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Major David Seymour CHURCH

Male 1917 - 2004  (86 years)


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  • Name David Seymour CHURCH 
    Prefix Major 
    Born 14 Jun 1917  Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 10 Jun 2004  Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I14114  bmds
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2017 

    Father Elbert Edgar CHURCH,   b. 12 Oct 1883, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1956, Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Vivien Dawson BARNES,   b. 29 Jul 1890, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1982  (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F5749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marion JENKINS,   b. 1923, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 2016, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Michael CHURCH
    +2. Wendy CHURCH
    Family ID F5756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jun 1917 - Saint John, New Brunswick Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jun 2004 - Toronto, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S48] New Brunswick Provincial Archives – Vital Statistics, (website).
      Certificate of birth.

    2. [S11] 1930 US Census.
      Household (head: Elbert E. Church)

    3. [S4] Obituary.
      CHURCH, Major David Seymour -– Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps (ret.), died June 10, 2004, four days shy of his 87th birthday, in Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto.
       Born in Saint John, N.B., a son of Elbert Edgar and Vivien Dawson Church, he worked for the Royal Bank in New Brunswick before joining the army, serving in Canada, including twice in Halifax, and overseas during and after the Second World War. After retirement, he became secretary of the Ontario Highway Transport Board. He is survived by his wife, Marion (Peggy) Jenkins; children, Michael (Dana), Wendy (Stephen) Cole; grandchildren, Kathleen and Eric Church, Luke and Noah Cole, all of Toronto; sister, Barbara (William) March, Halifax; brother, Joseph, Sudbury. He was predeceased by brothers, John and Hugh (Saint John).
       Sunny and cheerful, he enjoyed music, golf and curling. Funeral was held Monday, June 14, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery Chapel, Mausoleum and Crematorium, Toronto, where he will be buried. Donations may be made to The Salvation Army or Taylor Place Day Program.