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Cyrus Weeks

Male 1850 - 1916  (66 years)


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  • Name Cyrus Weeks 
    Birth 11 Sep 1850  Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    1851 Census 1851  Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1851 Canada Census 
    • Cyrus was 11 yrs ; Page 3-9
    Religion 1851 
    Baptist 
    1861 Census 1861  Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1861 Canada Census 
    • Cyrus, age 20; Page 3-7
    Occupation 1861 
    Voters List 1879  Walsingham, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1910 Census 1910  Case Twp, Presque Isle, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    1910 USA Census 
    • Weeks, Cyrus, Father, Age 59. Widowed, Night watcheman, Mill, Born Canada, Parents born Canada
    Death 26 Oct 1916  Evergreen Twp, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cause: Filling of Right lung, without fever or coughing 
    Person ID I219  Weeks
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2017 

    Father Amos Weeks,   b. 28 Feb 1808, Newport, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1884, Maple Valley, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Forbes,   b. Abt 1820, Cansborough Twp, Niagara District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1878, Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Marriage 28 Sep 1840 
    Family ID F84  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne M. Johnson,   b. 1857   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 17 Nov 1878  Houghton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Groom: Cyrus Weeks
      Age: 28 yrs
      Res: Walsingham
      Birthplace: Ontario
      Bachelor
      Occupation: Farmer
      Parents: Amos and Jane Weeks

      Bride: Anne M. S. Johnson
      Age: 21 years
      Res: Houghton
      Birthplace: Ontario
      Spinster
      Parents: William and Anne Johnson
      Witnesses: Anne Johnson of Houghton
      Date and Place of Marriage: November 17, 1878, Houghton
      Religion: Methodist for Groom and Bridegroom
      Married by J. Rawson, by License
    Children 
     1. William Weeks,   b. 20 Feb 1883, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Walter Weeks,   b. Abt 1893, , , Saskatchewan, North West Territories Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1986, , , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 93 years)
    Family ID F96  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2007 

  • Notes 
    • Methodist religion

      1879 Voters List for Walsingham Municipality lists Cyrus Weeks
      Cyrus resided at property Lot 12, concession 13, owner, PO was Langton,
      Norfolk Cty, Ontario. This entry was under Sub-Division No. 8, Part 1 indicating the Polling Station was in Langton. also this source indicates Cyrus was a juror.
      Source: Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society Lansing, Michigan. Occasional Paper,
      No. 2, Voter's List, 1879, Municipality of the Township of Walsingham, County of Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. 971.3 Lans 1879 pg 12, line 21

      1910 Census, USA, Case, Presque Isle, Michigan
      Walter Weeks, Head, Male, White, Age 16, Single, Birthplace ?, Parents birthplace Canada, Nightwatch, Mill,
      Cyrus Weeks, Age 59, Born abt 1851, Born Canada English, Father, parents born Canada, Widowed, White, Male, Immigration 1882, Night watch, Mill




      Certified Copy of Record of Death, State of Michigan, Sanilac County, USA
      Record No. 7-7669
      Date of Death: 26 October 1916
      Name of Deceased: Cyrus Weeks
      Male,
      White,
      Widower
      Age: 66 years, 1 month, 15 days
      Place of Death: Evergreen, Michigan, USA
      Cause of Death: Filling of Right Lung, without fever or coughing
      Birthplace: Canada
      Occupation: Farmer
      Father's Name: Amos Weeks
      Mother's Name: Mary Jane Farbes* (Forbes)

  • Sources 
    1. [S262] 1910 United States Federal Census, Sheet 1B, Family 26 (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S300] Sandusky Republican-Tribune, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA, Record No. 7-7669 (Reliability: 4).
      Cyrus Weeks, Born Canada, Aged 66 years, 1 month, 15 days, Male, White, Widower, Son of Amos Weeks & Mary Jane Farbes (Forbes) died on 26 October 1916 from filling of Right Lung, without fever or coughing. Occupation Farmer, Place of Death - Evergreen, Michigan, USA

    3. [S296] Houghton Twp, Norfolk Cty, Ontario, Canada, Page 375, Certificate # 007654 (Reliability: 4).



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