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Thomas Boles was born in co. Sligo,
Ireland and came to Canada with his parents in 1834. They settled first in
Clarke twp., Durham co. where he married and raised a family.
They moved to Stanley twp. in 1852 where he obtained a deed to homestead at
Lot 17 Bayfield Road South, Varna. He split it
by his will (dated 1867) to his sons John and Thomas . John sold his 99 acres
in 1876 and Thomas sold his 36 acres in 1890 (p. 336 Homestead list)
Thomas Boles b. ~ 1816 Sligo,
Ireland
m. Grace Carscadden (b. May 13,
1818, Co. Leitrim, Ire.; Robert, Flora Dean) Sept. 10, 1839 Clarke twp.
1. Ellen
m. Thomas Martin in Wingham, Ont. 1860-70
Settled at Antler, SK after 1901
1.1 Elizabeth
1.2 Frances
1.3 Nellie
1.4 Albert b. 1875
2. Flora Ann b. Mar. 16, 1840
m. Joseph
William Mills Sept. 30, 1858 Stanley twp.
(ref: The Christian Guardian Oct. 27, 1858)
2.1
Grace Ann Mills
m. William Shipley
2.1.1 private
3. Mary Jane b. Sept. 10,
1841 bp. Feb. 4, 1842 Newton Village
m. John
Duncan (b. 1842)
3.1
Mary Jane Amelia Duncan b. ~ 1870 Ont.
d. 1958
3.2
Charlotte Grace Duncan b. ~ 1872 Ont.
m. John Algernon George (b. 1877)
3.2.1 private
Charlotte Grace d. 1922
John d. 1966
3.3
Margaret Ann Duncan b. ~ 1874 or 1878 Ont.
m. James Herbert Wheaton (b. 1864)
3.3.1 private
James d. 1952
Margaret Ann d. 1928
3.4
James Andrew Duncan b. ~ 1876 Ont.
m. Helen George (b. 1882)
3.4.1 private
James d. 1954
Helen d. 1960
3.5
Thomas Boles Duncan b. ~ 1879 Ont.
m. Mary Louise Mackenzie (b. 1879)
3.5.1 private
Thomas d. 1937
Mary Louise d. 1966
3.6
Cordelia May Duncan b. 1881
m. James L. Stewart
Cordelia d. 1910
Mary Jane
d. 1927
John d.
1928
4. John371 Boles b.
Mar. 29, 1844 Clarke twp., Durham co.
bp. July 5, 1844 Walsh's School, Durham co.
m. Mary Jane
Watts (b. June 14, 1848 Ont.) ~ 1869 Ont.
lived Stanley twp. until 1876, in Clinton village in 1881 and 1901 Census.
John's occupation given as merchant.
4.1 Grace Amelia (or
Grace Ann)369 b. 1870 Ont.
m.
Russell Manning
(may be the Grace314 of
Ashfield twp.)
4.2 Hannah Ida776 b. Dec. 19, 1872 Ont.
4.3 John Frances (Frank
or Franklyn)777 b. 1875
m. Blanche Murray
4.4 Norman957 b. Aug. 1, 1885 Ont.
John d. < 1901
5. Thomas Boles372
(or Boles) b. Aug. 26, 1846 Ontario
m. Christiana
Patterson (b. Sept. 20, 1847 Ont.) ~ 1870 Ont.
lived Clinton village, Hullett twp. in 1871;
owned land in Stanley twp. 1867-1890;
occupation given as laborer in
Clinton village in 1871
census,
Station Agent in Welland in 1881 Census,
and Farmer in Delaware, Middlesex
co.in 1901 Census
5.1 Thomas George385 b. Feb. 1871 Ont.
m. Gertrude Ough (b. 1872)
5.1.1 private
Thomas d. 1944
Gertrude d. 1961
5.2 William J.P. b. Oct. 25, 1872
Clarke twp., Durham, Ont.
d. Sept. 15, 1958 Clarke twp., Durham, Ont.
5.3 David Herbert b. ~
1874 Ont.
m.
Rachel Reid
5.3.1 private
David d. 1939
Rachel d. 1951
5.4 Frederick J.W. b.
~ 1876 Ont.
m. Callie McFillian (b. 1882)
5.4.1 private
Frederick d. 1946
Callie d. 1948
5.5 Mabel Elizabeth b.
1879
m. De Witt Money (b. 1883)
5.5.1 private
Mabel d. 1931
De d. 1945
5.6 Laura M. E. b. Apr. 18, 1880 Ont.
5.7 Clarence Dean b. Apr. 4, 1893 Ont.
m. Agnes Mortensen (b. 1903)
Clarence d. 1971
Agnes d. 1974
Thomas d. Oct. 11, 1930 Clarke
twp., Durham co.
Christiana d. Mar. 18, 1932 Clarke
twp., Durham co.
Grace d. Sept. 23, 1866 Varna, Stanley twp.
Thomas d. Aug. 19, 1868 Stanley
twp., Huron co.
The family was apparently joined by another John Bowles in 1877
The Assisted Immigration Register of the Toronto Emmigrant Office (OA call # RG11-3)
John Bowles, English, traveling
alone, arrived Canada on ship Sarmatian, reached Toronto office on
Nov. 9, 1877; going to Clinton, Ontario on Grand Trunk Railroad.
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