Margaret Helen "Peggy" Welsh [Lewis]

Title:

Given Name(s):
Margaret Helen "Peggy"

Surname:
Welsh

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Maiden Name:
Lewis

Age:
97y 8m (calc'd)

Sex:
F

Born:
Apr 29, 1927

Died:
Jan 11, 2025

Margaret is buried here.

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Person ID:

There are no other people on same stone or plot:

Cemetery:

Cherry Valley, Athol Twp., ON, Canada

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The Cherry Valley Cemetery (which is still active) is located in Athol township, on C1 L2, in Prince Edward County , ON, Canada.

This cemetery:
• was compiled by Stan Broadbridge
• is up to date as of Dec 2001

GPS Coordinates:

Latitude:
N 43° 56' 3"
43.93416667

Longitude:
W 77° 9' 7"
-77.15194444

Additional Info:

Cherry Valley Cemetery is located along county road 10 in the

village of Cherry Valley. Col. Henry Young, the first white man to settle in Prince Edward County after whom Fort Henry, Kingston, was named, was buried in this cemetery, located in Cherry Valley. The cemetery surrounds the Cherry Valley United Church (built in 1862) - the first Wesleyan Methodist Church in Prince Edward County. Land for the Cherry Valley cemetery, which pre-dates the church, was donated by the Ogden family and Richard Hare. Col. Young (b. 1737) joined the British Army at a young age and fought during the Seven Years' War. After peace was proclaimed in 1763, Young left the army, only to rejoin at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. After the war Young and his family joined the movement of Loyalists to Canada and settled on the west side of East Lake.

Further information can be obtained from

Quinte Branch - Ontario Genealogical Society

Quinte Genealogy Centre 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton, Ontario

Tel: (613) 394-3381 Ext. 3328

Email: quintebranch@ogs.on.ca

Mail: Box 153, Consecon ON K0K 1T0 Canada

Cem ID:

Notes

Died Kentwood Park Nursing Home. Daughter of the late Rev. E.V.C. Lewis and Mabel Tetter; wife of the late George Donald; mother of Rick of Frankford, Rob of Brighton, Leafa Minaker of Demorestville, and Ralph of Picton; predeceased by siblings Vincent Lewis, Ralph Lewis, Elizabeth Thompson and David Lewis. Rushnell Funeral Home, Picton. Info from obituary.

How to Submit Photos for Margaret Helen "Peggy" Welsh

Until such time as a photo "Drag and Drop" function has been added to Cemsearch, here is the way to prepare your photos for inclusion in our database:

• IMPORTANT: FIRST select the person in Cemsearch for whom you want to add a photo, then re-open this help screen.

• You currently have selected Margaret Helen "Peggy" Welsh. You can submit photos for her plot's monument(s) or personal photos of just her.

• On your computer, locate the file(s) of the photo(s) you want to submit for Margaret Helen "Peggy" Welsh.

• DO NOT make duplicate photos of the same side of a stone for each person shown on it. For example, if husband and wife are both shown on one stone image, DO NOT make two copies of this image; only one is required.

• For MONUMENT Pictures, do the following:
• Copy this code: PEAL01Y1; (MUST include the semicolon)
• Rename the monument files you previously located by pasting this code as a prefix to each filename.
• IMPORTANT: The code PEAL01Y1; is SPECIFIC to ALL people on this stone or plot.

• For PERSONAL Pictures for JUST this person, do the following:
• Copy this code: PEAL01Y1^0; (MUST include the semicolon)
• Rename the personal files you previously located by pasting this code as a prefix to each filename.
• IMPORTANT: The code PEAL01Y1^0; is SPECIFIC to Margaret Helen "Peggy" Welsh and your picture(s) prefixed with this code will appear ONLY for her.

• HINT: for convenience, these codes also appear below the Born/Died dates where you can click on them to automatically copy them.

• ATTACH photos (full size; if you can, limit to about 1-2 megabytes in size) with the prefixed filename to an email and send to: helpus@cemsearch.ca.

• If you have further details that you would like included in the "Notes" section, add them to the email as well.

Captions:

• A caption can be embedded in the filename following the semi-colon, terminated with a tilde (~). See example below.

Monument Example:

• Suppose you have two photos of her with filenames img_2694.jpg and Welsh family.jpg
• The specific prefix code for this person's plot is PEAL01Y1;
• Your modified filenames will be PEAL01Y1;img_2694.jpg and PEAL01Y1;Welsh family.jpg
• The text following the semicolon can be anything you want (including spaces), for example:
•PEAL01Y1; north side of tombstone eroded by nature.
• Add a caption as follows (surrounding spaces optional; tilde (~) marks the end of the caption; otherwise we will use the complete filename):
PEAL01Y1; Your caption here~ img_2694.jpg and
PEAL01Y1; Another caption~ Welsh family.jpg

• ALL images for Margaret Helen "Peggy" Welsh and others on the same stone or plot MUST have the same exact prefix up to and including the semi-colon.

Personal Pictures Example:

• Suppose you have two images for this person's monument with filenames 40thBirthday.jpg and Margaret Helen "Peggy" Headshot.jpg
• The specific prefix code for her is PEAL01Y1^0;
• Your modified filenames will be PEAL01Y1^0;40thBirthday.jpg and PEAL01Y1^0;Margaret Helen "Peggy" Headshot.jpg
• The text following the semicolon can be anything you want (including spaces)
• Add a caption as follows (surrounding spaces optional; tilde (~) marks the end of the caption; otherwise we will use the complete filename):
PEAL01Y1; Your caption here~ 40thBirthday.jpg and
PEAL01Y1; Another caption~ Margaret Helen "Peggy" Headshot.jpg

• ALL personal photos of Margaret Helen "Peggy" Welsh MUST have the same exact prefix up to and including the semi-colon.
• These personal images will NOT appear for others on the same stone or plot.