Margaret Stewart
ID # 5353, (1836-1908)
| Father | Thomas Stewart (1808-1890) |
| Mother | Hannah Smith (1810-1894) |
| Birth | Margaret Stewart was born on 24 March 1836 at Dumfries Township, Gore District, Canada West. |
| Christening | She was christened on 9 August 1836 at First Church, Galt. |
| Marriage | She married Alexander Buchanan, son of Alexander Buchanan and Elizabeth Leece, on 24 June 1858 at South Dumfries, Brant Co., Canada West. MS248 reel 5, Vol. 1, page 3, No. 3 Brant County Marriage Register Return of Marriages Solemnized by Rev'd John Dunbar, a Minister of the United Presbyterian Church, for the year ending 31st day of December, A.D. 1858 (the handwriting on the registration is in places difficult) Alexander Buchanan, 27, residing Kansas Territory, USA, born North Dumfries. Parents Alex and Elizabeth Buchanan. Margaret Stewart, 22, born and residing South Dumfries. Parents Thomas and Hannah. Witnesses James Potter of North Dumfries and Andrew Stewart of South Dumfries. On 24 June, 1858. An 1860 almanac does record John Dunbar as a minister of the United Presbyterian Church in Brant County. As is common with these registrations, the exact location of the marriage is not given, but was probably at the residence of the family of the bride. |
| Death | She died on 9 October 1908 at Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario, at age 72. |
| Burial | She was buried on 12 October 1908 at Section 2, Mountview Cemetery, Galt. |
| Note | According to the marriage registration, Margaret was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Stewart. Margaret had a sister Hannah who married Andrew Scott. Hannah died in Galt in 1912. Her parents' names are the same as those for Margaret. Thomas and Hannah were born in Stirling, Scotland. Death reg. 029523-08 Galt, Waterloo Co. Margaret Buchanan died October 9, 1908. Date of birth March 24, 1836 at S. Dumfries in the County of Brant. Age 72 yrs., 6 mos., 16 days. Place of death Spruce Street, Galt. Housekeeper. Married. Parents Thomas Stewart and Hannah Smith, both born Stirlingshire, Scotland. Physician Dr. J. S. Wardlaw. Informant A. B. Scott, Galt. The date of Margaret's funeral and burial is taken from Funeral Notice Cards of Waterloo County, Vol. 1, compiled by Norma Huber, 2001. |
| Last Edited | 28 Jul 2019 |