Ellen Cochran

1857 - 1945  (88 years)

• Name	Ellen Cochran  [1]
  Birth	1857	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Helen Cochran  [1]
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127104114
  _FGRAVE	127104114
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	20 Dec 1945	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	aged 88 years 1945, Thursday December 27, The Almonte Gazette page 8 Mrs David E. Snedden There passed to rest at her home of Church street on Thursday evening, December 20th one of the town's best loved citizens in the person of Mrs David E. Snedden following an illness of several months. Had she lived, Mrs Snedden would have observed her 88th birthday on Saturday but instead the day was marked by her funeral. Born on the 7th line of Ramsay Township where Mr Milton Cochran now lives, deceased, whose maiden name was Ellen Cochran, was a daughter of the late Andrew Cochran and his wife, Isabel Erskine. On June 6, 1881 she was married to David E. Snedden and they resided on the 8th line of Ramsay Township, on the farm now owned by Mr John Snedden. Her husband died in 1916 and since 1918 she had resided with her daughter, Miss Laura Snedden in Almonte. Left to mourn are five daughters, Isabel, Mrs W.J. Warren, Carleton Place; Laura, at home; Nellie, Mrs L. Naismith; Mable, Mrs Peter Syme and Elizabeth, Mrs Ernest Robertson. Of her immediate family only one sister survives, Jennie, Mrs Thos C. Philip of Forest Grove, Oregan who is in her 95th year. There are also seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mrs Snedden enjoyed the esteem of a wide circle of friends, was very hospitable and had a cheerful kindly outlook on life. She was a member of Bethany United Church. The funeral which was held from her late residence on Saturday afternoon was very largely attended. The service at the home was conducted by Rev W.J. Scott assisted by Rev Wm Aird. The pallbearers were Messrs Peter Syme, Ernest Robertson, W.R. Cochran, Milton Cochran, John Snedden and D.W. Snedden. A profusion of floral tributes testified to the esteem in which deceased was held. The remains were place in the Auld Kirk Cemetery vault.
  Burial	22 Dec 1945	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I1600	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Andrew Cochran,   b. 22 Jan 1815, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 18 Jun 1883, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Isobel Erskine,   b. 1815, Scotland d. 1864, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	1837
  Family ID	F6283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David E. Snedden,   b. 15 Feb 1855, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 15 Feb 1916, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1881
  Children	1. Isobel Cochran Snedden,   b. 4 Aug 1883, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 12 Dec 1983, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 100 years)   2. Annie LAURA Snedden,   b. 8 Sep 1885, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Oct 1963, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)   3. Nellie May Snedden,   b. 1 Jun 1887, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Dec 1950, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years)   4. Mabel Grant Snedden,   b. 30 Jan 1890, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Mar 1984, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years)   5. Elizabeth Lindsay "Lizzie" Snedden,   b. 19 Oct 1891, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 May 1974, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1857 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West Death - 20 Dec 1945 - 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 - 22 Dec 1945 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, "Mrs David E. Snedden," 27 Dec 1945, p. 8. (Reliability: 3).