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FROOM, Albert Robinson
(1839-1912)
WESTON, Adeline
(1842-1918)
FROOM, Edgerton Ryreson
(1874-1973)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. MERKLEY, Effie Bee

FROOM, Edgerton Ryreson 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 10 Oct 1874, Shanly, Grenville, Ontario, Canada 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): MERKLEY, Effie Bee on 13 Nov 1948 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada 1
  • Died: 29 Jan 1973, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada aged 98 3 4 5
  • Buried: 1973, Shanly, Grenville, Ontario, Canada 4 5

  Facts and details for Edgerton Ryreson Froom:

• He lived in Spencerville, Grenville, Ontario, Canada in 1948. 1



• He was buried at the Shanly Cemetery in Shanly, Grenville, Ontario, Canada in 1973. 4 5



• His obituary was published in the Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Journal on 30 Jan 1973 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. It read as follows:

FROOM, Egerton R.
Of Carleton Lodge. In his 99th year, on January 29, 1973. Beloved husband by first marriage of the late Mary Dyer of London. Ont. By second marriage Effie B. Merkley of Inkerman, Ont. Father of Bernard of Indianapolis. Arnold of Ottawa. Mrs. Dickson Cross (Desta) of Toronto. Mrs. Dean Hunter (Clara) and Walter of Spencerville. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Resting at the Rolston Funeral Home, Kemptville. Service in the chapel Wednesday at 2p.m. Entombment South Gower. Spring burial at Shanly. 4


Edgerton married Effie Bee MERKLEY, daughter of John MERKLEY and Elizabeth McEWEN, on 13 Nov 1948 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada.1 (Effie Bee MERKLEY was born on 24 May 1885 in Mountain, Dundas, Ontario, Canada,2 6 7 8 died on 23 Mar 1972 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada 2 9 10 and was buried in 1972 in Inkerman, Dundas, Ontario, Canada 2 10 11.)

Sources

1 "Marriage of Edgerton Froom and Effie Marquette," (Ottawa) The Ottawa Journal, 16 Nov 1948, p. 28.

2 Lynn Cook, "Gravestones - Knight's Cemetery, Inkerman ON" (typescript, p. KNS 91.

3 "Death of Edgerton R Froom," (Ottawa) The Ottawa Journal, 30 Jan 1973, p. 32.

4 "Obituary of Egerton R. Froom," (Ottawa) Ottawa Citizen, 30 Jan 1973, p. 30.

5 "Find a Grave," database (www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 Feb 2023), Egerton Ryerson Froom #93599726.

6 "Ontario Marriage Records 1801-1942," database, Andrew Marquette and Effie Merkley.

7 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, district 54, sub-district E, Mountain, p. 1, dwelling 4, family 5; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry, Census - Canada - 1901 - Ontario .

8 Ontario Archives, "Ontario Birth Records 1832-1917," database(accessed 23 Oct 2012), Effa Bel Merkley; Dundas 1886.

9 Family Tree, Hutty Family Tree: http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/38172032/person/20441439203.

10 "Find a Grave," database (www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 Feb 2023), Effie Bee Merkley Froom #138634872.

11 "Death of Effie Froom," (Ottawa) The Ottawa Journal, 24 Mar 1972, p. 34.