Archibald Whyte "Archie" Coxford b. 23 Jul 1865 Rosebank, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Feb 1950 Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada

Archibald Whyte "Archie" Coxford

1865 - 1950 (84 years)

Name	Archibald Whyte "Archie" Coxford [1, 2]
Nickname	Archie
Birth	23 Jul 1865	Rosebank, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census - Agricultural Schedule	24 Jun 1906	Vegreville, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada [3]
	Horses 3, milk cows 2, Cattle 2, Hogs 11.
Name	Archie Coxford [2]
_FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209513234
_FGRAVE	209513234
_FSFTID	9J2P-WRD
_FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9J2P-WRD
_TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
Death	8 Feb 1950	Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada [1, 2]
	Address: 7563 111 Avenue Edmonton, Albarta Canada
	?b?Pioneer At Park, A. W. Coxford Dies?/b? Archibald Whyte Coxford, 84, of 9563 111 ave., Alberta pioneer and superintendent of Elk Island Park for 27 years, died in the city Wednesday. Born in Almonte, Ont., Mr. Coxford moved west to Edmonton in 1900 and worked here as a lumberman for two years. For the following seven years Mr. Coxford was engaged in farming in the Vagreville district until his appointment as superintendent in 1909. During his many years service Mr. Coxford was instrumental in bringing the buffalo and elk population to a position of prominence in western Canada. During his residence at the park Mr. Coxford took an active part in community affairs in the nearby town of Lamont. He was a member of the town's Masonic lodge and the Lamont I. O.O. F. lodge, No. 87 Following his retirement in the fall of 1936 he moved to the coast for one year before returning here. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at foster and McGarvey's chapel. Rev. A. B. Argue will officiate and burial will follow in the Edmonton Cemetery. Mr Coxford is survived by his wife, here; two daughters, Mrs. R. W. Stuckey and Mrs. E. J. Garrett of Edmonton; one son, Jack Mannville; three grand-children, two sisters and two brothers in eastern Canada.
Burial	11 Feb 1950	Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada [2, 4]
	Address: 11820 107 Avenue Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta T5H 4J4 Canada 780 442-0974
Person ID	I713	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
Last Modified	30 Jan 2023

Father	James Coxford, b. 29 Apr 1835, Norfolk County, England d. 30 Nov 1904, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
Mother	Mary Jane Kennedy, b. 8 Feb 1836, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 8 Feb 1905, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
Marriage	20 Aug 1858	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West [5, 6]
	Married at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Auld Kirk? Name:?tab?James Coxford Age:?tab?22 Gender:?tab?Male Birth Place:?tab?England Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township Spouse Name:?tab?Mary Kennedy Spouse Age:?tab?17 Spouse Gender:?tab?Female Spouse Birth Place:?tab?Ireland Spouse Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township Marriage Date:?tab?20 Aug 1858 Father Name:?tab?John Coxford Mother Name:?tab?Esther Hull Spouse Father Name:?tab?Moses Kennedy Spouse Mother Name:?tab?Anna McCann County:?tab?Lanark Microfilm Roll:?tab?1030058 Name:?tab?Mary Kennedy Age:?tab?17 Birth Year:?tab?abt 1841 Birth Place:?tab?Ireland Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township Marriage Date:?tab?20 Aug 1858 Marriage Place:?tab?Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father: Moses Kennedy Mother: Anna McCann Spouse: James Coxford
		James Coxford, Mary Jane Kennedy
Family ID	F3	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Florence Isabel Jackson, b. 5 Jan 1888, Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Jul 1980, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 92 years)

Marriage 28 Nov 1906 Vegreville, Alberta, Canada

Children

	1. Alice Mary Coxford, b. 14 Jul 1907, Vegreville, Alberta, Canada d. 26 Oct 1965, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 58 years)
	2. Mabel Florence Coxford, b. 19 Feb 1909, Vegreville, Alberta, Canada d. 31 Jan 2000, Hope, British Columbia, Canada (Age 90 years)
	3. Ruby Coxford, b. 21 Dec 1910, Lamont, Lloydminster Census Division, Alberta, Canada d. 15 Apr 1921, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 10 years)
	4. Archibald Edward Coxford, b. 6 Jul 1912, Lamont, Lloydminster Census Division, Alberta, Canada d. 7 Sep 1928, Lamont, Lloydminster Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 16 years)
	5. John James Coxford, b. 12 Oct 1914, Lamont, Lloydminster Census Division, Alberta, Canada d. 24 Oct 1984, Wetaskiwin, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 70 years)

Family ID F253 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Apr 2017

Event Map

	Birth - 23 Jul 1865 - Rosebank, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Marriage - 28 Nov 1906 - Vegreville, Alberta, Canada
	Death - Address: 7563 111 Avenue Edmonton, Albarta Canada - 8 Feb 1950 - Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada

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Notes

Occupation: Parks Superintendent

Archibald and Florence lived in Lamont, AB, near Elk Island Park, and Edmonton. They were married in Vegreville, AB. They lived on his homestead at Vegreville until it burned down during a prairie grass fire. Archie was appointed superintendent of Elk Island National Park in Nov 1909. He retired on 29 Apr 1937. During that time they lived in Lamont, AB. After he retired and they moved to Edmonton.

Florence was the first person who wrote up the information on the Coxford Family in 1972.

Sources

[S32] Canada. Ontario., Canada: Census 1901, (Ancestry.com . \i Ancestry\i0 . http://ancestry.ca : n.d.), district 202, sub-district X4, white Whale Lake, p. 1, family 5, Archibald Coxford; (http://ancestry.ca : accessed 17 Jun 2018) (Reliability: 3).
Source:
1901 Canada Census
MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10448/1901-canada-census

Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10448-5103607/archibald-coxford-in-1901-canada-census
Archibald Coxford in household of John A McDougall
Country: Canada; Province: Northwest Territories; District: White Whale Lake, Alberta; Township: White Whale Lake

Citation:
Archibald Coxford
Birth: July 6 1865 - Ontario
Residence: Mar 31 1901 - White Whale Lake, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada
[S193] Alberta. Edmonton., Newspapers: Edmonton Journal, (edmontonjournal.remembering.ca:), "A. W. Coxford Dies," 19 Feb 1950, online archives (accessed 30 Jan 2023), p. 15, col. 3. (Reliability: 3).
[S33] Canada. Ontario., Canada: Census 1906 of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, (Ancestry.com. \i Ancestry\i0 . http://ancestry.ca : n.d.), district Strathcona, sub-district 11, Townships 46 to 52 inclusive in ranges 13, 14, 15 west of the 4th M, p. 1, dwelling Vegreville, 5 Archibald Coxford; (http://ancestry.ca : accessed 15 Apr 2017) (Reliability: 3).
Homestead, Vegraville
Source:
1906 Canada Census of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10457/1906-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba

Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10457-129871/arch-coxford-in-1906-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba
Arch Coxford
Country: Canada; Province: Alberta; District: 11, Strathcona

Citation:
Arch Coxford
Birth: Circa 1866 - Ontaio, Canada
Residence: June 24 1906 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canadaville
[S116] Billion Graves, accessed 15 Jan 2019), Archibald Coxford. (Reliability: 3).
Source:
BillionGraves
Under license to MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10147/billiongraves
Original data: BillionGraves.com, http://www.billiongraves.com/myheritage

Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10147-138069036/archibald-coxford-in-billiongraves
Archibald Coxford
Country: Canada; Province: Alberta; County: Division No. 11; Township: Edmonton

Citation:
Archibald Coxford
Birth: 1865
Death: 1950
Burial: Edmonton Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Wife (implied): Florence Coxford
[S76] Ontario. Archives of Ontario. Ancestry., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, (ancestry.com :n.d.), Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 ." James Coxford-Mary Kennedy, accessed 12 Jan 2018. (Reliability: 3).
Name:?tab?James Coxford
Age:?tab?22
Gender:?tab?Male
Birth Place:?tab?England
Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township
Spouse Name:?tab?Mary Kennedy
Spouse Age:?tab?17
Spouse Gender:?tab?Female
Spouse Birth Place:?tab?Ireland
Spouse Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township
Marriage Date:?tab?20 Aug 1858
Father Name:?tab?John Coxford
Mother Name:?tab?Esther Hull
Spouse Father Name:?tab?Moses Kennedy
Spouse Mother Name:?tab?Anna McCann
County:?tab?Lanark
Microfilm Roll:?tab?1030058
[S157] Ontario, Canada. Bathurst District (Lanark County)., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 (A), (Digital images. Ancestry, \i Ancestry\i0 . https://ancestry.ca : 2010.), ontario, canada, marriages, 1826-1938, Mary Kennedy-James Coxford, 20 Aug 1858; accessed 17 Jul 2021. (Reliability: 3).
Name:?tab?Mary Kennedy
Age:?tab?17
Birth Year:?tab?abt 1841
Birth Place:?tab?Ireland
Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township
Marriage Date:?tab?20 Aug 1858
Marriage Place:?tab?Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Father: Moses Kennedy
Mother: Anna McCann
Spouse: James Coxford

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