Rebecca Forrester Blair

1858 - 1953  (94 years)

• Name	Rebecca Forrester Blair
  Birth	6 Jun 1858	Drummond Centre Community Cemetery, Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219277339
  _FGRAVE	219277339
  Death	29 May 1953	Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
  	1953, Thursday June 4, The Renfrew Mercury page 2 ?b?Mrs M. Aikenhead Dies in 95th Year, Buried in Almonte?/b? A resident of Renfrew for the past sixteen years and wellloved by all who knew her, Mrs Matthew Aikenhead died at the home of her son, William of Friday, May 29, 1953, after an illness of several months. She was in her 95th year, but took a very active interest in local affairs. Mrs Aikenhead was born in the township of Drummond on June 6, 1858, the daughter of George Blair and the former Mary McIlquaham. She lived there for some years before moving to Almonte. She also lived in Pakenham before coming to Renfrew for the last sixteen years of her life. A member of the United Church, Mrs Aikenhead was alway very active in church work during her lifetime. She married Matthew Aikenhead in Drummond in 1890. He predeceased her in 1924. The funeral took place from McPhail & Perkins Funeral Home on Sunday, May 31st, 1953, where service was conducted by Rev C.G. Ward at 2 p.m. Interment took place at Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte. Pallbearers were Harold Blair and W.A. Scott of Pakenham, Milton Blair, Arnprior, H.M. Blair, George Blair and Wesley Playfair, all of Lanark. Mrs Aikenhead leaves to mourn her loss one son, William of Renfrew, one daughter, Miss Mary of Toronto, one brother, Samuel of Duluth, Minnesota, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
  Burial	31 May 1953	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	I42613	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	George Blair,   b. Drummond Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 22 Jul 1914, Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Mother	Mary McIlquham   d. 26 May 1896
  Family ID	F15098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matthew McFarlane Aikenhead,   b. 13 Jul 1860, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Jan 1924, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1890	Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F15097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2023

  
  

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  Birth - 6 Jun 1858 - Drummond Centre Community Cemetery, Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1890 - Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 29 May 1953 - Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 31 May 1953 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth