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Samuel Getgood (1855 - 1935)

Samuel Getgood
Born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ulster, Irelandmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] in Irelandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 79 in East York, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

Samuel Getgood was born on November 19, 1855 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland and passed away on February 9th in 1935 at 42 McLean Blvd. East York, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. At age 79, 2 months & 21 days.

His Parents recorded in his death certificate are Samuel Getgood & Elizabeth McConnell, both born in County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland.

Samuel was married to Mary Jane Patterson in Ireland and she is recognized as the mother of his son, John Getgood Sr., who had immigrated to Canada in 1910. John is also found in the 1911 Census as a Lodger with James Getgood, presumably his younger brother, in the household of Robert Campbell in Toronto.

Children are:

  1. Amelia Getgood 1877-1878.
  2. George Getgood 1879-1966
  3. James Getgood, b: Feb 1883 in Ulster, Ireland
  4. John Getgood (Sr.) b. ca.1885, Ireland. His marriage to Sarah Walker[1]
  5. Matilda Getgood 1893-1971

Samuel's death certificate states that he was only in Canada 7 weeks, before his death and was also widowed at that time.

Death Registration [2]

Samuel was buried on February 12th at St John's Cemetery in East York, Ontario, Canada.

Sources

  1. "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:278M-MPN) :Samuel Getgood in entry for John Getgood and Sarah Walker, 23 Sep 1914; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,021,929.
  2. "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKN7-MZK) :Samuel Getgood, 09 Feb 1935; citing Toronto, , Ontario, 038517, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,414,576.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Patricia Smith for starting this profile on May 22, 2014.





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