Robert Miller Jaffray

1856 - 1932  (75 years)

• Name	Robert Miller Jaffray
  Born	12 Oct 1856	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158797525
  Name	R. M. Jaffray
  Residence	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Episcopalian
  Residence	1887	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	?
  Residence	1923	Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-318714
  Died	28 Aug 1932	Walkerville, Sandwich South Twp., Essex Co., Ontario
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I318714	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Mayor William Jaffray,   b. 6 Mar 1832, Shrewsbury, , Shropshire, England ,   d. 28 Sep 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Agnes Smith Jackson,   b. 5 May 1833, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 3 Nov 1902, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1854	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F10093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Laura "Laura" Reynolds,   b. 5 Jul 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1923, Sarnia Township, Lambton Co., Ontario  (Age 59 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1887	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Ruth Darling Jaffray,   b. 4 Nov 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1972, Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 81 years)   2. Harold Reynolds Jaffray,   b. 24 May 1892, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States ,   d. 9 Jun 1893, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F242762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ROBERT M. JAFFRAY R. M. Jaffray Dies of Heart Attack Active in Border City Business Circles Robert M. Jaffray, 73 years old. prominent Windsor business man and promoter, died Sunday at Metropolitan Hospital, Walkerville, from a heart attack. Three weeks ago Mr. Jaffray entered the hospital to undergo a minor surgical operation and was believed well on the road to recovery. Following services at the J. Sutton & Sons Funeral Parlors, 623 Ouellette Ave. at 8:30 p. m.. Mon- day, the body will be taken to Kitchener for burial Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Jaffray was twice married. His first wife was Miss Laura Reynolds, daughter of Dr. Robert Reynolds, of Kitchener. She died nine years ago, leaving one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Pendergast, of Utica, N. Y. Four years ago Mr. Jaffray married Miss Jeanette Robinson, of Toronto. The family home is at 568 Victoria Ave. Born in England, Mr. Jaffray came to Windsor in 1910 and engaged in promotional work. Through his efforts, the annual automobile and electrical shows were staged each year. He also promoted and managed the Ouellette Avenue Market, ons of the largest in Windsor. Before coming to Windsor he was identified with the Rapid Grip Co., electrotype manufacturers, of Toronto. He was a member of All Saints Church. Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) 29 Aug 1932, Mon _____________ R. M. JAFFRAY. 'The American Wheelman of Buffalo, in its last issue, contains an illustrated sketch of an old Berlin boy. We republish it with pleasure, as we with our towns-people, are always glad to hear of the success of our boys at home and abroad. The paper in question says: "A few weeks ago we published a cut in this paper of Samuel A. Miles, editor of the Referee. We now take great pleasure in presenting to our readers Robert M. Jaffray, the business manager of the Referee, but on account of his extreme modesty we are unable to give much of his history. Jaffray was born at Berlin Ont., thirty five years ago, his father being a cousin of Sir John Jaffray, proprietor of the Birmingham (Eng.) Post, and founder of a big hospital in that city. Jaffray's newspaper career commenced some time back when, together with his brother, he published the Brantford (Ont.) Daily Telegram. After running it two or three years the brothers removed to Minneapolis, Minn., where they established the Canadian American. This was afterwards removed to Chicago, in 1888. The following year R. M. Jaffray established the Lawn Tennis Review, and shortly afterward proposed an amalgamation with the Referee, which was then being run by Miles. Jaffray has four times made trips to England in the interests of the Referee, and has beyond doubt, done more business there than all the other representatives of the American cycling papers combined, He is a keen business man, well liked with the trade, and excellent company. He owns a beautiful residence in North Chicago, and enjoys his home and family thoroughly. As a vocalist he has few equals. Mr. Jaffray's 'acquaintance is well worth cultivating. Saturday Record, Berlin, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, May 6, 1893 Page 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-4 Page 5. [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 2 Page 18. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 7 Jul 1887. 29 Jun 1887 Robert M. Jaffray of Chicago and Laura Reynolds of Berlin, were married by Rev. D. Tait, in Berlin. [S745] Book - A Cyclopedia of Canadian Biography being chiefly men of the time Vol. 1, pg 197 -biography of William Jaffray. [S1085] News - ON, Wellington, Elora - The Elora Backwoodsman - Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths 1852-1858, Date 9 Feb 1854. married Galt Jan. 26 1854

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Oct 1856 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Episcopalian - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1887 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Married - 29 Jun 1887 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ? - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1923 - Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Aug 1932 - Walkerville, Sandwich South Twp., Essex Co., Ontario Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth