Rev. Alfred James Vale

1876 - 1963  (86 years)

• Name	Alfred James Vale
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	17 Oct 1876	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178922226
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Fuller
  Occupation	1910	Hay River, Great Slave Lake, North West Territories, Canada
  	minister
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-41319
  Died	12 Jul 1963
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I41319	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	George William Vale,   b. 9 Sep 1843, Saxmundham, , Suffolk, England ,   d. 15 Oct 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Ellen Margaret Barnard,   b. 26 Sep 1840, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England ,   d. 24 Oct 1927, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1867	Marylebone, , Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F10783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Etta "Etta" Nash,   b. 16 Feb 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1932, Chapleau, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F48048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1907, Rev. Alfred James Vale was appointed missionary and school principal at Hay River. During his 20 years at St. Peter's, he oversaw the replacement of the original collection of primitive school buildings with a large new structure, which was built by the Church in 1917. He also secured federal money to remodel an old mission building in 1925, moving it next to the school and outfitting it as a fully equipped hospital. https://www.anglican.ca/tr/histories/st-perters-hay-river/ ____________ Vale, Alfred James (1876-1963) Biographical history Alfred James Vale was born on October 17, 1876 in Waterloo, Ontario. He entered Wycliffe College, Toronto, in 1903 and graduated in 1906. He was ordained in 1906 and appointed assistant to Reverend C.H. Marsh, with charge of the parish of Cameron and Cambray. In 1907 he was ordained priest and appointed missionary in charge of Hay River, in the Diocese of Mackenzie River, North West Territories, and principal of the Indian and Eskimo residential school there. He served as a missionary from 1907 to 1927. In 1927, he was transferred to Chapleau, Ontario and continued his missionary work under more favourable conditions. On October 15, 1946, A.J. Vale retired from active work and came to Vancouver, B.C. to spend his remaining time in less strenuous occupations. Between 1947 and 1957, he served as honorary assistant to the Rector of St. Mary's Church, Southill. In 1952 Wycliffe College conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. In 1956, Vale was invited to spend a month at St. Peter's Mission, Hay River, N.W.T. and to be the Chaplain of the Bishop of the Arctic, Reverend D.B. Marsh at the dedication of the church there. https://www.memorybc.ca/alfred-james-vale-fonds

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-3 Page 7. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 1 Page 8. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 9.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Oct 1876 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Fuller - 1901 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister - 1910 - Hay River, Great Slave Lake, North West Territories, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth