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Margaret (Morris) McCormick (abt. 1881)

Margaret "Maggie" McCormick formerly Morris
Born about in Arthur, Ontariomap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 23 Jul 1923 in Guelph, Ontariomap
Died [date unknown] in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canadamap [uncertain]
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Biography

Margaret was the third child of Martin and Ellen Purtell Morris, likely born in Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario.[1] She was identified as 8 years old on the 1891 Canada Census.[2] By 1901, Margaret's father had died, but her family was still farming in Arthur Township, Wellington County.[3]By 1921, Margaret and her brother John and sister Mary were living in Guelph, all boarding in the same home.[4]

She married James McCormick in Guelph, Ontario, when she was about 43 years old.[5]

Research Notes

A Margaret McCormick is buried in Marymount Cemetery, Section D, in Guelph, where Margaret's husband is also buried.[6]. Margaret is listed as living with her brother John Morris in Guelph in 1921,[7] but John had married in 1909 and had at least two children.[8]

Margaret is listed as age 8 in the 1891 census but was listed as 1 on the 1881 Census.

Sources

  1. "Canada Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFG-WRC : accessed 26 May 2015), Margaret Morris in household of Martin Morris, Arthur, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 16; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13260, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,896.
  2. 1891 Canada Census.
  3. 1901 Canada Census.
  4. 1921 Canada Census.
  5. "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27D6-QSW : accessed 26 May 2015), James Mccormick and Margaret Morris, 23 Jul 1923; citing registration , Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm .
  6. Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid.
  7. 1921 Canada Census.
  8. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH15-966






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