Frederick Legree1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 14049, (1879 - 1959)
FatherCharles Legree1,4 (abt 1845 - )
MotherCatherine Bovin1,4 (abt 1854 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 2 Dec 1879, Cababogie, Ontario, Canada5,6,7,8
Marriage: 24 Dec 1906, Nipissing, Ontario, Margaret J. Kirkland (6 Mar 1884 - 30 Dec 1972)9,10,11
Death: 8 Sep 195912
Burial: Gracelawn Cemetery, Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan13
AncestryThe Glabe Family

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Narrative:

     Frederick Legree was born on 2 Dec 1879 in Cababogie, Ontario, Canada.5,6,7,8 He appeared on the 1891 Census of E. Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, in the household of his parents, Charles Legree and Catherine Bovin.14
     Frederick married Margaret J. Kirkland, daughter of James Kirkland and Mary Jane Taylor, on 24 Dec 1906 in Nipissing, Ontario.9,10,11
     Frederick and Margaret appeared on the 1911 Census of Cobalt, Nipissing, in Ontario, at 11 Cobalt St.. Their son Wilburn was listed as living with them.3
     Frederick and Margaret, and their sons Wilburn and Homer, immigrated to the United States in 1919.15,16 They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, at 1527 Lyon St., enumerated 7 Jan 1920, reporting that they owned their home, which was mortgaged. Their children Wilburn and Homer were listed as living with them, as was Daniel Bradley, an auto engineer, age 57, also from Canada.15
     Frederick and Margaret appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, at 3523 Alexander St., enumerated 19 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $3,500, and did not own a radio. Their children Wilburn, Homer and Kathryn were listed as living with them.16
     Frederick and Margaret appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, enumerated 3 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $2,500. Their children Homer and Kathryn were listed as living with them, They reported that they had all lived in the same city in 1935.17
     He was a prospector in Canada, and carpenter after immigrating to the United States.18,19,20 By 1930 he was a janitor at a high school, and in 1940 was a watchman at public schools. In the 1940 census he reported he had worked 50 hours the last week of March, and had worked 50 weeks the previous year, earning $1,500.21,17
     Frederick died on 8 Sep 1959 at age 79.12 He was buried in Gracelawn Cemetery, Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan.13

Children:
     Children with Margaret J. Kirkland:

Citations

  1. [S3721] Frederick Legree and Margrette Kirkland, return of marriages.
  2. [S3737] Charles Legries household, Third Census of Canada, 1891, Nipissing, Ontario, E. Bonfield, shows name as Frederick Legries.
  3. [S3722] Frederick Legree household, Fifth Census of Canada, 1911, Nipissing, Ontario, Cobalt.
  4. [S3737] Charles Legries household, Third Census of Canada, 1891, Nipissing, Ontario, E. Bonfield, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S3737] Charles Legries household, Third Census of Canada, 1891, Nipissing, Ontario, E. Bonfield, shows age 13 and province.
  6. [S3722] Frederick Legree household, Fifth Census of Canada, 1911, Nipissing, Ontario, Cobalt, shows month, year, age 32, and province.
  7. [S3721] Frederick Legree and Margrette Kirkland, return of marriages, shows age 28 at marriage, 24 Dec 1906, and town.
  8. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Fred Legree, Soc. Sec. No. 373-32-1653, shows date, as 2 Dec 1882.
  9. [S3721] Frederick Legree and Margrette Kirkland, return of marriages, shows date and town.
  10. [S3722] Frederick Legree household, Fifth Census of Canada, 1911, Nipissing, Ontario, Cobalt, shows married.
  11. [S3723] Frederick Legree household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows married, with his first marriage at age 27 and hers at 22.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 128286971, Frederick Legree, shows date.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 128286971, Frederick Legree.
  14. [S3737] Charles Legries household, Third Census of Canada, 1891, Nipissing, Ontario, E. Bonfield.
  15. [S3720] Fred Legree household, 1920 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan.
  16. [S3723] Frederick Legree household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan.
  17. [S3724] Fred Legree household, 1940 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan.
  18. [S3721] Frederick Legree and Margrette Kirkland, return of marriages, shows occupation as prospector.
  19. [S3722] Frederick Legree household, Fifth Census of Canada, 1911, Nipissing, Ontario, Cobalt, shows occupation as prospector.
  20. [S3720] Fred Legree household, 1920 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows occupation as carpenter, industry as construction.
  21. [S3723] Frederick Legree household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows occupation as janitor, industry as high school.
  22. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 24.
  23. [S3725] The Flint Journal, 27 Mar 2011.