James Matthias Baldwin

1857 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James Matthias Baldwin
  Born	29 Jun 1857	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  	bank manager
  Occupation	1876	Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario   [2]
  	merchant
  Residence	1879	Manitou, , Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-118992
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I118992	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Baldwin,   b. Abt 1820, Of, Washington, Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Mary,   b. 1832, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F234428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Diana L. Green,   b. 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 Sep 1876	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F36096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Matthias Baldwin (1857-?) Bank manager. Born in Oxford County, Ontario on 29 June 1857, he left school at 13 and went to work in a general store at Bright and, later, at Dundas. In 1879, he came to Manitoba and located first at Manitou then, in 1882, farmed for eight years near Pelican Lake. In 1891 he moved to Killarney and was appointed clerk and treasurer for the Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain, and deputy county clerk. He later resigned the latter position to go into partnership with George Lawrence in an agricultural implements business. The partnership ended in 1898 when Baldwin opened a private bank which later became a branch of the Union Bank of Canada, and of which he was appointed manager. In 1879, he married Diana Greene of Waterloo County, Ontario. They had two children: Edwin N. Baldwin and William H. Baldwin. He was a member of the AF & AM and IOOF . Manitoba Biographies

  
  

• Sources

  [S719] Book - Manitoba Biographies, James Matthias Baldwin. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11068 (1876), James Matthias Baldwin-Dinnah Green. James Matthias Baldwin, 20, res. Bright, b. Blenheim, occ. merchant, s/o William and Mary Baldwin married to Dinniah Green, 20, res. Wilmot b. Wilmot, d/o Cyrus Green and Mary Ann, married 13 Sep 1876 Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jun 1857 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - bank manager - - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Married - 13 Sep 1876 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1879 - Manitou, , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth