Margaret Cameron Gillespie

1867 - 1963  (~ 95 years)

• Name	Margaret Cameron Gillespie
  Born	Sep 1867	Chesterville, Winchester Twp., Dundas Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147579071
  Name	Margaret Cameron Washburn
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1916	59 Krug St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-178870
  Died	17 Feb 1963	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I178870	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Adam Clark Grant "Clark" Washburn,   b. 16 Jul 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1890	Chesterville, Winchester Twp., Dundas Co., Ontario   [3]
  Children	1. Lionel Vincent Washburn,   b. Feb 1892, Winchester, Dundas Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Robert Grant Washburn,   b. 20 Nov 1893, Winchester, Dundas Co., Ontario ,   d. 10 May 1917, , France  (Age 23 years)   3. James William "Jim" Washburn,   b. 16 Apr 1897, Winchester, Dundas Co., Ontario ,   d. 1957  (Age 59 years)   4. Howard Clark Washburn,   b. 7 Apr 1902, Winchester, Dundas Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Carl Herbert Washburn,   b. 27 Feb 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Cameron Gillespie Washburn,   b. 27 Feb 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1944, , Italy  (Age 38 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F176070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Margaret Washburn Mrs. Margaret Washburn, 95, a former Kitchener resident, died Sunday in the Eventide Home, Galt, after a long illness. Born in Chesterville, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Gillespie. She lived in Galt for eight years after living in Kitchener for many years. She was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Clark Washburn, died in 1939. Surviving are one son, Howard C. of Alton, Ont., seven and eight greatgrandchildren. Four sons predeceased her, Lionel V., James W., Robert killed in France in the First World War and Cameron killed in Italy in the Second World War. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where Very Rev. Finlay G. Stewart will conduct service at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Feb 18, 1963 Page 17

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 12. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Robert Grant Washburn Birth Date: 20 Nov 1893 Birth Location: Winchester, Dundas Co, Canada Residence: Berlin, Ontario Relative: Margaret Washburn Relationship: Mother [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11401 (1890), Washburn-Gillespie. Clark Washburn, upholster of Winchester, Birth Place: Berlin Ontario Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1865 Father Name: William Washburn Mother Name: Sarah Ann Decker Washburn Spouse Name: Margret Cameron Gillespie, residence Chesterville, Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Place: Chesterville Spouse Father Name: James G Gillespie Spouse Mother Name: Margret Cameron Gillespie Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1890 Marriage Location: Dundas, Chesterville

  
  

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  Born - Sep 1867 - Chesterville, Winchester Twp., Dundas Co., Ontario Married - 27 Oct 1890 - Chesterville, Winchester Twp., Dundas Co., Ontario Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1916 - 59 Krug St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Feb 1963 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth