John
Lea
Playter
Born in Toronto, Canada West
Ancestors 
Brother of
Margaret Jane (Playter) Hamilton and Albert Edward Playter
Husband of
Mary Jane (Jackman) Playter
— married
18 Aug 1875 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Died
at age 76
in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jul 2018
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Biography
John was born in 1846 on a farm near his home in Toronto. He was the son of Richard Playter and Mary Lea. He married Mary Jane Jackman in 1875.[1] They had three children, Edith Matilda, Pearl and Gordon.[2]
At the time of his death in 1923 at 1 Jackman Avenue, Toronto, he was a "retired gentleman", his occupation given as "farmer".[3] He was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN6-4P8 : 11 March 2018), John Lea Playter and Mary Jane Jackman, 18 Aug 1875; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,897.
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHP9-3XJ : 18 March 2018), Pearl Playter in household of Mary J. Playter, York (east/est), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
- ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNLR-KH9 : 10 March 2018), John Lea Playter, 22 Jan 1923; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, 001598 Pg200, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,976,460.
- ↑ (1923, Jan 23). The Globe (1844-1936) Obituary Retrieved from ProQuest
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