George Mitchell

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-117742
• Occupation: 1902, Birtle, , Manitoba, Canada; hardware store owner

Notes:

Memorable Manitobans: George Mitchell (1867-?)
Farmer, merchant.

Born at Banffshire, Scotland on 23 July 1867, son of John Mitchell and Ann Forbes, the family emigrated to Canada in 1873, settling in Waterloo Country, Ontario. He attended local schools until the age of 16 when he returned to work on the farm. In 1891 he went to Manitoba and worked in the milling business for ten years. He moved to Birtle in 1902 and bought an interest in a hardware store. On 30 March 1904, he married Evelina Laidman. They had a daughter, Evelyn Mitchell. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Sources:
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Goldsborough, G. (2019). Memorable Manitobans: George Mitchell (1867-?). Mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 8 June 2019, from https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/mitchell_g.shtml

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-117737
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer

John — Ann Forbes. Ann was born 1 Aug 1831, , Scotland; died 11 May 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ann Mitchell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29635