Janet Rutherford Stewart
ID # 5991, (1853-1932)
| Birth | Janet Rutherford Stewart was born on 27 October 1853 at South Georgetown, Beauharnois, Quebec. |
| Christening | She was christened on 18 December 1853 at Georgetown, Valleyfield, Quebec. |
| Marriage | She married James Lawrie Craise, son of Adam Craise and Eliza Lawrie, on 20 February 1877 at Georgetown, Chateauguay, Quebec. From the Drouin Collection as found in Ancestry. The Presbyterian Church at Georgetown (Quebec), 1877, folio 5 This page tells of the marriage of James Lawrie Craise of the Township of Niagara in the Province of Ontario and Janet Rutherford Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, farmer, of South Georgetown in the County of Chateauguay in the Province of Quebec. The brides mother was Jane Angel. The groom was a bachelor and the bride a spinster. The were married on February 20th, 1877. The clergyman's name is nearly illegible, but may be James Collier, D.D. Under the above are several names which may or may not be signatures: Janet R. Stewart James L. Craise Ellen Stewart Duncan McArthur Henry Stewart William Stewart. |
| Death | She died on 19 February 1932 at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Lincoln Co., at age 78. |
| Burial | She was buried on 22 February 1932 at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario. |
| Note | Per the Drouin Collection, the register of the Presbyterian Church at Georgetown, shows the birth of Janet Rutherford Stewart as being on October 27, 1853, and the baptism as being on December 18, 1853. The parents were John Stewart and Jane Angel. Witnesses were William Kerr and Robert Gruer. This appears on folio twentieth of the register. Death reg, 021591-32 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Lincoln Co. Janet R. Craise died on February 19, 1932, at Victoria Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, also her residence. Married. Born Ontario(?). Born October 28, 1853. Age 78 years, 3 months, 22 days. At place of death 24 years. Parents John Stewart, born Scotland, Ellen Angel, born England. Physician Dr. C. R. Burnfield. Informant Mr. James L. Craise, Niagara-on-the-Lake, husband. Burial February 22, 1932, Victoria Lawn Cemetery. Above are two statements as to Janet's date of birth. The one given by her parents when she was baptised is likely correct. It may safely be said that she was born in Quebec. |
| Last Edited | 1 Nov 2017 |