Mary McVey

ID # 5077, (1804-1867)
BirthMary McVey was born in 1804 at Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. 
MarriageShe married John Fergusson
DeathShe died on 20 October 1867 at Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co.. 
BurialShe was buried at Section 4, Mountview Cemetery, Galt. 
NoteShe Mary's death was prior to death registrations. Her death was also prior to the opening of the Galt Cemetery (later known as Mountview). First Church (Presbyterian) in Galt show her death in their death book at 20 Oct. 1867, and this agrees with the inscription on the family stone in Mountview. The Galt Cemetery was not apparently opened prior to July of 1868, so Mary was probably first buried in the First Church Cemetery (betimes referred to as the Strang Burial Ground). In the 1880s, most remains and stones were removed to Mountview where Mary is now almost certainly buried.

Rosemary Ambrose extracted death notices from the Dumfries Reformer and these at one time were available via the Waterloo Region branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. Mrs. Ambrose shows the following:

From the Dumfries Reformer, Oct. 23, 1867:
Mrs. Mary Ferguson, 20 Oct. 1867, In Beverly, wife of John Ferguson, age 63 years.

The inscriptions on John and Mary's stone in Mountview refer to them as natives of Leswalt, Wigtonshire (Wigtownshire), Scotland.

 

Children of Mary McVey and John Fergusson

Last Edited14 May 2017