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Margaret Edith Cory

Female 1891 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret Edith Cory was born on 31 Aug 1891 in R.M. of Westbourne, MB, CAN (daughter of William Wallace Cory and Laura Watson).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Edith Cory
    • Reference Number: 19825
    • Census: 1901, Ottawa, ON, CAN
    • Census: 15 Jun 1911, Argyle 212, Ottawa, ON, CAN

    Notes:

    Census:
    b. MB 31 Aug 1891

    Census:
    18y, b. ON Aug 1892, Anglican


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Wallace Cory was born on 16 Jun 1865 in Strathroy, ON, CAN (son of Thomas Cory and Margaret Garrett); died in 1942 in Ottawa, ON, CAN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Wilf Cory
    • Reference Number: 19787
    • Census: 08 May 1871, Adelaide, Middlesex, ON, CAN
    • Census: 18 Apr 1881, Gladstone, Marquette, MB, CAN
    • Occupation: 1901, Winnipeg, Selkirk, MB, CAN; accountant
    • Census: Abt Jun 1901, Ottawa, ON, CAN
    • Occupation: 1905, Ottawa, ON, CAN; Deputy Minister of the Interior at Ottawa, to 1930
    • Census: 15 Jun 1911, Argyle 212, Ottawa, ON, CAN
    • Occupation: 27 Jun 1919, Ottawa, ON, CAN; Commissioner of NWT, to 17 Feb 1931
    • Death: 1943, Ottawa, ON, CAN

    Notes:

    graduate

    I, William Wallace Cory, of the City of Winnipeg,... p.52 of Acts of Parliament of the Dominion of Canada 16 Mar 1899 - 11 Aug 1899

    Civil Service List of Canada - Sessional Paper 1905 No.30 p.18

    Civil Service List of Canada, National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Parliamentary Sessional Paper 1905 No.30 p.17

    Mount Cory - Hole in the Wall Mtn. - 10 km W. of Banff AB, end of Sawback Range 2802m (9193ft), N51,12',06"; W115,41',24"

    Birth:
    with Laura, Thomas, Margaret, William W.M. and domestic Bridget A. TAllen b. 26 Dec 1876 Q.U. Roman Catholic Irish

    Census:
    6y, b. ON, English

    Census:
    16y, b. ON, Church of England

    Census:
    b. 16 Jun 1865, O.U., Church of England, Civil Servant $2100, domestic living with family: Bridget A. Tallon b. Q.U. 26 Dec 1876, Irish Roman Catholic

    Census:
    b. ON Jun 1867, Anglican civil servant, domestic living with family: Eliza Markhaar b. England Sep 1866, imm. 1911

    Died:
    "married with a family of two sons and one daughter"

    William married Laura Watson on 22 Oct 1888 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN. Laura was born on 12 Mar 1866 in ENG. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Laura Watson was born on 12 Mar 1866 in ENG.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Cory
    • Reference Number: 19788
    • Immigration: 1885, CAN
    • Census: 1901, Ottawa, ON, CAN
    • Census: 15 Jun 1911, Argyle 212, Ottawa, ON, CAN

    Notes:

    Immigration:
    1911 census says 1888

    Census:
    b. England 12 Mar 1866, imm. 1885

    Census:
    b. England Mar 1871, Anglican, imm. 1888

    Children:
    1. Thomas Lewis Cory was born on 17 Jul 1889 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
    2. 1. Margaret Edith Cory was born on 31 Aug 1891 in R.M. of Westbourne, MB, CAN.
    3. William Wilfred Mayfield Cory was born in Dec 1894 in MB, CAN; died on 15 Sep 1895 in Gladstone, MB, CAN.
    4. Wilfrid Morrison Cory was born on 03 Apr 1896 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN; died in 1971 in Ottawa, ON, CAN.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Cory was born on 05 Jan 1835 in Cornwall, ENG (son of Thomas Cory and Honor Trudgeon); died on 30 Aug 1920 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN; was buried in Oct 1920 in St. John's Cemetery, Winnipeg, MB, CAN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Thomas Corrie
    • Reference Number: 19790
    • Birth: 05 Jan 1836, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, ENG
    • Birth: 1838, Cornwall, ENG
    • Immigration: 1852
    • Census: 11 Jan 1852, Con 5, Lot 5,6, Metcalfe Twn, Middlesex, ON, CAN
    • Census: 1861, St. Andrew's Ward, Adelaide Township, Middlesex, ON, CAN
    • Moved to: 1871, Third Crossing, Gladstone, MB, CAN
    • Census: 08 May 1871, Adelaide, North Middlesex, ON, CAN
    • Event-Misc: 23 Oct 1880, Sub. Dist. 15, Dist. Portage La Prairie, MB, CAN
    • Event-Misc: 23 Oct 1880, Sub. Dist. 15, Dist. Portage La Prairie, MB, CAN
    • Census: 18 Apr 1881, Gladstone, Marquette, MB, CAN
    • Event-Misc: 02 Jun 1882, Sub. Dist. 15, Dist. Portage La Prairie, MB, CAN
    • Occupation: Abt 1890, Gladstone, MB, CAN; Justice of the Peace for many years
    • Census: 1901, MacDonald District, Gladstone, MB, CAN
    • Moved to: 1909, Winnipeg, MB, CAN
    • Census: 1911, 247 Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CAN
    • Death: 30 Sep 1920, 53 Cathedral Ave., Winnipeg, MB, CAN
    • Death: 1923, Winnipeg, MB, CAN

    Notes:

    Thomas Cory was baptized, could this be?

    had his foot amputated by Dr. Galloway "a former Gladstone boy". "Mr. Cory suffered a severe injury to his left foot during his early years on the farm" and suffered many years of pain.

    "celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary"

    Immigration:
    from England

    Census:
    b. c1834 England, l. ON, in Christopher Beer household

    Census:
    26y, farmer, b. England, m. 1854, Church of England, family in log home

    Moved to:
    "They joined a party of pioneers heading west in 1871, with Manitoba as their goel, trekking via Duluth, Moorehead, Red River Valley, joining up with the Fort Garry - Fort Edmonton trail, better known as the Saskatchewan trail, and on to Third Crossing, taking the north fork of the trail at the Portage, thus passing by the rich Portage plains, for they were seeking wood, water, and clear prairie land. This they found at Third Crossing, and Mr. Cory chose as his homestead, S.E. 1/4 24-14-12, on the west bank of the Whitemud river, later known as the Livingstone district, and only seven miles from the western boundary of Manitoba. The party met with many obstacles on their journey; were treated as intruders by the restless and mischievous Indians."

    Census:
    head of household, 36y, b. England, Ethnic origin English, Church of England, Anglican,

    Event-Misc:
    homesteaded: 20 acres S1/2 of N1/2 of LS 11 + 12 (Section 14, Township 14, Range 12 W1)

    Event-Misc:
    homesteaded: 160 acres (SE Part Section 24, Township 14, Range 12 W1)

    Census:
    45y, farmer, Church of England

    Event-Misc:
    homesteaded: 160 acres (SE Part Section 24, Township 14, Range 12 W1)

    Census:
    65y, b. England 5 Jan 1836, imm. 1852, English Church

    Moved to:
    before leaving Gladstone, a farewell address was given in honor of his wife: "she was referred to as 'Gladstone's Grand Old Lady'"

    Census:
    76y, b. Jan 1835, from Scotland 1852, retired, Anglican

    Death:
    "at the age of eighty-five. Fortynine of those years were spent in Manitoba"

    Died:
    85y, probably correct person

    Thomas married Margaret Garrett on 09 Apr 1855 in Lambton, ON, CAN. Margaret (daughter of John Garrett and Mary Kennedy) was born on 12 Sep 1839 in SCO; died on 07 Oct 1920 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret Garrett was born on 12 Sep 1839 in SCO (daughter of John Garrett and Mary Kennedy); died on 07 Oct 1920 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Cory
    • Reference Number: 19791
    • Birth: 1842, Strathroy, ON, CAN
    • Living: 1851, Con 1, Lot 12, Metcalfe Township, Middlesex, ON, CAN
    • Census: 1861, Adelaide Township, Middlesex, ON, CAN
    • Immigration: 1867
    • Census: 08 May 1871, Adelaide, Middlesex, ON, CAN
    • Census: 18 Apr 1881, Gladstone, Marquette, ON, CAN
    • Census: 1901, MacDonald Dist., Gladstone, MB, CAN
    • Census: 1911, 247 Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CAN
    • Death: 1923

    Notes:

    "His [Mr. Cory] wife was highly esteemed and loved by all, showing Christian kindness te each and everyone in times of trouble and sorrow. She aided the doctor at confinements and in his absence, acted as mid-wife. She was described as the 'Nursing Ange' of her time."

