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Elizabeth Miller

Female 1858 - 1933  (75 years)

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  1. 1.  Elizabeth MillerElizabeth Miller was born 10 Mar 1858, , USA; died 5 Apr 1933, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Apr 1933, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187517179
    • Name: Elizabeth Ford
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72509
    • Immigration: 1860, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1861, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Elizabeth married John Ford 5 Jan 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Robert Ford and Elizabeth Elliott) was born 2 Mar 1858, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1910, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Elliot "Bessie Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Sep 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Jun 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Dec 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Margaret May "Maggie" Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 May 1884, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Jun 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1973; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Robert Miller Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jun 1887, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Jun 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jun 1954, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Jun 1954, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. George James Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Aug 1889, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Jun 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1976; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Mary Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Nov 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 7. Ella Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Dec 1895, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. 8. Ethel Jane Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jun 1897, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1983; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. John Radford Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Sep 1899, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. 10. Ida Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jul 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Elliot "Bessie FordElizabeth Elliot "Bessie Ford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 27 Sep 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Jun 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Dec 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187517360
    • Name: Bessie Ford
    • Name: Elizabeth Elliot "Bessie Wright
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72510
    • Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1983, RR4, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    North Dumfries' oldest resident, Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott (Bessie) Wright of RR 4, Galt passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, December 14, 1983. She was in her 102nd year. The former Bessie Ford, she was born on the Greenfield Road on September 27, 1882. A daughter of the late John Ford and Elizabeth Miller. She lived all her life on Greenfield Road. A member of Central Presbyterian Church, Cambridge and a life member of Central Dumfries Women's Institute. Predeceased by her husband Thomas Peter Wright on May 3, 1960. Survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Viola) Gaston of RR 4, Cambridge; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Ethel) McCabe of Cambridge, Mrs. Albert (Mary) Amies of Guelph and Mrs. Emerson (Ida) Harkness of Glen Morris. Also surviving are two grandsons, Peter and Richard Schramm. Predeceased by two sisters and three brothers. Funeral service and commital were held from the Coutts and Son Funeral Home, Cambridge on Saturday, December 17th. Interment in Mount View Cemetery.

    The Ayr News 21 Dec 1983 pg 11

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    WRIGHT, Elizabeth Elliott (Bessie) - Of RR 4, Cambridge, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1983, in her 102nd year, Bessie Ford.

    Beloved wife of the late Thomas Peter Wright; dear mother of Viola (Mrs. Fred Gaston) of RR 4, Cambridge; dear sister of Ethel (Mrs. Joseph McCabe) of Cambridge, Mary (Mrs. Albert Amies) of Guelph and Ida (Mrs. Emerson Harkness) of Glen Morris. Also survived by two grandsons, Peter and Richard Schramm. Predeceased by three brothers and two sisters.

    Resting at the Coutts and Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews St., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends this evening from 7-9 and Friday, 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral and committal service will be held from the funeral home chapel on Satur- day, Dec. 17 at 12:30p.m. Interment Mount View cemetery, Cambridge.

    As expressions of sympathy, dona- tions may be made to the Ontario Heart Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Dec 1983, Thu Page 81

    Elizabeth married Thomas Peter "Tom" Wright 8 Dec 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Thomas was born 18 Oct 1882, , Dundee, Scotland; died 3 May 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Viola Elizabeth Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 May 1923; died 16 Jun 2013, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Margaret May "Maggie" Ford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 18 May 1884, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Jun 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1973; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maggie Ford
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72511
    • Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  3. 4.  Robert Miller Ford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 10 Jun 1887, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Jun 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jun 1954, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Jun 1954, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72512
    • Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    Robert M. Ford Passes on Tuesday - A well-known and highly esteemed district farmer, Robert M. Ford died at his Reidsville home on Tuesday, in his 67th year. Mr. Ford had been ill for some time, and underwent an operation several months ago. During the 34 years which he operated his Reidsville farm, where the family of five was raised, Mr. Ford developed a reputation as a successful agriculturist and a good neighbor. He was prominent in the social life of the community and keenly interested in sports activities Mr. Ford was a school section trustee for several terms. Born in Galt, he was a son of the late John Ford and Elizabeth Miller, but had lived in the rural district nearly all his life. He was married 35 years ago to Margaret Bruce, also a lifelong resident of the vicinity, who survives him. Mr. Ford attended Knox United Church, Ayr. Surviving, besides his widow, are two daughters, Mrs. Howard Heath (Ruth) of Goderich and Betty at home; three sons, Ernest and Russell of Galt and Bruce of Ayr; six sisters, Mrs. Thomas Wright (Bessie), North Dumfries; Mrs. Arthur Newton (Ella), Kelwood, Man.; Mrs. Albert Amies (Mary), Guelph; Mrs. Joseph McCabe (Ethel), Galt; Mrs. Emerson Harkness (Ida) and Margaret Ford, both of Glenmorris; two brothers, George of ?Glenmorris; two brothers, George of Glenmorris and Radford of Guelph. Several grandchildren also survive. Funeral service will be held at the W.R. Coutts Funeral Home, St. Andrew's Street, Galt, on Friday at 2 p.m., with Rev. W. D. Goodger officiating. Burial will take place in Ayr Cemetery.

    The Ayr News Jun 3 1954 pg 15

    Robert married Margaret Jane "Maggie" Bruce 25 Sep 1918, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of John Bruce and Effie Jane Hussey) was born 12 May 1895, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Dec 1974, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Ruth Ford  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Ernest Ford  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Bruce Ford  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 15. Mary Elizabeth Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Sep 1919, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1919, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 16. John Russell "Russell" Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1921, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Dec 1992, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 17. Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Apr 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 18. Elizabeth J. "Betty" Ford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1934; died Yes, date unknown.

  4. 5.  George James Ford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 28 Aug 1889, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Jun 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1976; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72513
    • Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  5. 6.  Mary Ford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 27 Nov 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Amies
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72514
    • Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1983, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

    Mary — Albert Amies. Albert was born Abt 1893; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Ella Ford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 23 Dec 1895, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72515
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic, Housework
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  7. 8.  Ethel Jane Ford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 14 Jun 1897, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1983; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ethel Jane McCabe
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72516
    • Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Ethel — Joseph Michael McCabe. Joseph was born 23 Dec 1892; died 3 Sep 1985; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  John Radford Ford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 6 Sep 1899, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Radford Ford
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-72518
    • Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  9. 10.  Ida Ford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born Jul 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ida Harkness
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-507
    • Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1983, Glen Morris, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada

    Ida married Emerson Harkness 2 Jan 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Emerson (son of William Harkness and Betsy Clark) was born 25 Jan 1889, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Viola Elizabeth Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 16 May 1923; died 16 Jun 2013, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196336646
    • Name: Viola Elizabeth Gaston
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89946
    • Residence: 1960, RR7, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1983, RR4, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    GASTON, Viola (nee Wright) May 16, 1923 June 16, 2013.

    Forever in our hearts... We love you, Mom.

    Passed away peacefully on June 16, 2013 at Caressant Care Nursing Home, Woodstock, in her 91st year. Cherished mother of sons Peter (Shirley) and Richard (Pamela), grandmother to Elizabeth (Jim), Tom, Jennifer, Alicia, Joel (Charlotte), Paul and Daniel, and great-grandmother to Madison Viola, and Kalob. Predeceased by her parents Tom and Bessie Wright and her beloved husband Fred (2010). Viola will be remembered fondly by many friends and relatives, including her dog Toby, for her sweetness, generous nature and adorable smile. The family will receive friends at Coutts Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews Street, Cambridge, on Thursday, June 20, 2013 from 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Friday, June 21, 2013 at 10 a.m. Interment Mt. View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity of your choice would be appreciated. We would like to thank all the staff at Caressant Care Nursing Home for the love and care they bestowed on our mother during her time there. A reception will follow the service at the funeral home.

    Waterloo Region Record 18 Jun 2013, Tue Page 14

    Viola — Frederick Arthur Clifford "Fred" Gaston. Frederick was born 1 Mar 1929; died 2010, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 12.  Ruth Ford Descendancy chart to this point (4.Robert2, 1.Elizabeth1)

    Ruth — Howard Heath. [Group Sheet]


  3. 13.  Ernest Ford Descendancy chart to this point (4.Robert2, 1.Elizabeth1)

  4. 14.  Bruce Ford Descendancy chart to this point (4.Robert2, 1.Elizabeth1)

  5. 15.  Mary Elizabeth Ford Descendancy chart to this point (4.Robert2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 20 Sep 1919, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1919, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23167


  6. 16.  John Russell "Russell" Ford Descendancy chart to this point (4.Robert2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1921, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Dec 1992, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW2
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-342201

    Notes:

    Russell Ford

    John Russell Ford of Concession Street, Cambridge, passed away at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Saturday, December 5th. He was in his 70th year. Born on the Ford family farm at Reidsville, now the Earl Sage farm, he was a son of the late Robert M. Ford and Margaret Bruce. He served over-seas with the Canadian Army during World War IL He worked at Newlands and later at Canadian General Tower from where he retired. Mr. Ford was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Galt Branch 121 and the Navy Club. Beloved husband of the late Madeline Addison and dear father of John and his wife Susan, Wendy Peters and her husband Chris both of Cambridge; also survived by his brothers Bruce and his wife Marg. of Ayr, Ernie and his wife Enid of Cambridge, his sisters Ruth (Mrs. Howard Heath) of Brockville, Betty (Mrs. Hugh Boland) of Reidsville, his grandchildren Amanda and Adam and his friend Ella Stephenson. Predeceased by a son Brian. Rested at the Corbett Funeral Home, Galt, where funeral service was conducted by Rev. Gordon Griggs on Tuesday. Interment in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge.

    The Ayr News 9 Dec 1992 pg 18

    John — Madeline Addison. Madeline was born Abt 1925; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 17.  Ford Descendancy chart to this point (4.Robert2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 20 Apr 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23168


  8. 18.  Elizabeth J. "Betty" Ford Descendancy chart to this point (4.Robert2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1934; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Betty Ford
    • Name: Elizabeth J. "Betty" Boland
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-339184
    • Residence: 1974, RR1, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Elizabeth married Hugh Boland 20 Nov 1954. Hugh was born 1934; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Robert Hugh Boland  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Feb 1958, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1958, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Feb 1958, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Robert Hugh Boland Descendancy chart to this point (18.Elizabeth3, 4.Robert2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 15 Feb 1958, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1958, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Feb 1958, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-339185

    Notes:

    BIRTHS - Boland - Hugh and Betty Boland, Reidsville, announce the birth of a son, Robert Hugh, at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital on Saturday, Feb. 15, 1958.

    DEATHS - BOLAND, Robert Hugh - Infant son of Hugh and Betty Boland, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital on Sunday, February 16, 1958. Funeral service was held at the Coutts Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrew's Street, Galt, at 3 p.m. Monday, February 17th. Interment in Ayr Cemetery.

    The Ayr News Feb 20 1958 pg 9



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