Caroline Louise (Pew) Rachar (1865 - 1940)

Born 17 Feb 1865 in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Martin Wasten Rachar — married 10 Oct 1883 in Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Died 5 Jul 1940 at age 75 in Midhurst, Springwater, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Caroline was the daughter of Thomas Pew and Margaret Rose

The family was found in the 1871 Canada Census in Medonte, Simcoe, Ontario. ^[1]The household was enumerated as follows.

• Thomas Will Pew 45 England;
• Margret Pew 40 Ireland;
• Mary Jane Pew 18 O [Ontario]
• Margret Anne Pew 13 O
• James Alfred Pew 11 O
• Henery Ata Pew 9 O (Henrietta)
• Lucinda Jene Pew 7 O
• Caroline Lou Pew 6 O
• Thos William Pew 4 O
• Alice Eveline Pew 11/12 April O

The family was found in the 1881 Canada Census in Medonte, Simcoe, Ontario.^[2] The household was enumerated as follows:

• Thomas W. Pew 55 England;
• Margret Pew 50 Ireland;
• James Alf. Pew 21 Ontario;
• Lucenda J. Pew 17 Ontario;
• Careline L. Pew 15 Ontario;
• Thomas W. Pew 14 Ontario;
• Alace E. Pew 10 Ontario;
• Ida A. Pew 8 Ontario;
• John H. Pew 6 Ontario

At age 18, she married the 26 year old Martin (Wasten) Rachar, son of Margaret and Stephen Racher married 10 October 1883 in Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.^[3]

The family was found in the 1911 Canada Census in Tay, Simcoe Co., Ontario. ^[4] The household was enumerated as follows:

• Martin Racher Head of Household 54 Ontario Farmer, Baptist
• Caroline L Racher Wife 48 Ontario;
• Milton Racher Son 24 Ontario;
• John Jennings Adopted son 9 England;
• Fred Adamson Servant 22 Ontario;
• Jennie Walters Domestic 17 Ontario;

Caroline passed away in 1940 and was interred in the Lakeview Cemetery, Midland, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada 1871 Census for Ontario (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=img&id=4396755_00034)
2. ↑ Library and Archives Canada 1881 Census for Ontario (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=img&id=e008186142)
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJ8-TXC
4. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:276R-7PZ : 16 March 2018), Caroline L Racher in entry for Martin Racher, 1911; citing Census, Simcoe East Sub-Districts 1-41, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,521.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #206334724 : accessed 04 August 2021), memorial page for Caroline Louise Pew Rachar (17 Feb 1865–5 Jul 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206334724, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Midland, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Sandie (contributor 46580210) .