David Aikenhead

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David married Janet McFarlane in 1843. Janet (daughter of Matthew McFarlane and Marion Anderson) was born in 1825 in Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Apr 1880 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1880 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
1925, Friday January 16, The Almonte Gazette page 4

?b?DIED
BRUNTON ?/b?? At Almonte on Monday, January 5th, 1925, Marion Aikenhead, relict of the late James Brunton, aged 80 years

1925, Friday January 30, The Almonte Gazette page 6

?b?Mrs James Brunton?/b?
Mrs Marion Brunton, widow of the late James Brunton, died at the home of Mrs Matthew Aikenhead in Almonte, on Monday, January 12. She was 80 years of age. Born on April 14, 1844, she was the eldest daughter of the family of six children of the late David and Janet Aikenhead of Almonte. She was educated a the old log schoolhouse at the corner of Bridge and Country streets. In 1877 she was married to Mr Brunton and they went to live near the village of Prospect in Beckwith, where they remained for several years. About the year 1885 they returned to Ramsay and lived on the east half of lot 12 on the 9th concession. Mr Brunton died in 1913 and Mrs Brunton removed to Almonte where she made her home with Mr and Mrs Matthew Aikenhead. The only surviving member of the family is John Aikenhead, of Winnipeg. In religion Mr Brunton was a Baptist. She was a lady of high Christian character, and was held in great respect. She had many friends who mourn deeply her passing.

Marion married James Brunton in 1877. James was born in Mar 1847 in Scotland; died on 4 Oct 1913 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 6 Oct 1913 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1878, Friday June 21, The Almonte Gazette page 2

At her father's residence, Mount Pleasant, Ramsay, on the 13th June, of nervous fever, in the 26th year of her age, Jane, wife of David S. McFarlane, 5th concession Ramsay, and daughter of David and Janet Aikenhead, of Ramsay. Deceased departed this life after a short but most painful illness; yet throughout her sore trouble she always remembered, in the intervals of cessation from extreme suffering that her bodily afflictions were allowed by her Heavenly Father, and prayed that she might remain patient and resigned until the end; and felt assured that in His own good time she would be released from all her trials here, and would enter upon that rest that remaineth for all those that love the Lord Jesus in sincerity and truth. She oft asserted to friends by her bedside that she had no desire for a longer extension of her term of existence, and seemed to feel confident from the very commencement of her ailment that she would never again be restored to her wonted health and strength, and trusting solely to the merits of the Blessed Redeemer, she felt pleases to anticipate the change through death to life eternal. Her assured confidence of a blessed resurrection must have been most cheering to her infirm mother waiting by her dying bed, who thereby beheld the fruits of her endeavours to instill into the minds of her children in their earlier years the "fear of the Lord," so that when their term of life here expires those words of inspiration may be applicable to them, namely, "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, &c." The sorrowing parents, husband and friends have the sympathy of a large circle of friends and acquaintances in the neighbourhood, in their bereavement. And this was evinced by the large attendance of fifty vehicles on the 15th, to accompany the remains to their last resting place the burying ground on the 8th concession line Ramsay, where they were deposited, after an appropriate burial service at the grave by the deceased's pastor, the Rev John Bennett, of Almonte.
Almonte, June 15, 1878

Jane married David Snedden McFarlane in 1874. David (son of M. Matthew McFarlane and Mary Snedden) was born on 17 Oct 1847 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 15 Nov 1923 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1923 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1924, Friday January 25, The Almonte Gazette page 7

?b?Matthew McFarlane Aikenhead?/b?
Matthew Aikenhead was born July 13th, 1860, on the farm near town which he operated until he retired a few years ago to occupy this residence on Country street, where he died on Saturday. He had been ailing since early in the summer, but was able to be up and about until a few weeks ago. he is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Rebecca Blair, of Drummond Township, his sister, Marion, widow of the late James Brunton, his brother, John, of Winnipeg, and his two children William, druggist, of Pakenham, and Mary, graduate nurse, at home. To the bereaved will go out the heartfelt sympathy of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances who recognized in Mr Aikenhead an man of exceptionally fine character. The funeral on Monday was largely attended, in spite of the inclemency of the weather, many prominent citizen of Town and Township being present to pay a last tribute of respect. The services were conducted by Rev J.D. McCrae, minister of the Presbyterian Church of which the late Mr Aikenhead was a life-long member, and at the time of his death a Trustee. Interment was made at the Presbyterian Cemetery and the pallbearers were: John Neilson, Peter McCallum, W. West, Joseph Paul and Wm McMunn, of town, and James Blair, of Arnprior.

Matthew married Rebecca Forrester Blair in 1890 in Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of George Blair and Mary McIlquham) was born on 6 Jun 1858 in Drummond Centre Community Cemetery, Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 May 1953 in Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 31 May 1953 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]