Railroader, hotelier.
Born at Compton, Quebec on 13 September 1858, son of George Rea and Martha Bartlett, he worked on railroads until 1891 when he came to Manitoba. He worked for two years as an locomotive engineer for the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway and engaged in the hotel business at Minnedosa with Duncan McLennan, operating the Grand Central Hotel until 1904 then building the Tremont Hotel.
On 15 August 1894, he married Elizabeth Ann “Lizzie” Steenson (1875-?) of Dauphin. They had three children: Clifford Bryce Rea (1896-?), Phyllis Margaret Rea (1897-?), and Joyce Lylia Rea (1905-?). He was a Mason. He died at Minnedosa on 13 August 1937.
Marriage registration [James F Rea, Lizzie A Steenson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Clifford Bryce Rea, Phylis Marguer Rea, Joyce Lillias Rea], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
Death registration [James Fraser Rea], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 May 2024
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