Notes:

Doubt about birthplace:
-Swinton, according to his death announcement in the Cobourg Sentinel Aug 1, 1863 (see Misc Stuff Library, Item 4, page 15)
-Foulden, according to the John Jeffrey family bible (See John Jeffrey Library, Item 2, page 2)
-Foulden - tombstone Cobourg Union Cemetery
-Chirnside, Berwickshire, according to William Jeffrey (II) Library, Item 3.
These places are all close to each other. It appears he felt he was from Foulden

Joined the Presbyterian Church in Scotland at age 17 (See William Jeffrey (II) Library Item 3)

Arrived in Canada with Lyall and Hall families in 1820 (see passenger lists for steamboat from Quebec to Montreal Aug 13, 1820 in Andrew Jeffrey Library Item 12, and John Cowan's email to Jim Jeffrey Nov 22, 2018). Also see "Emigrated to Canada at age 20" (=1820) in William Jeffrey (II) Library Item 3.

May have met future wife, Janet Hall at age 12, while coming to Canada, unless the families knew each other in Scotland and decided to emigrate together.

His signature can be seen in Janet (Jessie) Jeffrey's visitor book (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4, page 4).

Businesses
Hardware merchant. Though active in the Board of Trade in 1845 (see below) the first mention of his business (Hardware Store) is Jan 1, 1848 - Page 128 of "Early Cobourg" by P. Clemo (see below). Then the Cobourg Star April 11 1849, Page 2 Col 4, reports that "we understand that Andrew Jeffrey, Esq, one of our well known and highly respected Hardware merchants, is about building a large two storey shop on his present site. Location is 19 King Street West, at First Street, Lot 1 of Block B in Lot 16 Conc A - See Library Item 25. Then his own announcement in the same newspaper next week (Apr 18, Page 3 Col 4) that he had moved to the "store formerly occupied by Thomas Eyre, Esq, next door to the Albion Hotel. Being about to erect new buildings on the old site" he was having a sale. See Library Item 29. (Albion Hotel was at 44 KIng St E - Eyre's store was Conger's store in the sketch on P 37 of R Mikel's book "Cobourg The Spirit of the Place," accroding to R Mikel in email to John Cowan Feb 9, 2020.)

Foundry property owner. By marrying the widow of John McLenhan, Andrew became owner of the McLenhahn Foundry on Division Street at Spencer (See Library/Andrew Jeffrey/Item 26h) Though he is described as owner of the (renamed?) Cobourg Foundry, business records show that James Davidson operated Cobourg Foundry and paid rent to Andrew Jeffrey.

Shareholder in the Grand Trunk Railway

Built the third sawmill on Rice Lake with Thomas Scott in 1851, competing with the Fortune Mill. This new sawmill was next door to Mr Fortune's residence (Ref "P.55 "Gore's Landing and Rice Lake Plains" 1986 by Norma Martin, Catherine Milne and Donna S McGills, published by Heritage Gores Landing, 1986, Haynes Printing, Cobourg)

Operated a Cobourg school in 1832 "on the north side of King St at the corner of D'Arcy" (Page 139 "Cobourg 1798-1948"). (John Cowan speculates that this was on the west side of Division Street since he is reported to have had property on the west side of Division since 1826) Also R. Mikel reported to John Cowan Oct 28, 2019 that a history Schools in Cobourg says his school was on the NW corner where the Rosevear house now stands.

Cobourg & Peterborough Railway chartered in Dec 1852 ....... see https://www.cobourghistory.ca/histories/harwood-station-museum/65-cobourg-peterborough-railway-part-1-the-railway

Community Service
Dec 2, 1836 Andrew Jeffrey and two others were appointed by a town meeting to petition 'both houses of the legislature' to amalgamate Amherst and Cobourg and incorporate the combined Town of Cobourg, separate from the rest of Hamilton Township. Their petiton worked as on March 4, 1837 the legislature passed "The Act to Establish A Police in the Town of Cobourg, and to Define the Limits of said Town." The Act established bylaws for the town and fines for transgressors, as well as grannting the power to tax and invest in infrastructure.(ref p71-81 of "Early Cobourg" by Percy Climo, published around 1985, in the possession of John Cowan.)

June 1837 elected as a member of the first Police Board governing Cobourg (before town council existed). He served one year. (To be qualified for this role persons needed to have an "assessed" property value for taxes of at least 60 pounds. - see weblink in Library/Misc Stuff/Item 21)

Dec 6-19, 1837 he first served as a private in the First Northumberland Militia hastily formed to put down the Mackenzie Rebellion. He probably saw no action as they would have arrived at the scene of battle in Toronto too late for the action - Mackenzie had already fled. However he also served Nov 13, 1838 to May 7 1839 (see Library/Andrew Jeffrey/Items 34 and Jim Jeffrey email to John Cowan Jan 17, 2020).

Elected as President of the Committee of Management of the new Board of Trade Sept 15, 1845 - as reported in the Cobourg Star Sept 17, (see "Early Cobourg" Page 120)

Justice of the Peace. In the July 18 1849 edition of the Cobourg Star, Andrew Jeffrey and Thomas Eyre (see also Library Item 29) were "convicting justices" for 3 cases of selling liquor without a license (fines of 5-7 pounds each) and 2 cases of assault (fines 3-10 shillings each).

