Betsy McKenzie

1819 - 1895  (75 years)

• Name	Betsy McKenzie
  Born	3 Apr 1819	, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Betsy Brown
  Residence	1838	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Tailoress
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	U. Presbyterian
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-100874
  Died	5 Feb 1895	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  	Cause: Gastritis (3 days)
  Buried	7 Feb 1895	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I100874	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	McKenzie
  Family ID	F254014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Brown,   b. CALC 27 Dec 1807, , Scotland ,   d. 12 Jan 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1838	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. John Brown,   b. 1839, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Agnes Brown,   b. 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F25946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Brown,   b. CA 1818,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Children	1. Agnes Brown,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F254015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of Mrs. William Brown a well Known Lady On Tuesday morning, there died rather suddenly, a lady well known and highly respected in Galt, in the person of Mrs. Wm. Brown. The deceased lady was in the 76th year of her age and had been a resident of Galt for many years. She always enjoyed remarkably good health and attended the U. P. church, on Sunday last, of which church she was a life long, devoted and consistent member. Her death was a great shock to her many friends. Deceased was the relict of the late Wm. Brown, who died in 1855. Her maiden name was Betsy McKenzie and she was born in Roxburgshire, Scotland, on April 3rd, 1819, coming to Canada with her parents and settling in North Dumfries in May, 1823, on the farm now occupied by Mr. Angus McBain, about two miles from town. Here she resided in the early years of her life. The deceased lady was married to the late Wm. Brown in 1838. She then removed to Glenmorris, where her husband taught school for a number of years. Afterwards they removed to Galt, where the deceased resided up to the time of her death. Her husband also taught school in Branchton and Caledonia, for a time. Mrs. Brown was a lady of many virtues, kindly traits of character and true womanly instincts. She was the mother of four children; one son, John, met a watery grave, at the dam here, while in bathing, in 1857. A daughter is Miss Agnes Brown who resides in Galt. Deceased leaves two brothers and two sisters. The latter are Mr. Wm. McKenzie, Beverly street, (at whose residence she died) and Mr. John McKenzie, who resides at the corner of Spruce and McNaughton streets. The sisters are Mrs. John Scrimger, North Dumfries and Mrs. Jas. B. Keachie, Beverly. Mrs. Brown's father, died Oct. 10th., 1894 and her mother, on the 13th Feb., 1863. The funeral will take place from Mr. Wm. McKenzie's residence (Beverly street), this afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock, to Mount View cemetery. The Weekly Reformer 7 Feb 1895 pg 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 49. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 61. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.30. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 75. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. Agnes BROWN/ died Oct. 3rd 1922/ aged 72 years/ William BROWN/ died/ Jan. 12th 1856/ aged 48 yrs. 16 days/ his wife/ Betsy McKENZIE/ died/ Feb. 5th 1895,/ aged 75 yrs. 10 mos./ their son/ John M. BROWN/ died July 11th, 1857/ aged 17 yrs. 3 mos./ [S507] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - First United Presbyterian. William Brown, married Betsey McKenzie, Both of Dumfries. 27 Dec. 1838, Dumfries. Witnesses John McKenzie and Thomas McKenzie. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017892 (1895). Name:Wm Brown Gender:Female Age:75 Birth Date:abt 1820 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:5 Feb 1895 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Gastritis [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017802 (1895). Name:Wm Brown Gender:Female Age:75 Religion:Presbyterian Birth Date:abt 1820 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:5 Feb 1895 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Gastritis

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Apr 1819 - , Roxburghshire, Scotland Residence - 1838 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Dec 1838 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tailoress - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Gastritis (3 days) - 5 Feb 1895 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 7 Feb 1895 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth