Henry Francis Perdue (1842 - 1929)

Born 10 May 1842 in Chinguacousy, Peel County, Canada West (Ontario)

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Jane (Gray) Perdue — married 12 Oct 1870 in Peel, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1929 at age 87 in Victoria County, Ontario

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Biography

Henry Francis Perdue (1842-1929)

Born Chinguacousy, Peel County. (10 May 1842)^[1]

1851 Census, Chinuacousy, Peel, Canada West: "Henry Perdew" (40). Also, wife, Nuice[?] (42); Mary Ann (12); Henry A (10); Thomas (87); Robert (51); Wiiliam (3)

1861 Census, Chinguacousy Twp, Peel, Canada West: Henry Perdue, Farmer, (48); Unice Do (49); Mary Do (20); Henry Do (19); Thomas Do (18); Robert Do (14); William Do (12). All were C of E; Henry (senior) born Ireland, remainder in Upper Canada. House was 1 story log

At some point before Oct 1870 he went to Victoria County to set up a residence (farm?). He became settled enough to make a trip home to get married.

At age 19, on 12 Oct 1870, Chinguacousy, he married MARTH JANE GRAY (1845-1919), daughter of George Gray & Margaret Hearn; both were C of E. Henry gave his residence at the time as Somerville Co, Victoira.^[2] Registered 1870, Peel, Ontario.^[3]

1871 Census, Somerville, Victoria North, Ontario: Henry Francis Perdue (29), CofE, Irish. Wife, Martha Jane Perdue (24). Married outside of district.

Moved to Fenlon Township, Victoria County in August 1871, lot 29, concession 7, dubbed "Crohan Farm". Also reference to travelling there by wagon.

In his daughter, Eunice, birth record (29 Jul 1874), Henry Francis is listed as a "Yeoman", living Lot W 3/4 24 in the 4 con, Somerville.

On Somerville council for 17 years. (from PAMA finding aid)

1881 Canadian Census, Somerville, Victoria County: Henry F. Perdue (39), Head, born Ontario Irish, Farmer, Ch England. Martha Jane (35), Maggie Ada (10), Henry Grey (8), Eunice (7), William (5); Catherine Abigail (3), Mary Ann (11 months)

???? 1891 Census Census, Goderich (town), Ontario: Henry Perdue (33), Head, widowed, born Ontario, religion English C, Stone Mason, both parents born Ireland. Emmie Perdue (15), daughter, born Ontario, religion English C, can read & write, both parents born Ontario. Nettie Perdue (12), daughter, born Ontario, English C, read & write. Annie Perdue (10), daughter, born Ontario, Englic C, can read & write. James Perdue (8), son, born Ontario, English C, r&w. Thomas Perdue (6), son, born Ontario, English C, can read. Minnie Perdue (3), daughter, born Ontario.

1901 Census, Somerville, Victoria (North), Ontario: Henry Francis Perdue (58), Irish origin, born 10 May 1842 in Ontario, Church of England, reads & writes. Martha Jane Perdue (56) wife, English origin, born 24 Jan 1845 in Ontario, Church of England, Farmer, can read & write. Henry Gray Perdue (18), son, Irish origin, born 29 Jan 1873 in Ontario, CofE, Farmer, can read & write. William Samuel Perdue (25), son, Irish origin, born 29 Mar 1876 in Ont., CofE, farmer, r&w. Mary Ann Perdue (20), daughter, Irish, born 5 May 1880 Ontario, CofE, Farmer, r&w. George Joseph Perdue (18), son, Irish, born 2 Mar 1883 Ontario, CofE, Farmer, r&w. Martha Elizabeth Perdue (16), daughter, Irish, 28 Jan 1885 Ontario, CofE, Farmer, r&w. Nellie Perdue (11), daughter, Irish, born 7 Mar 1891 Ontario, CofE, Farmer, r&w, 8 months at school, r&w. Plus his widowed daughter, Maggie Ada Watson (29), Irish, widowed, born 14 Sept 1871 Ontario, CofE, and her two children: Frances Lillian Watson (5), granddaughter to Head, English origin, born 12 Dec 1895, born USA, immigrated 1898. Estella Elizabeth Watson (3), granddaughter to Head, English, born 21 Sept 1897, USA, immigrated 1898, CofE.

1911 Census, Victoria, District 1-71 (summery?): Henry F Perdue (69), Farmer, Head, Canadian origin, born May 1842 Ontario, Anglican, Farmer, employer, can read & write. Martha Jane Perdue (66), wife, Canadian origin, born Jan 1845 Ontario, Anglican, can read & write. Nellie Perdue (21), daughter, Canadian origin, born Mar 1890 Ontario, Anglican, can read & write. Stella E Perdue (13), daughter, Canadian origin, born Sep 1898 Ontario, Anglican, 10 months at school, can read & write. [Stella were the daughter of Martha, but step-daughter to Henry; born as Watson. Her sister Francis was with her mother Ada, who had remarried to Christopher Burtchaell.]

Martha, his wife, died in 1919

1921 Census, Somerville Twp/Coboconk, Victoria Cty, Ontario: Henry Perdue (79), Widowed, Head, Irish origin, widowed, born Ontario, both parents born Ireland, Church of England, cannot read or write, occ Farmer R. Henry Perdue (48), brother, Irish, born Ontario, both parents born Ontario, Church of England, can read & write, Farmer, wage earner, $1000, no unemployment. Nellie Perdue (30), sister, Irish origin, single, born 1891 Ontario, both parents born Ontario, CofE, can read & write.

Died, 13 Sept 1929, Victoria County, Ontario^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 Canada Census
2. ↑ Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
3. ↑ Anonymous. Ontario, Canada, Civil Marriage Registrations, 1869-1873 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Certificate nr 036124; RG 80-08-0-2520
5. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKZK-C35 : 2 March 2021), Henry Francis Perdue, 13 Sep 1929; citing Victoria, Ontario, Canada, 035216, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,210,924.

• PAMA (Peel Archives), Perkins Bull Collection, reels 57
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LZ2L-3KY