DONE: Donald Joseph McPhail and Hazel Frances Hope and Helen Franey
When Donald Joseph McPhail was born on June 10, 1899, in Les Cèdres, Quebec, his father, Archibald, was 28 and his mother, Cecelia, was 22. He had five brothers and four sisters
Donald married Hazel Frances Hope on February 1, 1922, in Hamilton, Ontario. When Hazel Frances Hope was born on June 22, 1903, in Marmora, Hastings, Ontario, her father, Edward, was 27, and her mother, Martha (nee Brownson), was 27.
As they married after the 1921 Canadian Census, there are not many records of the couple together. They had three children during their marriage:
Donald Jr's birth record hasn't been located (too early, it's not available yet), but there is a record of Donald Sr., Hazel and Jr. crossing the border into Niagara Falls, New York heading to Stevensville, Ohio on September 16, 1925. The purpose of the trip is unknown.
The record suggests that Donald Jr. is 20 months old at the time, suggesting his birth occurred around August 1924. Hazel was likely pregnant with Hope at the time and Donald's record suggests his occupation is "Stat Engineer".
I have not identified any specific records for Hope, although another Ancestry user suggests that this was the child's name. Records indicate that Hazel died during the caesarian section to deliver Hope on December 3, 1925, at the age of 22. Hazel is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Niagara Falls, Ontario with her brother Albert.
The date of Donald's next marriage is currently unknown, but with a young son and daughter, it's possible it happened fairly quickly. He remarried to Helen Johanna Franey, who was born on August 22, 1903, in Wentworth, Ontario, her father, Thomas, was 34, and her mother, Mary, was 32. My records indicate she was a stenographer. They appear on two voters lists in 1949 and 1962, both times living at 209 Glendale Avenue North in Hamilton. Donald's occupation is listed as a "craneman" and "crane operator", like his father Archibald. Confusingly, descendants of Donald's brother remember Uncle Don and Aunt Helen, but don't recall any children. Perhaps the children were passed to another relative after their mother's death. Another Ancestry member suggests that Donald Jr. married and died in 1972. I'll be searching for an obituary to verify.
Donald died in 1973 in Hamilton, Ontario, at the age of 74. Helen died in 1989 in Hamilton, Ontario, at the age of 86. The couple are buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and their stone reads:
Donald married Hazel Frances Hope on February 1, 1922, in Hamilton, Ontario. When Hazel Frances Hope was born on June 22, 1903, in Marmora, Hastings, Ontario, her father, Edward, was 27, and her mother, Martha (nee Brownson), was 27.
As they married after the 1921 Canadian Census, there are not many records of the couple together. They had three children during their marriage:
- an unnamed son, stillborn on August 23, 1922
- Donald Edward McPhail (1924-1972)
- Hope McPhail (1925-?)
Donald Jr's birth record hasn't been located (too early, it's not available yet), but there is a record of Donald Sr., Hazel and Jr. crossing the border into Niagara Falls, New York heading to Stevensville, Ohio on September 16, 1925. The purpose of the trip is unknown.
The record suggests that Donald Jr. is 20 months old at the time, suggesting his birth occurred around August 1924. Hazel was likely pregnant with Hope at the time and Donald's record suggests his occupation is "Stat Engineer".
I have not identified any specific records for Hope, although another Ancestry user suggests that this was the child's name. Records indicate that Hazel died during the caesarian section to deliver Hope on December 3, 1925, at the age of 22. Hazel is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Niagara Falls, Ontario with her brother Albert.
The date of Donald's next marriage is currently unknown, but with a young son and daughter, it's possible it happened fairly quickly. He remarried to Helen Johanna Franey, who was born on August 22, 1903, in Wentworth, Ontario, her father, Thomas, was 34, and her mother, Mary, was 32. My records indicate she was a stenographer. They appear on two voters lists in 1949 and 1962, both times living at 209 Glendale Avenue North in Hamilton. Donald's occupation is listed as a "craneman" and "crane operator", like his father Archibald. Confusingly, descendants of Donald's brother remember Uncle Don and Aunt Helen, but don't recall any children. Perhaps the children were passed to another relative after their mother's death. Another Ancestry member suggests that Donald Jr. married and died in 1972. I'll be searching for an obituary to verify.
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| 209 Glendale Avenue North, Hamilton (image via GoogleMaps) |
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