Pte. William DIXON
1881 - 1917 (36 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Pte. William DIXON was born on 17 Mar 1881 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada (son of Benjamen DIXON and Ellen Charlotte MCGOWAN); died on 10 Apr 1917 in Vimy Ridge, Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in Villers-au-Bois, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Attestation Papers: 4 Mar 1916, South River, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
- WWI service: 10 Apr 1917, Vimy Ridge, France; 75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry #657126
Notes:
Attestation Papers:
labourer in lumber woods
father Ben lived 332A St. Antoine, Ave. Montreal
5' 6 1/4 "
28 years; blue eyes; lt brwon hair
enlisted into 162nd unit
WWI service:
Killed in Action
During military operations in the vicinity of Vimy Ridge he was hit in the arm, shoulder, and neck by shrapnel on April 9, 1917. I was impossible to effect his removal from the shell hole in which he lay until the next day and he succumbed to his wounds in the Dressing Station.
2. Benjamen DIXON was born on 4 Dec 1855 in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada (son of Benjamen DICKSON and Jane GASS); died on 22 Dec 1931 in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Benjamen Dickson
- Census-Household Member: 1861, , Joliette, Quebec, Canada
- Census-Household Member: 1871, St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada
- Census: 1881, St. Liquori, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada
- Census: 1901, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Census: 1921, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Notes:
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Benjamen married Ellen Charlotte MCGOWAN on 22 Apr 1878 in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada. Ellen was born about 1857 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; died on 3 Jan 1882 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Ellen Charlotte MCGOWAN was born about 1857 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; died on 3 Jan 1882 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census-Household Member: 1881, St. Liquori, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada
Notes:
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Children:
- 1. Pte. William DIXON was born on 17 Mar 1881 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; died on 10 Apr 1917 in Vimy Ridge, Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in Villers-au-Bois, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
Generation: 3
4. Benjamen DICKSON was born about 1801 in , , Co. Carlow, Ireland; died on 29 Jun 1894; was buried in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Benjamen Dixon
- Census: 1851, St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada
- Census: 1861, , Joliette, Quebec, Canada
- Census: 1871, St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada
Benjamen married Jane GASS on 4 May 1845. Jane (daughter of William GASS and Mary MURRAY) was born about 1821 in , , Co. Cavan, Ireland; died on 1 Apr 1869 in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada; was buried in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Jane GASS was born about 1821 in , , Co. Cavan, Ireland (daughter of William GASS and Mary MURRAY); died on 1 Apr 1869 in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada; was buried in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census-Household Member: 1851, St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada
- Census-Household Member: 1861, , Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Notes:
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Children:
- Mary DIXON was born on 3 Jan 1846 in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada; died on 1 Apr 1936 in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
- James Benjamen DICKSON was born on 11 Sep 1849 in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada; died on 12 Jan 1935 in Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- George DICKSON was born on 9 Oct 1851 in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada; died on 7 Apr 1889; was buried in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada.
- 2. Benjamen DIXON was born on 4 Dec 1855 in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada; died on 22 Dec 1931 in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada.
- Henry DICKSON was born about 1857 in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada; and died.
- David DICKSON was born about 1861 in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada; and died.
Generation: 4
10. William GASS was born about 1780 in , , Co. Carlow, Ireland; died on 13 Oct 1870. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1822, Kildare Twp., Quebec
William + Mary MURRAY. Mary was born in 1800; died in 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Mary MURRAY was born in 1800; died in 1880. Children:
- 5. Jane GASS was born about 1821 in , , Co. Cavan, Ireland; died on 1 Apr 1869 in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada; was buried in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada.
- William GASS was born about 1818; died in Jun 1880.
- Ann GASS was born in 1823 in , , , Ireland; died on 25 Mar 1912 in Plumas Manitoba.
- John GASS was born in 1825 in , , , Ireland; died in 1908; was buried in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
- Benjamen William GASS was born in 1826 in , , , Ireland; died on 11 Nov 1873.
- Margaret GASS was born about 1831; died on 27 Nov 1865.
- Mary Ann GASS was born on 12 Aug 1833; and died.
- Rachel GASS was born about 1834; and died.