George
Henry
Rogers
Born in Toronto, ON, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Rogers
and Elizabeth (Maynard) Rogers
Brother of
Samuel Maynard Rogers
Husband of
Henrietta (Parker) Rogers
— married
29 Dec 1884 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
George Harold Rogers and [private daughter (1920s - unknown)]
Died
at age 62
in Ottawa, ON, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jan 2013
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Biography
George was born in 1856. George Rogers ... He passed away in 1919. [1]
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Sources
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Footnotes
- ↑ Entered by Lisa Tubbs Garcia, Jan 20, 2013
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~12.50%
Hal Jenner
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A392546 [compare], Ancestry member HalJenner
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Lisa MacLean :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M160202 [compare], Ancestry member LisaMTMacLean
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D.O.D. 11-26-1919 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
George Henry also was a member of many organizations and societies in Ottawa. The list included: The Rotary Club of Ottawa; Fidelity Lodge, A.F. and A.M.; the Scottish Rite, Karnak Temple, (Shriners); Rockcliffe Lodge, I.O.O.F.; Derby Lodge no. 30, Sons of England; Ottawa Unity Protestant Benefit Society and Court Ottawa, Independent Order of Foresters.
Ottawa Hunt and Motor Club, Canadian Club, Rivermead Golf Club, and Laurentian Golf Club were all well represented at the funeral. There was a list of attendees at his funeral that was at least 6 inches long in the paper showing that he was a man who was well liked and well respected in Ottawa.
George Henry was a Public School Trustee for nine years and when he died that Ottawa Public School Men Teachers Club put an article in the November 27, 1919 Ottawa Journal paying tribute to him. He had requested that no flowers be sent and so rather than be seen as not having recognized his contributions they felt obliged to put an article in the paper publicly acknowledging his service to the Board. The Ottawa Journal on November 30, 1919 wrote an article about his funeral. They said that he had an exceedingly large procession the largest to wend its way through the city in many months and embodied representation of the Capitals population, young
Marion Rogers, born November 9, 1888, Ottawa, Ontario. Died April 24, 1965.
Laura May Rogers, born April 3, 1894. Ottawa, Ontario. Died August 4, 1894, Ottawa, Ontario. Buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
Helen Rogers, born January 20, 1898, Ottawa, Ontario. Died January 11, 1981
Henry worked as a Commercial Traveller from 1887 1894 (confirmed) and possibly before that as well. He then opened the G. H. Rogers Funeral Home at 128 Bank Street, Ottawa. He remained at that address until 1912 when he moved the business to 283-285 Laurier Ave. W. going into partnership with George Burney. He died in 1919 and the business moved to 254 Cooper in 1920.
They had four male children:
Horace Arthur, Born February 29, 1888, Ottawa, Ontario. Died July 11, 1907 buried in Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa.
Samuel Maynard Rogers, born January 10, 1892, Ottawa, Ontario. Died June 8, 1892 buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
George Harold (Hal) Rogers, born July 28, 1895, Ottawa, Ontario. Died August 26, 1986, Ottawa, Ontario. Cremated and ashes spread as per his wishes by his daughter Helen.
Frederick Gordon Rogers, born May 12, 1904, Ottawa, Ontario. Died Augus