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Ignatius Cockshutt

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Ignatius Cockshutt

Birth
Bradford, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Death
1 Mar 1901 (aged 88)
Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Ignatius Cockshutt (born August 24, 1812 – died March 1, 1901, age 88) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. The son of James Cockshutt and Mary Nightingale, he was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He came to Canada with his parents in July 1827.
He married Margaret Gemmel on September 22, 1846 with whom he had one child Mary. Margaret died in 1847. Three years later, on September 9, 1850, he married Elizabeth Foster and had eight more surviving children with her. In total he had nine children that survived into adulthood, and three who died in infancy
Ignatius Cockshutt (born August 24, 1812 – died March 1, 1901, age 88) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. The son of James Cockshutt and Mary Nightingale, he was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He came to Canada with his parents in July 1827.
He married Margaret Gemmel on September 22, 1846 with whom he had one child Mary. Margaret died in 1847. Three years later, on September 9, 1850, he married Elizabeth Foster and had eight more surviving children with her. In total he had nine children that survived into adulthood, and three who died in infancy

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A very plain, old-fashioned stone marks the
grave. Upon it is recorded the date and place of
birth and death, and one of his favorite Scripture
passages:
" As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness
; I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy
likeness."—Psalm xvii: 15.

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