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Event Date : Wednesday, September 25, 1901
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Ernest Philip Snow, merchant of Bradford, youngest son of W. Barclay Snow, of Ottawa, to Jane Frances, only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Hyde, Esq., of Dunnville. The wedding took place at St. Paul's Church, Dunnville, Ont. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Thomas Motherwell. The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Emma Crawford, of Brookside, Lake Shore. The couple will reside on John St., Bradford.

Event Date : Thursday, January 20, 1955
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Dunnville

Description : The death occurred at Dunnville on Thursday, January 20, of Mrs. E. P. Snow in her 89th year. Mrs. Snow will be remembered by old time residents of Bradford. Her husband was in business here known as a sadler business, and Mr. and Mrs. Snow resided in the house on John
Street now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Saxon. After Mr. Snow's death, some thirty years ago, Mrs. Snow moved to her home town of Dunnville and had since resided there.Throughout the years Mrs. Snow never lost interest in Bradford and her friends here. She kept herself informed of people here through this newspaper. Mrs. Snow was a very active worker in Trinity Anglican Church during her residence in Bradford. Mr. Snow had for many years been a valued member of that church's choir. Trinity church's choir gowns and mortar board hats were presented to the choir by Mrs. Snow in memory of her husband.

Event Date : Wednesday, March 26, 1958
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Petrolia, Ont.

Description : A former resident of Bradford, Mr. A. C. W. Soper, died at his home in Petrolia on March 26 following a paralytic stroke. He was 86 years of age. Born in London, England, he came to Canada when 17 years of age, first making his home with a brother in Russell, Manitoba. In 1899, at the outbreak of the South African War, he enlisted at Winnipeg and served as a Lance Corporal in the Boer War. For many years he was a commercial traveller for Canada Packers Co., and other firms throughout Ontario. His first wife was the former Eva Edmanson of Bradford, and after his retirement, for a number of years, Mr. and Mrs. Soper resided in the old Edmanson home on John Street west in Bradford, until after Mrs. Edmanson's death. His second marriage was to Mrs. Isobel Hill of Bradford, and shortly after this marriage Mr. and Mrs. Soper moved to Shelburne. They had lived in Petrolia since last August. Mr. Soper was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Russell, Man., and joined the Royal Arch Chapter in England in 1906. He is survived by his widow, Isabell Soper, two daughters, Mrs. Howard Vallat (Doria) of Toronto, and Mrs. Wm. Mann (Caroline) of California; two step-daughters, Mrs. John Eakens, Sarnia, and Miss Rita Hill, with the U.N. staff in Egypt. Following a private funeral service at the residence in Petrolia, conducted by Rev. W. R. Parson, rector of Christ Anglican Church, funeral services were held at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home in Bradford, conducted by Rev. R. Woolley. Interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.