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Margaret Hester "Hester" Millican

Female 1873 - 1905  (32 years)


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  • Name Margaret Hester "Hester" Millican 
    Born 24 Sep 1873  Belwood, Nichol Twp., Wellington, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180086349 
    Name Hester Millican 
    Name Margaret Hester "Hester" Wishart 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-335628 
    Died 28 Oct 1905  Beaverton, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I335628  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Rev. William Millican,   b. 24 Mar 1827, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1910, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Anna Christina Young Pringle,   b. 11 Jan 1837, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 27 Sep 1859  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F246970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rev. Archibald Campbell Wishart,   b. 19 Feb 1869, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1953, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1904  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F51726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • GALT GIRL DEAD

      Wedded in January Last and Passed Away Suddenly on Saturday

      Galt. Oct. 30. - A Galt bride of less than a year ago was brought back in her coffin to-day.

      Hester Millican, a beautiful and popular girl leader in society circles, was wedded last January to Rev. A. C. Wishart M.A., Beaverton.

      She died suddenly [Uraemia, two weeks] on Saturday.

      Funeral services were held in Knox church this afternoon and the remains were interred in Mount View cemetery.

      The Hamilton Spectator Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, November 01, 1905

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-9 Page 3.

    2. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 151.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      William Millican, 31, res. Garafraxa, b. England, son of J and Margaret (Routledge), married 27 Sept 1859 Annie C Pringle, 22, res. Galt, b. Scotland, daughter of Robert and Jemima (Young)

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Sep 1873 - Belwood, Nichol Twp., Wellington, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Dec 1904 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Oct 1905 - Beaverton, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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