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George Bowles133 b. ~ 1765 Tipperary, Ireland
m. Barbara Young (Jung?) (b. ~ 1776 Germany or Ireland) ~ 1795 Kilkenny , Tipperary , Ireland
 
1.      Charles Bowles152 b. 1797 Tipperary, Ireland      Census Records
m. Nancy Anne Barrie (b. ~ 1795 ) ~1824  Kilkenny, Tipperary, Ireland
 
     1.1  Eliza538 b. 1826  Tipperary , Ireland
m. Mr. Wilson
d. Oct. 18, 1852 Sandhill, Albion, Peel co. (soon after her marriage)
Memorial Stone
 
     1.2  John159 b. June 27, 1828 Toronto          Census Records
m. Mary Lester (b. Apr. 2, 1835 Albion, Peel co.; Isaac, Agnes)
                                                June 22, 1858 Albion, Ont. (witn: Thomas and George Bowles)
 
   

Thought to be Mary Lester Bowles about 1875

  

Mary Lester Bowles about 1895

 

Children of John Bowles and Mary Lester: J. Harvey, Dr. George, Albert E., Isaac,  Eliza, Charles F., William
 
 
                1.2.1   Charles Fletcher339 b. ~ 1859 Ont. 
                           m. Rebecca (Beckie) Nixon (John Hugh, Mary Rebecca Shaw)
Jan. 25, 1887 Chinguacousy, Peel co.
They homesteaded first at Ubby, Michigan where 7 daughters and one son were born.  They moved to Manitoba and settled in the Gartmore District in 1908.  Later they retired to live near three of their children in Los Angeles, CA.
 
   

Charles and Rebecca with their 4 oldest children

  

With their 7 girls and one son

   When living in Russell, MB
 
                            1.2.1.1  Violet Maretta
 m. Del Garnerr
 lived in Los Angeles
 1.2.1.2.1  Aleta
       m. Mr. Kimbler
             they have two children
 Del d. 1947
 Violet d. Jan. 9, 1983 bur. Jan. 13 Rose Hills Park, California
                            1.2.1.2  Ellen, m. Ed Straffords, lived in Los Angeles
                            1.2.1.3  Alna m. Arthur Kirkbride, lived Vancouver
                            1.2.1.4  George Albert, never married, lived in South Gate, California
(San Francisco)
                            1.2.1.5  Aletta m. Harry McDonaugh, lived in Los Angeles
                                                            One son Dr. McDonagh of Los Angeles
                            1.2.1.6  Sylvia m. Harold Dibble, lived in Calgary
                                        1.2.1.6.1  Mary
                                        1.2.1.6.2  Charles
                                        1.2.1.6.3  Wallace
                            1.2.1.7  Eva (or Ena) m. Fred Hertlein
 live in Russell, MB
        1.2.1.7.1  Irene (m. Donald McLeod)
        1.2.1.7.2  Donnie (m. Ralph Tibbats)
        1.2.1.7.3  Margaret (m. Roy Cusitar)
                            1.2.1.8  Anna Ferne b. Feb. 22, 1899 Ubbey, MI, USA
        m. Jack Hyde (b. Aug. 1893 Silverton, MB; Peter, Margaret Forbes)
July 16, 1924 Silverton, MB
farmed north of Silverton and moved to Russell, MB in 1951
        1.2.1.8.1  Harvey Hyde
      m. Mona  (they live Treherne, MB)
own Hyde family farm at 4-21-27
        1.2.1.8.2  Merna
      m. W. McLeod (they live Russell, MB)
        1.2.1.8.3  Ruth
      m. Robert Pickrell (they live Semans, SK)
       Jack d. 1974
       Ferne d. May 4 bur. May 7, 1990  Russell, MB
                          Charles and Rebecca d. California
 
                 1.2.2  Agnes Maretta340 b. Dec. 17, 1861 Chinguacousy, Peel co.
                                                            d. Aug. 11, 1903 Albion twp.  ref # 029929/03
 
                 1.2.3  George Henry341 b. Nov. 17, 1863 (1901 census)  Chinguacousy, Peel co.
                            (he was a Doctor in Woodhill and later in Toronto)  Census Records
                          m. Margaret (Madge) Isabel Graham
                                                 (b. Nov. 2, 1872 Ont.; Thomas, Mary Jane Simpson)
Nov. 24, 1897 Toronto, Ont.
 
