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Catherine McElhinney Baird

Birth	:	10 Aug 1822 Ireland
Death	:	14 Apr 1900 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate	:	44.6490800, -63.6262500
Description	:	The Morning Sun News-Herald Mrs. Catharine McElhinney-Baird was born near Londonderry, Ireland, August 10th, 1822. She departed this life April 14th, 1900. When about 3 years old she came with her parents to the United States, and after residing a series of years In Pennsylvania and New York; emigrated to Iowa, with the rest of the family, where they arrived April 15, 1840. She lacked a single day of having lived in [outside?] the state 60 years. She was married to John Baird in Philadelphia, March 12,... Read More	The Morning Sun News-Herald Mrs. Catharine McElhinney-Baird was born near Londonderry, Ireland, August 10th, 1822. She departed this life April 14th, 1900. When about 3 years old she came with her parents to the United States, and after residing a series of years In Pennsylvania and New York; emigrated to Iowa, with the rest of the family, where they arrived April 15, 1840. She lacked a single day of having lived in [outside?] the state 60 years. She was married to John Baird in Philadelphia, March 12, 1840. Mr. Baird's death occurred on July 4th, 1881, so that she lived in widowhood almost 19 years. She was in the truest sense of the word a mother. Five sons and six daughters live to mourn her death. One child died in early life. Her grandchildren number 29, and her great-grandchildren, 3. She was eminently practical in all her life work. "She managed her affairs with discretion." She loved her church devoutly, and understood the principles upon which It stood. She attended church when it cost her much effort, and when she felt unable to go any other place. During her last illness, her mind was unusually clear; her anticipation of the approaching end was with a quiet faith, a comfortable hope, a well grounded assurance. In herself she saw nothing on which to depend. In Jesus Christ she saw all that her soul desired. Her end came painlessly and peacefully, like the light of the morning-star that does not set but melts away into the clearer light of the eternal day. "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace." The funeral was attended by a vast concourse of people and among the mourners were a large number of early settlers. We note year by year how their number is being diminished. The emigrants are again emigrating -- this time to a land where infirmities of age, and sickness, and sorrow, and separation are words unknown. May their posterity be as true to the right and as loyal to duty as the fathers and mothers were. "Show thy work unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children."

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Where is Catherine McElhinney Baird's memorial?
Catherine McElhinney Baird's memorial is located at: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Canada.
When did Catherine McElhinney Baird death?
Catherine McElhinney Baird death on 14 Apr 1900 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Catherine McElhinney Baird's memorial?
Latitude: 44.6490800
Longitude: -63.6262500

Family Members:

Parent

Robert McElhinney

(1794 - 1883)

Nancy Martin McElhinney

(1798 - 1868)

Spouse

John Baird

(1813 - 1881)

Siblings

Gavin McElhinney

(1824 - 1914)

Joseph M McElhinney

(1829 - 1910)

Samuel Robert McElhinney

(1831 - 1882)

Children

(unknow - unknow)

(1847 - 1923)

(1855 - 1934)

(1857 - 1933)

(1860 - 1929)

Joseph William Page “J.P.” Baird

(1862 - 1942)

Rosana “Rose” Baird Carithers

(1866 - 1937)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6490800, -63.6262500

2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6599700, -63.6223300

3. Shaar Shalom Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6594000, -63.6197900

4. Baron De Hirsch Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6598900, -63.6201300

5. St. John's Cemetery and Columbarium
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6621900, -63.6254600

6. Deadman's Island Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6349860, -63.6100250

7. Royal Navy Burying Ground
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6613310, -63.5915740

8. Camp Hill Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6430550, -63.5856895

9. Saint Georges Anglican Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6559100, -63.5855600

10. Saint George's Round Church
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6534480, -63.5828180

11. Cathedral Church of All Saints Columbarium
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6400750, -63.5805580

12. Jollimore Cemetery
Jollimore, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6242500, -63.5926389

13. Tufts Cove Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6785600, -63.5960900

14. Holy Cross Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6389100, -63.5769100

15. Saint Paul's Church Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6474540, -63.5745810

16. Fort Massey Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6397200, -63.5747300

17. Old Burying Ground
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6435300, -63.5726800

18. St. Paul's Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6667800, -63.5737200

19. Mount Hermon Lawn Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6727715, -63.5750046

20. Dartmouth Public Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6698000, -63.5698800

21. Christ Church Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6690900, -63.5681800

22. Halifax Memorial
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6191063, -63.5655212

23. St. Phillips Anglican Cemetery
Purcells Cove, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6067327, -63.5645560

24. Woodlawn Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6796000, -63.5264200