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Name

Greeniaus, Gaylord

Born

1827

Birthplace

Trafalgar, Ontario, Canada

Rank/Profession

Farmer

Spouse

1st Wife: Selina Merigold, 2nd Wife: Catharine Jane Kenney,

Children

1. Ardelia Selina Greeniaus (1855-1877)
2. Sophronia Amelia Greeniaus (1858-1909)
3. Arletta Elizabeth Greeniaus (1863-1949)
4. Charles Wesley Greeniaus (1866-1929)
5. Sarah Amanda Greeniaus (1868)
6. William Gaylord Greeniaus (1869-1938)
7. Norman Pomeroy Greeniaus (1876-1970)

Deceased

1893

Deceased where

Cooksville, Ontario, Canada

Cemetery Location

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Gaylord Greeniaus was born on October 4, 1827, in Trafalgar, Ontario, Canada.

Gaylord was born and lived all his life on the farm his grandfather, Sebastian Greeniaus, established. The farm was located on the 2nd Concession, south side, Dundas Street, in Toronto Township (area later known as Sheridan before becoming part of Clarkson).

He married Selina Merigold in 1854 and they had one daughter together in 1855. Selina died in 1855, they had been married for 1 year. Gaylord then married Catherine Jane Kenney on January 21, 1857. They had six children together.

Gaylord was a farmer and was a notable exhibitor at all principal Ontario fairs winning many medals for his cereals, fruit, and apiary products. He was a staunch Conservative and a member of the Methodist Church in Clarkson which later became the Carman Methodist Episcopal Church (now Christ Church). As a neighbour he was described as "eminently sociable and always ready to lend a helping hand in time of need".

He died on September 27, 1893, in Cooksville, Ontario, at the age of 65, and was buried in Mississauga, Ontario.