Etc. -- James T. Chadwick's 1910 obituary
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An unedited transcription of an article from the 16 Mar 1910 British Canadian newspaper.
Virtually the same obituary appeared on page 1 of the 10 Mar 1910 Simcoe Reformer.

Death of Mr. Jas. T. Chadwick

An old and respected resident of Simcoe died here at one o'clock on Wednesday morning in the person of Mr. James T. Chadwick. His death took place at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. E. H. Jackson, with whom he has [sic] been living for some months past.

Mr. Chadwick was born February 3rd, 1830 at the home of his father, Samuel Chadwick, in the township of Windham, just above Colborne village, in the house immediately south of Old Windham Methodist Church. He has lived all the intervening years in this community save that of late he has spent a portion of his time with one of his daughters in Montreal.

For a considerable time Mr. Chadwick carried on a highly successful livery business in the town and he owned and conducted a line of stage coaches running between Simcoe and Paris. At a comparatively early age he acquired a competence and retired from active business pursuits -- but for many years he acted as License Inspector for the county, retiring from that position on the passing of the Scott Act.

For over thirty years the deceased was a member of the Board of Education of the Town of Simcoe.

Mr. Chadwick's wife predeceased him; she was a Miss Aitken, of Simcoe. She died some three years ago. The surviving children are Mr. C. A. Chadwick and Mrs. E. H. Jackson of Simcoe, and Mrs. Black of Montreal. Two brothers, Samuel and B. F., of Simcoe, and two sisters, Mrs. Bell and Miss Chadwick, of Toronto, and two half-sisters Miss Fanny Chadwick, of Colborne, and Mrs. F. D. Collver, of Waterford, also mourn his loss.

The funeral took place on Friday afternoon from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. E. H. Jackson, to Oakwood Cemetery, and was largely attended. Rev. W. J. Dey, M.A., pastor of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, officiated at the house and at the grave.

 
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