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James Wesley Fox (1868 - 1942)

James Wesley Fox
Born in Camden East, Addington, Ontario, Canadamap
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Husband of — married 26 Oct 1889 in Newburgh, Ontario, Canadamap
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Died at age 74 in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

James Wesley Fox, son of Thomas Fox and Mary Sweet, was born on March 12, 1868 in the village of Newburgh, Camden East Township, Addington County, Ontario.[1] He was working as a tanner at the time of his marriage to Lilly Mae McGarvey (abt.1876-) on Oct. 26, 1889 in Newburgh, Ontario.[2] Between 1918 and 1936, James worked as a boilermaker in the railroad industry.[3] James died at his home in Belleville, Ontario on June 3, 1942,[3] and was buried on the 5th in Belleville Cemetery.[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9H-4KFD : 2 March 2021), Mary Sweet in entry for James Wesley Fox, 12 Mar 1868; citing Birth, Camden E.Twp, Addington, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,358,414.
  2. ↑ "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938", Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 64, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7921 #1945627 (accessed 7 September 2022)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948", Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M023570; Reel: 685, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8946 #24530374 (accessed 7 September 2022)
  4. ↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #210351750 (accessed 7 September 2022), Memorial page for James Wesley Fox (1868-3 Jun 1942), citing Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Linda Cook (contributor 48103447).
  • First-hand information as remembered by Lisa Stevenson, Tuesday, April 15, 2014.
  • Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833, 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto
  • 1881 to 1911 Canada census

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Mary Fox for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Mary and others.





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