van der Voort Family - Ourfolk



Elgin van der Voort B: 1854

Elgin was born on 1854 in Rawdon Twp .
He is the son of Benjamin H Vandervoort (B: ABT 1830) and Charity Ann Outwater (Vandervoort) (B: 1831).

Elgin was married to Henrietta Alice Sills (van der Voort) on 3 MAR 1875 in Belleville, Hastings Co, Canada.

Henrietta was born on 9 JAN 1857 and died on 16 DEC 1940 (age: 83).
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 ParentsGrand Parents  
George Vandervoort (22 MAR 1793 - 1870)
Benjamin H Vandervoort (B: ABT 1830)
Catherine Hogle (Vandervoort) (1808 - 9 DEC 1880)
Elgin van der Voort
Joeph Outwater (15 DEC 1789 - 1849)
Charity Ann Outwater (Vandervoort) (B: 1831)
Rosanah RIley (Outwater) (B: ABT 1790)
 


- Henrietta was born on 9 JAN 1857 and died on 16 DEC 1940 (age: 83)


- Benjamin was born on ABT 1830 in Ontario, Canada





-- Elgin --
married Henrietta Sills in 1875.


Elgin: email from Lois J. Clement (Nov 2007)

I have printed your geneology, because my great grandfather and his siblings are part of it. I saw a photo of Dr. Elgin van der Voort (this is the way my grandfather always spelled it) and he's blonde. His wife, Henrietta, is said to be related to the opera singer Beverly Sills.

Elgin and Henrietta had one child, May. May married Douglas Rothwell, and had one daughter, Marian. Marian married Ron Calder, and had Elgin's great grandchildren, Douglas and Suzanne Calder.

Ben's daughter Carrie had Edna and Elfrida (Elfie). Elfrida's painting-work was seen on the American Antiques Roadshow. Both sisters had been in Muskoka, visiting their cousin, Reay. Elfie gave me a necklace of daisy beads.
Morley Penshaw van der Voort married Hermenia Walker, and had Morley Carmen ('Hap', because he was always cheerful) and Reay Curtis. Hermenia died, and Morley married Lillis Sleeth, and they had Marshall, who still lives. He must be in his eighties, now.

Carmen ('Hap') married Irene, and they had Michael, who with Wendy, have three children and a crew of grandchildren.
Reay Curtis married Tillie Cleminshaw, and they had two girls, Joan Beatrice and Alice Evelyn van der Voort. Joan has Ruth, Lois, Phyllis, Aura, Becky, John, and Lloyd. Lyn (Alice E.) had Doug, Brenda and Barb. Doug died young. Brenda and Barb live in Florida. Barb is a grandmother.

I am Lois, of Joan, Reay, and Morley P.
Aunt Lyn's kids are both younger than I am.
Thought you might like to know that Elgin and Morley each have an existing set of descendants.



-- Henrietta --
was said to be related to Beverly Sills.

However, according to another source: 'Beverly Sills was born Belle Silverman in nineteen twenty-nine. Her family lived in the Crown Heights area of Brooklyn, New York. Her father, Morris, came from Romania and her mother, Shirley, was Russian. ' ( http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2007-09/2007-09-08-voa1.cfm)

Henriett's parents are: John Nelson SILLS b: 1 JAN 1823 in S. Fredericksburgh, ON, and
Sarah Eliza VANDEWATER b: 19JUL 1828 in Fredericksburgh, ON





- Morley was born on 19 AUG 1869


- Lucilia was born on 16 JAN 1851 in Rawdon, Hastings, Ontario and died on 4 AUG 1921 (age: 70) in Elmwood, Peoria Co., Ill


- Bertha was born on 1 SEP 1856 in Sidney Twp, Hastings, Ontario, Canada and died on 2 SEP 1933 (age: 77) in Brazil, Clay, IN


- Winsor was born on 7 MAY 1859 in Thomasburg, Hastings, Ontario, Canada and died on 16 JAN 1861 (age: 1)


- Winsor was born on 4 MAR 1861 in Peoria Co., IL and died on JUL 1941 in Evanston, IL


- Albert was born on 27 JUN 1863 in Elmwood, Peoria Co., Ill and died on 20 OCT 1864 (age: 1) in Elmwood, Peoria Co., Ill


- George was born on 22 MAR 1793 in Sidney Twp, Hastings, Ontario, Canada and died on 1870


- Catherine was born on 1808 in Sidney Twp, Hastings, Ontario, Canada and died on 9 DEC 1880


- Joeph was born on 15 DEC 1789 in Dutchess Co. NY and died on 1849 in Adolphustown, Lennox & Addington Co. Ont


- Rosanah was born on ABT 1790 in Fredericksburgh, L & A Co. Ont




Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018