Descendants of Thomas & Anna CARTER



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4. Ethel COLWELL (Thomas1) was born on July 30, 1887 in Dunn Twp, Haldimand Co, Ontario, Canada.4,5 Another name for Ethel was COWELL.

Events

• Ethel resided at the home of her adopted parents David & Hulda SMITH in Dunnville, Haldimand Co, Ontario, Canada in 1891.

• She resided at the home of her adopted mother, Anna CARTER in Amabel Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1901.

• Ethel resided in Allenford, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1908 .

Ethel married George Melvin FRANCE, son of Unknown and Eliza Jane FRANCE,8 on July 22, 1908 in Southampton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.3 George was born on September 21, 1886 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.2,3,4

• Marriage Ceremony conducted by Rev. W. F. Brownlee witnessed by John Miller of Clavering and Alice Rudolf of Allenford.

Events

• He worked as a labourer in 1909 in Southampton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

• George farmed on Lot 3, Con 19, Amabel Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1919

Children from this marriage were:

   6 M    i. James Alexander FRANCE was born on March 25, 1909 in Southampton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.4

+ 7 M    ii. George Harold FRANCE was born on March 24, 1911 in Hepworth, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,4,5 died on June 6, 2006 in Wingham, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada aged 95, and was buried in Wingham Cemetery, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada.

   8 M    iii. Melvin Graham FRANCE was born on September 4, 1915 in Amabel Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada and died on December 5, 1944 in , , , Italy aged 29.

Events

• He served in the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Melvin married Gladys Lillian (__?__).

Events

• Gladys resided at 154 Jones Ave.In Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada in 1944.

+ 9 M    iv. Charlie FRANCE was born in 1917 in Amabel Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, died on April 7, 2007 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 90, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   10 F    v. Helen FRANCE was born in Amabel Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Helen married (__?__) SCHROEDER.

+ 11 M    vi. Alvin FRANCE was born on September 30, 1920 in Amabel Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, died on August 19, 2009 in Ripley Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada9 aged 88, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

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