William James McConnell

1885 - 1942  (57 years)

• Name	William James McConnell
  Born	1885	, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1942	15 Grantham Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-436621
  Died	22 Sep 1942	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I436621	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert McConnell,   b. 1858, , Ireland ,   d. 31 Mar 1933, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Margaret McGraw,   b. 1860, , Tyrone, Ireland ,   d. 10 Oct 1920, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F21652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Elizabeth "Bessie" Elvin,   b. 2 Jan 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. William G. McConnell   2. McConnell   3. Margaret A. McConnell,   b. 1913,   d. 1959  (Age 46 years)   4. Robert William McConnell,   b. CALC 19 Aug 1917,   d. 4 Feb 1918  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F276759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MCCONNELL, WILLIAM J. Of 15 Grantham Ave. in Galt, at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning, September 22, 1942, in his 58th year, following an illness of seventeen weeks. He had been confined to hospital for fourteen weeks. Born in Ireland, he came to Canada with his parents over fifty years ago. For a time, they farmed in Puslinch Township. He has been a resident of Galt for over thirty-five years and during that time has been a plasterer's labourer continuously with Mogg's of that city. He was a member of Trinity Anglican Church. Surviving are his wife, Bessie Elvin; one son, William G. , at home; two daughters, Mrs. Norval Hay and Mrs. Walter Ford of Galt; eight brothers, Thomas at Freeport; John, Joseph, Robert, Charles and George of Puslinch; Andrew of Hamilton; Stewart of Galt; also two grandchildren. Memorial service held at the Harold Gray Funeral Home in Galt on Thursday at 3: 30. Rev. A. B. Thomas, Rector of Trinity Anglican Church officiated. Pallbearers: His brothers, Stewart, Robert, Charles and Andrew MccConnell; Robert Elvin and George Peeling. Interment in Mount View Cemetery in Galt. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 2 Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . [East] Robert William/ son of/ William & Agnes/ McCONNELL/ died Feb. 4, 1918/ aged 5 mos./ & 16 days/ [North] Wm. J. McCONNELL/ 1885-1942/ at rest/

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1885 - , Ireland Died - 22 Sep 1942 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth