Orrin Cecil Farnsworth (1897 - 1971)

Born 29 Sep 1897 in Cookshire, Compton, Quebec, Canada

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Died 9 Feb 1971 at age 73 in Cookshire, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Orrin Cecil Farnsworth was born on September 29, 1897 the youngest child of John A. Farnsworth and Margaret Ruth Edwards. He received his education at Cookshire Academy and farmed with his father for a few years and then went to California where he was employed for 2 years by the Shell Oil Company. It was here he met Marcia Swenson of Sacremanto, California whom he married on Feb.27,1924. They had 2 children, (Captain) John Arthur Farnsworth (Miami, Florida) and Mary Jean Farnsworth (Mrs. J.F. Butterworth, Dunham, Quebec) Orrin returned to the family homestead in 1925. In 1934 he was employed as manager for the A&P stores in both Ottawa and Pembroke, Ontario remaining with the company for 7 years. Following his fathers death in 1941 he returned to the family farm in Cookshire while also working for the Fraser, Thornton Company and General Plastics in town. In 1968 he sold the farm and moved into town, Orrin passed away suddenly following surgery at the Sherbrooke Hotel Dieux Hospital on Feb. 9, 1971 and is interred in the Cookshire Protestant Cemetery.

Sources

• Obituary: The Sherbrooke Record, Monday, March 8,1971 (Page 5)
• Cookshire Protestant Cemetery Records