Alexander McGill

1848 - 1935  (~ 86 years)

• Name	Alexander McGill
  Birth	Nov 1848	Bells Corners, Nepean Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	1849	Bells Corners, Nepean Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  	as recorded in his obituary
  Name	Alex McGill
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213094437
  _FGRAVE	213094437
  _FSFTID	GWHD-6GS
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GWHD-6GS
  _HASHTAG	DNA - Maternal Connection
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  Death	12 Feb 1935	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1935, Thursday February 14, The Almonte Gazette page 4 Mr Alex McGill An aged and respected resident of the community passed away on Tuesday morning, Feb 12th, in the person of Alex McGill, after a few day's illness. Deceased, who was the third son of the late John McGill and Jane McCann was born at Bell's Corners in 1849 and moved with his parents the following year to the 11th concession of Pakenham, where he spent the great part of his life. About 50 years ago he married Jennie Armstrong and continued to reside on the homestead until he was about 35 years of age when he sold it and moved to a farm near Almonte. About two years ago he moved again and finally took up residence in town. Mr McGill leaves a widow and three sons and one daughter. namely, William, Victor and John and Ida. All of the family reside in Almonte. The funeral took place on Thursday at 2.30 from his late residence on Brougham Street, to the Auld Kirk Cemetery Vault. The funeral services was conducted by Rev A.J. Fowlie of the Presbyterian Church. The pallbearers were: Jas Timmons, John McGill, Thomas McGill, James McGill, Samuel McAdam and John Syme. The late Mr McGill was the last of his immediate family and was one of the pioneers of this district.
  Burial	14 Feb 1935	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	I17423	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	John McGill,   b. 1805, Ireland d. 1859, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Jane McCann,   b. 1819, County Down, Northern Ireland d. 23 Apr 1907, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1840	County Down, Northern Ireland   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F5855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane "Jennie" Armstrong,   b. Apr 1855, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 17 Mar 1940, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1880	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  		Marriage Record Ontario Pakenham Alexander McGill Jane Armstrong.jpg
  Children	1. William McGill,   b. 8 Apr 1881, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Jan 1965 (Age 83 years)   2. Victor Leslie McGill,   b. 8 Oct 1883, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 May 1947, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years)   3. John Alexander "Jack" McGill,   b. 10 Jan 1886, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Oct 1962, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)   4. Ida May McGill,   b. 13 Mar 1891, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Nov 1848 - Bells Corners, Nepean Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Alt. Birth - as recorded in his obituary - 1849 - Bells Corners, Nepean Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 8 Apr 1880 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 12 Feb 1935 - 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 - 14 Feb 1935 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Gary J. Byron, Auld Kirk Cemetery Records, 105 (Reliability: 3). [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, "Mrs John McGill," 26 Apr 1907, p. 2. (Reliability: 3). [S157] Ontario, Canada. Bathurst District (Lanark County)., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 (A), (Digital images. Ancestry, \i Ancestry\i0 . https://ancestry.ca : 2010.), marriage record, 005385: 484, Alexander McGill-Jane Armstrong, 8 Apr 1880; accessed 5 Aug 2019. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab?Jane McCann Gender?tab?Female Spouse?tab?John McGill Child?tab?Alexander McGill