Ellen Charlotte MCGOWAN
Abt 1857 - 1882 (~ 25 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Ellen Charlotte MCGOWAN was born about 1857 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; died on 3 Jan 1882 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census-Household Member: 1881, St. Liquori, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada
Notes:
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Ellen married Benjamen DIXON on 22 Apr 1878 in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada. Benjamen (son of Benjamen DICKSON and Jane GASS) was born on 4 Dec 1855 in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada; died on 22 Dec 1931 in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Pte. William DIXON
was born on 17 Mar 1881 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; died on 10 Apr 1917 in Vimy Ridge, Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in Villers-au-Bois, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
Generation: 2
2. Pte. William DIXON (1.Ellen1) was born on 17 Mar 1881 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; died on 10 Apr 1917 in Vimy Ridge, Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in Villers-au-Bois, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Attestation Papers: 4 Mar 1916, South River, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
- WWI service: 10 Apr 1917, Vimy Ridge, France; 75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry #657126
Notes:
Attestation Papers:
labourer in lumber woods
father Ben lived 332A St. Antoine, Ave. Montreal
5' 6 1/4 "
28 years; blue eyes; lt brwon hair
enlisted into 162nd unit
WWI service:
Killed in Action
During military operations in the vicinity of Vimy Ridge he was hit in the arm, shoulder, and neck by shrapnel on April 9, 1917. I was impossible to effect his removal from the shell hole in which he lay until the next day and he succumbed to his wounds in the Dressing Station.