James Adam DELAHAY

1866 - 1943  (76 years)

• Name	James Adam DELAHAY
  Birth	10 Dec 1866	Pembroke Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Christening	2 May 1872	Wesleyan Methodist, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Location	1889	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Census	1891	Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Census	1901	Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Origin	1901
  	Irish
  Religion	1901
  	Methodist
  Death	28 Jun 1943	Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: Cobden Union Cemetery Cobden, Ontario
  Person ID	I3573	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert DELAHEYE,   b. Abt 1825, Tipperary Co., Ireland d. 23 Jun 1899, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Maria ACHESON,   b. 23 Dec 1832, , , , Ireland d. 2 Jan 1906, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1849
  Family ID	F2401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma FRASER,   b. 13 Mar 1866, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Oct 1937, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1894	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Muriel Selves DELAHAY,   b. 3 Sep 1898, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Jul 1901, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 2 years)   2. Helen Fraser DELAHAY,   b. 20 Dec 1899, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 1970 (Age 70 years)   3. Dr. James Reginald DELAHAY,   b. 3 May 1901, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   4. Kathleen DELAHAY,   b. 1904   d. 1991 (Age 87 years)   5. Robert Harold DELAHAY,   b. 25 Jan 1908, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Jun 1993, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz,, California, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F2400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 May 2017

  
  

• Photos

  CHx-Grace United Church-Laying of the Cornerstone, 1905 Newspaper clipping located in "A Trip Down Memory Lane" scrapbooks held by Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Society, Pembroke.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		CHx-Delahey Bros. advertisement The Cobden Sun, Aug 23, 1906
  		CHx-Delahey Brothers advertisement The Cobden Sun, Aug 20, 1896
  		CHx-Drugs available from Delahey Brothers; Dr. Fred Delahey mixed compounds The Cobden Sun, Aug 20, 1896
  		Telephone established in Cobden, 1892 Newspaper clipping from the collection of Neeta Moore

  
  

  Headstones

  Gravestone-Delahay, James Adam & Emma nee Fraser; Daughters: Muriel Selves, Helen Fraser; Kathleen Block 3 - Methodist Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016

  
  

• Notes

  DELEHAY 1891 census @ca.on.113i1 family 226 @ca.on.renfrew.ross division 1 p52 film t6355 2 DELEHAY John M 1891-41 married - Ont Ire Ire Methodist merchant 3 DELEHAY ? Susan 1891-41 married wife Ont Ire Ire Methodist 4 DELEHAY Robert M 1891-18 - son Ont Ont Ont Methodist 5 DELEHAY Ida F 1891-14 - dtr Ont Ont Ont Methodist 6 DELEHAY Bertha F 1891-12 - dtr Ont Ont Ont Methodist 7 DELEHAY Elizabeth F 1891-10 - dtr Ont Ont Ont Methodist 8 DELEHAY Annie Maria F 1891-5 - dtr Ont Ont Ont Methodist 9 DELEHAY John Alexr M 1891-1 - son Ont Ont Ont Methodist 10 HILL ? Mrs F 1891-76 widow mother_in_law Ire Ire Ire RC note: no given name listed on original document 11 DELEHAY James A M 1891-23 - brother Ont Ire Ire Methodist 12 COLLINS David C M 1891-32 - - Ont Ire Ire Methodist 13 MIOK S F 1891-20 - - Ont Ire Ire Methodist caution: surname difficult to read because of poor handwriting and a sm udge on original document 14 CLARK D G M 1891-24 - - Ont Ire Ire Baptist note: not sure of initials due to a smudge on original document James Adam Delahay Passes in 77th Year (Ottawa Citizen Jun 29 1943) Prominent in Ottawa business circles for the past 27 years, James Adam Delahay, of 9 Allan Place, died at a local hospital yesterday in his 77th year. Born in Pembroke, he was first associated in Ottawa with the National Manufacturing Company Ltd, and later was president of Delahay`s Men`s Wear Ltd., Sparks ST. For the past 8 years he had been president of Adjusters and Collectors Ltd. He attended St. James United Church. His wifedied six years ago. Surviving are two sons,Dr J.R. Delahay of Ottawa and Robert H. Delahay of Richmond, California; two daughters, Miss Kathleen, at home; and Miss Helen, a teacher at the High School of Commerce; a brother, George of Morristown, NY and two grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 9 Allan Place on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Interment will be at Cobden on Thursday http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19430629&id=FPouAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8tsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6677,5506570

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] Joan McKay, wesleyan Methodist Baptisms Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co. 1849-1860, (OGS Ottawa Branch). [S606003] . [S257] OGS Sault Ste Marie Branch, Newspaper - Index to Births, Marriages, & Deaths in the Pembroke Observer and Upper Ottawa Advertiser 1867-1898, (July 1991). [S416] Marriage Register Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotlan (Ross and Westmeath Townships, Ontario, Canada), Church Record - Marriage Register Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotland Assembling at Ross and Westmeath, County of Renfrew, 1863 - 1902 (Reliability: 3). at the Fraser's Westmeath by R MacNabb Wit:  Fred Chas Delahey, Pembroke; Alice E Fraser, Westmeath