John Beau Lash

1847 - 1906  (58 years)

• Name	John Beau Lash
  Born	9 Nov 1847	, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-488183
  Died	2 Nov 1906	Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada
  Buried	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I488183	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Cornelia Francis Miller,   b. 8 Nov 1850, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jul 1929, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1874	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F299903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Secretary J. B. Lash Is Dead. Winnipeg, Nov. 5. Mr. J. B. Lash, secretary to the Indian commissioner. died Friday night. He was a cousin of Mr. Z. A. Lash of Toronto, and his widow is a sister of Mrs. Z. A. Lash. Deceased will be buried in Toronto. The Brantford Daily Expositor Mon, Nov 05, 1906 Page 7 __________ J. B. Lash, secretary to the Indian commissioner in Winnipeg, died very suddenly from heart failure last night at his home, 55 Hargrave street. Mr. Lash came from Ontario, but had been living in the west for many years. He was engaged in business on the Saskatchewan river. During the North-west rebellion he was taken prisoner by Riel and Dumont and confined in the cellar of a house in Batoche. When the Canadian troops captured Batoche he was released. Shortly after this Mr. Lash entered the service of the Indian department and was for a number of years agent at Miscowpetung's agency on the Qu'Appelle river. On account of his valuable services he was promoted to the head office in Winnipeg, where he was occupied for the last eight years. Mr. Lash was 55 years old. He leaves a wife and two daughters. The body will be sent east tomorrow night for burial in the family plot in St. James cemetery, Toronto. The Winnipeg Tribune Sat, Nov 03, 1906 Page 16

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 24 Oct 1874 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Nov 1906 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth