Martha Josephine Lundy
ID # 4201, (1880-1958)
| Father | Amos Lundy (1846-1890) |
| Mother | Martha Stokes (1847-1936) |
| Birth | Martha Josephine Lundy was born on 13 February 1880 at Gwillimbury East, Ontario. |
| Marriage | She married Daniel Buchanan, son of William Buchanan and Catharine Harvie, on 27 April 1911 at Sharon, Ontario. Mrge reg. 018523-11 Sharon, Twp East Gwillimbury, Co of York Daniel Buchanan, 42, widower, doctor of medicine, residing Galt. Presbyterian. Parents William Buchanan, farmer, and Catherine Harvie. Martha Josephine Lundy, 31, spinster, Anglican. Residing Sharon. Parents Amos Lundy, farmer, and Martha Stokes. Witnesses Martha Lillian Aylward, Queensville, and G.H. Willson, Toronto. On 27 April 1911, at Sharon, East Gwillimbury, York County Clergyman Edgar B. Taylor, incumbent of Sharon and Holland Landing. Josephine's family had, at one time, been members of the Children of Peace and connected with the Sharon Temple at Sharon, Ontario. |
| Death | She died on 24 June 1958 at Toronto at age 78. |
| Burial | She was buried on 26 June 1958 at Newmarket Cemetery. |
| Note | Birth reg. 042805-80 East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co. Martha Josephine Lundy born February 13, 1880. Parents Amos Lundy, yeoman, and Martha Stokes. Physician Dr. B. F. Pearson. Informant J....Stokes, asst post master, Sharon, Ontario. (The township registrar was John L. Stokes.) Martha Lundy appears in Toronto in the 1901 census, Ward 2, B-30, page 14, line 49. This is unquestionably her, for it shows the same birth date as given by her brother-in-law, Harvie Buchanan, in his notes. She is a nurse and is living in a residence for nurses and doctors. Her marriage registration shows her as the daughter of Amos Lundy and Martha Stokes. Martha Josephine Lundy Buchanan (Jo for short), was a well educated woman, along with being a registered nurse, and she had a regal bearing. Her background is interesting. What follows is taken from several sources. At the time of the 1851 census, actually taken in January of 1852, Jo's father, Amos Lundy, is said to be 6. This would actually be on his next birthday, no doubt the same year. The religion given for his family is Children of Peace. The story is that the Society of Friends (Quakers) settled in Sharon, Ontario. Some of the membership found the lack of music in the service of worship to be something that they were unhappy with. Led by a David Willson, they split from the Quakers and formed their own church known as The Children of Peace and referred to more colloquially as the Davidites, after their founder. They formed an orchestra and had a choir and achieved some renown for the day and presented concerts as well as appearing at worship services. The Davidites built the Sharon Temple that still stands in Sharon today. It looks a bit like a square wedding cake. After the death of David Willson, the glue that held the congregants together seemed to come unstuck and the Children of Peace passed into history. Amos Lundy's parents were Judah Lundy and Elizabeth Lepard. The family was with the Children of Peace as late of the 1861 census. According to an obituary for Judah, which appeared in the Jan 19, 1898, edition of the Christian Guardian (see Vol. 12, Obituaries from the Christian Guardian, 1896-1900, McKenzie, Global Heritage Press, 2013), he and his family converted to Methodism in 1867. The 1871 census shows them as members of the New Connection Methodist Church. There is a story about Judah Lundy that is difficult to connect with a member of the Children of Peace, but at the time of the rebellion against the Family Compact in 1837, Judah was, apparently, at Montgomery's Tavern and is reported to have used a knife to remove a bullet from the toe of a wounded man. It is said that William Lyon McKenzie himself first attempted the procedure, but was in such a nervous state that he managed to run the blade into his own hand and gave himself a serious wound. It was after this that Judah Lundy took over the job. (See The Story of the Upper Canadian Rebellion Vol. 2, by John Charles Dent, 1885, Toronto, page 102.) Judah was arrested, so the story goes, and he is shown as a prisoner. (See Upper Canada Sundries, microfilm C-6895, page 100290, image 1231). It is said that he escaped and fled to the United States, but in 1839 received an amnesty and returned home. The family, as they appear in a Newmarket Cemetery transcription, is as follows for the plot: Judah Lundy d. Oct. 20, 1897, age 84. Elizabeth, wife of Judah, d. Feb. 16, 1904, in her 82nd year. Alice Maude d. Sept. 13, 1921, 'eldest daughter of Amos and Martha Lundy.' Bertha Lundy, w/o David H.B. Phillips 1873-1960. Amos Lundy, d. March 23, 1890, age 44 yrs. Martha Stokes, w/o Amos, d. feb. 24, 1936, native of Portsmouth, England. Martha Josephine Lundy, w/o Dr. D. Buchanan, 1880-1958 Josephine's death date is taken from her death notice in the June 25, 1958, edition of the Toronto Star. |
| Last Edited | 25 Jul 2023 |