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Margaret McLachlan

Female 1840 - 1931  (91 years)


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  • Name Margaret McLachlan 
    Born 1840  Buchlyvie, , Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199303329 
    Name Margaret Downie 
    Residence 1851  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    United Presbyterian 
    Residence 1864  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-255614 
    Died 13 Mar 1931  New Windsor, Orange, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I255614  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

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

    Family William Downie,   b. 1 Apr 1941, Irvine, , Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1906, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 23 Sep 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 26 Apr 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 
    1. [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

    2. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.24.

    3. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 5 Page 61.

    4. [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
      NameWilliam McLachlan
      GenderMale
      Marriage Date16 Dec 1838
      Marriage PlaceKippen, Stirling, Scotland
      SpouseMargaret Nielson

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1840 - Buchlyvie, , Stirling, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1864 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Sep 1864 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Mar 1931 - New Windsor, Orange, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
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