Rhoda Sophia Weeks

1860 - 1925  (64 years)

• Name	Rhoda Sophia Weeks
  Birth	21 Jul 1860	Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  1881 Census	1881	Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  	1881 Canadian Census
  	Age 20 yrs; residing with her parents
  1901 Census	1901	Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  	1901 Canadian Census
  	Age 41 Married
  1911 Census	1911	Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  	1911 Canadian Census
  	Age 50, Married, has 5 children living at home
  Death	2 Apr 1925	Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Burial	Woodstock Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I282	Weeks
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Amos Weeks,   b. 10 Apr 1832, Charlotteville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Jan 1904, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Stewart,   b. 10 Dec 1832   d. 21 Oct 1895, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1859
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Orrin Edward Palen,   b. 23 Nov 1857, Smith Creek, New York, USA d. 1940 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1886	Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	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
  Children	+ 1. Amos Albert Palen,   b. 29 Sep 1886, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 1945 (Age 58 years) + 2. Laura Elizabeth Palen,   b. 28 Jun 1889, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada bur. Woodstock Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada   3. Ethel Winnifred Palen,   b. 4 Oct 1891, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Dec 1962 (Age 71 years) + 4. Roy Gordon Palen,   b. 5 Mar 1895, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 1972 (Age 76 years) + 5. Cecil Andrew Palen,   b. 3 May 1897, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ivan Palen,   b. Apr 1906   bur. Woodstock Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2006

  
  

• Notes

  1881 Census , Tillsonburg, Norfolk North, Ontario, Canada Film 1375899 - C-13263; Dist 158, SubDist F, Page 1, Family 1 Rhoda Weeks, Female, Age 20, Anglo-Saxon, Birthplace Ontario, Baptist Rhoda is living with her Father Amos Weeks and Mother Elizabeth (Stewart) Weeks and her sister Charity *1901 Census 93 Norfolk d-2 Tillsonburg page 9, Line 42* Palen, Rhoda, Female, White, Wife, Married, Born 21 July 1860, Age 40, Birthplace rural Ontario, origin English, Religion Baptist 1911 Census, Ontario, Oxford South, District 37, Page 6 Lines 44-50; Household # 64; Res Townline Palen, Orrin, Male, Head, Married, Born Nov 1858, Age 53, Ont., German, Canadian, Baptist, Farmer Palen, Rhoda, Female, Wife, Married, Born Jul 1861, Age 50 Palen, Laura, Female, Dtr, Single, Born Jun 1890, Age 21, Ont, German, Canadian, Baptist, Factory Aide Palen, Ethel, Female, Dtr, Single, Born Oct 1892, Age 19, Ont, German, Canadian, Baptist, Factory Aide Palen, Roy, Male, Son, Single, Born Mar 1895, Age 16, Ont, German, Canadian, Baptist, Domestic Palen, Cecil, Male, Son, Single, Born May 1897, Age 14, Ont, German, Canadian, Baptist Palen, Ivan, Male, Son, Single, Born Apr 1906, Age 5, Ont, German, Canadian, Baptist Surrogate Court of Oxford - Estate of AMOS WEEKS, deceased This is the last Will and Testament of me - AMOS WEEKS, of the town of Tillsonburg, County Oxford and Province of Ontario - I revoke all other wills I appoint my Brother, Walter WEEKS of Twp Middleton, Cty Norfolk, Farmer to be my sole executor - giving all my real and personal estate in trust for the following purpose: Pay all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses as soon as conveniently after my demise; I give and bequeath unto my Wife - Charity Sophronia WEEKS the following: Cash - one hundred dollars ($100.00) Property: East half of the North Part of Lot #8 in the 4th concession of Middleton Twp; also West half of the North part of Lot #9 in the 4th Concession of Middleton Twp Effects: one span of horses and harness; all the farming implements and machinery, all the household goods and furniture, all sheep and swine, - all for her use during her lifetime. Also give her one cow. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter - Charity ROUSE for her use during her lifetime and after her death to her children: Property: west half of the North part of Lot #8 in the 4th concession of Middleton Twp - 40 acres. - 44 acres And after my Wife - Charity Sophronia Weeks death - to my daughter Charity ROUSE, east half of the north part of lot #8 in the said concession Effects: one sow and choice of my lot of cows I give and bequeath unto my Daughter - Rhoda PALEN - for her use during her lifetime and after her death, to her children the: Property: east half of the North part of lot #9 in the said 4th concession of Middleton Twp - abt 44 acres And after my Wife - Charity Sophronia Weeks death - to my daughter Rhoda PALEN - west half of the north part of Lot #9 in the 4th concession of Middleton Twp - 44 acres. Effects: one cow Request my said Executor to sell all my horses and cattle except one span of horses and 3 cows which have been bequeathed - after payment of all just debts - the balance if any shall be divided equally between by 2 daughters - Charity ROUSE & Rhoda PALEN. If any of my heirs shall be dissatisfied with this my will, and refuse to accept their portions as herein mentioned - or cause legal trouble - they shall forfeit their right to what has been devised to them by this my will. Executor shall be empowered to divide such portion among my other heirs. ** 13 Feb 1904 - the north parts of lots # 8 & 9 in the fourth concession of Twp Middleton now lying within the corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg , containing a measurement of 176 acres - Charity Sophronia Weeks - Wife - Tillsonburg, Real & Personal - Value = $1660.00 Charity Rouse - Daughter , Tillsonburg , Real & Personal - Value - $1500.00 Rhoda Palen - Daughter, Yarmouth Centre, Real & personal - Value $1500.00 Witnesses: Nicholas Cuthbertson, Tillsonburg Walter Weeks Death Certificate , OVS Pg 707, Reg # 025089 Name of Deceased: Palen, Rhoda Place: 40 Young Street Sex: Female British, Married Age: 64 yrs, 8 mos Place of Birth: Canada Occupation: Housewife Length of Res: 5 years & Life in Canada Father: Amos Weeks, Canada Mother: Elizabeth Stewart, Canada Physician: Dr. D.M. Sutherland Informant: Orrin Palen, Husband Place of Burial: Woodstock Date of Burial: April 4, 1925 Cause of Death: BronchoPneumonia

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] OVS Deaths 1925 Rhoda Palen, Page 707, Reg # 025089 (Reliability: 3). [S76] OVS Marriages 1858-1899, Orin Palen & Rhoda Weeks, Reg # 008903, Archives of Ontario Film 54 (Reliability: 3).