George A. Powell

1858 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	George A. Powell
  Born	1858	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	W. Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-277380
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I277380	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Powell,   b. 1821, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Eliza,   b. 1825, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F233858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary H. Myers,   b. 1858,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 Dec 1878	, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F48634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MR. AND MRS. G. A. POWELL. George A. Powell is of Canadian birth and Irish descent. His parents came from Ireland to Canada in 1843 and settled in Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, where they lived for forty years. The family have been Methodists for generations, and Mr. Powell s father was Class Leader and Trustee in Rushes's Church, Waterloo County, for over a quarter of a century. Mr. Powell has been a member of the Church since childhood. During his residence in Stratford he was a member of the Central Methodist Church there, holding the offices of Trustee and Usher. Mrs. Powell (nee Mary Myers) is the daughter of John Myers, of Stratford, an active member of the Central Church in Stratford, being Class Leader, Trustee, Leader of the Choir, and for some years also Sunday School Superintendent. Miss Myers was Organist of the Stratford Church at the early age of thirteen, a position she retained after her marriage with Mr. Powell. Mr. and Mrs. Powell removed to Toronto in 1891. They united with Trinity Church, and Mrs. Powell received the appointment of Church Organist, a position which she still fills acceptably. Mr. Powell is a member of Trinity Church Choir. Their children are Ethel Lilian, a member of Trinity Bible Class and Choir. Minnie Pearl and Ruby Myers, both of whom are members of Trinity Church. "The Methodist churches of Toronto : a history of the Methodist denomination and its churches in York and Toronto : with biographical sketches of many of the clergy and laity"

  
  

• Sources

  [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 2A, Pg. 36. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 5 Page 26.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1858 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Dec 1878 - , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth