Stephen Edward RADOMSKY (1893-1984) Born in Poland on 26 December 1893, he was the son of Thomas Radomsky (1859-1933) and Anna Kuboczck (1861-?). He immigrated to Canada with his family in 1898 and was naturalized in 1902. He grew up in the Rural Municipality of …
Katherine Gloria QUEEN-HUGHES (1909-1978) Born in Winnipeg on 28 March 1909, she was the daughter of politician, John Queen (1882-1946), and feminist, Katherine Ross (1885-1934). While studying medicine at the University of Manitoba, she worked during the summers of 1927 and 1928 as the first …
Alfred Leroy PAINE (1901-1988) Born at Oxbow, Saskatchewan in 1901, he was the son of a veterinarian father, Harold Paine (c1871-1952), and artist mother, Ella Winnifred ? (c1875-1933). The family moved to Rosetown, Saskatchewan when he was young. He received a BA degree from the …
William John “Billy” O’Connor (1837-1910) Born in Dublin, Ireland on 29 August 1837, he ran away to Boston as a boy, eventually becoming part owner of the Boston Hotel. In ill health, he moved to St. Paul in 1876, where he was recruited by Edward …
Stephen NAIRN (1838-1900) Born in Kelvinside, Glasgow, Scotland in 1838, he was the son of John Nairn (the proprietor of the extensive Washington mills of that city) and Margaret Kirkland. He came to Canada in 1864, where he formed the grain and milling business of …
Anne Amelia (McLEAN) PAGET (1867-1922) Born in Fort Simpson on the Mackenzie River on 15 July 1867, she was the eldest daughter of William J. McLean (1841-1929) and Helen Hunter Murray (1847-1899). She spent her earliest years at Fort Liard, Northwest Territory and then the …
Committee Update The Cemetery Committee has been busy creating some standard templates to assist transcribers in reading a cemetery. The documents are: A Guide to Transcribing Cemetery Records – A useful reference tool for information: On preparatory work to make your time transcribing the cemetery …
Hazel Christina (LAMB) ALLAN (1916-2004) Born at MacGregor on 25 December 1916, daughter of Mabel Elizabeth Hotell (1895-1948) and Thomas Dryden Lamb (1878-1947), she spent her childhood at MacGregor and on 18 January 1936 married David Walter Allan (1908-1965) and they had five children: Robert …
Ursula Martha (Koons) Dalhgren (1905-2001) Born in Douglas, Ontario on 21 August 1905, she was the daughter of James Koons (1863-1948) and Minnie Wickwire (1868-1951). She moved with her parents to Minitonas in 1913. She started her musical training with piano classes (Clarence was one …
Alfred Jackson (1858-1935) Born at Clinton, Ontario on 19 July 1858, he was the son of English immigrant Isaac Jackson (c1830-1925) and Sara ? (c1835-?). He quit school at the ate of 15 to apprentice for four years with contractor John Snell at Wingham, Ontario. …