Abigal Elizabeth Hilliard

1851 - 1928  (77 years)

• Name	Abigal Elizabeth Hilliard
  Birth	23 Feb 1851	Portage-du Fort, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Female
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205653609
  _FGRAVE	205653609
  Death	7 Jun 1928	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1928, Friday June 15, The Almonte Gazette front page Mrs J.R. Ritchie There passed away on Thursday, June 7, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Walter James, Abigail Hilliard, wife of the late J.R. Ritchie, after a lingering illness borne with patience and fortitude. Mrs Ritchie was a daughter of the late Capt Major Hilliard, of a prominent United Loyalist family, and was born at Portage du Fort, seventy-six years ago, the second youngest of a family of five girls and four boys. She leaves to mourn her loss a family of five sons and one daughter: Muriel, Mrs Walter James. Samuel H, Gordon W., of Almonte; James H, and Ernest A., of Saskatoon; George J. of Vancouver, who were at her bedside. Her husband, one daughter Delta and one son Himard, predeceased her. For a number of years she had made her home with her son Gordon. She was of a quiet and retiring disposition, but made many friends who sincerely regret her passing. She was the last of the family of Capt. Hilliard. The others were: Mrs McArthur, Pakenham; Mrs S.S. Dickson, Lumsden, Sask.; Mrs Charles Eady, Calabogie; Mrs Thos Lowry, Almonte; Daniel Hilliard, M.P., Pakenham; Frank Hilliard, Alpena, Mich.; Minor and Lenson Hilliard, California. The funeral was held from the residence of Mr and Mrs Walter James, Augusta street, the service being conducted by Rev W.H. McCracken. A solo was sung by Mrs McCracken. The remains were interred in the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Amongst friends from a distance who attended the funeral were Mrs Robert Ritchie, of Arnprior, and Mrs Robert Metcalfe, of Pakenham. There was a large concourse of mourners. There were many floral tributes, including a pillow from the family and sprays from Mr Minor Lowry, of Sault Ste Marie and Mr Allan Lowry. The pallbearers were: Messrs M.J. McCabe, M.P. Coderre, Joseph Brunett, W.L. Cochrane, John Crossley and Harry Brazier.
  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	I24690	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Capt. Major Hilliard
  Family ID	F8455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Robert Ritchie,   b. 1850, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 13 Jul 1895, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1878
  Children	1. Muriel Harriet Ritchie,   b. 1880, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Feb 1949, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)   2. Samuel Henry Ritchie,   b. 25 Sep 1881, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Dec 1931, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 50 years)   3. Delta Dickson Ritchie,   b. Nov 1887, Cedar Hill, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Apr 1913, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 25 years)
  Family ID	F7930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 23 Feb 1851 - Portage-du Fort, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada Death - 7 Jun 1928 - Almonte, 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