Emma Bidgood

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Emma married Sampson Toop in Oct 1868 in Tavistock, Devon, England. Sampson was born on 7 Apr 1844 in England; died on 18 Aug 1927 in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Carman Cemetery, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ida married Henry Hall in 1887. Henry was born on 23 Oct 1861 in Sapperton, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; died on 10 Nov 1949 in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Chilliwack Cemeteries, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Lucy Ann Carter on 22 Jan 1895 in Sumas, British Columbia, Canada. Lucy was born in 1877; died in 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Fred Toop
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Died:
?b? FRED TOOP?/b?
Chilliwack pioneer Fred Toop, a resident of the Fraser Valley since his birth in 1886, died May 30 at Chilliwack General Hospital in his 90th year.
Mr. Toop was a retired dairy farmer and was formerly of 134 Gore Avenue.
He was presented with a 65-year IOOF membership pin in 1975 and was past grand, past chief patriarch of Chilliwack encampment No. 3, a long-time member of Ruth Rebekah Lodge No. 4 and a charter member of Canton No. 42, Valley United Patriarchs Militant.
Mr. Toop farmed for many years on part of the original homestead on Sumas Prairie Road where he and his wife Pearl attended Sumas United Church.
He was a life member there and was president of the church board of management for 29 years.
Always active in community affairs, he was vice-president of the White Cane Club and is a former director of the Chilliwack Regional Fall Fair. With Stewart Dixon he organized the Junior Farmers' club, now called the 4-H club.
Mr. Toop is survived by his wife Pearl; three daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Edwards, Chilliwack, Mrs. Ethel Anderson, Victoria, Mrs. Edna Brooks, Victoria; one son, Dr. Edward Toop, St. Albert, Alberta; 15 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 at Henderson's Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at IOOF cemetery.

Frederick married Pearl Edith Simpson on 29 Dec 1913 in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. Pearl (daughter of Robert Milton Simpson and Evelyne Louisa Brown) was born on 29 Sep 1895 in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died on 14 Apr 1988 in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Chilliwack Cemeteries, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Emma Toop
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a relative on the path between a DNA Match and a common ancestor

Died:
December 5, 1914 - July 25, 2016

Born in Chilliwack to parents Fred and Pearl (Simpson) Toop, granddaughter of Chilliwack pioneers Sampson and Emma Toop, died peacefully at Christine Morrison Hospice in Mission.

Evelyn was married to Roy Edwards on June 23, 1936 and together they raised five children.

Evelyn will be missed by sister Edna and brother Edgar, sons Robert, Ronald (Carolyn), Harley (Dawn) and daughters Myrna and Sharie (Arnie). Grandchildren Lorelei, Melanie (John), Stephen (Tracey), Tamara (Greg), Marlo (Steve), Jaida (Darrell), Niki (Darcy), Loni (Robin) and Erin (Randy), 15 great grandchildren, nieces and nephews and their families, plus many friends. The Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Blue Jays have lost an avid fan.

Pre deceased by husband Roy, brother Earl, sister Ethel and granddaughter Denise.

Evelyn lived in Chilliwack until 2007, when she moved to Hallmark on the Lake in Abbotsford.

She was second to none as a Mom and touched many lives in a positive way in her 101 years. She will be sorely missed by all of her family and all of her friends new and old.

Memorial service will be held October 8, 2016 at 2pm

(https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/chilliwack-bc/louisa-edwards-7026425)

Family/Spouse: Henry Roy Edwards. Henry was born in 1909 in New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; died in 2001 in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Chilliwack Cemeteries, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Martha Miller. Martha was born in 1919; died in 2010; was buried in Chilliwack Cemeteries, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ethel married Robert MacRae Anderson on 31 Jul 1943 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Robert was born about 1915; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edna married Lloyd Brooks on 2 Sep 1946 in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. Lloyd (son of Samuel Brooks and Lily Woodburn) was born about 1920; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Edward Toop

Family/Spouse: Muriel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):SIMPSON-WILLOUGHBY, Don Duncan and Sharie Edwards could be 3rd cousin 1x removed through: 2nd. great grandparents James Simpson and Ellen Willoughby as common ancestors with shared DNA of 14 cM across 1 segement as recorded in my Ancesrty and Legacy family trees.

DNA Ancestry Match:
SIMPSON-WILLOUGHBY, Don Duncan and Sharie Edwards could be 3rd cousin 1x removed through: 2nd. great grandparents James Simpson and Ellen Willoughby as common ancestors with shared DNA of 14 cM across 1 segement as recorded in my Ancesrty and Legacy family trees.


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