Notes:

Of Divide Colorado when his mother died in 2009

Family/Spouse: Kathy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James THATCHER

Douglas married Helen Elsie JEFFREY on 5 Jan 1946 in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Helen (daughter of Fraser JEFFREY and Elsie STAFFORD) was born on 13 Jan 1918 in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; died on 26 Aug 2009 in Colorado Springs, Colorado; was buried in Shrine Of Remembrance Chapel Mausoleum, Colorado Springs. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Information provided by Eileen Hutchison to John Cowan Oct 20, 1997

Obit extracts - (Library/Fraser Jeffrey/Item 3)
Helen Jeffrey Thatcher passed away at the Pike's Peak Hospice in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She graduated from Antioch College in Ohio just as World War II was breaking out. After college, Helen worked for Globe Union in Wauwatosa, where she met her future husband, Douglas Edmond Thatcher. In the winter of 1944, Helen joined the Red Cross and was sent directly to England where she worked for 6 months in the Aero Club at an 8th Air Force fighter base. Here, she ran a club for the enlisted men with the only other woman on base. After the invasion, Helen was transferred to hospital work and became head of the Red Cross at the 33rd Station Hospital. With this group, she later went to Wales, and then to France. While attached to the hospital unit she provided recreational and social work services to American servicemen. After 18 months, Helen returned home as the war ended and reunited with Doug Thatcher who had served in the Pacific Theater while she was in Europe. Helen and Doug moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1956, where they raised their two sons. Doug died in 1967 and Helen later moved to California, where she served as the administrator of a retirement home in San Clemente for many years. After retirement, Helen lived in Colorado Springs and California, spending the past 8 years in Fair Oaks, California. She returned to Colorado Springs a few months ago to "see the mountains one more time." Throughout her life, Helen was an animal lover, a dedicated Red Cross volunteer, a copious reader, and a lover of the outdoors. She will be remembered by friends and family for her quick wit and love of both a good joke and every animal that ever crossed her path. Helen has six grandchildren: Justin, Christopher, Jamie, Ian, April, and Derek; and four great-grandchildren: Juliette, Christian, Thadeus, and WeiLun. Helen will rest next to her husband Doug at the Shrine of Remembrance Chapel Mausoleum in Colorado Springs.

Notes:

Visited Aunt Jessie (Janet) in 1899 - see signature on Page 2 of Visitor Book (Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4)

In 1911 he witnessed his sister's (Belle) wedding in Toronto to Wickliffe Greig. At the time (1911) Fraser lived in Cincinnati.

Lived at 9720 Harding Blvd, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - a house he built in 1936 https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI76881

His obit in the AIEE Journal reveals that in 1905, he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, to work for the Bullock Electric Manufacturing Company. When this company was acquired by Allis-Chalmers in 1910, he moved to Milwaukee. He worked on the design of induction and synchronous motors and at one time was engineer-in-charge of induction motor design. He was assistant chief electrical engineer with Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, Wis., until his retirement in 1952. He was active on committees and ultimately a life member of the AIEE, American Institute of Electrical Engineers (now IEEE)

He patented a design for key parts of large electric motors in 1910 https://patents.google.com/patent/US970233

He may have published various articels in AIEE Transactions

Burial in the Stafford plot in Section 33 of Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee
FindAGrave MEMORIAL ID 85227003

Fraser married Elsie STAFFORD. Elsie was born on 14 Feb 1892 in Milwaukee; died on 14 Jul 1980 in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Businesses

1873 he was in business in Cobourg with FJ Hall as Jeffrey& Co (see Library/Misc Stuff/Item 22-D).

1874 he was issuing marriage licenses at his hardware store (see Library/Misc Stuff/Item 22-E).

1875 News article describes him as "one of our most successful (hardware) merchants." (in Cobourg) (Library/Misc Stuff/Item 22-F)

1883 "Jeffrey & MacNachtan" hardware was operating on King Street (see History published in 1937 - Library/Misc Stuff/Item 21. Note that Library/Andrew Jeffrey/Item 27b states Jeffrey sold in 1881 and spelling was slightly different.)

Business Manager of the Polson Iron Works in Owen Sound at the time of his sudden death. Funeral was at the CPR station in Owen Sound.


He visited and signed the guest book of sister Janet (Jessie) Jeffrey (see Janet Jeffrey Libary Item 4 Page 3). Another copy of his death notice is in this book.

William Campbell's files say marriage was Aug 24th, not Oct 24th 1866

1875 Cobourg newspaper reports he was building "a fine new mansion on Ontario Street" (see Library/Misc Stuff/Item 22-F). This is now 110 Ontario Street, a private residence. It was known for a while as Ilahee Lodge. He sold it to William R. Ridell in 1877 See also Library Item 7. https://townofcobourg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=983947c13df94ff69563e8c2378c0eab%20

He commissioned the building of a 43 foot steam yacht ('Fairy') in about 1880 to be operated by Frank Polson. See Library/John Jeffrey/Item

1871 Census shows the John Jeffrey household(see Library/Misc Stuff/Item 28 P2)

John married Mary SUTHERLAND on 24 Oct 1866 in Port Burwell, Ontario. Mary was born on 19 Aug 1846 in Cobourg, Ontario; died on 4 May 1924 in Toronto; was buried on 6 May 1924 in Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Related to John Sutherland??? who was shown as a "grocer" (on page 146 of P.Clemo's book "early Cobourg")