Cummin Forbes Rennie^[1]

1856 - 1943  (86 years)

• Name	Cummin Forbes Rennie
  Born	6 Dec 1856	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00022-1602.1
  Died	13 Jul 1943	Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I78432	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Blake Rennie,   b. 23 Jul 1818, Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 21 Jan 1905, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Caroline Keachie,   b. 5 Aug 1825, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario ,   d. 21 Jan 1903  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F36521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie "Nancy" Christner,   b. 10 Apr 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Feb 1940  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1883  [1]
  Children	1. Percy Rennie,   b. 11 Jun 1884, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1951  (Age 66 years)   2. Anna Rennie,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Essie Rennie,   b. 1 Oct 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Herbert Clare Rennie,   b. 1 Oct 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age 50 years)   5. J. Wilfred Rennie,   b. 9 Jul 1897, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1987  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F4396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Excerpt from Didsbury Pioneer, July 22, 1943, page 1: The funeral of Cummin F. Rennie, who died on Tuesday, July 13, was held at the Evangelical Church on Friday afternoon, with the interment at Didsbury cemetery. Mr. Rennie, who was 87 years of age, was born at New Hamburg, Ont., and was married at the same place to Miss Anna Christner, in 1883. They farmed in Ontario until 1902, when they moved to Alberta. Settling at Didsbury, they homesteaded seven miles south-west of town, where they lived until they retired in 1931, when they moved to Didsbury. Mrs. Rennie predeceased her husband, September 23, 1940. Mr. Rennie was one of the oldest members of the Didsbury Agricultural Societies, and was a director from the earliest years up to the time of his death. He took a great interest in school affairs, being one of the first trustees of the Clovermount School District and was secretary from the formation of the district until it was taken over by the larger division. He was also connected with the U.F.A. and U.G.G. since their formation. He is survived by two sons, Percy and Wilfred, of Didsbury, and two daughters, Mrs. John Carlson, of Glendale, California, and Alice, also of Glendale.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 390. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 22. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 5. [S3231] Find A Grave. (2019). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117849838

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Dec 1856 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Jul 1943 - Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth