Margaret McLachlan

1840 - 1931  (91 years)

• Name	Margaret McLachlan
  Born	1840	Buchlyvie, , Stirling, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199303329
  Name	Margaret Downie
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	United Presbyterian
  Residence	1864	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-255614
  Died	13 Mar 1931	New Windsor, Orange, New York, United States
  Buried	Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
  Person ID	I255614	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	William McLachlan,   b. CALC 11 Jul 1793, Buchlyvie, , Stirling, Scotland ,   d. 11 Mar 1882, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Mother	Margaret Neilson,   b. Sep 1799, , Scotland ,   d. 12 Mar 1882, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1838	Kippen, , Stirling, Scotland   [4]
  Family ID	F229174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Downie,   b. 1 Apr 1941, Irvine, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 30 Jul 1906, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Married	23 Sep 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F34418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MARGARET DOWNIE DIES IN NEW YORK Friends here have received word from Mrs. R. B. Wilson of the death Friday of her mother, Mrs. Margaret Downie in Newburgh, N. Y. Memorial services were held in the church she attended in Newburgh yesterday afternoon. Services in Cleveland, O., her former home, will be held today. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery, Cleveland, beside the body of her husband, William Downie, who died several years ago. Mrs. Downie was born in Bucclivy, Scotland, March 22, 1840, and came to this country as a young girl with her parents. She was the last survivor of a family of eleven children. most of whom settled in Cleveland more than seventy years ago, and became prominent in the religious and business life of the city. Her husband was the son of John Downie. a pioneer merchant, who established the first painting and decorating company in Cleveland, and the busness is still carried on by a son, William Downie Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Downie were charter members of the Woodland Avenue Presbyterian Church and were prominent in religious and temperance work. Mrs. Downle was a member of the early temperance organization, called the Crusaders, which was a forerunner of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and she was...

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Downey b. Scotland res: Cleveland, OH Age: 24 born abt 1840 father: John mother: Janet Parker married Margaret McLachlan Age:: 23 born abt 1841 b. Scotland Spouse res: Galt father: William mother: Margaret Wilson married 23 Sep 1864 county: Waterloo [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.24. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 5 Page 61. [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. NameWilliam McLachlan GenderMale Marriage Date16 Dec 1838 Marriage PlaceKippen, Stirling, Scotland SpouseMargaret Nielson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1840 - Buchlyvie, , Stirling, Scotland Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1864 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Sep 1864 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Mar 1931 - New Windsor, Orange, New York, United States Buried - - Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth