Richard FRANCIS

1861 - 1931  (69 years)

• Name	Richard FRANCIS  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	28 Sep 1861	Wolford Twp., Grenville, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census	1881	Admaston Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Census	1911	Bonechere St., Cobden, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [5]
  Origin	1911	Irish
  Occupation	1911	Harness Maker
  Religion	1911	Methodist
  Census	1921	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	with spouse & dau; harness maker Gould St
  Death	15 May 1931	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
  Burial	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I16930	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2017

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Jane BOWES,   b. 30 May 1863, Bromley Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 8 May 1890, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1884	Douglas, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Ferguson FRANCIS,   b. 11 Nov 1884, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Apr 1885, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)   2. Donald Robertson FRANCIS,   b. 28 Oct 1886, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Jun 1957, Sunnybrook Vet., Toronto, Ontario (Age 70 years)   3. Catherine (Cassie) Smith FRANCIS,   b. 22 Jul 1888, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 22 May 1986, California, USA (Age 97 years)   4. Mary Jane (Maimie) FRANCIS,   b. 28 Apr 1890, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. Unknown, Oshawa, Durham, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F8507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Ann KILGOUR,   b. 15 Apr 1859, Admaston Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 18 May 1928, Eganville, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1895	Douglas, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Sarah Edna FRANCIS,   b. 12 Jul 1896, Bromley Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. Unknown, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
  Family ID	F8508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2008

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1617-Francis, James, Edna, Sarah & Richard Jim Francis, Edna Gorncey and her paretns Sarah Kilgour & Richard Francis
  		16-Elisha & Margaret Ann Francis family home Tintype photo of the first home of Elisha and Margaret Ann on the Francis homestead at Northcote. Later a brick home was erected. The family present is thought to be Richard, Samuel, Elisha, Margaret, Minnie, Joanna, Peter. Margaret Ann appears to be pregnant and her next sons were b. 1876 and 1878.
  		1617-Richard Francis

  
  

  Documents		1617-Francis, Richard obituary The Cobden Sun, May 21, 1931 p. 4
  		Boyle, R.S. Jeweller & Richard Francis Harness maker advertisement The Cobden Sun, date unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S279] Information from Winnie Balcome. [S295] Information from Ethel McKibbon. [S489] Bromley-St. Michael's Community Library Board, Reflections: Old Times and New, A Pictorial History of Douglas. [S263] Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Admaston Twp., - 1881. [S633] Library and Archives of Canada, Archivia Net On-Line Research Tool ,, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1911, (Database, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html). [S585] Vital Statistics of Ontario - Marriage Registration of Richard Francis & Mary Jane Bowes, (1884, 010376). [S586] Vital Statistics of Ontario - Marriage Registration of Richard Francis & Sarah Ann Kilgour, (1895, 010544).