Richard Amy

1835 - 1927  (91 years)

• Name	Richard Amy
  Born	21 Oct 1835	, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1858	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	Grenfell, , Saskatchewan, Canada
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	P. Methodist
  Residence	1877	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-247065
  Died	16 Apr 1927	Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: senility
  Buried	Victoria Municipal Cemetery, Drayton, Wellington Co., Ontario   [2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I247065	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Cotton Amy,   b. CALC 27 Mar 1809, , England ,   d. 15 Aug 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Haskin,   b. 1814, , Cornwall, England ,   d. 29 Oct 1877  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F29528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Martindale,   b. 3 Sep 1837, Alston, , Cumberland, England ,   d. 28 Apr 1912, Grenfell, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1858	, Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Mary Jane Amy,   b. 9 Jul 1859, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1930, Grenfell, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 71 years)   2. Sarah Amy,   b. Between 1861 and 1862, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Thomas Amy,   b. 13 Oct 1863, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1940, Grenfell, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 76 years)   4. William John Amy,   b. 15 Sep 1865, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1951, Grenfell, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 85 years)   5. James Martindale Amy,   b. Oct 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age ~ 78 years)   6. Wellington Antliff Amy,   b. 20 Jun 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1930, Hamiota, , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 55 years)   7. Irwin Egbert Amy,   b. 17 May 1877, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jul 1877, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   8. Ira Alfred Amy,   b. 12 Oct 1878,   d. 28 Jul 1946, Kimberley, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F228055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RICHARD AMY, FORMERLY OF GRENFELL, DIES Pioneer of Pheasant Forks District Passes Away at Drayton, Ontario (Special to The Leader) GRENFELL, April 19. William Amy received word of the death of his father, Richard Amy, April 16, at Drayton, Ontario. Mr. Amy was in his 72nd year. He came from Ontario to Pheasant Forks in 1882. About 80 years ago he moved to the farm four miles south of Grenfell, where he remained until he left about five years ago to make his home with his son and daughter in Drayton, Ont. Mrs. Amy died about 20 years ago. Three sons, William Thomas. and Ira, live in Grenfell district and one daughter, Mrs. T. Ward, lives in Regina. Mr. Amy was for many years a Methodist local preacher, giving freely of his services until prevented by old age and failing eyesight. The choir of the United Church, Grenfell, under the leadership of E. T. Claxton, rendered the sacred cantata. "From Olivet to Calvary;" to a large congregation Easter Sunday night. The sololists were E. T. Claxton, Miss Ethel Loveridge and Mr. and Mrs. W. Royston. At the morning service 22 young people joined the church. Charles and Stanley Welsh have just returned from Victoria, B.C., where they spent the winter with their father, Wm. Welsh.

  
  

• Sources

  [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 68. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 34995 (1927), Richard Amy. Richard Amy, b. 21 Oct 1835 England, s/o Cotton Amy (b. England) & Mary Haskin (b. England) informant James Amy of Drayton (son) buried Drayton, d. 16 Apr 1927 Drayton, cause: senility [S1036] Cemetery - ON, Wellington, Drayton - Victoria Municipal Wellington County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. RICHARD AMY/ 1835 - 1927/ JAMES M. AMY/ 1870 - 1949/ His wife/ MARY ANN SMITH/ 1869 - 1945/ Their son WILLIAM J./ 1908 - 1936/ They served their generation/ By the will of God. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65196717/richard-amy. [S3045] Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869. Name: Richard Amy Age: 23 Birth Year (Estimated): 1835 Birthplace: England Res: Pilkington Father's Name: Cotton Amy Mother's Name: Mary Amy Spouse's Name: Sarah Martindale Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1838 Spouse's Birthplace: England Res: Walpole Spouse's Father's Name: John Martindale Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Martindale Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1858 Marriage Place: Haldimand, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Oct 1835 - , England Residence - 1858 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Oct 1858 - , Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Grenfell, , Saskatchewan, Canada Residence - P. Methodist - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1877 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: senility - 16 Apr 1927 - Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Buried - - Victoria Municipal Cemetery, Drayton, Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth