Christina (McLeod) Roe (1849 - 1928)

Born 8 Jun 1849 in Krilhil, Glengarry Co., Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1928 at age 78 in Clarence, Clarence-Rockland, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Christina died (age 78) on 9 April 1928 in Russell, Ontario, Canada. Her parents were listed as John and Margaret McLeod. She died of carcinoma of the stomach. The informant on the death certificate was Frank Roe, her son. Her listed date of birth was June 8, 1849, in Lochill, Ontario.^[1]

Christina was buried on April 11, 1928 at Clarence Protestant Cemetery, Clarence Ontario

Assumptions

Grave stone puts birth year as 1849, Canadian Census from 1901 lists birthdate at June 8 1848, assuming census taker wrote year wrong.

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8946 #2440134 (accessed 24 December 2023), Christina Roe death 9 Apr 1928 (age 78) in Russell, Ontario, Canada; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Collection Ms935, Series 363.

1. Book: "Captain John Roe, County Wexford, Ireland to Clarence, Ontario" written in 2012 by Elizabeth Waymann's (née Hardie) on the Roe and related families, includes research done on Roe family members while she was in Wexford Ireland. Copy with Glenn Pushman's records.

This book includes references to sources such as The leather notebook of John Roe Sr., Ferns Marriage licenses booklet, Ferns Parish Register, Mary Sherwood (Roe) List of Roe family events & dates.

The leather notebook of John Roe Sr. was found in and in possession of the Roe family at Clarence, Ontario.

2. http://www.geni.com/people/Christina-Roe/4248224857910079557?through=6000000000207282526