McLaren-Stewart Mausoleum Agreement
between Perth Cemetery Co.
and Mrs. Janet D. Rogers
for perpetual care and repairs
of this mausoleum and lot,
is registered at Perth
Registry Office No. 7337 in Book 2-S
June 20th, 1938
Erected 1938 by Perth Cemetery Company and Mrs. Janet D. Rogers.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is June 20, 1938.
Location. 44° 54.846′ N, 76° 15.654′ W. Marker is in Perth, Ontario, in Lanark County. Marker is on the mausoleum door, in Section B, near the Elmwood Cemetery entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 165 Dufferin Road, Perth ON K7H 3B4, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lieut. Alexander W. Kippen, D.L.S. (within shouting distance of this marker); House of Industry of Lanark County Burial Site (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Capt. Harry D. Campbell and Major Alex. R. Campbell (about 150 meters away); Andrew Ronald Gamble (about 150 meters away); St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Reverend William Bell (approx.
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Regarding McLaren-Stewart Mausoleum Agreement. From the Elmwood Cemetery Walking Tour app:
John A. McLaren (1831-1901) was literally a dynasty in the area. First to manufacture ‘the Mickey’ – liquor in a 12 ounce bottle that could be refilled, Perth native John McLaren made his fortune distilling alcohol. The Perth Courier called him the “keenest businessman and largest individual taxpayer”. Wealthy, powerful, shrewd and benevolent: his health declined quickly over five days in December causing business associates, employees, friends, family and the merely curious to converge on his Wilson Street home.
Large in life, even more so in death, the story and court case (1905) surrounding his will would become one of the largest trials held in Canada and take years to finally resolve. Arlene Stafford Wilson documents this case and other information about John A. McLaren in her article on Perth's millionaire bachelor.
For even more information on John A McLaren read: "Unfortunate Child" by Ron
In 1913 Robert Stewart constructed this vault to inter family members. The vault was built on a section of the graveyard that had not been set aside for burials. The stone over the doorway records the vault was put in place in 1913 however the registry shows it was not until January 15, 1915 that Stewart secured the rights to nine burial spaces it occupies. John A. McLaren's remains were moved from an undisclosed location in the cemetery to the vault on April 29, 1922. Other family members, who passed away in England, were also interred here.
Ownership of the vault was transferred to The Perth Cemetery Company. The door to the vault has remained locked and sealed since that time. This is recorded on the plaque on the door to the vault. Decades of weather have rendered the doors unable to be opened.
Some of the others interred in the vault include:
Dr. Cameron Robertson Stewart, L.D.S., R.C.S. Eng., D.D.S was born at Perth, Ontario, to which town his father had emigrated from Scotland when a young man. He was educated at Perth Public School and at the Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, graduating at the latter institution as doctor of dental surgery. He gained the English diploma in 1901, and practiced for some years in the West End.
Soon after the outbreak of the European War Dr. Stewart placed his services at the disposal of
(From The Chemist and Druggist, (weekly newspaper) December 3, 1927)
MARGARET VICTORIA GOODERHAM
Margaret was the eldest of 10 children born to Charles Horace Gooderham and Eliza Folwell. She married Dr. Leslie Matthew Sweetnam at Toronto, Ontario on October 7, 1885 and had 1 daughter.
Margaret remarried to Cameron Robertson Stewart at Toronto, Ontario on Christmas Day 1907.
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