Anne Pearl (Brown) Silverthorn (1884 - 1948)

Born 13 Feb 1884 in St. Vincent, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Silverthorn — married 18 Mar 1908 in St. Vincent, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1948 at age 64 in Ardath, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

ANNIE PEARL SILVERTHORN Née BROWN Annie Pearl Brown was born on 13 February 1884 in St Vincent, Ontario to William Brown (1846-1934) and Anne Watson (1853-1937). Her siblings were: Henrietta Brown (1871-1948), Charlotte Elizabeth (Lotti) (1873-1959), Robert Edward (1875-1960), William Elmer (1879-1954), Minnie Lulilla (1882-1959), Morley Watson (1889-1961) and Mary Jane (1896-1916). Annie's family was living in St Vincent, Grey, Ontario in 1901. Annie married Benjamin Silverthorn on 18 March 1908 in St Vincent, Grey, Ontario. Benjamin was born on 28 January 1884 in Woodford, Grey, Ontario to James Flower Silverthorn (1837-1903) and Elizabeth Areana Wilson (1842-1910). His siblings were: Jane (1867-1946), Wilbur David Thomas (1868-1950), Samuel (1872-1955), John James (1872-1964), Hester (1876-1948), Archibald (1877-1960), Aaron (1880-1950) and Phoebe Areana (1881-1963). Benjamin was raised in Grey County, Ontario. Annie and Benjamin had four children: William James Clifford (Cliff) (1909-1984), Coletta Pearl (1911-1994), Kathleen Marie (1920-2010) and a son born in 1923. The Silverthorn family lived in St Vincent until at least 1911. By 1916 they were living on land in 30-8-W3 Meridian in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley, Saskatchewan. Annie's obituary said that they moved to Ardath, Saskatchewan 36 years before her death which would have been 1912. Annie died on 14 April 1948 in Ardath and Benjamin died in the same place in 1974. In 1911 three of Benjamin's siblings: Samuel, Aaron and Phoebe, were living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. By 1916 Samuel and Aaron had obtained homesteads in the Fertile Valley RM. Pheobe married Walter Henry Spackman (1887-1963) in 1917 and they had also settled in Fertile Valley RM by 1921. Although Benjamin and Annie never lived in Saskatoon, it is speculated that they came to Saskatoon from time to time as it was the nearest major city and is only about 80 km from Ardath. As some of the Silverthorns had even lived in Saskatoon in the past, there were likely strong ties to Saskatoon. It is also possible that Annie might have attended 3rd Ave Methodist Church if she happened to be in Saskatoon on a Sunday as the Silverthorns were Methodist. We could find no other candidate for the Annie Silverthorn quilt signature. Annie is buried at Fertile Valley Cemetery, Conquest, SK. The quilt referenced in this biography is a Canadian Red Cross Quilt made at the 3rd Ave. Methodist Church in Saskatoon, SK. The quilt is found at the Imperial War Museum in London, England.

Sources

• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912".
• "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW2B-D3P : accessed 27 October 2015), Annie P Brown, St Vincent, Grey East, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148140.
• "Canada Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2R-YM3 : 13 November 2014), Anne Pearl Brown in household of William Brown, H, Grey (east/est), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 6, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZX-5NC : 10 April 2015), Benjamin Silverthorn and Annie Pearl Brown, 18 Mar 1908; citing registration , St Vincent, Grey, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,867.
• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-HSMS : 2 March 2015), Annie Silverthorn in entry for Benjamin Silverthorn, 1911; citing Census, Grey North Sub-Districts 1-46, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,698.
• "Canada Census, 1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMP6-R23 : 5 November 2014), Annie Silverthorn in household of Ben Silverthorn, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 18, line 30; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,952.
• "Canada Census 1921", [1].
• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLV-NRZ5 : 18 April 2019), Annie Silverthorn in household of Ben Silverthorn, Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing Census, Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215917745/annie-p-silverthorn : accessed 16 November 2021), memorial page for Annie P. Silverthorn (1884–1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 215917745, citing Fertile Valley Cemetery, Conquest, Battleford Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada ; Maintained by Brian Johnson (contributor 49231927) .

See Also

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:341C-KWL : accessed 2016-08-14), entry for Annie Pearl /Brown/.