Angus McGill Mowat

Title:

Given Name(s):
Angus McGill

Surname:
Mowat

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Maiden Name:

Age:
(unknown)

Sex:
M

Born:
Nov 19, 1892

Died:
Sep 21, 1977

Angus is buried here.

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There are no other people on same stone or plot:

Cemetery:

Sophiasburgh, Sophiasburgh Twp., ON, Canada

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Row:
B

Plot:
17

The Sophiasburgh Cemetery (which is still active) is located in Sophiasburgh township, on County Rd 15, in Prince Edward County , ON, Canada.

This cemetery:
• was compiled by Stan Terry

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Sophiasburgh Cemetery, located at 504 Cty Rd 15 in Demorestville K0K1W0. Formerly known as the Boulter Cemetery. It is managed by Glenwood Cemetery for P.E. County. The land was originally donated to the Presbyterian Church by the late Griffith Howell and the late Wellington Boulter who operated the first canning factory in Prince Edward County - in 1848. Thirteen internments were received at the cemetery before it fell into disuse in 1902. In 1974, as a community project, the cemetery was completely restored Gravestones from other area cemeteries were moved to Sophiasburgh Cemetery, including those from the Eben Fox farm, also known as Fence Corners, and those from the Ruttan family plot. These have been mounted in a cairn on a knoll in the cemetery. Angus McGill Mowat, father of Canadian author Farley Mowat, was buried here. A bell from the Northport United Church (originally dedicated in 1887) adorns the property. It remains the only active cemetery in the township.

Recorded by Loral and Mildred Wannamaker, 1962 to 1967. I t was updated by Steve Clarke in the fall of 2023. It was named Old Boulter prior to 1974.

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Notes

Angus McGill Mowat was born November 19, 1892 in Trenton, Ontario to parents Robert McGill Mowat and Mary Elizabeth Jones who are buried in St. Georges Cemetery on 2nd Dug Hill Road in Trenton, Ontario. Angus married Helen Ann Lillian Thomson May 28, 1919 in Thunder Bay, Ontario and they had a son, Farley McGill Mowat who is a famous Author, Environmentalist and writer.

Angus enlisted in the Canadian Army and served with the 4th Battalion. He was wounded in Vimy Ridge in 1917. Angus became a librarian working in both Belleville and Trenton and later becoming the Director of the Public Library Service of Ontario. Angus was a member of the Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment (aka Hasty P's) and was also a Staff Officer during WWII.

While Angus & Helen were the parents of Farley, after he married his second wife, Barbara Anne Hutchinson, he adopted her two children (John & Mary) she had from a previous relationship. Angus died September 21, 1977 at his home in North Port, Prince Edward County at age 84. His obituary states that he was given a Scottish Military burial complete with Piper.

Angus' first wife Helen is buried in Saint Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery in Port Hope, Ontario and his second wife Barbara is buried here in Sophiasburgh Cemetery. Angus is also remembered on his parents headstone in St. George's Cemetery in Trenton.

Inscription: Angus McGill / Mowat / 1892 - 1977.

How to Submit Photos for Angus McGill Mowat

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 Angus McGill Mowat. You can submit photos for his plot's monument(s) or personal photos of just him.

• On your computer, locate the file(s) of the photo(s) you want to submit for Angus McGill Mowat.

• 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: PESH25ST0065; (MUST include the semicolon)
• Rename the monument files you previously located by pasting this code as a prefix to each filename.
• IMPORTANT: The code PESH25ST0065; is SPECIFIC to ALL people on this stone or plot.

• For PERSONAL Pictures for JUST this person, do the following:
• Copy this code: PESH25ST0065^0; (MUST include the semicolon)
• Rename the personal files you previously located by pasting this code as a prefix to each filename.
• IMPORTANT: The code PESH25ST0065^0; is SPECIFIC to Angus McGill Mowat and your picture(s) prefixed with this code will appear ONLY for him.

• 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 him with filenames img_2694.jpg and Mowat family.jpg
• The specific prefix code for this person's plot is PESH25ST0065;
• Your modified filenames will be PESH25ST0065;img_2694.jpg and PESH25ST0065;Mowat family.jpg
• The text following the semicolon can be anything you want (including spaces), for example:
•PESH25ST0065; 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):
PESH25ST0065; Your caption here~ img_2694.jpg and
PESH25ST0065; Another caption~ Mowat family.jpg

• ALL images for Angus McGill Mowat 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 Angus McGill Headshot.jpg
• The specific prefix code for him is PESH25ST0065^0;
• Your modified filenames will be PESH25ST0065^0;40thBirthday.jpg and PESH25ST0065^0;Angus McGill 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):
PESH25ST0065; Your caption here~ 40thBirthday.jpg and
PESH25ST0065; Another caption~ Angus McGill Headshot.jpg

• ALL personal photos of Angus McGill Mowat 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.