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Family: Orrin Edward Palen / Rhoda Sophia Weeks (F107)

m. 23 Mar 1886


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  • Male
    Orrin Edward Palen

    Birth  23 Nov 1857  Smith Creek, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1940   
    Burial    Woodstock Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  23 Mar 1886  [1]  Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  G. Palen | F430 Group Sheet 
    Mother  P. | F430 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Rhoda Sophia Weeks

    Birth  21 Jul 1860  Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  2 Apr 1925  Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Woodstock Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Amos Weeks | F33 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Stewart | F33 Group Sheet 

    Male
    + Amos Albert Palen

    Birth  29 Sep 1886  Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1945   
    Burial     
    Spouse  B. Mabee | F108 
    Marriage     
    Spouse  I. (Unknown) | F431 
    Marriage     

    Female
    + Laura Elizabeth Palen

    Birth  28 Jun 1889  Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death     
    Burial    Woodstock Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jeremiah (Jerry) Butcher | F109 
    Marriage  17 Jan 1912  Baptist Parsonage, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    Ethel Winnifred Palen

    Birth  4 Oct 1891  Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  18 Dec 1962   
    Burial    Woodstock Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Kelly | F110 
    Marriage     

    Male
    + Roy Gordon Palen

    Birth  5 Mar 1895  Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1972   
    Burial    Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Myrtle Ila Becker | F111 
    Marriage  11 Apr 1917  Walsingham, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    + Cecil Andrew Palen

    Birth  3 May 1897  Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Yes, date unknown   
    Burial     
    Spouse  Jessie Adeline Collins | F112 
    Marriage  15 Sep 1920  Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    Ivan Palen

    Birth  Apr 1906   
    Death     
    Burial    Woodstock Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Married:
    • Marriage:
      Groom: Orin Palen
      Age: 29
      Residence: Tillsonburg, Ont
      Birthplace: Smith Creek, New York, USA
      Bachelor
      Occupation: Farmer
      Parents; George and Priscilla Palen
      Bride: Rhoda Weeks
      Age: 25
      Residence; Tillsonburg, Ontario
      Spinster
      Parents; Amos and Elizabeth Weeks
      Witnesses; Charity Weeks, Edward Rouse of Tillsonburg, Ont
      Date: March 23, 1886
      Religion: Baptist for both Bride and Groom
      Minister; H.J.Wall by license
      Source; LDS Film # 1869962; #8903


      Palen-Weeks
      At the residence of the bride's father, in Tillsonburg, on Tuesday, March
      23, by Rev. H. Ware, Orrin Palen to Rhoda, daughter of Amos Weeks.
      Source: Tillsonburg Observer newspaper; pg 4 col 2; April 4, 1886

  • Sources 
    1. [S76] OVS Marriages 1858-1899, Orin Palen & Rhoda Weeks, Reg # 008903, Archives of Ontario Film 54 (Reliability: 3).



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