Founding Elder and Trustee of St Andrews Presbyterian Church in Cobourg. Aug 14, 1833 "Andrew Jeffrey et al Trustees" for the Presbyterian Church bought a half acre lot from Henry Ruttan (see https://www.cobourghistory.ca/biographies/henry-ruttan) (Lot 19 Conc A, Block A, lot 7) according to Land Titles records. Appreciation for his service to the Church seen in letter from the Church (Library/Andrew Jeffrey/Item 35b).

Chairman of the Cobourg and Rice Lake Plank Road and Ferry Company. He is listed as Chairman publishing the third annual report of the company as it was completing its plank and gravel road to Gores Landing. See Library/Misc Stuff/Item 22-B. He may also have been a shareholder, though we found no evidence of such.

Mayor of Cobourg in 1852, also Councillor in 1851 (ref Cobourg 1798-1948" Page 253by Edwin Guitllet 1948)

President of the Board of Trustees of the Northumberland and Durham Savings Bank (ref Library Item 31) 1852 to his death.

Appointed one of five Commissioners of the Cobourg Town Trust 1859 until his death. He was Chairman from 1859. See letter of appreciation upon his death Library/Andrew Jeffrey/Item 35a.

In 1848 he was the Reform candidate for the Legislative Assembly. In 1859 he went to the Provincial Reform Convention in Toronto, where he was Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions. (ref John Graham's Jan 1998 presentation to the Lakeshore Genealogical Society - Library\William Campbell Jeffrey Materials\Item 5)

Elected to the Legislative Council of Upper Canada in 1860 (until his death) representing the Newcastle Division.

Homes
Assessment records reviewed by William Campbell show that Andrew lived somewhere on Lot 15 Concession A in Hamilton Township (Cobourg) from at least 1826 to 1838. (Library\William Campbell Jeffrey Materials\Item 10 Census records) Also Settlement map (Library/Misc Stuff/Item 26)shows him as being on an easterly portion of Lot 15.

The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (cobourghistory.ca/architecture) recorded that Andrew Jeffrey built a house at 272 University Ave West in Cobourg in the 1830s. It is shown on Sandford Flemings 1846 Map (Library/Andrew Jeffrey Item 26b) (See Library Item 28) He probably lived there until 1844. When it was built, University Ave was called Seminary. Also, its front entrance faced directly to William Street. In modern times a lot has been separated off on William Street so the house no longer has access to William, insteead University. It is very close to the first Church property for which he was a Trustee in 1833. Andrew's house was demolished in 1893 according to Cobourg World May 17, 1893 (see email from R Mikel to John Cowan Oct 28, 2019)

He built a new house in 1844 at the corner of King and Ontario Street (See Library Item 24). It was a large property for a house, occupying lots 12, 13, 25 and 26 of Block I in Lot 19 Concesssion A. Robert Mikel reported Oct 19, 2019 that the Polson's rented the house at some stage after the Jeffreys moved out (still in the 19th century). This house was used as West End Public School after 1928 (see Library/Misc Stuff/Item 21 page 1). It was taken down in the 1960s.(ref Robert Mikel - see Libary Doucment Index for Item 27). The school's grounds were described in 1937 as "large spacious grounds are one of the beauty spots of Cobourg." (see Library/Misc Stuff/Item 21) A park was on the site until 1995 when the Public Lirary was built there.

He bought 4 acres from Abraham Crouter on Sept 10, 1839, in the west part of Lot Pk Lot A, in Lot 18 Conc B (Land Titles Record for Lot 18, in Northumberland County Archives, page 3, Instr 5649.) This property faced Victoria St, close to what became the Grand Trunk Railway (Library/Andrew Jeffrey/Item 26f). He was probably first user of this land since Crouter bought a 60 A chunk in 1836 and a 57 A chunk in 1837. (A lot contains 200 A.) He and his wife sold 9/100 acre to GTR on July 2, 1856 (Registry Lot 18 page 11, Instr C63). Robert Mikel speculated with John Cowan (Oct 19, 2019) that the land was probably used to provide food for the family, since no industrial facilities were known on the property until modern times.

1861 Census (Library/Misc Stuff/Item 28 P1) show his mother-in-law (Jane Moscrip) living with him, as well as two unkowns: Harriet, age 19, and I. Thompson Age 17.

His will made his eldest son (William) executor and heir. His assets at death seem minimal (need to source this).

In Oct 1866 William Jeffrey was discharging(?) 6 mortgages on Parts 12, 13, 25 and 26 in Part ?? of Lot 18 Conc A - the land that Andrew's house stood on. Or was he granting mortgages on sale - its unclear from the incomplete land title records in the Northumberland Archives. Two of the mortgages were to a person by the name of Daintry. GS Daintry was Mayor of Cobourg in 1864 and 1865.

Misc facts:
Land Titles records for Lot 18 show that Andrew Jeffrey loaned money via a mortgage on a half acre of land to James Burnett (location unknown) on Oct 16, 1846. Instr 8256.

It was reported by Jessie Belle Jeffrey Greig to John Cowan that Andrew entrusted his chequebook with a fellow peer of the church so that the contractor building the new church in 1862 could be paid while Andrew travelled on government business. His bank account was cleaned out and the contractor was not paid. Was this a stress that led to Andrew's early death within a year? Or is this the family story to account for the financial distress commonplace in the town as recession hit (sSpeculation by R Mikel Oct 19, 2019).

