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James Gordon

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James Gordon

Birth
North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
27 Jan 1909 (aged 63)
Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada GPS-Latitude: 43.3707542, Longitude: -80.9997025
Plot
Section Q (West), Lot 186, SubLot 1
Memorial ID
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1st wife: Mary Kregar (1857-1884), married 1875. Mary is buried in Elma Centre Cemetery, Elma ON. They had at least 3 children:
• Robert Charles Gordon (1876-aft 1914), married (1) Jennie Rollings and (2) Cora Ingraham
• Private William James Gordon (1879-1917), linked below, died in World War I, memorial in Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
• Arthur Alex Gordon (1882-aft 1916), lived in Monkton ON in 1916, married Margaret Stewart
James' sons were not enumerated with him and his 2nd family in 1891 in Brantford ON

2nd wife: Lydia Jane Roswell (1852-1956), widowed Robbins, married 1888. Lydia is buried in Norwich Village Cemetery, Norwich ON, with one of her sons.
James and Lydia had at least 2 children:
• Lilly May Gordon (1889-1896), born in Norwich ON, died in Brantford ON
• Ida Belle Gordon Catton (1891-1986), linked below, buried in Norwich Village Cemetery, Norwich ON, married Lawrence Fitzroy Catton
James was also stepfather to Lydia's 5 children of her 1st marriage

Born in (North) Dumfries per both marriage records; full birth date per 1901 census
1st wife: Mary Kregar (1857-1884), married 1875. Mary is buried in Elma Centre Cemetery, Elma ON. They had at least 3 children:
• Robert Charles Gordon (1876-aft 1914), married (1) Jennie Rollings and (2) Cora Ingraham
• Private William James Gordon (1879-1917), linked below, died in World War I, memorial in Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
• Arthur Alex Gordon (1882-aft 1916), lived in Monkton ON in 1916, married Margaret Stewart
James' sons were not enumerated with him and his 2nd family in 1891 in Brantford ON

2nd wife: Lydia Jane Roswell (1852-1956), widowed Robbins, married 1888. Lydia is buried in Norwich Village Cemetery, Norwich ON, with one of her sons.
James and Lydia had at least 2 children:
• Lilly May Gordon (1889-1896), born in Norwich ON, died in Brantford ON
• Ida Belle Gordon Catton (1891-1986), linked below, buried in Norwich Village Cemetery, Norwich ON, married Lawrence Fitzroy Catton
James was also stepfather to Lydia's 5 children of her 1st marriage

Born in (North) Dumfries per both marriage records; full birth date per 1901 census

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Gravesite Details

Interment Date 1/30/1909



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