John Reid

1831 - 1931  (99 years)

• Name	John Reid
  Birth	11 Jun 1831	Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
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  Death	17 May 1931	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1931, Friday May 22, The Almonte Gazette front page ?b?Death Calls John Reid ?/b? As He Nears His 100th Birthday Farmed In Scotland For Years Before Moving His Family To Canada Lived Under Five Kings Had Masonic Apron That Once Belonged To Famous Bobbie Burns Believed to have been the oldest resident in the Ottawa Valley, with his hundredth birthday due on June 11th of this year. Mr John Reid of Almonte, died on Sunday last at the home of his son Thomas J. Reid. He had been in failing health for some months. The late Mr Reid was born on June 11th, 1831, in the historic Perthshire and for many years he farmed on a large scale at Hilton-of-Aldie, near Kincross, famous in the stories of Scott and the poems of Burns, and close to Loch Leven Castle, the place of imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots. He had a leasehold on part of the Scottish estate of Lord Lansdowne, once Governor General of Canada, and on which estate Mr Reid's forebears had lived for 650 years. He was proud of his clan and of the heraldic motto of the clan "Dum Spiro Spero," which translated means "While I breathe I hope." The three major events in Mr Reid's life by a peculiar circumstance all occurred on the 11th day of June; on that date he was born, again on that date was he married and when in 1881 he said goodbye forever to his beloved Scotland it was on June 11th. He had great confidence in the possibilities of this new land and with his wife he brought out his five young sons and one daughter; his confidence was not misplaced; the members of his family all prospered and their talents were splendid contributions to the communities in which they settled. Mr Reid enjoyed the unique distinction of having lived under four British rulers ? George IV., Queen Victoria, Edward VII., and George V. He was proud of the fact that he had been a Mason for 71 years and prouder still of one of his most cherished possessions, the Masonic apron once owned by Burns, the Scottish bard. Mr Reid was an enthusiastic Conservative and followed the fortunes of that Party during his long life time. He was the oldest man in Lanark County to cast a ballot in the last Federal election, going alone to the polls to register a vote for the sitting Mr T.A. Thompson. Mr Reid's faculties remained unimpaired to the end and in his declining years when he could not be so active as of yore he loved to read the newspapers and latterly the radio was a favourite with him. His wife, who was Catherine Haldane of Dunfermline, and his daughter, predeceased him a number of years ago, but his five sons remained. They are John, Robert and Andrew, of Beverly, Mass.; Alexander, of Arnprior, and Thomas of Almonte. He also leaves 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral which was private, was held on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. Services at the home and grave, in the Auld Kirk Cemetery were conducted by Rev J.R. MacCrimmon. The pallbearers were five sons: Thomas J. of Almonte, Alexander of Arnprior and Messrs. John Francis, Robert and Andrew S. of Beverley, Mass., and a nephew Haldane Reid of Arnprior.
  Burial	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	I15324	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Catherine Haldane,   b. 1839, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Mar 1907, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Margaret Seth Reid,   b. 12 Mar 1864, Foss, Perth and Kinross, Scotland d. 16 May 1896, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 32 years)   2. John Francis Reid,   b. 17 Jun 1866, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland d. 4 Mar 1943, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 76 years)   3. Thomas James Reid,   b. 17 Dec 1869, Foss, Perth and Kinross, Scotland d. 15 Nov 1955, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)   4. Alexander Reid,   b. 30 Nov 1873, Foss, Perth and Kinross, Scotland d. 31 Oct 1956, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)   5. Andrew S. Reid   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Robert Reid,   b. 17 Dec 1871, Foss, Perth and Kinross, Scotland d. 30 Oct 1943, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F5140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2018

  
  

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  Death - 17 May 1931 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth