| 1. | Margaret Ann Gemmill was born on 8 Mar 1863 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Aug 1941 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clinton Public Cemetery, Clinton, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
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- _FGRAVE: 197255995
- _FSFTID: KNQN-R5C
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- _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
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The daughter of James Gemmill (c.1842-1895) and Isabella Lawford (1844-1918), Margaret was born and raised in the Town of Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario.
On her father's side her Gemmill and Bridget ancestors came from Paisley, Scotland in 1821 as part of the Lanark Society Settlers. While on her mother's side, her GM Margaret Cameron's family came from Govan, Scotland also in 1821 and her GF Thomas Lawford was a discharged British soldier who fought at the Battle of Waterloo.
As a young woman, Maggie worked at one of the mills on the Mississippi River as a "factory hand" (1881 Census). In 1884, she married Walter H. Manning and moved with him to Clinton in Huron County. They made their lifelong home there and raised their family of two sons, James and Lewis, and their daughter Margaret or as she preferred to be called, Marjorie. Their youngest child, Herbert Gemmill Manning, died very young.
Maggie died at Toronto in Aug. 1941, aged 78.
Margaret married Walter Henry Manning in 1884. Walter was born on 6 Aug 1857 in Brition Ferry, Neath Port Talbot, wales; died on 14 Feb 1935 in Clinton, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clinton Public Cemetery, Clinton, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1863 - 1941 (78 years)
