1862 - 1949 (87 years)
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Name |
William Thomas Gowdy |
Born |
24 Feb 1862 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1871 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Brethren in Christ |
Residence |
1881 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Plymouth Bretheren |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-148466 |
Died |
19 Oct 1949 |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada [3, 4] |
Buried |
Union Cemetery, Calgary, , Alberta [3] |
Person ID |
I148466 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
1 Dec 2024 |
Father |
John Gowdy, b. 1827, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom , d. 1896 (Age 69 years) |
Mother |
Mary Creighton, b. 1830, , Scotland , d. 1884 (Age 54 years) |
Married |
1851 |
Family ID |
F7831 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Priscilla Jane Morley, b. 1 Jul 1859, Rockwood, Eramosa Township, Wellington Co, , Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Jun 1940, Shepard, , Alberta, Canada (Age 80 years) |
Children |
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Last Modified |
3 Dec 2024 |
Family ID |
F55741 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- William Thomas Gowdy, 87, of Shepard, died Wednesday morning in the General hospital.
Mr. Gowdy was born in Guelph, Ont., and moved to Moose Jaw to homestead in 1891. He went to Indian Head, Sask., two years later, and in 1897 moved to the Airdrie and Langdon district. He went to Shepard in 1911 and had lived there since.
His wife, Priscilla Jane, died at Shepard in June, 1940. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J.E. Steel, Shepard, and Mrs. A.K. Bricker, Chestermere Lake; two sons, William C. and David T., both of Shepard; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Huffman, Hamilton, Ont. and Mrs. John Taylor, Richwood, Ont.
Rev. Dr. J. Gordon Jones will conduct services Saturday at 2: 45 p.m. in Jacques funeral home. Burial will be in Union cemetery.
The Calgary Herald, Thursday, October 20, 1949, page 31
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William Thomas, engaged in grain growing at Sheppard, Alta. He married Priscilla Morley of Rockwood, Ontario, and had three sons and two daughters.
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Sources |
- [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 21.
- [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 31.
- [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, U., America, N., Division, C., & Cemetery, U. (1862). William Thomas Gowdy (1862-1949) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122957833.
- [S2659] Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1966.
William Thomas Gowdy
Gender:Male
Death Date:19 Oct 1949
Death Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Registration Number:006-700
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Event Map |
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| Born - 24 Feb 1862 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Brethren in Christ - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Plymouth Bretheren - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 19 Oct 1949 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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| Buried - - Union Cemetery, Calgary, , Alberta |
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