Charles Belfry Kelly (1885 - 1972)

Born 9 Apr 1885 in Guelph Twp Wellington Ontario Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Marion Elise (Miles) Kelly — married 12 Jul 1911 in La Grange, Cook, Illinois

Descendants

Died 31 Dec 1972 at age 87 in Port Hope Northumberland Ontario Canada

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Biography

Belfry lived in Guelph, Ontario at 1 Delhi Street with his parents, Charles Wesley Kelly and Submit 'Mittie' Sanderson Belfry, sister Ina and brother Fred. He attended Guelph Collegiate and University of Toronto graduating with a BA 1908 from Victoria College and MB 1910 from UofT Medical School. He played rugby, joined AKK fraternity and the YMCA at UofT. He married Marion Elise Miles in LaGrange, Cook, Illinois. The couple sailed on The Empress of India from Vancouver and landed in Shanghai March 27, 1912. Dr. Kelly practiced medicine at West China United Church Mission from1912-1926. He, his wife and three children took a furlough in 1918 and visited their families and spent their summer at the family camp at Guelph Bay on Ahmic Lake. After returning from West China to Canada in 1926 he lived for a time in Toronto, and then began a general practice as a family physician at 76 John Street South in Port Hope, Ontario, from 1927-1967. Belfry died In 1972 in Port Hope. His ashes are scattered at Ahmic Lake. Kelly-5367 23:36, 2 October N2014 (EDT)

Belfry and Marion Kelly memorial is on his father's (C.W. Kelly) gravestone at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Guelph along with his brother Fred’s.

"New Missionaries – KELLY Dr. Belfrey [sic] – A farewell was tendered on February 21, 1912, under the auspices of the Official Board of the Women’s Missionary Society, to Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Belfrey Kelly, on the eve of their departure for China to engage in missionary work. The gathering was held in Dublin Street Church, and was largely attended." from the Guelph Mercury, February 21, 1912. See http://krassoc.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/dublin-street-wesleyan-methodist-church-guelph-wellington-county/ Kelly-5367 23:36, 2 October 2014 (EDT)

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"Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F2K4-5L4 : accessed 03 Aug 2014), Charles Belfry Kelly, 09 Apr 1885; citing Guelph Township, Wellington, Ontario, 09 Apr 1885, reference 112; FHL microfilm 1845877. Torontonensis 1910, pp. 158, 363, 393. http://archive.org/stream/torontonensis10univ#page/158/mode/1up Ontario Medical Register Vol. 1922, p. 78. https://archive.org/stream/1922publishedont00colluoft#page/78/mode/2up "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N78L-QMQ : accessed 03 Aug 2014), Charles B. Kelly and Marion E. Miles, 12 Jul 1911; citing Cook, Illinois, 569839, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1030504. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 "Charles Belfry Kelly, b. 1885, Arrival: 21 May. 1918, Port of Arrival: Victoria, BC, Canada, Port of Departure: Kobe, Japan, Vessel: Kunajiri. "Charles Belfry Kelly, b.1885, Port of Departure on May 27, 1926: Shanghai, China; Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California, USA, on June 16, 1926. Vessel: President Wilson. Port Hope Directory 1948: http://www.porthopehistory.com/1948directory/phdirectory1948_index.htm Port Hope Directory 1955: http://www.porthopehistory.com/books/ph1955directory/index.html#page/22/mode/2up. Charles Belfry Kelly and Marion Elise Miles, Notes http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/mn/m832x298.htm. Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current. Memorial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Find a Grave Memorial# 135406827. See also:

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