Person Record

Metadata

Name

Eaton, Frank

Othernames

Francis Eaton

Places of residence

Euphrasia Township, Grey County
9th Line (Bethesda area) of St. Vincent Township, Grey County

Father

Francis John Eaton Jr. (b.1861-d. 1946)

Mother

Margaret Jane Eaton (nee Long)

Nationality

Canadian

Notes

Francis John Eaton Jr. (usually known as John Eaton, the second son of his family) was born on June 23, 1861, and raised along the 4th Line (Epping area) of Euphrasia Township, Grey County. He married Margaret Jane Long, and they farmed in Euphrasia, later moving their family to the Ninth Line of St. Vincent Township (in the Bethesda area). He served for ten years as Reeve and Deputy Reeve of St. Vincent Township. He raised Hereford cattle and shipped them for breeding purposes to other parts of Ontario, Manitoba, Manitoulin, and the Sault. He also was a Comissioner of the St. Vincent Municipal Telephone Company, and also was on the committee that worked towards getting a war memorial built at Meaford.

One of their sons, Francis, born in 1___, was usually known as Frank Eaton. Frank Eaton married Ethel Rankin. Ethel Eaton gave the Rows family crazy quilt from St. Vincent that is now in the museum collection (see 1983.043.001). Ethel had her name embroidered on another quilt (see 1977.023.001) in 1914.She was a grand-daughter of William and Susan Rows of St.Vincent. Her name, along with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rankin, and Mr. and Mrs. William Rows, is also embroidered on quilt 1979.047.001.

Frank's siblings were J. Edward Eaton, Beatrice Eaton (m. Sam Greenfield), _____ Eaton (m. H. H. Boyes), May Frances Eaton (m. Reg Boyes), Bruce Homer Eaton, and Carrie Eaton (m. W. E. Kearns).

Franks's Irish-born grandparents had lived in the Epping area of Euphrasia, back when it was wilderness, and had married in 1848. His grandparents had ten of their twelve children live to maturity. His grandfather (Francis Eaton) used to be able to carry a 60-pound quantity of flour on his back when carrying it home from Collingwood to the 4th Line area of Collingwood Township. Deer were plentiful. The nearest market town was Meaford. In 19__, Frank's parents moved to the Ninth Line of St.Vincent.

In the 1921 census, Frank Eaton was ___ years old.

Occupation

Farmer

Publications

ST. VINCENT: A BEAUTIFUL LAND, p. 118 shows Frank's parents, also shows an image of the Eaton farm with Hereford cattle in the lane.

Relationships

Brother: J. Edward Eaton
Sister: Beatrice Eaton (m. Sam Greenfield, and lived in Saskatchewan)
Sister: __________ (m. H. H. Boyes= Henry Heathcote Boyes)
Sister: May Frances Eaton (b. Feb. 12, 1902), m. Sept. 9, 1925 to Arthur Reginald Boyes (usually known as Reg Boyes). May Boyes d. 2000, and is buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Meaford.
Brother: Bruce Homer Eaton, d. Feb. 1965, in 71st year
Sister: Caroline Eaton (d. 1967), m. William Earl Kearns (W. E. Kearns of Meaford)
Grandmother: Frances Ann Eaton (nee Ball), b. 1827 Adare, County Limerick, Ireland, d. Nov. 17, 1925, buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Meaford
Grandfather: Francis John Eaton (b. 1827, Adare, County Limerick, Ireland-d. 1910)
Uncle: William Eaton (d. 1923), m. Sarah White and had 7 children
Uncle: Seymour Eaton (b. 185_-. 1916), well-known for Roosevelt Bear books, that led to the creation of the Teddy Bear, had five children, buried at Landsdowne, Pennsylvania
Aunt: Fannie Adelaide Eaton b. June 22, 1867, m. March 5, 1896 to Marshall Beckett (lived in Keppel Township, c. 1911 in St. Vincent Township, later resided at Meaford,
Uncle: Richard Maxwell Eaton (Max Eaton, b. 1871-d. 1944), an inventor/manufacturer at Niagara
In-laws: Charles Rankin of St. Vincent and Della Rankin (nee Rows). Della was a daughter of William and Susan Rows of St. Vincent.
_______: Eleanor Boyes

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