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Thomas Cory

Male 1835 - 1920  (85 years)


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  • Name Thomas Cory 
    Birth 05 Jan 1835  Cornwall, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 05 Jan 1836  Lostwithiel, Cornwall, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Birth 1838  Cornwall, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Immigration 1852  [5] 
    • from England
    Census 11 Jan 1852  Con 5, Lot 5,6, Metcalfe Twn, Middlesex, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • b. c1834 England, l. ON, in Christopher Beer household
    Census 1861  St. Andrew's Ward, Adelaide Township, Middlesex, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • 26y, farmer, b. England, m. 1854, Church of England, family in log home
    Moved to 1871  Third Crossing, Gladstone, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    • "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 08 May 1871  Adelaide, North Middlesex, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • head of household, 36y, b. England, Ethnic origin English, Church of England, Anglican,
    Event-Misc 23 Oct 1880  Sub. Dist. 15, Dist. Portage La Prairie, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • homesteaded: 20 acres S1/2 of N1/2 of LS 11 + 12 (Section 14, Township 14, Range 12 W1)
    Event-Misc 23 Oct 1880  Sub. Dist. 15, Dist. Portage La Prairie, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • homesteaded: 160 acres (SE Part Section 24, Township 14, Range 12 W1)
    Census 18 Apr 1881  Gladstone, Marquette, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • 45y, farmer, Church of England
    Event-Misc 02 Jun 1882  Sub. Dist. 15, Dist. Portage La Prairie, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • homesteaded: 160 acres (SE Part Section 24, Township 14, Range 12 W1)
    Occupation Abt 1890  Gladstone, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Justice of the Peace for many years 
    Census 1901  MacDonald District, Gladstone, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 65y, b. England 5 Jan 1836, imm. 1852, English Church
    Moved to 1909  Winnipeg, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • before leaving Gladstone, a farewell address was given in honor of his wife: "she was referred to as 'Gladstone's Grand Old Lady'"
    Census 1911  247 Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • 76y, b. Jan 1835, from Scotland 1852, retired, Anglican
    Death 30 Aug 1920  Winnipeg, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • 85y, probably correct person
    Death 30 Sep 1920  53 Cathedral Ave., Winnipeg, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial Oct 1920  St. John's Cemetery, Winnipeg, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 1923  Winnipeg, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • "at the age of eighty-five. Fortynine of those years were spent in Manitoba"
    Name Thomas Corrie 
    Reference Number 19790 
    Person ID I19790  Haasdijk family tree
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2012 

    Father Thomas Cory   d. Abt 05 May 1838, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Honor Trudgeon,   b. Abt 1804, ENG Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1871, Fort Benson, MN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Marriage 21 Apr 1834  Lostwithiel, Cornwall, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Family ID F9020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Garrett,   b. 12 Sep 1839, SCO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Oct 1920, Winnipeg, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 09 Apr 1855  Lambton, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • from Eleanor Nicholson by email 25 Jan 2008
    Married 1858  Strathroy, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • "he twenty years of age and she just sixteen"
    Children 
     1. Thomas Cory,   b. 30 Dec 1855, Strathroy, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1928, Chilliwack, BC, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Mary Honora Cory,   b. 08 Sep 1858, Gladstone, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1940, Winnipeg, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     3. Desdemonai Cory,   b. Abt 1860, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. William Wallace Cory,   b. 16 Jun 1865, Strathroy, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1942, Ottawa, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     5. Janet Marion Cory,   b. 1867, Strathroy, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1943 (Age 76 years)
     6. Sophia Elizabeth Cory,   b. 1869, Strathroy, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1953, Atlanta, GA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     7. Edith Cory,   b. Abt 1873, Gladstone, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. John Garrett Cory,   b. 1875, Third Crossing, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1949, Netley Marsh, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     9. Margaret Cory,   b. Nov 1880, Gladstone, MB, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1946 (Age ~ 65 years)
    Family ID F9019  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2020 

  • 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"

  • Sources 
    1. [S240] Historical Manitoba, September 2012.

    2. [S65] Census, Canadian, 1901 MB Automated Genealogy (http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.html).

    3. [S131] Bayliss, Mike, (1 Feb 2008), Mail 1 Feb 2008.

    4. [S209] Mrs. Doroty (Morton) Johnson, Beyond Third Crossing, (Gladstone Historical Book Com., Gladstone MB, Printed by Friesen Printers Altona MB, 1987), p. 390.

    5. [S65] Census, Canadian, 1901 MB Automated Genealogy MacDonal Dist., Gladstone Subdiv. p.5, Fam.44 (http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.html).

    6. [S119] Can. Index, 1851 Fed. Cens, Film C11737 p. P15.

    7. [S65] Census, Canadian, 1861 ON Census, Enum. Dist. St. Andrew's Ward, Township of Adelaide, County of Middlesex, p. 31, lines 32-37, Film C-1049.

    8. [S65] Census, Canadian, 1871 Ontario Census Div.2, Dist. 8 North Middlesex, Subd. Adelaide, Microfilm, p. 59, Dwelling 228, Family 235, Film Roll C-9902.

    9. [S78] Civil record, Manitoba homestead information on MB Gov't Website: Cross-Reference RG: 68, Liber: 74, Folio 563, File Reel Number: C-4004.

    10. [S65] Census, Canadian, 1881 Can. Cens. Dist. 186 Marquette, Sub-Dist. A Gladstone, Manitoba, FHL Film 1375919, NA Film C-13283, , p.6, lines 15-22, Dwelling 43, Family 43.

    11. [S78] Civil record, Manitoba homestead information on MB Gov't Website: Cross-Reference RG: 68, Liber: 86, Folio 608, File Reel Number: C-4009.

    12. [S209] Mrs. Doroty (Morton) Johnson, Beyond Third Crossing, (Gladstone Historical Book Com., Gladstone MB, Printed by Friesen Printers Altona MB, 1987), p. 391.

    13. [S65] Census, Canadian, 1911 Census, Winnipeg Enum. Dist 80, p.13, Fam. 113, lines 22-25.

    14. [S78] Civil record, MB D. Reg.1920,051073 (http://web2.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital/).

    15. [S209] Mrs. Doroty (Morton) Johnson, Beyond Third Crossing, (Gladstone Historical Book Com., Gladstone MB, Printed by Friesen Printers Altona MB, 1987), pp. 390,391.

    16. [S123] Ida Birch, Cory Society email, email 9 Dec 2006.

    17. [S130] Nocholson, Email 25 Jan 2008.


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