Jane Gallagher^[1]

1793 - 1901  (107 years)

• Name	Jane Gallagher
  Born	31 Oct 1793	, Donegal, Ireland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155050127
  Immigration	1835	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Name	Jane Laird
  Name	Jean Gallagher
  Residence	Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-216310
  Died	23 Aug 1901	Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I216310	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Samuel Laird,   b. 1802, , Ireland ,   d. 18 Jun 1884, Morris Township, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	, Ireland
  Children	1. James Laird,   b. 31 Jan 1827, , Donegal, Ireland ,   d. 15 Jun 1893, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 66 years)   2. William C. Laird,   b. Feb 1830, , Ireland ,   d. 1 Jan 1876  (Age ~ 45 years)   3. Catherine Laird,   b. 1832, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ann Jane Laird,   b. 23 Dec 1835, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Aug 1936, Lucknow, Kinloss Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)   5. John Laird,   b. 3 Sep 1840, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F210791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  107 YEARS OLD The Seaforth Expositor thus refers to the death of the late Mrs. Laird grandmother of Messrs Samuel Seamon and Hilton Laird, of Goderich, which occurred on the 23rd of August: "The oldest resident of the county of Huron, and perhaps the oldest in the Province, passed peacefully from earth on Friday last. We refer to the death of Mrs. John Gallagher Laird, relict of the late Samuel Laird, watch took place at the residence of her son, Mr. John Laird, Seaforth. Mrs Laird had reached the the extraordinary age of 107 years, 9 months and 23 days. Mrs. Laird was a native of Donegal, Ireland. Immediately after her marriage to Mr. Laird, 75 years ago, they started for Canada. They first settled in Ingersoll, but soon after removed to the Township of Wilmot, Waterloo County, where they spent the greater part of life. Mr. Laird died about 17 years ago, in the Township of Morris, and was over 80 years of age. Mrs Laird had a family of three sons and two daughters, but only one son and one daughter survive her. These are Mr. John Laird, of Seaforth, and Mrs. Robert Hayes, of Lucknow. She had been blind for a great many years, but aside from this affliction she enjoyed good health until within a few months of her death, and was remarkably active. She was a most entertaining conversationalist, and took mach pleasure in recounting the incidents of her early and middle life. She was a witness to many and great changes. For the last week of her life she was unconscious, and finally passed away as if in sleep, a complete wearing out of a once remarkably robust physical constitution. The remains were taken to Brussels on Tuesday, and interred in the cemetery there beside those of her deceased husband" The Chronicle Telegraph, 19 Sep 1901, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S55] Vit - ON, Wellington - Wellington County Marriage Register 1858-1869. Name: James Laird Sex: Male Birthplace: Ireland Res: Elma Father's Name: Samuel Laird Mother's Name: Jane Gailacher Spouse's Name: Euphm Elizth Garrard Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1838 Spouse's Birthplace: United States Res: Elora Spouse's Father's Name: Simon H Garrard Spouse's Mother's Name: Priscilla Wilson Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 07 Mar 1862 Event Place: Wellington, Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 1 Pg 6. [S833] Census - ON, Huron, Seaforth - 1901, Div 1 Pg 2. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 57. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 5 Page 26. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Jean Gallagher Laird, d. 23 Aug 1901 Seaforth, aged 107, 9m, 23 d, widow b. Ireland

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Oct 1793 - , Donegal, Ireland Immigration - 1835 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - - Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Canada Presbyterian - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Aug 1901 - Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Married - - , Ireland  = Link to Google Earth