Robert A. Anderson

1884 - 1912  (27 years)

• Name	Robert A. Anderson
  Birth	15 Dec 1884	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
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  Death	19 Mar 1912	Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
  	1912, Friday March 22, The Almonte Gazette page 4 DEATHS At Cornwall, Ont, on March 19th Robert Alexander Anderson, in his 28th year. Funeral will take place on Friday, March 22nd, at 2.30 o'clock from his father's residence, on the eighth line Ramsay, to the eighth line cemetery. 1912, Friday March 29, The Almonte Gazette page 4 The Late Robert Anderson The Cornwall Standard has the following regarding the death of the late Robert Anderson: "An exceedingly sad accident happened on Tuesday afternoon when a young man named Robert Anderson, of the Bell Telephone repair staff, lost his life while engaged at his work. he had been sent by the foreman to remove a rope which had fallen across the wires, and had climbed one of the electric light poles just in front of the Street Railway office, on Second Street for that purpose. He was in the act of removing the rope when his right hand came in contact with one of the wires carrying a current of about a thousand volts, and the shock caused him to lose his hold on the pole. He fell a distance of about 25 or 30 feet striking the ground on his head and shoulder. He was carried into the Street Railway office and doctors summoned by telephone, reaching him in a few minutes. he was still alive, but the physicians found that he was beyond their aid and his death followed almost immediately. The little finger of his right hand was badly burned by the electric current. Coroner Hamilton was one of the doctors in attendance and he decided it was not necessary to hold an inquest. The deceased was a member of the repair staff which had been engaged here for several weeks past making extensive alterations and improvements on the telephone lines. He was a most exemplary young man and was held in high esteem by the officers in charge of that work and also by his fellow employees. his close associates say that it was his ambition to fit himself for a more responsible position in the company's service, and with this object in view he spent his spare time studying works on electricity. he was 23 years of age and his home was in Almonte. The remains were taken to that place on Wednesday, being accompanied by one of his companions, Mr E.E. Clark, of Carleton Place. A funeral service was held at Mr Stoddart's Undertaking Parlours, Rev S. Sheldon, of the Baptist Church, officiating. A large cortege, including all the employees of the Telephone Co, followed the remains to the Grand Trunk station. Several beautiful floral tributes were placed upon the casket ? a floral bell from his fellow workmen, a wreath from the young ladies of the local office, and a wreath from the members of the Baptist Church." The funeral on Friday last was very largely attended. the sympathy of all is extended to the bereaved friends.
  Burial	22 Mar 1912	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	I24344	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	William Waddell Anderson,   b. 25 May 1859, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 15 Feb 1940, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Henrietta Watson,   b. 30 Jun 1855, Grattan Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Feb 1928, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 15 Dec 1884 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 19 Mar 1912 - Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 22 Mar 1912 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth