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marriages of our ancestors

The pictures below are of our ancestors. The pictures show husband and wife beside each other. The captions below each picture show the generation of grandparents they are.


MARRIAGE ONE

A portrait of a man with redish hair and beard,wearing glasses.
John D. Brown – Great, Great, Great Grandfather
Anne Brown (Brownlee)- Great, Great, Great Grandmother

 John D. Brown  and Anne Brownlee were married October 13, 1839. They had 12 children, their daughter Sarah Brown  marries an Armstrong


MARRIAGE TWO

Francis Armstrong – Great, Great Grandfather
Margaret Hobbs – Great Grandmother

Francis Robert and Margaret Armstrong (Hobbs) were married 1829 in Ireland. They came to Canada from Ireland. They had seven children and their son Alexander Armstrong marries a Brown.


MARRIAGE THREE

Headshot of a man with a mustache and dark hair.
Alexander Armstrong -Great Grandfather

Sarah Armstrong (Sarah Brown) Great Grandmother

Alexander Armstrong marries Sarah Brown, March 13, 1867. They had 3 children their son Robert Thomas Armstrong marries a Scott.


MARRIAGE FOUR

Headshot of a male with red hair on his head and a red mustache.
Robert Thomas Armstrong– Grandfather
Headshot of a middle aged woman with dark hair and glasses
Louise Armstrong (Scott)- Grandmother

Robert Thomas Armstrong marries Louise Scott (December 14, 1917). They had 2 children their daughter Margaret Pearl Armstrong marries a Grozelle.


MARRIAGE FIVE

Man in Air Force uniform.
Keith Percival Grozelle – Our Father
lady in a big hat.
Margaret Pearl Grozelle (Armstrong) – Our Mother

Keith Percival Grozelle marries Margaret Pearl Armstrong (December 14, 1936 they had 4 children. See the bottom for the marriages of their children.


MARRIAGE SIX

Man wearing a hat. He has a heavy mustache.
Antione Alfred Desgroseilleir (Grozelle) – Our Great, Great Grandfather.
Eleanor Larouche – our Great, Great Grandmother

Antoine Alfred Desgroseilleir (Grozelle) and Eleanor Grozelle (Larouche) married in 1863 in Lindsay Ontario. had a son Antoine Alfred Grozelle who marries a McGinnis


MARRIAGE SEVEN

Headshot of a woman with dark hair.
Jane Anne Grozelle (McGinnis)

Antoine Louis Grozelle and Jane Anne Grozelle (McGinnis) married and had seven children with Fredrick Louis Grozelle who marries a Farrell.


MARRIAGE EIGHT

William John Farrell -Our Great, Great Grandparents
Jane Anne Farrell (Cannon) – Our Great, Great Grandparents

William John Farrell marries Jane Ann (Cannon) they have a son Richard Farrell who marries a Moore.


MARRIAGE NINE

Portrait of aman with reddish hair, squinting in the sun.
Richard Farrell – Cora Lulu’s F
A woman in a light coloured hat and dark coat. head only captured.
Eliza Moore 1851- 1933 – Cora Lulu’s Mother

Richard Farrell marries Eliza Moore they have a daughter, Cora Lulu Farrell who marries a Grozelle


MARRIAGE TEN

Fredrick Louis Grozelle – Father of Keith Grozelle – Our Grandfather
Cora Lulu Grozelle (Farrell) Mother of Keith Grozelle- Our Grandmother

Cora Lulu Farrell marries Fredrick Louis Grozelle and they have 4 sons their son Keith Grozelle marries an Armstrong.


Note: Keith Grozelle and Pearl Armstrong are shown above.

Their children include:

Faye Cora Louise married Gordon Smedley November 26, 1960.

Calvin Keith Grozelle married Jean Springbett

Terrence (Terry) Robert Grozelle married Carol Knott, September 1970

Sandra Gail Grozelle married John Lash June


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