http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/ed4707111e5d7231252fe9163fa21a21.pdf d9e281a6d53a0ab005854a9d1eb78ada PDF Text Text It SEATON I f FAMILY: : : the family of Rose WILLIAM BALFOUR SEATON ·Ian. 14th.' 1847. d. SEATON(wife)b. Oct. ELIZABETH Children of W.B. Willfam Mc. b. Alice Seaton, Amigari Ont. 2l+th.' 1930. 1849. d. Nov. 9th., 1905. & Elizabeth Seaton::: Kel vie M.' .. Railroad wrk. b. June 12, 1872. d. marr: bur ied ST. Jan. Fort Paul's. 1938. 29, Erie. b. Dec. 16, 187L1.• d. Feb. 18, neve r married. burried St. Paul's Fort Erie. Lillian Mary Albert Edwarct 2n d . , Oct. ( Eddie) b. Sept. bachelor: 6, 1876. Custom's Lion's Club. bur.'.'ied ST. Paul ' s d. Aug. Broker: Fort 1947. 23, 191+9. Councilor. Erie. Rose Alice Seaton 1879. d. Aug. 14. b. oct. 6th. never married: School teacher. burried ST� Paul's. Fort Erie. Maud b. July 21, 1878. d. Se�t.-10, 1900. marr: .William Hardike:r,: dght. Car,·ol. bur:·:ied ST. Paul 1 s Fort Erie. Elizabeth 1, 1881. d. Oct. 20� 1956. b. July marr; J o s e ph W. Bailey.( Feb. 15, 1885-1972 Grand Trun_k Rai lroa d :elngineer. St. Thomas:. T o r onto. bur ··ied. ST. Paul's Fort Erie. 1960. · 1889. d. marr; Harry Hall (1880-1922.) 1 son: Texas. bur. ·ied ST. Paul 1 s Fort Erie. Georgia b. Phernia'. d b. marr: George Curwood bur. ·ied. Catherine(Kat�)St. Thomas ) b. d. 1976. marr. Tom Cornish Gilmore Rd. and Concession They had a grocery store in the_mothers name, and they lived in the back tnd the second floor. When Mr. Jackson left the railroad becuse of ill health he bought the business f�om the Seatons and , the family moved to a small home on Concession Rd. just south of the store. The Seaton family lived on the s. E. corner of Wallace S ea t on M.D. b. marr; bur. ied. d. Went overseas: ret.urned to work at veteran's hospital Tornonto. �MISS ROSE ALICE SEATON . . . . . . dght. of William Balfour & Elizabeth Seaton. born in A'.MIGARI burried in St. .�.1879, d. 1960. Paul's Cemetery, Fort Erie. Miss Rose Seaton lived with her parents in the old home on the south east corner of Gilmore Road and Concession. Mr�. W.B. Seaton ran a Grocery Store from the front of this building, and the back and second floor was used for living quarters for the large family. Rose, would have attended th e war d shh o a l at Amigari , as did . other children in the area living on both sides of the Gilmore. However,when she had completed her lower grades, in 1895 it ment trans­ fering to the "Alley School" on John ST. in the village of Fort Erie. Her teacher was Alec Ross, and in the continuation class here, she obtained her first teachers permit. She was t hen admi tted to the Tor onto Model School, where she acquired a Professional third class certificate; allowing her to teach for three years. Her first teaching job was at s.s. # L� Garrison Road Bertie. Shortly after she moved to a teaching position at # 5 on the Dominion Road in Bertie. She attended High School for six months at Welland, where she earned her second class certificate, which enabled her to enter the Ottawa No:rmal School. She returned to teach for the second time at s.s.# 5 on the Dominion then in 1907 moved to the ward school at Amigari at a salary of 400.00 per annum. In 1910 she accepted the position as Sr. Fourth teacher at Phipp st. Her life was dedicated to teaching and to her family. While a young girl Rose broke off an·engagement; .and never approached the after the death of her.mother subject of marriage .again. In 190.5 there was the added burden of the running of the store and looking after her father. who was ill a great deal of the time. She also cared When her sister Maud for her sister Lillian who was a semi-invalid. died in child birth, Rose took the baby Carrol under her wing, and raised her.to adult-hood. She put her brother Wal�� through medical school, and he later took up a position at the old Vete�an's Hospital In 1916 Frank E. Jackson left the railroad because of in Toronto. ill health, and shortly after purchased the Seaton Grocery Store, in Amigari. The children still at home,moved with their father to .a small house just south of the corner on the east side of Concession road. Rose caught T.B. and for a year she lived in a tent in the yard of this home isolated from her family. After her recovery however she was able to return to her teaching at Phipp st. When Rose entered Phipp st. in 1910 the attendance in her room; , Jr. Fourth and Entrance Class , amounted to thirty which consisted of The attendance grew in years to come, and gradually pupils at the time. reached thirty to forty pupils on the entrance class alone. In 1918 Wintemute school was opened and the Continuation classes moved there. On Sept. 1stfi 1918( according to school board records) Rose Seaton was made Principal of Phipp at a salary of $900.00 per annum, and she continued in this position till her retirement from the school in June of 19L1.5. It was then that The Board of Education confered on her the honour of re-naming the School after her. Rose moved with her sister Lillian to a large home on the Niagara, Blvd. just n orth of Winte mut e st . H e re she lived out her go�aen year s with her flower garden, and her many memories • In 1952 however when Society was organized Rose became Libraria� the Fort Erie Historical and an active . . · �In her own words::: 11 Miss Seaton still finds her greatest interest in school, & pupils, and the memory of her work gives her many happy hours of companionship. This joy comes from feeling that one helped a pupil to meet and overcome difficulties; and above allthat a little secret influence perhaps made each one a better boe or girl. Then in ret­ rospect, the little army of over eight-hundred, passes down through the years- their faces aglow because their hearts were made glad as each one said"I passed." ' ROSE SEATON: 1960.• Louis Mc. Dermott Aug. 13. 1978. with help from F-.ipp st. Mrs. c. Howe & Mrs. w. s. School records, Board Office, Jackson. Welland. � 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 Seaton Family Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertaining to Rose Alice Seaton and her descentants. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Historical Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Amigari Louis Mcdermott Collection undated