The son of a school teacher and farmer, he married Elizabeth Jane Price on the 30th of December 1873 at the Church of England in Melbourne, Quebec, a small community across the river from Richmond, Quebec. It was here that he and Elizabeth had their first four children. In 1881, on the baptism of his daughter, Gertrude, he was shown as a hostler and shortly after, he took a position with the Manchester Horse Railroad in New Hampshire as a hostler in the stable barn. While in New Hampshire, his son Thomas Henry was born and his daughter Gertrude died. He lived on Lowell, Cedar and Chestnut Streets while there. By 1887, he was back in Canada, in Montreal, his occupation described as "laborer" in the Lovell directories and he lived on Colborne Avenue (now Peel) where he lived until 1891. John and Elizabeth had their three youngest children while in Montreal. They also lived on Forfar Avenue, in an area known affectionately by the residents there as Goose Village, and he lived at No.'s 136 1/2, 04 and 133 Forfar. He was living at 133 at the time of his death.
The son of a school teacher and farmer, he married Elizabeth Jane Price on the 30th of December 1873 at the Church of England in Melbourne, Quebec, a small community across the river from Richmond, Quebec. It was here that he and Elizabeth had their first four children. In 1881, on the baptism of his daughter, Gertrude, he was shown as a hostler and shortly after, he took a position with the Manchester Horse Railroad in New Hampshire as a hostler in the stable barn. While in New Hampshire, his son Thomas Henry was born and his daughter Gertrude died. He lived on Lowell, Cedar and Chestnut Streets while there. By 1887, he was back in Canada, in Montreal, his occupation described as "laborer" in the Lovell directories and he lived on Colborne Avenue (now Peel) where he lived until 1891. John and Elizabeth had their three youngest children while in Montreal. They also lived on Forfar Avenue, in an area known affectionately by the residents there as Goose Village, and he lived at No.'s 136 1/2, 04 and 133 Forfar. He was living at 133 at the time of his death.
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