele was ill only a few days with pneumonia, and passed on Wednesday. She was born in Ramsay on the farm now occupied by Mr. C. Forrest in the eighth concession, a daughter of the late James Johnston, and attended the same school at Bennie's Corners to which her grandchikldren are now going. She was married onJune 18th 1850 to Mr John Steele, of Ramsay and to them were born eight children, two of whom, James and Agnes are dead. Those living are Alex., at Seattle, Wash.; John, in Ramsay, Robt. D., in Boseman, Montana, William at Vegreville, Alta.,; Jessie (Mrs John Duncan), at Regina, and Maggie (Mrs John Fulton) at Cedar Hill. Mr Steele died about thirteen years ago. Mrs Jas Black of Ramsay is a sister of the deceased and a brother lives in Bruce county and a brother and sister in Dakota. In addition to her own children there are sixteen grandchildren still living. The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. from her late residence, on the eighth line, to the eighth line cemetery
  Burial	24 May 1907	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Section 1 Stone 2120 John STEEL Jan 25, 1812 - Jun 2, 1894 A native of Renfrewshire, Scotland His wife Mary JOHNSTON died May 22, 1907 aged 83 yrs
  Person ID	I1209	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	James Johnson,   b. 1789, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 13 Jan 1876, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Margaret Steele,   b. 1793, East Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1863, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1816	Scotland
  Family ID	F2721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Steele,   b. 25 Jan 1812, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 2 Jun 1894, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	18 Jun 1850	Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Alexander Steele,   b. 1853, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Steele,   b. Apr 1855, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Jun 1929, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 74 years)   3. James Steele,   b. Dec 1858, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Jan 1885, New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana, United states (Age ~ 26 years)   4. Margaret Steele,   b. Aug 1860, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1947, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 86 years)   5. Agnes Steele,   b. 28 Oct 1862, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Jul 1877, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 14 years)   6. Robert Dunbar Steele,   b. 1865, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 1945, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States (Age 80 years)   7. William M. Steele,   b. 18 Aug 1867   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Jessie I. Steele,   b. 18 Jun 1870, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Feb 1912, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 41 years)   9. Mary Steele,   b. Jul 1870, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Oct 1824 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West Marriage - 18 Jun 1850 - Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Pneumonia - 22 May 1907 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 24 May 1907 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, 24 Nov 2017, "Obit. - Mrs J. Steele, sr.," Friday, May 24, 1907, p. front page. (Reliability: 3).