Charlotte Lowd Mercer

Cal 1811 - 1889  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Charlotte Lowd Mercer
  Born	CALC 22 Dec 1811	Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187839259
  Interesting	pioneer, story
  Immigration	1833	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Name	Charlotte Lowd Shellard
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132791
  Died	13 Mar 1889	Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Liver Disease (3 months)
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I132791	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Andrew Mercer,   b. 1783, , Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 4 Oct 1867, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth Brown,   b. CALC 21 Dec 1789, , Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Mar 1870  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Family ID	F38954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Morris Shellard,   b. 16 Oct 1809, , Wiltshire, England ,   d. 29 May 1889, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	13 Jul 1836	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Thomas Shellard,   b. 30 Nov 1837, , Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1918, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   2. Mary Shellard,   b. CALC 7 Feb 1841, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1881  (Age ~ 40 years)   3. Henry Shellard,   b. CALC 6 Sep 1845, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1860  (Age ~ 14 years)   4. Elizabeth Jane Shellard,   b. 16 Nov 1846, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1915, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   5. Morris Shellard,   b. CALC 8 Apr 1851, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1934, RR6, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age ~ 82 years)   6. Charlotte L. Shellard,   b. 1854, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1894, Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F32707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Parted at Last Our obituary today records the death of Charlotte Lowd Mercer, wife of Mr. Morris Shellard, sr., of the 9th concession, Beverly. Mrs. Shellard was in her 78th year. She was born at Melross, Roxboroughshire, Scotland, in 1811, and came with her parents to Canada in 1833. In 1874 (note: 1874 error in obit) she was married, and in 1838 the young couple settled on the lot where they have ever since resided. For some years both Mr. and Mrs. Shellard have been invalids and Mr. Shellard, who still survives, is but a wreck of the stalwart, industrious settler, who in the early days of Beverly shouldered his axe after a day's chopping and walked home while the woods around him rang with the loud howls of the wolves. The aged couple leave a family consisting of three sons and three daughters, viz.: - Mr. Andrew Shellard, who has been a resident of California for the past twenty years; Mr. Thomas Shellard, of Beverly; and Mr. Morris Shellard, residing on the homestead. Of their daughters, three are living, viz.: - Mrs. J. H. Rutherford, of North Dumfries; Mrs. Henry Cole, of Seaforth; and Mrs. John Gosman, of Blythe, Huron. Galt Reporter Mar 15 1889 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Morris Shellard/ a native of Wilts-shire, Eng./ Emigrated to Canada in 1832, died May 29th 1889, aged 79 yrs. 7 mos. 13 dys/ his wife/ Charlotte L Mercer/ a native of Roxburgh-shire Scot./ emigrated to Canada in 1833, died Mar 13th 1889,/ aged 77 yrs. 2 mos. 20 dys/ their son Henry/ died Feb. 6th 1860/ aged 14 yrs. 5 weeks/ [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 019451 (1889). Charlott S Shellard Gender: Female Age: 78 Birth Date: abt 1811 Birth Place: Scotland Death Date: Mar 1889 Death Place: Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Disease of The Liver [S507] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - First United Presbyterian. Morris Shilland, Of Walpole, L.D. [London District], married Charlotte Mercer. 13 July 1836, Dumfries. Witnesses Andrew Mercer And James Brown

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 22 Dec 1811 - Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland Immigration - 1833 - , Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Jul 1836 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Liver Disease (3 months) - 13 Mar 1889 - Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth