James Alfred Pew (1860 - 1934)

Born 1860 in Peel, Canada West

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Jane (Rachar) Pew — married 11 Nov 1884 in Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 1934 at about age 74 in Angus, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

James was the son of Thomas William Pew and Margaret Rose.^[1]

The family was found in the 1871 Canada Census in Medonte, Simcoe, Ontario. ^[2]The household was enumerated as follows.

• Thomas Will Pew 45 England;
• Margret Pew 40 Ireland;
• Mary Jane Pew 18 O [Ontario]
• Margret Anne Pew 13 O
• James Alfred Pew 11 O
• Henery Ata Pew 9 O (Henrietta)
• Lucinda Jene Pew 7 O
• Caroline Lou Pew 6 O
• Thos William Pew 4 O
• Alice Eveline Pew 11/12 April O

The family was found in the 1881 Canada Census in Medonte, Simcoe, Ontario.^[3] The household was enumerated as follows:

• Thomas W. Pew 55 England;
• Margret Pew 50 Ireland;
• James Alf. Pew 21 Ontario;
• Lucenda J. Pew 17 Ontario;
• Careline L. Pew 15 Ontario;
• Thomas W. Pew 14 Ontario;
• Alace E. Pew 10 Ontario;
• Ida A. Pew 8 Ontario;
• John H. Pew 6 Ontario

He married Agnes Mcmahon the daughter of Margaret and John Mcmahon Uxbridge, Simcoe, Ontario on 31 Oct 1882.^[4]

James secondly married Anne Jane Rachar, daughter of Stephen Racher and Margaret Shaver on 11 November 1884 and the marriage was registered in Wellington, Ontario, Canada.^[5]

Children:

1. William Henry, (b. 1885)^[6]
2. Margaret Luella, (b. 1889-) married James Joseph Dunn in Essa Simcoe Ontario Canada on 12 Feb 1913.^[7]

The family was found in the 1901 Canada Census in Simcoe South, Ontario.^[8]The household was enumerated as follows:

• James A (b. 1893)
• Annie J (b. 1862)
• William H (b. 1885
• George A (b. 1888
• Luella (b. 1890)
• Norman (b,1993)
• Miloel (b.1895)

The family was found in the the 1921 Canada Census in Ontario.^[9]The household was enumerated as follows:

• james, 59
• Jennie, 60
• Melville, 25

James was interred in the Angus Union Cemetery, Angus, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK6R-28T : 2 March 2021), James A Pew, 07 Feb 1934; citing Essa, , Ontario, 029518, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,838,189.
2. ↑ Library and Archives Canada 1871 Census for Ontario (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=img&id=4396755_00034
3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada 1881 Census for Ontario (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=img&id=e008186142
4. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJM-7NY : 8 March 2021), James A Pew and Agnes Mcmahon, 31 Oct 1882; citing registration , Uxbridge, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,760.
5. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJV-6Z6 : 11 March 2018), James Pew and Jane Racher, 11 Nov 1884; citing registration , Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,801.
6. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMDV-PB6 : 9 August 2017), James Alfred Pew in entry for William Henry Pew, 18 Aug 1885; citing Birth, Tay Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,876.
7. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27ZR-68X : 12 March 2018), James Alfred Pew in entry for James Joseph Dunn and Margaret Luella Pew, 12 Feb 1913; citing registration , Essa, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,976,231.
8. ↑ Library and Archives Canada 1901 Census for Ontario (http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z003/jpg/z000103623.jpg Canada Collections 1901
9. ↑ Archives Canada (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e003035230) 1921 Canada Collections in Ontario.
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #97045233 : accessed 05 January 2020), memorial page for James Alfred Pew (1860–1934), citing Angus Union Cemetery, Angus, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Yandeau (contributor 47173156) .