Cleric.
Born at Listowel, Ontario in 1858, he became an ordained Minister of the Episcopalian Church and lead a congregation at Clinton and later was Assistant-Principal (?-1896) of the Mohawk Institute [Mohawk Indian Residential School] at Brantford prior to being named Principal (1896-1899) of St. Paul’s Industrial School at Middlechurch in the Rural Municipality of St. Paul. He died at Brantford, Ontario in July 1930 and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery at Brantford.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“Reportorial round [J. B. Ashby ...],” Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 17 September 1896, page 8.
“City and country [Mr. J. B. Ashby ...],” Manitoba Morning Free Press, 17 September 1896, page 8.
“Tarte's Tea Party,” Edmonton Bulletin, 24 May 1897, page 4.
“St. Paul's Indian School,” Manitoba Morning Free Press, 1 April 1899, page 8.
Obituary, Brantford Expositor, 12 July 1930, page 6.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 29 February 2024
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