Sarah Jane Stewart

1853 - 1917  (63 years)

• Name	Sarah Jane Stewart
  Born	19 Dec 1853	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	mililtary, story
  Name	Sarah Jane Finlayson
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of England
  Retired	1901	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-58502
  Died	3 Dec 1917	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: Cause: Shingles
  Buried	5 Dec 1917	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I58502	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Erskine Stewart,   b. 6 Jun 1825, Clogher, Tyrone Co., Northern Ireland ,   d. 25 Jun 1904, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Isabella Potter,   b. 1829, , Sligo, Ireland ,   d. 1 Dec 1893, Greenfield (Reidsville), North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F15098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Finlayson,   b. 1851,   d. 10 Jun 1892  (Age 41 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F15099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Demise of Mrs. Finlayson - Had a Thrilling Experience in West During Rebellion - Another pioneer has passed through the portals which divide Time and Eternity. Shortly after midnight on the 3rd Inst., Mrs. Finlayson joined the throng that has passed to the Great Beyond. She had been ill for a period of about two months, the trouble being of a nervous nature. Mrs. Finlayson, whose maiden name was Sarah Jane Stewart, was in her 63rd year. She was born in Paris, but spent the greater portion of her life in and around Ayr, where she was well-known and highly respected. In religion she was a Presbyterian and an active member of the Ladies Aid. Her husband predeceased her about 21 years. There was no family, but three brothers and a sister survive. They are Robert and Peter Stewart, Ottawa, W. D. Stewart, Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs. McCutcheon, Ayr. Early in life Mrs. Finlayson spent a couple of years in the Northwest, where she had a unique and thrilling experience. Not only did she encounter the hardships incident to a new country, but it also fell to her lot to be there curing the rebellion. Those were strenuous and anxious times for the people of the west, but it was doubly so in Mrs. Finlayson's case. Situated in a sparsely settled section at Carrot River, it required all the men available to man the trenches, and upon the women of the settlement devolved the task of keeping up the supply of munitions and feeding the men. To Mrs. Finlayson fell the duty of "quartermaster" and the highly satisfactory manner in which she performed the work indicated her zeal in the cause. A worthy citizen and a good neighbor, she will be sincerely mourned by a wide circle of friends. The funeral took palce yesterday afternoon and was largely attended, interment being made in the Ayr cemetery. Rev. J. J. Brown, deceased's pastor, conducted the services. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Wm. Leithead; A. C. Gillies, W. A. Upton, C. McGeorge, Jas. G. Fair and G. W. Dawson. The Ayr News Dec 6 1917 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 15. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 25. [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 6. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/Northeast] Elizabeth Neely/ wife of/ Samuel Stewart/ died/ July 7th 1872/ aged 76 years./ Samuel Stewart/ born Dec. 26, 1867/ died at Santa Cruz, Cal./ Oct. 15, 1910/ Isabella P. Stewart/ born Mar. 23, 1870/ died Dec. 11, 1911/ Peter Stewart/ 1863 - 1934/ Stewart. [A] Mary [B] Samuel [Left/Southeast] Erskine Stewart,/ died/ June 25th 1904,/ aged 79 years./ Isabella Potter,/ wife of/ Erskine Stewart,/ died/ Dec. 1st 1893,/ aged 63 years./ also their children/ Mary/ died Aug. 21st 1867,/ aged 1 year/ & 3 Mo's./ Samuel/ died Sept. 1st 1867,/ aged 1 year/ & 3 Mo's. [Back/Southwest] James Finlayson/ died/ June 10th, 1892./ aged 41 years./ his wife/ Sarah Jane/ Stewart/ born/ Dec. 19th 1853/ died/ Dec. 3rd 1917/ Elizabeth Stewart/ McHutchion/ 1856 - 1934 [Right/Northwest] William Stewart/ born/ Mar. 29, 1864/ died at Tacoma, Wash. , U. S./ Aug. 13, 1921/ Robert E. Stewart/ 1858 - 1931/ his wife/ Mary Picken/ 1858 - 1930 [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 7.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Shingles - 3 Dec 1917 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Dec 1917 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth