Margaret Gilmar^[1]

1860 - 1937  (76 years)

• Name	Margaret Gilmar
  Born	17 Mar 1860	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199708897
  Name	Maggie Gilmar
  Name	Margaret Bean
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00008-1023.1
  Died	8 Feb 1937	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 10]
  Buried	Bethel United Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 10]
  Person ID	I15590	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Gilmar,   b. 14 Nov 1833, Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario ,   d. 28 Jun 1923, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Lucas,   b. 11 Jun 1837, , Ireland ,   d. 6 Sep 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F20456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isaac S. Bean,   b. 3 Dec 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1881	Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 11]
  Children	1. Alfred Ellworth Bean,   b. 20 Nov 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 77 years)   2. Laura Eliza Bean,   b. 24 Nov 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1977, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   3. Frederick Arnold Bean,   b. 31 Dec 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1963  (Age 74 years)   4. Robert John Bean,   b. 10 Oct 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1990, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)   5. Howard Leslie Bean,   b. 12 Aug 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Feb 1988, Etobicoke, York Co., Ontario  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Margaret Gilmar, wife of Isaac Bean, passed away at her home at Haysville in her 77th year on Monday evening, Feb. 8, 1937. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.Robert Gilmar, pioneer settlers of Wilmot Tp., and lived her entire life there. She was a frequent visitor in the Milverton district. She is survived by her husband, one daughter Mrs. Mervin Facey, Blandford; four sons, Alfred E., Robert J., and Fred all of Wilmot Tp, the latter residing on the old homestead, and Howard, Toronto, 10 grandchildren, one sister Mrs. Eliza Langley, Stratford, and three brothers Ed, Joe and Alex Gilmar, all of Woodstock District." Milverton Sun obit., Feb. 18, 1937 ____________________ "(Haysville) A highly respected and esteemed resident of Wilmot Tp., Margaret Gilmar, wife of Isaac Bean, passed away at 6:30 o'clock last evening at her home, one and one-half miles south of this community. Mrs. Bean, who had been ill the past ten weeks with a heart condition, was in her 77th year. A d/o the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilmar, Wilmot pioneers, she lived all her life in this district and six years ago celebrated with her husband the diamond jubilee of their marriage. She was a faithful and active member of Bethel United church as well as her WCTU and the Haysville Women's Institute. Surviving are her husband, one daughter, MRs. Mervin Facey of Blandford Tp., four sons, Arthur, Fred and Robert of Wilmot, Howard of Toronto, and ten grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. E. Langley of Stratford, and three brothers, Edward, Joseph and Alex Gilmar, all of Woodstock, also survive...." KW Record obit. of Tues., Feb. 9, 1937 ______________ SOUTH-WEST WILMOT Descendant of Pioneer Family Dies in 77th Year Beloved Wife of laaac Bean, Highly Esteemed in Wilmot Township, Succumbs to Heart Ailment. (By Chronicle Correspondent) HAYSVILLE, Feb. 9.-A wide circle of friends in Wilmot township learned with sincere regret of the passing at her home at 6.30 o'clock on Monday evening of Margaret Gilmar, beloved wife of Isaac Bean, well known retired farmer, of near Haysville. Mrs. Bean, who had been quite ill for the past ten weeks, suffering trom a heart ailment slept peacefully away. She was in her 77th year. The late Mrs. Bean was a descendent of one of the oldest ploneer families in the township. Her grand. father, Wm. Gilmar came from Ireland in 1840 and took up the farm known as the Gilmar homestead and now owned by Isalah Gingerich. Her father Robert Gilmar and mother (Mary Ann Lucas) were life- long residents of Wilmot township. She was married to Isaac Bean in 1881 and the couple celebrated their golden wedding six years ago. Mrs. Bean was a loyal and devoted member of the Bethel United Church and up to the time of her illness a faithful attendant. She was also much interested in Women's Institute and W.C.T.U. work. There survive, her husband, one daughter, Laura (Mrs. Mervin Facey) of Blandford township, four sons, Alfred E., Fred and Robert of Wilmot, Howard at Toronto, and ten grand- children; also one sister, Mrs. E. Langley, Stratford and three brothers, Edward, Joseph and Alex Gilmar all of Woodstock. Friends and relatives in large numbers attended the funeral held on Thursday afternoon. Private service was held at the home at two o'clock and public service at the Bethel church at 2.30 p.m. The pastor of the church preached an impressive sermon and appropriate music was contributed by the choir. Interment was made in the adjoin- ing cemetery. Numerous floral tributes were sent by friends. Waterloo Chronicle 12 Feb 1937 pg 6

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 261. [S339] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Bethel United CC#4553 Internet Link. Isaac Bean/ Dec 3, 1855-Dec 18 1937/ GILMAR/ Margaret Gilmar/ his wife/ Mar 17 1860-Feb 8 1937/ At rest [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 10. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Division 4 Page Number 16 Household Number 63. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 16. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 18. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 6. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 31. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 14. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, B., America, N., Municipality, W., Corners, P., & Cemetery, B. (1860). Margaret Gilmar Bean (1860-1937) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 25 March 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199708897/margaret-bean. [S18] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration index (needs checking to original registration).

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Mar 1860 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Feb 1881 - Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Feb 1937 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bethel United Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth