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Ross Laverne Sawyer

Male 1896 - 1990  (94 years)


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  • Name Ross Laverne Sawyer 
    Born 5 Jan 1896  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Nov 1990 
    Buried Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I505  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2022 

    Father Benjamin James Sawyer,   b. 21 Sep 1873, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1960, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Florence Powell,   b. 3 Aug 1874, Lutterworth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1953  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F95  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Della Laurena Deacon,   b. 10 Sep 1903, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1971  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1921  Carnarvon, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Mary Noreen Sawyer,   b. 5 Feb 1923, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1923, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Murray William La Vern Sawyer,   b. 10 Dec 1924, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1925, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +3. Glen Maxwell Sawyer,   b. 28 Nov 1926,   d. 9 Jan 2018, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +4. Wayne Sawyer,   b. 21 Sep 1928, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 2012, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +5. Gwenyth Ruth Sawyer,   b. 18 Aug 1934, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 2011, Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2019 
    Family ID F216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Florence Powell, son Roscoe Sawyer & husband Benjamin James Sawyer
    Florence Powell, son Roscoe Sawyer & husband Benjamin James Sawyer
    Benjamin Sawyer's five sons
    Benjamin Sawyer's five sons
    Front l-r Gordon (aka Pete), Elmer, Roscoe (aka Ross) with Clair and Lorne standing.

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Ontario Birth Registrations, Reg# 16818-98.
      Registered in 1901. Name is spelled Rosco Lavern on this registration.

    2. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 7, Family 66.
      Name is recorded as Rosko on this census.

    3. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 43.

    4. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 93; Census Place: Stanhope (Township), Victoria, Ontario; Page Number: 6.

    5. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 12247-21.