Alexander "Alex" Cranston

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187517729
• Residence: Shade St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-250588
• Residence: 1831, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.

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Death of Mr. Alexander Cranston

The few words in which we announced the very serious illness of this most worthy man last week, must have prepared the minds of many of his friends for the announcement which we now make, that at 7 o'clock on Wednesday morning last, death ended his sufferings, which, from the outset of his illness had been most intense. From the commencement of his illness Mr. Cranston was convinced he would not get better, but fortified by his strong religious belief, he bore his sufferings with a Christian's fortitude, never repining, cheerful and resigned.

Mr. Cranston was so old a friend to those who may now be called our old residents, that there is scarcely a middle aged man in this section, who has grown up here, but knew him and looked upon him as a friend, and as one who so tried to live as to be at peace with all men.

Mr. Cranston was born in Roxburghshire, Scotland, on the 1st February, 1822, and came with his parents to Canada in 1831, being then only nine years of age. For about two years the family resided in Kingston, then moving to North Dumfries, settling on the beautiful property at Cedar Creek, now occupied by his brother, Mr. Robt. Cranston. There the common struggles of pioneer life were met and conquered and the home formed which since has been the scene of so much joy and at times of tears, as at the hand of death, in September, 1876, the grey haired father laid down and died. In 1845, Mr. Cranston married Miss Marion Dickie, daughter of the late John Dickie of the old "Dickie Settlement," and almost immediately after his marriage he and his wife, who still survives him, took up their residence on the farm immediately fronting on the 11th concession and adjoining the homestead. There by prudence and industry they succeeded in raising a large family and at the same time achieving a competence which enabled them to retire in 1875, the then buying a residence on Shade street in Galt, where they have since resided, and where they were visited by the heaviest affliction of their lives in the death of their daughter Jessie, in July, 1880. The Farm Homestead is now in the occupancy of his son Mr. John D. Cranston, and the other members of his family are, Mrs. HJ. Dickenson, of Woodstock, Mrs. D. H. McLean, of Richwood, Mr. Robert D. Cranston, of San Francisco, Mr. Jas. K. Cranston, Stationer, and Mr. A. B. Cranston, Saddler and Merchant, of Galt. Of his brothers and sisters there are yet living Mr. Robert Cranston, of Cedar Creek, Mrs. John Veitch, Mrs. W. Amos, and Mrs. James Kersell, of Galt, Mrs. Thomas Kerr, of Cedar Creek and Mrs. Thomas Hunter, of Beverly. His aged mother also still survives him.

Mr. Cranston took a deep interest in religious matters. If we mistake not he was an elder for some time of old Melville church during the pastorate of late Rev. Mr. Murdoch. For the past seventeen years he has been an elder of Knox Church, and has ever assisted by every means in his power in the good work of spreading the benefits of the gospel and religious teaching.

Mr. Cranston at various times filled positions of trust and responsibility in the Township and ever brought to the discharge of their duties that singleness of purpose and rectitude which characterized his personal dealings with his fellow men. He was of almost a retiring disposition, a man of strong opinions, but one who held them for their truth and never intruded them upon his neighbors. This is the second time, within a few weeks, we have been called upon to chronicle the death of an elder of Knox Church. There are yet a few of the sires of the congregation left, but their bent bodies and white hair tell the tale of life's struggle being almost by and that they will soon fold their hands in eternal sleep.

Mr. Cranston's funeral will take place at 4 o'clock, this (Friday) afternoon, from his late residence, Shade street.

Galt Reporter Aug 6 1886 pg 1

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In Galt, on Wednesday morning, the 4th inst., at 7 o'clock, Alexander Cranston, Sr., aged 64 years, 6 months and 3 days.

Funeral, today (Friday) the 6th inst., at 4 p.m., from this late residence, Shade St., to Galt Cemetery.

Galt Reporter Aug 6 1886 pg 1

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Died, In Waterloo, to-day (Friday) at half past 12 o'clock, noon, James Thomson, In his 61st Year. Funeral, On Sabbath afternoon, at 1 o'clock, from his late residence, Lot No. 34, Biehn's Tract, near Strasburg, to Doon Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Waterloo, August 13th, 1886.

