Duncan Aitken

1864 - 1935  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Duncan Aitken  [1]
  Birth	Nov 1864	Huntley Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234904824
  _FGRAVE	234904824
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	15 Feb 1935	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Pneumonia, 4 days
  	Address: Wesley Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario Canada
  	1935, Thursday February 21, The Almonte Gazette page 4 ?b?Mr Duncan Aitken?/b? The death occurred in Almonte on Friday, Feb 15th, of Mr Duncan Aitken following a short illness of pneumonia. Deceased was born in Huntley Township of 71 years ago and farmed in Ramsay until his removal to Almonte 15 years ago where he lived retired until the time of his death. Mr Aitken is survived by his widow who was Minnie Leishman before her marriage. Five brothers and five sisters predeceased him. The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the late home of deceased on Wesley street to the Auld Kirk Cemetery where interment was made. Services were conducted by Rev A. J. Fowlie of the Almonte Presbyterian Church. The pallbearers were Thomas, Ernest, Allan and Clyde Leishman, Lorne Moreau and Alfred Barrowclough. The late Mr Aitken was a quiet retiring man who went his way through life making many friends and no enemies. He will be missed by those who knew him intimately during the long period of his residence in town.
  Burial	18 Feb 1935	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I6079	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	James Aitken,   b. 1803, Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland d. 24 May 1888, Huntley Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Jane Miller,   b. 1814, Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 7 Feb 1896, Huntley Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1835	Huntley Township, Carleton County, Canada West
  Family ID	F2032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Anne "Minnie" Leishman,   b. 24 Nov 1872, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Dec 1942, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1902
  Family ID	F2121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 May 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Nov 1864 - Huntley Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Pneumonia, 4 days,Address: Wesley Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario Canada - 15 Feb 1935 - 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 - 18 Feb 1935 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S207] Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 (A), ((https://www.ancestry.ca/ : 1938)), accessed 18 Jul 2023), Duncan Aitken; Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab?Duncan Aitken Gender?tab?Male Age?tab?75 Birth Date?tab? 1860 Birth Place?tab?Ontario Death Date?tab?15 Feb 1935 Death Place?tab?Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father?tab?James Aitken Mother?tab?Jane Millar