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Elizabeth “Eliza” Downey Neilson

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Birth	:	1803 County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death	:	20 May 1894 South Fredericksburgh, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Saint Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Sandhurst, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate	:	44.1275824, -76.8824100
Inscription	:	Eliza Wife of Thomas Neilson Died May 20 1894
Description	:	A Fragrant Memory - The Life of the Late Mrs. Neilson of South Fredericksburgh On Sunday, May 20th, Eliza Neilson, widow of the late Thomas Neilson, of South Fredericksburgh sank peacefully into her eternal rest at the advanced age of ninety years and six months. The deceased was born in island Magee county Antrim, Ireland, and was the eldest sister of the late Thomas Downey, of Napanee. In 1830 she came over with her husband to this country and settled in Sandhurst, where they brought up a numerous family, eight of whom survive her, all well... Read More	A Fragrant Memory - The Life of the Late Mrs. Neilson of South Fredericksburgh On Sunday, May 20th, Eliza Neilson, widow of the late Thomas Neilson, of South Fredericksburgh sank peacefully into her eternal rest at the advanced age of ninety years and six months. The deceased was born in island Magee county Antrim, Ireland, and was the eldest sister of the late Thomas Downey, of Napanee. In 1830 she came over with her husband to this country and settled in Sandhurst, where they brought up a numerous family, eight of whom survive her, all well known and highly esteemed members of the community. Those who saw Mrs. Neilson only in the last years of her life, in the decrepitude to which old age had reduced her, could hardly realize the remarkable mental and physical vigor and activity which characterized her all her working days. In the year 1858, she was suddenly deprived by death of the support and counsel of her wise and faithful husband. Henceforth she had to bear alone the burden of the family cares and responsibilities, but she proved equal to the task, ruling her household "prudently with all her power," bringing up her sons and daughters in the virtue and admonition of the lord, and teaching them by an example of quiet and unpretending religion how to live good and useful lives. Her house was one in which industry, godliness, charity, and purity predominated. Sir Christopher Wren's epitaph, in reference to St. Paul's cathedral "Si queris monumentom circumspice," "If you seek my monument look around" is in a higher and nobler sense applicable to her, as surrounded, so to speak, by her sons and daughters ornaments of the community in which they live. She sleeps peacefully in the quiet churchyard of St. Paul's church, Sandhurst. Source: June 1 1894 Daily British Whig HUSBAND: Thomas Neilson CHILDREN: 1. Mary J. Neilson m. Thomas Leach 2. Anna Neilson single 3. John Neilson m. Charlotte A. Thompson 4. Margaret Neilson m. James Patterson 5. Eliza Neilson m. William Thatford Ham 6. Robert Neilson m. Elizabeth Jane Wright 7. Matilda Neilson m. George Albert Wright 8. Allan Neilson m. Eliza Roddick 9. William Arthur Neilson m. childhood death 10. James Silliman Neilson m. Sarah Louisa Preston SOURCES: 1. Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 about Elizabeth Neilson Name: Elizabeth Neilson Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1803 Birth Place: Ireland Age at Death: 91 Death Date: 20 May 1894 Death Place: Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada Source Citation: Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 71. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 2. The following refers to the son of Thomas and Eliza Nelison and cites his heritage: "Neilson, Robert, Williamsport, PA. 1893. Born in Ontario, Canada; son of Thomas Neilson and Eliza Downey, born in Island Mager[sic], County Antrim, Ireland and settled in Canada, in 1830; General Superintendent in Pa. R. R. service." SOURCE: The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Sixth Congress, at Des Moines, IA., June 7-10, 1894. page 266 (NOTE: The birthplace should have been spelled as Islandmagee. This site doesn't offer that as a place.)

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Elizabeth “Eliza” Downey Neilson's memorial is located at: Saint Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Sandhurst, Lennox and Addington County, Canada.
When did Elizabeth “Eliza” Downey Neilson death?
Elizabeth “Eliza” Downey Neilson death on 20 May 1894 in South Fredericksburgh, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 44.1275824
Longitude: -76.8824100

Family Members:

Spouse

Thomas Neilson

(1798 - 1858)

Children

Mary J. Neilson Leech

(1827 - unknow)

Anna Neilson

(1828 - 1918)

John Neilson

(1830 - 1894)

Margaret Neilson Patterson

(1833 - 1912)

Eliza Neilson Ham

(1834 - 1893)

Robert Neilson Sr.

(1837 - 1896)

Matilda Neilson Wright

(1841 - 1925)

William Arthur Neilson

(1844 - 1852)

Allan Neilson

(1844 - 1916)

James Silliman Neilson

(1846 - 1916)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery
Sandhurst, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1275824, -76.8824100

2. McDowall Memorial Cemetery
Sandhurst, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1284141, -76.8842980

3. St Bartholomew’s Cemetery
Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1435816, -76.7874456

4. McCabe Cemetery
Hay Bay, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1651900, -76.9679500

5. Loyst Cemetery
South Fredericksburgh, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1416640, -76.9828650

6. Parks Cemetery
North Fredericksburgh, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1447780, -76.9940450

7. Diamond Family Burial Ground
The Pines, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1354370, -77.0016830

8. Adolphustown United Church Cemetery
Adolphustown, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0877900, -76.9954400

9. Bath United Church Cemetery
Bath, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1833000, -76.7795029

10. Saint Johns Anglican Church Cemetery
Bath, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1848900, -76.7767000

11. St. Linus Cemetery
Bath, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1842800, -76.7678900

12. Saint Alban the Martyr Anglican Church & Cemetery
Adolphustown, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0648700, -77.0041100

13. Hay Bay Quaker Cemetery
Hay Bay, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0982700, -77.0285400

14. United Empire Loyalist Cemetery
Adolphustown, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0608000, -77.0082600

15. Morven Cemetery
Morven, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2371000, -76.8421000

16. Carscallen Cemetery
North Fredericksburgh, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2279020, -76.9662890

17. Lutheran Union Cemetery
Ernestown, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2207240, -76.7687920

18. Saint John's Anglican Cemetery
Waupoos East, Prince Edward County Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0178850, -76.9663740

19. Riverview Cemetery
Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2384500, -76.9658600

20. Deseronto Cemetery
Deseronto, Hastings County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2000000, -77.0276000

21. Desoronto Cemetery
Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2002570, -77.0275390

22. Saint Vincent de Paul RC Cemetery
Deseronto, Hastings County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2007360, -77.0299420

23. Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Napanee, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2503000, -76.9429300

24. St Mary Magdalene Cemetery
Napanee, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2528914, -76.9473792