Margaret Porter

1854 - 1930  (76 years)

• Name	Margaret Porter
  Born	11 Jul 1854	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Margaret Evans
  Residence	1930	Cooper St. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-219868
  Died	23 Oct 1930	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I219868	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Alfred Evans,   b. 26 May 1851, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1936, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Margaret Bertha Evans,   b. 28 Oct 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1953, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   2. John Percival Evans,   b. 26 Aug 1889, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967  (Age 77 years)   3. Robert Stanley Evans,   b. 30 Aug 1896, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F59919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  EVANS, MARGARET (Nee Porter) On Thursday morning, October 23, 1930, Mrs. Alfred Evans of Cooper St. in Hespeler, after an illness of only a few days, death being due to typhoid fever. In her 77th year, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Porter of Puslinch Township, where she was born, so that she has been a resident of this district all her life. Nearly three years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Evans celebrated their golden wedding. About two and a half years ago, they retired from the farm and came to live in Hespeler. She was of a quiet disposition, beloved by all who knew her. Surviving are her husband, six sons, Fred in Melfort, SK; George of Davis, SK; Percy, Arthur and Robert in Puslinch; Kenneth in Leamington; three daughters, Mrs. W. A. Grier of Owen Sound; Mrs. Sherk of West Africa; and Mrs. C. R. Bond of Puslinch. The arrangements for the funeral could not be completed until word was received from the west but the funeral was from the United Church, of which she was a lifelong member. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, with a short private service held at the house at 2 and a public service at the United Church at 2: 30, conducted by Rev. I. M. Moyer. A large number attended. Pallbearers: Thomas Evans, John Ruddell, A. S. Clemens, J. Marvin Eagle and Ed Shantz, all of the Hespeler district; and W. Thompson of Owen Sound. -Information from the death certificate: Born in Puslinch on July 11, ?, daughter of John Porter and Margaret Lennie. Informant - her son, Arthur Evans of R. R. #2, Hespeler. -Information from the marriage certificate: Born c. 1856, daughter of John Davis Porter and Margaret Jane Lennie. She married Alfred Evans on Jan. 16, 1878. 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/208638986/margaret-evans.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jul 1854 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Oct 1930 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth