John Snedden

1830 - 1906  (76 years)

• Name	John Snedden
  Birth	13 May 1830	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Christening	31 Mar 1832	Perth, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127149365
  _FGRAVE	127149365
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	29 Dec 1906	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Brain Fever/chronic rheumatism
  	aged 78 years 1907, Friday January 4, The Almonte Gazette, front page Mr John Snedden After a number of years of suffering from rheumatism, the pain from which at times was very severe and which had confined him to bed for several months, Mr John Snedden, of Bennie's Corners, succumbed on Saturday last, to an attack of brain fever, having reached his 77th year. The late Mr Snedden was born on the farm upon which he spent his whole life. His father was one of the pioneers of the township, and the family were called upon to bear their full share of the hardships of those early years. About the year 1854 the deceased was married to Ann Lindsay, daughter of the late John Lindsay, and a sister of Messrs. John and James Lindsay of Pakenham. To them were born ten children, three of whom are dead Those living are ? William, Matthew, Minnie, David E., Lizzie (Mrs A. Naismith), Aggie, James, John, Annie (Mrs G.E. Toshack) and Maggie. Mrs Snedden is also living at the age of 73 years. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon to the eighth line cemetery and was largely attended, the deceased having been widely known, and many wishing to pay a mark of respect to his memory.
  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	I187	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	David Snedden,   b. Abt 1797, Cambuslang Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 5 Aug 1834, Carillon, Saint-Andre-D'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 37 years)
  Mother	Agnes Whyte,   b. 14 Sep 1805, Cambuslang Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 25 Dec 1873, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1820	Perth, Lanark County, Canada West
  	Snedden, Marilyn,"The Snedden Saga: From Lanarkshire to Lanark County", 1994
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Lindsay,   b. 1833, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 5 Feb 1927, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1854
  Children	1. 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)   2. Elizabeth Snedden,   b. Feb 1857, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 28 Jun 1935, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 78 years)   3. Agnes Whyte Snedden,   b. 1859, Bennie's Corners, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Jan 1947, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)   4. John Lindsay Snedden,   b. 11 Feb 1862, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Oct 1928, New York City, New York County, New York, United States (Age 66 years)   5. James R. Snedden,   b. 1865, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Mar 1943, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)   6. Minnie Snedden,   b. 1867, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 May 1898, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 31 years)   7. William Henry Snedden,   b. 1869, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Nov 1893, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 24 years)   8. Annie Snedden,   b. 1871, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Mar 1953, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)   9. Matthew Frederick Snedden,   b. 1873, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Jun 1901, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F6536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 May 1830 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Christening - 31 Mar 1832 - Perth, Lanark County, Canada West Death - Cause: Brain Fever/chronic rheumatism - 29 Dec 1906 - 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 - - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Baptised at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Perth ON