Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × 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 Disclaimer- This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of <Canada. The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada 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 © Last modified: 2019/10/27 17:16by dlgent Log In