Alfred "Sam" Jay was the son of William and Eliza Pearl Jay. He was born in Bedfield, Suffolk, England. Sam worked for a Mr. Ling, a large farm owner in Bedfield, for seven years before emigrating to Quebec, Canada in October, 1913.
Sam remembers climbing the church steeple to lower the flag to half mast when King Edward VII died.
When emigrating to Canada, he had only seventy five cents to buy rubber boots. He first worked for William and John Clark and years later, in 1930, he bought a 100 acre farm at Campbell's Bay, Quebec. Sam raised a variety of animals, including many sheep, on his farm. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He and his son, Elwyn, bought other farms in 1947 and 1958 for a total of 500 acres. They won Agricultural medals in 1958 and 1963 for an outstanding farm.
In 1958, 332 acres were in bush, 156 under cultivation, 38 acres in grain, 48 acres in hay and 70 acres in pasture. Stock was composed of two horses, one Shorthorn bull, 14 cows, 8 steers and 14 heifers, 2 rams, 50 ewes and 60 lambs (purebred Sufolk), 1 sow, 7 young pigs, 75 hens and 75 pullets.
Sam married Bessie M. Elliot 13 January 1925. Bessie was born 3 Sep 1898, daughter of George (1848-1931) and Mary Connelly Elliot (1870-1961).
Their children are Elwyn and Mary Jay.
Sam's English sibllings are
William John Pearl Jay 1877
Daniel Jay 1878
Frederick Jay 1880
John Jay 1882
Charles Jay 1883
Nellie Jay 1886,
Emily Jay 1888
Jane Jay (Jenney) 1890
George Jay 1897
Sam's brothers Daniel, Charles, and George Jay also emigrated to Canada along with their cousin George Smith.
Sam remembers climbing the church steeple to lower the flag to half mast when King Edward VII died.
When emigrating to Canada, he had only seventy five cents to buy rubber boots. He first worked for William and John Clark and years later, in 1930, he bought a 100 acre farm at Campbell's Bay, Quebec. Sam raised a variety of animals, including many sheep, on his farm. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He and his son, Elwyn, bought other farms in 1947 and 1958 for a total of 500 acres. They won Agricultural medals in 1958 and 1963 for an outstanding farm.
In 1958, 332 acres were in bush, 156 under cultivation, 38 acres in grain, 48 acres in hay and 70 acres in pasture. Stock was composed of two horses, one Shorthorn bull, 14 cows, 8 steers and 14 heifers, 2 rams, 50 ewes and 60 lambs (purebred Sufolk), 1 sow, 7 young pigs, 75 hens and 75 pullets.
Sam married Bessie M. Elliot 13 January 1925. Bessie was born 3 Sep 1898, daughter of George (1848-1931) and Mary Connelly Elliot (1870-1961).
Their children are Elwyn and Mary Jay.
Sam's English sibllings are
William John Pearl Jay 1877
Daniel Jay 1878
Frederick Jay 1880
John Jay 1882
Charles Jay 1883
Nellie Jay 1886,
Emily Jay 1888
Jane Jay (Jenney) 1890
George Jay 1897
Sam's brothers Daniel, Charles, and George Jay also emigrated to Canada along with their cousin George Smith.
Alfred "Sam" Jay was the son of William and Eliza Pearl Jay. He was born in Bedfield, Suffolk, England. Sam worked for a Mr. Ling, a large farm owner in Bedfield, for seven years before emigrating to Quebec, Canada in October, 1913.
Sam remembers climbing the church steeple to lower the flag to half mast when King Edward VII died.
When emigrating to Canada, he had only seventy five cents to buy rubber boots. He first worked for William and John Clark and years later, in 1930, he bought a 100 acre farm at Campbell's Bay, Quebec. Sam raised a variety of animals, including many sheep, on his farm. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He and his son, Elwyn, bought other farms in 1947 and 1958 for a total of 500 acres. They won Agricultural medals in 1958 and 1963 for an outstanding farm.
In 1958, 332 acres were in bush, 156 under cultivation, 38 acres in grain, 48 acres in hay and 70 acres in pasture. Stock was composed of two horses, one Shorthorn bull, 14 cows, 8 steers and 14 heifers, 2 rams, 50 ewes and 60 lambs (purebred Sufolk), 1 sow, 7 young pigs, 75 hens and 75 pullets.
Sam married Bessie M. Elliot 13 January 1925. Bessie was born 3 Sep 1898, daughter of George (1848-1931) and Mary Connelly Elliot (1870-1961).
Their children are Elwyn and Mary Jay.
Sam's English sibllings are
William John Pearl Jay 1877
Daniel Jay 1878
Frederick Jay 1880
John Jay 1882
Charles Jay 1883
Nellie Jay 1886,
Emily Jay 1888
Jane Jay (Jenney) 1890
George Jay 1897
Sam's brothers Daniel, Charles, and George Jay also emigrated to Canada along with their cousin George Smith.
Sam remembers climbing the church steeple to lower the flag to half mast when King Edward VII died.
When emigrating to Canada, he had only seventy five cents to buy rubber boots. He first worked for William and John Clark and years later, in 1930, he bought a 100 acre farm at Campbell's Bay, Quebec. Sam raised a variety of animals, including many sheep, on his farm. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He and his son, Elwyn, bought other farms in 1947 and 1958 for a total of 500 acres. They won Agricultural medals in 1958 and 1963 for an outstanding farm.
In 1958, 332 acres were in bush, 156 under cultivation, 38 acres in grain, 48 acres in hay and 70 acres in pasture. Stock was composed of two horses, one Shorthorn bull, 14 cows, 8 steers and 14 heifers, 2 rams, 50 ewes and 60 lambs (purebred Sufolk), 1 sow, 7 young pigs, 75 hens and 75 pullets.
Sam married Bessie M. Elliot 13 January 1925. Bessie was born 3 Sep 1898, daughter of George (1848-1931) and Mary Connelly Elliot (1870-1961).
Their children are Elwyn and Mary Jay.
Sam's English sibllings are
William John Pearl Jay 1877
Daniel Jay 1878
Frederick Jay 1880
John Jay 1882
Charles Jay 1883
Nellie Jay 1886,
Emily Jay 1888
Jane Jay (Jenney) 1890
George Jay 1897
Sam's brothers Daniel, Charles, and George Jay also emigrated to Canada along with their cousin George Smith.
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