"Harry" John Henry Dunn

  General Notes:

St. Catharines is a town in the township of Grantham, situated on the Welland Canal, thirty-six miles from Hamilton and twelve miles from Niagara. The town is beautifully situated, having a fine view for a considerable distance of the Welland Canal and surrounding country. It is a place of much trade. (from the 1946 Smiths Canadian Gazelteer)

From his obit in the Thorold Post Oct 24, 1929

Harry Dunn, well known Taxi driver, died suddenly at work. Once a memeber of the local police force, he succombed to a heart attack, similar to that of his brother Fred, 16 years earlier. He was born in St. Catharines, and moved to Thorold at age 4.

From the Thorold Post

The funeral of the late John Henry Dunn was held yesterday afternoon from williams Undertaking Parlors tp St. John's Church many friends and neighbours attending the service which was conducted by the Rev. A Ireland.

Many lovely flowers were recieved and surronding the casket in the funeral parlors.

The pallbearers were: Percy Boyle, Charles Martin, Joseph and Addie Martin, John Dale, Alex Martin.

Among the relatives atteding were Mr. and Mrs. W Foster and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Mrs G Foster of Vineland and Mr. A. Smerdon of Stamford.

Notes: Mr. and Mrs. W Foster (Cousin Walter and his wife)
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster (Cousin Harry and his wife)
Mrs G Foster (Minnie Smerdon - Gertie's sister)
Mr. A. Smerdon (Arthur - Gertie's brother)


Dunn, John Henry
Cited in:
Title: General register from Niagara South Registry Office #59, Welland, Ontario : instruments no. 1 to 600 registered from 1868 to 1894;
Published: St. Catharines, Ont. : SYCAM Publishing, c1999.
Library has: ONF VIC LHC 929.3713 Gen Ref. Office v.1:1868-1894 In Library
Page 25

Dunn, John Henry
Cited in:
Author: Seibel, George A.
Title: The Niagara Portage Road : a history of the portage on the west bank of the Niagara River /
Published: Niagara Falls, Ont. : City of Niagara Falls, Canada, 1990.
Library has: ONF VIC 971.338 Sei In Library
ONF VIC 971.338 Sei In Library
ONF VIC 971.338 Sei In Library
[plus 25 more]
Page 89

  Research Notes:

The Ontario Genealogical Society Index of Births from 1869-1896
Dunn, John Henry 10/17/86 in St. Catharines.

1901 Census of Canada
Subdistrict: Thorold (Town/Ville), WELLAND, ONTARIO
District Number: 123
Subdistrict Number: l-2
Archives Microfilm: T-6503

Dunn Wm H M Head M May 6 1840 60
Dunn Jane E F Wife M Jan 25 1842 59
Dunn John H M Son S Oct 20 1886 14

1911 Census of Canada

Dunn, John Henry Chappell St. M Head Oct 1884 26 English Canadian
Anglican Ticket Agent Railway
Dunn, Gertrude May F Wife Mar 1884 26 English Canadian Anglican
Dunn, Frederick S. M Son Nov. 1907 3 English Canadian Anglican
Dunn, Myrtle Grace F Dau Apr 1911 3m English Canadian Anglican

John Henry and Gertrude Dunn could read, write and speak English.
they lived next door to her parents, James and Elizabeth. In the house next to James and Elizabeth Smerdon lived Alfred and Della Smerdon.

Province/Territory: Ontario
District Name: Welland
District Number: 132
Sub-district Name/Description: Thorold
Sub-district Number: 49
Reference: RG31 , Statistics Canada


Buried October 23, 1929 in Old Lakeview Cemetery, Section G, Lot #132, Grave #6

John married Gertrude May Smerdon, daughter of James Weeks Smerdon and Elizabeth Jane Horton, on 6 Feb 1907 in St. John's Anglican, Thorold, Ontario, Canada. (Gertrude May Smerdon was born on 24 Mar 1886 in Thorold, Ontario, Canada, died on 6 Aug 1945 in Thorold, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Lakeview Cemetary, Thorold, Ontario, Canada.)

  Marriage Notes:

Record Number: 3911 Record Type: Marriage Notice Source Type: Newspaper
Source Name:St. Catharines Standard Publication Date: February 7, 1907
Section: n/a Page Number: 3 Event Date: February 6, 1907
Husband's Name: Dunn, John Henry Mr.
Wife's Name: Somerdon, Gertrude May Miss
Place of Marriage: St. John's Church City/Town of Marriage: Thorold, Ontario
Notes: Thorold, Merritton and Port Dalhousie Column Bride is the youngest daughter of Somerdon, James Mr. and Mrs. Groom is the youngest son of Dunn, William Mr. and Mrs. REV. F. C. Piper officiated