     
George Bowles about 1883   Dr. George, Madge and Graham about 1902   With Graham and baby  John Thomas about 1911   Madge Graham Bowles
 
                           1.2.3.1  George Graham539 b. June 24, 1900 Wood Hill, Ont.
                                                  m.   Elsie Kate Howard (b. 1898 London, Eng.) at Niagara Falls
 
          
George Graham in 1900, 1902 and 1907   His wife Elsie   Their children George, Peggy, Charles and Mary
 
       1.2.3.1.1  George Howard b. July 11, ?
                                                      m.  Rena Webster (b. ? Bradley)
                                                      1.2.3.1.1.1  living (adopted, son of Rena)
                                                      George d. 1987
                                                      Rena d. 2003
                                       1.2.3.1.2  Margaret (Peggy) b. Jan. 11, 1927
                                                      m. Arthur Wilson  July 5, 1947, Toronto, Ont.
                                                      1.2.3.1.2.1  living
                                                      1.2.3.1.2.2  living
                                                      1.2.3.1.2.3  living
                                                      1.2.3.1.2.4  living
                                                      1.2.3.1.2.5  living
                                                      1.2.3.1.2.6  living
                                                      1.2.3.1.2.7  living
                                                      1.2.3.1.2.8  living
                                                      1.2.3.1.2.9  living
                                                      1.2.3.1.2.10  living
                                                      Arthur d. 1974
                                       1.2.3.1.3  Charles Graham Patrick b. Sept. 8, 1934
           bp. Jan. 3, 1943 (by Rev. Isaac G. Bowles)
                                                       m. (1) Joan Mae Winter
                                                                   (b. Aug. 16, 1939; Henry Russell, Evelyn Osmun)
                                                                          Sept. 3, 1960 Hampton, N.J., USA (divorced)
                                                       1.2.3.1.3.1  living b. Sept. 16, 1961
                                                                        1.2.3.1.3.1.1  living b. Oct. 25, 1995
                                                       1.2.3.1.3.2  living b. Sept. 30, 1962
                                                       1.2.3.1.3.3  living b.Dec. 4, 1964
                                                       1.2.3.1.3.4  John Graham Patrick b. Nov. 1966
                                                                        d.  Feb. 1967
                                                       1.2.3.1.3.5  living b. May 31, 1973
                                                       m. (2) living  Dec. 29, 1978
 
                                             Charles and his sister Mary find buried loot
 
      1.2.3.1.4  Mary-Jane b. Aug. 24, 1939
                                                     bp. Jan. 3, 1943 (by Rev. Isaac G. Bowles)
                                                     m. Dr. Gordon Edward Johnson, pharmacist
                              Elsie Kate d. Feb. 13, 1967 Toronto, Ont.
                              Graham d. 1987 Saskatoon
 
                           1.2.3.2  Charles Douglas b. May 16, 1903
                                                           d. Nov. 24, 1903  Memorial Stone
 
                           1.2.3.3   John Thomas540  b. 1910
                                        m. Enid Poole
                                         1.2.3.3.1  Barbara
                                                        m. Duncan McKillop
                                         1.2.3.3.2  John
 
                                George d. Apr. 10, 1940, Toronto bur. Brampton Cemetery
                           Madge d. Mar. 1, 1952 Scarboro, Ont. bur. Brampton Cemetery
Memorial Stone
 
                 1.2.4  Elizabeth (Eliza)342 b. Sept. 1, 1865 Chinguacousy, Peel co.
                           m. John Raine Feb. 19, 1890 Chinguacousy, Peel co.  ref # 009551/90
                                                                        (lived Tullamore, Peel co.)
 
