Malcolm C. McFarlane

1855 - 1942  (87 years)

• Name	Malcolm C. McFarlane
  Birth	1855	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232187707
  _FGRAVE	232187707
  Burial	1942	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
  Death	29 Aug 1942	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1942, Thursday September 3, The Almonte Gazette front page ?b?Pioneer Of Early Railway Era Dies.?/b? Malcolm C. MacFarlane Served On Many Surveys In Canada and U.S. Malcolm C. MacFarlane, well known and highly respected resident of Almonte, died Friday last at his home here. He was 87 years of age. Mr MacFarlane was engaged in many public, being a graduate in civil engineering from McGill University in 1879. He was in charge of the installation of waterworks at Brockville and following engineering work in the Prairie Provinces and Wyoming, he was on the geological survey in Kansas. He was a member of Bethany United Church. He had been ill for the past seven years. Deceased was born in Almonte, son of the late James McFarlane and his wife, Ann MacFarlane, and was married in 1892 to Helen MacFarlane who survives in addition to one son, William Bert MacFarlane of Temagami. He was the last member of his immediate family. The funeral was held Monday afternoon from his late residence to the Auld Kirk cemetery. Rev W.J. Scott of Bethany Church conducted the service. The pallbearers were T.J. Reid, P.A.E. Young, W.C. Pollock, J.D. McCallum, Harry Houston and Hal B. Kirkland. Mr MacFarlane had a lone and interesting life. In addition to the professional activities mentioned above he took part in the construction of the Kingston & Pembroke Railway, which was built by the late M.J. O'Brien; he was on the survey of the Canada Atlantic Railway built by the late J.R. Booth; he was employed by the Canadian Northern Railway in the Prairie Provinces under MacKenzie & Mann, from 1895 until 1905 and was with the National Transcontinental as district engineer in the early days of construction. Later on he was divisional engineer with headquarters in Winnipeg. Mr MacFarlane conducted surveys in Manitoba before the Riel Rebellion and altogether had priceless fund of information about the early days of railway construction in Canada and pasts of the United States.
  Person ID	I29308	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	James McFarlane,   b. 1 Dec 1825, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 15 Jul 1910, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Ann Paterson McFarlane,   b. 24 Apr 1831, Glasgow City, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1 Nov 1890, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1854
  Family ID	F2791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen McFarlane,   b. 17 Apr 1860, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 31 May 1950, North Bay, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1892
  Family ID	F10182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2023

  
  

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  Birth - 1855 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 1942 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 29 Aug 1942 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth