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Samuel "Sam" THORN  (THORNE)

 

Birth: 3 Aug 1834 Place: Hillier, Prince Edward Co., Ontario

Death: 4 Aug 1906 Place: Vancouver, British Columbia1

Father: Seth THORN (1802-)

Mother: Rhoda BABBIT (1812-~1870)

 

Spouse:  Chloe "Cleo" Ann CHAMBERLAIN

Birth: 21 Mar 1841 Place: Richmond, Ontario2

Death: 11 Aug 1935 Place: Vancouver, British Columbia2

Father: John CHAMBERLAIN (ca1800-ca1865)

Mother: Ann DETLOR (ca1800-ca1870)

Marriage: 3 Feb 1858 Place: Wellington, Ontario

 

 

 

 

Children:

Mary "Alida" (1858-1928)

Charles "Charlie" Seth (1860-1954)

Fred Clayton  (1862-1948)

 

 

 
Further information for Samuel "Sam" Thorn

 

  • Sam lost his right eye in a childhood injury, apparently he bumped a table corner, his eye was forced from the socket and there being no immediate medical help available, the eye was lost. Most photographs of Sam were taken showing only his left side.
L-R Cleo, Charlie, Alida, Fred and Sam
Photo above: L-R back: Fred, Ella & Sam; L-R sitting Florence?, ???, Edna (white hat), Fred Jones, George Jones & Cleo
 
Photo, below, as marked on back: ca 1905 Top row Alida; George Jones; Eve?; Ralph [Van Horne]; not identified; George VH; Cleo [Chamberlain-Thorne]; Bottom Row: Fred [Jones]; Florence [Jones]; not identified---; Sammual T [Thorne]  (We question Alida and wonder if she is the woman between the gentlemen Ralph and George VH)
Excerpt from Edna (Thorne) VanHorne's 1912 Travel Diary:  Began her day in Wellington, Ontario.  "Thurs 17 had breakfast late. every thing good to eat. all went in to Uncle Ernests for dinner Aunt S went to Uncle Phil last night to help pick up apples after dinner. Edna took us to Uncle Phil & Aunt H & we got home just dark. saw grandpa Thornes old place. Phil Earl came home unexpectedly. fine little chap. Went to Grandmas for supper. King came & saw the pictures with Phil Earl."

Under picture (above) she had written "Grandpa Thorne's old home."  [in Hillier].

1878 Hillier Township showing property of Harvey Terry (click here or on map to enlarge)

  

1881 Canada Census - Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario (Original can be found at LDS Family History Library film 1375873, NA film number C-13237, District 119, Sub-district E, Division 1, Page number 26, Household Number 130)

 Name  Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
 SAMUEL THORN  M   Male   English   47   Ontario   Farmer   Church of England 
 CLEO THORN  M   Female   English   40   Ontario      Church of England 
 CHARLES THORN     Male   English   20   Ontario      Church of England 
 FRED G. THORN     Male   English   19   Ontario      Church of England 

 
  • 1881 Canada Census - Ontario - Prince Edward - Hillier - shows Sam Thorn (age 47) farmer and Cleo Thorn (age 40) plus sons Charles S Thorn (age 20) and Fred G [sic] Thorn (age 19).  Household religion - Church of England. 
  • 1901 Canada Census - British Columbia - Burrard District -  shows Sam (age 66) and Cleo (age 60) having a single man lodger, Archibald McNichol. 

   
Sources:

1. Death Registration Archives, B13095, GSU 1927123,  

2. "The Bible," Cleo Ann Chamberlain.

3.  Canada Census - 1881, 1901

4.  Jane Foster - identifying house in tintype.