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Memorable Manitobans: Wilmot Freeman Morden (1852-1930)Farmer. Born at Walkerton, Ontario on 3 November 1852, son of Alvey Baker Morden and Francis Hutchinson (1822-1915), he came to Manitoba with his family in 1874. Five years later, he married Elizabeth Bryne Borthwick (1852-1938, daughter of Hugh Jamieson Borthwick) and they subsequently had four children: Frank Borthwick Morden, Marion Morden, Bessie Morden, and Edward Morden. He served for 20 years as a member of the Morden school board, retiring in 1902. He was a member of the IOOF. He died in the RM of Bifrost on 24 April 1930 and was buried in the Morden HIllside Cemetery. Sources:1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy. A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906. Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics. Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society. We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 29 November 2022
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