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Annie Palmer^1,2,3,4

• Father*: David Elijah Palmer² b. 2 Mar 1850, d. 27 May 1913
• Mother*: Mary Ann McDonald² b. 14 Nov 1857, d. 22 Jun 1901

• Birth*: 21 August 1883; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 21? 1883 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1883 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^2,4
• Marriage*: circa 1906; New York, U.S.A.; per 1910 US Fed Census.; Principal=Clarence L. Hesler³

• Census*: 7 April 1891; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1891 Census: see David E. Palmer²
• Census: 11 April 1901; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1901 Census: see David E. Palmer⁴
• Married Name: circa 1906; Hesler³
• Census: 15 April 1910; 33 Emmett St., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Age 27 at 1910 US Fed Census: see Clarence Hesler³

Donald Palmer¹

• Father*: David Elijah Palmer¹ b. 2 Mar 1850, d. 27 May 1913
• Mother*: Mary Ann McDonald¹ b. 14 Nov 1857, d. 22 Jun 1901

• Birth*: 30 July 1885; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1885 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 US Fed Census. Date Jul 30 1885 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,2,3

• Census*: 7 April 1891; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1891 Census: see David E. Palmer¹
• Census: 11 April 1901; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1901 Census: see David E. Palmer²
• Census: 15 April 1910; 33 Emmett St., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Age 25 at 1910 US Fed Census: see Clarence L. Hesler (brother-in-law)³

Elijah Palmer¹

• Father*: David Elijah Palmer¹ b. 2 Mar 1850, d. 27 May 1913
• Mother*: Mary Ann McDonald¹ b. 14 Nov 1857, d. 22 Jun 1901

• Birth*: 13 December 1889; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1889 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 US Fed Census. Date Dec 13 1889 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1889 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,2,3

• Census*: 7 April 1891; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1891 Census: see David E. Palmer¹
• Census: 11 April 1901; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1901 Census: see David E. Palmer²
• Census: 15 April 1910; 33 Emmett St., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Age 21 at 1910 US Fed Census: see Clarence L. Hesler (brother-in-law)³

Rosella Palmer¹

• Father*: David Elijah Palmer¹ b. 2 Mar 1850, d. 27 May 1913
• Mother*: Mary Ann McDonald¹ b. 14 Nov 1857, d. 22 Jun 1901

• Birth*: 17 May 1892; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 17 1892 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: 11 April 1901; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1901 Census: see David E. Palmer¹

Catharine Palmer¹

• Father*: David Elijah Palmer¹ b. 2 Mar 1850, d. 27 May 1913
• Mother*: Mary Ann McDonald¹ b. 14 Nov 1857, d. 22 Jun 1901

• Birth*: 10 June 1898; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Date Jun 10 1898? & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: 11 April 1901; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age ? at 1901 Census: see David E. Palmer¹

Clyde Palmer¹

• Father*: David Elijah Palmer¹ b. 2 Mar 1850, d. 27 May 1913
• Mother*: Mary Ann McDonald¹ b. 14 Nov 1857, d. 22 Jun 1901

• Birth*: 4 June 1900; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 4 1900 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: 11 April 1901; Colborne, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age ? at 1901 Census: see David E. Palmer¹

Clarence L. Hesler¹

• Birth*: 1885; New York, U.S.A.; Date 1885 & location NY per 1910 US Fed Census.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1906; New York, U.S.A.; per 1910 US Fed Census.; Principal=Annie Palmer¹

• Census*: 15 April 1910; 33 Emmett St., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Age 35 at 1910 US Fed Census: Hesler, Clarence L., 35, b. NY, p.b. NY, 4 yrs. married, Eng., electrician on railway, married; Anna, 27, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., 4 yrs. married - 1 child - living, Eng., married; Virginia L., 2, b. NY, p.b. NY & Cda. Eng., Eng., dau.; Palmer, David E., 59, b. Cda. Eng.., p.b. Vermont & Scotland, immig. 1901 - NA, Eng., shoe maker & repairman, father-in-law, widower; Donald, 25, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1905 - AI, book keeper in general store, brother-in-law, single; Elijah, 21, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1901 - AI, caster in shoe factory, brother-in-law, single (1910 US Fed Census: Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, Electoral Dist. 1, pg. 2 of 43 - 33 Emmett Street - ancestry.ca)¹

