John Quance Blatchford

1842 - 1921  (79 years)

• Name	John Quance Blatchford
  Born	4 Jan 1842	, Devonshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Railroad Track Man
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Woolen Laboer
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Woolen Laboer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-312128
  Died	27 Mar 1921	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I312128	Generations
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	George Blatchford,   b. Abt 1816,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Quance,   b. CALC 8 Apr 1816, Of, Devonshire, England ,   d. 8 Jan 1888  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Family ID	F52504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Parks,   b. 30 May 1845, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1869	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. George William Blatchford,   b. Between 1870 and 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 1922, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 52 years)   2. Minnie Blatchford,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Basil Grey "Basil" Blatchford,   b. 30 Sep 1887, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F241190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Another old resident of Hespeler, on Sunday, in his 79, th year. He had been ailing for some time due to his advanced age and had been at the hospital in Guelph for several weeks prior to his death. He was born in Devonshire, England and came to Canada with his parents in 1856, making the voyage in six weeks. The family settled in Wellington County. As a young man, he worked with Squire Phin. Later, after marrying Mary Ann Parks fifty-two years ago, he took up farming for himself in Holland Twp. , near Owen Sound. He later managed the Sorby farm but moved to Hespeler some twenty-five years ago and was employed in Forbes Mill. Mr. Blatchford was a life-long member of the Methodist Church and in his younger days, was active in church and temperance work. His wife predeceased him in 1911. Three children remain: George Blatchford and Mrs. Minnie Griffith of Owen Sound; Basil Blatchford of Kitchener. Funeral on Tuesday afternoon from the residence of his brother-in-law, William Hortop. Many of his old friends and acquaintances were present to pay their last respects.

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 4. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 58.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jan 1842 - , Devonshire, England Married - 25 Nov 1869 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Railroad Track Man - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Woolen Laboer - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Woolen Laboer - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Mar 1921 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth