- 1905, Friday December 1, The Almonte Gazette ,page 4
?b?DEATHS?/b?
At Almonte, Nov 28th, Janet Turnbull, relict of the late Matthew Anderson, in her 88th year.
1905, Friday December 1, The Almonte Gazette, front page
?b?Almost a Nonagenarian?/b?
Almonte lost one of her very oldest citizens both in point of years and of residence in the town on Tuesday morning when the spirit of Mrs M. Anderson return to Him who gave it. The deceased, whose maiden name was Janet Turnbull, was born at Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, on May 28th, 1818, and her death came on the day exactly midway between her eighty-seventh and eighty-eight birthdays. She was married at Neilston, in Scotland, on June 7th, 1841, to Mr Matthew Anderson, and with him she came to Canada in the same year. For eleven years they resided at Bonnechere Point and Clarendon, coming to Almonte in 1852, when the place was known as Shipman's Mills. Since then Mrs Anderson's home has been in the town, which she has seen grow from a mere hamlet to its present size and importance, and could tell many interesting stories of the hardships and privations suffered by the settlers of the early days. A family of eleven children, four of whom are dead, were born to Mr and Mrs Anderson. Of these, Anne, (Mrs P. Young, town); Margaret (Mrs Andrew Forgie, Toronto); Jessie (Mrs Robt Cameron, town); William, Ottawa; Matthew, Cache Bay; James, Jersey City, N.Y., and Mary, at home,, are still living. Those who are dead, are Robert, who was drowned; Elizabeth, who died thirty years ago; James and Catherine. There are also thirty grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mrs Anderson became a member of the Presbyterian church and an ardent worker in it as long as she was able to attend. Some years ago the W.F.M.S. of St John's church, Almonte, with which she was identified, made her a life member of the society in recognition of the interest she had always taken in the mission work of the church. The funeral took place this (Thursday) afternoon to the eighth line cemetery, and was largely attended.
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1818 - 1905 (87 years)
