James Leckie Cannon

1857 - 1928  (71 years)

• Name	James Leckie Cannon
  Birth	23 Feb 1857	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Male
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  _FSFTID	9V3B-2PK
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  _STAT	Never Married
  Death	25 May 1928	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Heart disease
  	1928, Friday June 8, The Almonte Gazette front page ?b?Came to Funeral of Brother and Died Suddenly James Leckie Cannon ?/b?Had Farmed In Alberta For Many Years. Was Member of Well Known Ramsay Family Mr James Leckie Cannon died on Friday, May 25, at the home of Mrs John Cannon, eighth line of Ramsay. He was 71 years of age and unmarried. He was a son of the late John Cannon and his wife Harriet Carswell, of Ramsay. He was born on the homestead of which he died. Thirty five years ago he went to Lacombe, Alberta, and farmed there until eight years ago. For the last three years he had lived in Edmonton. He came East on April 16 to attend the funeral of his brother, the late John Cannon. He was in good health until a week before he died, and even then was not considered seriously ill. He died very suddenly of heart disease. He leaves to mourn his loss four brothers, William Cannon, of Ramsay; Dr Cannon, of Watertown, N.Y.; David and Allan Cannon, of Lacombe, Alta. A brother and sister, John and Harriet, predeceased him. The funeral which was held from the home of Mrs John Cannon, eighth line of Ramsay, on Monday of last week, was very largely attended. The service was conducted by Rev John Hardwick, of Carleton Place, in the absence of Rev W.H. McCracken. Interment was made in the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Amongst those who attended from a distance were: Mrs Dr Graham, Pembroke; Mrs John Croskery, Perth; Mrs Howard Irving and Mrs Thomas Irving, Smiths Falls; Dr Cannon, Watertown, N.Y. The floral tributes were many and very beautiful. They included flowers from his nieces, Miss Gladys Cannon, Kapuskasing, Ont; Mrs F. Graff, Cochrane, Ont; Miss Minnie Cannon, Ramsay; also from Mrs John Cannon, Ramsay, and Miss Fannie Templeton, Almonte.
  Burial	28 May 1928	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
  Person ID	I12605	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	John Cannon,   b. 1818, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 14 Feb 1879, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Harriet Muir Carswell,   b. 14 Aug 1818, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 30 Nov 1887, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1848	Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F4168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 23 Feb 1857 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West Death - Cause: Heart disease - 25 May 1928 - 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 - 28 May 1928 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth