Singing Our Family Song
Ada Pearl ALLEN

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Name Ada Pearl ALLEN Birth 19 Apr 1901 Gladstone Twp L3C3 near Iron Bridge, ON Gender Female Religion 1925 United Church - As per marriage certificate
_UID 7CE0A7F7CB3940FDB06C05A3DD48D074680A Death 18 May 1996 Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada Burial Maple Ridge Cemetery, Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada Person ID I964 My Genealogy Last Modified 7 Jan 2022
Father Samuel Henry ALLEN, b. 12 Apr 1868, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario d. 3 Nov 1953, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
(Age 85 years)
Mother Annie Jane NICHOLSON, b. 7 Oct 1876, Morris Twp, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada d. 11 Dec 1932, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
(Age 56 years)
Marriage 6 Jun 1900 Iron Bridge, Aigoma District, Ontario, Canada Family ID F176 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Carleton Robert CROCKFORD, b. 9 May 1901, Oakley Township, Muskoka, ON Canada d. 1 Jul 1960, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
(Age 59 years)
Marriage 17 Jun 1925 Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada Children 1. Allen John CROCKFORD, b. 24 Jun 1926, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Oct 1983 (Age 57 years)
2. Earl Isaac CROCKFORD, b. 11 Jan 1928, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Jul 1989, Espanola, ON, Canada
(Age 61 years)
3. Leonard Carleton CROCKFORD, b. 21 Mar 1930, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Sep 2006, Terrace Bay, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
(Age 76 years)
4. Ross Samuel CROCKFORD, b. 14 Jun 1935, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada d. 2019, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
(Age 83 years)
Family ID F422 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Dec 2020
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Photos Ada Pearl Allen
With brothers, Horace & IraAllen Descendants of William & Rebecca (Rothwell) Allen 1974 Allen Reunion
BACK: Alta (Allen) Eaket- eldest dau of Cyrus; Harvey Allen- youngest son of Nelson; Nora (Allen) Allan/Jeffrey-eldest dau of Herbert;
FRONT: Ada (Allen) Crockford- eldest dau of Samuel; Reba (Beemer) McClelland- eldest dau of Mary JemimaAda Pearl (Allen) Crockford
In background is the Kynock school where Ada taught "in the early days"
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Notes - 1993-From Notes by Harvey & Mary (McLean) Allen - Ada Pearl Allen, daughter of Sam & Annie (Nicholson) Allen attended Patton or Iron Bridge School, went to Model School later, then taught her first year at Dean Lake, then Maple Ridge schools.
Ada married Carl Crockford, son of John and Sarah (Gavin) Crockford and they farmed on farm where their son Ross and wife Glenna now live (1993), and for a time, on a farm on Pine Ridge Road, south of present golf course.
They had four boys. Ada returned to teaching when the boys were older.
Carl died in 1960 and when Ada retired she lived in an apartment in Thessalon, then to retirement home in Bruce Mines.
- 1993-From Notes by Harvey & Mary (McLean) Allen - Ada Pearl Allen, daughter of Sam & Annie (Nicholson) Allen attended Patton or Iron Bridge School, went to Model School later, then taught her first year at Dean Lake, then Maple Ridge schools.