Almyra Vandusen (abt. 1839 - 1923)

Born about 1839 in Escott, Leeds, Upper Canada

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Died 13 Jan 1923 at about age 84 in Pawasson,Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

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Elmira's death record doesn't indicate which cemetery she was buried in, only that she was buried in Powassan. I've tried to track it down by other means with no success so far. The local cemeteries were operated by cemetery boards. When the municipality took them over, there were a lot of records missing. They don't have a record of her burial, but there are a lot of unmarked graves that they don't have records for.

The undertaker was James McArthur who sold his business in 1926 to Herman & Enid Paul. The funeral home has since remained in the Paul family. However, the funeral home burned down in 1982 and all records prior to 1973 were lost.

My goal is to try to find the newspaper archives from that time period and hopefully locate her obituary. But that will likely require travelling at some point unless someone else is able to access those records first.

Note that i've come across alternate spellings of the last name depending on which branch of the family you follow...Vandusen vs. Vanduzen.

Biography

Almyra was born about 1839. She is the daughter of Isaac Vandusen and Emmeline Cain.She married Abraham Russell. Their daughter Matilda Russell married Geo. (George) H MulliganFeb 16, 1898 Burks Falls ,Ont. ^[1]

• RES., 1851, Escott, Leeds,Canada West

Isaac Vandusen 39 H

Emaline 28 W

Almyra 12 F

Henry 9 M

Rosella 7 F

Bronais 6 F

Agnes 4 F

Archibald 2 M^[2]

• RES., 1881,Armour and Ryerson, Muskoka, Ontario

Abraham Russell 50 Head

Almira Russell 40 Wife

Henery Russell 22 Son

Abraham Russell 20 Son

Almira Russell 18 Daughter

Rosetta Russell 12 Daughter

Mallissa Russell 10 Daughter

Joseph Russell 7 Son

Philo Russell 5 Son

Matilda Russell 2 Daughter^[3]

• Death

Name: Elmira Russell

Gender: Female

Age: 85

Birth Date: abt 1838

Birth Place: Canada

Death Date: Jan 1923

Death Place: Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Old Age^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7921&h=3673945&ssrc=pt&tid=113227386&pid=180111187035&usePUB=true
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/1061/e095-e002356861/389931?backurl=https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/91138704/person/140053498073/facts/citation/580187574157/edit/record
3. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1577&h=3003092&ssrc=pt&tid=113227386&pid=180111187025&usePUB=true Source Citation: Year: 1881; Census Place: Armour and Ryerson, Muskoka, Ontario; Roll: C_13244; Page: 31; Family No: 153
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/440603:8946?ssrc=pt&tid=113227386&pid=180111187025