William JOHN McGill, Jr.

1879 - 1972  (92 years)

• Name	William JOHN McGill  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	11 Dec 1879	Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212680049
  _FGRAVE	212680049
  _FSFTID	L276-2XW
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L276-2XW
  Death	11 Jan 1972	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Address: 211 Lake Avenue E. Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario K7C 1J4 Canada 613-257-2200
  	1972, Thursday January 20, The Almonte Gazette page 8 John McGill Sr. A lifelong resident of Pakenham Township, John McGill Sr., passed away at the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital on Tuesday January 11th, 1972, following a lengthy illness. He was in his 93rd year. Born at Pakenham, Ontario, December 11, 1879; he was one of a family of nine children of the late John McGill and his wife, the late Catherine McKay Having received his education in Pakenham, Mr McGill then turned to farming at which he spent his remaining years. In October 1919, at Pakenham, he wed Margaret Morrison Arthur, who survived. To them were born two daughters, Jean, to Toronto, and Marion (Mrs Murray Cavanagh), R.R. 1, Pakenham. Also surviving is one sister, Mrs Lucy Saunderson, of Ottawa. He was predeceased by seven brothers and sisters. Mr McGill attended Blakeney United Church and late Pakenham United Church and was a active member of the Masonic Lodge, North Lanark Agricultural Society and the Canadian Seed Grower Association. Funeral services for Mr McGill were conducted by Rev Harold Davies at the Comba Funeral Home, Almonte, on Thursday, January 13th, at 2 p.m. Interment was made in Auld Kirk Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ted Wood, Willie Bowes, Jack McGill, Ken McGill, Bob Hogan and Lorne Ritchie.
  Burial	13 Jan 1972	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Plots B660 to B689 stone 638 John McGill 1879-1972 His wife Margaret M. Arthur 1889-1975 Infant son 1923 Cavanagh- McGill Wm. Murray 1922-1989 His wife Marion K. McGill 1926-
  Person ID	I21003	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	John McGill,   b. 22 Nov 1842, Belfast, Ireland d. 8 Jun 1934, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Catherine McKay,   b. 25 Sep 1847, Scotland d. 21 May 1939, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1870	Pakenham Village, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F6581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Morrison Arthur,   b. 12 Mar 1889, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Apr 1975, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1919
  Children	1. Jean Stewart McGill,   b. 23 Jul 1920   d. 7 Mar 2019, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 98 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F7131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Dec 1879 - Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: 211 Lake Avenue E. Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario K7C 1J4 Canada 613-257-2200 - 11 Jan 1972 - Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 13 Jan 1972 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Gary J. Byron, Auld Kirk Cemetery Records, 35 (Reliability: 3). [S69] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette, "John McGill Sr. obituary," 20 Jan 1972, p. 8; digital images : accessed 21 Jul 2021), Newspapers: Almonte Gazette. (Reliability: 3).