George Walter ULLYOT (1850-1925) Born in East Whitby Township, Ontario on 01 February 1850, he was the son of Thomas Ulyot (1819-1880) and Mary Jane Elford (1822-1900). On 19 June 1870 in Oshawa, Ontario, he married Esther Ann Jackson (c1853-1925) and they had nine children: …
Robert TAIT (1830-1912) Born in the Red River settlement on 24 April 1830, the third son of William Tait (1793-1872) and Mary Auld, he received very little schooling and at the age of eleven was hired as a chore boy at the Hudson’s Bay Company …
Evelina (SINCLAIR) ADAMS (1898-1990) Born at Shoal Lake on 22 November 1898, daughter of John Sinclair (1871-1926) and Annie Brown (1876-1913), she took her early education there then, in February 1918, attended nurses training at the Neepawa General Hospital. Nursing duties at the time included …
Richard Wilfred QUEEN-HUGHES (1908-1970) Born in Penge, Surrey, England, he was the son of Richard William and Elizabeth Florence Hughes. He came to Manitoba in 1923 to farm in the Killarney area. Five years later, he moved to Winnipeg and spent 27 years as Director …
Maxwell S. “Max” RADY (1893-1964) Born in Russia on 21 November 1893, his name was Avraham Radishkevic. He immigrated to Manitoba from Russia in 1893 and changed his name to Maxwell Rady. He entered the Manitoba Medical College. After completing an internship at the Vancouver …
Muriel Jean (PHILLIPS) ARPIN (1914-1982) Born at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 22 November 1914, daughter of Mary and John Phillips, she received BA and LLB degrees and began working as a teacher before becoming the first woman to practice law in the Exchequer Court of …
Sheldon “Obie” OBERMAN (1949-2004) Born in Winnipeg on 20 May 1949, he was the son of Allan Oberman (1916-1995) and Dorothy “Dot Dobie” Stein (1925-2008). He attended St. John’s High School then studied literature at the University of Winnipeg and University of Jerusalem. He returned …
Sir Augustus Meredith NANTON (1860-1925) Born in in Toronto, Ontario on 07 May 1860, he was the son of Augustus Nanton (1831-1873) and Louisa Botsford (1831-1906), and brother of Harry W. Nanton. He was educated at the Toronto Model School. He commenced business in a …
Caroline Irene (McLEOD) QUEEN (1906-1993) Born in Winnipeg on 23 February 1906, she was the daughter of Jessie Waldie Conquergood (1869-1947) and Murdock Lauglau McLeod (1860-1918, later Superintendent of the Orpheum Theatre). She lived at 502 Spence Street (1911) and 265 Patrick Street (1921). She …
Leopold Raymond LABOSSIERE (1913-1969) Born at Somerset on 15 February 1913, he was the son of Charles Labossiere (1887-1976) and Helene Brisson (1890-1958). He received an elementary and secondary education at Somerset and a BA degree from St. Boniface College (1936). He taught at St. …