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William Arthur Dewey 1875–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1875

Birth Location: Jasper, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 16 Aug 1953

Death Location: Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Jabez DEWEY

Mother: Huldah Dewey

Spouse(s): Mabel Black, Margaret McNeil

Children(s): Blanche DEWEY, Emma Dewey, Evelyn Dewey, Muriel Dewey, Wilma Dewey, Lois Dewey, Arthur Dewey, William Dewey, Hazel Dewey, Ida Dewey, Darien Dewey

The story of William Arthur Dewey began in 1875 in Jasper, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. In 1881, William Arthur Dewey resided in Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. In 1891, William Arthur Dewey resided in Carleton Place, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada. William Arthur Dewey married Mabel Black, Margaret Jane Mcneil, and had children including Arthur Norman Dewey, Blanche Irene Dewey, Darien Dewey, Emma Dewey, Evelyn Florence Dewey, Hazel Isabella Mcneil Dewey, Ida Elizabeth Marguerite Perry Dewey, Lois Irene Dewey, Muriel Kathleen Dewey, William Hamilton Dewey, Wilma Audrey Dewey. William Arthur Dewey passed away in 1953 in Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Arthur Dewey began in 1875 in Jasper, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1881, William Arthur Dewey resided in Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1891, William Arthur Dewey resided in Carleton Place, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada.
  • William Arthur Dewey married Mabel Black, Margaret Jane Mcneil, and had children including Arthur Norman Dewey, Blanche Irene Dewey, Darien Dewey, Emma Dewey, Evelyn Florence Dewey, Hazel Isabella Mcneil Dewey, Ida Elizabeth Marguerite Perry Dewey, Lois Irene Dewey, Muriel Kathleen Dewey, William Hamilton Dewey, Wilma Audrey Dewey.
  • William Arthur Dewey passed away in 1953 in Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jabez DEWEY
1852–1926
Birth Location: Wolford Twp., Grenville, ,Ontario
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Huldah Dewey
1854–1922
Birth Location: Kitley, Grenville, Ontario
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Spouses(s)

Mabel Black
1887–1909
Birth Location: Smiths Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret McNeil
1885–1963
Birth Location: Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Blanche DEWEY
1902–1975
Birth Location: Smiths Falls, Lanark, Ontario
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Emma Dewey
1904–1989
Birth Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Evelyn Dewey
1912–1999
Birth Location: Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
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Muriel Dewey
1917–2013
Birth Location: Smith Falls, Ontairo Canada
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Wilma Dewey
1920–1982
Birth Location: Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada
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Lois Dewey
1922–1972
Birth Location: Smith's Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Arthur Dewey
1923–1998
Birth Location: Smith's Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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William Dewey
1926–1927
Birth Location: Smith's Falls, Ontario, Canada
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Hazel Dewey
1914–1918
Birth Location: Smiths Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Ida Dewey
1906–1972
Birth Location: Kingston, Ontario
ID
Darien Dewey
1907–
Birth Location: Ontario
DD

William Dewey's Ancestors

Self
William Dewey
1875–1953
Birth Place: Jasper, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Jabez DEWEY
1852–1926
Wolford Twp., Grenville, ,Ontario
Huldah (Olmstead) Dewey
1854–1922
Kitley, Grenville, Ontario
Grandparents
Gideon Olmsted
1822–1895
Upper Canada
Chloe Livingston
1818–1896
Kitley, Leeds. Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Jabez OLMSTEAD
1798–1864
Huldah Humphrey
1803–1869
Daniel Livingston
1762–1831
Margaret Dickenson
1778–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Capt.
1767–1802
Esther Andrus
1771–1840

William Dewey's Descendants

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William (Arthur) Dewey (24 Aug 1875–16 Aug 1953) m. Mabel Black (February 1887–23 Apr 1909) m. Margaret (Jane) McNeil (03 May 1885–4 September 1963)
  1. 1. Blanche (Irene) DEWEY 1902–1975 m. Francis (Howard) Guppy 1883–1951
    1. 1. Jane (Catherine) Guppy 1930–1993 m. Donald (Robert) MORROW 1933–1995
  2. 2. Emma Dewey 1904–1989
  3. 3. Evelyn (Florence) Dewey 1912–1999 m. Ferdinand (Paul) Andre 1910–2005
    1. 1. Brenda (Marie Jane) Andre 1948–1970
    2. 2. Mary Andre 1951–1951
    3. 3. Paul (Albert) Andre 1942–2023
  4. 4. Muriel (Kathleen) Dewey 1917–2013 m. Alphens (Neil) Wing 1917–2001
    1. 1. David (Roland) Wing 1937–2018 m. Clare O'Leary 1938–2023
  5. 5. Wilma (Audrey) Dewey 1920–1982 m. William (Oscar Francis) Lee 1913–1981
    1. 1. Diane (Barbara) Lee 1942–2009 m. Robert (John) Percival 1945–2014 m. Robert (Patrick “Pat”) Sweeney 1940–2005
    2. 2. Kenneth (Barry) Lee 1951–2016
  6. 6. Lois (Irene) Dewey 1922–1972 m. Lloyd (George) Logan 1919–1977
  7. 7. Arthur (Norman) Dewey 1923–1998 m. Leona (May) Lee 1923–1984
  8. 8. William (Hamilton) Dewey 1926–1927
  9. 9. Hazel (Isabella McNeil) Dewey 1914–1918
  10. 10. Ida (Elizabeth "Marguerite" Perry) Dewey 1906–1972 m. Frank Harper 1908–1981
    1. 1. Frank (Arthur) Harper 1930–2000 m. Ielleen (Shirley) Harper 1931–2023
    2. 2. Lloyd (Harper (known as Lloyd) McTaggart 1931–1994
    3. 3. Joan Harper 1934–1979
    4. 4. Robert Harper 1935–1972
    5. 5. Gary (Kenneth) Harper 1932–1986
  11. 11. Darien Dewey 1907– m. Earl Connors 1907–1975
    1. 1. Joanne (Margaret) Conners 1936–1997
    2. 2. Jack (Reginald) Conners 1929–2007
    3. 3. William Connors 1928–2007
    4. 4. Shirley Connors 1931–2020 m. Gregory (John) Sullivan 1925–2018
    5. 5. James 1939–2013

William Dewey's Timeline

12 Records

1875
24 Aug 1875
Birth of William Arthur Dewey in Jasper, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Jasper, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 6
William Arthur Dewey resided here in Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 16
William Arthur Dewey resided here in Carleton Place, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada
Carleton Place, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada
1899
19 Sep 1899
Age 24
William Arthur Dewey resided here in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 26
William Arthur Dewey resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1907
19 Jul 1907
Age 32
William Arthur Dewey resided here in Sisseton, South Dakota, USA
Sisseton, South Dakota, USA
1911
24 August 1911
Age 36
William Arthur Dewey was married in Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 36
William Arthur Dewey resided here in Lanark South, Ontario
Lanark South, Ontario
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 46
William Arthur Dewey resided here in 29 Herbert St, Town of Smith's Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
29 Herbert St, Town of Smith's Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 56
William Arthur Dewey resided here in Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada
Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada
1942
Abt 1942
Age 67
William Arthur Dewey resided here in Smiths Falls
Smiths Falls
1953
16 Aug 1953
Age 78
Death of William Arthur Dewey in Jasper, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Jasper, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1875
    Event Place: Jasper, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada
    [4] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940
    [5] 1901 Census of Canada
    [6] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 37 - Smiths Falls, Lanark South, Ontario; Page: 6; Family No: 55
    [7] 1921 Census of Canada
    [8] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [11] 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 August 1911
    Event Place: Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Carleton Place, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1899
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, 1800's to Current, The Hamilton Spectator; Publication Date: 19 Sep 1899; Publication Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1907
    Event Place: Sisseton, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Sisseton Weekly Standard; Publication Date: 19 Jul 1907; Publication Place: Sisseton, South Dakota, USA; &terms=William_Dewey

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Lanark South, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 37 - Smiths Falls, Lanark South, Ontario; Page: 6; Family No: 55

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: 29 Herbert St, Town of Smith's Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1942
    Event Place: Smiths Falls
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Ottawa Citizen; Publication Date: 6 Feb 1942; Publication Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ,0.5814724,0.62125295,0.66928184&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1953
    Event Place: Jasper, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Canadian Headstone Index, 1840-2017, Canadian Headstones; Canada; Canadian Headstone Photo Project
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