Jonathan H. Rogers (1849 - 1926)

Born 13 May 1849 in Mariposa, Victoria Co, Canada West, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Armitage) Rogers — married 20 Sep 1871 in Yonge Street, York, Ontario, Canada

Died 13 May 1926 at age 77 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Jonathan H. Rogers

Jonathan was born in 1849, son of John Rogers. He was born while the family lived in Mariposa Twp, Victoria county but a few years later they moved back to Yonge Street where his father had been born and raised.

Jonathan took a great interest in field sports and was the fastest runner at school. He always entered in the holiday sports on the Fair Ground and was a keen competitor with the late W.E. Johnson champion athlete of Canada who was raised at Glenville.

Jonathan left the farm in 1879 and commenced working for the Northern Railway, beginning as a brakeman on the freight trains and working his way up to the passenger section where he was a conductor. After 27 years of railroad work he took on a position as Inspector with Barnardo Homes in Toronto.

Jonathan married Sarah Armitage in 1871 and they one child, a daughter who died at the age of 21. Jonathan died on the anniversary of his 77th birthday - 13 May 1926, and was buried in Newmarket Cemetery.

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Sources

1871 Census of Canada - King, York North, Ontario

John Rogers 50 - England - Quaker - English - Farmer - md

William Rogers 25 - Ont - Quaker - English - Farmer

Anna S Rogers 49 - Ont - Quaker - English - md

Timothy Rogers 22 - Ont - Quaker - English - Farmer

Jonathan Rogers 20 - Ont - Quaker - English - Farmer

Albert Rogers 18 - Ont - Quaker - English - Farmer

Sivilla Rogers 16 - Ont - Quaker - English

Phebe Rogers 14 - Ont - Quaker - English

Emma Borstwick 10 - Ont - Quaker - English

Census Collection, Library and Archives Canada (LAC)

http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1871/jpg/4396687_00143.jpg

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1871 Marriage

Name: Jonathan R Rogers - Age: 22

Parents: John & Annie Rogers

Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1871- Place: Whitchurch, York, Ontario, Canada

Spouse's Name: Sarah Ann Armitage - Age: 19

Spouse's Parents: John & Caroline Armitage

Citing this Record: "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," index, FamilySearch

(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FMFG-C8X : accessed 9 February 2015)

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1881 Canadian Census, Collingwood, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada

J.H. Rogers 32y Ontario, Railwayman

Sarah Rogers 27y Ontario

Florance Rogers 8y Ontario

Citing this Record "Canada Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVFC-6LR : accessed 9 February 2015),

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1901 Census of Canada - Toronto (West) Ward No 4, Ontario

Johnathon Rogers - head - [May 13 1851] 49 - Ont - Methodist - conductor

Sarah Rogers - wife - [June 6 1855] 45 - Ont - Methodist

Census Collection, Library and Archives Canada (LAC)

http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z003/jpg/z000106984.jpg

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1926 Death

Name: Jonathan H Rogers - Gender: Male

Death Date: 13 May 1926 - Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Age: 72

Father's Name: John - Mother's Name: Anna Doan

Spouse's Name: Sarah A Rogers

Citing this Record: "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," index,

FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFGV-CVR : accessed 9 February 2015)

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- findagrave

Jonathan H Rogers

Birth: May 13, 1849, Ontario, Canada

Death: May 13, 1926, Ontario, Canada

Burial:Newmarket Cemetery

Newmarket, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114015894

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Obit from Ontario newspaper,

Newmarket "Era" of __ May 1926 upon the death of long time resident, Jonathan Rogers.

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