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Johanna “Josie” <I>Deacon</I> Wilson

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Johanna “Josie” Deacon Wilson

Birth
Prince Albert, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death
10 Feb 1968 (aged 88)
Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Prince Albert, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada Add to Map
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Her father Richard Deacon operated three boats on the Saskatchewan, one of which he named after his daughter.

From the book, "Fire Canoe"
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Threading her way through the spring log jams and spitting puffs of woodsmoke into the river air, the tiny sidewheeler Josie guided logs from collector booms at the mouth of the Little Red River to the Cowan Lumber Company saws at Goshen.
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Johanna would merry James Wilson and they would have 7 children, eventually moving to Vancouver Island.
Her father Richard Deacon operated three boats on the Saskatchewan, one of which he named after his daughter.

From the book, "Fire Canoe"
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Threading her way through the spring log jams and spitting puffs of woodsmoke into the river air, the tiny sidewheeler Josie guided logs from collector booms at the mouth of the Little Red River to the Cowan Lumber Company saws at Goshen.
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Johanna would merry James Wilson and they would have 7 children, eventually moving to Vancouver Island.


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  • Maintained by: Randy Cliff
  • Originally Created by: Reg O
  • Added: Feb 22, 2017
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176603086/johanna-wilson: accessed ), memorial page for Johanna “Josie” Deacon Wilson (25 Feb 1879–10 Feb 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 176603086, citing Colleston United Church Cemetery, Prince Albert, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; Maintained by Randy Cliff (contributor 49326025).