John Alexander Hale

    John Alexander Hale was born on Thursday, 20 October 1870 at Etobicoke Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. J. Wilkinson M.D. attended at the birth. John Hale was listed as the informant. He appeared on the census of Wednesday, 19 April 1871 in the household of John Hale at Etobicoke Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was recorded as: Hale, John A, male, age 6 months, born October in Ontario, P Methodist, of English origin. He appeared on the census of April 1881 in the household of John Hale at Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada. He was listed as: Hale, John, male age 10, born in Ontario, P. Methodist religion, of English origin, not going to school. He and Sarah Ann Madill, daughter of Benjamin Madill and Ann Stonehouse, were married by Reverend Jospeh H. Locke on Monday, 19 August 1895 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was 24, bachelor, born in Ontario, living in Toronto, Labourer, Methodist. She was 24, born in Ontario, living in Toronto, spinster, Methodist. Benjamin George Hale and Hannah Madill witnessed the marriage. He appeared as household head on the census of 8 April 1901 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was recorded as: Hale, A John, male, white, head, married, born Oct. 20 1870 in Ontario, age 30, of English origin, Canadian, Methodist, Shade maker, worked for 12 months, earned $430, able to read, write and speak English. Sarah Ann Hale, Ernest Albert Hale, Roy Wilfred Hale, Lillian Elsie May Hale and Catherine Craford also appeared in the household. On 9 September 1908 at Lachine, Jacques Cartier Co., Québec, Canada. On 9 September 1908 at Lachine, Jacques Cartier Co., Québec, Canada. On 9 September 1908 at the Methodist Church, Lachine, Jacques Cartier Co., Québec, Canada. He witnessed the baptism of John Harold Madill Hale on 9 September 1908 at the Methodist Church, Lachine, Jacques Cartier Co., Québec, Canada. He appeared as household head on the census of 23 June 1911 at 268 Balloil, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was enumerated as: Hale, John, male, head, married, born Jan 1871 in Ontario, age 40, of Canadian origin, Canadian, Methodist, Shade maker, employee in a factory, worked for 50 weeks, 44 hours per week, earned $616, insured for $165 costing $1.04, able to read, write and speak English. Sarah Ann Hale, Ernest Albert Hale, Roy Wilfred Hale, Lillian Elsie May Hale, Annie Pearl Hale and John Harold Madill Hale also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 1921 at 129 Summerhill Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was enumerated as: Hale, John A., rents the house for $41/month, brick with 6 rooms, head, male, married, age 50, born Ontario both parents born Ontario, Canadian, English, able to speak English, unable to speak French, Baptist, able to read and write, employed as a building washer. Sarah Ann Hale, Roy Wilfred Hale, John Harold Madill Hale and Mary Ann Hale also appeared in the household.
     John died on Monday, 2 August 1937 at Port Credit, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 66 years, 9 months and 13 days of Coronary Thrombosis. John Harold Madill Hale was listed as the informant. Coroner A. B. Sutton was the attending physician. He was buried on Thursday, 5 August 1937 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Plot 18, Lot 10101, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.