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| − | George Walter Struthers, "The Preacher", was born August 16, 1846 in Ramsay Twp., Lanark, [[Ontario]], which is near Ottawa. His parents were farmers, Robert Struthers (1801-1869) and his wife Mary Wilson Struthers (1800-1868), married on May 7, 1827 by the Rev. George Buchanan of Beckwith. Robert & Mary were in fellowship with the Church of Scotland, later the Presbyterian Church of Canada. | + | George Walter Struthers, "The Preacher", was born August 16, 1846 in Ramsay Twp., Lanark, [[Ontario]], which is near Ottawa. His parents were farmers, Robert Struthers (1801-1869) and his wife Mary Wilson Struthers (1800-1868), married on May 7, 1827 by the Rev. George Buchanan of Beckwith. Robert & Mary were in fellowship with the Church of Scotland, later the Presbyterian Church of Canada. When George was 18, he lived with and worked as a laborer in Goderich, Huron South, ON. |
==Robert Struthers== | ==Robert Struthers== | ||
| − | Robert was born May 4, 1800 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, [[Scotland]] and emigrated to Ramsay Township on the ''[http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?offset=1060&index=99453 George Canning]'' in June of 1821, receiving a land grant there on July 10, 1821. | + | Robert was born May 4, 1800 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, [[Scotland]] and emigrated to Ramsay Township on the ''[http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?offset=1060&index=99453 George Canning]'' in June of 1821, receiving a land grant there on July 10, 1821. He died in 1869 at Rocky Ridge, Ramsay, ON. |
==Mary Wilson Struthers== | ==Mary Wilson Struthers== | ||
| − | Mary Wilson Struthers was born Oct. 23, 1800 in Middle Paisley, [[Scotland]] to Peter Patrick Wilson (b. 1756 Ayton, Berwickshire, Scot. - d. 1834 ON) & Mary McKinlay Wilson (b. 1770 Renfrewshire, Scot.), m. 1791 @ Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scot. | + | Mary Wilson Struthers was born Oct. 23, 1800 in Middle Paisley, [[Scotland]] to Peter Patrick Wilson (b. 1756 Ayton, Berwickshire, Scot. - d. 1834 ON) & Mary McKinlay Wilson (b. 1770 Renfrewshire, Scot.), m. 1791 @ Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scot. Mary emigrated to Canada in 1825, she died in 1868 in Ramsay, ON. |
==Siblings== | ==Siblings== | ||
George had several siblings: | George had several siblings: | ||
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* Elizabeth Struthers (1828-1916) | * Elizabeth Struthers (1828-1916) | ||
| − | * Patrick Wilson Struthers (1830-1907) elder @ St. Andrews Presby, dry goods merchant & postmaster @ Carleton Place, ON | + | * Patrick Wilson Struthers (1830-1907) elder @ St. Andrews Presby, dry goods merchant & postmaster @ Carleton Place, ON |
* John Struthers (1832/1835-1917) | * John Struthers (1832/1835-1917) | ||
* William Struthers (1833-1908) | * William Struthers (1833-1908) | ||
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William Letts was the son of Thomas White Letts (b. 1813 Northumberland, [[England|Eng.]] - d. 1901 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]] & Elizabeth Thompson Letts (b. 1819 [[Quebec|QC]] - d. 1894 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]]). | William Letts was the son of Thomas White Letts (b. 1813 Northumberland, [[England|Eng.]] - d. 1901 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]] & Elizabeth Thompson Letts (b. 1819 [[Quebec|QC]] - d. 1894 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]]). | ||
| − | Amelia had several younger siblings: | + | Amelia had one older sibling and several younger siblings: |
| − | * Ann Martha Letts (b. 1868 QC) | + | * Thomas White Letts (b. 1863, d. 1948, Westlock, [[Alberta|AB]]) |
| − | * William Letts (b. 1872 QC - d. 1948 | + | * Ann Martha Letts (b. 1868 QC, d. 1887 QC, diptheria) |
| + | * Dortha Mary Jane Letts (b. 1870 QC, d. 1870 QC, whopping cough) | ||
| + | * William Letts (b. 1872 QC - d. 1948 North Bay, [[Ontario|ON]], accident) | ||
