Archibald William McDonough

1884 - 1946  (62 years)

• Name	Archibald William McDonough
  Birth	4 Sep 1884	Oro Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Nov 1946	Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Orillia, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Burial	8 Nov 1946	St Andrew's & St James' Cemetery, Orillia, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I11452	Whisperspast | Thomson
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2007

  
  

  Family	Jessie Ida Dunn,   b. 12 Jun 1885, South Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Oct 1953 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1918	Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F4518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Birth registration 033005 microfilm MS929 reel 67 Archives of Ontario. His birth was registered as Archibald McDonough. Attestation Paper, Regimental Number 853352, when he signed up for military service in World War I, stated: Archie WIlliam McDonough of Orillia, born Orillia, Ontario on 4 September 1887; next of kin, Lillie McDonough of East Oro P.O., mother; was a telegrapher; served previously with the 35th Simcoe Forresters; signed 15 April 1916. Age: 25; height 5' 8"; Chest expanded 38", range of expansion 5"; Complexion Dark; Eyes Blue; Hair Dark; Baptist. Buried in St Andrew's & St James Cemetery, Orillia, Ontario Plot AX-34. The Orillia Packet and Times, Thursday, November 14, 1946, Archives of Ontario microfilm N39 reel 82NP, Page 5, Obituaries: ARCHIBALD W. McDONOUGH Archibald William McDonough died in the Soldiers Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, November 6, at the age of 62 years. Mr. McDonough had been ill for over a year since an operation in Toronto. He had been confined to the Soldiers Memorial Hospital for three months prior to his death. He was born in Oro, the son of the late Thomas McDonough and Lilian McMillan. He entered the service of the Canadian National Railway and was employed at a number of centers. At the time of his retirement he was station agent at Lefrey. He was with the railway for about thirty-five years. He was a member of the Newmarket Presbyterian church and of the Orillia Masonic Lodge. He served overseas in the first Great War and was a member of the Canadian Legion. In 1918 he married Jessie J. Dunn, of Orillia, who survives him together with one sister, Mrs. Hanca McDonald of Caledonia and four brothers, Michael of Toronto, Jack of Owen Sound, Duncan of Orillia and Thomas of Allandale. The funeral service was held on Friday, November 8 at MacDonald's funeral parlours with the Rev. J.A. MacInnis in charge, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Sneyd. Interment was in St Andrew's cemetery. The pallbearers were Jack O'Brian and Gordon Dunn of Orillia, Jack McDonough of Toronto, Thomas McDonough of Allandale, Thomas McDonough of Caledonia and William Dunn of Bracebridge. Floral tributes were received from the Canadian National Railway, the Masonic Order, the staff of the Bank of Commerce in Mount Pleasant Road in Toronto, the Canadian Legion and the Heywood-Wakefield Company.

  
  

• Sources

  [S120] founder Jim Tipton 1995, Find a Grave .com. date of death for Archibald William McDonough (place from obituary) [S120] founder Jim Tipton 1995, Find a Grave .com. place of burial for Archibald William McDonough (date from obituary)