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Thomas Wanless[1]
Male 1796 - 1873

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  • Birth  2 Sep 1796  Yetholm, Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Christened  2 Sep 1796  Yetholm, Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    IMMI  Abt 1812  United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • George Wanless (head of the Carillon Academy) "was a kinsman of Thomas Wanless, the pioneer, who arrived in the district about 1812". [Who's Which]
      -- This immigration date corresponds roughly to the 1814 date computed from his obituary.
      "History of Argenteuil" says "Thomas Wanless mentioned above came from Yetholm, Roxburyshire, Scotland, and settled in St. Andrews about 1812, and did business here as an artisan many years. "
    Residence  1821-1823  St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1825  St. Eustache, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Thomas Wanless, Village of St. Eustache, 6 people in the household
    Census  From 1851 to 1861  St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1851
      Thomas Wanless, shoemaker, born Scotland, religion Anglican, aged 48, married
      wife Elizabeth Jones born Canada, aged 49. Religion Anglican
      Mary 23
      Elizabeth 16
      Thomas 13
      Frank 11
      Mary 25
      --from [pdunc@sympatico.ca]
    Residence  1851  St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1851 Quebec directory:
      St. Andrews, pg 122
      Wanless, Thomas, boots and shoes
    IMMI  Abt 1869  Denver, Arapahoe Co, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Moved there a few years after his wife's death to be with his sons John, George Frank, and Thomas Jr.
    Residence  1827-abt 1869  St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1870  Denver, Arapahoe Co, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Biography  Y  [4] 
    • Excerpts from History of Argenteuil

      p. 92

      Martin Jones was one of the very early settlers at Carillon Bay, and his advent must have been about the beginning of the century;…In 1803, Mr. Jones purchased lot no. 3 on the east side of the North River, where A. C. Robillard now lives…He lived here till his death in 1838, leaving one son and three daughters. The eldest of the latter was married to William Le Roy; the second , in 1820, to Thomas Wanless; but the third never married. The son, Edward Jones (son is Robert), spent many years of his life keeping a public house….

      Thomas Wanless mentioned above came from Yetholm, Roxburyshire, Scotland, and settled in St. Andrews about 1812, and did business here as an artisan many years. He had twelve children, but only one son now remains in this section. One of his sons was living in Denver, Colorado, and while on a visit to him, Mr. Wanless died in February, 1873.

      The son, Martin Wanless, now living here, has been one of the active citizens of the place, and prominent in both civil and military affairs. He was a member of the village Council eight years , and one term its Mayor, and has officiated as Secretary Treasurer fourteen years. Acting nine years as chairman of the School Board, he was chosen as its Secretary-Treasurer, and held the position seven years.

      In 1849, he joined the St. Andrews Troop, and in 1867 became its Lieutenant. In 1880, he received his commission as Captain, and in 1890 was promoted to the rank of Major.

      p. 133

      Members of Municipal Council of 1855

      …and Thomas Wanless appointed Secretary-Treasurer.
    Residence  1873  Denver, Arapahoe Co, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Glenarm St, bet. G & H
    Died  15 Feb 1873  Denver, Arapahoe Co, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary  16 Feb 1873  Denver, Arapahoe Co, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Rocky Mountain News 
    • Died:
      WANLESS - In this city, Saturday, February 15, Thomas Wanless Sr., aged 76 years, 5 months and 13 days. Mr. Wanless was born at Roxboroughshire, Scotland, September 2, 1796. He immigrated to America when eighteen years of age, and for four years past, has resided in Denver. His family, who are well known and respected in our city, will have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their bereavement. The funeral services will take place on Monday, at 5 o'clock p.m., from the residence of Thomas Wanless, Glenarm street, between G and H streets. The body will be taken east for interment. Montreal, Canada, newspapers please copy. [FHL Film #1688548: "Colorado Portrait and Biography Index."]
    Occupation  shoemaker (1851), artisan, mechanic (1870)  [6] 
    Buried  23 Feb 1873  St. Andrew's Protestant Cem., Argenteuil, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I16  3: George Wanless & Mercime Riddell of Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Last Modified  27 Aug 2004 
     
