James Gordon "Gordon" LaFortune

1889 - 1955  (66 years)

• Name	James Gordon "Gordon" LaFortune
  Born	12 Jan 1889	Comber, Essex Co. Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Gordon LaFortune
  Occupation	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1917	Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-78634
  Died	Sep 1955	Celo, , British Columbia, Canada
  Person ID	I78634	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Nelson Romaine LaFortune,   b. 5 Jul 1865, Walsingham Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario ,   d. 14 Mar 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Emma Catherine Zurbuchen,   b. 24 Apr 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1953  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F20475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Word has been received here of the death of J. Gordon LaFortune, who died at the home of his son in Celo, B.C., in his 67th year. He was born and raised at Zurbrigg's Corners near New Hamburg, and left this district 40 years ago. He was a cousin of Mrs. D. W. Roth, Peel St., New Hamburg. 9 Sep 1955 New Hamburg Independent

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 9. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 8 Page 15. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 8637 (1889), James Gordon Lafortune. James Gordon Lafortune. b. 12 Jan 1889 Comber, Essex, s/o Nelson R. Lafortune (laborer of Comber) & Emma R. Zierbucken [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Jan 1889 - Comber, Essex Co. Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Farm - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1917 - Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth