John Simon Leroy

1866 - 1926  (60 years)

• Name	John Simon Leroy
  Nickname	Simon
  Born	8 Oct 1866	Lake Talon, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Oct 1926	Gowganda, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Callander Union Cemetery, Callander, District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I05929	Family Tree | Byers Side of My Family
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Vincent Leroy,   b. 30 May 1832, St Andrew's West, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1912  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Sarah Mary McConnell,   b. Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F6305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Hannah Newell,   b. 1875, Minden Hills Township, Ontario, Canada
  Married	4 Aug 1896	East Ferris Township, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F6311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eliza Ellen Byers,   b. 9 Apr 1891, Bonnechere Valley Township, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Dec 1973, North Bay, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1909	Callander, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Marion Eva Leroy,   b. 7 Aug 1910, Callander, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 1996, Parksville, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 85 years) + 2. Harvey Simon Leroy,   b. 30 Jun 1912, Callander, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Aug 1996, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years) + 3. Rodie Justice Leroy,   b. 19 Sep 1913, Callander, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 2002, Callander, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   4. Charles Byers Leroy,   b. 23 Apr 1915, Callander, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1944, Falaise, Normandie, France  (Age 29 years)   5. Jacob Duncan Stanley Leroy,   b. 9 Jan 1918, Callander, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1946, North Bay, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)   6. Violet Belle Leroy,   b. 25 Feb 1920, Callander, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1995  (Age 75 years)   7. Marjorie Leroy,   b. 1922, Ontario, Canada   8. Cora Leroy,   b. 1928, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Oct 1866 - Lake Talon, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Aug 1896 - East Ferris Township, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Sep 1909 - Callander, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Oct 1926 - Gowganda, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Callander Union Cemetery, Callander, District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Simon Leroy Family Liza holding Charles and Harvey, Marion (middle) and John holding Rodie.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Record: Marriage John Leroy & Liza Byers
  		Record: Death
  		Record: Marriage John Leroy & Mary Newell

  
  

  Census » Slide Show		1901 Canada Census Chisholm Township, Ontario
  		1911 Canada Census North Himsworth Township, Ontario
  		1921 Canada Census Callander, Ontario

  
  

  Obituary & Death Notice

  Dead In Cabin DEAD IN CABIN Elk Lake, Nov. 9.--Dead in his cabin for probably three days, the body of Simon Leroy, who had succumbed to pneumonia while doing assessment work on his claims at Gowganda, was found by three men from here. Leroy was one of the best-known prospectors in the district. He lived at Callander, and is survived by his widow and seven children. --The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, November 10, 1926 Page 19