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Phipps, John
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John Phipps, 1852-[ca. 1935], was born in Seagrave, England and moved to Canada in 1881. After working for Sir John Lister-Kaye and service in the 1885 Riel Rebellion (North West Rebellion), he settled on Horse Creek, northwest of Cochrane, Alberta. He married Agnes Mary Wilson, also of Seagrove, and they had eight children, Herbert, 1875-1875, George, 1876-?, Evelyn, Laura (Perrenoud), Bernard, ?-1884, Emma (Walker), 1882-?, Dora (Hinds), 1890-?, and Vincent. The Walker family moved to the Crossfield area.