George Cadman (1848 - 1925)

Born 20 Apr 1848 in Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Jane (Owens) Cadman — married Jan 1875 in Manitoba, Canada

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1925 at age 77 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

When George Cadman was born on April 20, 1848, in Oxford, Ontario, his father, Thomas, was 45 and his mother, Harriet, was 36. He had three daughters with Margaret Jane Owens between 1878 and 1884. He died on September 6, 1925, in Manitoba, at the age of 77, and was buried in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

Obituary

GEORGE CADMAN ANSWERS LAST CALL On Sunday, Sept. 6, 1875 there passed away at his home in this City, one of the pioneer settlers of Manitoba in the person of George Cadman. Born in Oxford County, Ontario, he early felt the call of the West. At that time, 1870, there was no railway, and a month´s trip by wagon and on foot, by way of the United States brought the party to Winnipeg, then a mere group of scattered frame and log houses. The settlement Westward was along the Assiniboine River, and the members of the party at once staked out claims by plowed furrow, as no survey had then a homestead not far from Old been made. Mr. Cadman located High Bluff where he lived for forty- seven years, the last eight years of his life being spent in this city. As the settlement grew the necessity for schools and churches arose and Mr. Cadman took an active interest in the establishment and maintenance of both especially the latter. Not only was be one of the founders of the first Methodist Church in his own community, but during his life remained a faithful worker In it. His fidelity in religious work was the inspiration of his life. In Municipal life Mr. Cadman served for several years as Councillor and Reeve of Portage La Prairie Municipality (Rural). He married Margaret (Jane) Owens, daughter of another early settler at High Bluff and in January 1925 they celebrated this golden wedding Anniversary. Besides his widow he leaves to mourn his loss four daughters: Mrs. A. Donnelly, of Portage La Prairie, Mrs. J.L. Bowman of Dauphin, Man.; Ethel of Dauphin and Mary of Saskatoon. The funeral took place from the family residence yesterday, Monday, September 7, the service being conducted by Rev. Dr. Melvin assisted by Rev, V. M. Kennedy and Rev. Ridd, and during the service Mrs. O. A. Ditchfield sang "When Peace like a River". Internment was at Hillside cemetery, and the pallbearers were Messrs. M.H. Owens, G. Owens, William Stewart, James Stewart, W.S. Garrioch and T.H. Lamont. Children: Nellie Cadman - Married Andrew Donnelly 1 son - Reginald Annie - Married J. L. (Jim) Bowman (lawyer and one time Speaker in the House of Commons) 1 Son - Jack 2 Daughters - Helen and Ruth Ethel - Never married - was a music teacher Mary - Married Mr. Singleton - she was a teacher. ^[1]

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 108275196

• Manitoba, Death Index, 1881-1943, Name: George Cadman, Age at Death: 77, Birth Date: abt 1848, Death Date: 6 Sep 1925, Death Place: Rm Plap, Manitoba, Canada

• 1851 Census of Canada, Year: 1851; Census Place: Dereham, Oxford County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11745; Page: 115; Line: 42

• 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1060-1061

• 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Portage La Prairie, Marquette, Manitoba; Roll: T-6294; Family No: 187

• 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Portage la Prairie, Macdonald, Manitoba; Page: 2; Family No: 16

• 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1906; Census Place: 10, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba; Page: 6; Family No: 32

• 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1916; Census Place: Manitoba, Portage la Prairie, 09; Roll: T-21929; Page: 3; Family No: 25

• 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 25; Census Place: Portage La Prairie (City), Portage-La-Prairie, Manitoba; Page Number: 32

1. ↑ Entered by Brett Rutherford October 2014