Ernest George Montague Shipman (1871 - 1931)

Born 16 Dec 1871 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Foster (Barham) Shipman — married 1911 in Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1931 at age 59 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Ernest George Montague Shipman was born in Ottawa, Canada, 16 December 1871, the son of Montague A B Shipman and Elicia Halpenny;^[1][2] he immigrated to the United States in 1900.

He married

1. Ada Bella Campbell in Ontario in 1892;^[3][4]
2. Effie Elane Hexh in 1895;^[5]
3. Agnes Roselle Knott in 1907;
4. Nell Foster-Barham in 1911;
5. Sara "Sadie" Agnes Mcintosh in New York City, 8 August 1921.^[6][7]

He was the motion picture producer of seven silent films at the time of his death in 1931.

Ernest died at his home in Jackson Heights in the borough of Queens (Hampton Court, 35-46 79th Street) of cirrhosis of the liver, aged 59. His funeral took place at his residence on Monday, August 10, 1931, at 2.00pm. He was then cremated at Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens County, New York.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Ancestral Profile for Ernest George Montague Shipman.
2. ↑ Canada Census, 1881, database, M.A. Shipman, St-David Ward, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 79; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13246, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,882, p. 79, line 18.
3. ↑ Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927, database with images, FamilySearch: 10 April 2015), Ernest G M Shipman and Ada Bella Campbell, 15 Jun 1892; citing registration , Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,473.
4. ↑ Canada, Ontario Tax Assessment Rolls, 1834-1899, database, FamilySearch : 18 July 2022), > image 426 of 601, .
5. ↑ Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927, database with images, FamilySearch : 28 May 2015), Marriages > 1895 > image 269 of 344; Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
6. ↑ New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, database, FamilySearch : 20 March 2015), George Montague Shipman and Sara Agnes Mcintosh, 08 Aug 1921; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,326.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch : 8 December 2015), New York > Queens > Queens (Districts 0001-0250) > ED 192 > image 15 of 66; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
8. ↑ New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, database, FamilySearch : 20 March 2015), Sadie Shipman in entry for Ernest Shipman, 07 Aug 1931; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,069,276.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #109915268 for Ernest George Montague Shipman, 1871-1931, Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens County, New York, United States of America. Contains photo.