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Family Chart No. R-12 Parents - Chart No. R-6
4th Generation Ross/Young Family
EDWARD EARNEST ROSS
eldest son of HENRY and HARRIETT ANN (SAIT) ROSS
was born 27 September 1864 at Quebec City, Canada
died 16 November 1912 at Quebec City
buried at Quebec, 18 November 1912, in Mount Hermon Cemetery
Resided at Quebec all his life
Occupation: President, Parisian Corset Company, Quebec
He was the eldest of a family of five boys and eight girls. His parents lived at Indian Lorette--later Loretteville, Quebec. His obituary stated, "Cheerful of disposition and genial of manner, he has always ready and eager to do a good act. . ."
He married FLORENCE LAVINIA "VENIE" YOUNG
on 10 September 1887 at Chalmers Church, Quebec City.
She was born 18 January 1866 at Quebec City
and died 22 January 1934 at Quebec City
buried at Quebec, 24 January 1934, in Mount Hermon Cemetery
Survived by her brothers--Rev. William Young, Yakima, Washington, Rev. Henry Young, Hillsboro, Oregon, and J. A. Young, Quebec; and her three sisters--Mrs. George Meyers, Quebec, Mrs. Ernest Gilbert, Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. F. J. Bignall, Quebec.
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Children of ERNEST EDWARD and FLORENCE LAVINIA (YOUNG) ROSS
ERNEST EDWARD
Born 5 Dec 1889 at Quebec City
He died at Quebec 29 January 1970 in his 80th year
Married 1. MARGARET HAZEL TAIT 20 June 1916.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Chesley Tait of Shediac, N. B.
she died 5 January 1964
Children : MARGARET; ERNEST PERCIVAL
Married 2. ETHEL LOUISA (WIGGS) LINDSAY 5 February 1966
GORDON ALLAN
Born 5 May 1890 at Quebec City
He died at Quebec 18 December 1964
Married ETHEL V. DAMPIER of Rochester, New York 10 September 1914
Children: ERNESTINE; JEAN; GORDON DAMPIERRE
PERCIVAL ABERDEEN "PERCY"
Born at Quebec City, Baptized 21 December 1893
Killed in action 4 October 1916 at Albert, France, during the Great War (1914-1918)
serving as Lieutenant, 42nd Battalion Royal Highlanders of Canada, C. E. F.
WILLIAM HENRY
Born 22 October 1896 at Quebec City
He died 10 October 1948 at Quebec City.
Married HARRIET ELIZABETH MITCHELL 10 September 1924
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell of Montreal, Quebec
Children: FLORENCE; JOAN; WILLIAM MITCHELL
LAVINIA ISABEL
Born 22 October 1896 (twin) at Quebec City, died an infant.
This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs of Westmount Que.
12 August, 1970
Sources of data: Miss Helen S. Ross, Loretteville, Que., Mrs. Gordon A. Ross, Que., and Mrs. William H. Ross, Toronto, Ont.
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EDWARD ERNEST ROSS (1864-1912)
Edward Ernest Ross was born at Quebec City the 27th September 1864, the eldest son of Henry Ross and Harriett Ann Sait. He was the founder of the Parisian Corset Company of Quebec, and through his enterprising and energetic efforts as president, it soon developed into one of the leading business establishments of the city.
He married Lavinia (Venie) Young of Quebec in 1888 and resided on Aberdeen Street. They had four sons. In 1910 his health gave out and for two years he endeavoured to recover his strength, but following a serious illness, he died on the 16th November 1912, in his 49th year. His obituary that appeared in the Quebec Daily Telegraph on the day he died showed how much he was esteemed by those who knew him:
WELL KNOWN YOUNG QUEBECER DIED TODAY
Mr. E. Ernest Ross, President of the Parisian Corset Company, and a prominent
young business man, died this morning, following an illness of some duration, but during
it all maintained a beautiful Christian fortitude despite the acute sufferings which he
endured.
In the death of the late Mr. Ross, the Ancient Capital loses an energetic and
enterprising citizen, while in social life many will mourn a true and constant friend, who
was always ready and eager to do a good act. Cheerful of disposition and congenial of
manner, he made friends with all who had the good fortune to come in contact with him.
The late Mr. Ross was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross, of Lorette, and is
survived by his widow and four sons, Messrs. Ernest, Gordon, Percy and Willie.
Besides his parents, two brothers and seven sisters also survive. The former are
Messrs. Charles and Percy Ross; the latter Mrs. W. H. Wiggs, Mrs. C. A. Sewell, Mrs.
E. H. Sewell (Sherbrooke), Mrs. E. A. Verret, Mrs. W. C. Teakle, and the Misses Ella
and Ethel Ross, to all of whom the Daily Telegraph begs to tender its sympathy in their
sorrow.
The Funeral service was held in Chalmers Church and was attended by his many friends and acquaintances, following which he was buried in Mount Hermon cemetery.
His wife was a life-long member of Chalmers-Wesley Church and was interested in all its activities. For many years she was a member of the Navy League, the Stadacons Chapter of the I.O.D.E., and she was a life member of the Red Cross. She died on the 22nd January 1934, and following a funeral service in Chalmers-Wesley Church, she was buried beside her husband in Mount Hermon cemetery.
Their two sons, Ernest and Gordon, had gone into the family business with their father, and after his death, Ernest, the eldest, became president of the Company. He managed it successfully for a great many years until he retired in 1965. The third son, Percy, was only eighteen when his father died. Like his father, he possessed the same genial characteristics that made him a popular figure with his school mates. They nicknamed him "Putty". During the Great War of 1914-1918, he enlisted in the 42nd Battalion of the Black Watch Highlanders of Canada, C.E.F., and gained his commission as Lieutenant while overseas. He was killed in action at Albert, France, in 1916.
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Willie, the youngest son, was a born musician and at a very early age showed exceptional ability to play the piano, often repeating with ease a melody or composition that he had just listened to at a concert. Later on, he studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music in Boston, Mass. He was held in high esteem as one of the most accomplished amateur pianists of Canada.
With the exception of Percy, who never married, all three sons were happily married, and were survived by their children who would be able to carry on the fine traditions established by their father, Edward Ernest Ross.
It is interesting to note that at the time of writing this biography, seven generations of the Ross family have lived in Quebec. J. William Ross, who emigrated from Scotland with his wife and family * around the beginning of the nineteenth century, settled in the City of Quebec and married Sarah Blow to establish the first generation. His youngest son, Drummond, became head of the second generation. He married Maria Jane Beamish and they had nine children.
Henry Ross was one of these children and was the only one to live all his life in Quebec, while his brothers and sisters moved away to reside in other parts of Canada and the United States. Consequently, he became the head of the third generation in Quebec. He married Harriett Ann Sait by whom he had thirteen children, the eldest of which was Edward Ernest Ross, the subject of this biography, and he became the senior member of the fourth generation. His eldest son, Ernest Edward Ross, was the senior member of the fifth generation, and he died at Quebec on the 29th of January, 1970, in his 80th year.
The surviving sons and daughters of Ernest, Gordon, and Willie Ross, and their children, constitute the sixth and seventh generations of this branch of the Ross family which has been firmly established in the life of Quebec for a period of about one hundred and fifty years [as of about 1970]. It will be their privilege to carry on the traditions and achievements of a long line of forebears, of whom they can be justly proud.
* possible contradiction noted.
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