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- Two siblings married 2 siblings:
Matthew McCutcheon married Helen Mitchell,
Hugh Mitchell married Cecelia McCutcheon.
. Living on Farm with Stewart & Sarah McCutcheon, Ospringe {thence Hugh & Eva McC}
. 1918 Jan 10 - Ospringe, On Friday, while Mr H. R. McCutcheon of the second line, Erin was chopping for his brother, Matthew, on the third line, the chopper burst & pieces of metal flew in all directions. Fortunately no one was seriously injured.
Ref: Acton Free Press.
. Died McCutcheon - At the family residence, Lot 8, Con 3, Erin Twp., on Monday, July 2, 1923, Matthew McCutcheon, in his 68th year.
Ref Acton Free Press, 5 Jul 1923, page 6, column 1.
. 1923 Jul 5 - McCutcheon, Matthew, Obituary,
The Township of Erin lost a highly esteemed citizen when Matthew McCutcheon, of Lot 1, 3rd Line, passed away on Monday morning. Mr. McCutcheon was in poor health for some time. In May he went to Guelph Hospital for treatment. After about a month there he returned home & devoted wife administered to him with self-sacrificing solicitude.
Matthew MC. was a son of the late Thomas McCutcheon & spent his life in Erin township. He was 68 years of age. In his young manhood he married Miss Nellie Mitchell of Everton.
Two children blessed the home. Grace at home & Thomas who resides at Preston. He was a man who aimed to live an upright life & was a regular attendant of of the Disciples Church at Everton. He was a thrifty farmer, very handy with tools & quite adept in making of whiffatrees ?, "neckyokes, sleights & other farming sundries. The funeral to Everton cemetery yesterday was largely attended. The mother of deceased died last winter at the ripe age of 86 years.
Ref: Acton Free Press, p 6, col. 2. - - - [1]
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1855 - 1923 (67 years)