* George Letts (b. 1874 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]] - d. 1957 Westlock, [[Alberta|AB]]) | * George Letts (b. 1874 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]] - d. 1957 Westlock, [[Alberta|AB]]) | ||
* Ernest Amos Edward Letts (b. 1877 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]] - d. 1962) | * Ernest Amos Edward Letts (b. 1877 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]] - d. 1962) | ||
| − | * Nelson Letts (b. 1880 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]]) | + | * Nelson Letts (b. 1880 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC,]] d. 1894, spinal trouble) |
| − | * Agnes Letts (b. 1886 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]]) | + | * Lora Edna Violet Letts (b. 1882 [[Quebec|QC]], d. 1887 QC, diptheria) |
| + | * Agnes Letts (b. 1886 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]], d. ?) | ||
* Matthew Harold Letts (b. 1900 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]]) '''?''' | * Matthew Harold Letts (b. 1900 [[Calumet Island]], Pontiac, [[Quebec|QC]]) '''?''' | ||
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=Sources= | =Sources= | ||
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* [https://www.findagrave.com Findagrave.com] | * [https://www.findagrave.com Findagrave.com] | ||
** George's gravestone reads that he was born Aug. 16, '''1849''' and died at 63, but several other sources report he was born in 1846. Misprint? | ** George's gravestone reads that he was born Aug. 16, '''1849''' and died at 63, but several other sources report he was born in 1846. Misprint? | ||
* [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] | * [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] | ||
** special credit to ''Linda Maher'', ''Sandra Alto'', Jean Neilson via ''AnnieStanley57'', ''Robert_Graham47'', ''pasbo''; | ** special credit to ''Linda Maher'', ''Sandra Alto'', Jean Neilson via ''AnnieStanley57'', ''Robert_Graham47'', ''pasbo''; | ||
Revision as of 00:32, 15 April 2021
George Walter Struthers, "The Preacher", was born August 16, 1846 in Ramsay Twp., Lanark, Ontario, which is near Ottawa. His parents were farmers, Robert Struthers (1801-1869) and his wife Mary Wilson Struthers (1800-1868), married on May 7, 1827 by the Rev. George Buchanan of Beckwith. Robert & Mary were in fellowship with the Church of Scotland, later the Presbyterian Church of Canada. When George was 18, he lived with and worked as a laborer in Goderich, Huron South, ON.
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Robert Struthers
Robert was born May 4, 1800 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland and emigrated to Ramsay Township on the George Canning in June of 1821, receiving a land grant there on July 10, 1821. He died in 1869 at Rocky Ridge, Ramsay, ON.
Mary Wilson Struthers
Mary Wilson Struthers was born Oct. 23, 1800 in Middle Paisley, Scotland to Peter Patrick Wilson (b. 1756 Ayton, Berwickshire, Scot. - d. 1834 ON) & Mary McKinlay Wilson (b. 1770 Renfrewshire, Scot.), m. 1791 @ Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scot. Mary emigrated to Canada in 1825, she died in 1868 in Ramsay, ON.
Siblings
George had several siblings:
- Elizabeth Struthers (1828-1916)
- Patrick Wilson Struthers (1830-1907) elder @ St. Andrews Presby, dry goods merchant & postmaster @ Carleton Place, ON
- John Struthers (1832/1835-1917)
- William Struthers (1833-1908)
- Mary Struthers Miller (b. 1834 Ramsay Twp, Lanark, ON - d. 1913 Lanigan, SK); m. Duncan Miller (b. Appleton, Ramsay, ON - d. 1888 Appleton, ON)
- Alexander Struthers (1836-1919)
- Margaret Struthers (1838-1892)
- James Struthers, Sr. (1838/1841-1921)
- Andrew Witherspoon Struthers (1839-1917)
- Duncan Struthers (1844-1845)
- Robert Struthers
Marriage
1st wife
George's first wife was Catherine Jane McLean (b. 1868 Colounge, QC - d. 1931 Shawville, QC), of which one child was born, John Nelson Struthers (1891-1959). Catherine was the daughter of Hamilton McLean (b. 1808 Scot. - d. 1882 Fort Colounge, Pontiac, QC) & Christy McPhail McLean (b. 1813 Isle of Mull, Scot. - d. 1886 Fort Colounge, Pontiac, QC). They were divorced prior to 1893, and Catherine remarried Samuel Fraser (b. 1860 QC - d. 1946) and they had six more children.
According to a great-granddaughter of Catherine (via Tanya Dunlop of Ancestry), Catherine was originally a Frost, and adopted by the McLean family. It is speculated that she may have been Metis or Aboriginal.
2nd wife
George remarried Elizabeth "Amelia" Letts on Mar. 24, 1893 in Forester Falls, Renfrew, Ontario by Rev. Malcolm David Martin Blakeley (b. 1850 Bristol Twp., Pontiac, QC - d. 1928 Pembroke, Renfrew, ON), a Presby. preacher. Amelia was born about 1866 on Calumet Island, Quebec to William Letts (b. 1837 Chatham, Argenteuil, QC) & Dorothy Theresa White Letts (b. 1842 West Hawkesbury, Prescott, ON - d. 1915).
William Letts was the son of Thomas White Letts (b. 1813 Northumberland, Eng. - d. 1901 Calumet Island, Pontiac, QC & Elizabeth Thompson Letts (b. 1819 QC - d. 1894 Calumet Island, Pontiac, QC).
Amelia had one older sibling and several younger siblings:
- Thomas White Letts (b. 1863, d. 1948, Westlock, AB)
- Ann Martha Letts (b. 1868 QC, d. 1887 QC, diptheria)
- Dortha Mary Jane Letts (b. 1870 QC, d. 1870 QC, whopping cough)
- William Letts (b. 1872 QC - d. 1948 North Bay, ON, accident)
- George Letts (b. 1874 Calumet Island, Pontiac, QC - d. 1957 Westlock, AB)
- Ernest Amos Edward Letts (b. 1877 Calumet Island, Pontiac, QC - d. 1962)
- Nelson Letts (b. 1880 Calumet Island, Pontiac, QC, d. 1894, spinal trouble)
- Lora Edna Violet Letts (b. 1882 QC, d. 1887 QC, diptheria)
- Agnes Letts (b. 1886 Calumet Island, Pontiac, QC, d. ?)
- Matthew Harold Letts (b. 1900 Calumet Island, Pontiac, QC) ?
Children
George & Kellie
- John Nelson Struthers (b. 1890 Fort Coulonge, QC - d. 1959 Shannonville, Hastings, ON); 1920 @ Carlton, ON m. Catherine L. "Katie" Holmes (b. 1896 Liverpool, Lancashire, Eng. - d. 1987 Shannonville, Hastings, ON), dau. of Frank Holmes & Catherine Kremling Holmes. John was Presby. by 1918, and living in Shawville, QC, employed as a bushman. John & Katie had several children.
George & Amelia
Brethren Influence
Amelia's parents, William & Dorothy Letts, were in fellowship with the Brethren by 1879, if not before. However, Amelia and George were practicing Presbyterians at the time of their wedding, but identified as Brethren by the 1901 census.
George and Amelia moved to the area of Westlock, Alberta in 1909.
Death
George died on Dec. 18, 1912 and is buried at Westlock. Amelia died on Aug. 6, 1940, also in Westlock.
Extra Notes
George's gravestone says he was born Aug. 16, 1849. Misprint?
Sources
- Findagrave.com
- George's gravestone reads that he was born Aug. 16, 1849 and died at 63, but several other sources report he was born in 1846. Misprint?
- Ancestry.com
- special credit to Linda Maher, Sandra Alto, Jean Neilson via AnnieStanley57, Robert_Graham47, pasbo;
