Birth: 2/22/1830 [1] in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
Baptism: 4/11/1830 [1]
Marriage: 1847, Oro Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Spouse: John McLeod
Death: 11/6/1891, Orillia, Ontario, Canada [17]
Biography
Margaret Watt Rutherford was born in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland to William Rutherford and Mary Gow [1]. In 1831, William and Mary Rutherford immigrated to Canada and settled on Lot 8 in the 12th Consession [7]. Margaret became the housekeeper for their neighbor, John McLeod. John McLeod and Margaret were married in 1847. John and Margaret moved to Orillia in 1853. After John past in 1868, Margaret took on boarders at their house in Orillia to earn a living. Margaret died on November 6, 1891 [17].
Lineage
Margaret Watt Rutherford lineage: MARGARET WATT23 RUTHERFORD (WILLIAM22, JOHN21, ADAM20, JOHN19 RUTHERFOORD, JOHN18, ADAM17, ADAM16 RUTHERFORD, ANDREW15, JOHN14, PATRICK13, GEORGE12, GEORGE11, ROBERT10, RICHARD9, WILLIAM DE8 RUTHIRFURDE, RICHARD DE7, ROBERT DE6, NICHOL DE5 ROTHERFORDE, SIR, NICHOL DE4, HUGO DE3 RODIRFORDE, GREGORY DE2 ROTHIFORDE, ROBERTUS DOMINUS DE1 RODYRFORDE)
Robertus dominus de Rodyrforde was a witness to a royal charter in 1140 granted by King David I of Scotland to Gervasius de Rydel in 1140, an act which indicated an established position at that time. He was among the first of the Rutherford family, a house of no small antiquity in the south of Scotland, to appear in the official court records. His title included the Latin word dominus, which indicated he was the lord of a manor, and the French preposition de, meaning of, which was used in conjunction with proper names. It is interesting to note, the third syllable was spelled “ford” with the French ending of “e.”
Stories
On Friday forenoon, about half past 10, Mrs. John McLeod was sitting in her kitchen, sewing and conversing with her daughter Mary and her niece, Miss M. Harvie, when she suddenly threw up her hands and cried “ Come quickly, Mary!” Before Miss McLeod could cross the room, her mother was dead. Mrs. McLeod had a paralytic stroke in her right side five or six years ago, and of late has been in weak health. She had been out the previous day, much brighter than usual and apparently recovering from an illness which had lasted three weeks. The cause of her death was heart disease. Mr. John Rutherford and Miss (Agnes) Rutherford are her only surviving brother and sister. She leaves three sons- Archibald in Santa Rosa, California; William and George, in Orillia- and two daughters, Mrs. J.W. Blair and Miss Mary, who cared for her during her illness. The funeral was largely attended, and the Rev. Dr. Gray gave an admirable address at the house.
From The Orillia packet, November 13, 1891
