Margaret McKenzie
ID # 8481, (1842-1875)
| Father | Donald J. McKenzie (1793-1874) |
| Mother | Catherine McPherson (1809-1886) |
| Birth | Margaret McKenzie was born on 2 August 1842. |
| Marriage | She married George McLeish, son of George McLeish and Margaret Erskine, on 27 November 1863 at Hamilton, Wentworth County. MS248 reel 17, Vol. 82, page 98 Wentworth County Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by Rev. Robert Irvine, D.D., of the Canada Presbyterian Church. George McLeish, 24, born Canada, residing Dumfries. Parents George McLeish and Margt. Erskine. Margt. McKenzie, 21, born Canada, residing Beverly. Parents Don'd. McKenzie and Cath'ne McPherson. Witness A. M. Oliver of Dumfries. on November 27, 1863. (A. M. Oliver - Adam Marshall Oliver - was married to Agnes McLeish, George's sister.) The Waterloo branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society presents transcriptions of marriage notices to be found in the Dumfries Reformer during the years of 1860-1865. The paper's edition of 2 December, 1863, records the marriage of George McLeish of Dumfries to Margaret McKenzie of Beverly on 27 November, 1863, at Hamilton, by Rev. Dr. Irvine. By 1863, old Dumfries Township had long ceased to exist along with the old District system of administration. When the County administration came into being, Dumfries was divided between South and North Dumfries. South Dumfries became a part of Brant County and North Dumfries became a part of Waterloo County. The McLeish family was in North Dumfries as of the 1861 and 1871 censuses. George and Margaret were with George's widowed mother as of the 1871 census and with them are two children. George's brother Robert was also present. |
| Death | She died on 19 February 1875 at age 32. |
| Burial | She was buried at Sec. 4, Mountview Cemetery, Galt. |
| Note | A death registration for Margaret has not been found. Her date of death is shown on her gravestone as 19 February, 1875. Her age at date of death is shown as 32 yrs., 6 mos., 17 days, and her date of birth, August 2, 1842, is calculated from this. |
Children of Margaret McKenzie and George McLeish |
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| Last Edited | 23 Mar 2021 |