Virginia L. Hesler¹

• Father*: Clarence L. Hesler¹ b. 1885
• Mother*: Annie Palmer¹ b. 21 Aug 1883

• Birth*: 1908; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1908 & location New York per 1910 US Fed Census.¹

• Census*: 15 April 1910; 33 Emmett St., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Age 2 at 1910 US Fed Census: see Clarence L. Hesler¹

William Malcolm Palmer¹

• Father*: David Elijah Palmer¹ b. 2 Mar 1850, d. 27 May 1913
• Mother*: Mary Ann McDonald¹ b. 14 Nov 1857, d. 22 Jun 1901

• Birth*: 2 September 1881; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#021737: Name: William Malcolm Palmer; Date: Sep 2 1881; Parents: David E. Palmer & Mary A. McDonald; Inf.: David E. Palmer, shoemaker, Colborne; Reg'd.: Dec 2 1881; Phys.: R. Thorburn; Reg'r.: Geo. Keyes, Colborne (Ontario Birth Registration, #021737-1881, ancecstry.ca)²

Mary Louise Dunning^1,2,3

• Father*: Joseph Dunning³ b. c 1835
• Mother*: Didama Lawson³ b. c 1835

• Birth*: 4 December 1859; Trenton, Hastngs Co., Canada West; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Dec 4 1859 & locaiton Trenton per family tree of sbunn126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.^2,4
• Marriage*: 27 December 1876; Hastings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007546: Groom: William Runnels; Age: 25; Res.: Seymour Twp.; Born: England; Status: widower; Occ.: carpenter; Parents: William & Merrill Runnels; Bride: Mary Louise Dunning; Age: 18; Res.: Seymour Twp.; Born: Cda.; Status: spinster; Parents: Joseph & Didama Dunning; Wit.: H.Abernethy, Seymour Twp. & Carrie Sharp, Brighton Twp.; Date: Dec 27 1876; Place: Hastings, Northumberland Co.; Rel.: Bilble Christian; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Woodsworth; Reg'r.: John Sharpe, Hastings (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007546-1876, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 27 1876 & location Hastings Co. per family tree of sbunn126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.; Principal=William Runnells^2,5
• Death*: 19 April 1936; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of sbunn126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.²

• Residence*: 27 December 1876; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Seymour Twp. per marriage reg'n. - William Runnells.³
• Married Name: 27 December 1876; Runnells²
• Census*: 7 April 1891; Campbellford, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: see William Runnals⁴

Joseph Dunning¹

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary Louise Dunning and William Runnells.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1856; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary Louise Dunning and William Runnells.; Principal=Didama Lawson¹

Didama Lawson^1,2

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary Louise Dunning and William Runnells.²
• Marriage*: circa 1856; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary Louise Dunning and William Runnells.; Principal=Joseph Dunning²

• Married Name: circa 1856; Dunning²

William Runnells¹

• Birth*: circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of son William Runnells and Mary Louise Dunning.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son William Runnells and Mary Louise Dunning.; Principal=Merrills ?¹

Merrills ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of son William Runnells and Mary Louise Dunning.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son William Runnells and Mary Louise Dunning.; Principal=William Runnells¹

• Married Name: circa 1845; Runnells¹

Clarence S. Runnells^1,2,3

• Father*: William Runnells² b. 12 Sep 1851, d. 18 Jan 1941
• Mother*: Mary Louise Dunning² b. 4 Dec 1859, d. 19 Apr 1936

