Aubrey DeWolfe (abt. 1870 - abt. 1930)

Born about 3 Apr 1870 in Nova Scotia, Canada

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Died about 12 Dec 1930 at about age 60 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Aubrey DeWolfe (1870-1930)

Aubrey was born on 13 Apr 1870 in Windsor, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[1]

He was remembered as "...a wild colt and one of the boys...," in his childhood days in Windsor, Nova Scotia.^[2]

He was married by 1902 to Clara Watrous.^[3]

By 1909 he was living in Bridgeport, Connecticut and visited Windsor and area after an absence of 24 years. He was reported to have, "...made a comfortable fortune in the saloon business, 'Meals at all hours.' " However there were those glad to see that, "...it's pleasant to find him now a ... temperance advocate and capable man of business."^[4]

He participated in a bird and pet show at Lincoln Hall, in Dec 1910 exhibiting a Maltese terrier.^[5]

He opened at a new location his restaurant, at 533 Water St, Bridgeport by October 1911.^[6]

By 1918, he and his family were living on Colorado Ave, Bridgeport.^[7]

He was still living there in 1917-1920 when two daughter attended the Acadia Ladies Seminary, Wolfville, NS.^[8][9]

By November 1921 his restaurant was now located at 74 Cannon Ave. DeWolfe's Restaurant advertisement, 1921. ^[10]

He was still a restaurant owner in Bridgeport CT, in 1922 with his residence at 422 West Ave. In 1929 he inherited a legacy from his brother Harry's will and was noted in a newspaper article as still a restaurant proprietor.^[11]

The 1930 United States census lists him as a 59 yr old, divorced, Canadian born, naturalized Cdn of French origin, claimed to have spoken French in home before coming to the US, immigrated to the US in 1880, listed as a restaurant cook as it is unclear whether he is the owner or an employee, living in Bridgeport, Connecticut.^[12]

Children:

• Marjorie (c1902-)

• Natalie M = by 1929 _ Harrington

• Aubrey Blanchard (1909-1971) = c 1930 B J Sherwood^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths, DeWolf birth Windsor, Hants County in 1870, Male, Birth Registration: Year: 1870 book: 1812 page: 129 number: 299 https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/birth/?ID=55693
2. ↑ The Hants Journal 15 Jul 1908
3. ↑ David R DeWolfe Research Papers
4. ↑ The Hants Journal 15 Jul 1908
5. ↑ Bridgeport Evening Farmer, 23 Dec 1910, Vol 46 # 302 pe 12 col 3 'Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Show Comes to an End' https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84022472/1910-12-23/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1910&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=DeWolfe&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=19&state=Connecticut&date2=1940&proxtext=DeWolfe&y=16&x=18&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3
6. ↑ Bridgeport Evening Farmer, 7 Oct 1911, Vol 47 # 237 pe 1 col 7, "Unclassified " https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84022472/1911-10-07/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1910&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=DE+DeWolfe+WOLFE&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=11&state=Connecticut&date2=1940&proxtext=DeWolfe&y=16&x=18&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=11
7. ↑ The Bridgeport Times and 23 Dec 1918, Vol 54 # 302 pe 3 col 6 "Personals". https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92051227/1918-12-23/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1910&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=DeWolfe&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=4&state=Connecticut&date2=1940&proxtext=DeWolfe&y=16&x=18&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=7
8. ↑ West Hants Historical Society, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada, Muriel Russell Scrapbook Collection.
9. ↑ The Times, 6 Aug 1920, Vol 56 # 186, pe 10 col 1. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92051227/1920-08-06/ed-1/seq-10/#date1=1900&index=10&rows=20&words=DeWOLF+DeWolfe&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Connecticut&date2=1930&proxtext=DeWolfe&y=8&x=22&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
10. ↑ The Times, 14 Nov 1921, Vol 57 # 270, pe 11 col 2-3. "DeWolfe's Restaurant, 74 Cannon St., Bridgeport." https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92051227/1921-11-14/ed-1/seq-11/#date1=1910&index=14&rows=20&words=DeWolfe&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Connecticut&date2=1933&proxtext=DeWolfe&y=18&x=17&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
11. ↑ West Hants Historical Society, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada, Muriel Russell Scrapbook Collection.
12. ↑ 1930 US census, CT, Fairfield, 1st district Bridgeport, # 10 block, pe 8A line 6. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR4X-LQ7?view=index&action=view&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXMGT-K11
13. ↑ David R DeWolfe Research Papers

From behind the ancestry.com subscription wall:

• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871canada&indiv=try&h=487208 Canada Census, 1871 (Windsor, Hants, NS)
• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881Canada&indiv=try&h=2004255 Canada Census, 1881 (Windsor, Hants, NS)
• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&indiv=try&h=2282815 US Census, 1910 (Bridgeport, CT)
• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&indiv=try&h=72076652 US Census, 1920 (Bridgeport, CT)
• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&indiv=try&h=920266 US Census, 1930 (Bridgeport, CT; divorced)