William Maurice Major
1888 - 1941 (53 years)-
Name William Maurice Major Born 7 Jul 1888 Belle River, Essex, Ontario, Canada [1, 2] Gender Male Census 1921 Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada [3]
Major, Maurice, age 31, born Ont, farmer
Major, Ella, age 24, born Ont
Major, May Jeannette, age 1, born Ont
Boussey, Charles, lodger, age 20, born Ont, farm laborer
Border Crossing 21 Oct 1925 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States [4] - Wm. Maurice Major, age 37, farmer. Last residence Puce, Ont. Destination Sis - Ann Bierd (?) - 8019 Oakland, Detroit. Accompanied by wife Ellen R., dtr Mae Janet (5 yrs 10 months), son, Stanley D (2 yrs 10 months). Grandfather Patrick Major of Puce, Ont.
Has summer cottage at Puce, Ont.
Residence 1927 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States [5] 3954 St. Clair Ave - Major, Morris (Ella) welder h 3954 St Clair Ave
Census 1930 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States [6] 3954 St. Clair Ave.
Major, Maurice, age 41, born Can Eng, immig 1925, foreman, auto body plant
Major, Ella P., age 33, born Can Eng, immig 1925
Major, Mae J., age 10, born Can Eng, immig 1925
Major, Douglas S., age 7, born Can Eng, immig 1925
Shippy, Robert C., boarder, age 22, born Penn, trimmer, auto body plant
Gillard, Fredrick R., boarder, age 24, born Penn, machinist, auto body plant
Census 1940 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States [7] 3954 St. Clair Ave.
Major, Maurice, age 51, same place as 1935, born Can Fren, metal finisher, automobile body corporation
Major, Ella, age 46, born Can Eng
Major, Mae, age 20, born Can Eng, new worker
Major, Douglas, age 17, born Can Eng
Name Major-Martin Name Wm. M. Major [1] Name Wm. Maurice Major [2] _UID 8C337D8DA1ED469AA729F4325B3442565488 Died 5 Oct 1941 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States [8] Person ID I5227 Gauthier Family Tree Last Modified 18 Jul 2018
Family Ellen "Ella" Reilly, b. 7 Mar 1897, Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada , d. 16 May 1971, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States (Age 74 years) Married 20 Nov 1918 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States [1] - Witnesses were Charles Miller of Puce, Canada and Hazel Riley of Detroit. [1]
Children 1. Mae Janet Major, b. 24 Jan 1920, Puce, Essex, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Oct 2006, Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, United States (Age 86 years) 2. Stanley Douglas Major, b. 26 Dec 1922, Puce, Essex, Ontario, Canada , d. 14 Jul 2000, Troy, Oakland, Michigan, United States (Age 77 years) Last Modified 2 Apr 2014 Family ID F2133 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - (Research):parents Patrick Maurice Major and Emma Traxler
Possible burial at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Puce, Essex, Ontario - Maurice Major, 1888-1941 [2]
- (Research):parents Patrick Maurice Major and Emma Traxler
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- [S337] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, ((familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Apr 2014), 1941 Death of Maurice Major - fhl film 1972898; Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing, Michigan. (Reliability: 3), 2 Apr 2014.
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