                             Lizzie Bowles and John Raine Wedding in 1890
 
1.2.4.1  Harvey Raine
Eliza d. June 5, 1941 bur. Sandhill Cemetery, Albion
John d. March 24, 1947 bur. Sandhill Cemetery, Albion
Memorial Stone
 
                 1.2.5 Isaac Graham161 b. Nov. 2, 1867 bp. Mar. 22, 1868 Chinguacousy, Peel co.
(he was a Methodist pastor)  Census Records
 m. Ida Louise Gerolamay (b. Mar. 22, 1871, Tara, Ont.; Wal, Francis Smith)
June 20, 1899 Tara, Bruce co., Ont. ref # 003603/99
 
       
Rev. Isaac Bowles   His wife Ida    Isaac and Ida with baby Ethel      With Ethel and baby Lester   Isaac and Ida
 
 1.2.5.1  Ethel542
     m.  William C. Harris
     1.2.5.1.1  William Bowles Harris
 
 1.2.5.2  Lester541
 
 Rev. I.G. Bowles presided at Adelaide Bowles (sister-in-law) funeral in 1928 in Toronto
 
 Infant son born Oct. 15, 1869 died Oct. 17, 1869 Chinguacousy, Peel co. ref # 009597/70
 
                           Brothers Dr. George and Rev. Isaac Bowles (seated) and wives
 
                 1.2.6  William David162  b. Mar. 12 bp. May 28, 1871 Chinguacousy, Peel co. 
                                                                   ref # 004449/71
                          m. Mina Lova Ward (b. May 25, 1875 Woodhill; George, Harriet Balfour)
                                             Dec. 25, 1906 Woodhill, Ont.  (witness A. E. Bowles of Winnipeg)
                                             Ref # 015854/06 (groom’s name given as James David)
(they lived in Brampton, Ont. where William was the Clerk and Treasurer of Chinguacousy twp.)
1.2.6.1  Rhoda Mary b.
 
  About 1925     1932  Wedding Day 1944
 
   m.  Jacob Carroll Anderson  July 22, 1944 Toronto, Ont.
   1.2.6.1.1  David Anderson
   1.2.6.1.2  Thomas Anderson
                        William David d. Jan. 13, 1953 Sandhill Cemetary, Albion twp.
                        Mina d. July 3, 1958 Sandhill Cemetary, Albion twp.
 
               1.2.7  Albert Edwin343 b. May 31, 1873 Chinguacousy, Peel co.  ref # 016451/73
(moved from Brampton to Winnipeg in Nov. 1905,  was a lawyer, formed firm of Bowles & White which became Taylor & Bowles 1906, pres. of Young Liberals Club, was made KC in 1930 (King’s Counsel))
 
Albert Edwin Bowles
 
                        m. Lillian Jane Lougheed  (father: Joseph) Sept. 15, 1909
                        1.2.7.1  David Albert543 b. Oct. 5, 1916 Winnipeg, MB
                                    m. Katherine ?  when?
(lived at 10 Riverside Drive, Winnipeg;  was a lawyer, was made QC in 1976 (Queen’s Counsel))
                                    1.2.7.1.1  David L.544
                                    David Albert d. Sept. 25, 1981 bur. Sept. 28 Winnipeg
 
                        1.2.7.2  Howard E.545 b. when?  where?  He was a Doctor
                                    m. Janet ?  when?
                                    1.2.7.2.1  Bruce546
 
1.2.7.2.2  Sheila547
m.  Mr. Cahalin
 
              1.2.8  John Harvey344 b. Apr. 21, 1876 Chinguacousy, Peel co.  ref # 023799/76
                                           (was a Real Estate dealer in Winnipeg; moved to Toronto)
 
                         John Harvey Bowles
 
                       m. Adelaide (b. ~ 1890)
                       Adelaide d. Nov. 24, 1928 Winnipeg,  ref # MB 054194/28
bur. Mt. Pleasant cemetery, Toronto
                       Harvey d. Toronto
 
              1.2.9  Ann Jane345 b. July 3, 1878 d. Mar. 6, 1880 bur. Sandhill Cemetery
 
                           John Bowles and Mary Lester's 50th Anniversary in 1908
 
              John d. June 15, 1912  bur. Sandhill Cemetary, Albion twp.  ref # 039376/12
              Mary d. Oct. 12, 1904  bur. Sandhill Cemetary  Albion twp.  ref # 022373/04
 
1.3  Thomas155 b. July 27, 1830 Chinguacousy, Ont.     Census Records
(owned part of Lot 31 Chinguacousy East, started as a farmer and grain merchant at Mono Road, moved to Orangeville in 1883 as the first Sheriff of Dufferin County (Sheriff from 1883-1913), was a Director of the Credit Valley Railroad, councilman (1863-67) and Reeve of Chinguacousy twp. For 10 years; see his obituary)
        m. Jane Lester (b. Oct. 10 or 25, 1833 Ontario; Isaac, Agnes) ~ 1855
 
  Thomas Bowles and Jane Lester
 
1.3.1  Charles Wesley333 b. Jan. 21, 1858    Census Records
m. Rebecca (Beckie) Wilson (b. Jan. 7, 1861) Nov. 11, 1885 Albion twp.
 (They moved their family to Biggar, SK in 1914.)
Read an account of this Family's History
 
1.3.1.1  Edna Jane548 b. Aug. 17, 1888
              m. George E. Cameron Jan. 1, 1913  (lived Orangeville)
 
   1.3.1.1.1  John Donald b. May 10, 1914
m.  Elsa  Oct. 4, 1937
Children: Douglas, Helen, Karen
 
   1.3.1.1.2  Jean
m.  Earle Hibbert  Feb. 4, 1938
      Children: Joan, Sandra, Carolle, Lynn, David, Sharon
                                                                        Earle d. 1957
 
   1.3.1.1.3   Wilson
m.  Thelma  Mar. 1, 1945
Children: Rickey, Donald
 
   1.3.1.1.4   Marion
m.  Cecil Irvin  June 24, 1945
Children: Steven, Glen, Allen, Nancy Anne
 
   1.3.1.1.5   Helen
m.  Gayle Honey  Oct. 7, 1953
Children: Cameron Gayle, Patricia Helen
 
1.3.1.2  Annie Alberta555 b. Dec. 21, 1895 
  m.  George Ernest Train of Detroit  Sept. 15, 1920
 
   1.3.1.2.1  Audrey Jane b. Nov. 2, 1925
     m. Dr. Francis Gerbasi  Apr. 1, 1958
 
   1.3.1.2.2   Douglas Charles (twin with Donald George)
d.  Mar. 31, 1937
 
   1.3.1.2.3  Donald George
 
Annie d. Jan. 9, 1962
 
1.3.1.3  Thomas Russell549 b. Jan. 26, 1897
   m.  Mary Kristine Fairbanks (b. Sept. 22, 1903, Morden, MB; Charles, Johanna);
Jan. 29, 1924 Saskatoon, SK (lived Biggar, SK)
Children: Raymond550, Ronald551, Lois552, Patricia553,   Glenn554
Note: Lois has provided me with this family's History.
 
1.3.1.4  Wilson Graham556 b. Jan. 31, 1898
               m. Leeta Clark (b. Dec. 4, 1900) Nov. 26, 1921
               Wilson d. Mar. 3, 1969
               Leeta d. Oct. 20, 1970
 
1.3.1.5  Charles Victor557 b. May 24, 1900 (lived Monrovia, Calif.)
   m.  Fernetta Towne  Dec. 24, 1937
   1.3.1.5.1   Robert William558 m. Nov. 1960
         Charles d. Oct. 21, 1938  Brampton, Ont.
 Rebecca d. Mar. 21, 1945
Memorial Stone
 
1.3.2  Isaac Robert334 b. Aug. 7, 1859  Ont.     Census Records
               m. Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cunnington (b. Sept. 1, 1864; Alexander)
                (they farmed Con. 6, Lot 3  Chinguacousy twp.)
                                   
