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1 Elizabeth RIDDELL1,2 (1908-1956) [68]. Born 6 Aug 1908, Niagara Falls, NY. Died 23 May 1956.1 Buried Memorial Park, Lewiston, NY.1
2 Frank RIDDELL2,3,4,5 (1885-1965) [19]. Born 23 May 1885, Glen Huron, Ontario.3 Marr Margaret C. CORBY 4 Apr 1906, County of York, Toronto, Ontario.4,6 Died 27 Sep 1965, Niagara Falls, NY.5,6 Buried Memorial Park, Lewiston, NY.5
From the Buffalo Times, Buffalo, NY.
August 19, 1916 - "SUES CITY FOR INJURIES - Frank Riddell Involuntarily Mixed Up in a Recient Riot.
Special to the Buffalo TIMES. NIAGARA FALLS - Aug. 19 -- By the service of papers in a damage suit, the city was yesteday made the defendant in an action to recover $5,000 for allefed injuries sustained by Frank Riddell, during the riot in front of the Carborundum Company's Buffalo Avenue plant last month. The siit is brought by former Corporation Council Frank S. Nicholson, council for Riddell.
In his affidavit Riddell claims he was in the mob and endeavoring to get away and to his home, but could not get through the crowd. He holds the city negligent in not being able to quell the distirbance and sets forth the claim further that the city had no right ujnder section 1845 of the penal law to appoint as special officers men not residents of the State and county.".
4 George Francis RIDDELL6,7 (1843-1921) [16]. Born 23 Jun 1843, Markham Twp Canada West (Ontario).6 Marr Mary Jane MARTIN 25 Apr 1866, Grey County, Ontario. Marr Catherine BELL 16 Aug 1882, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.6,7,8,9 Died 3 Oct 1921, Singhampton, Ontario.6 Cause: Ciptitis. Buried 6 Oct 1921, Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.6
From the Collingwood Bulletin, dates as listed.
March 30, 1900 - "G.F. Riddell has gone to the Soo, where he will saw and hammer this summer. - - Contractor N. McLean is also going west. - - Why don't some of the loafers go?". (Most likely George was joining his son, Augustine, who at this time was working and living in the Soo with his wife Mary J. Hanna.)
October 13, 1921 - "On Tuesday, Oct 4th, this village and section lost one of its oldest residents, in the person of Mr. George Riddel, (Riddell) who died at his home in the village. Mr. Riddel had not been well for some time, still had been confined to his home but a week prior to his death. He had lived in this vicinity for many years and had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Deceased is survived by his wife, four daughters and two sons. One son, William was killed overseas. The funeral tool pace (place) Thursday to the Union Cemetery, the services being conducted by Rev. A. Lang, pastor of the Presbyterian church." (The two sons would have been Frank and Oscar and the daughters would have been Georgina, Catherine, Elizabeth and Pearl. None of George's children from his first marriage are included. Note: The death date of October 4th conflicts with the Death Certificate date of October 3rd.)
From the Collingwood Enterprise, dates as listed.
Thursday, July 16, 1925 - "Mrs. Riddell has visitors from Toronto."
Thursday, Aug. 6, 1925 - "Mrs. Riddell has three of her daughters visiting with her." (The three daughters would be Mrs. Georgina Leonard, Mrs. Pearl Higgin and Mrs. Elizabeth Laginess.).
8 William RIDDELL10 (1804-1873) [997]. Born 1804, County of Mayo, Ireland.6 Marr Margaret LAVIN 1831, St. Paul's church, muddy little York (Toronto).10 Died 12 Dec 1873, County of Grey, Ontario, Canada.6 Buried Catholic Church Cemetery, Nottawasaga Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.6
9 Margaret LAVIN10 (c. 1801- ) [998]. Born c. 1801, County of Mayo, Ireland.6
5 Catherine BELL3,7,11,12 (1854-1927) [17]. Born 3 Sep 1854, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.3,8 Marr John TAYLOR 23 Feb 1870, At John's home in Osprey Township.8 Died 21 Dec 1927, Islington, Ontario at the home of her daughter, Pearl Higgin.8,13 Cause: Carcinoma of Kidney. Buried 24 Dec 1927, Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.6
From the Collingwood Enterprise, Thursday, Jan. 27, 1927.
"Mrs. Riddell left last week to spend the rest of the winter in Toronto and Niagara." (In Niagara Falls, New York, Catharine would have been visiting her son Frank and daughter-in-law Molly Riddell, granddaughters Elizabeth and Dorothy and great grandson Jack Strachan (Elizabeth's son, born October 9, 1926). There were a number of family photographs taken probably in the early part of her visit probably in the February-April time frame. Jack Strachan, who is in the photographs, appears to be about six months old.)
From The Advertiser, (newspaper) December 29, 1927.
"Obituary - Mrs. Catharine Bell. On December 21st, 1927, after a lingering illness at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J.S. Higgins, Scott St., Islington, Catharine Riddell in her 74th year. The funeral service was held at the above address on Thursday at 8 p.m.. Interment was made at Singhampton on Saturday. (Mrs. J.S. Higgins was in fact Mrs. J.E. Higgin, which would be Catharine's daughter, Pearl, from her marriage to George F. Riddell.).
10 Angus BELL12,14,15 (c. 1818-1897) [24]. Born c. 1818, Islay, Argyll, Scotland.6,8,12 Marr Jane MCDOWELL c. 1841. Died 18 Sep 1897, Singhampton, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario.6,16 Cause: Kidney and heart disease. Buried 20 Sep 1897, Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.6
Angus was born circa 1818 in Islay, most probably in the area of Conisby, Kilchoman which was the known residence of his Father Ronald and youngest Brother CCAB in 1823.”
Angus Bell is shown as being a "conveyancer, issuer of marriage licenses and Township Clerk of Nottawasaga, Twp., coroner." He was the Township Clerk from 1850 until his death in 1897.
From the Creeemore Star (newspaper), Village of Singhampton in 1889, written by J.B. Spurr, Editor:
"In 1846 he (Angus) settled on the lot which has seen the rise and progress of the village of Singhampton."
From an Ancestry.com tree:
Last Will and Testament.
The subject will was probated on January 25, 1898.
All the rest of my children, namely: Ronald, Margaret, Sarah Jane, Catherine, Mary Ann, Thomas Wildridge, and Janet have had all their portion during my lifetime I therefore leave them nothing.
From the Enterprise-Messenger (Collingwood, Ontario newspaper).
Sept 23, 1897 - "Deceased had a large family. His wife died some years ago. The best known of the survivors are his sons, Angus of Singhampton, and Thomas of Dakota. Of the daughters, Mrs Greenaway (Agnes) and Mrs. Riddell (Catherine formerly Taylor nee Bell) live at Singhampton, and another daughter Lizzie (Elizabeth Bell) lives on the homestead. One daughter (Mary Ann Stevenson) lives in Toronto, and another (Margaret Crawford formerly Lang nee Bell) in Collingwood Township (most likely) Osprey Township)"
Obituary of Donald Bell in " The Orillia Packet" 18 March 1881, says "He leaves one brother in Canada, Mr. A. Bell, of Singhampton, Clerk of the township [of Nottawasaga]"
From Elaine Bell, "At the time of the 1861 Census, Donald, John and Angus were living in Enumeration District #2 in the Township of Nottawasaga in Simcoe County, and Mary and CCA in Enumeration District #4 in the Township of Osprey in Grey County. Both Enumeration Districts include parts of the village of Singhampton.".
11 Jane MCDOWELL8 (1823-1878) [25]. Born 1823, Ireland.6,17 Died 25 Aug 1878, Singhampton, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario.6 Buried Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.
Jane was born in Ireland and was probably living in the Township of Innisfil or West Gwillimbury where she met Angus. They were married in approximately 1841.
The inscription on the Bell family monument in Union Cemetery incorrectly lists Jane's death as 1897. The actual year of her death was 1878.
3 Margaret C. CORBY2,4 (1888-1949) [66]. Born 1888, Saginaw, MI. Died 14 Mar 1949, Niagara Falls, NY. Buried Memorial Park, Lewiston, NY.
Margaret Wright remembers that her aunt was called Aunt Molly.
From the Niagara Falls Gazette.
April 3, 1931 - "Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riddell, 445 Elmwood avenue, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary tomorrow. With their family which includes their daughters, Elizabeth, now Mrs. John N. Strachan, and Dorothy, who is Mrs. Ernest Lexell, and a small grandson, John N. Strachan, Jr., the will celebrate with a dinner party at the Cataract house in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lexell [Riddell] were married in Toronto, Ont., April 4, 1906, the Rev. J. O. Silcox, pastor of the Bond street congregational church performing the ceremony. Mr. Riddell was born in Glen Huron, Ont., and has lived in Niagara Falls for 24 years. Mrs. Riddell was before her marriage Margaret C. Corby of Saginaw, MIch. During the greater part of his time here Mr. Riddell has been connected with the hotel and restaurant business.".
6 Walter James CORBY ( - ) [1014].
7 Elizabeth JAMIESON ( - ) [1015].
| 1 | "Death notice of Elizabeth Riddell Strachan in the Niagara Falls Gazette, May 24, 1956". |
| 2 | "1930 NY, Niagara, Niagara Falls census". |
| 3 | Recorded by Robert Royal, April 26, 1901, "1901 Canadian Census". |
| 4 | "25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs Frank Riddell in the Niagara Falls Gazette, April 3, 1931". |
| 5 | "Obituary of Frank Riddell in the Niagara Falls Gazette, Sept. 28, 1965". |
| 6 | "Information provided by Greg Mander". |
| 7 | "Ontario Marriage Registration of George Francis Riddell and Kate Taylor". |
| 8 | "Information provided by Nancy Hallam Sneddon". |
| 9 | "Biography of Augustine Riddell". |
| 10 | "A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography edited by George Maclean Rose, 1886". |
| 11 | "Information provided by Beverly Gutenberg". |
| 12 | "Cliff Rusk website, http://members.home.net/c.rusk/AngusBell&JaneMcDowell.html". |
| 13 | "Memories of Margaret Wright". |
| 14 | "Nancy Hallam Sneddon". |
| 15 | "Online family tree of Livers/Bell & Mahnke/Foster Families by shansloat1". |
| 16 | "Ontario Canada Deaths". |
| 17 | "Information provided by Cynthia Segorski". |