Margaret Esdow Lang

1860 - 1947  (86 years)

• Name	Margaret Esdow Lang
  Birth	24 Aug 1860	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
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  _FSFTID	GM7M-7MK
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  Burial	1947	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
  Death	17 Apr 1947	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1947, Thursday April 17, The Almonte Gazette page 5 ?b?Mrs Jas Bennett?/b? The death occurred at Almonte this Thursday morning, April 17, of Margaret Esdow Lang, widow of the late James Bennett, aged 86 years. The funeral will take place from the residence of Mr Jos Gibbons, Wilkinson St. on Saturday, April 19th at 3 p.m. to the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Service at the home at 2.30. Obituary next week. 1947, Thursday April 24, The Almonte Gazette page 5 ?b?Final Tribute Paid To Elderly Citizen Mrs Jas Bennett Granddaughter Of Almonte's First Teacher.?/b? The funeral was held last Saturday afternoon, April 19th of Margaret Esdow Bennett, widow of the late James Bennett, from the home of Mr and Mrs Jos Gibbons, Wilkinson Street, where she had resided since the death of her husband 12 years ago. Services were conducted by Rev Wm Aird of the Baptist church of which deceased had been a member during her lifetime. Interment was in the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Pallbearers were Messrs Joseph Brooks, Jos Gibbons, Wm McCallum, James Barbour, Roy Thompson and James F. Patterson. Mrs Bennett, who was 86 years of age, had been in failing health for a number of years and death was hastened by injuries sustained in a fall some six weeks ago. She died on Thursday, April 17th. The late Mrs Bennett was born in Almonte a daughter of the late Alexander Lang and Janet Smith. She was a granddaughter of Arthur Lang, Almonte's first school master, who came to this part of the country in 1820. In 1885 she married James Bennett, who was an overseer in the plant of the Rosamond Woolen Co. for 50 years. She was the oldest member of the local Baptist congregation and of the Almonte Branch of the Women's Institute of which she was honourary president. She is survived by two nieces and two nephews. Among those attending the funeral from a distance were a niece, Miss Grace Cockroft, professor of history, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Mrs Gordon Schultz, Westmeath, Ont, and Mrs Lorraine Desjardins, of Pembroke
  Person ID	I8664	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Alexander Lang,   b. 3 Jun 1831, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. Aft 1881 (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Jenet Smith,   b. 26 Oct 1829, Johnstone, Renfrewshire Scotland d. 18 Sep 1912, Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1855	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Family ID	F2908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Henry Bennett,   b. 1859, Almonte, Lanark County, Canada West d. 4 Jun 1935, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1885	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F10637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2021

  
  

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  Birth - 24 Aug 1860 - Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 24 Dec 1885 - 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 - 1947 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 17 Apr 1947 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth