What's New (past 30 days)
H Folks
I'm continuing to upload documents loaned to me; loading photos & info that I've collected over the years and scanning/photographing The Cobden Sun newspapers. The work ahead never stops - thank you!
I'm also working on the Whitewater Region's WWI & WWII casualties and gathering the names of Whitewater Region's WWI & WWII casualties.
I'm continuing to work on the businesses and buildings of Cobden and would appreciate information and photos related to them.
I greatly appreciate your emails and ask that you be patient as I will answer your emails as soon as I can. Email me directly at my email address: faygen@nrtco.net
I also appreciate the updated information and photos that you contribute to this site for all to enjoy. As you can see from "What's New" and the photos attached to individuals, there have been many contributors.
Hoping your genealogy search goes well.
Fay
Facebook page "Cobden of the Past by Faysgenealogy" - have a look at it.
Photos
Documents
| Thumb | Description | Linked to | Last Modified |
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 | Edgar Lawrence DAGG obituary https://www.frasermorrisheubner.com/obituary/Edgar-Dagg | 12 Dec 2025 | |
| Edward 'Eddie' BRUCE obituary https://www.gouletfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Edward-Eddie-Bruce?obId=46633692 | 12 Dec 2025 | |
 | Willard Roy WRIGHT death Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Fisher, Nettie Florence BROOME death Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | William Oliver PRESCOTT obituary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | McClelland, Doris heads Laurentian View WI Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | John Alfred 'Bud' JOHNSON dies in Silo Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Marshall David WILSON obituary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Ralph Martin & Claire YOUNG wed Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
| Kevin Ralph MARTIN obituary https://www.frasermorrisheubner.com/obituary/KRalph-Martin | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Herbert & Beatrice Elizabeth McGonegal celebrate 50th Anniversary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Allen & Mabel Johnston celebrate 50th Anniversary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Bert & Avis OATES 25th Anniversary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | William & Katherine FLETCHER 35th Anniversary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | 045-Bennett, Joseph & Margaret 50th Anniversary writeup Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Allan & Mary WILCOX 60th Anniversary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Stanley & Elsie WILCOX 50th Anniversary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Joseph & Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN celebrate 40th Anniversary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | John & Elsie JOHNSON 50th Anniversary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Thomas & Lola HARRIS celebrate 50th anniversary Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Wayne Keuhl & Sheila Eileen FAUGHT wed Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Sheila Eileen FAUGHT graduation Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Gordon Munroe & Ann MACLAREN wedding Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Gordon Munroe & Ann MACLAREN wedding Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Gordon Munroe & Ann MACLAREN engagement announcement Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Gordon Munroe & Ann MACLAREN wed Newspaper clipping from the collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Martin, Hubert Ralph obituary Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Weedmark, George Robert obituary Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Cecil Randolph PRESCOTT death notice Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 7 Dec 2025 | |
 | Byron William MCKIBBON obituary The Edmonton Bulleton, Aug 28, 1936 p. 16 | 4 Dec 2025 | |
| Chant, Barbara BUCKWALT obituary https://www.frasermorrisheubner.com/obituary/Barbara-Chant | 4 Dec 2025 | |
 | Morris, Duncan retires from Funeral & Furniture businesses, July 1980 Newspaper clipping from the collection of Brenda Millar | 2 Dec 2025 | |
 | CHx-Horse-drawn hearse used by Herb Fraser & Dunc Morris - interior view Newspaper clipping from the scrapbooks of Grace Miller & Olive Hill, Paper & date unknown | 2 Dec 2025 | |
 | CHx-Horse-drawn hearse used when Dunc Morris apprenticed with Herb Fraser Newspaper clipping from the scrapbooks of Grace Miller & Olive Hill, Paper & date unknown | 2 Dec 2025 | |
 | Morris, Duncan retires, 1980 Newspaper clipping from the collection of Brenda Millar | 2 Dec 2025 | |
 | CHx-Hearse belonging to Fraser Morris Funeral Home reviewed by curator from National Museum of Science and Technology, 1980 Newspaper clippings from the scrapbook collections of Lena Byce | 2 Dec 2025 | |
 | CHx-Former Fraser-Morris Funeral Home sold to be Bed & Breakfast Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Lena Byce The Cobden Sun, Dec 9, 1987 | 2 Dec 2025 | |
 | CHx-Fraser-Morris horse-drawn hearse donated to Champlain Trail Museum Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Lena Byce The Cobden Sun, Dec 9, 1987 | 2 Dec 2025 | |
 | Graham, Isabel Eleanor IRETON nursing graduation Waterloo Region Record, Jun 5, 1965 p. 33 | 2 Dec 2025 | |
 | Graham, Isabel Eleanor IRETON obituary Waterloo Region Record, Dec 14, 1968 p. 25 | 2 Dec 2025 | |
 | Charles Edwin GRAHAM obituary Waterloo Region Record, Sep 30, 1965 p. 30 | 2 Dec 2025 | |
 | CHx-Historical Plaque unveiled in Cobden Municipal Park Newspaper clipping from the collection of Gladys Francis | 1 Dec 2025 | |
 | 4 H club members c1970's Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 30 Nov 2025 | |
 | Ellard Joseph Russel POWERS - OFU vice President Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 30 Nov 2025 | |
 | Gordon & Viola MCLAUGHLIN, 1964 Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 30 Nov 2025 | |
 | Labow, Jemima Pearl BRANNAN is Silver Cross Mother Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Sherry Gilchrist | 30 Nov 2025 | |
 | Nursing Sister Ida Mary MACGREGOR obituary The Ottawa Citizen, Aug 17, 1944 p. 17 | 29 Nov 2025 | |
 | Gnr Ira Clifford EADY killed overseas The North Bay Nugget, Aug 24, 1944 p. 2 | 29 Nov 2025 | |
 | Gnr Ira Clifford EADY killed in France The North Bay Nugget, Aug 21, 1944 p. 3 | 29 Nov 2025 | |
 | William Robert KIRK obituary The Ottawa Citizen, Jan 12, 1948 p. 14 | 29 Nov 2025 |
Headstones
| Thumb | Description | Cemetery | Status | Linked to | Last Modified |
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 | Gravestone-Dagg, Edgar Lawrence Block 5 - Presbyterian Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sep 2016 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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12 Dec 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Dack, Doris Dorothy Block 4 - Presbyterian Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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12 Dec 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Craymer Block 2 - Anglican Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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7 Dec 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Crawley, Eleanor A. Block 1 United Cobden Union Cemetery, Cobden, Ontario photographed by Fay Bennett, Oct 2017 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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7 Dec 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Code, Donald & Denise nee Crites Donald's son Donald Gordon Code Block 5 - Presbyterian Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sep 2016 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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6 Dec 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Childerhose, Robert Stephen & Lillian Rose DEWAR Block 3 Cobden Union Cemetery Cobden, ON Photographed by Fay Bennett, June 2024 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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4 Dec 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Burgess, Thomas & Isabella Ada nee Dagg Block 2 - Anglican Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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1 Dec 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Breen, William J. & Thelma nee Fawcett Block 4 - Presbyterian Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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29 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Boyle, John Harrison Block 5 - Presbyterian Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sep 2016 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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29 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Boyce, Gerald Hamilton & Joyce nee Hawkins Block 2 Anglican Cobden Union Cemetery Photographed by Fay Bennett, June 2024 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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28 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Bosak, Tanya Lee and mother Doris Rachel Block 2 - Anglican Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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28 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Berry, John H & Jean nee Stewart son Robert H. Block 2 - Anglican Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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28 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Bennett, Arnold & Joyce nee Collins & son Graham Block 3 Methodist Cobden Union Cemetery, Cobden, ON Photographed by Fay Bennett, July 2024 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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28 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-BECKMAN (no stone); Charles, C. Lakely, Margaret Block 3-Methodist, Lot 37 Cobden Union Cemetery Cobden, ON https://cobden.cemsites.com/ | Cobden Union Cemetery | Unmarked |
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28 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-ALLEN, Robert & Agnes McLaren; dau Ida Section 3 Methodist Cobden Union Cemetery Photographed by Fay Bennett, Nov 2025 | Cobden Union Cemetery |
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25 Nov 2025 | |
 | Gravestone-Faught, Edward 'Ward' Nelson & Donna nee Wilson Block 3 Methodist Cobden Union Cemetery Cobden, ON Photographed by Fay Bennett, Nov 2025 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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25 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Allen, Alexander Clarke & Mabel McDiarmid Section 3 Methodist Cobden Union Cemetery Photographed by Fay Bennett, Nov 2025 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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25 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Kohlsmith, Vernon & Lois nee Foss Block 3 - Methodist Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Nov 2025 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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25 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Barr, John Hiram & Minnie (nee Johnston) Block 2 - Anglican Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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24 Nov 2025 |
 | Gravestone-Angus, Alexander & Margaret nee Dillabough Block 5 - Presbyterian Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sep 2016 | Cobden Union Cemetery | Located |
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24 Nov 2025 |
 | Guardsman (Trooper) Renaud Gerald GERVAIS - commemorated at Butte War Memorial. Niece Linda Bromley pointing to his name photograph from the collection of Linda Bromley |
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17 Nov 2025 |
Histories
| Thumb | Description | Linked to | Last Modified |
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 | Gervais, Gds. Renaud Gerald Gervais service summary Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources noted | 17 Nov 2025 |
Individuals
| ID | Last Name, Given Name(s) | Born/Christened | Location | Tree | Last Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I20203 |
 Edward Earl DALLIN |
b. March 10 1921 | Yorktown, , Saskatchewan, Canada  | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 |
| I63679 |
Eleanor Ann 'Ella' THOMAS |
b. Abt 1863 | Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 |
| I63678 |
Thomas DALE |
b. 1862 | , Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 |
| I4365 |
Edgar Lawrence DAGG |
b. 10 Mar 1956 | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 | |
| I56639 |
John GASS |
b. 15 Jun 1862 | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 | |
| I78040705 |
Edward 'Eddie' BRUCE |
b. 26 Oct 1946 | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 | |
| I95565569 |
Theodore Aaron QUAST |
b. 10 Oct 1896 | South Algona, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 |
| I798 |
Sheila Eva SMITH |
b. 15 Dec 1937 | Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 |
| I95729478 |
Anna |
Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 | ||
| I95729476 |
Doris Dorothy DACK |
b. 28 Oct 1917 | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 | |
| I95729477 |
Nickola DACK |
Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 | ||
| I95630118 |
Albert August LEECK |
b. 16 Apr 1895 | Admaston Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 |
| I95614192 |
Maria Ida HANNIMAN |
b. 11 Apr 1866 | , , , Germany | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 |
| I95614191 |
Henry G. LEECK |
b. 15 Nov 1864 | , , , Germany | Whitewater Region Early Families | 12 Dec 2025 |
| I95154389 |
Jean (Jennie) LIVINGSTONE |
b. 1 Sep 1872 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95160469 |
Howard Albert "Tibby" JULIAN |
b. 13 Oct 1909 | Almonte, Lanark. Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95226328 |
Lila May OATTES |
b. 20 Mar 1895 | Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95223152 |
Jane COCHRANE |
b. 16 Feb 1868 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95527542 |
Edna Alice May LARONDE |
b. 14 Aug 1916 | Admaston Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530690 |
William John WATSON |
b. 23 Aug 1882 | , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95431387 |
John Cochrane WATSON |
b. 17 Apr 1896 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95369103 |
Adelaide Edith COCHRANE |
b. 1 Oct 1880 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95418806 |
Thomas James WATSON |
b. 9 May 1877 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95300386 |
John Thomas SHARPE |
b. 18 Mar 1900 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95300388 |
Alexander W. WATSON |
b. 15 Aug 1875 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95152799 |
Lucy Anne JAMES |
b. 25 Nov 1852 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530691 |
Harriet Mary Angela MCGONEGAL |
b. 2 Feb 1888 | Calabogie, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530753 |
Lillias Alice Mae WATSON |
b. 25 Oct 1914 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530746 |
Beulah Rankin WATSON |
b. 1921 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530747 |
Edward Frederick FIEBIG |
b. 1911 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530763 |
Andrew Raymond WARREN |
b. 9 Mar 1916 | Bagot Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530755 |
Mona Mary WATSON |
b. 1918 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530754 |
Theodore Lee WATSON |
b. Abt 1917 | , , Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530762 |
Donald Frederick Patrick HICKS |
b. 4 May 1912 | Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530748 |
Gladys Margaret J. KILBY |
b. 1917 | Killaloe, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530745 |
Robert Alton WATSON |
b. 17 Mar 1912 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530751 |
Orville Wellington WATSON |
b. 14 Apr 1911 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530759 |
Jeanette Martha DUPLESSIS |
b. Abt 1911 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530750 |
John Hilary WATSON |
b. Abt 1908 | Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 11 Dec 2025 |
| I95530749 |
Harriet Iona WATSON |
b. 27 Jul 1905 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
| I95530756 |
David S. HUDSON |
b. 17 Apr 1902 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
| I95431413 |
Doris Jean Ileene WATSON |
b. 18 Feb 1910 | Douglas, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
| I95431414 |
Sidney D. PITMAN |
b. 27 Jun 1909 | , , , England | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
| I95332080 |
Herbert Emerson SHARPE |
b. 26 Dec 1907 | Dacre, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
| I95332077 |
Mary Alice WATSON |
b. 30 Aug 1916 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
| I95332078 |
John Henry WATSON |
b. Abt 1913 | Dacre, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
| I95332082 |
Edith Elizabeth DURHAM |
b. 16 Oct 1912 | Innisfail, Red Deer C.D., Alberta, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
| I95332081 |
Russel Alexander WATSON |
b. 6 Jun 1910 | Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
| I95332084 |
Lucy Eva WATSON |
b. 15 Jul 1907 | Grattan Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
| I95332085 |
John Robert LAW |
b. Abt 1902 | , , Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | Whitewater Region Early Families | 10 Dec 2025 |
Families