Richard Truax (1848 - abt. 1899)

Born 19 Aug 1848 in Haldimand, Canada West

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Eliza (Burtchaell) Truax — married 13 Oct 1886 in Church of the Ascension, Toronto, Ontario

Descendants

Died about 17 Mar 1899 at about age 50 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Richard Truax, 1848-1899

Son of Abraham Truax (1814-1896) & Eliza Merrifield (1896)

His mother, Eliza Merrifield died about 1849, Essex, Ontario.

1850 residence: Franklin, Illinois.

??? 1861 Census, Mersea, Essex, Canada West; looks like Truan: Abraham Truax (47), Farmer, born LCanada, W Methodist. Rebecca Truax (35), born England, Baptist. Abraham Truax (14), born UC. Richard Truax (12), born U.C. William Truax (8), born UC. Samuel Truax (6), born UC. Albert Truax (4), born UC. Arthur Truax (2), born UC. Abraham [?] Truax (2), born UC. - ?? Mary A B[runnner?] (22), Servant. W Methodist -- another Truax???

Marriage: 13 Oct 1886, Toronto: Schedule of Marriage, no. 911, 014327: Richard Truax, 37 years, res: Toronto, born, Essex, Ontario, merchant, (son of Abraham & Eliza Truax), Methodist; married Anna Eliza Burtchaell, 28 years, res: Toronto, born Toronto, C of E. witnesses Jackson McBurry (Gravenhurst) & Katie Burtchall (Toronto), by R.A. Bilkey, Cof E, License.^[1]

Children:

1. Harold Archdall Truax (1888-1933), m Evelyn Ann Hewson (1890-1979)
2. Lorraine Elma Truax (1890-1982), m Stuart Arnold Mason (1890-196u7)
3. Eda E Truax (1891- )
4. Lesley Kate Truax (1892-1983), m Douglas Bankier Gardner (1890-1961)
5. Vera Maria Sarah Truax (1894-1935)
6. Golda Augusta Truax (1896-1994), m Joseph Howard Hawes (1885-1958)

1891 Canada Census, St Patrick's Ward, Toronto (City), Ontario: Richard Truax (41), Head,born Ont, Church of England, Real Estate Agent, can read&write. Anna Truax (30), wife, born Ont,. Church of England, can read U& write, both parents born Ireland. Harold Truax (2), son. Alma Truax (1), daughter.

Death: 17 March 1899, Toronto, Ontario.

Interment #33451 Richard Truax aged 50 years, born in Canada died at Toronto 17 March 17 1899 of phthisis, interred 18 March 1899 (Rev. Charles Leycester Ingles Jr. officiating) in the grave described above [St. James' Cemetery, 53rd grave south opposite Section DPS [D, Parliament Street]; religion Church of England; funeral arrangements through not stated; burial authorized by C.F. Porter; Mrs. Anna Truax is named on the burial ticket as the purchaser of the above grave; "Ontario Vital Statistics" (marriage) 18 October 1886 at Toronto; Richard Truax, 37 merchant, born in Essex, Canada, son of Abraham & Eliza Truax, to Anna Eliza Burtchall, 28, born on Toronto, daughter of Archdall & Anna Eliza Burtchall ^[2]

Headstone, St James' Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario: RICHARD TRUAX/DIED/mar. 17, 1899/AGED 50 YEARS/HIS WIFE/ANNA BURTCHAELL/SEPT. 0, 1857/APRIL 30, 1943/there is no parting there^[3][4][5]

• Fact: Occupation (1886) Merchant
• Fact: Burial (18 March 1899) 53rd grave south, opposite Section DPS, St. James' Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Fact: Religion Church of England

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
2. ↑ from e-mail, Wm. E. Britnell, Geneologist at St. James' Cemetery - forwarded by Peter Johnson, 22 April 2015
3. ↑ https://canadianheadstones.ca/wp/headstone-vendor/?wpda_search_column_idperson=633969
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Web: Canadian Headstone Index, 1840-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
5. ↑ Find a Grave:http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146181995

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