Agnes Whyte

1837 - 1926  (89 years)

• Name	Agnes Whyte
  Birth	1837	Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Female
  Name	White
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127157999
  _FGRAVE	127157999
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	18 Aug 1926	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	A lady much beloved by many Almonte and Ramsay people passed away in the person of Mrs agnes Steele at Carleton Place on Wednesday morning at the home of her son, Dr M.H. Steele. She was in her 90th year, and although she had been in failing health for the past six months, she had only been confined to her home for ten days. She had with her at her bedside four of her sons and two of her daughters. Mrs Steele was a daughter of the late John Whyte, of Beckwith, a well known farmer. Her mother died when she was a little girl aand she was brought to Ramsy to make her home with her cousin, the late John Snedden, and she often spoke of the happy girlhood she spent under the kind care of Mr and Mrs Snedden. She was only 21 when she was married in 1858 to Mr Alex Steele, of the 7th line of Ramsay. Rev Mr McMorran performing the ceremony. To them were born eleven of a family, of whom eight survive. Two children died in infancy, but the first break in the nine did not come for many years until James was striken with yellow fever in Cuba. He was a lieutenant in the American forces during the Spanish-American war, where he had charge of the balloon brigade, the signalling service of the army and navy. He was a brilliant young man of 32, who was pushing his way rapidly upwards. The home of the Steele family on the 7th line of Ramsay became a great gathering place for both young folk and their elders, and when it became known that Mrs Steele was about to passon, there have been many reminisceces exchanged regarding her great hospitality and the happiness she had the gift to instill in those with whom she came in contact. As the years went on and the family and the family was scattering Mr and Mrs Steele felt that the work of the farm was too great and they moved into Almonte. Here they lived for many years in the house on Union street now occupied by Mr John Sutherland. In 1911, Mr Steel died and about nine years ago, after a residence here of about thirty years Mrs Steele sold her house in Almonte and went to live in Carleton Place with her son, Dr M.H, Steele. All of her family had departed. No fewer than three of her sons had gone into the dental profession. Dr W.H. Steele is in practice at Arnprior. Dr L.D. Steele is in practice at Regina and Dr M.H. Steele already mentioned. Alexander is farming at Dinsmore, Sask. and John is in the publishing business in Chicago. The three daughters of Mrs Steele are Bella, Mrs M Harris, of Radisson, Sask; Kate, Mrs J.A. Dack, of Carleton Place; and Minnie, Mrs Neil Campbell, of Arnprior. Only Mrs Harris and Dr L.D. Steele were unable to be present when their mother passed away. Mrs Steele was a member of St John's Presbyterian church and when St John's and St Andrew's united she became a member of Almonte Presbyterian church. Her remains will be laid beside her busband this Friday in the Auld Kirk cemetery. The service at the home of Dr M.H. Steele will be at 1:30 o'clock. Mrs Steele was a famous knitter, and in the midst of an unusually busy life did an astonishing amount of knitting and fancy work. When the war broke out she brought her talent to work for the comfort of the soldier lads, and hundreds of pairs of socks and other garments were made by her. So much did she accomplish that it was one of the wonders of the Almonte district that will be talked of for many a long day to come.
  Burial	20 Aug 1926	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
  	Plots B180 to B209 stone 332 Alexander STEELE 1828 - 1911 His wife Agnes WHYTE 1837 - 1926 Catherine 1868 - 1868 Herbert 1876 - 1877 P.D.D.G.M. Milo H. STEELE D.DS. 1869 - 1928 (Mason Crest)
  Person ID	I6923	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	John Whyte
  Mother	Katherine Robertson
  Family ID	F2727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alexander Steele,   b. 10 Sep 1828, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 15 Jun 1911, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1858	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Kate Steele   2. Alexander A. Steele   3. John W. Steele   4. Dr. Lorne D. Steele   5. Dr. W. H. Steele   6. Isabella Margaret Steele,   b. 1859, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 15 Nov 1941, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)   7. James Robert Steele,   b. 1866, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Aug 1898, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (Age 32 years)   8. Catherine Steele,   b. 1868, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1868, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)   9. Dr. Milo Harris Steele, DDS,   b. 8 Apr 1869, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Jul 1928, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 59 years)   10. Herbert Steele,   b. 7 Oct 1876, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1877, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)   11. Mary Jessie "Minnie" Steele,   b. 8 Apr 1878, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Aug 1960, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F2409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1837 - Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West Marriage - 30 Nov 1858 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 18 Aug 1926 - Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 20 Aug 1926 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, 24 Nov 2017, "Mrs Alex Steele," Friday, August 20, 1926, p. front page. (Reliability: 3).