1853 - 1925 (~ 71 years)
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Name |
Marion Elizabeth McCrum |
Born |
Oct 1853 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Gender |
Female |
Honoured |
Marion Way, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Marion Way named for her |
- Postwar, enter park neighbour Dr. Augustus Soper. Dissatisfied with Todd's natural-look ideas and stalled work, he contributed $10,000 and suggested draining wet areas, lining Mill Creek's banks with stone along its entire length, building rustic bridges, laying down driveways and adding amenities such as a swimming pool, midway, sports fields and a huge peony garden.
In return for Soper's ideas and money, Galt rechristened the site Soper Park in 1920 and a new boulevard through the park was named Marion Way after Soper's wife. Most of Soper's suggestions were carried out and for decades, that was the way the park appeared to its many visitors. During the 1990s, the city decided to revert to a more natural look - many features were removed and the creek allowed to return to a more natural state.
mills, r. (2017). Flash from the Past: Surviving photos preserve 90-year-old Galt park scenes | TheRecord.com. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017, from https://www.therecord.com/living-story/7580405-flash-from-the-past-surviving-photos-preserve-90-year-old-galt-park-scenes/
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Name |
Maria McCrum |
Name |
Marion Elizabeth Soper |
Residence |
1871 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Church of England |
Residence |
1911 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
? |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-129487 |
Died |
8 Sep 1925 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Buried |
Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Person ID |
I129487 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
6 Apr 2024 |
Father |
Henry McCrum, b. 1819, , New York State, USA , d. 12 May 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years) |
Mother |
Marion Neilson Batters, b. 21 Mar 1822, London, England , d. 9 Feb 1903, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years) |
Family ID |
F23216 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Dr. Augustus A. Soper, b. 30 Apr 1853, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 16 Nov 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) |
Married |
10 Mar 1873 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Children |
| 1. Ida May Soper, b. May 1876, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Mar 1958 (Age ~ 81 years) |
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Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
Family ID |
F31954 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012881-73.
D. Augustus Soper, 21, occ. Medical Student, b. Durham, res. Tilsonburg, son of Augustus and Charlotte married Marion McCrum, 20, b. Galt, res. Galt, daughter of Henry and Marion, witnessed by: Mrs. L. Miller and Miss Gooding both of Galt, 10 March 1873 in Galt
- [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 31.
- [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 1.
- [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 39.
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| Born - Oct 1853 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 10 Mar 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - ? - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 8 Sep 1925 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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