    Living:
    13y

    Census:
    22y, b. Scotland, m. 1854, Church of England

    Immigration:
    from Scotland

    Census:
    32y, b. Scotland

    Census:
    42y, b. Scotland, Church of England

    Census:
    61y, b. Scotland 12 Sep 1839, imm. 1867, Baptist

    Census:
    72y, b. Scotland Feb 1839, imm. 1845, Baptist

    Death:
    "just one week after her husband at the age of eighty-one"

    Notes:

    Married:
    from Eleanor Nicholson by email 25 Jan 2008

    Married:
    "he twenty years of age and she just sixteen"

    Children:
    1. Thomas Cory was born on 30 Dec 1855 in Strathroy, ON, CAN; died on 30 Dec 1928 in Chilliwack, BC, CAN.
    2. Mary Honora Cory was born on 08 Sep 1858 in Gladstone, MB, CAN; died in 1940 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
    3. Desdemonai Cory was born about 1860 in ON, CAN.
    4. 2. William Wallace Cory was born on 16 Jun 1865 in Strathroy, ON, CAN; died in 1942 in Ottawa, ON, CAN.
    5. Janet Marion Cory was born in 1867 in Strathroy, ON, CAN; died in 1943.
    6. Sophia Elizabeth Cory was born in 1869 in Strathroy, ON, CAN; died in 1953 in Atlanta, GA, USA.
    7. Edith Cory was born about 1873 in Gladstone, MB, CAN.
    8. John Garrett Cory was born in 1875 in Third Crossing, MB, CAN; died in 1949 in Netley Marsh, MB, CAN.
    9. Margaret Cory was born in Nov 1880 in Gladstone, MB, CAN; died in 1946.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Cory (son of Thomas Cory and Jenifer Boswarrick); died about 05 May 1838 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, ENG; was buried on 09 May 1838 in St. Bartholomew's Church, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, ENG.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 21167
    • Baptism: 27 Jul 1802, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, ENG

    Thomas married Honor Trudgeon on 21 Apr 1834 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, ENG. Honor was born about 1804 in ENG; died on 29 May 1871 in Fort Benson, MN, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Honor Trudgeon was born about 1804 in ENG; died on 29 May 1871 in Fort Benson, MN, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Anorea
    • Name: Cory
    • Reference Number: 19826
    • Census: 1861, Adelaide Township, Middlesex, ON, CAN

    Notes:

    Census:
    57y, b. England, Church of England

    Died:
    "Tuesday, May 30: Mrs. Cory, senior died last night. The party gathered on a high wooded bank, over-looking a pretty, little lake, and committed her body to the grave about ten A.M." From The Lynch Party, 'The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba'

    Children:
    1. 4. Thomas Cory was born on 05 Jan 1835 in Cornwall, ENG; died on 30 Aug 1920 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN; was buried in Oct 1920 in St. John's Cemetery, Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
    2. Honora Trudgeon Cory

  3. 10.  John Garrett was born about 1791 in SCO; died in 1876 in London, ON, CAN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 21180
    • Immigration: Abt 1841, Strathroy, ON, CAN
    • Moved to: 1845, Metcalfe Township, ON, CAN
    • Occupation: 1851, Con 1, Lot 12, Metcalfe Township, Middlesex, ON, CAN; farmer
    • Religion: 1851; Prebyterian

    Notes:

    Birth:
    60y in 1851

    Immigration:
    "via New England States, Nova Scotia, and thence to Ontario", or as late as 1845

    Moved to:
    went from Kingston to Port Stanley ON on a Great Lake ship

    John married Mary Kennedy. Mary was born about 1796 in SCO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Kennedy was born about 1796 in SCO.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Garrett
    • Reference Number: 21181

    Notes:

    Name:
    surname from this source

    Birth:
    55y in 1851

    Children:
    1. Janet Garrett
    2. 5. Margaret Garrett was born on 12 Sep 1839 in SCO; died on 07 Oct 1920 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN.


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