Margaret Miller Wood

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Died:
1903, Friday February 27, The Almonte Gazette page 4
Mrs Buchanan
Death claimed a life at Cedar Hill at Cedar Hill on Saturday when Margaret Wood, relict of J.W. Buchanan, was called to the great beyond. The deceased had been in failing health for the past six months, owing to a gradual declension of her physical powers, and the end came when her strength had gone. She was a daughter of the late Walter Wood of Pakenham township, who died about eight years ago, her mother being a daughter of the late Peter Young, of Ramsay. the deceased was married about thirtyfive years ago to Mr Buchanan, who was then a resident of Perth, but afterwards removed to Utica, N.Y. where he died over twenty five years ago. After his death Mrs Buchanan returned to Cedar Hill and has since lived with her brother, Mr Wm Y. Wood. four children, two sons and two daughters, were born to Mr and Mrs Buchanan ? William, who lives at Cedar Hill, and John, who is also at Cedar Hill at present, and Mary and Aggie, who live with their aunt, Mrs Edwards, at Ottawa. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon to the eighth line cemetery, and was largely attended by friends and relatives who assembled to do honour to the dead. The pallbearers were the two sons of the deceased, Messrs John and William Buchanan, and four of her nephews, Messrs Taylor and Edwards, of Ottawa, and Jas and John Wood. Mrs Buchanan, who was seventy years of age, was the eldest of her father's family of six daughters and one son, and her death is the first break among the children. The others are Mrs Jas Barker, Ramsay; Mrs Taylor, Ottawa; Miss Janet with her brother; William Y., of Cedar Hill; Mrs Edward and Miss Jane, Ottawa. The deceased was a woman of quiet disposition, possessed of a sterling character and ready helpfulness, which won for her love and respect. The relatives and friends have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement.

Family/Spouse: John Wood Buchanan. John was born in 1835 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 27 Feb 1872 in Utica, Oneida County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1940, Thursday December 12. The Almonte Gazette page 8
Mr William D. Buchanan
Impressive tribute was paid to the memory of William D. Buchanan of Pakenham Township by a large circle of friends and relatives who attended his funeral on Saturday afternoon, Mr Buchanan passed away on Thursday morning, Dec 5, and was in his 70th year. Rev H.A. Turner, pastor of Zion United Church of which deceased was a valued member officiated. The funeral was held from the home of his son-in-law, Mr Howard Lowry and interment was in the family plot in the Auld Kirk Cemetery. The pallbearers were Jno Dowdall, William Lawson. John Lawson, Stewart Boal, Ernest Miller and Wm Y. Wood, Mr Buchanan was born in Utica, N.Y., the son of John Buchanan and his wife Margaret Wood. Following the death of his father, he came to Canada at the age of three years with his mother and made his home on the 9th line with his uncle Mr Wm Wood On reaching manhood, he took up farming and followed that occupation all his life. in 1894 he married Miss Elizabeth Reid of Pakenham and they settled on the 7th line of Pakenham. Mrs Buchanan passed away in 1932, of a family of three, two survive, one son John R. of Syracuse, N.Y. and one daughter Lucy, Mrs Howard Lowry of Pakenham, with whom he made his home, for the past few years. A daughter died in infancy. One sister, Mrs David Georgeson of Ottawa, also survives. Many beautiful floral tributes testified to the esteem in which deceased was held. Among them was a piece from the Cedar Hill W.I. Present at the funeral were his son John R. of Syracuse, his sister, Mrs David Georgeson of Ottawa and his nephew, W.E. Hamblin, Detroit Mich.

William married Elizabeth Sophia Reid in 1894. Elizabeth was born on 24 Apr 1872 in Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Mar 1932 in Cedar Hill, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]