Roche Percee Post Office
Roche Percee, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (Saskatchewan)
- This Post Office was established August 1, 1890
- Name was changed to Coalfields Apr 1, 1896
- Closed Feb 6, 1897
- Reopened Mar 1, 1905,
- and closed April 13, 1970
- Locations
- First Location- Sec. 34, Twp. 1, Rge. 6, W2 - 1890-08-01
- Sec. 30, Twp. 1, Rge. 6, W2 - 1905-03-01
- In The Town Store
Postmaster Information:
| Postmaster | Appointment date | Vacancy date | Cause of Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilliard Edwin Price | 1890-08-01 | 1893-01 | * |
| Neil Gow | 1893-05-01 | 1894-04-02 | Resignation |
| George Frederick Gow | 1894-07-01 | 1897-01-29 | Resignation, Closed |
| Matthew (Matt) T. Knight | 1905-03-01 | 1909-08-30 | Resignation |
| Joseph Taylor | 1909-12-01 | 1911-04-07 | Resignation |
| O. Chesworth | 1911-05-26 | 1916-02-29 | Resignation |
| Archibald Dan Rose | 1916-05-22 | 1923-04-14 | Resignation |
| William H. Duncan | 1923-06-30 | 1926-06-30 | Death |
| Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan | 1926-12-14 | 1944-04-04 | Resignation |
| Mrs. Hazel Girtus Nash, nee Vaughn | 1944-04-05 | Acting | - |
| Mrs. Hazel Girtus Nash, nee Vaughn | 1944-05-10 | 1945-11 | Resignation |
| Anson Dwight Stoner | 1945-12-01 | Acting | - |
| Anson Dwight Stoner | 1946-07-18 | 1946-07-26 | Resignation |
| George Nicholas Vetter | 1946-09-01 | Acting | - |
| George Nicholas Vetter | 1946-12-23 | 1948-11-11 | Resignation |
| Peter Olsen | 1948-11-16 | Acting | - |
| Peter Olsen | 1949-02-28 | 1953-04-29 | Resignation |
| Harold M. Babbings | 1953-05-09 | Acting | - |
| Harold M. Babbings | 1953-09-09 | 1957-10-30 | Resignation |
| Harry Hiram Corneil | 1957-12-01 | Acting | - |
| Miss Lois Alice Babbings | 1958-01-23 | Acting | (Postmaster General) |
| Miss Lois Alice Babbings | 1959-02-03 | - | - |
Source: PSFDS03-10889 National Archives of Canada
Bios and Genealogy of Postmasters above
Hilliard Edwin Price
- First Postmaster
- b- Mar 26, 1861, Lebanon, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
- d- ?
- Father -Donald Price, born in ON, died before 1891
- Mother- Mary Beckton, age 62 in 1891, b- Scotland
- Mary's Father born in England, Mother- Scotland
- Sister- Nellie Hilliard, age 26, born in ON
- Hilliard's Wife- Margaret Gow,
- b- Apr 11, 1870, Ontario
- Daughter- Elizabeth (Bessie) May Price,
- b- July 10, 1894 at Coalfields SK
- (in BC Vital records her name is Elizabeth Mary Clare, born in Estevan SK, died Jan 31, 1955 in Prince George BC. Her spouse was Stephen Joseph Clare)
- Son- Malcolm (Mack) Price,
- b- Aug 3, 1896 in USA
- Son- Russell Aubrey Price,
- b-July 15, 1898 in Estevan SK
- Daughter- Zena (Ena) Price,
- b- 1902 in Alberta
- Daughter- Edna Price,
- b- 1904 in Alberta
- Daughter- Millie Price,
- b- 1906 in Alberta
- Daughter- Elna Price,
- b- 1909 in Alberta
- another Daughter Alice Eleanor Price, b- 1911 in Irvine AB,
- married Adam Ramsey, who was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland,
- married June 4, 1932 in Vancouver BC
- Hilliard was single in 1891 census, Age 28, born in 1863 in USA, Free Church religion, living in Broadview, Assiniboia East, Sub Dist 11 & 12.
- shown as a rancher
- 1901 census shown born Mar 26, 1862 in USA, living in NW Medicine Hat, Assiniboia West (AB), Occupation shown as restaurant
- 1906 census, age 41, living in Irving AB at Section 30, Township 11, Range 3, W4, Shown immigrated from US in 1867
- 1911 Census, age 46, SE Section 26, Township 11, Range 3, W4, Scotch nationality, Anglican religion
- Alberta homestead records say Section 36, township 11, Range 3, W4
Neil Gow
- b- July 1867 in ON
- Gow family came from Morris MB
- I believe he married Ida Mary Hulse in Winnipeg Oct 29, 1890
- in 1911 living on Woodlawn St in Winnipeg shown as a well driller
George Frederick Gow
- b- July 10, 1835 at Portsmouth England,
- baptized July 19, 1835 at Saint Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
- d- Apr 15, 1911 in Winnipeg MB, age 75
- Father- John Gow
- Mother- Margaret Paterson
- I believe he had a sister named Ann Gow
- Married and had 6 children
- Wife- Elizabeth Gow, b- 1833 or 1834 in Ontario
- son- Frederick (Fred) George Gow,
- b-1858 or 1859 in Ontario, died July 17, 1937 in Winnipeg
- who married Isabella (Bella) Brown
- 1871 census living in Macaulay, Muskoka, Ontario
- 1891 census living in Subdistrict of Youville, district of Provencher, MB
He was a Businessman, Farmer, Hotelier, and Indian agent. At the age of seventeen he accompanied his family to Canada West from Ireland, where he had spent his childhood. In 1878 the Conservative Government appointed him Indian Agent at Winnipeg but he resigned the position within a few months to become proprietor of the Morris House, Morris, Manitoba, where he combined farming with his hotel business for fifteen years. He moved to Estevan and was in the coal business there for twelve years. He then returned to Winnipeg, operating a real estate and insurance business until his retirement.
He was on the committee of the St George's Society in Winnipeg MB, ca 1879
Matthew (Matt) T. Knight
- (Died Nov 1913)
- wife- Francis Townsend
Archibald Dan Rose
- b- Nov 2, 1887, in Strood Kent, England,
- d- Mar 22, 1968 in Medicine Hat, AB
- age 28 in 1916 census
- Immigrated in 1906
- son of Frank Rose and Louisa Waddel
- wife- Lily Prescott Rose, nee Dutton,
- b- Oct 6, 1895, Kent England, age 21
- d- Dec 5, 1987, in Redcliffe, AB
- Immigrated in 1912
- daughter- Doris J. Rose, b- SK, age 2
- son- Norman Cecil Rose, b- in SK, age 9 mo
William H. Duncan
- b- 1877,
- died June 30, 1926,
- buried in Estevan City Cemetery
Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan
- b- Dec 1882
Mrs. Hazel Girtus Nash, nee Vaughn
- b- Nov 16, 1906 on Sec 6-Tsp 7-Rge 8- W2nd, SK,
- d- Nov 10, 1994
- daughter of Charles (Charlie) Thomas Vaughn, and Ethel Bruce Vaughn,
- Charles Thomas Vaughan
- b- July 1878, in Ontario,
- d- May 8, 1946
- buried in Estevan City Cemetery.
- His wife was Ethel Bruce VanStyck. (VanSlyck)
- Ethel is buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan.
- The Vaughn's moved from Stoughton to Estevan in 1909.
- Lived on a farm south of the City, by the Souris River
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