Martha Simpson

1861 - 1955  (93 years)

• Name	Martha Simpson
  Birth	28 Oct 1861	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Female
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  Death	6 Aug 1955	Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
  	1955, Thursday August 11, The Almonte Gazette page 5 Miss Martha Simpson The death occurred a Sault Ste Marie on Saturday, August 6th, of Miss Martha Simpson, at the age of 94 years. Born on the 11th line of Ramsay Township, a daughter of the late William Simpson and his wife, Ann Forgie, she attended the local schools and later moved with her family to a farm on the 9th line of Ramsay ? the farm now owned by Mr Jos Hickey. About 35 years ago, she moved to Almonte where the family resided on Union Street. Of a family of 13 brothers and sisters, she is survived by one sister, Mrs Marion Dodds of Tisdale, Sask., and a number of nephews and nieces. A brother Herbert Simpson of Almonte, predeceased her in November, 1953, and since that time she made her home at Sault Ste Marie with her niece, Miss Jennie Scott. The funeral was held from the Comba Funeral Home on Wednesday, Aug 10th, at 2.30 p.m. The service was conducted by Rev V.L.A. Hirtle, minister of Almonte Baptist Church, of which deceased was a member. The pallbearers were five nephews, Graham Simpson, William and John Neilson, Hugh Metcalfe, Harold McIntyre ad a cousin, John Keller. Interment was in the family plot in the Auld Kirk Cemetery.
  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	I24121	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	William Simpson,   b. 5 Aug 1832, Elmsley Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Mar 1914, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Ann Gemmill "Annie" Forgie,   b. 18 May 1835, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 30 Jan 1911, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1854	Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F8216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 28 Oct 1861 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West Death - 6 Aug 1955 - Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma District, 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