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Event Date : Tuesday, October 05, 1909
Event Type : Death

Description : Rev. Egerton Ryerson Young. Age: 70th year. Noted Canadian Missionary and Author. Born in Smith's Falls in 1840, a son of Rev. William Young, a pioneer Methodist preacher. Taught school until 1863, when he joined the ministry. Married Elizabeth Bingham, of Bradford, in 1867. Was called to the North West, and became a negotiator between the aboriginals and government officials. Returned to Ontario because of his health, and became an author and lecturer in England. He wrote about life among natives. Survived by his wife and five children: Rev. E.R. Young, P.A., Chatsworth; Mrs. R.N. Helme, Lancaster, England; Mrs. (Rev.) A.B. Fitzgerald, Hilton, N.J.; Mrs. Newton Brown, Toronto; and Mrs. H.E. Watson, Toronto. Lived at "Algonquin Lodge" Bradford. Interred in Bowmanville.

Event Date : Saturday, November 25, 1978
Event Type : Birth

Description : A son to John and Judy Zima, a brother for Jennifer.

Event Date : Tuesday, September 29, 1964
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at his home, Bradford. Dear father of John Zima, Sr. and dear grandfather of John Jr. and Paul, and survived by six great-grandchildren, all of Bradford. Friends may call at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service Friday at 2 p.m. Interment Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, approximately 3:30 p.m.