His Obit reports that "the places of business in town were closed from noon to 2 o'clock, in token of respect to the departed" Obit also speak in glowing terms of his upright character. (See Library/Misc Stuff/Item 22-C)

BAPTISM: From the Foulden Parish Register - Andrew, lawful son to William Jeffrey and Mary Lyall, born Feb 17th, baptised March 16th 1800, before these witnesses viz: Andrew Jeffrey, Peter Jeffrey

Andrew married Janet HALL on 18 Feb 1828 in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. Janet (daughter of James HALL, II and Jean RUSSELL) was born on 21 May 1808 in Clackmannan, Scotland; was christened on 21 May 1808 in Clackmannan, Scotland; died on 10 Oct 1851 in Cobourg, Ontario; was buried in Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Agnes MOSCRIP on 4 May 1853 in Ontario. Agnes (daughter of Robert MOSCRIP and Janet MACDOUGAL) was born on 19 Jan 1819 in Upper Canada; died on 9 Jan 1876 in Cobourg, Ontario; was buried in Jan 1876 in Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died while visiting her sister Mrs Cross in St Catherines for a month.

Flowery description in death notice (see Jane Jeffrey Library Item 1)

Lived in Peterborough from 1852 to the time of death.

Funeral took place from her home at the corner of Stewart and Brock (271 Brock St) in Peterborough. Rev Mr Torrance of St Paul's (Presbyterian) officiated.

William Campbell's unreferenced notes show Peterborough as place of death, but that is most likely burial spot.

Jane married Robert KINGAN on 24 May 1848 in Cobourg, Ontario. Robert (son of John KINGAN and Bethea? THOMSON) was born on 30 Apr 1815 in Glasgow, Scotland; died on 19 Nov 1893 in Peterborough, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Much of the info from Library/William Jeffrey (II)/3-The Jeffrey Tree

Ordained an elder in St Andrew's Presbyterian Chruch by Rev John Laing in 1870.

From Wikitree (info provided by Tom Loghrin) https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jeffrey-366 "William and his family moved to Stratford in 1871[1] and bought out the Triller Bros. Hardware Store. He handed over the business to his sons in 1885 and he then devoted his time to insurance and accounting. William was a lifelong Reformer and always took a deep interest in public affairs. He was a Presbyterian and was, for many years, an elder in Knox Church.[2] William is interred in the Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario, Section L, Lot 045, Sublot 1.
Footnotes
1 At the time the 1871 Census was taken, the family was in St. Catharines, Ontario.
2 "Mr. William Jeffrey buried", The Stratford Beacon-Herald, May 24, 1908."

Undated newspaper article in Stratford says he and Andrew McLenhan bought the hardware business of Fuller Bros (located in the Fuller block). See Library/William Jeffrey (II)/Item 12.

Funeral at his son-in-law's (Wm Preston) on Shrewsbury Street. See obit in Library/Misc Stuff/Item 27 p1.

1861 census shows his household including a 21 year old person born in Scotland with the name Jno McLeod. (See Library/Misc Stuff/Item 28 P 1) This might be a transcription error meaning John, who was Jane's brother.

William married Jane McCulloch MCLEOD on 1 Jun 1854 in Cobourg, Ontario. Jane (daughter of Reverend Donald MCLEOD and Elizabeth COCHRAN) was born on 18 Feb 1833 in Gouroch, Scotland; died on 13 Apr 1905 in Stratford, Ontario; was buried on 15 Apr 1905 in Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Third wife of Dr Cross (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4, page 25).

Lived in St Catherines Ontario in May 1892 when her sister (Jane Jeffrey Kingan) visited and died (see Jane Jeffrey Kingan Library Item 1)

Died while living on Lymans St, St Catherines, Ontario (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4 page 25 and Library/Misc Stuff/Item 27 p1). Obit: "For her kindly disposition she was well beloved by a large number of friends and acquaintances who will keenly regret her passing away."

Death year of 1905 from William Campbell Unreferenced notes. Aunt Jess hand wrote 1902 on the death notice.

See last will Library/Mary Cross/Item 1

Mary married Dr Luther CROSS on 14 Feb 1884 in 130 Bloor St, Toronto. Luther (son of Bailey CROSS) was born on 16 Sep 1804 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; died on 20 Sep 1889 in St Catherines, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The "Casey Notes" (Library/James Jeffrey 1835/Item 1, pages 33/4)report the following, paraphrased here:
'James met Sarah when visiting a property owned by his father in (March?) 1859. He had come to "settle an estate on a nearby property." That property was near Sarah's parents home on the Bethesda-Morristown Road, Ohio, called Emerald Hills Farm (see picture in Library/James Jeffrey 1835/6-Sarah Rogers' House.)

James' first visit was only brief but he was so struck by her that he proposed marriage in a letter upon his return home (various letters in the possession of Virginia Kinney). A subsequent visit in July fostered the acquaintance such that they were married in December, 1859.

Initially they lived in Canada for a few years. Sarah visited her parents when Andrew Arthur was an infant (1861?) Sarah's parents visited James and Sarah in Canada in the winter of 1863-4 (US Civil War era). Sarah's brother Hugh Rogers also visited in 1862 or 1864 after service in the Union Army and the death of his brother (Aug 1862) from typhoid while briefly serving in the same army.

In 1864/5 James and Sarah moved to Barnesville Ohio (near Morristown and Bethesda, OH). There James opened the first hardware store (later owned by his Brothers-in-law Thomas and Arthur Rogers).

Then they moved to Mecklenburg County, Virginia where James owned property. James died in a year or two (age 37) when he inhaled poison ivey fumes while burning brush. Sarah brought her children back to Ohio and had a farm near her old home. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church there.'

DEATH: Also shown as Died Morristown, Belmont, Ohio, United States.

James married Sarah D ROGERS on 13 Dec 1859 in Belmont, Ohio, United States. Sarah was born on 13 Dec 1836 in nr Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; died on 17 Apr 1918 in Belmont Co, Ohio, USA; was buried in Apr 1918 in Morristown, Belmont, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Death notice of his wife Cecilia Mary (Jean Jeffrey Library Item 4 page 5):
"Accountant of the Presbyterian Church offices" living at 4 Vincent St, Toronto.

In 1894/5 he and family are listed as living at 142 Bloor St West, Toronto ("Elite Directory" published by James Bain & Sons as abstracted by Bill Cowan May 2020 in a file he called "Blue Book 1913")

Mary Jeffrey Cross's death notice reports Andrew to have been of Toronto and having operated in the past (before 1902) an extensive hardware business in St Catherines (see Janet Jeffrey Libraray, Item 4, page 5)

Mary Jeffrey's marriage to Dr Luther Cross was held at her brother's home in Toronto (130 Bloor St West) - probably the same brother Andrew mentioned in her death notice. (See both notices in Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4, page 25).

Land Titles records in the Northumberland County Archives show that Andrew and Cecilia, in 1876, bought the North half of Lot 4 in Block D of Lot 16 Conc A (and half of the road).

A & H Jeffrey (preusmably Anndrew and Henry) launched a 23 foot steam boat on the Avon River in Stratford in 1880 to give tours. Accoroding to a newspaper articles found by John Cowan on March 3, 2020 in Bill Campbell's materials received from Jim Jeffrey, via John Graham in 1990 See

Family/Spouse: Cecilia Mary WALKINSHAW. Cecilia was born on 5 Mar 1838 in USA; died on 16 Oct 1900 in Toronto; was buried in St Catherines, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Of Brighton, when married in 1861.

Lived at 46 Henry Street, Toronto in 1898,(ref: Bill Cowan in May 2020 found this on on page 117 of the 1898 Foster's Blue Book and Home Directory, and summarized in his file named "Blue Book 1913")According to the 1901 census he lived in the same part of Toronto with his daughter Edith.(Bill Cowan in his file named "Blue Book 1913")

Lived in Montreal in 1905, formerly Toronto (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4, pages 14 and 19).

Died at his son-in-law's (Mr C.M.Rogers) residence at 500 Markham St, Toronto.

Francis married Jane MILNE on 26 Nov 1861. Jane (daughter of Andrew MILNE and Margaret COUTTS) was born about 1844; died on 4 Apr 1927 in Westmount, Montreal; was buried in Woodstock, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Funeral held at the home of Dr Cross on June 7, 1889 (See Library/Janet Jeffrey/Item 4 page 2 and Library/Misc Stuff/Item 27 P2)

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 1 Feb 1843

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [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:

Died of Scarlett Fever according to the Cobourg Star Feb 14, 1850

Notes:

Jim Jeffrey reports that Aunt Jess was very close to her younger brother, Henry, and acted as the family historian (email Nov 7, 2017).

Cremated remains in Cobourg Union Cemetery

Notes:

Jim's g-Grandfather
Death Certicificate shows he died of prostate cancer as a widower. It also shows he was a hardware company proprietor.

Henry married Jane E. MCFADDEN on 26 Oct 1887 in Cobourg, Ontario. Jane (daughter of Honor James MCFADDEN, daughter of James MACFADDEN and Catharine Amelia MCLEAN) was born on 25 Aug 1861 in St Mary's, Ontario; died on 25 Jun 1944 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California; was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

5 daughters, moved to Portland Oregon, died in California (see Andrew Jeffrey Library, Item 10 Page 2)

From Wikitree: Alexander was living in Montana at the time his brother, William, died in 1908.Alexander and his family are listed in the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 United States censuses. In 1900, they lived in Missoula, Montana (his job is listed as a RR Brakeman), in 1910 and 1920, they lived in Portland, Oregon, and in 1930, they lived in Bakersfield, California.

Alexander married Anna LINCOLN about 1888. Anna was born in 1867; died in 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Date of death shown differently in the more questionable source (Item 10 in the Library)

Notes:

Never Married. Living at parents' home at the time of her mother's death (1892)

Obit says she died at home at 195 Murray Street (Library/James Jeffrey 1835/5-Various Obits P3)

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kingan-14:
"Jennie[1] never married and lived with her sisters, Mary and Anna, in Peterborough.[2] In 1921, she and Anna still lived in Peterborough.[3] At the time of her death, she lived at 195 Murray St.[4]

Footnotes
1 Descendants of William Jeffrey compiled by Ward Skinner.
2 1911, Census of Canada.
3 1921, Census of Canada.
4 Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937, familysearch.org"

Notes:

Of "Arkansas" at the time of his mother's death in 1892 (according to his mother's Obit - Library/Jane Jeffrey Kingan/Item 1. Conflicts with the following data. Maybe his mother's obit confused Kansas and Arkansas. US Census records show he lived in Kansas with his family until 1920:
1895 Toronto City, Woodson Co. Kansas John - 42, I. C. - 34, Fred -12, Etta - 9, Jenna - 3, Fred - 25 (brother, Canada) John was a lumberman.
1900 Toronto City... John - 47, Ida - 40, Fred J. - 18, Jennie - 8 John was a lumberman.
1910 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas John - 57, Ida - 47, Ida J. - 17 John was a lumberyard proprietor.
1915 Topeka... John - 62, Ida - 51 owned their house
1920 Trinidad, Los Animas Co., Colorado John - 66, Ida - 50 John was a lumberyard manager. There were two boarders; one of whom worked at the lumberyard.
1930 Denver, Colorado John - 77, Ida - 69, Fred - 37 (son) Fred was a manager in the lumber industry; he was also a veteran of WWI.
1940 Denver, Colorado John - 87, Ida - 77, Fred J. - 58 No one was working.


Find a Grave #76193174

According to Tom Loghrin on Wikitree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kingan-22:
"John grew up in Peterborough, Ontario and became an assistant to his father in the hardware store. There he remained for four years, after which he spent five years in Montreal in the wholesale hardware business. He moved to the United States about 1877 and was engaged in the grain business west of Chicago on the Chicago and Iowa railroad. He went to Kansas about 1879 and settled in Mound Valley where he was engaged in the lumber and grain business for eight years. He came to Toronto (Kansas) from Emporia, Kansas where he was connected with the lumber trade for two years as representative of the firm S. A. Brown & Company. He bought the lumber business of S. A. Brown in Toronto, Kansas[1].

He married Ida in Mound Valley, Kansas and their first child, Fred, was born there. John's younger brother, Fred, had moved from Michigan to Join them in Toronto, Kansas in 1895. The family lived in Topeka before they moved to Colorado; by 1920 they were in Trinidad, Colorado. Finally, they lived in Denver.

John worked in the lumber business most of his life. In 1910 he was a lumber yard proprietor in Topeka and, in 1930, he managed a lumber yard in Denver.

He is buried with his wife and son in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas."

John married Ida C. HOBBS on 23 Sep 1881 in Parsonage In Marvel Valley, Labette County, Kansas. Ida (daughter of ?? HOBBS and ?? ??) was born in 1860 in Illinois, USA; died in 1945; was buried in Section VIII, Mt Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Item 10 in the library says born Sept 21, 1953! Could this be 1853? But that's too close to John's birth date. Since Andrew did not live a long life his dates may not be recorded well in Item 10.

Notes:

Living at home at the time of her mother's death. 1892

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kingan-15:
"She lived with her sisters, Jennie and Anna in 1911." This means she never married

Notes:

Living in Peterborough at the time of his mother's death 1892.

Continued his father's hardware business at least until 1935 (see Marian Macleod Materials - Page 1 AJ Tree)

Married Nov 12, 1889 according to his entry in Aunt Jess' guest book (Library/Janet Jeffrey/Item 4 Page 16), 1889 according to Irondale Newsletter (Library/Jane Jeffrey Kingan/Item 3)

Jane Jeffrey Kingan library Item 12 conflicts with WikiTree on birth and death dates.

Robert married Harriet Atkins PUSEY on 12 Nov 1889 in Irondale, Ontario. Harriet (daughter of Charles Jonathan PUSEY and Ruth ATKINS) was born on 29 Mar 1867 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1942. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan at the time of his mother's death 1892.

Signed Janet (Aunt Jess) Jeffrey's visitor book 1864 (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4, Page 16).

At the time of marriage he was an electician and lived in SSM Michigan (see Library/Jane Jeffrey Kingan/Item 11)

In the 1920 US Census (email Tom Loghrin to John cowan JAn 29, 2019) he rented 211 E. University, Royal Oak and was an electrical engineer. He was apparently separated from his wife and children.It shows he immigrated from Canada in 1894 and was naturalized as a US citizen in 1900.

http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/kansas-biographies/ks-woodson-county-biographies/john-kingan-genealogy-woodson-county-kansas-toronto-ks.html says Frank mnanaged a light and power company in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, at some stage in his life.

William married Jean I. TAINTER on 20 Aug 1901 in Mackinac Island, Michigan. Jean (daughter of Anson G. TAINTER and Rachel TOBLER) was born on 5 Nov 1872 in Vernon County, Illinois, USA; died on 31 Mar 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living at home at the time of her mother's death 1892.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kingan-19:
"Anna lived with her sisters in Peterborough and didn't marry.[1] In 1891 she was listed as a book keeper probably for the Kingan Hardware store."

Notes:

Spelling of first name shown in Library Item 12 differs from others.

Of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan at the time of his mother's death 1892

Living with his brother John in Kansas during the 1895 Census (see John Kingan)

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kingan-20
"Fred lived with his family in Peterborough and worked as a boiler maker in 1891 but, at the time of his mother's death a year later, he was in Michigan. In 1895 he lived in Toronto, Kansas with his older brother, John. In 1910 he was working as an electrician in Plymouth, Indiana; indeed, that census record indicates that he emigrated to the U.S. in 1892 and became a naturalized citizen."

William married Winnifred Brigham HOUGHTON on 28 Feb 1883. Winnifred was born on 24 Oct 1855; died about 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Frances Matilda (Monteith) LOGHRIN on 4 Jun 1890. Frances was born on 15 Nov 1854; died on 26 Mar 1942. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married William James PRESTON on 24 Aug 1885 in Stratford, Ontario. William was born on 16 Sep 1862; died on 12 Dec 1928; was buried in Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died at age 10 (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4, Page 12)

Duncan married Jessie Maude MACFADDEN in Dec 1899 in Stratford, Ontario. Jessie (daughter of Honor James MCFADDEN, daughter of James MACFADDEN and Catharine Amelia MCLEAN) was born on 15 Sep 1869 in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada; died in 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Probably got his middle name from the St Andrew's minister of the day.

Notes:

He was kown as Arthur.

Arthur went to Humansville, Missiouri. He was living there in 1918.

Funeral service was "in Chanute, Kansas, about 30 miles southeast of Toronto where his sone lived." (ref Library/James Jeffrey 1835/1-Casey Notes page 34) Virginia Lee (Groves) Kinney has the funeral announcement.

Family/Spouse: Mahala COCHRAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived in Barnesville for several years. He had a filling station at the edge of town going north on Route 8. They moved to Salem, Ohio. (Casey Notes P 35)

DEATH: Also shown as Died 2 Feb 1956

James married Minnie Catherine AYERS on 31 Dec 1902. Minnie was born on 22 Mar 1867; died on 1 Sep 1903 in Aniston, Alabama, USA; was buried in Morristown, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Bertha Jane KENNON on 12 Jun 1907. Bertha was born on 27 Jul 1881; died on 22 Jan 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived with his mother and sister.
Operated family farm.
Never married

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 30 Jun 1866

Notes:

He was a doctor in Morristown, Ohio

Hugh married Willa Frances SHEPHERD in Nov 1913 in St Clairsville, Ohio, USA. Willa was born on 3 Mar 1888; died on 20 Mar 1973. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mount Union College, Alliance Ohio.

Never married.

Lived at home with her parents in the Jeffrey farmhouse (Library/James Jeffrey 1835/1-Casey Notes P36)

Notes:

She and her husband had a farm on the road going north from Belmont Ohio. (Library/James jeffrey 1835/1-Casey Notes page 36)

Martha married Scott Beecher GROVES on 20 Feb 1895 in Ohio, United States. Scott (son of Mathias GROVES and Sarah Rebecca MILLIGAN) was born on 18 Apr 1870 in Kirkwood Twp, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; died on 12 Aug 1941 in Belmont Co, Ohio, USA; was buried in Union Cemetery, Morristown, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A professor at Harvard University at the time of his Father's death (accoroding to an obit of Andrew S Jeffrey in Raleigh)

See obit in Library/Andrew Jeffrey (1837-1910)/Item 2

Notes:

Died at 142 Bloor St, Toronto (Library/James Jeffrey 1835/Item 5 p 3) before her father (who died in 1910 in Raleigh North Carolina)

Body borought by train from Toronto (to St Catherines), with father and brothers.
Interment conducted by Rev George Burson of Knox Church (St Catherines)
Pall bearers: TJ Allan, B Burson, Charles Macgregor, HJ Johnston, AW Marquis and Albany Moore (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4 page 13)

Notes:

She has a B.A.

Cecilia married Dr George Herbert MATHEWSON on 4 May 1897 in 4 Classic Avenue Toronto. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: A. N. WEBSTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He signed Janet Jeffrey's Visitor Book noting he was from Toronto (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4, Page 14) But on page 17 he signed as being from Stratford.

Notes:

Lived in Welland in May 1900 - see Mary Hutchison wedding news report

Lived at 78 Warren Road, Toronto, in 1906, according to notation in the front of her bible in the possession of John Cowan in 2018.

Janet married Robert STRATHY on 26 May 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

An accountant for a shipping company. Lived in Goderich and then Toronto.

First Toronto address was 68 Forest Hill Road (see Alexander Bob Jeffrey Library item 11).

Alexander married Emilia Helen MASSON on 8 Jun 1904 in Toronto. Emilia (daughter of James MASSON) was born on 27 Feb 1876 in Owen Sound, Ontario; died on 21 Feb 1934 in Toronto, Ontario; was buried in 1934 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Harry HUTCHISON on 23 May 1900 in 26 Earl St Toronto. Harry was born in in Montreal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Signature on page 21 of Janet Jeffrey's visitor book (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4 Page 21)

FamilySearch shows death date as Feb 16, 1960.

FindAGrave.com 167777525 shows the tombstone and footstone marker in the cemetery

Family/Spouse: Katherine Agnes FERGUSON. Katherine (daughter of William Graham FERGUSON and Agnes Jane HALL) was born in 1878; died in 1964; was buried in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough Ontario. [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

Family/Spouse: 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:

Belle Jeffrey's sister, Mary Hutchison, was next door neighbour to William Greig in Westmount Montreal (see Item #3 and 5 in his Library) until roughly 1906. Belle was visiting her sister and got invited across the street to a neighbour's party where William's son Wickliffe was similarly invited. (Oral communication in about 1975 from Eileen Hutchison (daughter of Mary) who was about 5 years old at the time of said party. Eileen vividily remmebers reports of this exciting event.) See William Greig Library Item #5.

Eileen reported that her family rented a cottage near the Greig's rented cottage at South Bristol, Maine, when she was a kid, roughly 1910-1915. See Wickliffe Library Item #9 and William Library Item #4.

Belle Jeffrey signed Janet (Jessie) Jeffrey's vistor book in 1893 (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4 Page 13).

Belle was artistic - see Libary Item 4

Living at 26 Earl St Toronto Nov 22, 1905 when her beau of the day sent her a postcard, 6 years before she married him. (See Library/ Wickliffe Geig/Items 17 and 17a)

Jessie married Wickliffe Knox Luther GREIG on 14 Nov 1911 in Toronto, Ontario. Wickliffe (son of William GREIG and Elizabeth McGowan RODGER) was born on 14 Nov 1883 in Montreal; was christened on 12 Mar 1884 in Montreal; died about 18 Nov 1941 in Toronto; was buried in Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Visited Janet (Aunt Jess) Jeffrey signing as living in N. Tonawanda (Buffalo), New York. Stratford papers were asked to carry his death notice. (See Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4 page 15)

Lived at 43 Windsor Ave, Buffalo before moving to Detroit shortly before dieing. He died of appendicitis in his 22nd year. (Library/James Jeffrey 1835/5-Various Jeffrrey Obits P2)

Notes:

James Leonard's middle name was named after Dr. Leonard, the MD that saved him at birth. The story was that his mother, Jennie, had a history of difficult pregnancies. Her MD was very upset that she had gotten pregnant. at delivery, she went through much difficulty, and after delivering, the attention was on her, and her difficulties, with James' condition taking second place. Someone noticed that he had not taken a breath, and was in trouble. Dr. Leonard quickly revived him. The above account was given by James' wife, Agnes (Morck) Jeffrey.

Visited Janet (Aunt Jess) Jeffrey noting that he came from North Tonawanda 1895 (see Janet Jeffrey Library Item 4 Page 15)

James married Agnes Hansine MORCK on 5 Jun 1925 in Seattle, King, Washington. Agnes (daughter of Hans Eldor MORCK and Jorgine Emilie OLESDATTER) was born on 23 Feb 1900 in Tjøtta, Nordland, Norway; died on 12 Feb 1989 in Yucaipa, San Bernardino, California; was buried in Whittier, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Charles Homestead SHUTE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to US Census, in 1930 he was living with his parents in Denver Colorado and was a manager in the lumber industry; he was also a veteran of WWI. In 1940 he was living with his aged parents in Denver but not working. See John Kingan.

He never married (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kingan-33)

Find A Grave memorial #76193218

Notes:

Find a Grave Memorial #109514470

Notes:

Worked at the hardware store until he was about 90. (Telecon John Cowan/Roger Patterson Jan 20, 2019)

Charles married Alice May SHIMMIN about 1919 in Isle Of Man. Alice was born in 1900; died in 1984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean married Douglas Norman CROSSMAN on 20 Oct 1945. Douglas was born on 18 Oct 1910; died on 9 Mar 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marguerite married Norman Roy PERRY on 28 Nov 1911. Norman was born on 13 Aug 1890; died in Aug 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane married Reverend Alfred Daniel GREY on 4 Aug 1914 in Stratford, Ontario. Alfred was born on 23 May 1890 in New Hamburg, Ontario; died in May 1972 in Toledo, Ohio, USA; was buried in Sebringville, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Kathleen Isabel THISTLE on 11 Apr 1915. Kathleen was born on 23 Aug 1893; died on 18 Mar 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Roland Cecil Gordon GILBRIDE. Roland was born on 26 Oct 1883; died on 26 Aug 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LIved in Stratford until 1915, then Montreal until 1926, then returned to Stratford (See William Jeffrey (II) Library, Item 3)

James married Florence G. CAMPBELL on 25 Oct 1913 in Chelsey, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived in a small town in Woodson County, Kansas, called Toronto

Hugh married Melissa MARTIN in 1925. Melissa was born on 22 Sep 1905. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Betty Louise FREEZEL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Henry Irvin TRIMBACH on 24 Aug 1946 in Dayton, Ohio. Henry was born on 12 Aug 1922; died on 3 Jul 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Earl Norman Hood MERWIN on 23 Aug 1947 in Morristown, Ohio. Earl was born on 28 Jul 1923; died on 10 Dec 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

St Clairsville High school, Ohio

Family/Spouse: Robert Emmett RAMSEY. Robert was born on 15 Sep 1927; died on 23 Jan 2006. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Belmont High School, 1917
Ohio Wesleyan in Deleware, Ohio for 2 years during World War 1

Opened a sandstone quarry "on the Jeffrey place that he inherited."(Casey Notes P 37)

Lived near his parents north of Belmont. His wife taught Sunday School there at the United Methodist Church.

James married Virginia FENTON on 12 Oct 1927 in Washington, DC, USA. Virginia was born on 19 May 1899 in Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Sep 1996 in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Union Cemetery, Morristown, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died in Infancy. Dates unknown

Family/Spouse: Douglas MCBOYLE. Douglas was born about 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: Horace BROWN. Horace died before 1980?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Strathy-4 Dec 16, 2019:

"Jeffrey attended school in various places across Canada: Toronto, Welland, Owen Sound and Victoria, B.C. He also attended Port Arthur Collegiate Institute before receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Toronto, 1909-1913.

He enlisted and reached France in Sept., 1915 where he served as a sapper[1] through the Battle of St. Eloi. At the beginning of Sept., 2016, he joined the 70th Squadron of the Royal Canadian Flying Corps[2] on probation for a commission as an Observer. Cpl, Strathy was the observer in Sopwith 1½ Strutter A897 of No. 70 Squadron when he was killed in action on Sept. 14, 1916. They were on a reconnaissance mission from Fienvillers aerodrome when engaged by enemy aircraft south of Bapaume and shot down.

The crew has no known grave and are commemorated on the Arras memorial.[3]

Sources
↑ a soldier responsible for tasks such as building and repairing roads and bridges, laying and clearing mines, etc.
↑ The RCFC was a training organization; he would have served in the RAF
↑ Sapper Jeffrey McVicar - Royal Canadian Flying Corps Military History Forum, www.militarian.com

Notes:

Graduated from Upper Canada College in 1922
Got an engineering degree at U Toronto (SPS)
Died of a ruptured appendix (a Masson family afflication, according to Louise Campbell while meeting John COwan on Jan 23, 2018)
See a picture of his tombstone in the Library of his father, Bob Jeffrey

Notes:

Known as Jeff to the community where he served as doctor. Known as Alec within the family.

After medical school lived near Doreset (and bought lots on Hardwood Lake (now Clinto Lake). Built log cabin and out building there.

Moved to Nipigon where Sandy and John were born

Alexander married Elizabeth Sara DENNISON on 26 Jan 1936. Elizabeth was born on 19 Mar 1913; died on 16 Oct 1993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit record at FindAGrave.com re Little Lake Cemetery 167341104

"CHALMERS, Mrs. Jessie - Peacefully at Fairhaven Home on Thursday,October 10, 2002 in her 95th year. Beloved husband of the late AndrewE. (Ted) Chalmers. Dear mother of Jeffrey Chalmers and his wifeHeather of Peterborough, Louise Hawkins and her husband David ofOakville. Dear sister of Mary Campbell and her husband William ofLondon, Ont. Loving Grandmother of Sarah, Leah, Brad and Chris.Dear friend of Miss Janet Wallace of Toronto. Funeral service was heldon Friday, October 11th at 3:00 p.m. from the KAYE FUNERALHOME "MEMORIAL CHAPEL" 539 George Street, N., ReverendGeorge A. Turner officiated, followed by Cremation. Donations to theFairhaven Foundation would be appreciated by the family."

Jessie married Andrew Edward CHALMERS on 10 Oct 1946. Andrew was born in 1899; died in 1957 in Peterborough, Ontario; was buried in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary went to Bishop Strachan School for one year of high school before switching to Oakwood Collegiate

Mary married Dr William CAMPBELL on 18 Oct 1941. William was born about 1915 in Mosa Twp, Middlesex County, Ontario; died after Jan 1998 in London, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived beside "Grampa Greig" (William Greig - WKL Greig's father) in Westmount until she was 5 years old when she moved to Kensington. She was moved becasue the hill on their street was too steep.
Information provided orally by Eileen Hutchison to Jon Cowan Oct 20, 1997

Notes:

Brother Fred Hutchison was a famous artist, according to Eileen Hutchison, Fred's niece. (Provided orally by Eileen to John Cowan Oct 20, 1997)

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

Notes:

Eileen Hutchison orally reported to John Cowan Oct 20, 1997 that:
"Poor" Agnes was schooled in Milwaukee riding school, but never rode in Canada.

Date of death from July 31, 1984 Creditor Notice in newspaper by Canada Permanent Trust Company, Toronto, executor, by Peterborough solicitor Frank Stefler.

Graduate of National Park Seminary in Forest Glen, Maryland, USA (a 'finishing school' for girls (see Library/John Jeffrey/John R Jeffrey/Item 1)

Notes:

Died as a child, as told orally by Eileen Hutchison to John Cowan Oct 20, 1997

William Campbell had notes saying this child was called William.

John Graham gathered facts from Little Lake Cemetery record, page 70 of Register #2 in June 1990. Died of pneumonia.

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.

Helen married Douglas Edmond THATCHER on 5 Jan 1946 in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Douglas died in 1967 in Colorado Springs, Colorado; was buried in Shrine Of Remembrance Chapel Mausoleum, Colorado Springs. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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.

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

Notes:

Born in Toronto Lived at 176 Briar Hill Avenue (originally numbered 100 before extension of the street to Yonge St) until about 1918.

Mary married William Dickson COWAN in 1947 in Toronto. William (son of Lt-Col William COWAN and Evelyn Wilda TURNER) was born on 23 Mar 1909 in Toronto; died in Jun 2003 in Toronto; was buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Warren was the name of the family in Buffalo for which Aunt Jess (Janet Jeffrey) worked (oral communication between Jim Jeffrey (his son) and John COwan Nov 2017). THis naming was a note of respect for both Aunt Jess and the Warrens.

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

Family/Spouse: Nancy Elizabeth BOLENDER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lela MARTIN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Jovannah DUBBERLY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]