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Roderick Matheson, born in 1824, was a Perth, Ontario merchant in 1881. He and his wife Letitia had three children living at home: Samuel, William and Letitia.[1] By this time, his son, Roderick A., had presumably left home.[2]
Roderick died in Burgess, Leeds, Ontario, in 1896. At the time of his death, he was a merchant.[3] He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Ontario.[4]
Sources
↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVX6-R27 : 11 March 2018), Roderick Matheson, Perth, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 32; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13233, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,869.
↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4W3-757 : 11 March 2018), Roderick Matheson, Perth, South Lanark, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 4, line 16; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10018, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,764.
↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDLZ-T61 : 9 March 2018), Roderick Matheson, 07 Dec 1896; citing Burgess, Leeds, Ontario, yr 1897 cn 14094, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,837.
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