1907, Friday May 24. The Almonte Gazette front page
Mrs J. Steele, sr.
The relentless reaper has cut off the life of another of Ramsay township's oldest residents – one born in the township and who spent her whole life within a short distance of the home in which she first saw the world's light, and in the death of Mr. John Steele, Sr., another of the links that binds these days with the fast receding past has been broken. Mrs Steele was ill only a few days of pneumonia, and passed on Wednesday. She was born in Ramsay, on the farm now occupied by Mr. C. Forrest in the eighth concession, a daughter of the late James Johnston, and attended the same school at Bennie's Corners to which her grandchildren are now going. She was married on June 18th 1850 to Mr. John Steele, of Ramsay and to them were born eight children, two of whom, James and Agnes are dead. Those living are Alex., at Seattle, Wash.: John, in Ramsay, Robt. D., in Boseman, Mont., William at Vegreville, Alta.; Jessie (Mrs John Duncan), at Regina, and Maggie (Mrs John Fulton) at Cedar Hill. Mr Steele died about thirteen years ago. Mrs Jas. Black of Ramsay is a sister of the deceased and a brother lives in Bruce county and a brother and sister in Dakota. In addition to her own children there are sixteen grandchildren still living. The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. from her late residence, on the eighth line, to the eighth line cemetery.
Mrs J. Steele, sr.
The relentless reaper has cut off the life of another of Ramsay township's oldest residents – one born in the township and who spent her whole life within a short distance of the home in which she first saw the world's light, and in the death of Mr. John Steele, Sr., another of the links that binds these days with the fast receding past has been broken. Mrs Steele was ill only a few days of pneumonia, and passed on Wednesday. She was born in Ramsay, on the farm now occupied by Mr. C. Forrest in the eighth concession, a daughter of the late James Johnston, and attended the same school at Bennie's Corners to which her grandchildren are now going. She was married on June 18th 1850 to Mr. John Steele, of Ramsay and to them were born eight children, two of whom, James and Agnes are dead. Those living are Alex., at Seattle, Wash.: John, in Ramsay, Robt. D., in Boseman, Mont., William at Vegreville, Alta.; Jessie (Mrs John Duncan), at Regina, and Maggie (Mrs John Fulton) at Cedar Hill. Mr Steele died about thirteen years ago. Mrs Jas. Black of Ramsay is a sister of the deceased and a brother lives in Bruce county and a brother and sister in Dakota. In addition to her own children there are sixteen grandchildren still living. The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. from her late residence, on the eighth line, to the eighth line cemetery.
1907, Friday May 24. The Almonte Gazette front page
Mrs J. Steele, sr.
The relentless reaper has cut off the life of another of Ramsay township's oldest residents – one born in the township and who spent her whole life within a short distance of the home in which she first saw the world's light, and in the death of Mr. John Steele, Sr., another of the links that binds these days with the fast receding past has been broken. Mrs Steele was ill only a few days of pneumonia, and passed on Wednesday. She was born in Ramsay, on the farm now occupied by Mr. C. Forrest in the eighth concession, a daughter of the late James Johnston, and attended the same school at Bennie's Corners to which her grandchildren are now going. She was married on June 18th 1850 to Mr. John Steele, of Ramsay and to them were born eight children, two of whom, James and Agnes are dead. Those living are Alex., at Seattle, Wash.: John, in Ramsay, Robt. D., in Boseman, Mont., William at Vegreville, Alta.; Jessie (Mrs John Duncan), at Regina, and Maggie (Mrs John Fulton) at Cedar Hill. Mr Steele died about thirteen years ago. Mrs Jas. Black of Ramsay is a sister of the deceased and a brother lives in Bruce county and a brother and sister in Dakota. In addition to her own children there are sixteen grandchildren still living. The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. from her late residence, on the eighth line, to the eighth line cemetery.
Mrs J. Steele, sr.
The relentless reaper has cut off the life of another of Ramsay township's oldest residents – one born in the township and who spent her whole life within a short distance of the home in which she first saw the world's light, and in the death of Mr. John Steele, Sr., another of the links that binds these days with the fast receding past has been broken. Mrs Steele was ill only a few days of pneumonia, and passed on Wednesday. She was born in Ramsay, on the farm now occupied by Mr. C. Forrest in the eighth concession, a daughter of the late James Johnston, and attended the same school at Bennie's Corners to which her grandchildren are now going. She was married on June 18th 1850 to Mr. John Steele, of Ramsay and to them were born eight children, two of whom, James and Agnes are dead. Those living are Alex., at Seattle, Wash.: John, in Ramsay, Robt. D., in Boseman, Mont., William at Vegreville, Alta.; Jessie (Mrs John Duncan), at Regina, and Maggie (Mrs John Fulton) at Cedar Hill. Mr Steele died about thirteen years ago. Mrs Jas. Black of Ramsay is a sister of the deceased and a brother lives in Bruce county and a brother and sister in Dakota. In addition to her own children there are sixteen grandchildren still living. The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. from her late residence, on the eighth line, to the eighth line cemetery.
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