1.3.2.1  Thomas Newman559 b. Oct. 3, 1889 Chinguacousy      ref. # 028016/89
                                                lived in Boston in 1931
 
1.3.2.2  Alexander C.560 b. Apr. 28, 1892 Ont.
           (Captain in WW1; lived Toronto, England in 1931)
 
1.3.2.3  T. Audrey b. July 15, 1900 Ont.
             m. L. M. Thompson
 
1.3.2.4  Elizabeth Kathleen561 b. Mar. 26, 1906 Peel co.     ref. # 034684/06
 
Isaac Robert d. 1931
 
1.3.3  Elizabeth Bertha13 (Eliza) b. Apr. 2, 1855 or 1861 Chinguacousy
m. Thomas McCartney, farmer (b. ~1865, Albion twp.;  Henry, Jane)
Jan. 9, 1884 Orangeville, Ont.  ref # 002467/84
(they lived Caledon, Ont.)
 
  Thought to be Eliza Bowles marriage to Thomas McCartney
 
1.3.3.1  Roy McCartney
 
1.3.3.2  Melville McCartney
 
Thomas d. May 16, 1917
Eliza d. Feb. 24, 1942
Memorial Stone
 
1.3.4  Martha Jane14 (Jennie) b. ~ 1863 Chinguacousy
m. Marshall W. Green, grain merchant in Orangeville    
(b. ~1862, Brampton; John Green, Sarah Ann Marshall)
                                                     Aug. 15, 1886 Orangeville, Ont.  ref # 002486/86
 
                         1.3.4.1  Lester Green (lived Toronto)
 
                         1.3.4.2  John Green
 
 1.3.4.3  Kathleen Green m. Mr. Gordon (lived Kamloops, B.C.)
Jennie d. 1934
 
1.3.5  Thomas Edgar b. ~ 1866 Mono Road, Peel co. (July 18, 1877 in 1901 Census)
  (lived Wingham with wife and one daughter)
m.  Rosa M. Homuth (b. May 2, 1872, Galt, Ont.; John J., Mary)
July 22, 1891 Wingham, Ont.  ref # 005129/91
(at time of marriage was a merchant of Mono Road)
(in 1901 was a Sheriff in Orangeville with his father)
Edgar d. < 1945
Rosa d. July 27, 1945 Toronto Obit in July 28, 1945 Toronto Star
 
1.3.5.1  Alice b. Aug. 8, 1893 Ont. (1901 census)
                                   
       1.3.6  Ann (Annie ) Sarah b. 1867-68, bp. Nov. 29, 1868 Chinguacousy, Peel co.
                         m. Rev. Edwin Arthur Pearson, July 13, 1892 Orangeville Meth. Church
 
                        1.3.6.1  Vaughan Pearson (lived Toronto, bond trader)
 
1.3.6.2  Marmaduke Pearson (lived Chicago)
 
1.3.6.3  Lester Bowles Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada
            b. Apr. 23, 1897  Newtonbrook, Ont.   ref. 048220/97
            m. Maryon Elspeth Moody (b. 1901)
            Maryon d. 1989
            Hon. Lester Pearson d. 1972
 
Rev. Pearson d. 1931
Annie d. 1960
 
1.3.7  William Herbert b. Jan. 11, 1874  ref # 013581/74
 m. Helen Snell  (they lived Orangeville, he was a dentist)
 
Thomas d. Aug. 9, 1913 Orangeville, Ont. ref # 012318/13
Jane d. July 29, 1919 Orangeville, Ont. ref # 011577/19
Memorial Stone
 
 
          1.4  George160 b. Aug. 14, 1832  Ont.        Census Records 
(Treasurer of Chinguacousy twp., local preacher and superintendent of Caesar’s Church, owned part of Lot 31 Chinguacousy East in 1868)
                 m. Elizabeth Unett Pinch (b. ~1844 England; Rev. Richard, Mary) of Mono Mills
                                                May 30, 1861 Chinguacousy, Peel co.
                               George Bowles and Elizabeth Unett Pinch
                                    
                 1.4.1  Charles Watson b. ~ 1862 Chinguacousy;
                                 d. Jan. 10, 1882 Sandhill, Albion at age 19  ref # 013848/82 Memorial Stone
 
                 1.4.2  Richard Pinch b. Aug. 17, 1864 Chinguacousy   Census Records
(Rev. of Grace Church, Winnipeg and of Sherbourne Street Methodist in Toronto, Professor of Homiletics at Victoria College 1905-1913, Chancellor 1913-1930, retired to his farm Lot 17 Con. 7 Blackstock, Ont.)
 
                                m. Annie U. Devitt (b. Apr. 9, 1864 Canada; James, Mary; Cartwright, Ont.)
Sept. 4, 1888 Blackstock, Ont.            ref. # 008327/88
 
                                Rev. R. P. Bowles and his wife Annie Devitt
 
                           1.4.2.1  Vera  (Addie in 1901 census) b. Oct. 10, 1890 Ont.
       m. Rev. J. E. Griffity
                                       1.4.2.1.1  Anne Griffity
                                                     m. Edgar Emerson
                                                     1.4.2.1.1.1  living
     1.4.2.1.1.2  living
                                       Vera d.  ~ 1926 of Tuberculosis
 
  1.4.2.2  Wilfred George b. Jan. 1, 1895 Ont.
                                      m. Jean Edgington ~ 1925
                                                      bought Lot 12 Con 7 Blackstock in 1935
 
                                      1.4.2.2.1  Richard Wilfred Pinch
m. Jean Maybelle Jessie Nugent 1952
1.4.2.2.1.1 living
1.4.2.2.1.2 living
1.4.2.2.1.3 living
1.4.2.2.1.4 living
1.4.2.2.1.5 living
 
                                      1.4.2.2.2  Patricia
 
                          1.4.2.3  Muriel b. 1894 ; d. 1906 age 12
 
                          Annie d. Apr. 14, 1951 (Port Perry Star; Apr. 19, 1951 p.4)
                          Richard d. Jan. 1960
                                                           
                1.4.3  John Albert327 b. Sept.4, 1866 (1901 Census) Chinguacousy
                         m. Lavinia Ianson (b. Dec. 25, 1869 Ontario) Feb. 25, 1891 Chinguacousy
                                                             (farmed in Souris, MB)
 
 1.4.3.1  George Newton571 b. Dec. 26, 1893  RM of Glenwood,MB   ref # 003993/93
 
 1.4.3.2  Allen Janson568  b.  Sept. 25, 1896 R.M. of Glenwood, MB  ref # 005744/97
 
 1.4.3.3  Howard569
 
                1.4.4  Thomas Sherlock328 b. May 31, 1868 Chinguacousy
                         m. Margaret T. (Maggie) Ward (b. Sept. 8, 1870 Ont.)  
                                             March 19, 1890 Caledon, Peel co.   Census Records
                         (they farmed in Manitoba at Souris, Stonewall and Morden and Swift Current,SK)
 
                         1.4.4.1  Charles Watson570 b. June 7, 1893 R.M. of Glenwood, MB  ref # 002169/93
                         
                         1.4.4.2  Edythe Bertha572  b. July 13, 1895 R.M of  Glenwood, MB  ref # 005512/95
      m. Mr. Burton  (lived Trail, B.C.)
                                                         
                         1.4.4.3  George Henry567 b. Mar 7, 1897 R.M. of Glenwood, MB  ref # 002787/97
 
(Watson and Newton farmed in Souris, MB and in Swift Current, SK)
 
                         1.4.4.4  A. Edward b. May 30, 1899
                          
                         Thomas d. ~ 1951 in SK
 
                1.4.5  Eliza Ann329 (Liala)  b. Oct. 5, 1870 Chinguacousy  ref # 015300/70
                         m. Rev. Gilbert Agar, July 31, 1894 Chinguacousy
 
                         1.4.5.1  Beth Agar
                         Liala d. May 17, 1899 Sandhill, Albion&n