William Barnett Blake

1879 - 1931  (51 years)

• Name	William Barnett Blake
  Birth	18 Oct 1879	Exeter, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Name	William H. Blake
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97829843
  _FGRAVE	97829843
  Death	3 Jul 1931	Devonshire Park, Quebec, Canada
  	1931, Friday July 10, The Almonte Gazette, page 2 ?b? FUNERAL OF W. B. BLAKE?/b? The funeral of William B. Blake, well-known Canadian Pacific Railway employee whose death occurred on Friday at his summer home at Devonshire Park, Que., was held on Sunday evening from his late residence, 269 Booth street, Ottawa, and interment was made on Monday at Almonte. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. E. Lindsay, rector of St. Luke's Anglican Church, of which the family are parishioners, and was held at the home at 8.30 o'clock. The funeral was under Masonic auspices, Mr. Blake being a member of Dalhousie Lodge, A.F. and AM. The body was brought on the 7.30 o'clock Pembroke train Monday morning; and the committal service was held at the Anglican cemetery on arrival of the train. Chief mourners are the widow, formerly Miss Bella Strutt of Pembroke, and three sons, William, Richard and Edward Gerald, all of Ottawa. Many beautiful floral tributes were received by the family, including wreaths from the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, Brotherhood of Railway Conductors, Dalhousie Lodge A.F. and A.M., and other organizations. The late Mr. Blake was a former resident of Almonte, having been brought up here and received his education at the local schools. He moved to Ottawa over 20 years ago where he has resided ever since. Mr. Fred J. Blake of town, is a nephew of deceased.
  Burial	5 Jul 1931	St. Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 177 Wolf Grove Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada
  Person ID	I11947	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	William Henry Blake,   b. Abt 1853, North Augusta Presbyterian Cemetery, North Augusta, Augusta Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Sep 1881, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States (Age ~ 28 years)
  Mother	Eliza Barnett,   b. 1842, Almonte, Lanark County, Canada West d. 11 Apr 1921, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1873	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F12005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabelle Strutt,   b. 6 Jan 1892, Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Oct 1975, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1913	Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
  	Married in Knox Presbyterian Church, Montreal
  Children	1. William Franklyn Blake,   b. 14 Feb 1914, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Feb 1974, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years)   2. Richard Barnett Blake,   b. 4 Dec 1915, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Apr 1943 (Age 27 years)   3. Edward Gerald "Ted" Blake,   b. 17 May 1921   d. 23 Mar 2011 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F12253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 10 Feb 1913 - Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada Death - 3 Jul 1931 - Devonshire Park, Quebec, Canada Burial - Address: 177 Wolf Grove Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada - 5 Jul 1931 - St. Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth