Harry Jacob Maybee

1889 - 1976  (86 years)

• Name	Harry Jacob Maybee
  Birth	28 Sep 1889	Rosebush, Isabella County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	27 Jun 1900	Isabella Township, Isabella County, Michigan   [2]
  	George Maybee, Head, W, M, Apr 1847, 53, M, 19, Canada, Canada, Canada, immigrated in 1878, Farmer, owns farm free of mortgage Mary K Maybee, Wife, W, F, Dec 1860, 39, New York, England, New York William Maybee, Son, W, M, Apr 1884, 16, S, Michigan, Canada, New York, At School Harry Maybee, Son, W, M, Sep 1888, 11, S, Michigan, Canada, New York, At School Earl Maybee, Son, W, M, Sep 1891, 8, S, Michigan, Canada, New York, At School Floyd Maybee, Son, W, M, Sep 1899, 9 mo., S, Michigan, Canada, New York
  Occupation	Jan 1916	Rosebush, Isabella County, Michigan   [3]
  	cook
  Military Service	26 Jan 1916	Windsor, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	of Rosebush, Michigan, volunteered for Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force
  Census	Abt Jun 1921	330 Logan Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Harry Maybee, owns a 4 room plastered brick house, Head, M, Mar, 30, born in USA, father born in USA, immigrated in 1913, mother born in USA, American Nationality, English origin, Methodist, [occupation illegible], earnings past 12 months (since 1 June 1920) - $500, Weeks out of work - 26 Lillian Maybee, Wife, F, Mar, 25, born in Ontario, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ontario, American Nationality, Irish origin, Methodist, none William Barnhill, Father-in-law, M, Mar, 50, born in Ireland, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland, Canadian Nationality, Irish origin, Presbyterian, Strover, earnings past 12 months (since 1 June 1920) - $1100 Ellen Barnhill, Mother-in-law, F, Mar, 43, born in Ontario, father born in England, mother born in England, Canadian Nationality, English origin, Presbyterian, none
  Anecdote	Jacob "Harry" Maybee, son of George and Ellen (Armstrong) Maybee, was born Sept. 28, 1888 in Isabella Twp, near Rosebush, Michigan. He worked in oilfields in California as a young man and joined the Canadian Army, serving in France and Germany from 1914-1918 (WWI). After discharge, he worked for the railroad as a chef on special trains between Canada and the U.S. and throughout Canada. Harry rejoined the Army as a chef in 1939 and served four years before returning to Canada, where he was posted to the Canadian Prison Camp, which housed 1500 German prisoners at Grand Ligne, Quebec (now part of St. Blaise, PQ). Harry and Lillian moved from Montreal to Grande Ligne in 1944
  Reference Number	16694
  Death	9 Jun 1976  [5]
  Burial	Roussy Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Grande Ligne, Quebec, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I16611	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Wellington Maybee,   b. 18 Apr 1847, Ontario, Canada d. 1 May 1922, Mount Pleasant, Isabella Township, Isabella County, Michigan (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ellen Armstrong,   b. 16 Dec 1860, Orleans County, New York d. 9 Oct 1930, Rolland, Isabella County, Michigan (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Nov 1880	Chippewa Township, Isabella County, Michigan   [6, 7]
  	George W. Maybee, age 30, married Mary Ellen Armstrong, age 19, on Nov 9, 1880 in Chippewa Twp, Isabella County
  Family ID	F955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lillian May Barnhill,   b. Oct 1896, Toronto, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	8 Sep 1916	Toronto, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Harry Jacob Maybee, 26, a soldier in the 97th Battalion, Aldershot, Nova Scotia, born at Rosebush, Michigan, USA, to George W Maybee and Mary Ellen Armstrong; and Lillian May Barnhill, 19, of 24 Whitby Street, Toronto, born in Toronto to Wm Barnhill and Ellen Lester; on 8 Sep 1916 at Toronto, by Charles E. Perry
  Divorce	Bef 1922
  	Lillian remarried
  Family ID	F9354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Lillian Maud Burns,   b. 6 Dec 1906, Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Aug 1987, Quebec, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1928	St. Paul's Church, Saint John City, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada   [9]
  	Harry Jacob Maybee, 36, bachelor, a chef at Victoria Hotel, Saint John, born at Isabella County, Michigan, USA, to George Maybee and Mary Ellen Armstrong; married Lillian Maud Burns, 24, spinster, a maid, living at 181 Paladin Road, Saint John, born in Weymouth, Nova Scotia, to Denman Burns and Theresa Cook; on 16 January 1928 at St. Paul's Church, Saint John
  Children	1. Donald Harrison Maybee,   b. 6 Apr 1929, Canada d. Abt Jul 2007, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Theresa Ellen Maybee,   b. 6 Apr 1930, Canada d. May 1996 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. George Wellington Maybee,   b. 5 Jun 1931, Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 2009 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Living + 5. Living + 6. Living   7. Kenneth Hendric Maybee,   b. 15 Jun 1937, Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 17 Oct 2012, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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