Born in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Robert Scott
and Annie Ellen (Rouse) Scott
Sister of
Ruth Wilhelmina Scott, Anna Mary Eunice (Scott) Alves and Grace Campbell (Scott) Patterson
Wife of
Ralph Barnes Goff
— married
30 Dec 1931 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at age 95
in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States
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Biography
Margaret was born in 1907. She was the daughter of D. R. Scott and Nellie Rouse.[1]
She married Ralph Barnes Goff on December 30, 1931 at her parents' residence in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was 24 years old and a cashier. He was 27 years old and a farmer. Both were Christians Gathered to the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.[2]
Margaret died at the age of 95 on August 10, 2002 in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon and was buried there in Hillside Cemetery where she shares a gravestone with her husband.[3]
Gravestone Inscription
- TRUSTING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST ALONE AS PERSONAL SAVIOR
- "ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD"
Sources
- ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMLN-Y84 : 8 December 2014), Margaret Ester Hope Scott, 1907, Birth Registration; citing p. 71300765, volume 1907, Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
- ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDS-21L : 22 February 2021), Ralph Barnes Goff and Margaret Ester Hope Scott, 30 Dec 1931; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13761, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,557.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #57722912
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