William Maurice Major

Male 1888 - 1941  (53 years)


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  • Name William Maurice Major 
    Born 7 Jul 1888  Belle River, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1921  Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3

    • Major, Maurice, age 31, born Ont, farmer
      Major, Ella, age 24, born Ont
      Major, May Jeannette, age 1, born Ont
      Boussey, Charles, lodger, age 20, born Ont, farm laborer
    Border Crossing 21 Oct 1925  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Wm. Maurice Major, age 37, farmer. Last residence Puce, Ont. Destination Sis - Ann Bierd (?) - 8019 Oakland, Detroit. Accompanied by wife Ellen R., dtr Mae Janet (5 yrs 10 months), son, Stanley D (2 yrs 10 months). Grandfather Patrick Major of Puce, Ont.
      Has summer cottage at Puce, Ont.
    Residence 1927  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    3954 St. Clair Ave 
    • Major, Morris (Ella) welder h 3954 St Clair Ave
    Census 1930  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    3954 St. Clair Ave. 

    • Major, Maurice, age 41, born Can Eng, immig 1925, foreman, auto body plant
      Major, Ella P., age 33, born Can Eng, immig 1925
      Major, Mae J., age 10, born Can Eng, immig 1925
      Major, Douglas S., age 7, born Can Eng, immig 1925
      Shippy, Robert C., boarder, age 22, born Penn, trimmer, auto body plant
      Gillard, Fredrick R., boarder, age 24, born Penn, machinist, auto body plant
    Census 1940  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    3954 St. Clair Ave. 

    • Major, Maurice, age 51, same place as 1935, born Can Fren, metal finisher, automobile body corporation
      Major, Ella, age 46, born Can Eng
      Major, Mae, age 20, born Can Eng, new worker
      Major, Douglas, age 17, born Can Eng
    Name Major-Martin 
    Name Wm. M. Major  [1
    Name Wm. Maurice Major  [2
    _UID 8C337D8DA1ED469AA729F4325B3442565488 
    Died 5 Oct 1941  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I5227  Gauthier Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2018 

    Family Ellen "Ella" Reilly,   b. 7 Mar 1897, Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1971, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1918  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Witnesses were Charles Miller of Puce, Canada and Hazel Riley of Detroit. [1]
    Children 
     1. Mae Janet Major,   b. 24 Jan 1920, Puce, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 2006, Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Stanley Douglas Major,   b. 26 Dec 1922, Puce, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 2000, Troy, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F2133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • (Research):parents Patrick Maurice Major and Emma Traxler

      Possible burial at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Puce, Essex, Ontario - Maurice Major, 1888-1941 [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S149] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925 - FamilySearch, Michigan., (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, \i FamilySearch\i0 . familysearch.org : 2010.), 1918 - Wayne County:; license nbr 168748, Wm. M. Major-Ella P. Riley, 20 Nov 1918, accessed 2 Apr 2014 (Reliability: 3), 2 Apr 2014.

    2. [S226] Ontario, Canada, Births, 1869-1913, Ontario. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah, (ancestry.com :2010.), "Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913." Certificate 901852, Wm. Maurice Major, accessed 2 Apr 2014. (Reliability: 3), 2 Apr 2014.

    3. [S329] 1921 - Canadian Census - Ontario - Ancestry, Canada. Ontario., (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. \i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2013), district 77 - Essex North, sub-district 2, Maidstone Township, p. 1B, dwelling 2, family 2, Maurice Major; (ancestry.com : accessed 2 Apr 2014); citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Reliability: 3), 2 Apr 2014.

    4. [S364] Border Crossings: Detroit Border Crossings, 1905-1957, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. \i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2006), "Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957" (ancestry.com : accessed 2 Apr 2014), 21 Oct 1925, Wm. Maurice Major accompanied by wife, two children (Reliability: 3), 2 Apr 2014.

    5. [S370] Michigan, Detroit, City Directory 1927 - Ancestry, R. L. Polk & Co., Detroit, Michigan, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2014), 1927 Detroit City Directory: 1500;
    6. [S110] 1930 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T626, Detroit (ward 21, blk 2039), Wayne County, enumeration district (ED) 82-800, sheet 12A & 12B, family 105, Maurice Major, accessed 2 Apr 2014 (Reliability: 3), 2 Apr 2014.

    7. [S306] 1940 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, Detroit (ward 21, blk 7), Wayne County, enumeration district (ED) 84-1432, sheet 12B, household 262, Morris (Maurice) Major, accessed 2 Apr 2014 (Reliability: 3), 2 Apr 2014.

    8. [S337] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, ((familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Apr 2014), 1941 Death of Maurice Major - fhl film 1972898; Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing, Michigan. (Reliability: 3), 2 Apr 2014.