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Weir, George Vernon

  • Person
  • 1900-1983

George Vernon Weir was born in Leroy, New York in October of 1900. His family came to Belleville when he was about six. He played both hockey and basketball with Belleville teams. He was also a ball player with the Belleville Grand Trunks team, winner of Ontario championships in 1919 and 1924. He was married to Jessie Irene Russell. He worked in the Canadian National superintendent's office in Belleville until 1932, then joining London Life Insurance company from which he retired in 1960. Vernon Weir was a leading member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, serving 47 years on the church board of sessions. Vern Weir died on August 18, 1983.

Weir, Jessie Irene

  • Person
  • 1904-1999

Jessie Irene Weir was born on April 6, 1904 in Sidney Township, Hastings County, the daughter of David Russell and Emma Watson. She became a teacher and taught for five years in Point Anne, five years at King George School in Belleville and one year in Thurlow, No. 4. Her teaching career ended when she married George Vernon Weir.She was a lifetime member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Belleville. She died in Picton in March of 1999. Her funeral was held in the church on March 12, 1999.

Reid, Walter Frederick

  • Person
  • 1904-1993

Walter Frederick Reid was born in Sidney Township, Hastings County on August 9, 1904, son of Franklin Reid and Janie Faulkes. He married Lena Grace Sharpe on August 15, 1933. He was the owner and co-founder of Reid's Dairy in 1910. He was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Rameses Shrine Club of Toronto, Belleville Shrine Club, Masonic Lodge, Eureka #282, GRC, King Baldwin Preceptory, and Royal Arch Mason. He was associated with junior hockey in the 1940s and 1950s in Belleville and was a member of the Kinsmen Club. He died on January 1, 1993.

Reid, Leonard Finley

  • Person
  • 1898-1981

Leonard Finley Reid was born on August 15, 1898 in Rossmore, Prince Edward County, the son of Franklin Reid and Janie Faulkes. He was married to Erma Marie Champaign in Belleville on October 8, 1924. He became the co-founder and co-owner of Reid's Dairy from 1919 to 1960. He was a member of Holloway Street United Church and a life member of Belleville Lodge No. 123 A.F.A.M., GRC, Masonic Temple. He died on September 30, 1981.

Patterson, Frankie Louella

  • Person
  • 1880-1976

Frankie Louella Patterson was born on January 31, 1880 in Cressey, North Marysburgh, Prince Edward County, the daughter of John Henry Pringle and Almira Sheppard. Her husband, who predeceased her, was Charles Benjamin Patterson. She moved to Belleville in 1918, and was active in St. Thomas Church for many years and a Life Member of Eastern Star. She died on September 22, 1976.

McConnell, Archibald Shaw

  • Person
  • 1899-1978

Archdeacon A.S. McConnell was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland on September 5, 1899, the son of John and Maria Jane McConnell. He immigrated to Canada and later fought in the First World War, enlisting in Toronto. He was married to Mary Emily Rebecca (Ruby) Foy. He became rector of St. Thomas Anglican Church, Belleville in 1955 and Archdeacon of Ontario. He died on June 21, 1978. He is buried in St. George's Cemetery, Trenton, Ontario.

Winter, Emma Isabel

  • Person
  • 1888-1980

Emma Isabel Winter was born on May 4, 1888 in Hastings County, daughter of Charles Edward Bishop and Kate Riley. Her father established the company of Bishop Seeds in Belleville. She married George Edward Winter on June 24, 1922 in Belleville. Isabel Winter died on March 13, 1980.

Bay of Quinte Women's Institute

  • Corporate body
  • 1921-1998

The Bay of Quinte Women's Institute was organized on 17th February 1921. It operated in the southwest of Sidney township, Hastings County, Ontario. It closed in 1998.

Chatterton Women's Institute

  • Corporate body
  • 1905-1976

Chatterton Women's Institute was organized in 1905 in Sidney township, Ontario. It was closed in 1976.

Hastings North Women's Institutes District

  • Corporate body
  • 1901-

Hastings North District covered the Women's Institutes in the north of Hastings County, Ontario. These included the following branches:
Bannockburn and Eldorado
Cooper and Remington
Carlow
Detlor and L'Amable
Harts and Riggs
Ivanhoe
Madoc
Marmora
McArthur's Mills
Paudash
Queensboro
Rylstone
Springbrook
Wellman's

Sidney South Women's Institute

  • Corporate body
  • 1961-1998

The Sidney South Women's Institute was formed in November 1961 in the southern part of Sidney Township, Ontario. It was closed in 1998.

Stirling Women's Institute

  • Corporate body
  • 1912-1996

The Stirling Women's Institute was established on 22nd January 1912. It closed in 1996.

Wallbridge Women's Institute

  • Corporate body
  • 1907-1991

Wallbridge Women's Institute was founded in 1907 with 32 members from the eastern part of Sidney Township, Ontario. It closed in 1991.

Tickell, Lizzie Josephine

  • Person
  • 1893-1985

Born in Belleville, Ontario on 6 September 1893, Josephine Tickell was the daughter of Joseph Leabon Tickell and Lizzie Williams. She spent her formative years in Belleville where her father owned Tickell & Sons Company, undertakers and manufacturers of furniture and caskets. She graduated from Victoria College at the University of Toronto in 1918 and taught high school in Colborne, Picton, Pembroke and Kingston. She was a member of Bridge Street United Church and was on the Belleville Board of Education from 1946 to 1952, acting as chairman in 1949. She was on the Bay of Quinte High School Board from 1952 to 1959. Josephine Tickell died on 14 September 1985 at the age of 92 in Belleville General Hospital and was buried in Belleville Cemetery. Her last known residence was 254 Church Street in the city of Belleville.

Merry, Nellie Parlane

  • Person
  • 1890-1987

Nellie Parlane Merry was born on April 30, 1890 in Stratford, Ontario, the daughter of William Merry and Maria Granger. She taught English at Belleville High School and then Belleville Collegiate Institute from 1920 to 1954. From 1929 to 1952 she was head of the English department. Miss Merry was active with the Belleville General Hospital Auxiliary for fifteen years, and was a member of the Women's University Club and the United Church. She died in Belleville on August 9, 1987.

Hill, Kenneth Sinclair

  • Person
  • 1892-1982

Kenneth Sinclair Hill was born on October 11, 1892 in Melrose, Township of Tyendinaga, the son of James Hill and Charlotte Rollins. He was a high school teacher when he enlisted on December 14, 1915 during the First World War. He served overseas with the Medical Corps attached to the Queen's Own Rifles. Mr. Sinclair lived in Madoc and Pembroke for a few years before moving to Belleville in 1923 where he began teaching science at Belleville High School, retiring in 1957 as vice-principal. He married Jennie Curtis Livingstone on July 8, 1924. He was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, serving as treasurer, a member of the board of trustees and in 1950, elder. In 1967 he wrote a short history of St. Andrew's in Belleville from 1821 to 1967 and was awarded a citation of merit by the Presbyterian Church of Canada. Kenneth Hill died on April 18, 1982.

McGuire, Ethel Mildred

  • Person
  • 1896-1975

Ethel Mildred McGuire was born in Wales on May 2, 1896 and immigrated to Canada in 1913. The daughter of Ebenezer and Edith Kate Cooke, she was one of eleven children. Her sister Edith Charlotte Hanna also lived in Belleville. Ethel McGuire married John McGuire on July 10, 1916 in Belleville. Mrs. McGuire was a member of St. Margaret's Anglican Church and the Ladies' Auxiliary, ANAF, Duke of Edinburgh Unit 201. She died on February 8, 1975 in Belleville.

Hanna, Edith Charlotte

  • Person
  • 1905-1981

Edith Charlotte Hanna was born in Wales on August 22, 1905 and immigrated to Canada in 1913. She was the daughter of Ebenezer and Edith Kate Cooke and one of eleven children. Her sister Ethel Mildred McGuire also lived in Belleville. On June 6, 1923, she married John Herbert Hanna in Belleville. Edith Hanna was a member of Christ Church and of the Minerva Chapter of the Eastern Star and White Shrine. She died on September 15, 1981 in Belleville.

McGuinness, Clara Agnes

  • Person
  • 1896-1981

Clara Agnes McGuinness was born in June, 1896 in Lonsdale, Hastings County, the daughter of James McAuliffe and Letitia Toner. She married Michael Joseph McGuinness on April 6, 1921 at Marysville, Ontario. Her husband ran a grist mill in Lonsdale until 1963. She was a member of Holy Name of Mary Church in Marysville. Agnes McGuinness died on February 23, 1981 in Belleville, Ontario.

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