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"Richard James Neilly, who has been a resident of Aurora for the past fourteen years, died suddenly on Tuesday, November 14 at his late residence in town. Born in Gilford, Mr. Neilly received his public school education there and later attended Bradford high school. For twenty-eight years he was the manager and buyer for the Victoria Mercantile Company, Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Moving to Drayton in 1929 he conducted a general store and later retired, moving to Aurora in 1936. Mr. Neilly was a member of the former Methodist Church and later the United Church and was also a part master of the Victoria Lodge, A.F. & A.M. for Victoria Harbour. The funeral service was conducted be Rev. H. Howey on Thursday at Thompson Funeral Home. Interment was at Coulson's Hills cemetery. The pallbearers were three cousins, William Baynes, Barrie, Wilfred Wood, Deerhurst, and Roy Kneeshaw, Bradford; and three members of the Aurora United Church, Frank Hughes, Tom Swindle, and Alex Bell. Surviving are his widow, the former Rose Baker; three sons, Homer of Ottawa, Harold of the Western University, London, and Earl of Aurora; one daughter Vivian of Aurora; four sisters, Cassie, Addie, Jennie, of Toronto, and Annie of Norland. A brother, Wesley, paid the supreme sacrifice in World War I."

Municipality :
Community : Bradford
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Description : Age: 76th year.
Married to George Douglas, postmaster of Bradford, in 1844, and he died after 13 years of marriage (he was 41 years, 9 months at the time of his death). Mrs. Douglas and her daughter then ran the post office, until her only daughter's death in 1873 (of comsumption at 38 years of age).
Lived on John St.
Has a brother in Toronto, and one in Garnot, and a sister in the United States.
Interred at Mount Pleasant cemtery.

Municipality :
Community : Bradford
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Description : Age: 63 years, 6 months.
Died of a stroke.
Born near Hull, England in 1827.
Came to Canada with his wife in 1851.
Came to Bradford in 1860 as a grain dealer. In 1867, he became involved in the grocery business.
Interred at Mount Pleasant cemetery.

Municipality :
Community : Scotch Settlement
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Description : Mrs. John Darling dies at home in the Scotch Settlement in her 70th year.

Municipality :
Community : Bradford
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Description : Age: 87 years, 1 month, 17 days.
Born in Mitchellstown, County Cork, Ireland, on September 13, 1804.
Came to Canada in 1836 with his parents.
After his first wife died, he moved to Holland Landing with his children and married Mrs. Scott, with whom he recently celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
Came to Bradford in 1846, and was a former Councillor and Justice of the Peace there.
He is survived by four sons and two daughters.
Interred at the Middleton Church burying grounds.

Municipality :
Community : West Gwillimbury
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Municipality :
Community : Bradford
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Description : Came to Canada from Ireland in 1846, and first settled in Essa township, then West Gwillimbury, and finally moved to Bradford 6 years ago.
He taught at Cookstown, Fisher's Corners, and Bradford.
Was once Reeve of West Gwillimbury, and clerk of Bradford.
Leaves a widow and six grown children - three sons and three daughters. Age: 64 years, 8 months, 11 days.
Interred at Mount Pleasant cemetery.

Municipality :
Community : West Gwillimbury
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Description : Age: 80 years, 6 months.
Came from Ireland to Canada in 1831.
Was Councillor, Deputy-Reeve, and Reeve.
Had five sons and two daughters.
Buried at St. Paul's Church, Coulson's Hill.

Municipality :
Community : Churchill
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Description : Mrs. Hart Thomas, a lifelong resident of Churchill, dies at home in her 82nd year.

Municipality :
Community : Bradford
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Description : Born in West Gwillimbury on January 26, 1831, to Mr. & Mrs. John Faris.
Was one of ten children, and only four remain: Robert, James, and Mrs. Alex. Sutherland, of Tecumseth, and Mrs. James Bowles, of West Gwillimbury.
Married Susannah Goodfellow, daughter of the late John Goodfellow, in 1856, and they lived on Maple Farm, Scotch Settlement.
Father of six children, of whom five remain: John, Peter, Will (who just married B. Strong and occupies the homestead), Miss Kate, and Mrs. John Sinclair.
Had just moved to Bradford to retire.
Treasurer of West Gwillimbury.