http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/d2e0c7ead1007505c5c77305ab8cf347.pdf 32cc0ee430ee8cd6bef7f87c1b5f0f30 PDF Text Text GEORGE FREDERIC MONTILl.DN:: • 96 NIAGARA BLVD. FORT ERIE. 1941. b. 1852. U.S.A • d. jOHn's Ridge. St. bur. 1941. b 1855. U.S.A. d. bur. St. Johns. GEORGE FREDERIC MONTILl.DN marr; Abbie Marie Davis George F. montillon was a furnace liner in Buffalo N.Y., working for the Lackawanna Steel. Abbie Davis was a school teacher before marriage. Bothe were accomplished singers and sang with the Buffal PhilarmonicChoir. Children of George and Abbie ])lldiilt,:Milbbru: : : Elsie b. d. married John Brenton Fitzgibbon./1910. children: Joh: Morris: George: mary: Robert. ~eorge • 1965 d. ST. JOHN'S Ridgemount. Herbert b. 1890 b.1880 U.S.A. d. 1943. married Clara Muriel Diehl ST. JOHN'S Ridgemount • Goerge H. gradul\'TED IN Law Buffalo N.Y. was singer. ~}-,,;.' ~ ·~j) Clara Diehl Montillon graduated at Cornell University in organ and music.Lived at # 96F.E. till 1940. Home sold and they moved to N.Y. city. No children. Eugene d. B. attended Cornell University. was a singer. marr. Muriel Clara briggs.B. usa::: Eugene Montillon moved to Ithica N.Y.and became a landscape arcitect.No childre~. d. �REAL ESTATE RENTING ·COLLECTING LOANS · INSURANCE • GEO . F . MONTILLON 403 ERIE COUNTY BANK BU ILDING SENECA 0609 BUFFALO, N . Y . • GEORGE FREDERICK MONTILLON George Frederiak Montillon, in his 9oth. year 9 died at Fort Erie, onterio on Sunday, March 3oth. He leaves his widow, .:.\.bbie Davis 1Jontillon, two sons and one daughter, Herbert G. 1.Iontillan o:f Buffaa>o, N.Y., Mrs. Elsie E. Fitzgibbon of Fort Erie,• Ont. and l!.ugene D. MontillC>Jl o:f Ithaca, and several grand-children. afr1T l J..t · · Buriel, on TUesday ·~was in the ohuroh-yard o:f St. Jalm'e AngliOEln Church, Bertie Township, Ont. • �No. 96. (old No.) niagara • Blvd~ west side. This very large stone and frame home was built by the Thomas family in the 1890's. They had moved to Fort Erie from Buffalo in 1863. For a time they lived in a large brick home in what later became Bridgeburg. They moved to this property and began constructing their new home •••• In 1900 the home was taken over by George Montillon and Abbie(Davis). They had a small cottage on the south side of Garrison Rd. that they had built in 1893., and their chief residence in Buffalo N.Y. As the home at 96 had been recently destroyed by fire they began to remodel their new homestead. The home consisted on the groundfloor, a living room with fireplace, a library off the living room a side dining room, and a summer kitchen. Upstrairs were seven bedrooms and one bathroom. Many years later a bathroom was added to the ground floor.The home also boasted a heating system with furnace that came from Fort George Niagara on the Lake shortly after the first world war. To the back of the house was a coach house & stable, a two story building. Eugene Montillon a proffesor at Cornell University remodelled the old stable, where they kept their old horsw "Old Bess"It was made into a cottage but burnt to the ground in the 1960's.long after the family had left.It boasted it's own large chimney , ~ and after the fire that was all that reminaed to mark it's place.At one time Herbert Montillon was living in the old coach house.The home ha~·~pacious grounds, with a large lawn fronting the river side and a garden and fruit trees to the back. Elsie Montillon mARRIED John B. Fitzgibbon, and at the time of her marriage moved to No. 80 Niagara St. Some distance north.They had five children: John: Morris: George: Mary and Bob. After the death of her husband Elsie moved back to no. 96 with her daughter Mary. Mary taught school at Douglas for many years, later joining the service. She proceede overseas during the second world war. After it's close she moved to Toronto.She is presently living in Dorset Ont.(1994) Whe she was well into her 90's the wife of Dr. Menke lived in the back apt. of this old home. The house stood empty for a number of yeears, and in 1950 was purchased by Paul Myers who turned it into five apartments. It was sold agian, byt returned to Paul in 1960. IN 1970 the home was purchased by Tony Marinaccio, and he demolished it for the site of his new home • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Frederic Montillon Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to George Frederic Montillon, and his family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s 1900s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection