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1. Thomas McMurtry, b. 1818 in Co Derry, IRL, d. 29 July 1894 in Almeda, Sask, CAN
Ages from 1871 Census, copied by Richard K McMurtry.
To Canada about 1840, then a farmer at Seymour Township,
Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada and, from December, 1872 at Percy
Township on land bought from John Quin and his wife. He moved west after
1886 to be near his son's, Tom and Sam and daughter Maggie.
See also 1881 Census, living Percy, Nthumblnd E, Ontario.
Spouse: Helena Quin, b. July 1829 in Glenavy, Co Antrim, Irl, d. 9 May 1852 in Percy Twp, Northumberland Co, Ont, Can
Daughter of William Harold Quin and Elizabeth Saunders.
Married ca. 1848.
Children:
1 2. Sarah McMurtry, b. 1848 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON,
CAN, m. Samuel Lapp, ca. 1867 in Roseneath, Northumberland Co, ON,
CAN, d. ca. 1942 in Oxbow, Sask, Can
2 3. William McMurtry, b. 1852/3 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co,
ON, CAN, d. 25 December 1872 in Percy Twp, Northumberland Co, Ont,
Can
Spouse: Jane Quin, b. 10 August 1826 in Glenavy, Co Antrim, Irl, d. 1901 in Almeda, Sask, CAN
Daughter of William Harold Quin and Elizabeth Saunders.
Married ca. 1854.
Children:
1 4. Elizabeth McMurtry, b. 1855 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co,
ON, CAN
2 5. Annie McMurtry, b. 1857 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON,
CAN, m. William Dunnigan, 1888 in Hastings, Ont, Can, d. 1 July 1901 in
Almeda, Sask, CAN
3 6. Samuel McMurtry, b. 22 March 1857 in Seymour Twp,
Northumberland Co, ON, CAN, m. Marion Bell, ca. 1890, m. Alice Bell, ca.
1898 in Oxbow, Sask, Can
4 8. Mary McMurtry, b. 1861 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON,
CAN, m. --- Brown
5 9. Thomas McMurtry (2), b. 9 June 1863 in Seymour Twp,
Northumberland Co, ON, CAN, m. Annie Lulu Ward, 13 August 1907 in
Victoria Co, Ont, Can, d. March 1929
6 21. Margaret May McMurtry, b. 1865 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland
Co, ON, CAN, m. James Ricketson Trumpour, ca. 1891 in Almeda, Sask,
CAN
2. Sarah McMurtry, b. 1848 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN, d. ca. 1942 in Oxbow, Sask, Can
See IGI for marriage
Spouse: Samuel Lapp, b. 9 September 1845 in Roseneath, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN, d. 26 May 1881 in Roseneath, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN
Son of Jeremiah Lapp and Susannah Merriam.
Married ca. 1867 in Roseneath, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN.
3. William McMurtry, b. 1852/3 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN, d. 25 December 1872 in Percy Twp, Northumberland Co, Ont, Can
4. Elizabeth McMurtry, b. 1855 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN
5. Annie McMurtry, b. 1857 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN, d. 1 July 1901 in Almeda, Sask, CAN
Spouse: William Dunnigan
Married 1888 in Hastings, Ont, Can.
6. Samuel McMurtry, b. 22 March 1857 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN
Moved west from Ontario in 1881 with a survey crew. In 1882, with Thomas
McM (1863) and others settled at Moose Creek, west of Oxbow, Sask and
south of Almeda.
A farmer in 1881
See 1911 Census, living Peters Ave, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan.
Spouse: Marion Bell
Married ca. 1890.
Children:
1 7. Marion Jane McMurtry, b. 9 April 1896 in Oxbow, Sask, Can,
m. Francis Burton Walsh, 2 April 1923 in Vancouver, BC, Can, d. 5 August
1956
Spouse: Alice Bell, b. 14 June 1859 in Leeds
Married ca. 1898 in Oxbow, Sask, Can.
7. Marion Jane McMurtry, b. 9 April 1896 in Oxbow, Sask, Can, d. 5 August 1956
Called May in 1901 Census.
Spouse: Francis Burton Walsh
Married 2 April 1923 in Vancouver, BC, Can.
8. Mary McMurtry, b. 1861 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN
Spouse: --- Brown
Married.
9. Thomas McMurtry (2), b. 9 June 1863 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN, d. March 1929
Came west homesteading in 1882 and settled in 'Old Almeda', Sask which is
about six miles west of Oxbow. They were the first white settlers in the area.
A farmer then butcher then in real estate business.
A farrier in 1881.
See 1901 Census
See 1911 Census, living Pros Ave, Assiniboia, Sask.
Spouse: Annie Lulu Ward, b. April 1871/2 in Lindsay, Ontario, CAN, d. January 1955 in Regina, Sask, CAN
BA in 1902, taught at Oxbow High School and thus met Thomas McM.
Married 13 August 1907 in Victoria Co, Ont, Can.
Children:
1 10. Dorothy Jane McMurtry, b. 15 June 1908 in Oxbow, Sask, Can,
m. Alan Campbell Wigmore, 1936 in Oxbow, Sask, Can
2 13. Agnes A McMurtry, b. 1910 in Saskatchewan, Can, d. 1912
3 14. Zina Madeline McMurtry, b. 2 January 1912 in Oxbow, Sask, Can,
d. 2 September 1987 in Regina, Sask, CAN
4 15. Thomas Samuel George McMurtry, b. 15 December 1914 in Oxbow,
Sask, Can, m. Alice Elizabeth Donald, 26 November 1941 in Truro, Nova
Scotia, CAN, d. 17 May 2006 in Vancouver, BC, Can
10. Dorothy Jane McMurtry, b. 15 June 1908 in Oxbow, Sask, Can
Spouse: Alan Campbell Wigmore
Married 1936 in Oxbow, Sask, Can.
13. Agnes A McMurtry, b. 1910 in Saskatchewan, Can, d. 1912
14. Zina Madeline McMurtry, b. 2 January 1912 in Oxbow, Sask, Can, d. 2 September 1987 in Regina, Sask, CAN
Unmarried
15. Thomas Samuel George McMurtry, b. 15 December 1914 in Oxbow, Sask, Can, d. 17 May 2006 in Vancouver, BC, Can
Doctor of Internal Medicine, started practice at Vernon, BC in 1949 and
retired in August, 1986.
Spouse: Alice Elizabeth Donald
Married 26 November 1941 in Truro, Nova Scotia, CAN.
21. Margaret May McMurtry, b. 1865 in Seymour Twp, Northumberland Co, ON, CAN
Spouse: James Ricketson Trumpour, b. 26 July 1855 in Ontario, Can, d. 3 October 1938 in NWT, Can
Son of Thomas Dorland Trumpour and Almira Mallory.
Married ca. 1891 in Almeda, Sask, CAN.
Descendant families report created by Gene 4.3.4, Sat, Jun 28, 2008