Dorothy Ellen "Dolly" Colby

1872 - 1951  (78 years)

• Name	Dorothy Ellen "Dolly" Colby
  Born	24 Jul 1872	Highgate, Orford Twp., Kent Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Dorothy Ellen "Dolly" Woolsey
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-58565
  Died	10 Jan 1951	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	13 Jan 1951	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I58565	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Colby,   b. Abt 1842, of, Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catharine,   b. Abt 1842, of, Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F15136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Benjamin "Benjamin" Woolsey,   b. 16 Jan 1871, , Ireland ,   d. 30 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1894	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Children	1. James Edwin Woolsey,   b. 15 Jan 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1967  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F15115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Benjamin Woolsey A resident of Ayr for more than half a century, Mrs. Benjamin Woolsey died in Galt Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 10, aged 80 years. She had been ill for seven weeks following a stroke at her home. Born Dorothy Ellen Colby at Highgate, Ontario, she was a daughter of James Colby and Catharine McKim. Early in life, she learned tailoring as a vocation and during her residence here was noted for her fine work with the needle. Following her marriage, she moved with her husband to Preston and eventually to Ayr about the turn of the century. Her kind disposition and quiet motherly nature made her scores of friends in the community and her willingness to assist with kindly deeds brought her close to the hearts of her immediate neighbors. She was one of the oldest and most valued members of Christ Anglican Church here. Surviving, besides her husband, is one son, James; three nieces and two nephews, as follows: Mrs. Harry Thompson, Detroit; Mrs. Walter Hillier, Detroit; Mrs. Norval Murray, West Lorne; Hanlan Gosnell, Leamington, and John Colby, Wallaceburg. The Funeral The funeral, which was largely attended, was held from the W. O. Ball Funeral Parlor on Saturday, with service conducted by Rev. Wenham. Interment was made in Ayr Cemetery. The pallbearers were: Roland Maeder, Norman Gillespie, Charles Gunn, William Williamson, G. S. Dalrymple and Erb Clark. The Ayr News Jan 18 1951 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Benjamin Woolsey Born: Ireland Age: 22 Father: Joseph Woolsey Mother: Elizabeth Woolsey Born: abt 1872 Spouse: Dolly Colby Age: 22 born: Canada Father: James Colby Mother: Catharine Colby married 7 Jul 1894 married: Brant [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Benjamin Woolsey Age: 22 Birth Date: abt 1872 Birth Place: Ireland Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1894 Marriage County or District: Brant Father: Joseph Woolsey Mother: Elizabeth Woolsey Spouse: Dolly Colby Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1872 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father: James Colby Spouse Mother: Catharine Colby

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Methodist - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Jan 1951 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 13 Jan 1951 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth