Jennie Ann Adams
ID # 7756, (1881-1945)
| Birth | Jennie Ann Adams was born on 1 August 1881 at Walton, Grey Township, Huron Co.. |
| Marriage | She married James Watson Duff, son of George Duff and Agnes Forbes Watson, on 30 August 1900 at Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario. Mrge reg. 016995-00 Guelph, Wellington Co. James Watson Duff, 26, bachelor, bricklayer, Presbyterian. Born Port Elgin, residing Owen Sound. Parents George and Agnes Duff. Jenny Adams, 21, spinster, Presbyterian. Born Walton, residing Owen Sound. Parents Albert and Margaret Adams. Witnesses Alice Webb and Ada Webb, both of Guelph. On Aug. 30, 1900, at Guelph, by J. S. Hindley. |
| Marriage | She married Wellington Willson, son of Peter Willson and Rachel Pepper, on 15 January 1919 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario. Mrge reg. 001315-19 Toronto, York Co. Wellington Willson, 46, widower, clerk, Presbyterian. Born Brant County, residing Toronto. Parents Peter Willson and Rachel Pepper. Jennie Duff, 39, widow, housekeeper, Presbyterian. Born Walton, Grey County, residing Toronto. Parents Albert Adams and Margaret McIntosh. Witnesses M. C. McKerroll and Emily Jones, both of 19 Laws Street, Toronto. On 15 January, 1919, at Toronto, by (clergyman)...illeg. McKerrow. |
| Death | She died on 26 June 1945 at Toronto, York Co., at age 63. |
| Burial | She was buried on 29 June 1945 at Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario. |
| Note | Jennie's two marriage registrations show her place of birth as Walton. Her marriage to Wellington Willson tells that she was born in Walton of Grey County. This is incorrect. Her place of birth was either in or near Walton, Grey Township of Huron County. The township is now known as Morris-Turnberry. Death reg. 036036-45 Toronto, York Co. Jennie Ann Adams died June 26, 1945, at 296 Indian Road Cr., Toronto, also her residence. Married. Housewife. Born Canada on August 1, 1881. Parents Albert Adams and - McIntosh, both born Canada. Physician's name illegible, but may be C. W. Hain. Funeral director Wm. Speers, 2926 Dundas St. West, Toronto. Informant Wellington Willson, husband, 296 Indian Road Cr. Burial June 29, 1945, Prospect Cemetery. Wm. Speers Funeral Home had been in business for quite some years. Sometimes the informant in a death was the funeral home and Speers name is to be found as the informant on numbers of death registrations. By 1945, the director of the funeral home was Harry W. Bell. This last per Might's Toronto City Directory, 1945. Mention is made of this because W. Speers was the informant in the death of Jennie's first husband, James Duff, some 30 years earlier. Funeral homes could command a certain family loyalty that sometimes lasted for decades, some of it no doubt community related. |
Child of Jennie Ann Adams and James Watson Duff |
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| Last Edited | 7 Feb 2020 |