1. | Silas Brown was born in 1882 in Aylwin, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada; died on 15 Nov 1967; was buried in St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Lyndhurst, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 240199340
- _UID: 31A553F1EC3744BCA9C4FF6F873C62205DB0
- Residence: 1910, Girvan, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Census: 1921, Arm River, Last Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada; Canada
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FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240199340
Died:
Silas Brown
Lyndhurst
Funeral service for Silas Brown, 85, of Lyndhurst, who died after a short illness in Bowmanville Memorial Hospital was held on Oct. 25.
As a young man Mr Brown who was born in Aylwin, Que. a son of the late William Brown and the former Amelia Stanley, went to Saskatchewan to homestead. In 1910 he returned east for his bride, the former Isabella Wilson and in 1927, he moved to Lynhurst where he farmed, cut stone and operated a small blacksmith shop.
He is survived by two daughteres, Mrs Harold (Florence) Lake of Bowmanville and Mrs. Matt (Kay) Brady of Toronto; and one son, Edward of Lyndhurst and a sister Mrs L.M. (Lila) Campbell of Edmonton. He also leaves seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. His wife, three brothers and two sisters predeceased him.
Funeral was from Scotland Funeral Home, Elgin, to St. John's Anglican Church, with Rev. F.C. Whittington officiating. Burial was in St John's Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Hubert Sly, Jack McConnell, Keith Galway, Elmer Galway, Marvin Gamble and Hubert Summers.
Silas married Isabella Adelina "Bella" Wilson on 26 Jul 1910 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of Jacob Alexander "Jake" Wilson and Flora Ann Cameron) was born on 7 Oct 1883 in Aylwin, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada; died on 24 Jul 1943 in Leeds, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Lyndhurst, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Married:
Brown - Wilson
On July 26, 1910, at 51 Argyle Avel, by Rev. W.A. McIlroy B.A. Bella Adeline Wilson, of Ottawa, to Mr. Silas Brown, of Gerwin, Saskatchewan.
Ottawa Journal
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
July 29, 1910, pg 11.
Church of England
Witnesses: Eva Dunse and Alexander Dunse, 569 Brown Avenue
married at 51 Argyle Ave., Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, 26 Jul 1910 by W. Augustus McIlroy, Presbyterian
Children:
- Margaret Florence Isabelle "Florence" Brown was born in 1912 in Asquith, RM of Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada; died after 1993.
- William Edward "Eddy" Brown was born on 23 Apr 1915 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 30 May 1993 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Lyndhurst, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.
- Kathleen "Kay" Brown, of Toronto was born in 1919 in Canada; and died.
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