Robert Henry Boal

1857 - 1935  (78 years)

• Name	Robert Henry Boal
  Born	16 Apr 1857	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239784123
  Occupation	1895	Moore Township, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	school teacher
  Occupation	1903	West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	school teacher
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-128982
  Died	30 Jul 1935	New Toronto, Etobicoke Twp, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cause: mycarditis and acute broncitis
  Buried	West Montrose United Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I128982	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Clara Boughton,   b. 1862, Arkona, Lambton Co., Ontario ,   d. 3 Oct 1908  (Age 46 years)
  Children	1. Winnifred Boal,   d. Bef 1992   2. Ethel Martha Boal,   b. 18 Dec 1884, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario ,   d. 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   3. Annie Maud Boal,   b. 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958  (Age 70 years)   4. Norman A. Boal,   b. 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1914  (Age 25 years)   5. Florence Muriel Boal,   b. 27 Sep 1895, Moore Township, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1981  (Age 85 years)   6. Boal,   b. CALC 13 Nov 1897, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 May 1903, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 5 years)   7. Verna Mary Boal,   b. 2 Jun 1904,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Margaret Evelyn Boal,   b. 17 May 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Aug 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F41989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BOAL, ROBERT At his home, 129 5th St. in New Toronto, on Tuesday in 1935, after a few days' illness from a heart ailment. A veteran schoolteacher in this district. He taught in West Montrose for six years and in Arkell. For several years, he resided at 39 Durham St. in Guelph. Mr. Boal was a contributor to a number of periodicals and also a splendid speaker, both in the pulpit and on any platform and was widely known in these parts. He leaves five daughters, Mrs. J. P. Snider of ?; Mrs. George Gordon, Misses Annie and Vera, teachers in New Toronto; and Miss Evelyn in secretarial work and also a clever violinist; also one granddaughter, Muriel Snider of West Montrose. -Information from birth certificates: Children of Robert Boal and Clara Broughton were Martha (b. Dec. 18, 1884); Arthur Henry (b. Aug. 4, 1889); Clara Olive (b. May 5, 1892); Florence Muriel (b. Sept. 27, 1895); Agnes Winnifred (b. Sept. 3, 1897); Mary (b. June 2, 1904). A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S349] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - West Montrose United CC#4596 Internet Link. In Memory of / CLARA BOUGHTON / Beloved Wife of /ROBERT BOAL / Who Died Oct. 3, 1908 / Aged 45 Years /Asleep in Jesus / ROBERT BOAL / 1857 - 1935 / BOAL [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 39276 (1935), Robert Boal. Robert Boal, b. 16 Apr 1857 Ontario, d. 30 Jul 1935 Toronto, school teacher, husband of Clara Boughton, s/o Matthew Boal (b. Ireland) & Ann Stubbs (b. Ireland) informant Annie Boal, daughter, of New Toronto, buried West Montrose, cause: mycarditis and acute broncitis [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 15342 (1895), Florence Muriel Boal. Florence Muriel Boal Date of Birth: 27 Sep 1895 Gender: Female Birth County: Lambton Father's name: Robert Boal, School Teacher of Moore Township, Mother's name: Clara Boughton [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Local News: The Little Daughter of Mr. R. Boal - 29 May 1903 p. 1, col. 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Apr 1857 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - school teacher - 1895 - Moore Township, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - school teacher - 1903 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - West Montrose United Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth