Adonijah Giles

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Clayton News
Mr. Adonijah Giles died at Brockville on Sunday, May 19th. The funeral took place from the residence of Mr. John F. Gordon, Ramsay, on Wednesday, May 22nd, at 2 o'clock p.m., to the Bowland cemetery. Rev. G. A. Brunet conducted the service at the grave.
Blakeney News
Mr. R. Giles, jr, received the sad news on Sunday from Brockville, of the death of his brother, the late Adonijah Giles.
--1918, Friday May 24, The Almonte Gazette, page 5

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DEATHS
At his residence, in the township of Ramsay, on Sunday, 8th inst Adonijah Giles, aged 36 years.
--1882, Friday October 13, The Almonte Gazette, page 2

Adonijah married Margaret Ann Evans on 5 Jul 1872 in Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of William James Evans and Elizabeth Munro) was born on 2 Jan 1857 in Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Dec 1928 in Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs John F. Gordon
Mrs Jno F. Gordon, a much esteemed resident of Ramsay township. passed peacefully away at her home on Tuesday, Dec 4th, at the age of 71 years. Her maiden name was Margaret Ann Evans, the eldest daughter of Wm Evans and Betsy Munro of Clayton. While quite young she became the wife of Adonijah Giles, who died in 1882. To them four children were born, Reuben of Blakeney; Robert W. of Almonte. Adonijah and Elizabeth A., Mrs Jacob Price of Sonningdale, Sask. The latter two predeceased her in 1916 and 1918 respectively. Some years later she married Jno F. Gordon, and this union was blessed with six children: Margaret, Mrs Tom Cavanagh, and Minnie, Mrs W.J. Elliott, of Sonningdale, Sask; William, 3rd line Ramsay; Eva, teacher in Crichton School, Ottawa; Findlay and Ada at home, All of these, with their father survive. The funeral service was conducted by Rev J.R. MacCrimmon of Bethany United Church, Almonte and was held on Thursday, Dev 6th, at 2 o'clock to the Auld Kirk cemetery. During the service Mrs J. Reilly and Mrs Clarence Kellough, by request, sang sweetly, "On Calvary's Brow." The pallbearers were Messrs George Robertson, Angus Sutherland, P.Y. Sutherland, John Turner, Will Giles and Herbert Coxford, The following floral tributes attest to the love deceased had won in hearts of neighbours and friends and expressed their sympathy: Gate Ajar, the family; Wreaths, Staff of Crichton Public School, Ottawa, Mrs N.J. Holmes, Ottawa; Mr and Mrs W.R. Traill, Lanark; Mr D. Boyd Traill, Sprays, Mrs Dr. MacFarlane and family, Ottawa; Pupils of Grade 6 and 7 Crichton School, Ottawa; Mrs J. Chapman and family, Mr and Mrs P. Morris Turner, Almonte; Mrs H. and Bert Snyder, Ottawa.
--1928, Friday December 14, The Almonte Gazette page 5

William married Elizabeth Munro in 1850. Elizabeth (daughter of Donald Hilton Munro and Margaret Janet Murray) was born on 26 Jun 1834 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Sep 1912 in Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St George's Anglican Cemetery, Union Hall, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Arrival: 1832, Brockville, Ontario, Canada

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Birth:
Sutherlandshire, Scotland

Donald married Margaret Janet Murray on 5 Jan 1821 in Creich, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom. Margaret (daughter of ? Murray) was born in 1800 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; died in 1843 in MacKay Lake, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Arrival: 1832, Brockville, Ontario, Canada

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Died:
Died by drowning in McKay Lake which bordered their farm property.