Friday, February 18, 2011

WILLIAM HENRY WIGGS (Chart W-4)

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Family Chart No. W-4                                Parents - Chart No. W-2 & R-6

     3rd Generation                                              Wiggs/Ross Family

WILLIAM HENRY WIGGS
son of WILLIAM and SARAH (HANCORN) WIGGS
was born 17 September 1861 at Quebec City, Canada
died 18 December 1926 at Quebec City
buried at Quebec in Mount Hermon Cemetery
Resided at Quebec City all his life, at "Hessel Grove" St. Foye Road
Occupation: Merchant.  Owner and President of the Mechanics Supply Co. Ltd.

A great churchman (Anglican) and for many years President of the Young Men's Christian Association of Quebec, member of the National Council, Toronto, and the International Committee, New York.  A life member and past president of St. George's Society, Quebec.  For 25 years Superintendant of Trinity Church Sunday School.

He married EMMA CLARA ROSS
on 2 September 1891 at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, by Rev. H. J. Petry, B.A.
eldest daughter of HENRY and HARRIETT ANN (SAIT) ROSS
she was born 19 December 1869 at St. Ambroise, Lorette, Quebec
and died 20 September 1959 at Farnham, Quebec
buried at Quebec from Trinity church, 22 September 1959 in Mount Hermon Cemetery

For many years she was President of the Y.W.C.A., and of the Ladies Aid of Trinity Church, Quebec.

In the year 1900 Miss Lily Bourget was engaged to be governess of their seven children who named her "Gabby", and she remained with the family for the rest of her life, 60 years.  She died at Quebec, 18 June 1960 at 86 years of age.

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Children of WILLIAM HENRY and EMMA CLARA (ROSS) WIGGS

ETHEL LOUISA
     born 2 June 1892 at Quebec City
     died 20 Nov 1978 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada
     married (1) DOUGLAS MELVIN LINDSAY  4 July 1917
                  (2) ERNEST EDWARD ROSS  5 February 1966

CHARLES WILLIAM
     born 1 July 1893 at Quebec City
     died 26 April 1968 at Quebec City
     married MARGARET STUART COOK 29 March 1924

CLARA BEATRICE
     born 29 September 1894 at Quebec City
     died 4 Sep 1976 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada
     married KARL ROESTAD  31 July 1931

HENRY ROSS
     born 28 December 1895 at Quebec City
     died 16 Mar 1986 at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
     married MILDRED JEAN (BILLY) WATSON  28 July 1923
     This was the compiler of the ROSS FAMILY RECORD.

EDGAR ALFRED
     born 10 May 1897 at Quebec City
     died 1 January 1969 at Clermont, Quebec
     married MARY HENRIETTA COLE  18 April 1923

GORDON LORNE
     born 1 July 1898 at Quebec City
     died 6 Jul 1975 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
     Married DORIS THOMPSON  4 September 1928

EDITH HESSEL
     born 12 August 1899 at Quebec City
     died 5 Nov 1980 in Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
     married JOHN STEVENSON COMMON  8 June 1922

EMMA ERNESTINE
     born 16 November 1912
     died 25 December 1945 at New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs of Westmount Que.
28 August, 1970
Sources of data:  Family Bible, tombstones, newspaper clippings, etc.

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