• Birth*: 16 August 1889; Cambellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 1889 per CemSearch - age 23y 6m at death Jan 26 1913. Date 1890 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Aug 16 1889 & location Campbellford per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 24 December 1907; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.; Principal=Louise Agnes Brazill²
• Death*: 26 January 1913; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Top is cut off) .. ing of Clarence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Runnells, at the age of 23 years. Deceased had been ailing for some time but only for the past few months was his condition considered serious. He is survived by a widow and child. Clarence was well known here and was a favorite with his associates. Besides his sorrowing parents, two sisters, Mrs. Harry Lawson, Brighton, and Mrs. Stimers, Toronto, also survive. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, service being conducted by the Rev. W. B. Tucker. The Ancient Order of Foresters, of which deceased was a member, had charge of the proceedings. We sympathize with the bereaved ones in their sorrow." from pg. 018 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
  
  
  Date Jan 26 1913 per CemSearch. Date Jan 26 1913 & location Campbellford per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.^2,3,5
• Burial*: 28 January 1913; Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Clarence S. Runnells; Born: - ; ;Died: Jan 26 1913; Age: 23y 6m; ID: CAMPMP1414; Other names: Runnells, Louise ( -1910); Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Church St., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Sec C Plot 54; Note: Husband of Louise (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CAMPMP1414%5E1)³

• Census*: 7 April 1891; Campbellford, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1891 Census: see William Runnals⁴

Louise Agnes Brazill¹

• Birth*: 9 July 1887; Blandford Twp., Brighton, Oxford Co., Ontario; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 24 December 1907; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.; Principal=Clarence S. Runnells¹
• Death*: 22 January 1910; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹
• Burial*: 24 January 1910; Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Louise Runnells; Born: - ; ;Died: Jan 22 1910; Age: 23y; ID: CAMPMP1414; Other names: Runnells, Clarence S. ( -1913); Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Church St., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Sec C Plot 54; Note: Wife of Clarence S. Runnells. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CAMPMP1414%5E0)²

• Married Name: 24 December 1907; Runnells¹

Velma Minnie Eileen Runnells¹

• Father*: Clarence S. Runnells¹ b. 16 Aug 1889, d. 26 Jan 1913
• Mother*: Louise Agnes Brazill¹ b. 9 Jul 1887, d. 22 Jan 1910

• Birth*: 26 June 1908; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹
• Death*: 1953; Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., Mississippi, U.S.A.; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹

George Albertus Cox^1,2,3

• Father*: Edward William Cox² b. 16 Feb 1804, d. 13 May 1861
• Mother*: Jane Tanner² b. 7 Apr 1809, d. 23 Mar 1845

