John Alfred Baird

1891 - 1914  (22 years)

• Name	John Alfred Baird
  Birth	31 Aug 1891	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	121742404
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121742404
  _UID	1BB8AE03DAED4D41A3D6FF5BDBCA868D64EB
  Death	26 Jul 1914	Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada
  	John Baird had worked on the railroad construction across western Canada, including the Duhamel trestle on the Grand Trunk Railway, 1909 to 1911, which was the longest wooded trestle; 3287 feet long and 118 feet high, through the Battle River valley north of Duhamel. Later, John was brakeman on trains in the western provinces. Although a good swimmer, he drowned in Souris River July, 1914. From the Bigknife to the Battle; Gadsby and area, the Baird family story, written by Gwen (Baird) Lang.
  Burial	Omega Cemetery, Gadsby, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I39493	Lanark County Origins | This is my Maternal LIneage
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	James Baird,   b. 4 May 1863, Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Apr 1909, Watson's Corners, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Sophie Jane Johnston,   b. 11 Feb 1865, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Feb 1935, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1889
  Family ID	F1734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 31 Aug 1891 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 26 Jul 1914 - Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada Burial - - Omega Cemetery, Gadsby, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth