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Elizabeth Campbell Fawcett

Birth	:	8 Dec 1842 Highland, Scotland
Death	:	2 Jan 1935 Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial	:	Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	52.4753000, -113.7214800
Plot	:	G029
Description	:	Mrs. Elizabeth Fawcett --------- On Wednesday, January 2nd, there passed away one of the pioneers of the Lacombe district, in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Fawcett, who on December 8th, 1934, passed her 92nd birthday. Mrs. Fawcett was born at Loch Gilpen, Scotland, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dugald Campbell. In 1847, when she was 5 years of age the family came to Canada. It was the year of the great ship fever. The vessel sailed too far south and was becalmed for three weeks. The vessel was overcrowded and fever broke out. Sixty-two persons... Read More	Mrs. Elizabeth Fawcett --------- On Wednesday, January 2nd, there passed away one of the pioneers of the Lacombe district, in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Fawcett, who on December 8th, 1934, passed her 92nd birthday. Mrs. Fawcett was born at Loch Gilpen, Scotland, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dugald Campbell. In 1847, when she was 5 years of age the family came to Canada. It was the year of the great ship fever. The vessel sailed too far south and was becalmed for three weeks. The vessel was overcrowded and fever broke out. Sixty-two persons died and were buried at sea. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and also died, at eleven days; then a brother died, and after they landed at Staten Island, the father died, leaving the widow and one little girl to finish the journey to St. Thomas, Ont., in sorrow. Mrs. Fawcett remembered many incidents of their journey and their early life in Ontario, with which, when in a reminiscent mood she would entertain her friends. She remembered her mother wrapping her in a shawl in the Customs shed at Windsor while she went to see about the luggage. When she returned the shaw had been stolen and the little girl was lying shivering in the cold. About two years later Mrs. Campbell married William Holmes, and they settled on a homestead of ? acres for which they paid $125.00. The first night at the farm they spread hemlock boughs on the floor and spread hemlock boughs on the floor and spread their quilts on these for a bed. Mrs. Fawcett could tell many interesting tales of the early days around Zion and Drayton, where she grew up and attended school and church. On March 18, 1864, she married William Robert Fawcett of Maryborough County, Ontario. In 1882 they joined the trek to the far west and settled at Ellendale, North Dakota, and after 18 years of pioneering there, they came to Lacombe, Alberta, in the year 1900. They had a family of eight children of whom only three are now living. They are, Robert of Santa Barbara, Calif.; William of Bluffton, Alberta, and Norman of Castor, Alberta. In addition to her own family Mrs. Fawcett reared two grandchildren. Her husband predeceased her in 1925. There are 17 living grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She leaves one sister, Mrs. Harriet McIntyre, St. Thomas, and one brother, R.B. Holmes of Cobalt, Ont. "Gran" as she was lovingly known by everyone, was highly respected in the community. Of late years she was unable to participate in the community. Latterly she was unable to participate in community affairs, but she was in remarkable possession of all her faculties and took a lively interest in all that was going on. While her life had been one of much hardship, pioneering and sorrow, she possessed an abiding faith in the goodness of the Heavenly Father, and although sustaining many severe shocks in the loss of her family, especially in that of her son Dugald, who died suddenly in 1925, she maintained her cheerful confidence in the working out of Gods plan. The Wester Globe, January 10, 1935, page 1 *********** DEATH OF MRS. E. FAWCETT ---------- Mrs. Elizabeth Fawcett, one of Lacombe's first residents, died at her home on Wednesday last, in her 93rd year. The funeral will be held on Friday afternoon, service to be conducted by Rev. R.B. Layton, in St. Andrew's United Church. The sympathy of the many friends of the bereaved family is extended to them in their sorrow. The Western Globe, January 3, 1935, page 5 ----------- Daughter of Dugald and Jane Campbell. Other Sources: LDS records; Chatter Chips From Beaver Dam Creek

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Elizabeth Campbell Fawcett's memorial is located at: Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Canada.
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Elizabeth Campbell Fawcett death on 2 Jan 1935 in Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
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Latitude: 52.4753000
Longitude: -113.7214800

Family Members:

Spouse

William Robert Fawcett

(1843 - 1925)

Children

Lavina Jane Fawcett Northwood

(1865 - 1912)

John William Fawcett

(1867 - 1959)

Dougald Campbell “Doug” Fawcett

(1869 - 1928)

Norman Archibald Fawcett

(1878 - 1969)

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