• Birth*: 7 May 1840; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date May 7 1840 & location Colborne, Northumberland Co. per FindaGrave. Date 1840 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1840 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date May 7 1840 & location Cramahe Twp. per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 28 May 1862; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: George Albertus Cox; Age: 22; Res.: Peterborough; Born: Colborne; Parents: Edward & Jane Cox; Bride: Margaret Hopkins; Age: 18; Res.: Peterborough; Born: Cda.; Parents: Daniel & Jane Hopkins; Date: May 28 1862; Place: Peterborough Co.; MF: 1030063 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca); Principal=Margaret Hopkins⁶
• Marriage*: 14 April 1909; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001894: Groom: George A. Cox; Age: 68; Res.: Toronto; Status: widower; Occ.: Senator of Canada; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Edward William Cox & Jane Tanner; Bride: Amy Gertrude Sterling; Age: 34?; Res.: Toronto; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Walter Sterling & Lucy Foster; Wit.: E.W. Cox & I.M. Sterling, Toronto; Date: Apr 14 1909; Place: Toronto; Performed by: George Jackson; Reg'd.: Apr 23 1909 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001894-1909, ancestry.ca); Principal=Amy Gertrude Sterling⁷
• Death*: 16 January 1914; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#001184: Name: George Albertus Cox; Date: Jan 16 1914; Age: 73y 8m; Res.: 439 Sherbourne St., Toronto; Born: Cda.; Status: married; Parents: Edward Cox & Jane Tanner; Cause: arterio sclerosis, some months, cerebral anaemia 2 days; Phys.: John L. Davison, 20 Charles St., Toronto; Inf.: F.W. Matthews, 235 Spadina Ave., Toronto; Reg'd.: Jan 17 1914 (Ontario Death Registration, #001184-1914, ancestry.ca)
  "(1914 is written at top) PETERBROUGH IN MORNING TO-DAY FOR LATE SENATOR; From a Staff Correspondent. Peterboro, Ont., Jan. 16. General regret was expressed here to-day on receipt of news of the death of Senator Cox. In every office and on the street could be heard the inquiry "Did you hear of the death of Senator Cox?" This with many of the stories related as to the work of the late Senator Indicated the esteem in which he was held by those who were closely acquainted with his work in the city. Senator Cox started in Peterboro in a very humble way. Many storied are told of his early life and his first-business ventures. He was from the first a man of dominant personality. Was a Messenger Boy. It has been said that at one time peddled pins. He was certainly "Chore" or messenger boy at one time in this city, and afterwards became a telegraph operator and from that worked his way to the forefront the business world and became a great power in the district. Many of the older citizens have personal recollections of the late Senator and all express their regret upon his passing, but there is feeling that his work was completed and that all the business concerns with which he was connected were so well managed that his death will not effect any change in their management.
  Was Prominent Methodist. Magistrate Dumble spoke in highest terms of the late Senator. He remarked that he was always closely sociated with the membership of the Methodist Church and a loyal and liberal supporter of that body. "As a citizen," said Mr. Dumble, "he was always progressive and incessant in his efforts to advance the Interests of this city. He was ambitious but always accomplished his purpose by honorable methods and was prudent to excess. He thought out his plans with great care and being satisfied as to the course, pursued it with great tenacity, and he rarely if ever made a mistake.
  Overhauled Midland Hallway. "When he began buying property, it was contract city property and productive and always enabled him to meet his liabilities. When the Midland Hallway was under mismanagement, and It was necessary to have a thorough business man at it s head, Mr. Cox was appointed President. He took up the active management and gave assiduous labor to the work, put up his own credit, obtained money, improved the railway and settled all the debts of the company. How He Won Fortune. He purchased large quantities of railway bonds and so improved and increased the business that bonds which had been bought at twelve and one half cents on the dollar rose to par and this was the foundation of his fortune. From that day to this he has gained and occupied a high position in financial concerns. He had an extraordinary grasp of finance, he Insisted upon first-class bookkeeping and audits. For the last two years he has been arranging all his business matters, so that they are now under the ablest management." Brough Manufacturers to City. Mr. T. O. Bradburn spoke of Senator Cox as a public-spirited man who has spent his best days in the upbuilding of the town. He was ever on the lookout for manufacturers who me encouraged to locate in the district. Many other friends of the late Senator expressed themselves in similar terms. Among whom were Mr. W.G. Morrow, ex-Mayor Bradburn, Mr. Kendry, Mr. Collins, Mr. A.E. Peek M.P.P., and Mr. R. J. Winch." from pg. 018 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
  Date Jan 16 1914 & location Toronto per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.^3,8,9
• Burial*: 18 January 1914; Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: George Albertus Cox; BIRTH: 7 May 1840, Colborne, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 16 Jan 1914 (aged 73), Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; PLOT: #81, plot 2, lot 8; MEMORIAL ID: 79219105; Note: eorge was called to the Senate of Canada in 1896. Senator Cox passed away at his residence 439 Sherbourne Street. Total of sixteen people have been interred in the Cox mausoleum, including the Senator's two wives, Margaret (D 1905), and Amy (d 1915), the senator's children, plus financier A.E. Ames, the senator's son-in-law and husband of daughter Mary. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79219105/george-albertus-cox?_gl=1*etiq16*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY3MDk2OTU0Ny4zNDAuMS4xNjcwOTcxMjY0LjUxLjAuMA..)⁴

• Census*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see Edward Cox²
• Note*: 1856; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Of English parentage, George Cox was educated in the public and grammar schools of Colborne. He went to work there in 1856 as an operator for the Montreal Telegraph Company, ... " Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," (Michael Blis, "Cox, George Albertus", in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)
  "At the age of sixteen he began his commercial activities by becoming a telegraph operator with the Montreal Telegraph Company." from pg. 018 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
  Note: I wonder if he was hired by William Weller who owned this company for a time around this time??? (Dan Buchanan, Dec 13 2022)^8,10
• Residence: 1858; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; "Montreal Telegraph Company, which made him its Peterborough agent two years later." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1861; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; "He also sold stationery, dabbled in photography, served as a travel and express agent, and in 1861 added an agency for the Canada Life Assurance Company, then based in Hamilton. Cox later said that on the day he became a Canada Life agent, he planned on becoming the company’s president." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Residence*: 28 May 1862; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; Residence Peterborough per marriage register - Margaret Hopkins.⁶
• Census: April 1871; Peterborough, Peterborough West Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1871 Census: Cox, George A., 31, b. Ont., Eng., WM, General Agent, married; Margaret, 26, b. Ont., Irish, WM, married; Emma J., 9; Edward W., 7; Frederick G., 5; Mary, 3; Miller, William, 18, b. Ont., Irish, clerk, single; Cox, Mary, 18, b. Ont., Eng., WM, single (1871 Census: Town of Peterborough, Peterborough West Co., dist. 56, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 81, line 19 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Note: between 1872 and 1886; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "Between 1872 and 1886 he served seven one-year terms as mayor of Peterborough .. " (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1875; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; " ... but he failed narrowly to be elected as a Liberal to the Ontario legislature in 1875 and to the dominion parliament in 1887." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1878; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "In 1878 he became president of the fledgling Midland Railway, and he was instrumental in reorganizing, completing, and in 1883 leasing the system to the Grand Trunk." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1884; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "In 1884 Cox invested substantial profits from his railway ventures in founding the Central Canada Loan and
  Savings Company and several subsidiary mortgage loan operations in Peterborough. Two years later he was invited to join the board of directors of the Toronto-based Canadian Bank of Commerce. He invested heavily in the stock of both the bank and Canada Life."¹⁰
• Note: 1885; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "He was a devoted Methodist, contributing generously
  to local churches, working to build Methodist institutions, and campaigning vigorously for temperance during the
  Scott Act referendum of 1885 in Peterborough." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1886; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; " ... but he failed narrowly to be elected as a Liberal to the Ontario legislature in 1875 and to the dominion parliament in 1887." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Residence: 1888; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Cox moved to Toronto in 1888, probably because of the convenience of handling his business network from the province’s main commercial centre, and possibly also because Scott Act supporters were distinctly unpopular in Peterborough." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1889; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Cox’s insurance agencies and mortgage loan companies were eventually managed by his three sons (Edward William, Frederick George, and Herbert Coplin) and his son-in-law Alfred Ernest Ames*. In 1889 Ames founded a stock brokerage firm in Toronto; most of its business must have been trading for Cox, who guaranteed Ames’s credit at the Bank of Commerce."¹⁰
• Note: 1890; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "In 1890 he was elected president of the Bank of Commerce, which soon began a period of dynamic growth under the leadership of its brilliant general manager, Byron Edmund Walker." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1896; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "In 1896 the newly elected government of Wilfrid Laurier appointed Cox to the Senate, where he was usually inactive." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1896; Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; "George was called to the Senate of Canada in 1896." per FindaGrave.⁴
• Note: 1898; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "The Cox companies formed an identifiable financial family, with intimately interlocking boards, routine and significant inter-firm transactions, and heavy reliance on a managerial/directorial group related to Cox by ties of blood, marriage, religion, or old home town. The network included two fire-insurance companies of which Cox was president, British America Assurance and Western Assurance, and it
  continued to expand with the founding of Imperial Life Assurance in 1897, National Trust in 1898, and Dominion Securities, a bond-trading company, in 1901. A number of the young men who got their start in Cox companies, such as William Thomas White*, Edward Rogers Wood*, James Henry Gundy*, and Edward Robert Peacock*, went on to outstanding careers in politics and finance. In 1898 Cox also briefly held a controlling interest in Manufacturers’ Life and the Temperance and General Life Assurance Company." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1899; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "A lifelong Liberal, Cox was one of the group that had bought the Toronto Globe in the 1880s [see Robert Jaffray], and also of the consortium that purchased and reorganized the Toronto Evening Star in 1899." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: circa 1900; Sherbourne Street Methodist Church, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "In Toronto Cox was a pillar of Sherbourne Street Methodist Church, which became known as the “Millionaires’ Church” because of the prominence of wealthy businessmen such as Cox, Ames, Harris Henry Fudger, Albert Edward Kemp*, and Joseph Wesley Flavelle*, an occasional Cox protégé who had also emigrated from Peterborough. For many years Cox was president of the Ontario Ladies’ College in Whitby,
  Ont., and bursar of Victoria College,the Methodist component of the University of Toronto. He continued to be an active temperance worker, and was a generous supporter of church organizations, the Toronto General Hospital, and other worthy causes." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1900; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "During the early 1890s Cox moved to gain effective control of Canada Life. He accumulated all the shares he could and forced his way onto its board in 1892, at the cost of considerable resentment by other shareholders and directors. In 1899 Cox, who owned or controlled close to a 50 per cent interest, was instrumental in persuading the board to move Canada Life’s head office to Toronto, another step in the centralization of commercial and financial power in Ontario’s Queen City. Cox became president and general manager of Canada Life in 1900. As president of
  the Bank of Commerce and the Central Canada Savings and Loan in that year, he was the man at the centre of one of the country’s most important financial networks, controlling the placement of more than $70 million in assets." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Note: 1903; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; In 1903–4 his name was put forward by Laurier for a knighthood, but Governor General Lord Minto [Elliot] was cool to the proposal. “Cox I had always doubts about,” he wrote, “it was purely a political recommendation as a wealthy Govt. supporter.” (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)¹⁰
• Residence: 14 April 1909; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marriaage reg'n. - Amy Gertrude Sterling.¹¹

Aaron A. Cox^1,2,3

• Father*: Edward William Cox² b. 16 Feb 1804, d. 13 May 1861
• Mother*: Jane Tanner² b. 7 Apr 1809, d. 23 Mar 1845

• Birth*: 28 July 1842; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1842 & location Colborne per marriage reg'n. - Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher. Date Jul 28 1842 & location Cramahe Twp. per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 3 September 1873; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001478: Groom: Aaron A. Cox; Age: 31; Res.: Lindsay; Born: Colborne; Status: widower; Occ.: Express & Telegraph agent; Parents: Edward W. & Jane Cox; Bride: Emma Jane Boucher; Age: 21; Res.: Peterboro; Born: Norwood; Status: widow; Parents: Timothy & Lucinda Pearce; Wit.: Edward & Emily Cox, both of Cramahe Twp.; Date: Sep 3 1873; Place: Cramahe Twp.; Rel.: - ; Performed by: Peter M. Duncan; Reg'd.: Sep 3 1873 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001478-1873, ancestry.ca); Principal=Emma Jane Pearce⁵
• Death*: 17 December 1904; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.³

• Census*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1851 Census: see Edward Cox²
• Residence*: 3 September 1873; Lindsay, Victoria Co., Ontario; Residence Lindsay per marriage reg'n. - Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher.⁴

William Church Cox¹

• Father*: Edward William Cox¹ b. 16 Feb 1804, d. 13 May 1861
• Mother*: Jane Tanner¹ b. 7 Apr 1809, d. 23 Mar 1845

• Birth*: 26 October 1836; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹
• Death*: 30 October 1836; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