Looking for Ten years for Sheldon Heber Stone my Grandfather and always fail....

[TheStones]

Greetings my name is Wayne Edison Stone and my father was Thomas Edison Stone both of us born in Quebec in Lachine and Montreal , respectfully. My fathers , father Sheldon Heber Stone is a mystery but lots of info has been found but no idea where he was born or who his parents were. I have tried everything to find that important lead to give me some direction to my heritage.
My tree is public on ancestry.com Stones/ Davidson , here is some info I have collected , I can tell some of you are so smart in this area that it will be childs play and I apologise if it does not give you a challenge , for me it is sad chase of my own tail/ tale.
Sheldon Heber STONE
Sheldon Heber STONE was born on June 3, 1856. He married Mary Bertina BEATTIE and they had six children together between 1880 and 1896. He then married Florence Nightingale HARNOTT and they had eight children together. He died on November 10, 1955, in Montréal, Canada, at the age of 99.Most of the family is buried in mount Royal cemetery Montreal Quebec Canada

[karenlee]

Hi

You no doubt already know this, but on his second marriage to Florence it says that Sheldon Heber STONE is the son of J/G? Heber STONE and his wife Lucy Elizabeth COLE??

Have you found anything on either of these people?

Cheers
Karenlee

[karenlee]

No doubt you also know this, but just in case, there is a Lucy E STONE widow aged 76 on the 1901 Canadian Census who might be Sheldon's mother??


1901 Census Canada Quebec Hochelaga Montreal City Saint-Gabriel Ward
District # 155 Sub District # B-29 Page 5

STONE
George M Male White Head Married 38 Born 16th June 1862 Ontario Canada
Ida? Female White Wife Married 36 Born 18th Jan 1867 Ontario Canada
Hellen Female White Dau Unmarr 13 Born 19th April 1887 Quebec Canada
Lucy E Female White Mother Wid 76 Born 26th Oct 1824 USA Came to Canada 1850
Georgina Female White Dau Unmarr 1 Born 22nd March 1900 Quebec Canada
Ida Female White Dau Unmarr 1 22nd March 1900 Quebec Canada


Don't know if this helps at all??

Karenlee

ADDED ... on his marriage to Ida J BELL in Sharpton Onatario 20th Oct 1886, George M STONE gives his parents as being Heber J STONE and Lucy Elizabeth STONE

[TheStones]

Wow , no I didn't find those things or match them up , im overwhelmed with facts and excited that you may have put me on track , its 1100 pm here in Toronto and my brain can not digest all the info after Church tomorrow Ill try to digest and look at this with a better functioning brain...
Please everyone keep the info coming it is so important to me and my family to trace our roots.
THANK-YOU
KAREN LEE
YOU ARE BRILLIANT...

[karenlee]

Hi

I was not sure if you had seen any of these certificates, now I know I will transcribe them in full for you here....

Quebec Vital and Church Records ( Drouin Collection )
Marriage Register
Quebec

Married by license, Sheldon Heber STONE of Acton Vale P.2. Telegraph Operator in G.F.R? Bachelor, of Minor Age to Mary BEATTIE of Darby P.2. Spinster of Minor Age in St Mark's Church Acton Vale, this August 29th ( twenty ninth ) 1877 ( eighteen hundred and seventy seven ). by me Louis C WURTELLE Both bride and groom signed
Witnesses were Thomas BEATTIE, Edward BYRNE, Melissa J MONTGOMERY and Mary L WURTELLE



Same source
Marriage Register
Saint Stephen Anglican
Montreal

Sheldon Heber STONE of the town of ?rarnt? in the District of Montreal, Freight Agentt, a Widower. Son of J. Heber STONE an Lucy Elizabeth COLE his wife, and Florence HARNOTT of the same place a Spinster, daughter of James HARNOTT and of Mary ? his wife, were married by authority of license on the second day of April 1902.
Both bride and groom signed
Witnesses were J. H. HARNOTT, E. HARNOTT and ??

( this one was really hard to read sorry, so not getting all the details for you )

Karenlee

[karenlee]

Ontario Canada
Marriage Register
26th Oct 1886

George M STONE 28 Bachelor of Montreal Quebec Agent G.T.R. Born Kingston Ontario Father = Heber J STONE Mother = Lucy E STONE ( Episcopalian )
Ida J BELL 21 Spinster of Sharpton Ontario Born Sharpton Ontario Father = William BELL Mother = Margaret BELL ( Methodist )

Both bride and groom signed
Witnesses were George BODY of Montreal and Maggie BELL of Montreal

Karenlee

[TheStones]

Thanks again Karen, GTR is Grand Trunk Railway which is now defunct I had heard Sheldon at 99 was the oldest pension collector and put many 50+ years into the company. And it appears George also worked for GTR don't know the relationship there? In one census Sheldon said he was from ontario and American heritage and all other census says quebec and Canadian English heritage so confusing to me. Maybe he entered the country illegally to work for the GTR . Maybe his father was American. I tried to stay away from assumptions and only use facts. You are being a great help which I really appreciate
Thank you ever so much
Wayne

[karenlee]

Pretty sure that George and Sheldon were brothers given that they gave the same parents at the time of their respective marriages.

Birthplace can sometimes become confusing if families moved around a great deal, sometimes children believe that because their strongest memories of living somewhere can equate with that place being where they were born.... and sometimes they just didn't know.....

[karenlee]

Now this is interesting, quite hard to read, but interesting......


1861 Census Canada West Frontenac Kingston
Roll C-1095-1096  Page # 233

STONE
J.H. Married 45 Shoe Maker born Vermont USA  Protestant
L.E. Married 36 Dress Maker born New York USA Protestant
H.J. Unmarr 7 born New York USA Protestant
G.M. Unmarr 4 born Kingston Protestant
S. H. Unmarr 3 born Kingston Protestant

Interestingly enough there was a Mr J BELL aged 22 also living in this household... and George M STONE married Ida J BELL ??

Karenlee