| Name |
Janet Kyle "Jennie" Robertson [1] |
| Nickname |
Jennie |
| Birth |
6 Feb 1871 |
Union Hall, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Name |
Jennie Robertson [1] |
| _FGLINK |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206237835 |
| _FGRAVE |
206237835 |
| _TAG |
Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821) |
| Death |
20 Mar 1933 |
Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Cause: Fatal injuries caused by a runaway sleigh and team of horses./broken hip and internal inju |
Address:
Clinton Street
Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0
Canada |
- 1933, Friday March 24, The Almonte Gazette front page
UNION HALL LADY FATALLY HURT AS TEAM RUNS AWAY
Mrs. Alfred James Was Driving to Almonte When Tragic Accident Happened People of this district learned with deep regret, last Sunday, of the death that morning in Rosamond Memorial Hospital of Mrs. Alfred James, Union Hall, following injuries sustained Saturday afternoon when, the sleigh in which she was riding crashed into a telephone pole. Mrs. James was driving into town with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Robertson. At the top of the steep hill, Almonte street, the team took fright and started to run. The driver shouted to the women to jump. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson succeeded in getting out of the sleigh but for some reason Mrs. James was unable to do so. Half way down the steep grade the sleigh hit a telephone pole and then crashed into a second one. The horses broke free from the vehicle, one being stopped on the hill and the other continuing its mad career until stopped in front of the O'Brien Theater by Elijah Ledgerwood. It was dragging one rein and the neck yoke. Mr. Ledgerwood caught it and made a halter of the dangling line. Mrs. James was rushed to the Rosamond Memorial Hospital where an examination revealed a broken hip and arm and serious internal injuries. It was realized from the first that she could not recover and death ensued next morning. Mrs. James was one of the most popular women in the Union Hall section and her tragic death cast a gloom over the whole district. The accident occurred at the most dangerous point in the town and it was utterly impossible for the driver to maintain any control over the team as it started to run down the steep grade. At the time of the accident the three passengers in the sleigh were on their way to visit Mrs. Margaret Kellough, a sister of Mr. Robertson and Mrs. James who was seriously ill. The late Mrs. James whose maiden name was Jennie Robertson, was born in the Union Hall section and had lived there all her life. She was a daughter of the late James Robertson and Janet Watt, pioneer residents of Ramsay. Surviving besides her husband, Alfred James, are five daughters, Mabel (Mrs. Gardiner) of Carleton Place; Ella, Stamford, Conn.; Anna, Mrs. Arnold Bach, New Canaan, U.S.; Laura and Winnifred at home and one son Alfred at home. She is also mourned by one sister Mrs. Margaret Kellough and three brothers, George Robertson, Union Hall; Ernest of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and William of Haileybury. Mrs. James' funeral was held Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended by friends and relatives from all parts of North Lanark and from points as far distant as Perth. Service was conducted at the home in the James Settlement by Rev. J. W. R. Meakin of St. George's Anglican Church, Clayton. Interment was made in St. George's Cemetery, Union Hall. The pallbearers were Kenneth, George and Russell Robertson, Benjamin, Edward and John James. Many beautiful floral offerings testified to the high esteem in which the late Mrs. James was held.
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| Burial |
22 Mar 1933 |
St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Campbell's Bay, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada [1] |
Address:
Bowland Road
Lot 17 Con 1 Ramsay Twp,
Union Hall, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County,, Ontario Union Hall
Canada |
| Person ID |
I23650 |
The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler |
| Last Modified |
13 Jul 2020 |
| Father |
James Robertson, b. 4 Oct 1824, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 11 Aug 1908, Union Hall, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Janet Watt, b. 17 Apr 1835, Darling Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 7 Dec 1909, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Apr 1856 |
| Family ID |
F1235 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Alfred F. James, b. 20 Jun 1861, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 21 Dec 1943, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
1899 |
| Children |
| | 1. Mabel Irene James, b. 27 Aug 1901, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Major Ella Evelyne James, b. 29 Jul 1904, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Oct 1971, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United states (Age 67 years) |
| | 3. Annie James, b. 31 Oct 1906, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Laura Kathleen Jean James, b. 5 Jun 1909, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Winnifred James |
| | 6. Benjamin Alfred "Alf" James, b. 22 May 1911, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Feb 1976, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years) |
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| Family ID |
F8042 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
11 Mar 2020 |
1871 - 1933 (62 years)
