John Findlay Gordon^[1]

1859 - 1944  (84 years)

• Name	John Findlay Gordon  [2]
  Birth	10 Jul 1859	Lanark Village, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206936541
  _FGRAVE	206936541
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	17 May 1944	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	1944, Thursday May 18, The Almonte Gazette page 4 DIED GORDON ? In Ramsay Township on Wednesday, May 17, John F. Gordon, in his 85th year. Funeral will be held on Friday, May 19, at 2 p.m. from his late residence to Auld Kirk Cemetery. 1944, Thursday May 25, The Carleton Place Canadian page 2 John F. Gordon Almonte, May 19 - The death occurred Wednesday at his home, in Ramsay township of John F. Gordon, in his 85th year. He was a son of J.F. Gordon and Ann Wells, of Glasgow, Scotland, early settlers of Lanark village. In 1885, Mr Gordon married Mrs Margaret Ann Giles, formerly Margaret Ann Evans, of Clayton, Ont., who predeceased him in 1928. To this union, two son and four daughters were born, namely, William, and present living on the homestead; Maggie (Mrs Thos Corrigan), and Minnie (Mrs W.J. Elliott), of Sonneugdale, Sask; Ada (Mrs D. Boyd Traill), of Drummond, and Miss Eva, of Ottawa. Mr Gordon was born in Scotland and was one of a family of 10, of whom two survive, Mrs M. A. McFarlane, Ottawa, and Mrs J.A. Morrison, of Prescott. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 p.m. from the family residence in Ramsay to the Auld Kirk cemetery.
  Burial	19 May 1944	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I6412	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	John Findlay Gordon,   b. 1827, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 25 Aug 1887, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Ann Mills,   b. Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1864, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F4101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ann Evans,   b. 2 May 1857, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 4 Dec 1928, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1885	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Margaret May "Maggie" Gordon,   b. 22 Sep 1886, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Jan 1963 (Age 76 years)   2. John Findlay Gordon, Jr.,   b. 14 Jun 1889, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Aug 1942, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 53 years)   3. Minnie Pearl Gordon,   b. 2 May 1893, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1974, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 80 years)   4. William Alexander Gordon,   b. 13 Jan 1895, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Jul 1956, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)   5. Eva Gordon,   b. 26 Mar 1898, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Sep 1975, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)   6. Ada Gordon,   b. 26 Mar 1904, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Apr 1976, Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F2257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Jul 1859 - Lanark Village, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 22 Dec 1885 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 17 May 1944 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 19 May 1944 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S132] Family Search Intl., Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Transcription (FMP), ((https://search.findmypast.com/)), accessed 10 Apr 2021), Eva Gordon; Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Transcription. (Reliability: 3). First name(s)?tab?Eva Last name?tab?Gordon Sex?tab?Female Birth year?tab?1898 Birth date?tab?23 Mar 1898 Father's first name(s)?tab?John F. Father's last name?tab?Gordon Mother's first name(s)?tab?Margaret Ann Mother's last name?tab?Evans Place?tab?Ramsay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada County?tab?Lanark Province?tab?Ontario Country?tab?Canada Batch number?tab?C06105-6 Film number?tab?1928124 Record set?tab?Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Civil Births [S3] Gary J. Byron, Auld Kirk Cemetery Records, 55 (Reliability: 3).