William Stafford^[1]

1827 - 1902  (75 years)

• Name	William Stafford
  Born	9 Aug 1827	Chinquacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	labourer
  Occupation	1901	Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00016-1335.1
  Died	21 Nov 1902	Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: Apoplexy (1 week)
  Person ID	I12747	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Bricker,   b. 28 Oct 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1904, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. Dilman A. Stafford,   b. 1857, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Amelia Stafford,   b. 1858, Bruce Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charlotte Catherine Stafford,   b. 1863, Fullarton Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1945, Victoria, British Columbia  (Age 82 years)   4. Hiram Stafford,   b. Abt 1870, Bruce Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ida R. Stafford,   b. 1872, Bruce Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Barbara E. Stafford,   b. 19 Dec 1875, Bruce Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F3529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On Friday afternoon, while Wm. Stafford was doing some work at the residence of Mrs. McMillan he was seized by paralysis. He was carried home and has ever since been in a low position. He is unable to speak but is now able to swallow food and hopes are entertained for his recovery. Port Elgin Times November 20, 1902 _________________ Early on Friday morning Mr. Wm. Stafford passed away at his residence on Green Street as a result of the paralysis with which he was seized a few days previously. The funeral took place to Port Elgin cemetery on Saturday afternoon, the Rev. L. McKinnon conducting appropriate services. The deceased leaves a widow and a family of six children, Mrs. Thos. Rankin, Mrs. H. C. Baker, Mrs. Robert Marr, Mrs. Fair, Timothy at Paisley, and Hiram in Manitoba. Mr. Stafford came to Bruce in the very early days of the settlement, starting a brick yard on the 6th con. of Saugeen where Mr. P. Cummings lives. He afterwards owned farms in Saugeen and Bruce. He was a man of marked industry, quiet in his habits and disposition always attended to his own business, not taking anything much to do with public matters. He was a Conservative in politics. The removal of Mr. Stafford makes another break in the ranks of the good men and true who redeemed the county of Bruce from the forest. Port Elgin Times November 26, 1902

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 330. [S411] Census - ON, Bruce, Port Elgin - 1901, Port Elgin (Village) G-1 Page 7. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 5868-1902 William Stafford. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 pg 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Aug 1827 - Chinquacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - labourer - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1901 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Apoplexy (1 week) - 21 Nov 1902 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth