Meda Jean Young

1880 - 1931  (51 years)

• Name	Meda Jean Young
  Birth	26 Feb 1880	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201693290
  _FGRAVE	201693290
  Death	3 Aug 1931	Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  	1931, Friday August 7,The Almonte Gazette, page 4 Mrs W.T. Urquhart A lady widely known throughout this district died at her home in Ottawa Monday, in the person of Meda Jean Young, wife of W.T. Urquhart, of 195 Second avenue. Though she had been ill for the past four months the news of her death will come as a great shock to her many friends. A native of Almonte, Mrs Urquhart, who was in her 51st year, was a daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Young, of 240 Fifth avenue, Ottawa. She received her education in the Almonte Public and High Schools and was married to W.T. Urquhart, of Ottawa, in 1914. She had lived there for the past 20 years. Mrs Urquhart was a staunch member of St. Giles' Presbyterian Church where she was connected with the Choir, the Ladies' Aid and the Women's Missionary Society. Interested in all phases of public welfare, she was a member of the Advisory Board of the Local Boys Scouts and the Colonel By Chapter, I.O.D.E. She was also an active member of the Ottawa Tennis and Bowling Association and was rated as one of the foremost women bowlers in the Capital, numerous trophies and prizes attesting to her skill in this field of sport. Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Christena Margaret and Jessie Almeda; one son, Robert Urquhart; her parent, Mr and Mrs Robert Young, and one stepson Gordon B. Urquhart, all of Ottawa; one stepdaughter, Mrs R. Lorne Stead, of Montreal; two sisters, Mrs A.K. Maclean and Mrs Spratt, wife of Dr. O.C. Spratt, both of Ottawa. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from her late home, 195 Second Avenue, to St. Giles' Church, Ottawa. Interment was made in the Auld Kirk cemetery, Almonte.
  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	I29199	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Young,   b. 2 Aug 1848, Bennie's Corners, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Feb 1942, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Christina McFarlane,   b. 3 Jul 1853, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 19 May 1937, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1875
  Family ID	F8370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Thomas Urquhart,   b. Sep 1864, Ontario, Canada d. 31 May 1936, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	1914
  Children	1. Peter Urquhart   bur. Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   2. Gordon Urquhart   3. Robert Urquhart   4. Christina Urquhart   5. Jessie Urquhart   6. Jean Urquhart
  Family ID	F10139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 26 Feb 1880 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 3 Aug 1931 - Ottawa Municipality, 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