Nelson Romaine LaFortune^[1]

1865 - 1908  (42 years)

• Name	Nelson Romaine LaFortune
  Born	5 Jul 1865	Walsingham Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203238411
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Day Laborer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-78632
  Died	14 Mar 1908	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I78632	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Emma Catherine Zurbuchen,   b. 24 Apr 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1953  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. James Gordon "Gordon" LaFortune,   b. 12 Jan 1889, Comber, Essex Co. Ontario, Canada ,   d. Sep 1955, Celo, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 66 years)   2. Caroline May LaFortune,   b. 26 Jun 1890, Tilbury West Twp., Essex Co., Ontario ,   d. 23 Jun 1971, Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   3. Lenora Beatrice LaFortune,   b. CALC 18 Apr 1899, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1900  (Age ~ 1 years)   4. Clarence LaFortune,   b. Dec 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F20475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: James Gordon La Fortune Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 08 Aug 1917 Event Place: St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada Event Place (Original): St Marys, Perth Gender: Male Age: 28 Birth Year (Estimated): 1889 Father's Name: Nelson Romaine La Fortune Mother's Name: Emma Catherine Lurbuchen Spouse's Name: Edna Mildred Moscrip Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1893 Spouse's Father's Name: Jno A Moscrip Spouse's Mother's Name: Emma Godley Other information in the record of James Gordon La Fortune and Edna Mildred Moscrip Name: James Gordon La Fortune Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 08 Aug 1917 Event Place: St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada Event Place (Original): St Marys, Perth Gender: Male Age: 28 Birth Year (Estimated): 1889 Comber, Essex, ontario Occ: farmer Downie Father's Name: Nelson Romaine La Fortune Mother's Name: Emma Catherine Lurbuchen Spouse's Name: Edna Mildred Moscrip Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1893 Bosanquet, Tp. Spouse's Father's Name: Jno A Moscrip Spouse's Mother's Name: Emma Godley [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 9. [S320] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - St. James Anglican CC#4571 Internet Link. Nelson R. Lafortune/ Born/ Apr. 1, 1865/ Died Mar. 14, 1908/ Gone but not forgotten/ His wife/ Emma C. Zurbuchan/ 1864-1953/ (Crest at bottom) Erected by the/ Woodmen of the World/ Dum Tacet Clamat. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203238411.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Day Laborer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Mar 1908 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth