Agnes Belle (Rachar) Legg (1894 - 1917)

Born 5 Apr 1894 in South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario

Ancestors

Died 25 Nov 1917 at age 23 in Fenn, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Aggie was born in 1894. She is the daughter of David Racher and Ida Greenfield. ^[1]

The family was found in the 1901 Canada Census in Wentworth North and Brant, Ontario.^[2]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Rachar David M W Head M 25 Jul 1858 42 Ontario
• Rachar Ida F W Wife M 29 Sep 1868 32 Ontario
• Rachar Delphine F W Dau 20 Nov 1884 16 Ontario
• Rachar Aggie B F W Dau 05 Apr 1894 6 Ontario
• Rachar Charles D M W Son 30 Sep 1896 4 Ontario
• Racher Mary E F W Dau 15 Jun 1899 2 Ontario

The family was found in the 1911 Canada Census in Brant, Ontario.^[3]The household was enumerated as follows:

• David M, Head, Married, 52
• Ida F, Wife, Married, 32 [sic] (42)
• Bella F, Dau, S, 17 (Aggie)
• Charles M, Son, S, 13
• Eveline F, Dau, S, 11
• George M, Son, S, 7
• William M, Son, S, 5
• Russell M, Son, S, 1

The family was found in the 1916 Canada Censusin Red Deer, Alberta.^[4]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Rachar, David, Farmer, Male, Married, 58, Ontario,
• Ida, Wife, Female, Married, 48, Ontario
• Aggie, 22, O
• Charles, 19, O
• Eva, 17, O
• George, 15, O
• William, 11, O
• Roy, 6,O

She married Walter N. Legg, son of Christopher Legg and Sarah Wolfe.

Children:

1. Arthur, b.1917

Aggie passed away in 1917 and was interred in the Lakeview Cemetery, Fenn, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2GG-TFM : 10 February 2018), David Rachar in entry for Aggie Belle Rachar, 05 Apr 1894; citing South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario, 05 Apr 1894, reference 326; FHL microfilm 1,846,239.
2. ↑ 1901 Canada Census Library and Archives (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=img&id=z000116096 : 6 June 2023)
3. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9R-GCXJ : 16 March 2018), David Rachar, 1911; citing Census, Brant Sub-Districts 1-35, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,691.
4. ↑ 1916 Canada Prairies Collections Red Deer, Alberta
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #179079980 : accessed 19 May 2021), memorial page for Agnes Belle “Aggie” Rachar Legg (6 Apr 1894–25 Nov 1917), citing Lakeview Cemetery, Fenn, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada ; Maintained by Linda (contributor 47353767) .