Elizabeth Crozier Sibbitt1,2

#16415, (c 1865 - 1943)
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart

Child of Elizabeth Crozier Sibbitt and Thomas Graham
  • Mary Lennox Graham2 (1895 - )

Life Events

BirthElizabeth Crozier Sibbitt was born circa 1865 in Lanark Township, Carleton County, Ontario.1
 
MarriageShe married Thomas Graham, son of Thomas Graham and Mary Lennox, on 12 Dec 1894 in Carleton Place, Carleton County, Ontario.
Information from the certificate: Thomas Graham, 29, residence Carleton Place, born Stirling Scotland, Bachelor, Book-keeper, son of Thomas & Mary Lennox Graham;
Elizabeth C. Sibbitt, 29, residence Carleton Place, born Lanark Township, Spinster, daughter of Alexander & Mary M Sibbitt. Witnesses were John Graham of Ottawa [Thomas' brother] and R. Sibbitt of Carleton Place; bride & groom both Presbyterian, License.1 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Thomas died on 9 Feb 1897.3 
1901 CensusElizabeth Graham appeared on the 1901 Census of Carleton Place, Carleton County, Ontario. She was a widow, living with her 5-year-old daughter Mary, in her parents' household. Elizabeth was 37, born 4 Oct 1863 in rural Ontario, of Irish origin, and Presbyterian. Mary had been born in 1895 in urban Ontario.4 
1911 CensusElizabeth Graham and her daughter Mary appeared on the 1911 Census of Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario. They were living with Elizabeth's father Alexander Sibbitt, a widowed retail grocer working on his own account. Elizabeth was 47, a widow, born Oct 1863 in Ontario, of Irish origin. Mary was 15, born October 1896 in Ontario, of Scotch origin. They were Presbyterian.5 
(Mentioned) ObituarySister-in-law Mrs Elizabeth Graham was mentioned in John Graham's 1931 obituary.6 
DeathElizabeth died on 2 Apr 1943 in Ottawa, Ontario.7
 
ObituaryHer obituary was published on 3 Apr 1943 in the Ottawa Citizen.

Mrs. Thomas Graham

A resident of the Capital for the past 20 years, Mrs. Thomas Graham passed away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. A.R. Macnab, 292 Frank street, yesterday. She had been in failing health for some time.

The former Elizabeth Sibbitt, she was born at Carleton Place, a daughter of the late Alex Sibbitt and his wife, Mary Morphy. She married Thomas Graham of Ottawa in Carleton Place in 1895. He predeceased her by 40 years. The late Mrs. Graham was a member of the Presbyterian church at Carleton Place.

Surviving in addition to her daughter are three brothers, C Edgar and Robert A, both of Ottawa, and G Gilbert of Toronto; three sisters, Mrs J S Montgomery of Ottawa and Mrs A A Grieser and Mrs Charlotte Dowling in the United States.

The body is resting at the Hulse and Playfair funeral home, 315 McLeod street, where the funeral service will be held in the chapel on Monday at 2 p.m. Rev. Dr. Robert Johnston will conduct the service and burial will be in Crams cemetery, Carleton Place.8
 
BurialElizabeth's burial was recorded on 27 May 1943 in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa. Information from the burial register: Elizabeth Graham, birthplace Carleton Place Ont , late residence 292 Frank St Ottawa, housewife, age 80 years 5 months 29 days, died 2 Apr 1943 of cerebral sclerosis, parents Alex & Mary Sibbitt. The place of interment was recorded as 'taken away'. The informant was Mrs A R Macnab.7 
Last Edited3 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1017] Ontario Marriage Registration. Graham/Sibbitt, #006560-94.
  2. [S1005] Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Mary Lennox Graham, #027517-95.
  3. [S1006] Ontario Death Registration. Thomas Graham, #021807-97.
  4. [S505] 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, South Lanark (81), Carleton Place (D-2), Page 11.
  5. [S951] 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontairo, Lanark North, Subdistrict 22 Victoria Ward, ED1, Page 12.
  6. [S2469] Obituary of John Graham in the Ottawa Citizen, 17 September 1931. Digitized copy viewed on Google news archive.
  7. [S2460] Beechwood Cemetery Internments, 1873-1990. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Digitized ledgers viewed online at Ancestry.com. Elizabeth Graham, 1943.
  8. [S2485] The Ottawa Citizen, Obituary for Mrs Thomas Graham, 3 April 1943, page 12. Image viewed at Google news archives.