Froude
Froude, Saskatchewan, Canada
Hamlet
Located at SE Section 27, Township 8, Range 10, W2
Latitude- 49º 40' N
Longitude- 103º 26' W
Elevation 2012 ft
Located on the Canadian Pacific Railroad in 1927, between Weyburn and Stoughton, on Highway 13
Part of My Dad's 1927 Map of this area.
Elevator, Post Office, Telegraph Office, School, Church, and Gas Station in 1927
Froude United Church ca 1960
Origin of the Name
Named after an English Historian, Novelist
James Anthony Froude
b- Apr 23, 1818 Darlington Rectory, Devon
d- Oct 20, 1894, The Woodcot, Kingsbridge, Devon, England, age 76
Postmaster History
Froude
Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (SK)
Office Opened June 1, 1908
Dwelling, Section 27, Township 8, Range 10, W2
Office closed Dec 31, 1969
Postmaster Information:
| Name of Postmaster | Military Status | Date of Birth | Date of Appointment | Date of Vacancy | Cause of Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James Kehoe (see below) | Feb 1867 | 1908-06-01 | 1938-11-05 | Resignation | |
| James Francis Kehoe (see below) | 1938-12-31 | 1945-11-29 | Resignation | ||
| Mrs. Hazel Eleanor McCudden (see below) | 1941-08-06 | Acting | |||
| Mrs. Edith Kehoe (see below) | 1945-02-01 | Acting | |||
| James Fletcher McCrum (see below) | OAS | Feb 11, 1891 | 1945-11-23 | Acting | |
| John Vernon Phillips (see below) | OAS | 1946-02-16 | Acting | ||
| John Vernon Phillips | OAS | 1946-06-06 | 1946-07-26 | Resignation | |
| John Archibald “Keith” McKechnie (see below) | 1946-09-01 | Acting | |||
| John Archibald Keith McKechnie | 1946-11-19 | 1952-09-18 | Resignation | ||
| Mrs. Daisy L. Sullivan | 1952-10-31 | Acting | |||
| Mrs. Daisy L. Sullivan | 1953-03-31 |
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John James Kehoe, First Postmaster
b- Feb 1867 in ON
d- Jan 1, 1945, in Weyburn General Hospital, Weyburn SK, age 77
buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Weyburn SK
living at Sec 27, Twp 8, Rge 10 in 1911
Irish, Presbyterian
wife- Emma Kehoe, nee Beach (Beech?)
b- Apr 1877 in ON
d-
1922 her and the family went to Carlyle Lake for a holiday
son- John Howard Kehoe
b- Feb 26, 1896 in Nesbitt, RM of Oakland, MB
d- June 23, 1917
Clerk, living in Weyburn
enlisted May 10, 1918, Reg # 925760
Private, Canadian Infantry, Army, Saskatchewan Regiment, 5th Batt.
killed in action in WWI
Buried in Beehive Cemetery (Willerval)
Pas de Calais, France
daughter- Enid Herla Victoria Kehoe
b- June 23, 1903 in Gull Lake, SK
d-
son- James O. Francis “Frank” “Jimmy” Kehoe
b- Oct 1907 in SK
d- in England
moved back to London England, June 1946
Attached to the Postal Corps during WWII.
Stationed in England and served in Italy
He worked for the War Assets Corp when he returned from the war.
Apr 1942 Corporal Frank Kehoe, RCASC.
son- William “Medford” “Bill” Kehoe
b- Jan 1910 in SK
married a teacher, Frances Mary Iris Graham, 1938
Mrs Edith “Edie” Kehoe, nee Griffin
wife of James O. Francis “Frank” Kehoe
she later married Walter Wilson
Mrs Hazel Eleanor McCudden, nee Griffin
sister of Edith above
James Fletcher McCrum
Served in WWI
b- Feb 11, 1891 in Treesbank, RM of South Cypress, MB
Single Farmer, living at Elmsprings SK when he enlisted,
Aug 12, 1915 at Assiniboia SK.
Rank- LCP, Reg # 104699
Father- James McCrum
Mother- Martha Ann Armstrong
They had 3 more sons I know of:
Norman Wesley Curtis McCrum
b- Apr 22, 1889, RM of South Cypress, MB
Harry Harold McCrum
b- Sept 24, 1892, RM of South Cypress, MB
William Forest McCrum
b- Aug 11, 1894, RM of South Cypress, MB
d- Mar 26, 1957, Vancouver BC
John Vernon Phillips
married Gladys Raymond Caswell
He served in WWII
John Archibald “Keith” McKechnie
b- Oct 22, 1921 at Creelman SK
son of Archie McKechnie
and Charlotte Esther “Lottie” McKechnie, nee McNeil
School
Froude School #1896
part of Weyburn School Unit #11
organized fall 1907
Closed June 1970
Froude ca 1920-21
Population= 200
CPR Telegraph
Dominion Express
Telephone
Grain Elevators
Federal Grain Co. Ltd.
North Star Grain Co. Ltd.
Bank
Weyburn Security Bank- H. R. Alinquist Manager
Church
Presbyterian Church
Misc Business
Cairns Brothers- Hardware Implements
Bob and Jerry Cairns came in early 1913 to Froude.
operated this store until 1928, sold and moved to McCord.
John James Kehoe- Coal Dealer, Post Master,
Government Telephone Agent, see above
George Stanley “Stan” Thompson- Blacksmith
b- May 1880 in ON
1911, shown as blacksmith, Presbyterian
father- George Henry Thompson
wife- Rebecca “Jane” Thompson, nee Sutton, b- May 1885 in ON
son- George H. Thompson- b- Aug 1907, SK
had 2 more children, Edna and Glen.
He came to Froude from Heward, in 1907
They moved to Dauphin MB
Frederick “Fred” J. Wilbrecht- General Store
b- Jan 2, 1876, Grand Meadow, Mower, Minnesota, USA
d- Mar 1938 buried in Griffin Cemetery
father- Frederick “Fred” Wilbrecht, b- in Germany
mother- Neena Wilbrecht, b- in Germany
Fred Jr. bought the store in 1917
he came from Griffin SK,
where he owned the store from 1913 to 1917.
wife- Matilda Jane Phelps, married in Minnesota in 1906
b- Nov 25, 1881 Star Lake Township, Otter Tail, MN, USA
d- May 2, 1963, in Campbell Minnesota, USA, age 82
daughter of Asa Phelps and Mary Caroline Dalton
had 2 daughters Josie Wilbrecht, (1911 in Midale SK-1928)
and Alice Wilbrecht, (1917 in Griffin SK- ?).
Froude Hero
Jack Yateman
July 1920, as a 16 year old Boy Scout, he helped save the life of his Patrol Leader, E. Fox
during a swimming incident at a Boy Scout Camp at Bear Lake.
He was awarded a Bronze Medal, The highest award given to a Boy Scout.
External Links- note Not my sites
History book
http://ourroots.ca
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