Margaret Linton

1801 - 1858  (57 years)

• Name	Margaret Linton
  Born	1801	, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	6 Jul 1840	New York
  	Arrived 6 Jul 1840 in New York from Liverpool on the ship Frankfurt
  		David Scott and Margaret Linton Arrival 6 Jul 1840 in New York on the ship "Frankfurt" courtesy of Sue Boczek 2011
  Name	Margaret Scott
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-52749
  Died	29 Oct 1858	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	31 Oct 1858  [2]
  Person ID	I52749	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	David Scott,   b. 1788, , Scotland ,   d. 6 Jul 1878, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Mary Scott,   b. 1819, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ellen Scott,   b. 1822, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Gideon Scott,   b. 1830, Ashkirk, Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 24 Apr 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   4. John Scott,   b. 28 May 1834, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 6 Jul 1908, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   5. Margaret Scott,   b. 6 Jul 1834, , Scotland ,   d. 5 Dec 1904, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   6. Catherine Scott,   b. 4 Nov 1838, , Scotland ,   d. 15 May 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   7. Jane Scott,   b. CALC 21 Aug 1841, , Scotland ,   d. 21 Dec 1867, Egremont Township, Grey Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 26 years)   8. Sarah Scott,   b. 1844, , Scotland ,   d. 20 Jun 1924, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   9. Walter Scott,   b. 1847, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F13601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Near Galt, on Friday night, the 29th October, Margaret, the wife of Mr. David Scott, aged 56. Her Funeral was attended to the grave on Sunday by an immense body of sorrowing friends. Galt Reporter Nov 5 1858 Pg 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 1 pg 15. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of Margaret Linton - Scott - Nov 5 1858 pg 2.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1801 - , Scotland Immigration - 6 Jul 1840 - New York Died - 29 Oct 1858 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth