Margaret Porter

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• Name: Margaret Evans
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-219868
• Residence: 1930, Cooper St. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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EVANS, MARGARET (Nee Porter)

On Thursday morning, October 23, 1930, Mrs. Alfred Evans of Cooper St. in Hespeler, after an illness of only a few days, death being due to typhoid fever. In her 77^th year, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Porter of Puslinch Township, where she was born, so that she has been a resident of this district all her life. Nearly three years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Evans celebrated their golden wedding. About two and a half years ago, they retired from the farm and came to live in Hespeler. She was of a quiet disposition, beloved by all who knew her. Surviving are her husband, six sons, Fred in Melfort, SK; George of Davis, SK; Percy, Arthur and Robert in Puslinch; Kenneth in Leamington; three daughters, Mrs. W. A. Grier of Owen Sound; Mrs. Sherk of West Africa; and Mrs. C. R. Bond of Puslinch. The arrangements for the funeral could not
be completed until word was received from the west but the funeral was from the United Church, of which she was a lifelong member. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, with a short private service held at the house at 2 and a public service at the United Church at 2: 30, conducted by Rev. I. M. Moyer. A large number attended. Pallbearers: Thomas Evans, John Ruddell, A. S. Clemens, J. Marvin Eagle and Ed Shantz, all of the Hespeler district; and W. Thompson of Owen Sound.

-Information from the death certificate: Born in Puslinch on July 11, ?, daughter of John Porter and Margaret Lennie. Informant - her son, Arthur Evans of R. R. #2, Hespeler.

-Information from the marriage certificate: Born c. 1856, daughter of John Davis Porter and Margaret Jane Lennie. She married Alfred Evans on Jan. 16, 1878.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

Margaret — Alfred Evans. Alfred (son of William Frederick Evans and Mary Kidd) was born 26 May 1851, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1936, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Margaret Bertha Evans was born 28 Oct 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1953, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. John Percival Evans was born 26 Aug 1889, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1967; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Robert Stanley Evans was born 30 Aug 1896, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.