William McMunn

1848 - 1926  (78 years)

• Name	William McMunn
  Birth	13 Jun 1848	Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Male
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  Death	9 Jul 1926	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: Clinton Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada
  	1926, Friday July 16, The Almonte Gazette front page ?b?WILLIAM McMUNN HAS PASSED AWAY?/b? Well Known Citizen of Almonte and Pakenham Died After Long Illness. Mr. William McMunn, a well known and highly esteemed resident of Almonte, died in the Rosamond Memorial Hospital on Friday after an illness of several month's duration. he was born in Pakenham Township about 78 years ago, the eldest son of the late John McMunn and Anne Walker. he spent the greater part of his life in Pakenham. Forty-five years ago he was married to Miss Agnes Forsythe, of Cedar Hill, who survives him. He is also survived by one brother, Mr. John R. McMunn, of Covington, Virginia, and one sister, Mrs. S. Pollock of Almonte. Mr. McMunn was a public spirited citizen. he took a deep interest in the affairs of his community, and played an active part in the management of the Methodist Church at Cedar Hill for many years. He served on the Council board in Pakenham Township for a number of years and was also, a tax collector. For some time he was an auctioneer. About 23 years ago, indifferent health compelled him to dispose of his fine farm property to Mr. James Rose and he moved to Almonte to reside where he was engage as machine agent for a number of firms. he was also engage in the insurance business. He was a member of the Almonte town council for some years and was caretaker of the market. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon from his late home on Bridge street to the Auld Kirk Cemetery where interment was made. The funeral was under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge of which order he was long a member. Rev. J. T. E. Blanchard, of Trinity United Church, of which Mr. McMunn was a devoted member, conducted the funeral service. The pallbearers were Messrs; John R. Reid, S. J. McAdam, Greville Toshack, M. R. MacFarlane, Nelson Washburn and D. B. Taylor. The remains were accompanied to their last resting place by very large numbers, a testimony to the many friendship he had made during his life time. Among the relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McConnell of Rochester, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McConnell and son and Mr. Jas. McConnell, of Arnprior; Mrs. Edmonds of Haleys, Mrs. J. Hough, White Lake; Mrs. Walter Keeler and Miss Francis Richardson, of Prescott; Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Barnett of Ottawa.
  Burial	11 Jul 1926	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: Clinton Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada
  Person ID	I32959	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	John McMunn,   b. 1797, County Sligo, Connacht Province, Ireland d. 30 Aug 1859, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Ann Walker,   b. 1811, County Sligo, Connacht Province, Ireland d. 22 Jan 1888, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F6528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Ann Forsythe,   b. 7 Aug 1850, Lanark County, Canada West d. 4 Sep 1931, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1879	Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Alexander McMunn,   b. 1873, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 1944, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F11594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2021

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Jun 1848 - Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Canada West Marriage - 1 Jul 1879 - Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: Clinton Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada - 9 Jul 1926 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: Clinton Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada - 11 Jul 1926 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth