John Leslie Robertson (1893 - 1976)

Born 18 Jun 1893 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Biography

John, known as Leslie, was born in 1893. He was the son of Duncan Robertson and Mary Geneva O'Mahoney. ^[1] He lived with his parents and siblings in York, Ontario in 1901^[2] and in Nipissing, Ontario in 1911.^[3]

Leslie, a farmer, married Orpha E Johnson, a telephone operator, on 1 Sep 1928 in Timiskaming, Ontario. They had a daughter.

Leslie passed away in 1976.

Research

• Gravestone photo on FindAGrave gives birth year as 1894, but birth record says 1893.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2GL-GHF : 13 February 2020), John Leslie Robertson, 1893.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHPM-XS5 : 23 February 2021), John L Robertson in household of Duncan E Robertson, York (east/est), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
3. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-T1M3 : 16 March 2018), Leslie Robertson in entry for Duncan Robertson, 1911; citing Census, Nipissing Sub-Districts 44-116, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,511.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114345671/j-leslie-robertson: accessed 07 April 2023), memorial page for J. Leslie Robertson (1894–1976), Find A Grave: Memorial #114345671, citing New Liskeard Valleyview Cemetery, New Liskeard, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by K&D (contributor 48689705).