Mrs. Jane Gee, aged seventy-four
years, on of the pioneers of Middleton township, died on Wednesday, March
16th. She had been in poor health for some time, but her death was
unexpected.
Mrs. Gee was the fourth daughter
of Jasper and Annie Taylor, who came from England in 1842 and settled in
Forestville. She married the late Charles W. Gee in 1856 and they settled
on the farm where she died, which was then an unbroken wilderness.
Her husband predeceased her eleven
years. The children who survive are: Ira, of Tillsonburg; Jasper, of the
State of Washington; Charles, who resides on the homestead; Mrs. Jerome,
of Chicago; Mrs. R. Harris, of Norwich; Mrs. A. Cameron, of Walsingham,
and Lily, at home.
The funeral took place on Friday,
the service being conducted by the Rev. Thomas Voaden, of Courtland. The
interment was made in Evergreen Cemetery at Lynedoch.
The pallbearers were: Messrs: W.
Charlton, H. Birdsall, H. Wallace, J. Wittett, L. Doan and R. Marsland.
