Etc. -- James McBride's 1911 obituary
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An unedited transcription of a page 1 article from 12 Oct 1911 Simcoe Reformer. 

James McBride

James McBride was born the 16th day of November, 1828, near the city of Belfast, Ireland. When he was six months old, he, with his parents and brothers and sister left Belfast for Canada. After a long, tedious voyage they landed at Quebec, and ultimately made their way to what is now Norfolk county. His parents settled on a farm about two and a half miles west of Dover. Here they lived a few years, when they moved to Doan's Hollow, where Mr. McBride lived until he married Isabelle Austin on Sept. 28, 185[1]. A year later he and his wife settled on the farm at Marburg, where he died on Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, 1911.

Thursday he was borne to the Pt. Dover cemetery by five of his sons and his eldest grandson, followed by an immense number of relatives and friends.

In addition to his widow, he is survived by six sons (on son, Samuel, is in the west and was unable to  return for the funeral, six daughters, forty-six grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.

He was a good husband, a good father, and a good citizen. When our time comes to pass into the great beyond, may we all have as many friends as James McBride.

(Jarvis Record please copy.)

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