Jacob Robert Belfry

1859 - 1931  (71 years)

• Name	Jacob Robert Belfry  [1]
  Birth	2 Nov 1859	Muskoka District, ON   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	BIRTH: story of Robert Belfry and Sarah Adamson (BELFRY 004) p1 BIRTH: LDS IGI Ontario 27 Jun 90: 8709805 p47 -1860 East Gwillimbury York Co Ontario MARRIAGE: story of Robert Belfry and Sarah Adamson (BELFRY 004) p2 -'in a double wedding ceremony with Robert's brother Albert and Sarah's sister sister Emma' MARRIAGE: `The Belfry Family by Peter deGuerre (1888) p72 -'now also married' in 1888 DEATH: story of Robert Belfry and Sarah Adamson (BELFRY 004) p9 -'In 1928 Robert suffered a severe case of pleurisy and barely recovered. As a matter of fact, he never did completely recover. In July 1931 he suffered a stroke which took his life. Sarah continued' on in the house with Hester's help.' DEATH: `The Belfry Family by Peter deGuerre (1888) p79 -aft book written in 1888 OCCUPATION: story of Robert Belfry and Sarah Adamson (BELFRY 004) p2 -'working on a wood train. This train supplied wood to the various railway stations as locomotives used wood to fuel the boilers... Robert continued working in lumber camps at odd times to augment his income.' OCCUPATION: story of Robert Belfry and Sarah Adamson (BELFRY 004) p4 -'obtaining employment in the Sanderson Sawmill (Prince Albert SK) where he sorted lumber as it came from the saw.' OCCUPATION: story of Robert Belfry and Sarah Adamson (BELFRY 004) p6 -'was encouraded by some of the merchants in the Village of Shellbrook to start a draying business and in the Fall of 1911 he did just that. By January business had increased rapidly... (On Nov 11, 1918), Robert turned over the dray and transfer business to his son-in-law, Fred Hatch, and semi-retired.' RESIDENCE: `The Belfry Family by Peter deGuerre (1888) p72 -'He is located with his father at Lutterworth, near Moore's Falls, Ont, having obtained there several hundreds acres of land.' RESIDENCE: story of Robert Belfry and Sarah Adamson (BELFRY 004) p6 -'In May, 1907 Robert and Sarah moved the family to the new farm. The legal description of the new farm was SE 18 49 3 West 3...it was decided to move the family into the village (Shellbrook)...In September, 1912, the family moved into a larger residence on Government Road' RESIDENCE: Letter 99-Mary Beth Brown 23 Aug 92 -Shellbrooke, Sask
  Death	Jul 1931	Shellbrook, SK   [1]
  Person ID	I16034	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Jacob Belfry,   b. 10 Sep 1822, East Gwillimbury, York Co, ON d. Aft 1888 (Age > 67 years)
  Mother	Susan Rose   d. Aft 1888
  Marriage	1 Apr 1844  [1]
  Family ID	F4160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sara Adamson,   b. 14 Oct 1864, Beaverton, Ontario Co, ON d. Abt 1950, Shellbrook, SK (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Jul 1883  [1]
  Children	1. Nettie Belfry,   b. 19 Sep 1885   2. Susan Rose Annie Belfry,   b. 16 Mar 1889, Lutterworth Twp, Haliburton Co, ON d. Jul 1922, Shellbrook, SK (Age 33 years)   3. Hester Ann Belfry,   b. 30 Aug 1891, Lutterworth Twp, Haliburton Co, ON   4. Abbie Gertrude Belfry,   b. 25 Apr 1895, Lutterworth Twp, Haliburton Co, ON   5. William Roy Belfry,   b. 17 Jun 1897, ON
  Family ID	F4239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Nov 1859 - Muskoka District, ON Death - Jul 1931 - Shellbrook, SK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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