Samuel George Acheson

Samuel George ACHESON; born 1884 and died 1966 in Ontario. George married Bertha Maddess, and together raised five children in southern Ontario.

Family reference: 114.1

	Born	11 July 1884%CITE{1001}%	Elma twp., Perth co., Ontario
	Died	1966%CITE{1001}%	Milverton, Perth co., Ontario
	Married		Bertha Maddess

Parents:

• Father: Samuel Acheson; b. 1856; d. 1926
• Mother: Ellen Elizabeth Kent; b. 1864

Children:

• Melvin Acheson
• Howard Acheson; m. to Isabelle Buchanan
• Helen Acheson; m. to Osmand Lines
• Annie Acheson; m. 1st to Frank Quipp; m. 2nd to Dough Clelland
• James Acheson; m. to Mildred Annett

The Parents of George

George’s Early Years

George and Bertha

Bertha Maddess was born in 1886 in Ireland. She died in 1975 in Ontario.

The Final Years for George

Footnotes

Canada Census of 1891

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Name	Gender	Age	Status	Relation	Born	Fathers Birth	Mothers Birth	Religion	Occupation
ACHESON Samuel	male	34	married	head	Ire	Ire	Ire	Pres	Farmer
Ellen E.	female	27	married	wife	US	Eng	Eng	Pres
Samuel G.	male	6	single	son	Ont	Ire	US	Pres
Lucy A.	female		single	daughter	Ont	Ire	US	Pres
Wm. J.	male	11 m	single	son	Ont	Ire	US	Pres
Joseph	male	70	widowed	father	Ire	Ire	Ire	Pres

- Canada 1891 Census for Elma, County Perth North, Ontario, District 107, Subdistrict b, Division 2, microfilm T-6362, LDS Family History Library film #1465787.

Noted: in the next household lived John (26) and Sarah (22) Acheson, likely a grandson of the elder Joseph Acheson.

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Canada Census of 1901 %CITE{1002}%

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Name	Gender	Age	Status	Relation	Born	Birthdate	Naturalized	Religion	Occupation
ATCHESON James	male	45	married	head	Ire	9 Aug 1853	1860	Pres	farmer
Ellen E.	female	38	married	wife	US	21 May 1862	1882	Pres
George	male	16	single	son	US	11 July 1884		Pres	farmer's son
Norman	male	12	single	son	US	16 Apr 1888		Pres
Joseph	male	10	single	son	US	16 Jan 1890		Pres
Weir	male	5	single	son	US	31 May 1895		Pres
Winnie	female	3	single	daughter	US	26 May 1897		Pres
Joseph	male	85	widowed	father	Ire	10 Nov 1815	1860	Pres

- Canada 1901 Census for Elma, County Perth North, Ontario, District 104, Subdistrict b, microfilm T-6490, LDS Family History Library film #1843572.

Noted: The census uses the 'Atcheson' surname spelling. Also, the head of the household is 'James' and not 'Samuel'. Since the other family names and the dates are a reasonable match, this is the correct family.

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-- JimBenedict - 29 Nov 2006
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