Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Albert Mercer 168
         Mother: Phyllis Mary Morry 168,867
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
Richard John Jellicoe Mercer 
      Sex: M
AKA: John Mercer 614
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 29 Sep 1915 - St. John's, Newfoundland 5159
    Christening: 
          Death: 15 Apr 1986 - Richmond, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 70) 5159
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Sep 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1916, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Census: 1921 Census - Household Wm Mercer, Springdale St., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: At School, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Religion: Methodist, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland.  (Member) 

•  Residence: Springdale St., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Occupant) 

•  Census: Household of William K. Mercer, 92 Springdale St., 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: Assistant, ????, 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: 92 Springdale St., 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Occupant)
Parents 
         Father: William King Mercer 615
         Mother: Elizabeth Hart Field Oakley 585,1041
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Notes
General:
090524:
Note that it is highly unlikely that this person was ever known as Richard John Jellicoe Mercer except by him and people close to him who took his word for it. This name only ever appears on the BC Death Register and on no other official documents. It is a made up name.

Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
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Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: William "Howard" Morry Mercer 6203
         Mother: Leah Viola Legrow
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living

2. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
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                2. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
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      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. *Augusta Rickert 1737 
       Marriage:
William "Howard" Morry Mercer 
      Sex: M
AKA: Howard Mercer, Howie Mercer, William Howard Mercer
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 11 Mar 1938 - Saint-Augustin, Québec, Canada 331
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Jan 2019 - Sudbury, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada ( at age 80) 6204
      Cremation: 3 Jan 2019 - Sudbury, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 6204
 Cause of Death: Lung Cancer 6647

Events

•  Medical Condition: Pleuro-pneumonia, 30 Nov 1943, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Medical Condition: Hospitalised for two months; cause of illness not stated., Between Jan and Feb 1944, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Census: 83 Springdale St., 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Religion: C of E, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Arrival: From St. John's, 1963, Sudbury, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. 

•  Owner: Superior Auto Collision, Cir 1965-1990, Sudbury, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. 

•  Owner: Superior Auto Collision, 1971-1996, Sudbury, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Co-owned by Howie and Leah. 

•  Owner: Partner in Sudbury Truck and Trailer, 1981-2003, Sudbury, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. 

•  Owner: Krown Rust Proof Systems, Northern Ontario and Newfoundland, 1992, Canada. 

•  Obituary: Obituary of William "Howard" Morry Mercer in Sudbury Star, 3 Jan 2019, Sudbury, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Albert Mercer 168
         Mother: Phyllis Mary Morry 168,867
Spouses and Children 
1. *Leah Viola Legrow
       Marriage: 23 Mar 1956 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 706,6204
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. John Anthony Mercer
                3. Living
                4. Living
Notes
General:
180418:

In the 1945 Census he was listed as a Canadian of 8 years of age. This was because his birthplace was actually in the Province of Quebec and not in Labrador as the family had always said. St. Augustine's is on the Québec side of the boundary.

030119 from the obit found on Lisette Ranger's Facebook today:

In Loving Memory of William "Howard" Morry Mercer Passed away peacefully at Health Sciences North in Sudbury with his loving family at his side. Born March 11, 1938 in St. Augustin, Quebec but raised a true Newfoundlander in St. John's, Newfoundland. Son of Phyllis Morry Mercer (predeceased 1995) and Albert Mercer (Predeceased 1970). Siblings Fredris Caines (Stan) of Ferryland, NL and Blaine Mercer of Australia. Married the love of his life Leah "Viola" Legrow Mercer on March 23, 1956. They have four children Christopher Mercer (Hope Stevenson), John Anthony "Tony" Mercer predeceased 2009 (Kimberly), Scott Mercer (Shelley) and Leah-Jo Mercer-Sbrega (Thomas Sbrega). Grandchildren Tanis, Sydney Statulevicius (Kai), Cory, Cassandra, Erica, Jessica-Lea (Mat Houle), Kary-Lynn, Alex Poliquin, Niko Sbrega (Kelsey Huffman), Cooper Sbrega and great grandchildren Auguste-Elle and Atlas Statulevicius. Howard was an entrepreneur at a young age. He moved his family to Sudbury in 1963 from St. John's. He worked at Laurentian Motors before opening Superior Auto Collision in 1971 which Chris and Leah-Jo now own and operate. In 1981 he partnered into Sudbury Truck and Trailer, where he retired in 2003. He bought Krown Rust Control System to Northern Ontario and Newfoundland in 1992. Howard was a true family man and had a zest for life and an amazing sense of humour right to the end and was loved by all that knew him. He was a kind man and always giving to those who needed it most. Always without any recognition. He will be missed by many and he will live on in his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Gone but never forgotten. God Speed Howie. At Howard's request there will be no visitation or service. A celebration of life will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers a donation in his memory to the Blue Door Soup Kitchen would be greatly appreciated. (Arrangements entrusted to the Sudbury Park Lawn Cremation Service)

Of particular note is the fact that he apparently was not christened Howard but rather William and that the name Morry was part of his full name. I never knew this before.

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