Beatrice married Eric WATERFIELD about 1945. Eric was born about 1919; died in Oct 1991 in Welland, Niagara, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Notes:

Alexnader James Cooper became a tailor and moved to Gore Bay.

After marriage in 1904, Alexander and his wife moved to Thessalon.
The first two children were born in Gore Bay, but perhaps Rebecca came home for the births (all the North Channel steamers were in operation).
Aletha, the 3rd child, was born in Thessalon.

It is thought that the move to Thessalon may have been for business reasons; presumably there were other tailors in Gore Bay and fewer in Thessalon, a newer town (founded 1890).

Alexander married Rebecca Alethea GOODMURPHY on 28 Jun 1904 in Gore Bay, Ontario. Rebecca (daughter of JOHN GOODMURPHY and Delilah Jane COOPER) was born on 17 Jun 1885 in Gore Bay, Ontario; died on 26 Nov 1951 in Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John was married on October 28, 1966, his younger brother Daniel was a witness, also as a witness, was Rueben Cooper, brother to the bride.

John purchased 1/4 acre of Lot 1, Concession 1, Hillier Twp, from his father Lawrence on April 28, 1867.
John in turn sold this property to Sarah E. Hollingsworth on June 28, 1867.

The 1871 Census has a John Murphy, his wife Jane, and daughter Mary residing in the Village of Wellington. John was a shoemaker by trade, and the family were
Quakers by religion.

John and his family moved to Gore Bay (on Manitoulin Island) sometime after the 1871 Census.
Presumably sometime after March 1875, as their son Obadiah was born in Wellington on March 23, 1875. Estimate move to be in 1880.

There is a John Goodmurphy listed as living in Gore Bay in 1883 and operating a Shoe Shop.

Their daughter, Mary Emma, was married on the island in November 1883.

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Following information provided by John and Helen Whidden
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John died in Gore Bay and is buried in Gordon Cemetery.

1881 Census: Twp of Gordon and Mills: Goodmurphy, John, age 38, born Ontario
Religion: Quaker Origin: Irish
Occupation: Shoemaker

1891 Census: Tore of Gore Bay: Goodmurphy, John, age 48, born Ontario
Religion: Freethinker Origin: Irish
Occupation: Merchant

According to the book ("The Early Years of Gore Bay") John Goodmurphy was one of four early shoemakers in Gore Bay, and the map on page 105 of the book, shows
the Goodmurphy shoeshop as next to Jackson Brothers store, which was on the corner of Meredith & Eleanor Streets.
This was the store that John subsequently owned, and, from the evidence of the 1881 Census and 1891 Census, it is clear that he bought it between 1881 and 1891.
He later sold the business to the Smith Brothers, and his daughter sold the store and property to the Smiths in 1928 (documents in Records Office). That store, has
been Jackson's, Goodmurphy's, Smith's, and now Wood's, or, at least the corner property was occupied by Jackson's store of whatever type, whether the same
building or not.

Photograph (photocopy) on hand, of house built by John Goodmurphy, situated at corner of Laird & Eleanor Streets in Gore Bay. John built, lived and died in this
particular house.

Photocopy of photograph of John Goodmurphy (circa 1890's) on hand.

John did other things as well as shoemaking, he is listed as a farmer in 1902, which was not known in the family, and which may just mean that he owned some farm
land. On page 99 of the book, John is said to have "engineered the building of that mill at Murph's Harbour on the south shore; also the building at Srigley Bay..".
This, the family knew nothing about, either.

In his Will, John left all his property in Gore Bay to his daughter, Rebecca Alethea Goodmurphy Cooper. At the time of his death it consisted of Lots 6, 7 & 8 on the
East side of Laird Street (which included the stone house on Eleanor) part of Lot 6 and Lot 7 on the West side of Phipps Street, and part of Lot 6 on the East side of
Phipps Street. He clearly owned a good deal of land and all of it was subsequently sold by his daughter.

It is surmised that John's interest in starting the Ice rink (circa 1903) was because of his daughter's interest.

Above information provided through research, done by John & Helen (Cooper Wright) Whidden, taken from the Archives of Ontario.

Beatrice Goodmurphy (daughter of Joel & Lillie Belle) lived with and worked for the Coopers in Thessalon, before her marriage to Len Shewfelt in 1921.
She has very good memories of this period in her life.
The Cooper house has been recently restored.
According to Bea's memory, John Goodmurphy "was a miserable old guy".


Died:
Buried in Gordon Cemetery

JOHN married Delilah Jane COOPER on 28 Oct 1866 in Bloomfield, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Delilah (daughter of Obadiah COOPER and Rebecca BURLINGHAM) was born on 26 Sep 1842 in Bloomfield, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Oct 1921 in Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Delilah Jane Cooper Goodmurphy, died of senility in Thessalon, Ontario and is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Thessalon.
She died in Thessalon while staying with her daughter Rebecca Alethea Goodmurphy Cooper.


Died:
Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Thessalon

Notes:

Lawrence arrived in Canada about August 1822 with his parents. The family had stopped at Kingston, Ontario , and there he was apprenticed to a man named Carl, to become a shoemaker.
The arrangement stipulated that Lawrence would apprentice for three (3) years, then when he was finished, he was to get a suit of clothes and some money.

Meanwhile his parents and siblings were to have meandered along towards the west, arriving at Smokeville (now Wellington).
The inhabitants at that time were few and far between, but just the same, they had two hotels where whiskey was sold.

Lawrence obviously completed his apprencticeship and headed for Wellington three years later. in 1825 or 1826 he met a Lydia Garratt at a Suree at the Sandbanks, and they were married sometime soon-after.
The Garratts were Quakers who had originated from Belfast and had emigrated to Upper New York State, then crossed over to Canada.

I found Lawrence on the 1840 Census for Murray Township. The Cenus records that there were a total of 7 in the family, all Quakers.
There were four (4) male children, two (2) adults, plus another female over 16 (unknown).
Next door was a Townsend Garratt and family, and a Thmas Garratt and family. Could be siblings of Lydia??

Lawrence took up the Quaker relgion for his family and set up a shoemaking shop in Wellington.
The 1851 Census has the family residing on Lot 11 of the 3rd Concession - Military Tract in Hallowell Twp - a farm made up of 114 acres.

The first two children, Sarah Ann and Rachel Ann were twins and died at birth according to Eliza Cooper.

Townsend and Thomas died of TB.

On Nov 28/1851,Lawrence purchased the North Half of Lot 11 on Conc 3 MT, from Thomas Waring and wife.
On April 28, 1864 Lawrence acuired 1/4 acre of Lot 1, Concession 1 in Hillier Twp, from Rufus Wilder.
On March 8, 1867 he sold the West Half (50 acres of his Hallowell Twp property) to his son Wm Davis, and on April 22, 1867 sold the Eest Half (other 50 acres) to his son Solomon.
On April 28, 1867 Lawrence sold the 1/4 acre on Lot 1 to his son John.

Solomon acquired 70 acres of Lot 1, Conc. 1, in Hillier Twp, on November 5, 1872 from Silas Reynolds & Charlotte Blakely.

Laurence and Lydia were still living at the time of the 1891 Census and lived on the farm at Lot 1 with Solomon and his wife Lydia Morriah Hutchinson.
Apparently Lydia was blind by 83 years of age (1889).

According to the Register of Births, Deaths, Marriages kept by Franklin Jones, the clerk for Hillier Twp., Lawrence and Lydia were registered as dying in the 1st Half of 1892.
An examination of the Death Register of the Ontario Archives has given me the exact dates.
Lawrence died on December 17, 1891, see record # 01538192, and Lydia died on November 15, 1891, see record # 01538292. Lawrence died of paralysis, and Lydia died of old age.

It is not know where they are buried but it is presumed to be in Wellington .

A View of Life in 1861 on the Family Farm
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In 1861, on Lot 11, Conc. 3 - Military Tract, Hallowell Twp, out of a total of 114 acres, Lawrence and his family had 75 acres under cultivation. 46 acres were growing products and 29 were in pasture.
39 acres supplied 700 lbs. of maple sugar in that year.

The cash value of the property was $3200.00.
The cash value of the farm equipment was $50.00.

On this property, the following products were produced:

Spring Wheat - 4 acres/ 100 bushels
Barley - 10 acres/ 400 bushels
Rye - 7 acres/ 210 bushels
Peas - 14 acres/ 350 bushels
Oats - 5 acres/ 100 bushels
Potatoes - 4 acres/ 450 bushels
Carrots - 200 bushels
Beans - 10 bushels
Hay - 4 tons
Wool - 65 lbs.
20 yards of full cloth
16 yards of flannel

The livestock consisted of :

4 steers
6 milk cows (300 lbs. of butter)
4 horses ( 2 colts)
25 sheep
2 pigs

In 1861, almost 1600 lbs. of pork was barreled and 11,200 lbs. of fish

For transportation, the family had one pleasure carriage valued at $10.00.

LAWRENCE married Lydia GARRATT about 1826 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Caleb GARRATT and Dorcas CARMAN) was born about Oct 1807 in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Nov 1891 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It is understood that Lydia was blind by the year 1889, being 83 years of age.
She apparently died of old age in 1891.
It is believed that she and Lawrence are buried somewhere around Wellington.

Obadiah married Rebecca BURLINGHAM on 24 Feb 1831. Rebecca (daughter of Renselaer BURLINGHAM and PHEOBE BOWERMAN) was born on 30 Sep 1809 in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Nov 1882 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Buried in Stinson Cemetery - east of Wellington on Hwy 33