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- info from vital records - born 5 November 1873
info from headstone - born 11 Novermebr 1874 Vital records are more likely to be correct.
Nov 15 2002 Info from MI Riverside Cemetery, Thunderbay
(ws) Barton
Agnes E. Lindsay Nov 11, 1874 - Sept 14, 1961
Info from Fort William Daily Times-Journal Friday, September 15, 1961
LINDSAY - MISS AGNES formerly of 460 Algoma St., Port Arthur. died Thursday September 14, 1961, in hospital afer a lengthy illness. Born at Kirkwell, Ontario Beverly Township, in 1874, daughter of the late John and Agnes Lindsay. She was a graduate of the Galt Collegiate Institute and the Model School at Guelph. She taught school at Drumbo, Ontario, where one of her pupils was Judge D Cowan, formerly of Port Arthur. She lived many years at Freelton, Ont., moved to Galt, and came to Port Arthur in 1951 to reside with her sister, the late Mrs. May Barton. She spent many summers prior to 1951 at her cottage at Silver Harbour and was greatly interested in nature study. Member of First Presbyterian Church and the Women's Missionary Society. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Kate McKenzie of Osoyoos, B.C.; one brother, Jim Lindsay of Rock Creek, B.C.; a neice, Mrs. Mel Jones of Graldton; a nephew, Wilfred Barton of Port Arthur and several other neicec and nephews throught Canada. Funeral services will be held at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at the Everest Funeral Chapel, 299 Arthur St., with Rev. D. Conlin officiating. Interment in Riverside Cemetery.
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