Charlotte Gilchrist

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• Name: Charlotte Cooper
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48874
• Residence: 1921, Cooper St. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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COOPER, CHARLOTTE (Nee Gilchrist)

On Tuesday evening, June 24, 1930, after an illness of many months. She was a lifelong resident of the district, being born in Puslinch Township 66 years ago. Twelve years ago, she and her husband, the late Jacob Cooper retired from the farm in Puslinch Township and came to live in Hespeler, where Mr. Cooper died two years later. She has since been living with her sister, Miss Bessie Gilchrist. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. A woman of quiet habits, she was beloved by all who knew her. Survived by sister, Bessie of Cooper St. in Hespeler; Mrs. Galbraith of Mount Forest; and brother, John Gilchrist of Guelph. The funeral was held from the residence on Thursday at 2, June 26. Interment Hespeler Cemetery.

-Information from the death certificate: Of Cooper St. in Hespeler. Born on lot 11, concession ?, Puslinch Township on December 6, 1863, daughter of Malcolm Gilchrist and Charlotte McMillan.

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Charlotte — Jacob Brown Cooper. Jacob (son of Thomas Cooper and Zilpah Johnson) was born 1856, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1920, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82980
• Residence: 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

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GILCHRIST, MALCOLM

At his residence near Killean in Puslinch, on Monday morning at 4, December 1, 1890, aged 73 years. Puslinch has lost another of her worthy pioneers. He had been troubled by a slight cold for some days previous to his death but nothing was thought of it. On the previous Friday, he drove into Hespeler to take his daughter, Miss Bessie. He was suddenly cut off on Sunday, heart failure being the cause. Mr. Gilchrist was the third among six sons, who with their three sisters and parents, came to this country in 1843 from Kintyre, Argyleshire, Scotland. The township was, at that time, mostly a wilderness of primeval forest, although much of the land had been secured by intending settlers. To say it was wild was almost too flattering. Having in his youth been accustomed to the sea and sailing for several successive summers, he followed the lake navigation, spending the remaining months in cutting down the heavy growth of timber and clearing up the land. By patient industry and thrift, he hewed out the comfortable homestead, on which his declining days were spent. In 1852, he married Charlotte McMillan, youngest daughter of the late Angus McMillan, whose acquaintance he had formed in his youth in Glenbar, Scotland. After his marriage, they settled on lot 11, 1^st concession of Puslinch, which he soon brought to a high state of cultivation and on which he continuously resided until his death. One son, the eldest of the family and five daughters, all grown up and his widow survive. His son, John Gilchrist is also a prosperous farmer, owning 200 acres, adjoining the homestead. The eldest daughter, Christina is Mrs. Henry Hardy of Flint, Michigan. The youngest, Miss Bessie, is successfully engaged in teaching at Hespeler. The others, Misses Annie, Mary and Charlotte are also held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Gilchrist was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church and devoid of ostentation or parade, a man of strong faith and deep conviction. The writer enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance, extending over a period of many years and had frequent opportunity of noting and admiring his intelligence and generous kindly disposition. He possessed in a marked degree, that dignified hospitality and strong individuality, which are characteristic of the Highland race. Witty, well informed and endowed with excellent conversational abilities, he was a special favourite with the young, who always found in him a sympathetic and wise counsellor. He had reached the ripe age of 73, was widely known and universally respected. His funeral on Wednesday afternoon, where Rev. Jackson of Galt conducted, was largely attended by his old friends and neighbours, despite the inclement weather. Interment took place in the little cemetery at Killean. It is only a little over two months since the death of Duncan Gilchrist, younger brother of Malcolm, who died after a short illness, at his residence near Arkell on the last Friday in September. Peter Gilchrist, also a well known resident of Puslinch, is a brother.

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Malcolm married Charlotte McMillan 1852. Charlotte was born 4 Sep 1827, Kintyre, Arglyshire, Scotland; died 20 Apr 1921, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Killean Cemetery, Puslinch Twp., Killean, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Charlotte Gilchrist
• Residence: Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82979
• Immigration: 1850, , Canada
• Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1921, Cooper St. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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GILCHRIST, CHARLOTTE (Nee McMillan)

There passed to her eternal rest on Wednesday, April 20, 1921 at 8 p. m., at her home on Cooper St. in Hespeler, the very last of the early pioneers of Puslinch. Relict of Malcolm Gilchrist. She was Hespeler's second oldest citizen. The deceased was born in Kintyre, Argyleshire in 1827 and was in her 94^th year. In her young girlhood in the early 30's, with her parents, she emigrated to Canada, coming to Puslinch, where she married and resided on lot 11, concession 1 and there she passed with her husband through the vicissitudes of pioneer life. Shortly after her husband's death, thirty years ago, she moved to Hespeler where, attended by the ministrations of her daughter, Miss Bessie and at times other members of the family, she has spent her long evening in sweet and calm content. Well-read, well informed, taking a keen interest in the events of the time, she was a most interesting conversationalist and took great pleasure in recalling to the younger generations the happy, yet strenuous days of the early settlers. Of a family of one son and five daughters there survive: John of Guelph; Mrs. Robert Galbraith of Mount Forest; Mrs. Charlotte Cooper and Miss Bessie at home. Mrs. Hardy of Flint, Michigan. Annie predeceased her. The funeral was held on Saturday at 1: 30 from her residence to little cemetery at Killean. It was largely attended by friends and relatives. Rev. McAlpine officiated, whilst the following acted as pallbearers: her four nephews, John W. Gilchrist, Archie McMillan, Angus McCormick and John Gilchrist; her son-in-law, Robert Galbraith of Mount Forest; and a grandson, Thomas Gilchrist of Guelph. Among those attending from a distance were Mrs. John Urquhart and Mrs. James Porter of Chatham; Miss Mary Gilchrist of Hamilton; and William Gilchrist of Galt.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143941
• Occupation: 1860, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer

John — Ann "Nancy" Taylor. Ann was born 1785, Skipness, , Argyll, Scotland; died 18 Oct 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Killean Cemetery, Puslinch Twp., Killean, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ann "Nancy" Gilchrist
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143942

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St the residence of her son, Malcom Gilchrist, Puslinch, on the 18th ult., Ann Taylor, relict of the late John Gilchrist, a native of Skipness, Argyleshire, Scotland, aged 85 years.

Galt Reporter Nov 3 1871 pg 3