Sarah Maria "Maria" Birley

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• Name: Maria Birley
• Name: Sarah Maria "Maria" Campbell
• Residence: 1315 Brantford Highway, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74629
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Sarah married John Campbell 12 Dec 1888, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada. John (son of James C. Campbell and Margaret Batters) was born 3 Jul 1855, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1927, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Apr 1927, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Lieut. John James "Jim" Campbell was born 16 Jan 1890, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1917, Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium; was buried , Devisional Cemetery, Ypres, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
2. Sarah Locker Campbell was born 13 Sep 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Margaret Batters Campbell was born 3 Dec 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Marion N. Campbell was born Feb 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Minnie Campbell was born 27 Feb 1895, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79649
• Residence: 1861, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada

Charles — Sarah Locker. Sarah was born 14 Mar 1832, , England; died 29 Aug 1922, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Paris Plains Cemetery, Paris, Brant Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Interesting: pioneer, story
• Name: Sarah Birley
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79650
• Residence: 1861, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Passing of an Aged Resident Mrs. Birley, Sr, Attained the Ripe Age of 90 Years

On Tuesday morning, Aug. 29, there passed away one of the oldest and earliest settlers of the district in the person of Sarah Birley, relict of the late Charles Birley, aged 90 years. Her maiden name was Sarah Locker and her birth place Derbyshire, England, where she was married, coming to Canada with her husband in 1856 and settling in South Dumfries, near Paris, and had lived in the community practically ever since. Some idea of the changes which have taken place in deceased's lifetime may be gathered from the fact that she crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel and was 14 weeks in doing so. This now highly cultivated and flourished district was then pretty much all bush, traversed by roaving bands of Indians and wild beasts. Here the new-comers hewed out a home for themselves and endured the hardships incidental to pioneer life. Her companion, however, did not long survive, predeceasing his wife by 52 years, thus leaving her to carry on the struggle alone and with a young family on her hands. That she succeeded admirably was due to an indomitable spirit and untiring zeal. In religion she allied herself with the Presbyterian Church. The family surviving comprise one daughter and three sons, viz.: Mrs. Campbell, Galt, Chas. H., North Dumfries; Geo. T. Golfport, Miss., and Thos. H., Kamsack, Sask. The funeral took place yesterday from the residence of the son Charles, to Paris Plains, North, Cemetery.

Ayr News Aug 31 1922 pg 1