Ramsay, Maria
| Birth Name | Ramsay, Maria |
| Gender | female |
| Age at Death | about 90 years, 7 months, 2 days |
Notes
Note
Maria married Andrew Ramsay in 1847. The minister was the Presbyterian William McGregor, and witnesses were Donald Ramsay and two John Ramsays.
Maria and Andrew were in the 1881 census, Lot 13:
Andrew Ramsay 56
Maria Ramsay 58
Cornelius Ramsay 26
John Arch. Ramsay 24
Robert Ramsay 20
Annie Ramsay 25
Adoline Ramsay 22
Susan Ann Ramsay 18
Martha M. Ramsay 16
Wm. Henry Ramsay 8
Barbara Ramsay 33 - married
Alfred Ramsay 11
Annie Maria Ramsay 10
Andrew Ramsay 2
Maria and Annie had a boarding house in Cambridge, Mass in 1897, where Cornelius and Annie contracted small-pox and died. Maria was also ill, but not with smallpox, and recovered. I haven't been able to find Maria in the 1900 US census.
In 1907, Maria was living with her son Robert.
In 1910, she said she had 3 children, 3 living. Susan, Robert and Margaret were all living in 1910.
Maria died at age 92, in the Cambridge Massachusetts 3 Aug 1913.
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Baptism | March 9, 1823 | Port Hill, Lot 13, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada | PEI Baptismal Index | |
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| Birth | about 1823 | Lot 13, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada | 1881 census; November 1920 on her death record | |
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| Death | August 3, 1913 | Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Mass. Death Index | |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Ramsay, Donald -Lot 13 | 1794 | December 30, 1871 | |
| Mother | Grant, Nancy | about 1800 | July 1896 | |
| Ramsay, Maria | about 1823 | August 3, 1913 | ||
| Sister | Ramsay, Sarah | about 1824 | October 19, 1920 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, John A. | about 1826 | September 15, 1891 | |
| Sister | Ramsay, Barbara | May 14, 1828 | September 14, 1893 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, William | January 5, 1835 | February 13, 1919 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, Samuel | August 17, 1837 | November 25, 1918 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, Robert Gordon | October 28, 1840 | December 24, 1890 | |
| Sister | Ramsay, Susan Ann | April 30, 1846 | April 23, 1937 |
Families
Family of Ramsay, Andrew Nelson and Ramsay, Maria |
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| Married | Husband | Ramsay, Andrew Nelson ( * October 1824 + August 9, 1887 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Ramsay, Barbara | about 1848 | before 1890 |
| Ramsay, Isaac | about 1850 | |
| Ramsay, Cornelius | 1853 | June 2, 1897 |
| Ramsay, Annie Nancy | about 1856 | June 19, 1897 |
| Ramsay, Adeline Addie | about 1859 | November 30, 1933 |
| Ramsay, Robert Andrew | about 1861 | 1937 |
| Ramsay, Martha M. | about 1864 | November 8, 1959 |