Martha O'Breena Wills
F, b. 13 May 1873, d. 29 January 1944
Father | William Bird Wills b. 9 Oct 1827, d. 8 Oct 1914 |
Mother | Mary Ann Toogood b. 17 Oct 1831, d. 23 Apr 1922 |
Birth* | Martha O'Breena Wills was born on 13 May 1873 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.1,2,3,4,5 |
(Member of household) Census | She appeared on the census of 1881 as a member of the household of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.1 |
Residence* | Martha O'Breena Wills lived in 1891 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 |
Occupation* | She was an apprentice dressmaker in 1891 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2 |
(Daughter) Census | She appeared on the census of 1891 as the daughter of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2 |
Marriage* | Martha O'Breena Wills married Arthur John Blowes, son of William J. Blowes and Martha (?), on 23 December 1891 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Jasper Walkom and Louisa Neal.3,5 |
Married Name | As of after 23 December 1891,her married name was (Wills) Blowes. |
Property-Mortgage* | Arthur John Blowes and Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes mortgaged 128 Adelaide Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, between 25 July 1892 and 6 January 1893 to John Maudson and William Maudson for a loan of $450 bearing an annual interest rate of 6%.6,7 |
Property-Mortgage | Arthur John Blowes and Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes mortgaged 128 Adelaide Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, between 7 January 1893 and 6 October 1897 to Kezia Ann (Wills) Aldsworth for a loan of $500 bearing an annual interest rate of 6%.8,9 |
Property-Sell | Arthur John Blowes and Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes sold 128 Adelaide Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 6 October 1897 to Franz Bernard Köenig for $750.10 |
(Witness) Marriage | Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes witnessed the marriage of Thomas Lloyd Pryce-Jones and Emma Adeline Aldsworth on 25 November 1908 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.11 |
(Attendee) Event-Misc | William Bird Wills and Mary Ann (Toogood) Wills celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on 8 August 1912 at the home of their daughter, Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes at 53 Toronto Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.12 ![]() |
Property-Sell* | Arthur John Blowes and Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes sold 96 Montreal Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 1 April 1913 to Headley Cook for $1,400.13 |
Property-Sell | Arthur John Blowes and Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes sold the West 58 ft. of Lot 95, Plan 339, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 17 November 1913 to James Parrish for $225.14 |
Property-Sell | Arthur John Blowes and Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes sold 133 St. Andrew Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 12 January 1914 to Frederick Porterfield and James Colquhoun for $600.15 |
Property-Sell | Arthur John Blowes and Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes sold the East 60 ft. of Lot 96, Plan 339, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 14 August 1917 to John Pridham for $800.16 |
(Witness) Marriage | Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes witnessed the marriage of Irwin Rounds Pearce and Maude Alberta Blowes on 10 November 1923 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.17,18 |
(Beneficiary) Will | Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Arthur John Blowes dated 5 February 1926.19,20 |
(Executor) Probate | Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes was the executor of Arthur John Blowes's estate on 17 May 1933 at His Majesty's Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada; $7,122.08.19,20 |
Property-Transfer | Arthur John Blowes transferred 23 Green Aces Crescent, Grand Bend, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, on 13 June 1933 to Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes.21 |
Property-Transfer* | Arthur John Blowes transferred 53 Toronto Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 13 June 1933 to Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes.22 |
Will* | She left a will on 29 February 1936 witnessed by Marjorie Ash and A. D. Cameron. The beneficiaries were Ethel Miriam (Blowes) Reinhart, Maude Alberta (Blowes) Pearce, Florence Helene (Blowes) Fairfax, Arthur William Blowes, John Howard Blowes, Claude Harold Blowes and Stanley Lloyd Blowes.23 |
Death* | Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes died on 29 January 1944 of "chronic myocardites caused by diabetes mellitus" at 53 Toronto Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, at age 70. The informant listed on the death certificate was Arthur William Blowes.4,5,23,24,25 |
Burial | Martha O'Breena Wills was buried on 1 February 1944 at Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4,26,27 ![]() |
Probate* | Her estate was probated on 1 March 1944 at His Majesty's Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The executors assigned by the court were Arthur William Blowes. The estate was valued at $7,099.19.23,24 |
Property-Sell* | The executors of the estate of Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes sold 53 Toronto Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 25 September 1946 to Irwin Rounds Pearce for $3,000.25 |
Property-Sell | The executor and beneficiaries of the estate of Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes sold 23 Green Aces Crescent, Grand Bend, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, on January 1951 to Lloyd William Morgan Freele and Margaret Freele for $4,500.28 |
Family | Arthur John Blowes b. 27 May 1867, d. 17 Apr 1933 |
Marriage* | Martha O'Breena Wills married Arthur John Blowes, son of William J. Blowes and Martha (?), on 23 December 1891 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Jasper Walkom and Louisa Neal.3,5 |
Children |
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Last Edited | 2 Jun 2024 |
Citations
- [S4733] 1881 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 171, subdistrict G, division 1, p. 4, family 20, William B. Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C_13271.
- [S4734] 1891 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 108, p. 33, family 163, William Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6363.
- [S4307] Ontario marriage registrations, 23 Dec 1891, no. 009589, Albert John Blowes and Martha Obreena Wills; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 8 Feb 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 72, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- [S4442] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Martha O'Breena Blowes registration no. 006260 (29 Jan 1944); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 28 Mar 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll [unknown], Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- [S4443] "Obituary - Mrs. A. J. Blowes," Mitchell Advocate, 03 Feb 1944, p. 8.