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Alexander married Marion Dickie 1845, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Marion (daughter of John Dickie and Marion Cuthbertson) was born 3 Jan 1824, Kilmaurs, , AYR, Scotland; was christened 1 Feb 1824, Kilmaurs, , AYR, Scotland; died 8 Sep 1895, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Marion C. Cranston was born 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Robert Dickie Cranston was born 1849, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 May 1916, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; was buried , Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.
3. John Dickie Cranston was born 9 Sep 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1917.
4. Margaret McDougal "Maggie" Cranston was born 1853, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. James Kersel Cranston was born CALC 14 Aug 1856, Cedar Creek, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 1916, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. Alexander B. Cranston was born 18 Dec 1858, Cedar Creek, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 6 Feb 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jul 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
7. Jessie Dickie Cranston was born 5 Mar 1862, Cedar Creek, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 20 May 1862, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195064486
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42718
• Residence: 1831, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1834, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ch. of Scotland
• Occupation: 1876, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

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"The families of the following persons also came out together by the 'Sarah Mary Ann,' of Maryport, England, in April 1831: George Landreth, James Bunyan, Thomas Adams, John Kerr, David Brown, Adam Kersell, Robert Cranston, James and Walter Deans, John, Thomas and William Henderson, John and William Veitch, Robert Laidlaw (father of James Laidlaw M.P.P.), Paisley Block; James Little and Robert Aitkin, Blue Lake, and James Davidson, Keg Lane, near Paris. With possibly one exception, all these families were from Roxburghshire, Scotland. Voyage - five weeks and four days.


Young, The Hon. James M. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of North Dumfries . Toronto: Hunter, Rose and Company, 1880; footnotes, pgs 60-61)

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Died, In North Dumfries, this (Friday) morning, at one o'clock, Robert Cranston, Sr., Aged 78 Years Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral Tomorrow (Saturday), afternoon, at 3 o'clock, from his late residence, to the Cedar Creek Cemetery. North Dumfries, Sept. 1st, 1876.

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Robert — Margaret McDougall. Margaret was born 1795, , Scotland; died 18 Aug 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Cranston
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42720
• Residence: 1831, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ch. of Scotland

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Rapidly Following Deaths

It is but a little more than a week ago that we were called upon to chronicle the death of Mr. Alexander Cranston, of this town, and today the painful duty devolves upon us of saying that, rapidly following him, came first, on Friday last, the death of his aged mother, in her 90th year, and on Saturday the death of his sister, Mrs. John Veitch, aged 66 years. The death of the aged lady, Mrs. Cranston, was not unexpected, as for some time she had been failing; but that of Mrs. Veitch was quite sudden. She had been ailing for a few days with a chest trouble to which she was somewhat subject, but not so seriously as to cause uneasiness amongst her relatives. On Friday, however, she became worse and from that time rapidly sank until her death on Saturday morning. This lady was the widow of the late John Veitch, being the eldest of her family. Of her own children there are living Mrs. John Cant, Mrs. Thos. McDougall, Mrs. John Blackwood, Miss Agnes Veitch, Mr. Robert Veitch, Mr. James Veitch, (the latter having been compelled by illness to come home for a short time,) and Mr. Alexander Veitch, of Nevada. The deaths of two of her sons, - William, in Galt, and John, in Nevada, - will be fresh in the minds of many of their old school fellows. Both had grown to manhood and both, although wide travelers, had always looked upon this as their home, coming now and again to renew the friendships of their youth.

Mrs. Cranston was buried on Saturday by the side of her husband in the old cemetery at Cedar Creek. Of this lady's descendant's there are 48 great0grandchildren. \endash The funeral of Mrs. Veitch took place on Monday, her remains being interred in Galt cemetery.

Galt Reporter Aug 20 1886 pg 1

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Died, In Galt, on Friday Evening, 13th August, at 7 o'clock, Margaret, Relict of the Late Robert Cranston, In the 90th Year of her Age. Funeral, On Saturday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, from the residence of Mrs. John Veitch, West Main St., Galt, to the Cedar Creek Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Galt, August 13th, 1886.

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