Elizabeth Henderson Archibald

1854 - 1923  (68 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Henderson Archibald
  Born	24 Mar 1854	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elizabeth Henderson Dickie
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-142364
  Died	16 Mar 1923	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Melfort, , Saskatchewan, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I142364	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	William Adams Dickie,   b. 26 Aug 1849, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Aug 1933, Prince Albert, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	8 May 1878	, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. William Gordon Dickie,   b. 27 Jan 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F43145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DICKIE, ELIZABETH H. (Nee Archibald) After a brief illness, at the General Hospital in Winnipeg, on March 16th 1923, at the age of 69 years. She was born in Wellington County, near Aberfoyle on March 24th 1854. Here she lived until 1875, when she removed with her parents to Lucknow, Bruce County. In 1878, she married William A. Dickie and lived on the old Dickie homestead for thirty-three years. Here she devoted herself to the interest of her family and of the community. In early years, Mrs. Dickie came to know the Lord as her Saviour and Redeemer and ever sought to walk with God and to lead others to know Him. In this neighbourhood, she conducted a Sunday school for years and gave herself to the uplifting of the young people. Mrs. Dickie was a life-long member of the Presbyterian Church and was always actively engaged in both home and foreign missions. In 1911, the family went west and settled near Melfort, SK. Survived by her husband; two sons, J. Russell of Melfort; and J. Gordon of Eldorado, Arkansas; three daughters, Mrs. W. Fred Evans of Beatty, SK; Mrs. George A. Evans of Davis, SK; and Bessie A. of the Midland Bible Institute of Kansas City; three sisters, Mrs. T. W. Baird of Feronia, ON; Helen C. Archibald of Midland, ON; and Mary A. Archibald of Beachville, ON. Two brothers, John and James Archibald predeceased her. The funeral took place on Tues., Mar. 29th from her residence near Melfort to St. James' Presbyterian Church at 2: 30, thence to Mount Pleasant Cemetery for interment. The pallbearers were two nephews, J. Glen Gibson and R. Gordon Gibson; Arthur W. Robson, Herbert J. Robson, Edward Gerrish and Lee Eagle. The casket was covered with beautiful floral offerings, which included one from the Session of St. James' Church, one from the Missionary Society and a cross presented by the Gibson family, including Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gerrish. The services were conducted by Mr. Brydon, Presbyterian pastor, assisted by Mr. Nixon of the Methodist Church. -Information from the marriage certificate: Born in Puslinch c. 1854, daughter of John Archibald and Mary McNaughton. She married William Adams Dickie, born in Puslinch c. 1850, son of John Dickie and Elizabeth Adams, at Lucknow in Bruce Co. On May 9, 1878. -Information from the marriage certificate of Janet McNaughton Archibald : Born c. 1865, daughter of John Archibald and Mary McNaughton. On Jan. 1, 1903, she married Thomas Wilson Baird. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186834428/elizabeth-h_a-dickie.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Mar 1854 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 8 May 1878 - , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Mar 1923 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Melfort, , Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth