Merchant.
Born at Clinton, Ontario on 17 July 1875, son of Robert Callander and Elizabeth Stevenson, his merchant father died in 1878 and his widowed mother brought the family to Manitoba in 1882, settling first at Winnipeg and later at Melgund where they established a grain and stock farm. He was educated at the Winnipeg Central School, Melgund School, and Hartney School. In 1897 he established a general merchandise store at Hartney. On 7 January 1902, he married Mabel Gertrude Shore (1879-1975) of Hartney. They had two sons: Maitland Bruce Callander (1903-1964) and Glen Gordon Callander (1905-1973). He was a member of the AF & AM (Hartney Lodge No. 52). He died at Vancouver, British Columbia on 23 December 1918.
Birth and marriage registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
Death registration [John Curtis Callander], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
“John C. Callander called by death,” Vancouver Daily Sun, 25 December 1918, page 2.
Obituary [Maitland Bruce Callander], Vancouver Sun, 23 January 1964, page 32.
Obituary [Glen Gordon Callander], The Province, 9 March 1973, page 30.
Obituary [Mable Gertrude Shore], Vancouver Sun, 29 April 1975, page 46.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 27 February 2024
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