Pte. Francis SUTTON
1886 - 1918 (32 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Pte. Francis SUTTON was born on 15 Jun 1886 in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel SUTTON and Isabella MCGUIRK); died on 29 Sep 1918 in Cambrai, , France; was buried in Sailly-lez-Cambrai, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- WWI service: 144362; 42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regn)
- Census-Household Member: 1891, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
- birth: 15 Jul 1891, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
- Census-Household Member: 1901, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
- Attestation Papers: 15 Jul 1915, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada; No: 144362; 42 Bn Canadian Infantry
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Attestation Papers:
occupation railroading
age 25, 5' 8 3/4", 170 lbs, with a medium complexion, Grey eyes, and black hair
Pte. Sutton disembarked in Liverpool Jun 29, 1916. He was assigned to serve with the 73rd Royal Highlanders of Canada on Jul 3, 1916. He emabarked for France on Aug 12, 1916. He spent some time in Brook War Hospital in March 1917 with dysentry and the next month bronchitis. He landed in France on Nov 11, 1917 to serve with the 42nd Battalion. During his service, he worked on the railway working party and the tunnelling company. He was killed in action on Sep 29, 1918. Pte. Sutton's circumstances of death registration did not survive however several other soldiers of his Battalion who died on the same day and buried in the same cemetery, were killed as a result of enemy machine gun fire during an attack on Cambrai.
2. Samuel SUTTON was born in 1840 in , , , Ireland; died on 29 Oct 1913 in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1881, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
- Census: 1891, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
- Census: 1901, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Samuel + Isabella MCGUIRK. Isabella (daughter of Frank MCGUIRK and FITZIMMONS) was born on 12 Jul 1845 in , , , Ireland; died on 9 Jan 1938 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Isabella MCGUIRK was born on 12 Jul 1845 in , , , Ireland (daughter of Frank MCGUIRK and FITZIMMONS); died on 9 Jan 1938 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census-Household Member: 1881, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
- Census-Household Member: 1891, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
- Census-Household Member: 1901, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
- Census-Household Member: 1921, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
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Role: Household Member
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Role: Household Member
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Role: Household Member
with wife Lena; children Mary Evelyn, Gerald, Olive, Doris, Carena, Warren, Alton, Samuel, Leigh, Bernice, Basil, mother Bella & sister BellaChildren:
- William Edward SUTTON was born on 24 Apr 1876 in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Sep 1957 in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
- Mary Evelyn SUTTON was born on 5 Jun 1878 in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died in 1938; was buried in Dauphin, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada.
- George SUTTON was born on 5 Mar 1880 in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jan 1944 in Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
- Margaret Hazel SUTTON was born on 21 Mar 1883 in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 26 Jan 1884; died on 23 Jun 1962 in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
- Elizabeth SUTTON was born on 2 Jul 1884 in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Sep 1930 in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
- 1. Pte. Francis SUTTON was born on 15 Jun 1886 in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Sep 1918 in Cambrai, , France; was buried in Sailly-lez-Cambrai, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
- Isabella SUTTON was born on 15 Nov 1889 in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Dec 1921 in Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
Generation: 3
6. Frank MCGUIRK was born in , , , Ireland; and died. Frank + FITZIMMONS. was born in , , , Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. FITZIMMONS was born in , , , Ireland; and died. Children:
- 3. Isabella MCGUIRK was born on 12 Jul 1845 in , , , Ireland; died on 9 Jan 1938 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.