Elizabeth (Johnston) Spence (1855 - 1943)

Born 5 Oct 1855 in Amaranth, Canada West

Ancestors

Wife of John Small Spence — married 21 Jan 1880 in Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Died 1 Apr 1943 at age 87 in Amaranth, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Elizabeth Johnston was born 5 October 1855 in Amaranth township, Wellington, Canada West (now Amaranth township, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada). ^[1] She married John Small Spence on 21 Jan 1880 in Wellington, Ontario. ^[2] They farmed in Whittington, Amaranth. ^{[3] [4]} Both were involved in the local church; its’ Sunday School, choir and Missionary Society; and the Temperance Lodge, etc. They moved to Orangeville late in life. After her husband died, she returned to the farm to live with her son John. ^[5] Elizabeth died 1 Apr 1943 at her son John's home on the family farm. She was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1861 Census of Canada West, Wellington County, Amaranth township, David Johnston household.
2. ↑ Ontario, Marriage Register, Spence - Johnston registration no. 011838 (1880)
3. ↑ 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario, Wellington, Amaranth, John S Spence household.
4. ↑ 1891 Census of Canada, John S Spence household.
5. ↑ 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario, Dufferin, Amaranth Township, John Spence family.
6. ↑ Canadian Gravemarker Gallery, digital image of the Elizabeth Johnston Spence grave marker in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville.

• Richardson, William G., 1915-], The Story of Whittington - A History of the Whittington Community of Dufferin County (s.l., s.n., [1963]), p. 16.

• "Mrs. John S Spence," 8 April 1943, Orangeville Banner, Orangeville, Ontario; Dufferin Museum