Notes:

Information provided orally by Eileen Hutchison to John Cowan Oct 20, 1997. He had genetic cataracts as a baby. He adopted children.

Of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the time of his sister's (Helen Thatcher) death in 2009

FindAGrave MEMORIAL ID 85227090 shows his intended burial marker at Forest Home Cemetery with his parents and wife.

John Cowan called him March 6, 2019 and made the following notes from the conversation. He was quite lucid and is 89 years old.

I identified myself as Mary Greig's son and he recalled meeting her when he visited Toronto (during the war) for Christmas. He believes he stayed with Aunt Belle Jeffrey Greig, whom he recalled, but maybe it was Uncle Jack Jeffrey they stayed with. He also recalled a surprise visit his family made to Uncle Jack at his Stoney Lake cottage in Ontario. Fraser met Uncle Jack's hired hand (the name Norman did not ring a bell) on shore at the post office and told him he wished to see his brother. Jack then came over in the big Chris Craft to get them.

He said he did not know of any of the family who were interested in family history stuff. He did not know about Andrew Jeffrey and all that because there was not much cross border info flow.

His wife was in hospice care 10 years ago but did not die, so got put out. They found a multi-level retirement facilty where she could get her care while he lived in an independent living apartment. She died shortly after they moved there, and he is still there. I did not delve into details about his health, but he said he has given up his work as a docent at the zoo across the street, since he has deteriorated physically. While working he was a volunteer at the zoo and carried on in retirement.

He graduated from U of Michigan in mechanical engineering with an Industrial option. He had detached retinas in both eyes and lost sight on one completely, but a doctor in Boston preserved the other, somehow. After a job in some small company he joined his father's (and Uncle Jack's) Allis Chalmers back in Milwaukee working in the computing area. He got laid off there so joined Phillips in data processing doing software and system management for payroll functions for the whole North American Phillips. He retired after 13 years there. He said he spent about the same amount of time at A-C.

John married Shirley D. ??. Shirley was born in 1932; died in 2010; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Notes:

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")