| 1. | Archibald Clark Ashby was born on 12 Feb 1893 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Feb 1964 in Rossington, Westlock County, Alberta, Canada; was buried on 12 Feb 1964 in Hazel Bluff, United Church Cemetery, Westlock, Alberta, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: L1H9-5VL
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 78849188
- Religion-Member: Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; St. Peter's Anglican Church, 11th Line
- Occupation: Westlock, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada; ran a dairy and dairy farm
- _UID: 5AA829CC256B4674BAC7505DD96315D898B8
- Census-Household Member: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
- Census-Household Member: 1 Jun 1911, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
- Occupation: 17 Sep 1913, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; award for cheesemaking - factory made, coloured - 2nd
Notes:
Archie homesteaded near Westlock, north of Edmonton, NE and later had a dairy operation at Westlock, AB. He had been a cheesemaker in Ontario.
(Research):Archie attended Kingston Dairy School in Kingston ON before travelling to Edmonton in 1918, He worked at the Woodland Dairy and Edmonton City Dairy before moving to Rossington where he opened a cheese factory across from the Rossington store. While there, he lived on the Brownlie place in a log house on the banks of the Pembina River (NW1/4-14-60-1-W5th). Water was drawn from the Pembina River and there was a lake on the other side of the house.
The family moved to Westlock where Archie worked as a cream tester at the Westlock Creamery. After leaving the creamery they moved two miles east of Westlock to the Edison District where Archie farmed and started a dairy business, Rich Valley Dairy, deliverying milk in Westlock. He later moved two and and half miles west of Westlock (Edison district, on banks of Wabsh R.)) where he farmed and carried on his dairy business (Rich Valley Dairy). Milk was delivered seven days a week, and when short, would return to town (Westlock) after the evening milking to make up for the daytime delivery shortage. During his years of milk delivery he collected over 350 bottles from Canadian and USA towns. He gave the collection to Dick Adkins and were displayed at Dick's mini-museum on hwy 18 west of Westlock for many years.
Archie originally had a herd of Jersey cows and later switched to Holsteins.
After 35 years, Archie retired from the Dairy business in 1959 when he sold to the Northern Alberta Dairy Pool.
Archie and his family lived on the banks of the Wabush until his death in 1964. His wife Thelma continued to live there with her family until her death in 1974. In 1984 their daughters Eileen and Lonetta continued to live there with their husbands.
Birth:
Archiblald Ashby Ontario Births, 1869-1912
Name:?tab? Archiblald Ashby
Event Type:?tab?Birth
Event Date: 12 Feb 1893
Event Place:?tab?Bathurst Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Father's Name: John Ashby
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Ashby
Certificate Number: 17657
Note: It appears that Mary Ann gave birth without a midwife or doctor.
Religion-Member:
Role: Member
from Evelyn Miller's notes
FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1H9-5VL
FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78849188
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Occupation:
Class X - Butter and cheese
Cheese, factory made, coloured - 1. Max Haley; 2. Arch Ashby; 3. Gordon Hough
The Lanark Era
17 Sep 1913, Wed ? Page 5
Died:
Name:?tab?Archibald Clarke Ashby
Death Date:?tab?9 Feb 1964
Death Place:?tab?Westloc, Alberta, Canada
Registration Number:?tab?002-694
?b?Pioneer Dairy Man Dies?/b?
Funeral servics were conducted by R.C. Maas representative of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, in the Westlock Memorial Hall on Wednesday February 12 at 2pm for Archie Clarke Ashby who passed away in the Immaculata Hospital on February 8 at the age of 71.
Mr. Ashby was laid to rest in the Hazel Bluff cemetery. The pall beareres were: Pat Murfitt, Dick Ponting, Dick Adkins, Reg Little, Bill Gillespie and Jim Johnson.
Mr Ashby who was a local dairyman for 30 years was born at Fallbrook, Ontario in1893. After attending Kingston Dairy School, moved west in 1915 where he engaged in dairy activities in Edmonton, Rossington and Westlock.
In 1920 he married Thelma Margaret Tennant in Edmonton and later settled in the Westlock district.
Mr Ashby is survived by his wife Thelma, two daughters, Mrs Ross (Eileen) McFarlane and Mrs. George (Lonetta) Bruder both of Westlock. Also two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Jack Mather, Perth, Ontario, Mrs. D.C. Nichols, Carleton Place, Ontario and Russell of Westlock.
Floral tributes were received from: the family, Mr and Mrs Ellison Tennant & Darlene, Canmore, Alberta; Mr and Mrs Russell Ashby, Mr and Mrs Pat Murfitt and family, Mr and Mrs Frank Eakin, Mr and Mrs A. Raaber, Mr and Mrs Bob Bruder and family, Mr and Mrs Len Bruder and family, Mr and Mrs Norman Miller, Mr and Mrs S.A. Lindahl, Mr and Mrs Con Beauchamp and family, Mr and Mrs Sanford Sawyer, Mr and Mrs Glen Sawyer, Mr and Mrs John Gray, Mr and Mrs Lorne Gray, Mr and Mrs Jack Pickering, Canmore Alberta, Mr and Mrs Clayton Dyer, Mr and Mrs Clare Langille, Mrs Dyer Sr, Mr and Mrs Karl Otto and family, Mr and Mrs Joe Hess and family, Mr and Mrs Paul Bassani, Naples, Alberta, Mr and Mrs Joe Roch, Mr and Mrs M. Cryderman and family, Mr and Mrs Bill Gillespie, Mr and Mrs Alf Knudsen and family, Mr and Mrs Newell Moulton and Lyle, Rossington, Alberta, Mr and Mrs Jesse Raines and family, Mr and Mrs Fred Bunce, Mr Tom Bunce, Jim Gray, Kathleen and family, Dagmar's Flower Shop, Mr and Mrs ......
Buried:
Hazel Bluff Church cemetery - 5th meridian Rd. and Range Rd 10S. (Tenant? Grandparents to west 1950s?)
Archibald married Thelma Margaret Tennant in 1920 in Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada. Thelma (daughter of John Willard Hayes "Willard" Tennant and Charlotte Clarke) was born on 29 May 1896 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Oct 1974 in Westlock, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Hazel Bluff, United Church Cemetery, Westlock, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Eileen M. Ashby
 was born on 7 Apr 1922 in Alberta, Canada; and died.
- 3. Lonetta Ashby was born on 29 Aug 1923 in Westlock, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada; died on 7 Jan 2015 in Westlock, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada; was buried on 14 Jan 2015.
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1893 - 1964 (70 years)
