Frederick W Dalton (1865 - 1918)

Born 20 Oct 1865 in Ontario

Ancestors

Husband of Clara Irene (Fitch) Dalton — married 19 Jun 1895 in Niagara Falls, Ontario

Died 6 Sep 1918 at age 52 in Welland, Ontario

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Biography

Frederick was born in 1865. He was the son of Frank Dalton and Jane Patten. He passed away in 1918. ^[1]

Death

Death Notice

Fred Dalton Dead, Victim of Typhoid

Well known Citizen of Canadian side succumbs to Malady at Memorial Hospital

Niagara Falls Ont., September 8 - On Saturday evening the death of Fred W. Dalton, youngest son of Mr. Frank Dalton, senior, of Portage road, Niagara Falls South, occurred at the Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, N.Y., after an illness of ten days from typhoid fever.

The deceased has spent his whole life in this city and his death at the age of 46 years is deeply deplored among a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.

Mr. Dalton at one time carried on a grocery business at the corner of Ferry and Seventh streets, after having been for years chief clerk in his brother's establishment at the corner of Ferry and Main streets, and where he received his business training. He leaves beside his sorrowing wife, and aged father and mother, two brothers, Frank E. of Toronto and Charles of Portage road and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie West of Sault Ste. Marie, and Mrs. (Alice) Alex Gray Jr., of this city. He was a member of the Woodsme of the World and Electric City New Order of Owls.

The funeral will take place at 2 p.m. tomorrow, September 5th, from his late residence No. 751 Ferry street to Drummond Hill cemetery, Rev. Dr. Williamson, paster Lundy's Lane Methodist Church officiating. Source: Niagara Falls (NY) Gazette, Monday September 8, 1913.

Burial

Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Section 05, Plot 0481:

Dalton, Caroline E; (April 7, 1861 to June 13, 1940), Grave 2S

Dalton, Charles S.; (September 20, 1863 to August 7, 1930)

Dalton, Clara; (May 8, 1869 to January 11, 1915), buried: 1915-01-14, Grave 2N

Dalton, Frank; (Born in the Old Town of Croydon, Surrey, England, August 8 1830 to April 10 1915), buried: 1915-04-12, Grave 1S

Jane Dalton; (Born in Portland, Dorset, England, June 11 1833 to January 4 1918)

Dalton, Sov. Frederick W.; (October 20, 1865 to September 6 1913), buried: 1913-09-09, Grave 1N

Burial Note

September 9, 1913 - Frederick W. Dalton in his 47th year died at the Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, NY, September 6, 1913. Cause of death Typhoid fever and was brought to Mr. Morse's for to be be taken care of and then to his home on Ferry St. and was buried from there at 3 o'clock in the Drummond Hill Cemetery in his Father's lot No. 481. We cemented the ruff box in to keep it good and arched the top with cement and lined the grave with park lining. A nice funeral and day. Quite cool. Five floral designs. Pillar Cross (with Freedom) by Mr. & Mrs. L. Potter, Anchor by Mrs. J. Alexander & bunch of pink roses by Mrs. Harry James Cowie. All was very nice and wreath from sister Alice. His father was 83 past. Blind but walked to the grave from the carriage and his mother was with him. Quite smart. Her sight was pretty good. Rev. Dr. Williamson officiated, Methodist. Undertaker - Mr. George Morse. Assistant - Harry Graybeil. Andrew Climenhage, Sexton. Opening grave $3.00 paid. $5.00 cementing.^[2]

Sources

No sources. The events of Frederick's life were either witnessed by Graeme MacKay or Graeme plans to add sources here later.

1. ↑ Entered by Graeme MacKay, Feb 17, 2013
2. ↑ Burial records and notations of William Dalton, 1845 to 1916, by William Dalton, transcribed and edited by Douglas A. Robbins, St. Catharines, Ont., 1991

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