Margaret Case1

F, #3961, b. circa 1862, d. 6 April 1930
Father*Ephraim Case1 d. c 1904
Mother*Sarah (?)2
Last Edited23 Apr 2021
     She was born circa 1862 at Wallace Twp., Ontario, Canada, according to her marriage registration.2 Alternatively, she may have been born in 1864 at Palmerston, Ontario, Canada,3; or, in 1866 at Palmerston, Ontario, Canada.1 Margaret married Albert Howard Beirnes on 10 August 1893 at Stevens, Cardwell Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 63153. Cliff Davidson gives their place of marriage as Ace lake.1,4,2
     Margaret Beirnes died on 6 April 1930 at Saskatchewan, Canada.1,3
     
     Her name was also recorded as Maggie.1
     The following account of the funeral of Margaret Beirnes appeared in the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Star-Phoenix, on 8 April 1930 :
The funeral of one of the original settlers at Juniata took place yesterday when Mrs Margaret Beirnes was buried in the Wheatfield cemetery, Rev. J. W. Cuddeford, of Sutherland, officiating. Mrs. Beirnes, who died last Sunday, was born in 1864 at Palmerston Ontario, and came west with her husband in 1903. They settled on a homestead at Juniata. Mr Beirnes died three years ago. A son, George operates the farm, and two daughters are Mrs. Frances Davidson, of Kinley, and Mrs. Miners, of Saskatoon. Sisters reside at Hanley, Floral, Asquith and Saskatoon. A large crowd assembled for the funeral and many flowers were received. The Beirnes home, situated on the old Battleford trail, is well known to many who have enjoyed hospitality there.3

Family

Albert Howard Beirnes b. 5 Aug 1872, d. 1926
Marriage*Margaret married Albert Howard Beirnes on 10 August 1893 at Stevens, Cardwell Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 63153. Cliff Davidson gives their place of marriage as Ace lake.1,4,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, compiler, Asquith Record, The (Box 160, Asquith SK, S0K 0J0: The Asquith and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 65 - Albert and Margaret Beirnes by Cliff Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Asquith Record.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Margaret Case & Albert Howard Beirne.
  3. [S9400] Obituary, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Apr 9, 1930, Page 11, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Funeral: Margaret Beirnes of Juniata. Hereinafter cited as StarPhoenix.
  4. [S252] Genealogical Research Library (Subscription Required), online Genealogical Research Library (Subscription Required), Albert Howard Beirnes & Margaret Case. Hereinafter cited as Genealogical Research Library.
  5. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, Asquith Record, Page 66 - Albert and Margaret Beirnes.
  6. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, Asquith Record, Page 65ff - Albert and Margaret Beirnes by Cliff Davidson.
  7. [S1090] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches , eHealth Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Genealogy Search Page; "Birth, Marriage & Death Register Index"; cited as "SK eHealth Genealogy Searches., Wilhelm Becker, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 16 May 1905, Birth Place: 29-18-17-2, Saskatchewan, Canada, Father: Fritz Becker, Mother: Anna Schlievert Becker, Registration #: 386.

Mary Elizabeth Leonard1

F, #3963, b. 6 March 1853, d. 16 June 1918
Father*Joseph H. Leonard2
Mother*Ann (?)2
Last Edited11 Jan 2023
     She was born on 6 March 1853 at Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA, since she died at the age of 65 years, 3 months and 10 days according to her death registration.3,2,4 Alternatively, she may have been born on 6 March 1851 at USA according to the 1901 census5; or, on 6 March 1854 according to her grave marker.6 Mary married Samuel Beirnes, He was a blacksmith, on 3 November 1870 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.7,2,5
     Mary E. Beirnes died on 16 June 1918, at Lot 5, Conc 8, at Cardwell Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada, at age 65 according to Ontario Death Registration 027301.3,6 The informant on her death registration was her son, Harry Beirnes.3
     Mary Elizabeth Leonard was buried at Hekkla Cemetery, Hekkla, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.6
     She immigrated in 1874 to Canada from the USA.5
     Samuel and Mary Beirnes appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Cardwell & Watt Twps., Muskoka District, Ontario, enumerated 4 April 1881. Samuel was described as a farmer and a Methodist. Their children, Albert, Ida, George and Clara, were listed as living with them.4
     Samuel and Mary Beirnes appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Cardwell Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario, enumerated 31 March 1901, described as a farmer and a Methodist. Their children: Edward, Stella, Corra and Harry, were listed as living with them.5

Family

Samuel Beirnes b. 16 Mar 1846, d. 10 Feb 1926
Marriage*Mary married Samuel Beirnes, He was a blacksmith, on 3 November 1870 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.7,2,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: George Milton Burns, Birth: 16 Sep 1876, Wellington, Ontario, Canada; Parents: Samuel Burns and Mary Elizabeth Leonard. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S5940] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 (Publisher: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts), Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915; "Most of the records in this database are from marriage registers, although you may find certificates for later years. Images are included"; cited as "Massachusetts, Marriage Records., Samuel Beirnes and Mary E Leonard; married 03 Nov 1870, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
  3. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Mary Bermes; Death: 16 Jan 1918, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, Age: 65, Birth Date: abt 1853, USA, Cause of Death: Heart Disease.
  4. [S11893] Samuel Beirnes household, 04 April 1881 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Cardwell & Watt, Muskoka District, Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 31, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13243.
  5. [S11895] Samuel Beirnes household, 31 Mar 1901 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Cardwell Twp., Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario; Page: 3; Family: 25, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6493.
  6. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Mary E Beirnes née Leonard
    Grave marker transcription:
    Mary E. Beirnes     Born Mar 6th 1854.
  7. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, compiler, Asquith Record, The (Box 160, Asquith SK, S0K 0J0: The Asquith and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 66 - Albert and Margaret Beirnes by Cliff Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Asquith Record.
  8. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Margaret Case & Albert Howard Beirnes.
  9. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Clara Jeanette Beirnes, Birth: 12 Jan 1879, Wellington, Ontario, Canada; Parents: Samuel Beirnes and Mary Elisebeth Leonard.
  10. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, Asquith Record, Page 65ff - Albert and Margaret Beirnes by Cliff Davidson.
  11. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Harry Benjiman Beirnes, Birth: 25 Jul 1891, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada; Parents: Samuel Beirnes and Mary E Leonard.

Edward Beirnes1

M, #3964, b. 16 September 1883
Father*Samuel Beirnes2,1 b. 16 Mar 1846, d. 10 Feb 1926
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Leonard2,1 b. 6 Mar 1853, d. 16 Jun 1918
Last Edited25 Sep 2021
     He was born on 16 September 1883 at Ontario, Canada.1
     He was commonly known as Ed Beirnes.2
     Edward Beirnes appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Cardwell Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario in the household of his parents, Samuel and Mary Beirnes.1

Citations

  1. [S11895] Samuel Beirnes household, 31 Mar 1901 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Cardwell Twp., Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario; Page: 3; Family: 25, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6493.
  2. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, compiler, Asquith Record, The (Box 160, Asquith SK, S0K 0J0: The Asquith and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 65ff - Albert and Margaret Beirnes by Cliff Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Asquith Record.

Ephraim Case1,2

M, #3965, d. circa 1904
Last Edited22 Mar 2018
     Ephraim married an unknown person . Ephraim married Sarah (?) before 1862.2,3
     Ephraim Case died circa 1904 at Saskatchewan, Canada.4
     He was commonly known as Eife Case.5,6

Family

Sarah (?)
Children

Citations

  1. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, compiler, Asquith Record, The (Box 160, Asquith SK, S0K 0J0: The Asquith and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 65 - Albert and Margaret Beirnes by Cliff Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Asquith Record.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Margaret Case & Albert Howard Beirne.
  3. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  4. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, Asquith Record, Page 112.
  5. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, Asquith Record, Page 112ff - Frank Davidson.
  6. [S185] Rick Moffat, Assumption, assume Eife and Ephraim Case are the same individual - merged records.

Charles Edward Davidson1

M, #3967, b. 29 June 1891
Father*Andrew Martin Davidson1 b. c 1847
Mother*Mary Gabriel Blair1 b. c 1850
Last Edited8 Dec 2016
     He was born on 29 June 1891 at Humphry Twp., District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.2,1
     His name was also recorded as Charlie.2

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Charles Edward Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, compiler, Asquith Record, The (Box 160, Asquith SK, S0K 0J0: The Asquith and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 112ff - Frank Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Asquith Record.

Gordon Davidson1

M, #3972, b. circa 1927, d. 1927
Father*Francis Ernest Davidson1,2 b. 29 Jun 1891, d. 1 Feb 1981
Mother*Celia Jennet Beirnes1 b. 7 Mar 1893, d. 10 Dec 1979
Last Edited22 Apr 2019
     He was born circa 1927 at Saskatchewan, Canada.1
     Gordon Davidson died in 1927.1,2 The cause of his death was given as pneumonia at the age of 11 months.1
     In the obituary of Gerald Edwin Davidson who died 1 December 1979, his brother, Gordon Davidson, was listed as predeceased.3
     In the obituary of Francis Ernest Davidson who died 1 February 1981, his son, Gordon Davidson, was listed as predeceased.2

Citations

  1. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, compiler, Asquith Record, The (Box 160, Asquith SK, S0K 0J0: The Asquith and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 113 - Frank Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Asquith Record.
  2. [S9016] Deaths: Davidson, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Feb 3, 1981, Page 30, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Francis Ernest (Frank) Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Star-Phoenix.
  3. [S9018] Deaths: Davidson, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Dec 3, 1979, Page 33, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Gerald Edwin Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Star-Phoenix.

Gerald Edwin Davidson1

M, #3973, b. 1928, d. 1 December 1979
Father*Francis Ernest Davidson2 b. 29 Jun 1891, d. 1 Feb 1981
Mother*Celia Jennet Beirnes2 b. 7 Mar 1893, d. 10 Dec 1979
Last Edited10 Jul 2022
     He was born in 1928.2
     Gerald Edwin Davidson died on 1 December 1979, in a local hospital, at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.3,2
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Gerald Edwin Davidson.
     Gerald Edwin Davidson was buried on 4 December 1979 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.2,3
     He was commonly known as Jerry.2,1
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Star-Phoenix published in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 3 December 1979.3
     In the obituary of Francis Ernest Davidson who died 1 February 1981, his son, Jerry Davidson, was listed as predeceased.1

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S9016] Deaths: Davidson, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Feb 3, 1981, Page 30, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Francis Ernest (Frank) Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Star-Phoenix.
  2. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, compiler, Asquith Record, The (Box 160, Asquith SK, S0K 0J0: The Asquith and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 113 - Frank Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Asquith Record.
  3. [S9018] Deaths: Davidson, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Dec 3, 1979, Page 33, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Gerald Edwin Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Star-Phoenix.

Neil Bernard Davidson1,2

M, #3976, b. 4 October 1950, d. 18 April 1984
Father*Gerald Edwin Davidson3 b. 1928, d. 1 Dec 1979
Last Edited7 Mar 2019
     He was born on 4 October 1950.2
     Neil Bernard Davidson died on 18 April 1984 at age 33.4,2
     Neil Bernard Davidson was buried at Asquith Cemetery, RM of Vanscoy No. 345, Saskatchewan, Canada.2
     In the obituary of Gerald Edwin Davidson who died 1 December 1979, his son, Neil Davidson, was listed as a survivor.5
     Neil Bernard Davidson was a pallbearer in the funeral of his grandmother, Celia Jeanette Beirnes on 13 December 1979.6
     In the obituary of Patricia Davidson who died 21 December 2004, nephew, Neil Bernard Davidson, was listed as predeceased.7
     In the obituary of Gordon Haydon Rice who died 5 August 2006, son-in-law, Neil Bernard Davidson, was listed as predeceased.4

Citations

  1. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, compiler, Asquith Record, The (Box 160, Asquith SK, S0K 0J0: The Asquith and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 113 - Frank Davidson, & 276 - Gordon and Doris Rice. Hereinafter cited as Asquith Record.
  2. [S2057] Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project, online Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project, Asquith Cemetery
    Davidson, Neil Bernard 4 Oct 1950 - 14 Aug 1984 husband of Lynne Rice. Hereinafter cited as Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project.
  3. [S7] Asquith Historical Society, Asquith Record, Page 113 - Frank Davidson.
  4. [S2562] RICE - Gordon Hayden, The Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Aug 9 2006, D2 viewed at www.legacy.com, Obituary: Gordon Haydon Rice. Hereinafter cited as Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.
  5. [S9018] Deaths: Davidson, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Dec 3, 1979, Page 33, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Gerald Edwin Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Star-Phoenix.
  6. [S8830] Funerals: Davidson, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Dec 14, 1979, Page 40, column 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Funeral, Celia Jeanette Davidson. Hereinafter cited as StarPhoenix.
  7. [S2563] DAVIDSON - Patricia, Obituary -- Davidson, Patricia, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Dec 21, 2004, on-line viewed at http://classifieds.canada.com, Obituary: Pat Davidson née Strate. Hereinafter cited as Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.