- [S4535] Mitchell, Ontario, Mortgage, instrument no. MIT4632, Lot 6, Plan 336 (1892), John Blowes and Martha O. Blowes to John Maudson and William Maudson, 25 Jul 1892; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 22 Apr 2024).
- [S4540] Mitchell, Ontario, Discharge of Mortgage, instrument no. MIT4678, Lot 6, Plan 336 (1893), John Maudson and William Maudson to John Blowes, 06 Jan 1893; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 23 Apr 2024).
- [S4536] Mitchell, Ontario, Mortgage, instrument no. MIT4679, Lot 6, Plan 336 (1892), John Blowes and Martha O. Blowes to Mrs. Kezia Ann Aldsworth, 07 Jan 1893; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 22 Apr 2024).
- [S4537] Mitchell, Ontario, Discharge of Mortgage, instrument no. MIT5280, Lot 6, Plan 336 (1897), Kezia Ann Taylor (formerly Aldsworth) to John Blowes and Martha O. Blowes, 06 Oct 1897; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 23 Apr 2024).
- [S4541] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT5268, Lot 6, Plan 336 (1897), John Blowes and Martha O. Blowes to Franz Bernard Köenig, 06 Oct 1897; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 23 Apr 2024).
- [S4306] Ontario marriage registrations, 25 Nov 1908, no. 015940, Lloyd Pryce Jones and Emily Adeline Aldworth; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 8 Feb 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 136, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- [S4692] "Mitchellites Hold Diamond Wedding," Stratford Beacon, 08 Aug 1912, p. 4.
- [S4381] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT6890, North Part (75 ft. x 52.5 ft) of West 1/2 of Lot 12, Plan 339 (1913), Albert John Blowes and Martha O'Breena Blowes to Headley Cook, 01 Apr 1913; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 11 Mar 2024).
- [S4386] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT6936, West 58 ft. of Lot 95, Plan 339 (1913), Albert John Blowes and Martha O'Breena Blowes to James Parrish, 17 Nov 1913; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 12 Mar 2024).
- [S4382] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT6964, South Part (30 ft. x 52.5 ft) of West 1/2 of Lot 12, Plan 339 (1914), Albert John Blowes and Martha O'Breena Blowes to Frederick Porterfield and James Colquhoun, 12 Jan 1914; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 11 Mar 2024).
- [S4387] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT7332, East 60 ft. of Lot 96, Plan 339 (1913), Albert John Blowes and Martha O'Breena Blowes to John Pridham, 14 Aug 1917; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 12 Mar 2024).
- [S4384] Ontario marriage registrations, 10 Nov 1923, no. 018529, Irwin Pearce and Maude Alberta Blowes; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 11 Mar 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 657, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- [S4463] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Register of Baptisms [1905-1948], Marriages [1905-1950] and Burials [1905-1943]," 2013.258L, Box 6 (oversized), File 1, unpaginated, marriage entry for Irwin R. Pearce and Maude Blowes, 10 Nov 1923; United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- [S4383] Stratford, Ontario, Probate, instrument no. SGR3307 (1933), Albert John Blowes, 17 May 1933; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 11 Mar 2024).
- [S4475] Perth County Surrogate Court, "Albert John Blowes Estate File," no.103 (1933), grant no. 10883, bundle of loose papers, Letters Probate issued 17 May 1933; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- [S4545] Bosanquet, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. BQ16307, Lot 9, Plan 8 (1933), Martha O'Breena Blowes and Arthur William Blowes, executors of the estate of Albert John Blowes to Martha O'Breena Blowes, 13 Jun 1933; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "LAMBTON (LRO 25)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 24 Apr 2024).
- [S4388] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT8721, Part of Lots 95-96, Plan 339 (1933), Martha O'Breena Blowes and Arthur William Blowes, executors of the last Will and Testament of Albert John Blowes to Martha O'Breena Blowes, 13 Jun 1933; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 12 Mar 2024).
- [S4390] Stratford, Ontario, Probate, instrument no. GR10722 (1944), Martha O. Blowes, 01 Mar 1944; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 13 Mar 2024).
- [S4476] Perth County Surrogate Court, "Martha O. Blowes Estate File," no. 52 (1944), grant no. 13603, bundle of loose papers, Letters Probate issued 01 Mar 1944; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- [S4389] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT9791, Part of Lots 95-96, Plan 339 (1946), Arthur W. Blowes, executor of the last Will and Testament of Martha O. Blowes to Irwin R. Pearce, 25 Sep 1946; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 12 Mar 2024).
- [S4510] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Burial Register [1943-1960]," 2013.258L, Box 1, File 3, unpaginated, burial entry no. 11 for Mrs. A. J. Blowes, 01 Feb 1944; United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- [S4511] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 Apr 2024), photograph, memorial # 203028250, gravestone for Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes (1944), Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario.
- [S4546] Bosanquet, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. BQ19821, Lot 9, Plan 8 (1951), the executor and beneficiaries of the last will and testament of Martha O'Breena Blowes to Lloyd William Morgan Freele and Margaret Freele, Jan 1951; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "LAMBTON (LRO 25)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 24 Apr 2024).