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                  <text>John Magwood::::
John Magwood b. Apr. 20. 1822 d.

1874.

came to Canada from Ireland :IB 39.
children 12.
marr. Elizabeth Allan of Ireland
b. mar. 17. 1828. d. Feb.

4. 1917.

at time of bur, she was living at 46 Forsyth
where she had dwelt for 54 yrs. (1863)
buried with her husband at St. Pauls. F.E.
At time of her death she had two serviving
sons and two girls:: William &amp; James who
married Emily Carey. Mrs.

Leary and

Catharine wife of George Havill.
Ann

b.

1832. d. Mar. 11 . 1851-i9yrs.

bur, St. Pauls.
Robertson

b. Febll. 1844. d. Nov.24. 1915.
marr. Mary Jane b. Dec.25. 1844. d. Feb. 6.1902.

â€¢

bur, ST. Pauls .
Robert ran the Frontier Hotel on the Niagara
Â·'

River Rd. by Lavinia St. (The Commercial)

~Iiiiarn

b.

1847. d.

baby

b.

1848. bur. without name.

John

b. Nov.14. 1849. d.

store er. Dunlop &amp;Gilmore.

marr. Jane. of Buffalo:B. June 21. 1852. d.1 9 3 5 .
Eliza Jane

b. Oct.15. 1854. d. Feb. 12. 1914.
living . with Mrs. Elizabeth Magwood on Forsyth: st.
was a Mrs.Eliza Jane Donahoe wife of John.
Cemetery stone st. Pauls lists name Eliza Jane
Howard Â·.

David

b. Feb.

7. 1857. d. Feb. 12. 1911.

James

b. June

1. 18 6 2 d.

19 3 5

marr. Emily Carey;b. June 27.1859. d.Oct.30. 1919
Mary Ann

b. Mar.

Catharine

b.

1864.

marr. George Havill
bur.

�David Magwood:::
David Magwood

b. 1799. Mar. 22. 1850 bur. St. Pauls
Ann
private in the Inc. Batt. Militia

marr~

Charolette

b .â€¢

Feb~

dght~

David

13. 1840. d. Apr.5.
of David and Ann.

b . .Jan 17. 1841.

1840~

2mths.

�John Magwood : Laborer : 189 . lived 13 - 14 Archange St .
James magwood :
Wm . Magwood :

lived nO . i Queen St .
Ran a grocery store and the first
post office on the N. W. er . of
Gilmore Rd . &amp; Dunlop St . later
sold to A, B . Hurrel .

Robert &amp; John Magwood

were charter members of

Orange Lodge NO . 750 . Sept 24 . 1871 .

Check .

Catherine Magwood b .

d . Sept . 11851.

John b . Aug . 14 , 1859 .
son of ?
also have Johnb . 1849 &amp; wife Jane .
Martha

m.

Magwood b . Aug . 5 . 1861 . d . mar . 3 . 1927 .

bur . St . Pauls on stone of John &amp; Elizabeth.

â€¢

Lila

bur. St . Pauls: on stone of John &amp; Elizabeth .

Havill Rites
On Saturday

â€¢

b . Feb 9 . 1894 . d . Apr . 10. 1899 .

FORT ERIE - (Special) --Fm
eral was held Saturday of Mr
Catharine Havill, 84, life-long resÂ·
dent of Fort Erie, and a member â€¢
the well-known Magwood Â· f3&gt;Mil.
early Niagara
Frontier
piVivr
family. Mrs. Havill 'who is sill' t 1
by her son, Gf.Orge, resided 11ea
Riverview Apartments, but H
occurred in Douglas Memorial
pital. Intermer..t. was in St.
Angliaan Cemetery, the Rev.
Irwin, rector, conducting t
rites.
Â·
In the passing of Mrs. Ha
frontier lose~ a historic 1Â·
the past .

�St. Pauls : back of Church by sidewalk .
stone of original John Magwood &amp; wife

El t ~abeth

~ll
John Magwood b . Apr . 20 . 1882 . d .

874 .

Elizabeth Allan : b . Mar . 17 . 18.28 . d . Feb .

4 . 1917 .

(back of stone) Harrison :::
Charles B . Harrison b . Mar . 5 . 1883 . d . Feb . 12 . 1911 .
Eliza J . Howard '

b . Oct . 15 . 1854 . d . Feb . 12 . 1914 .

side of stone ::
Martha J . Magwood Aug . 5 . 1861 . d . Mar .. 31 . 1927 .
Lila

b . Feb .

9 . 1894 . d . Apr . 10 . 1899

)

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