Alexander Galbraith

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• _HASHTAG: Lanark Society Settler
• Property location: 1821, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; settlement alowcation of West Lot 10, Con 5

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Came to Lanark County between 1820 - 1822

Family/Spouse: Marrion Lochead. Marrion was born on 17 Sep 1781 in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1879, Friday December 17, The Almonte Gazette page 2

?b?DEATHS?/b?
At his residence, in the village of Almonte, on Wednesday, 17th December, 1879. Daniel Galbraith, M.P., in the sixth-seventh year of his age. The funeral will take place on Saturday, 20th, inst., at 2 o'clock p.m. to the Presbyterian Church Cemetery

1879, Friday December 19, The Almonte Gazette page 2

?b?Death of Mr Galbraith?/b?
We are this week under the painful necessity of announcing the death of Daniel Galbraith, Esq., M.P., which took place on Wednesday morning last at five o'clock. Though not altogether unexpected ? for Mr Galbraith had been ailing for several weeks ? so soon as the first announcement of the melancholy event was made, a deep a lively sense of sorrow pervaded the whole community. In Mr Galbraith, Almonte has lost one of its most estimable and popular citizens ? North Lanark an honest, a trusted and an ever faithful representative ? the Canadian Commons an attentive and respected member. Indeed, to know Mr Galbraith was to esteem him. He was certainly one of the few of whom it may be truthfully said that the bitterness of political warfare never diminished his personal popularity. In our country, unfortunately, few men come through the turmoil of political conflicts retaining the respected alike of friend and opponent. Mr Galbraith was, however, one of those who retained the esteem of all with whom he came in contact, even in the exciting time of fierce political battles. His honesty, his candour, his fairminded appeals to the electoral body, his well-known aversion for anything like injustice and his horror of corruption in any form won for him universal esteem. His death creates a void in this community which cannot soon be filled. He shall, indeed, long be missed; but his example will be pointed to by all who respected consistency and admire honest and unobtrusive worth. The deceased gentleman was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1813, and consequently, at the time of his death, reached the ripe age of sixty-six years. He came to Canada with his parents in 1821, and settled in the township of Ramsay, Canada, and more especially the portion of it wherein the late Mr Galbraith in the earliest age of boyhood found his lot cast, was then no inviting place. From the few settlements which skirted the St Lawrence to the head waters of the Ottawa, all this section of country may be said to have been then an unbroken wilderness. But with the indomitable courage characteristic of his race, he did his share even in those early years of boyhood towards assisting to clear the forest. In the same cheerless but remunerative toil, his manhood years were also spent. He had the consolation before his death of seeing that vast wilderness which confronted him on his arrival in the country largely reduced in dimensions, and thriving settlements established throughout this section, in which civilization had not then cast its beneficent rays. The growth and advancement of the country since that time has been truly wonderful, but it is owing in a large measure to the devotedness and public spirit of the late Mr Galbraith, and such men, that such happy results have been achieved. In every movement of progress and material advancement, Mr Galbraith took an active part. From an early date he took a deep interest in railway connection with the St Lawrence. For several years he was Vice-President of the Brockville & Ottawa Valley Railway Co., and for a lengthened period held a place in the directorate of the same road. The interest of this corporation, which he rightly considered identical with the interest of this section of country, he lost no opportunity to promote. Before his death he had what must have been to him great satisfaction to know, that the road in which he took so lively an interest had advanced from a mere Provincial railway to be about to enter on the new, brighter and more extensive career of usefulness, that of a great national highway ? a connecting link in the great chain of railroads destined to connected the vast cereal bearing regions of the North West with the Atlantic sea board. Mr Galbraith's public career was one of uninterrupted success The deceased gentleman was a man of fine mental capacity, and amid all the pre-occupations of his early life found time to lay up a store of valuable information, which served him in good stead in the many public positions he was called upon during his lifetime to fill. When the first organizations of Ramsay into a municipality took place, Mr Galbraith was elected to serve as councillor. This position he held for several years, discharging its duties in such a manner as to merit promotion at the hands of his constituents. In 1856 he was chosen Deputy Reeve ? to which post he was again elected in 1857. In 1858 he was raised to the Reeveship, which he held for five years in succession, a proof of the unlimited public confidence reposed in him by those who knew him best ? his own immediate friends and neighbours. His actions in the municipal council were characterized by the same sense of duty, the same honesty of purpose, which marked his whole career, private and public. Much of the improvements operated in the township is due to his foresight and to his careful husbanding of its resources. In 1860 Mr Galbraith was chosen Warden of the united counties of Lanark and Renfrew. In the municipal council of the united counties he had already made his mark. He had won the esteem of the members of that important representative body by his moderation, good sense and sound judgement. He was re-elected Warden in 1861 and 1862 In the two years following Mr Galbraith did not hold a seat either in the township or county council. In 1865 he was re-elected Reeve of Ramsay, and on his reappearance in the county council in that year was for the fourth time raised to the dignity of Warden. In 1866 and 1867 he was re-elected to same position. Old county councillors can well remember the tact, impartiality and good judgement which were Mr Galbraith's leading characteristics in the highest municipal position in the united counties. Higher honours now awaited him. The general election of 1867 had come on. Mr Galbraith, with the great body of Upper Canadian Reformers, was a strong supporters of Confederation, and took a lively interest in its successful inception and operation. By the British North American Act, the electors of North Lanark were invested with the right of electing a member as well to the Ontario Assembly as to the House of Commons. Not a few of his friends urged on him the acceptance of candidature for the latter Chamber, for which he would probably have been without difficulty elected. But with that same feeling of moderation and fair play which he ever manifested Mr Galbraith declined to embarrass the Government by opposing one of its Ministers. He was elected by acclamation to the House of Assembly, while Hon Wm Macdougall was chosen for the House of Commons. The Government of Mr Sanfield Macdonald had just taken the seals of office in Ontario. Mr Galbraith, like a great majority of Reformers, disliked coalitions, and looked with a certain amount of suspicion on the rather sudden alliance established in 1867 between lifelong opponents such as Sir John A. Macdonald and Hon John Sandfield Macdonald. He nevertheless resolved to give, and did actually give, the Sanfield Macdonald Government every opportunity to develop its policy, and extended it a measure of support which could hardly be expected from so pronounced a Reformer. Its railway policy did not commend itself to his support, and when the general election of 1871 came around, Mr Galbraith sought and obtained the verdict of North Lanark against the Government, being returned by acclamation for the second time. When Parliament met, Mr Galbraith, with a majority of the House, supported Mr Blake's amendments to the address, and Mr Mackenzie's subsequent direct motion of want of confidence. During the session of 1871-2, he saw with evident pleasure many of the leading measures for which he had voted on opposition placed, under the able leadership of Mr Blake on the Provincial statute book. At the Dominion election of 1872 Mr Galbraith received the Reform nomination. The campaign was opened by Mr Mackenzie in an able speech at Clayton. Mr Galbraith's opponents in that election were the Hon Wm Macdougall and our townsman, Mr Bennett Rosamond. Mr Galbraith was elected by a considerable majority over both gentlemen. In the election of 1874, he was returned by acclamation; and in 1878 was one of the few Upper Canadian Reformers who succeeded in holding his seat against the powerful influences of the party advocating protection to native industries. During the last session of Parliament, he was in constant attendance on his duties. In turning over the Journals of the House, we find that he recorded his vote on the two great questions ? the dismissal of Lieut. Governor Letellier and the "National Policy," in each case against the Government. During his recent illness, he had the sympathy of all classes of our community and the deepest interest was evinced by his constituents of all shades of politics in his hoped for recovery. That recovery did not come. His spirit sought a more peaceful abode, and amid the universal sorrow of our citizens we have to-day to announce his demise. His example will live on ? an incentive to the rising generation to adhere honestly to principle, and to do that always which conscience tell them they should do. His life will thus extend its usefulness far beyond the sphere allotted to the majority of men. The deceased gentleman's family have our heartiest sympathy in their great affliction

Family/Spouse: Janet McFarlane. Janet (daughter of Robert McFarlane and Catherine McMillan) was born on 4 Apr 1821 in Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland; was christened on 8 Apr 1821 in Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 16 Jul 1895 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 18 Jul 1895 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1891, Friday February 27, The Almonte Gazette front page

?b?Very Sudden Death?/b?
At her home in Hibbard township, Perth Co., Ont, on Wednesday night of last week, Mrs Thos Muir was sitting reading her Bible by the fireside, being in excellent health, when suddenly she was heard to say there was something wrong with her, and in another instant she fell forward -- dead! It was an apoplectic fit, the third she had taken. The deceased was a sister to the late Daniel Galbraith, M.P., half-sister to the late Alexander Stevenson, of this town. She was in the 73rd year of her age. As she had expressed a wish to be buried beside her relatives here, Mr Norman Stevenson, her nephew, proceed west and brought the remains to Mrs Galbraith's residence, Ramsay, from where the funeral took place to the Eighth Line cemetery on Monday. It was largely attended. The late Mrs Muir was a woman of more than ordinary intelligence, and possessed qualities that won for her the esteem of a large circle of friends, who will regret to hear of her demise.

Family/Spouse: Thomas Muir. Thomas and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Houston. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Phoebe

Family/Spouse: Black. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Houston. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Nellie Galbraith
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• _STAT: Never Married

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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.

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1921, Friday December 30, The Almonte Gazette front page

?b?Robert A. Galbraith Died This Morning?/b?
Member of Prominent Ramsay Family Succumbs After Long Illness
Mr Robert Ayr Galbraith died early this morning at his home in Carleton Place. He was 62 years of age. He was a native of Ramsay, a son of the late Daniel Galbraith, at one time member of Parliament for North Lanark, and was educated in Almonte. Few men were better known. The Galbraith family has been identified with Ramsay almost since its establishment as a township. Mr Galbraith had been in failing health for some years. Last winter was spent in California in the hope of improvement, but he gained little. The death of his son, Capt Murray Galbraith, the distinguished aviator, who was killed at Camp Borden last year, was a severe blow to him. In his younger days he was a prominent athlete. His business was that of a prospector and railroad construction engineer, and he enjoyed to a marked degree the confidence of those with whom he was associated in business. He retired a number of years ago. He leaves a widow and one daughter, Isabel. Mrs Galbraith's maiden name was Elizabeth Bayne. She is a sister of Mrs John D. Taylor, of Almonte. A sister Miss Nellie Galbraith, nursed the deceased in his last illness.

1922, Wednesday January 4, The Carleton Place Herald front page

?b?Robt A. Galbraith Passes?/b?
In the early hours of Thursday last, Dec 29th, Robert Ayr Galbraith, who had been in delicate held for a long time, passed quietly to rest at his home on High street. Born in Ramsay, son of the late Daniel Galbraith, Robert was well known throughout this entire section. As a boy he was a clever athletic and on the ball field or at cricket and later at the ice as a curler his prowess was well known. He was always a good sport and always played the game as to win the respect of his opponents as well as that of his own side. After leaving the homestead he drifted to Northern Ontario, where he became interested in railway work and prospecting and made good in the development of the new portion of the province. Some years ago he contested North Lanark for the Legislature making a very good run, but did not succeed in capturing the seat. He is survived by his wife, formerly Elizabeth Bayne, daughter of the late Alexander Bayne, and one daughter, Isabel. His only son, Captain Murray Galbraith, who distinguished himself as an aviator in the war, met a tragic death at Camp Borden last year, which was a severe blow to the father, who even then was in poor health. In religion Mr Galbraith was a Presbyterian, a member of St Andrew's congregation, and the services at the funeral on Saturday morning were conducted by Rev A.R. Gibson. Interment was made in the 8th Line Ramsay cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs William and Robert Baird, J.D. Taylor, Robt Black, R.M. Anderson and Dr F. Fisher.

Robert married Mary Elizabeth Bayne in 1893. Mary (daughter of Alexander Bayne) was born on 16 Jun 1871 in Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jul 1965 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 22 Jul 1965 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1911, Friday September 22, The Almonte Gazette front page

?b?Mrs Robert Black?/b?
On Friday afternoon there passed away Phoebe Galbraith, wife of Mr Robt J. Black of the 5th line, Ramsay Deceased was the youngest daughter of the late Daniel Galbrath, M.P. The surviving members of her father's family are Mr R.A. Galbraith, Carleton Place; Mrs T. Elliott, Peachland, B.C.; and Miss Nellie Galbraith, Almonte. Besides the husband, a family of six sons are bereft, the youngest only three or four years of age. Mrs Black was stricken a year ago by paralysis, and was attended through her illness by Miss Nellie, a trained nurse, whose ministrations to her afflicted sister were most assiduous. A second attack of paralysis occurred a dew days ago, and the enfeebled frame soon succumbed. The late Mrs Black was a woman of quiet but cheerful disposition, possessing high qualities of mind and heart which won the esteem of a wide circle of acquaintances. The funeral on Sunday, conducted by Rev Orr Bennett, pastor of St Andrew's church, of which deceased was a member, was one of the largest ever seen on the section. Interment was made at the 8th line cemetery. The sympathy of the whole community is with Mr Black and his sons in their severe affliction.

Phoebe married Robert Black in 1889. Robert (son of James Black and Janet Johnston) was born on 11 Jun 1863 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Feb 1930 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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World War I Flying Ace.

Daniel married Maureen Kathleen O'Bergin in 1918. Maureen was born on 6 May 1899; died on 30 Jan 1969 in Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 1 Feb 1969 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1973, Thursday February 15, Regina Leader-Post, page 32
BLACK - Monday, Feb 12, 1973, Mr. Daniel James Black, age 82 years, late of 1366 McTavish St., Regina. Mr. Black is survived by his wife, Eva, two sons, Dr. Donald Black in Calgary, and Keith Black, Carleton Place, Ont.; and one daughter, Mrs (Betty) R. Scharfe, Dartmouth, N.S.; eight grandchilden and one brother. Funeral service will be held on Friday, Feb. 16, 1973 at 1:30 p.m. in St Andrews United Church with Rev. W. Armitage officiating. Interment in Regina Memorial Gardens

Daniel married Eva Ethel Sauders in 1910. Eva was born on 22 Dec 1890 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Jul 1973 in Regina, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried on 31 Jul 1973 in Regina Memorial Gardens, Regina, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1972, Friday November 10, The Ottawa Citizen page 44
BLACK, Clarence Keith
Suddenly on Friday, November 19, 1972, Clarence Keith Black of 406 Gilmour St, husband of Grace Smith, in his 79th year; father of Keith Black of Walkerton, Ont; Mrs Robert Harvery (Gloria) of Bellingham, Washington; Gilbert Black of Bay Ridges, Ont; and Robert Black of Ottawa; also 20 grandchildren; brother of William of Thunder Bay, and Daniel of Regina; and Walter of Kitchener, Ont. Resting Hulse and Playfair, Central Chapel, 315 McLeod st. Service Monday at 1 p.m. Interment Almonte, Ont. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday.

Family/Spouse: Grace A. Smith. Grace was born in 1916; died on 19 Feb 1974 in Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1972, Thursday January 27, The Almonte Gazette page 3
Charles H. Black
Funeral services for the late Charles Henry Black were held at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Sunday Afternoon, January 16, with Rev K.J. Murray of Zion-Memorial Park United Church officiating. Burial will take place at the Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, in the spring. Mr Black passed away at the Twelve Acres Nursing Home, Carleton Place, on Friday afternoon, January 14, following a lengthy illness. His death was caused by pneumonia. He was 74. Born in Ramsay Township on December 16, 1897, he was a son of Robert Black and his wife Phoebe Galbraith. He received his education in Ramsay and Almonte Schools. He was a veteran of World War I. Mr Black was an avid hunter and sportsman. He was a member of the United Church, the Masonic Lodge, and the Carleton Place 100 Club, and had been a bowler in the Men's Mercantile Bowling League. For several years he was manager of a service station at Carleton Place, and also was the owner of a fuel oil business. In later years he was employed as a hardware clerk. Mr Black was married on July 20, 1922, at Almonte to the former Eunice McDowell, who survives, together with a daughter, Mrs Eileen Austin of Niagara Falls, Ontario. A son, Donald C. Black, predeceased him. Also surviving are four brother, Daniel, Regina, Sask; William, Thunder Bay, Ont; Clarence, of Ottawa, and Walter, Waterloo, Ont. Pallbearers at the funeral were Caldwell Wilson, Bruce Sadler, Ted LeMastre, David Kirkpatrick, Neil McGregor and Norman Clark.

Charles married Eunice Perses McDowall in 1922. Eunice was born on 1 Jan 1898 in Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Mar 1984 in Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1917, Friday November 23, The Almonte Gazette front page

?b?LOCAL NEWS?/b?
? Mr and Mrs Dan Black of Ottawa mourn the loss of their eldest child, Allan Saunders, bright little lad of five years of age, who passed away after two months' illness from inflammatory rheumatism. The funeral on Saturday last took place from the home of Mr and Mrs Saunders, Carleton Place, to the 8th line cemetery, and was largely attended by friends from Ottawa, Carleton Place and Ramsay

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Family/Spouse: SGT. Douglas A. Austin. Douglas was born in 1918; died in 1984; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]