Daniel Edgar Cranmer (1885 - 1959)

Born 1 Apr 1885 in Knight Inlet, British Columbia, Canada

Died 10 Jun 1959 at age 74 in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Dan Cranmer was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation.

Daniel was born in Knight Inlet, British Columbia on 1 Apr 1885,^[1] the son of Jackson Qimolas and Betsy Wi Ki La Li Sa Mi Ka.^[2] He was Baptized in Alert Bay on 3 Nov 1895.^[3][4]

Dan married Agnes Margaret Hunt.^[2] Their children included:

• Douglas Eugene Cranmer, born about 1927^[5]
• Daniel Earl [Cranmer], born about 1936^[6]

Daniel died in Alert Bay, British Columbia on 10 Jun 1959.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "British Columbia Birth Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Daniel Edgar Cranmer; Registration: 1885-09-029513, 1885-04-01, Knight Inlet. Not digitized. Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 16 Jul 2023)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Death: "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Daniel Edgar Cranmer; Registration: 1959-09-007362, 1959-06-10, Alert Bay, Age at Death: 74, Birth: April 1885, Knight Inlet, Spouse: Agnes Margaret Hunt, Parents: Jackson Qimolas and Betsy Wi Ki La Li Sa Mi Ka. Death certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 16 Jul 2023).
3. ↑ Baptism: "British Columbia Baptisms," online database. Entry for Daniel Edgar Cranmer; BC Archives Mfilm: B16243 - not available at BC Archives, Diocese of Columbia, Fort Rupert and Alert Bay, 1895-11-03, Birth date: 1883-??-??, Birth place: Alert Bay. Not digitized. Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 16 Jul 2023).
4. ↑ Baptism: "British Columbia Baptisms," online database. Entry for Daniel Edgar Cranmer; BC Archives Mfilm: B16240 - not available at BC Archives, English Church (Church of England), Alert Bay, 1895-11-03, Birth date: 1883-??-??, Birth place: Alert Bay, Comments: Industrial School Boy. Not digitized. Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 16 Jul 2023).
5. ↑ Birth of son, Doug: "Archival holdings at the Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia," Entry for: Doug Cranmer. Doug Cranmer was born in Alert Bay, son of Chief Dan Cranmer and Agnes Hunt Cranmer. (https://atom.moa.ubc.ca/index.php/douglas-eugene-cranmer : accessed 16 Jul 2023).
6. ↑ Death of son, Daniel Earl: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993," database, (FamilySearch Record: FLBK-9FF : accessed 23 September 2023), Daniel Edgar Cranmer in death record for son, Daniel Earl, 16 Nov 1973 in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada; Birthplace: Alert Bay, British Columbia; citing Affiliate Film Number: B13329; Digital film/folder number: 004479337; FHL microfilm: 2050284; Record number: 2718; Packet letter: A.

See also:

• Death of wife, Agnes: "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Agnes Margaret Cranmer; Registration: 1996-09-026606, 1996-10-13, Alert Bay, Age at Death: 95, Birth: 4 Mar 1901, Fort Rupert, B.C., Spouse: Daniel Cranmer, Parents: David Hunt and Sara Smith. Death certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 16 Jul 2023).