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Part of Joe Saint fonds
Contains news clippings and articles on various people of Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Part of Joe Saint fonds
Contains news clippings and articles on various people of Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Jeffs, Mary (nee Driffill) obituary
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Sunday, March 18, 1906
Event Type : Death
Description : Wife of Mr. Edward Jeffs, Sr., a farmer. Daughter of the late Thomas Driffill, of Bradford.Sister of Mrs. T.S. Graham, of Bradford. Mother of sons, Compton B. and Beverly, and daughters Eva (Mrs. Wilcox), Josephine (Mrs. Baycroft), Lorena, Mrs. Monckman, and Miss Florence. Age: 71 years. Interred in Newton Robinson.
Bradford Witness
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : April 22, 1896
Event Type : Marriage
Description : Lorena, daughter of E. Jeffs, Esq., to Mr. W.D. Monkman, of Castlederg. The wedding took place in Bond Head. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J.A. Chapman, B.A.
Bradford Witness
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : October 8, 1861
Event Type : Marriage
Description : Mr. Edward Jeffs, of West Gwillimbury, to Miss Mary Driffill, eldest daughter of Thomas Driffill, Esq.The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's father, but location is unknown.
Bradford Chronicle
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : June 27, 1893
Event Type : Marriage
Description : Mr. J.P. Wilcox, to Eva, second daughter of Mr. Edward Jeffs, of West Gwillimbury. The wedding took place at the Methodist Church, Bond Head. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Harper.
Bradford Witness
Porter, Florence Jeffs obituary (short)
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Sunday, November 19, 1950
Event Type : Death
Description : Died at Wellesley Hospital. Wife of the late Harry H. Porter, formerly of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Daughter of the late Edward Jeffs and Mary Driffill of Bond Head. Funeral on November 21 at the Funeral Chapel of Morley S. Bedford, 159 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto. Private cremation the following morning. Interment in Prince Albert, Sask.
Bradford Witness
Bond Head Methodist Church Stained glass window
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Bond Head Methodist Church - stain glass window in memory of John Wilcox and Edward Jeffs.
John Wilcox was a pioneer of Tecumseth Township, arriving in 1855 from Cuba (where he worked in mine structure support). He was born in Chyandour, Cornwall, England on April 22, 1827, and apprenticed as an architect and carpenter. He was sent to Cuba in 1848 to work. In Canada, he married Ann Proctor with whom he had 5 children. John helped the town build roads and bridges, and promoted the Wesleyan Methodist Church in its early days.
Part of Local History Collection
Husband of Mary Driffill.
E. Jeffs & Son - Felicia the Heifer cow
Part of Local History Collection
This photograph is of Felicia, bred by Edward Jeffs & Son. The Jeffs were well known stock-breeders who have owned their property on the 6th Concession since 1837. They first started with Shorthorn cattle, Leicester sheep and Berkshire pigs, and by 1906 were breeding show-winning animals.
Bradford Witness
Mount Pleasant Sunday School history notes
Part of Local History Collection
Typed notes relating to the activities of Mount Pleasant Sunday School, from 1906-1908, compiled from the records of Joseph Brown. Includes information on the celebration of the Sunday School's fiftieth anniversary, advocated for by William Belfry in 1906, and the Sunday School rolls for the years 1907 and 1908.
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