Oscar Henry O'Neil (1882 - 1958)

Born 18 Nov 1882 in Sandwich East Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died Sep 1958 at age 75 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Oscar Henry O'Neil was born on November 18, 1882 in Sandwich East Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada, son of James O'Neil (~1850–1899) and Margaret Ellen Brazil (~1856–1938).^[1]

Henry died in September, 1958 in Windsor, Essex, aged 75. He was buried in Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maidstone, Essex County, Ontario.^[2]

Obituary

Sincere sympathy to the family of the late Henry O'Neil, age 77 years, son of the late James O'Neil and Ellen Brazill, of the Walker Road south, who passed away at Hotel Dieu on Tuesday, September 16th after a ten day illness. Deceased lived on the O'Neil homestead with his sister, Miss Mary O'Neil, and was one of the original team of Shamrocks, which consisted of the nine O'Neil boys. He was a bachelor. Left to mourn his loss besides his sister Mary, is another sister Kitty, Mrs. Norman Drouillard, of McGregor: his brother Alex (Sandy), of Sandwich South, and his brother Homer, of Detroit. Funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock to St. Clement's Church, from Windsor Funeral Home. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. R.I.P. Deceased was pre-deceased by his six brothers, Joseph, Raymond, Bernard, Gilbert, Alonza and Jesse and so now seven of the original Shamrocks of Sandwich South are gone to their Eternal Reward. They were a wonderful and highly respected family and the 'back bone of the original pioneers of Sandwich South. Published September 19, 1958 in the Essex Free Press.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM7W-SD9 : 13 February 2020), Oscar Henry Oneil, 1882.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117586484/henry-o'neil: accessed 01 November 2022), memorial page for Henry O'Neil (1882–1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 117586484, citing Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maidstone, Essex County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Cathy Hand McBride (contributor 47880842) .

See also:

• 1891 Census of Canada for Sandwich East, Ontario: Page 54, Line 10. https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148136-00703
• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2L-S4G : 16 December 2019), Henery Oneal in household of Margrette Oneal, Essex (north/nord), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 6, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898W-S2XW?cc=2143998&wc=SK6B-7MK%3A1414206604%2C1414594601%2C1414344519 : 16 February 2018), Ontario > Essex North > 1-19 > image 247 of 259; Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• 1921 Census: Line 16. https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002922457
• "Canada Census, 1931", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6RS5-5P43 : Sat Dec 30 19:32:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Nellie Oneil and Henry Oneil, June 1, 1931.

Repository

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MCNW-GC9
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117586484/henry-o'neil
• https://cemetery.canadagenweb.org/person-search-details/?wpda_search_column_ID=1333002