Richard Wellington Roelofson
ID # 8044, (1873-1952)
| Father | Emerson Bristol Roelofson (1841-1917) |
| Mother | Eliza Ann Dennis (1850-1936) |
| Birth | Richard Wellington Roelofson was born on 19 June 1873 at Troy, Beverly Township, Wentworth Co.. |
| Marriage | He married Effie Jane Hood on 24 June 1896 at Galt, Waterloo Co., Ontario. Mrge reg. 012682-96 Galt, Waterloo Co. Richard W. Roelofson, 23, bachelor, machinist, Methodist. Born Troy, residing Galt. Parents Emerson and Eliza Roelofson. Effie Jane Hood, 24, spinster, Methodist. Born Drayton, residing Galt. Parents Henry and Sarah Hood. Witnesses J. F. Roelofson and Ida Hood, both of Galt. On June 24, 1896, at Galt, by Rev. J. G. Scott. J. G. Scott was at the time minister of Ainslie Street Methodist Church. This was in later years Wesley Church of the United Church of Canada. |
| Death | He died on 4 April 1952 at Galt, Waterloo Co., at age 78. |
| Burial | He was buried on 7 April 1952 at Sec. 3, Mountview Cemetery, Galt.. |
| Note | Birth reg. 025831-73 Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co. Richard Wellington Roelofson born June 19th, 1873. Parents Emerson Bristol Roelofson, cabinet maker, and Eliza Ann Dennis. Physician Dr. Jas. Stimson. Informant E. B. Roelofson, cabinet maker, Beverly. There was no registrar in the village of Troy. Registrations of births, marriages and deaths were submitted to Wallace McDonald, the registrar of Beverly Township. Wellington gave his place of birth as Troy on his marriage registration. If the family didn't live right in the village, they probably resided close to it. Certainly, the 1871 census shows Emerson with his parents and they were enumerated in the household immediately prior to that of John Gamble. John Gamble at this time resided on property bordering that of the village. The 5 May, 1952, edition of the Toronto Star, on page 29, carried a death notice for Richard Wellington Roelofson of Galt. It tells that he died at the Galt Hospital on Friday, April 4, 1952. His home address is shown as 57 Lincoln Avenue in Galt. The funeral to be held on Monday, April 7, 1952, with interment in Mountview Cemetery. |
| Last Edited | 11 Feb 2022 |