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Edward Milton Weeks

Male 1880 - 1936  (56 years)


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  • Name Edward Milton Weeks 
    Birth 8 Sep 1880  Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Between 1904 and 1911 
    Residence 1911  London St, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 15 Dec 1936  Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 18 Dec 1936  Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I523  Weeks
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2017 

    Father Walter Weeks,   b. 11 Jan 1837, Dereham Twp, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1915, Middleton, Dereham Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Mathilda Foley,   b. 28 Oct 1852, , , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1900, Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Photos
    WEEKS, Walter (1837-1915) Family
    WEEKS, Walter (1837-1915) Family
    Back row - Left to Right
    Weeks, Joseph William & Weeks, Andrew
    Middle Row - Left to Right
    Weeks, Walter; Weeks, Edward Milton; Weeks, Mary Mathilda (Foley)
    Front Row - Left to Right
    Weeks, Clarence Delmer; Weeks, John Albert and Weeks, Anna Bell
    Family ID F170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Atkinson,   b. 12 Jun 1881, , , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1952 (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1 Dec 1903  Courtland, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Marriage;
      Groom: Edward Milton Weeks
      Age: 23 years
      Residence; Middleton
      Birthplace: Middleton, Ont
      Bachelor
      Occupation: Barber
      Parents: Walter Weeks, Mary Foley
      Bride; Mary Jane Atkinson
      Age: 22 years
      Residence: Tillsonburg, Ont
      Birthplace: Omoard Cty, Michigan, USA
      Spinster
      Parents: Joseph Atkinson, Sarah Darron(w)
      Witnesses: Mrs. H. S Hastings, Miss Annie Adams, Courtland
      Date of Marriage; Dec. 1, 1903, Courtland, Ont
      Religion: Presbyterian for both Bride and Groom
      Minister; HS Hasting by license
      Source: LDS Film# 1871523; #13570 -03
      Also REf. Vital Stats of Ont. # 013570



      Tillsonburg Observer Newspaper, Dec. 3, 1903 pg 7 col 3 ;
      Marriage:
      On Tuesday, Dec. 1st, at the Methodist parsonage, Courtland, by the Rev.
      Mr. Hastings, Miss M. J. Atkinson was married to Mr. Edward Weeks. A few of the immediate friends of the contracting parties took dinner with them at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. W. H. Herron. The bride was attired in a navy blue cloth traveling suit with hat to match.
      The groom is the son of Mr. Walter Weeks, who lives just south of Tillsonburg, and the bride is a daughter of Mrs. J. Atkinson, Queen Street, Tillsonburg.
    Children 
    +1. Mildred Mary Weeks,   b. 17 Jun 1904, Milverton, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Gordon Walter Weeks,   b. 15 Mar 1906, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1968 (Age 62 years)
    +3. Mabel Anna Bell Weeks,   b. 28 Nov 1907, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1966, , , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F194  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2006 

  • Notes 
    • 1881 Census, Middleton, Norfolk North, Ontario, Film 1375899, C-13263; Dist 158, Sub dist D, Div 2, Page 74, Family 375
      Walter Weeks, Male, Married, Age 44, Farmer, German, Birthplace Ontario
      Mary Weeks, Female, Married, Age 38, English, Birthplace Ontario, Presbyterian
      Joseph Wm Weeks, Male, Age 7, German, Birthplace Ont.
      Andrew Weeks, male, Age 5, German, Birthplace Ont.
      Walter Weeks, Male, Age 2, German, Birthplace Ont.
      Edward Weeks, Male Age 7 mos., German, Ontario Birthplace

      Lived South of Tillsonburg, Ontario

      1901 Census:
      Weeks, Walter, head, widow,age 64, Presbyterian, Farmer, Origin, English
      Weeks, Andrew, Son, Farmer, age 25
      Weeks, Edward M., age 20
      Weeks, John A., Age 18
      Weeks, Clarence D., age 15
      Weeks, Anna B., age 12
      Weeks, Mary Jane, daughter in law, age 24
      Weeks, Aletta, granddaughter, age 1


      1911 Census, Ontario, Oxford South, District 38, Page 19
      Lines 18 - 22; Household # 219
      Weeks, Edward, Male, Head, Married, Born Sep 1880, Age 30, Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist, Barber
      Weeks, Mary Jane, Female, Wife, Married, Born Jun 1881, Age 29, Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Baptist
      Weeks, Mildred, Female, Dtr, Single, Born Jun 1904, Age 6, Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
      Weeks, Gordon, Male, Son, Single, Born Mar 1906, Age 5, Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
      Weeks, Mable, Female, Dtr, Single, Born Nov 1907, Age 3, Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist

      Burial: Tillsonburg Cemetery, Section H, Row E, #8
      Weeks / Edward M / Weeks / 1880 - 1938* /
      Markers: Edward, Mary Jane

      * Tombstone has year of death as 1938, I have 1936


      Tillsonburg Observer Newspaper, Dec 17, 1936, pg 10 col 2
      Death
      Weeks - In Tillsonburg, on Tuesday, December 15, 1936, Edward M. Weeks, in his 57th year. The funeral will meet at the S. E. Carle funeral home on Friday, December 18, at 2 p.m. Interment in the Tillsonburg Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S99] OVS Marriage Index 1857-1922, Edward M. Weeks & Mary J. Atkinson, Reg. # 013570, Pg 325, MS 932 (Reliability: 3).



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