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Moore family
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Charles Melbourne Moore, 1911-1960, served in the First World War, and was gassed, resulting in only partial use of his lungs. After the war he settled in Seven Persons, Alberta due to his health, and worked for the Medicine Hat office of the Irrigation Branch of the Reclamation Service as a civil engineer. In the 1930s he worked with the Canadian Natural Parks, designing memorial cairns in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. In the 1950s he unsuccessfully ran in an election as a conservative candidate. His son, John Hodgins Moore, 1927-2001, attended school in Seven Persons, and received a Governor-General's award in 1942 for top marks in southern Alberta. In 1943 he moved to Calgary to attend Mount Royal College.

Petro family
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John Petro, was born in Czechoslovakia, and came to Canada about 1926 to work for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). He was based in Alberta and for much of his career he worked between Calgary and Field, British Columbia. His wife Anna and daughter Mary (Perks), 1927-2013, joined him in Alberta in the 1930s. Petro was very active in his union, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Workers, and in local community groups such as Independent Mutual Benefit Federation (Calgary).

Marsden family
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Theodore Marsden, ?-1965, married Gwendolyn Glover, formerly of Shropshire, England, in 1926. They farmed at Gartly, near Michichi, Alberta, until 1963 when they retired to Drumheller. They had one daughter, Rachel (Mason).

Borrett family
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Archibald Henry Borrett, 1873-1974, was born in England, came to Canada in 1893, and bought a farm at McLennan, Ontario in 1895. In 1899 he married Louisa Hartley, 1881-1964. They had four children, Winnifred, 1900-?, Alexander, 1902-?, Mabel (Gillies), 1908-?, and Fred, 1912-?. In 1904 the Borrett family moved to Alberta where they ranched in the Summerview district near Pincher Creek. They owned land at NE-33-7-29-W4. In 1907 the family moved into Pincher Creek, and Archie worked first in the town office and later handled coal. In 1924 the Borretts moved back to Ontario, to the Rainy River district near Emo.

Willans family
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Norman Trevor Willans, 1870-1950, was born at Rochdale, Lancashire, England. He came to Canada at the age of 16 and attended the Ontario College of Agriculture at Guelph, Ontario, graduating in 1888. Two years later he came to the Calgary district of Alberta and worked for De Vere Hunt and the Wilkins family before homesteading near Millarville in 1891. Willans called his ranch the Anchordown. In 1898 he married Alice Maud Deane-Freeman, 1879-1950, and they had four children, Norman William Trevor, 1900-?, Maud Dorothy Deane (Smith), 1902-?, Thomas Reginald Freeman, 1909-1909, and Elizabeth Daphne (Whiteford later Longstaff), 1920-2006. After the death of their parents the Willans also were the guardians of their niece and nephew, Kathleen Evelyn May (Bowman), 1909-2011, and Justin Deane-Freeman, ?-1985. The Willans moved to Calgary in 1901 and in 1910 Norman took over management of the Bow Valley Ranch (Farm) for Pat Burns. In 1918 the Willans moved to Priddis, in 1926 to Calgary and back to Millarville in 1932. For further information see Sheilagh S. Jameson's article, "Mr. and Mrs. Norman Willans, Pioneers" in Canadian Cattleman, December 1948.

Charyk family
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John A. Charyk, 1880-1978, and his wife Anna Dorosh Charyk, 1888-1962, moved to Calgary, Alberta from Ukraine about 1901. John worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in Calgary, Lake Louise, Canmore and finally Lethbridge. He and his wife had two daughters, Mary (Ferenz), 1911- , and Helen (Forrest), 1914- , and three sons John C., 1908-1996, Nicholas and Joseph. Helen worked for Eaton's in Lethbridge in the 1940s.

Royal, Joseph family
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Joseph Royal, 1837-1902, was born in Quebec and studied as a lawyer. He moved to Manitoba in 1870, served as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories from 1888 to 1893, and then returned to eastern Canada. In 1857 he married Agnes Bruyere and they had several children including Emma Royal.

Severe Gagnon, 1845-1909, was born in Quebec, and studied law before joining the North-West Mounted Police in 1874. He was stationed at Fort Saskatchewan, Battleford (during the 1885 Riel Rebellion), Regina and Prince Albert before he took sick leave in 1900. In 1888 he married Emma Blanche Royal, 1866-1947, who was born in Montreal. They had a son, Henri Gagnon.

Henri Gagnon, 1892-1947, was born in the NWMP barracks in Regina. He was educated in Montreal, joined the military in 1911 and served overseas during the First World War as Commanding Officer of the 69th Battalion (French-Canadians). In 1919 he married Helen Johnston in Scotland, and they had one child, Suzanne Gagnon. He joined the Royal North-West Mounted Police in 1920 and over his 27 year career was stationed in Regina, Vancouver, Fort Smith, Montreal and Quebec. In 1943 he was promoted to Superintendent of the RCMP and in 1946 to Deputy Commissioner. He was expected to become Commissioner but died before taking up this post.

Helen Johnston Gagnon, 1901-1984, was born in Scotland. In 1919 she married Henri Gagnon, who was stationed in Scotland at the end of the First World War, and the couple returned to Canada shortly after. They had one daughter, Suzanne Gagnon.

Suzanne Gagnon, 1921-1999, was born in Regina, and educated in Quebec City and Winnipeg. She served in the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service during the Second World War before obtaining a BA from McGill University. She married William McIlhagga in 1965.

Griffin family
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Augustus Griffin, 1883-1946, was born in Visalia, California, USA and attended the University of California, graduating in irrigation engineering. He worked for the Modesto Irrigation District from 1906 to 1912, then with the Truckee Carson Project. In 1914 he moved to the San Joaquin Irrigation District and in 1918 to Calgary, Alberta to work for the Canadian Pacific Railway in their irrigation developments. He eventually became manager of the CPR's Department of Natural Resources. He and his wife Corinne had three children, Margaret, George H. and Gus Maddux.

Viner family
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The Viner family of Calgary, Alberta owned a men's and ladies' wear store at 106 - 7th Avenue SW, which was managed by David Viner. Allan Viner, married to Isobel Viner, was the proprietor of Superior Paint and Body Service, located at 101 - 17th Avenue SW. Ian Viner later took over as president of the body service business.

Macnaghten family
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Francis Alexander Macnaghten, 1863-1951, was born in Middlesex, England and immigrated to Alberta in 1885. He established a ranch in the Bowness area near Calgary, Alberta. He was a very active polo player, and later became a shareholder in the Polo Club. Macnaghten built a business block on 8th Avenue SW in Calgary and invested in many companies including a significant holding in the Calgary Brewing and Malting Company. He married Beatrice Ritchie, ?-1963, of Ottawa in 1905 and they resided in the Mount Royal district of Calgary after 1913.

Francis' older brother Edward Charles Macnaghten, 1859-1914, was a Baronet in Northern Ireland and Chief of Clan Macnaghten. Upon his death in 1914 two of his sons inherited the title in turn but both were killed in action in 1916 (during the First World War). Thus, Francis became the 8th Baronet. He and Beatrice returned to live in Dundarave House, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, until his death in 1951. Lady Beatrice then moved to Ottawa. Her sister Elsie Ritchie Rowley's son, General Roger Rowley, 1914-2007, was executor of her estate.