    Father  John Wanless,   b. Abt 1759, Yetholm Parish, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1827, Yetholm Parish, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Eleanor "Nellie" Willis,   b. Est 1759-1763, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1838, (probably) Charleston, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  4 Jun 1781  (probably) Yetholm Parish, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F2  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Elizabeth Jones,   b. 25 Feb 1802, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1865, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  17 Apr 1820  St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Wanless,   b. 11 Jun 1821, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1904, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elinor "Nellie" Wanless,   b. 28 Jan 1823, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Margaret Wanless,   b. 7 Mar 1825, St. Eustache, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1873
     4. Mary Wanless,   b. 1827, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1857, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. John (infant death) Wanless,   b. 28 Mar 1829, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1833, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Martin Wanless,   b. 12 Apr 1831, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1899, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. John Wanless,   b. 7 Jun 1833, St. Andrew's Parish, Argenteuil, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1886, Hot Springs, Garland Co, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Elizabeth Wanless,   b. 11 Feb 1835, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1869
     9. Edward Archibald Wanless,   b. 8 Apr 1837, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1910-Jan 1920, (probably) Danville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Thomas Wanless, Jr.,   b. 19 Jun 1839, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1917, Portland, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. George Frank Wanless,   b. 28 Jul 1842, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1927, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Frances Wanless,   b. 7 Nov 1844, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1845, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. Sarah Marianne Jane Wanless,   b. 12 Apr 1847, St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Headstones
    Thomas Wanless (1796-1873) & Elizabeth Jones, Argenteuil, Quebec    		Thomas Wanless (1796-1873) & Elizabeth Jones, Argenteuil, Quebec
    Status: Located.
    Last Modified  25 Jul 2002 
    Family ID  F483  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • ! Info from George Frank Wanless Utah death Cert.
      Birth info from St. Andrews, Quebec, Canada Church of England record s FHL Film # 1067954
      In 1851 and 1861 St. Andrews, Quebec, Canada Census-FHL Films 517301 & 517352
      In 1864, Thomas & Elizabeth witnessed their grandchildren's (John's children) baptism at St Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec.
      Thomas moved to Denver about 4 yrs after his wife died.
      In 1870 Arapahoe, Col. Census with John Wanless.
      Death info from FHL Film #105973 Folio 55 - Church of England Record s of St. Andrews, Quebec

      From Sharon Pratt Wilbur:
      >The following note is written in my great grandmother's (Emily Wanless
      >Reeves) own handwriting probably pursuant to a conversation with George F.
      >Wanless in Salt Lake City, as Emily wrote she and her granddaughter Marian
      >Brown visited with him. (January 1927)
      >"Thomas Wanless born in Scotland and emigrated to Montreal Canada. He had
      >a brother John who lived in Montreal too. He (John) was well read and well
      >versed in the Scriptures, and of a modest retiring disposition. The above
      >Thomas Wanless was the father of 13 children. The oldest son, Martin, the
      >second son, John, who was a Colonel in the army, one married daughter named
      >Mrs. Sessions (whose son is celebrated as a pianist). The youngest son is
      >George F. Wanless, born July 28, 1842 who remembers Gilbert Wanless who
      >kept a store in Montreal, he remembers when he was a boy going to his store
      >with some older members of his family and that he sold crockery. He thinks
      >his father is not related to Gilbert, or only distantly so. George F.
      >Wanless, eldest son is Clarence. 2nd son F. R. Wanless and his youngest
      >son Harry is living in an eastern state. A daughter Mary (teacher at the
      >Emmerson School) and a younger daughter. He had a son William who had
      >lived in California but had not heard from him for a long time.
      >George F. Wanless says he is not related to Dr. W. A. Wanless, Dean of the
      >School of Commerce at the Agricultural College (now known as Utah State
      >University, per Sharon Wilbur).
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S24] GEDCOM from Bruce Bagnall August 1999.

    2. [S72] Tombstone - Thomas & Elizabeth (Jones) Wanless, date, place (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S31] Obituary.

    4. [S32] History of Argenteuil.

    5. [S33] 1873 Denver City Directory.

    6. [S34] 1870 census, listed in the 1870 census as a retired mechanic (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S40] Parish Records - St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, FHL 1430832 (Reliability: 3).

  

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