He was the son of William Stephen and Margaret Mathieson. He was the grandson of William Stephen and Magdaline Milne.
William's brothers and sisters were: Alexander Stephen, Charlotte Liddle Stephen, Mary Ann Stephen, James Stephen, George Mathieson Stephen, Elsie Jane Stephen, Margaret Mathieson Stephen, Peter Stephen and David Stephen.
William was a blacksmith in Scotland when he married Ann Park on June 10th, 1903. He was a bachelor at the age of 39.
Together William and Ann had 3 children in Scotland. Sons William Peter and Charles Melvin and a daughter Elsie Ann who died in Scotland and therefore did not come to Canada.
The couple moved to Canada and had 7 more children: Margaret, Edith, Annie, Betty, John, Norman and Lois.
Annie Stephen died in childhood. John Stephen died during World War II. Bill Stephen married Isabella Wylie. Charles Stephen married Cleora Saunders. Margaret Stephen remained unmarried. Edith Stephen married Albert Rousselle. Betty Stephen married Elmer Zinkie. Norman Stephen married Sheila Wright. Lois Stephen married William Arlte.
When the family first came to Canada they lived in Quebec, then Parry Sound and later Capreol.
William Stephen died in 1939.
He was the son of William Stephen and Margaret Mathieson. He was the grandson of William Stephen and Magdaline Milne.
William's brothers and sisters were: Alexander Stephen, Charlotte Liddle Stephen, Mary Ann Stephen, James Stephen, George Mathieson Stephen, Elsie Jane Stephen, Margaret Mathieson Stephen, Peter Stephen and David Stephen.
William was a blacksmith in Scotland when he married Ann Park on June 10th, 1903. He was a bachelor at the age of 39.
Together William and Ann had 3 children in Scotland. Sons William Peter and Charles Melvin and a daughter Elsie Ann who died in Scotland and therefore did not come to Canada.
The couple moved to Canada and had 7 more children: Margaret, Edith, Annie, Betty, John, Norman and Lois.
Annie Stephen died in childhood. John Stephen died during World War II. Bill Stephen married Isabella Wylie. Charles Stephen married Cleora Saunders. Margaret Stephen remained unmarried. Edith Stephen married Albert Rousselle. Betty Stephen married Elmer Zinkie. Norman Stephen married Sheila Wright. Lois Stephen married William Arlte.
When the family first came to Canada they lived in Quebec, then Parry Sound and later Capreol.
William Stephen died in 1939.
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STEPHEN
William 1864 - 1939
Ann 1884 - 1963
Family Members
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William Peter "Bill" Stephen
1904–1992
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Charles Melvin Stephen
1906–1990
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Margaret J Stephen
1908–1997
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Annie Stephen
1910–1921
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Edith Organ Stephen Rousselle
1912–2004
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Elizabeth Mae Stephen Zinkie
1919–2002
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Warrant Officer Class II John Mathieson Stephen
1921–1942
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WO John Mathieson Stephen
1921–1942
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Norman David Stephen
1923–2005
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Lois Helen Stephen Arlt
1928–1999
