Christina Ramsay

1812 - 1904  (92 years)

• Name	Christina Ramsay
  Born	1812	, Argyleshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209879721
  Name	Christina Heritage
  Name	Christina McAllister
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-220669
  Died	26 Jan 1904	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I220669	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family 1	John McAllister,   b. 1799, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1843, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1832	Campbelltown, , Nairn, Scotland
  Children	1. Archibald McAllister,   b. 1833, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Aug 1919  (Age 86 years)   2. Alexander McAllister,   b. 1836, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1921, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Christina M. McAllister,   b. 18 May 1840, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1929, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States  (Age 88 years)   4. Johnann McAllister,   b. 7 Apr 1844, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1930  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F60093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas Heritage,   b. 1810, Deddington, , Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 2 May 1883, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1856	, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Martha Heritage,   b. 18 Feb 1852, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1931  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F17569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HERITAGE, CHRISTINA (Nee Ramsay, formerly McAllister) We are again called upon to chronicle the death of one of the old pioneers of Puslinch, in the person of Mrs. Thomas Heritage, who died at her residence, "Green Hill Farm", on Tuesday, 26th January, 1904, aged 91 years; and 6 months. She had been in her usual health until about Christmas, when she took the grippe and was not strong enough to battle with the grim foe. Mrs. Heritage was very much respected by all her friends, both young and old. She was of a quiet disposition but a friend to all and was generous and kind to those in need and no person was turned away hungry from her door. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and many a time, she walked to Knox's Church Galt, when Dr. Bayne was the pastor, there being no church in Hespeler when she came from Scotland in 1832. Mrs. Heritage, whose maiden name was Christina Ramsay was twice married. Her first husband was John McAlister. She and John were married at Campbelltown on March 1, 1832 and sailed for Canada in April of the same year in the ship, Postaferry, landing in Hamilton six or seven weeks later. They lived in Hamilton until the January of the following year, when they left there and walked to Puslinch, stopping at houses on the road (Hugh McColl in Beverly). They stopped at Alex Lamont's on lot 10, Puslinch and stayed there for three or four weeks. They, at length, settled on lot 6, Puslinch, put up a shanty and commenced clearing a home for themselves. After the place was cleared, Mr. McAlister did not live long to enjoy it. John got sick, while visiting his sister, Mrs. Alex Addison in Galt and died at her home on November 1, 1848, leaving his widow and six small children. She remained a widow for eight years and her family had grown to be stalwart young men and women. In 1856, she married Thomas Heritage of Doddington, Oxfordshire, England. He died in 1883, leaving one daughter, who remained with her mother until her death. When Mrs. Heritage first came to lot 6, it was all a forest and it was a very lonely life for the young wife, who could hear the wolves howling and see the bears sneaking among the timbers. The deer also were very plentiful and would come and feed with the cows in the pasture. She once tried to shoot a deer but missed her aim and the deer fled to the woods. At that time there were no stores in Hespeler and they had to go to Galt to do their trading. Mrs. Heritage would walk to Galt and carry a basket of butter and eggs, get her groceries, and walk back home, the road at the time leading past the old Shaw homestead. One day when she was going to Galt, she met a large black bear on the path. She thought she was done for but setting her basket down, she clapped her hands and halloed and the bear took fright and ran into the woods. On another occasion, the wolves were chasing the calves in the pasture and they let a large yoke of oxen in the field and the wolves were quickly driven off but the calves were badly torn. She was born at Killeden (or Kilcaden?), Argyleshire in October 1812. The families are Archibald and Alexander McAlister on the old homestead; Mrs. Clark of Sidney, MB; Mrs. G. Y. Heritage of Bloomington III. ; Mrs. J. L. Maude of Peterborough; Mrs. William Maude of Galt; and Martha at home. The family were all by her bedside with the exception of Mrs. Clark. The funeral on Thursday from her residence to Hespeler Cemetery was conducted by Rev. K. J. MacDonald. Pallbearers: J. Small, J. R. Dalzell, A. Ramsay, all of Galt; J. D. Ramsay of Hespeler; W. Maude of Fergus; and J. Maude of Toronto. - Information from Knox Presbyterian Church, Crieff, 1840-1990 by Anna Jackson; The six children were Archibald married Charlotte Gibson; Alexander; Elizabeth (Mrs. James Clark); Christina (Mrs. George Heritage); Jane (Mrs. James Maude) and Johnann (Mrs. William Maude), who was born after her father's death. Mrs. McAllister later married Thomas Heritage and they had a daughter, Martha, who married William Young and was active in the Ellis Chapel congregation. 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/209879721/christina-heritage.

  
  

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  Born - 1812 - , Argyleshire, Scotland Married - 1 Mar 1832 - Campbelltown, , Nairn, Scotland Married - 1856 - , Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Jan 1904 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth