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March 31, 2022

Obituary Matthew Fletcher Haney 1886

 

died 1886 in Dunnville Ontario Matthew Fletcher Haney age 84

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March 29, 2022

Obituary infant daughter of William Hall 1900

 

In Moulton Ontario 1900 the infant daughter of William Hall age 14 months

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March 27, 2022

Obituary Victoria Hartsell 1894

 

Victoria Hartsell of Dunnville died December 1894

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March 25, 2022

Obituary Jane Ann Monteith Galbraith 1922

 

In Dunnville 1922 Jane Ann Moteith widow of the late Thomas J Galbraith, age 81. 

Interment Riverside Cemetery

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Samuel Munro and Francis Love Mortgage 1879. London Ontario.

Looking over this document we see Samuel Munro is getting a Mortgage for fifty four dollers. This is a Chattel Mortgage so we see a nice list of the items Samuel was using to secure the loan. A document like this provides a fasinating look into the details of our ancestors lives.
I can not help but wonder if Samuel was able to pay off his loan.

March 23, 2022

Obituary John F Gailing 1903

 

JohnnF Gailing of Oneida Township Ontario died at Clanbrassil August 1903. 

He was born in Germany 69 years ago

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March 21, 2022

Obituary John Hoffman 1936

 

Death In Cayuga Ontario 1936 John Hoffman age 86. Interment Riverside Cemetery in Cayuga

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March 19, 2022

Obituary Alice H Hunt 1928

 

Alice H Hunt widow of Rev W Homer Hunt of Omemee Ontario died in Toronto 1928

Alice was daughter of Walter House

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March 17, 2022

Memoriam Mary Harrington 1892

 

Mary Harrington of Aftercliffe Station died 1882 age 72


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March 15, 2022

Obituary B L Griffith 1904


B L Griffith age 84 died November 10, 1904  interment Hagersville Cemetery


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March 13, 2022

Obituary Mary Allan 1910

 

Mary Allan widow of George Allan died 1910 at home of her daughter Mrs Brown. 

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March 11, 2022

Obituary Daniel Matlock 1906


Obituary Daniel Mattock died April 20,1906 age 80.
Born Catherines on farm of his grandfather Bertram in Pelham near St Catharines in 1826

He married Huldah  Vaughan daughter of Richard Vaughan in 1843
Survived by 6 children
Buried Port Maitland  Ontario

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1879 Mortgage for Daniel Walker and Alexander Lucas. Middlesex County Ontario.

This mortgage is part of a bundle of old papers that I have been putting online here on the the Blog and on the Olive Tree Instagram account. Daniel Walker was a farmer in Mosa Township, Middlesex County Ontario. It looks like Daniel was borrowing $555.00 from Alexander Lucas who was in Brooke Township, Lambton County.
Note this is is a Chattle Mortgage and not a Mortgage for property like most of us are are familiar with. A Chattle Mortgage is generally when you secure a loan using things that can be moved around. This gives us a fantastic look into the lives of our ancestors as it shows us what they owned and what they valued.
If you are a descendant of Daniel Walker and would ilke to have this original document please contact me.

March 9, 2022

Obituary Sophia Galbraith and Margaret Jane Galbraith 1899


. Double funeral 1899. Sophia Galbraith and Margaret Jane Galbraith. Sophia Galbraith widow of Archibald Galbraith age 88 and her daughter Margaret Jane wife of John Parry age 63

Sophia Galbraith was born at old Niagara in 1811 six of the sons and two daughters survive her.

Margaret Galbraith Perry leaves her husband and seven children

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March 7, 2022

Mortgage, Norris Conrad Peterson, Sarnia Ontario 1879

This mortgage document was included in a bundle of Mortgage documents from Ontario. They are all dated from the 1870s and most are from the London Ontario area. However this one for Norris Conrad Peterson is from Sarnia in Lambton County Ontario.
I am not sure about the name of the second person listed in the document. It looks like Blacken or Blacker Scott.
This is an original document and as such I am sure a desendent would love to have it. If you are a desendent please contact me and I will be happy to send it to you.

Obituary Thomas Jefferson Galbraith 1921

 

Thomas Jefferson Galbraith died February 4, 1921 age 80. He was born in Sherbrooke son of Archibald Galbraith Obituary Thomas Jefferson Galbraith 1921in 1841. In 1865 he married Jenny Monteath of Brantford who survives him. Four daughters and one son. Interment in Riverside cemetery

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March 5, 2022

Obituary Andrew H Mylne

 

Andrew H Mylne Born 1851 died in a fire December 1909. One sister Mrs. Charles Shirton


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March 4, 2022

London Ontario Mortgage Bundle 1870s

As part of my ongoing project to keep Olive Tree running without Lorine I am going through her Things to do files. I found this really interesting bundle of mortgage documents from the 1870s. I have no idea how Lorine got them but it is possible someone sent them to her to put online. If you are that person I thank you. All the mortgages are from the area around London Ontario Canada. Some of the names I have spotted are Thomas Summers, Francis Love, Samuel Munro, William Morrow, John Elliott, Hugh Russell, Daniel Walker, Alex Lucas, Alex Jones, Wm Hobbs, Neil Mc Phee. As it is too many documents to put online as one Blog post I will do one every few days. I hope they are helpfull. Brian

March 3, 2022

Obituary Ellen Callanane 1917

 

Ellen Callanane Caledonia age 69 died May 1917

Four daughters and two sons Minnie, Margaret and Edward at home, Daniel of Syracuse. To Mary’s daughter Mrs. Welsh and Mrs. Fellows, two sisters Mrs. Haley and Mrs. Daugherty, two brothers Edward and Thomas Lane


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March 1, 2022

Obituary Martha Hanna 1908

 

Martha Hannah relict of Henry Hanna died January 1908. Burial will be in Cayouga cemetery

Martha was born in Cavan Ireland and came to this country as a child with her mother Mrs. McCormick


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