Farmer, freighter.
Born at London, England in January 1841, at the age of 8 years he came to the Red River Settlement with his widowed mother Sophia Ann Else (?-?) and sister Emily Mary Else (?-?), where his mother worked as a governess for the family of James Curtis Bird. His mother remarried and he moved with her to a lot in what later became the Tuxedo area of Winnipeg. For several years, he freighted goods between Winnipeg and St. Paul, Minnesota.
In 1861, he married Catherine Fiddler (1841-1914) and bought a farm west of St. James, where he lived until his death. They had six children: George F. Else (1869-?), Sophia Ann Else (?-?, wife of Thomas C. Dahl), ? Else (wife of John Hallett), ? Else (?-?, wife of WIlliam Brown), Mary Emily Else (c1874-?, wife of Robert John Wright), and Alice Else (1876-?, wife of John Smith). He took part in the 1869-1870 Riel Resistance and was a scout on the international boundary during the Fenian Raid of 1870, under the command of John Bourke.
He died at his farm on 10 April 1914 and was buried in the St. James Cemetery.
Marriage registrations [Sophia Ann Else, Thomas C Dahl], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1891 Canada census, Ancestry.
Marriage registrations [Mary Emily Else, Robert John Wright], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registrations [Alice Else, John Smith], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Catharine Else, Henry Else], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Manitoba resident for 68 years, dead,” newspaper clipping dated 11 April 1914 [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B6]
“Fenian raid veteran dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 April 1914, page 25.
We thank Brault Kelpin for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 September 2024
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