Ellen "Nellie" Galbraith

1858 - 1929  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Ellen "Nellie" Galbraith
  Nickname	Nellie
  Birth	Oct 1858	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Female
  Name	Nellie Galbraith
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191808493
  _FGRAVE	191808493
  _STAT	Never Married
  Death	4 Jan 1929	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1929, Friday January 11. The Almonte Gazette front page Ellen Galbraith Passes Away At Carleton Place Was Last Surviving Member of the Family of Daniel Galbraith M.P. After Completing Her Education in Almonte She Went Into Training as a Nurse and Practised Her Profession until About a Year Ago Miss Ellen Galbraith, daughter of the late Daniel Galbraith, M.P., of Almonte, died on Friday in her seventy-second year at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr Thos Houston, Carleton Place. While she had been ailing for almost a year, her death was unexpected and came as a great shock to her many friends. She was born in Ramsay and after receiving her early education there and in Almonte, she went in training for a nurse and followed her profession until about a year ago. She was very highly esteemed and her death is keenly felt by all who know her. She was a devout member of Zion church and always took an active part in all charitable work. Her father, the late Daniel Galbraith, was a member of the first Provincial Legislature in 1866 and at the time of his death in 1879 was a member of Federal House representing Lanark county. The late Miss Ellen Galbraith was the last surviving member of the family. The Galbraith home was the residence now owned by Mr George L.Comba. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon from the home of Mr Thos Houston where the Rev Edwin Smith conducted the funeral service and interment was made at the Auld Kirk cemetery.
  Burial	6 Jan 1929	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	I8283	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Daniel Galbraith, M. P.,   b. 1 Feb 1813, Glasgow Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 17 Dec 1879, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Janet McFarlane,   b. 4 Apr 1821, Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 16 Jul 1895, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F2794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - Oct 1858 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West Death - 4 Jan 1929 - 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 - 6 Jan 1929 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth