Lester Edward Thornell

1905 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Lester Edward Thornell
  Born	2 Feb 1905	Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1930	Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States   [2]
  	lumber merchant
  Business	1934	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Bradkin-Thornell Co.
  Occupation	plant superintendent - Wood Heel
  Residence	1942	49 Aberdeen Rd. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1944	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Galt Wood Heel Co.
  Residence	1944	114 Blair Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-228734
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I228734	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Edward Thornell,   b. 2 Oct 1870, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 20 Nov 1946, Port Dover, Norfolk Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret Carey,   b. 12 Apr 1873, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 19 Apr 1939, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F62440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris C. Callahan,   b. 1904, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	22 Nov 1930	Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States   [2]
  Children	1. J. Carey "Carey" Thornell,   b. 25 Jul 1933, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 6 Jul 1942, Honey Harbour, Baxter Township, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 8 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F62439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  New Plant Opens in Kitchener; Will Employ 70 Hands About 70 Kitchener and Waterloo men will be given work in a new shoe plant which is to commence operations in Kitchener within two weeks. The new plant is to manufacture wooden heels for children's shoes, and is being opened by two United States men who have pre viously operated a similar plant across the border. The plant will be known as the Bradkin-Thornell Company and will occupy the entire second floor of the Cloutier Shoe Company factory building on Breit- haupt Street in Kitchener. About 70 men will be employed. Mr. Lester Thornell of Haverhill, Mass., is supervising the installation of machinery which is valued at above $15,000. Waterloo Chronicle 12 Jul 1934, p. 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S3147] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Name:Lester Edward Thornell Race:White Age:39 Relationship to Draftee:Self (Head) Birth Date:2 Feb 1905 Birth Place:Newton, New Hampshire, USA Residence Place:USA Registration Date:1944 Registration Place:District of Columbia, USA Employer:Galt Wood Heel Co Height:5 11 Weight:180 Name pf Person who will always known your address: Mrs. Lester Edw. Thornell 114 1/2 Blair Road Galt, Ontario, Canada Complexion:Light Hair Color:Brown Eye Color:Brown Next of Kin:Lester Edw Thornell [S3177] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947. Name:Lester E Thurnell Gender:Male Race:White Marriage Age:25 Record Type:Marriage Birth Year:abt 1905 Birth Place:Newton, New Hampshire Marriage Date:22 Nov 1930 Marriage Place:Raymond, New Hampshire, USA Father:Charles E Thornell Mother:Margaret A Carey Spouse: Dorris C Callaham Birth Place:Haverhill, Massachusetts Marriage Age:25 Father:John J Callahan Mother:Catherine A Mayhan [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Carey Thornell Gender:Male Age:9 Birth Date:25 Jul abt 1933 Birth Place:Haverhill Mass Death Date:1 Jul 1942 Death Place:Honey Harbour, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Father:Lester E. Thornell 39 Aberdeen Rd. N., Galt b. USA Mother:Doris Calhan b. USA Accidental drowned when canoe overturned. Buried Mount View Cemetery

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Feb 1905 - Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Occupation - lumber merchant - 1930 - Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States Married - 22 Nov 1930 - Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Business - Bradkin-Thornell Co. - 1934 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Galt Wood Heel Co. - 1944 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth