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Matthew Meek
(1797-1874)
Maria Ewart
(1799-1885)
John Meek
(1832-1912)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Susan Martha Poapst

John Meek 1 2 3

  • Born: 1832, Roxborough Twp (North Stormont), Stormont, Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada
  • Marriage (1): Susan Martha Poapst on 20 Jan 1864 in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
  • Died: 31 Aug 1912, Avonmore, (North Stormont), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada at age 80
  • Buried: Paul's Hill Cemetery, Avonmore, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

  Research Notes:

From Find A Grave:

Children all born in Roxborough Twp., Stormont Co., as follows:

- Margaret Agnes Meek b. 1865, married to Donald B. McRae, a widower with children (1860-1920). Married on 12 Sept. 1894, Winnipeg, Manitoba. One child: Frieda Gwendoline.

- Mary Alice Meek (1867-1957), married to Warren Beggs (1866-1957), on 20 Dec. 1893. Buried Winnipeg, Manitoba, Brookside Cemetery.

- Matilda Minerva Meek b. 28 Nov. 1869, d. 14 Feb. 1892. Buried Paul's Hill Cemetery, near Avonmore, Roxborough Twp.

- John Cyril Meek (1872-1940), married Madge Waldroff (1882-1979) on 5 Dec. 1906. Original burial: Moulinette United Church Cemetery, a Lost Villages Cemetery.

- Sarah Elizabeth Meek (1874-1949), married Samuel David Derraugh (1860-1926) on 9 Nov. 1898, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Both buried Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

- Maria Meek (1877-1929), married to Archibald McMillan (1850-1930) on 14 Oct. 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

- William Arthur Meek (1879-1953), married to May Edith Rupert b. 1892, on 28 Feb. 1912.

- Elias Oscar Meek (1881-1934), married to 1. Bertha Elizabeth Myers (1892-1926), and 2. Martha Lawrence (1882-1953). Died 22 Jan 1934 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan.


John married Susan Martha Poapst, daughter of John Frederick Poapst and Margaret Wood, on 20 Jan 1864 in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. (Susan Martha Poapst was born on 22 Nov 1840 in Cornwall, Stormont, Eastern District (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada, died on 13 Nov 1921 in Avonmore, (North Stormont), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Paul's Hill Cemetery, Avonmore, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.)


Sources


1 <i>http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi</i>. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3047155&id=I582485825 (Rosemary Benson).

2 Benson, Rosemary, <i>Our Combined Families</i> (Online family tree hosted by Ancestry.com.), http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2591631&id=I530971067. Cit. Date: 9 Jul 2002.

3 <i>www.findagrave.com</i>, Find A Grave Memorial# 155554847. Cit. Date: 26 Oct 2016.


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