Margaret Jane Smith

1805 - 1889  (84 years)

• Name	Margaret Jane Smith
  Birth	1805	Airdre, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216383961
  _FGRAVE	216383961
  Death	14 Jan 1889	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1889, Friday January 18, The Almonte Gazette front page ?b?The Late Mrs Stevenson?/b? One of the few remaining Lanark County pioneers passed to her long home on Monday last in the person of Mrs. Stevenson, relict of the late Alexander Stevenson in her 83rd year of her age. The venerable lady had been ill for ten weeks with bronchitis which toward the end turned into dropsy. And although her sufferings were very severe she was never heard to murmur or complain and exhibited surprising fortitude. Deceased was one of the earliest settlers in these parts and saw Almonte when there was but one house erected there. She was born in Airdrie, Scotland in the year 1805 and when ten years of age saw the British troops returning from the battle of Waterloo. She came to Canada with her father (the late Andrew Smith) in 1821 being passengers by the ship "George Cannon." They came through to Lanark Village and thence to the township of Ramsay on the fifth concession of which they settled. She married the late Mr. Stevenson in 1833. Six children were born to them, five of whom survive, viz: Norman of this town; Andrew on the homestead, Ramsay; Mrs. John Dunlop, Ramsay; Mrs. John Rintoul of Huron Co. and Mrs. Thos. McFarlane, Petrel, N.W.T. All but Mrs. Rintoul were with their mother when the end came. Mrs. Stevenson lived on the homestead till 1871 when she moved to town and resided with her son, Norman, the balance of her life. She was a devout Christian woman and a firm adherent to the Presbyterian faith. The funeral took place to the Eighth line Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon and was largely attended.
  Burial	16 Jan 1889	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	I41595	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	22 May 2023

  
  

  Family	Alexander Stevenson, J. P.,   b. 27 Oct 1805, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 9 Apr 1882, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1833
  Children	1. Norman Stevenson,   b. 1835, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 19 Feb 1911, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)   2. Andrew Stevenson,   b. 10 Aug 1838, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 8 Apr 1909, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)   3. Euphemia Stevenson,   b. 5 Nov 1842, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 29 Oct 1928, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)   4. Daniel Stevenson,   b. 1844, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 25 Apr 1869, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F14713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 May 2023

  
  

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  Birth - 1805 - Airdre, North Lanarkshire, Scotland Death - 14 Jan 1889 - 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 - 16 Jan 1889 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth