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     Richard Richman Bowerman was born on 29 July 1843 at Nottawasag Twp., Creemore, Simcoe Co., Canada West; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ He died on 31 October 1915 at Tehkummah Twp., Manitouline Island, Ontario, at age 72; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Bowerman was born in 1847 at Canada West; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ She died on 21 December 1910 at Victoria, British Columbia; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     John Bull Bowerman was born in August 1850 at Whitby, Ontario Co., Canada West; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ He died on 26 September 1913 at 155 St. Helens Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 63; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Joseph Franklin Bowerman was born on 13 October 1853 at Whitby, Ontario Co., Canada West; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ He died on 2 October 1928 at Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, at age 74; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Francis Davis Bowerman was born on 23 October 1856 at Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Canada West; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ He married Mercy Ann Campaigne on 1 January 1880 at Nottawasaga Twp., Duntroon, Simcoe Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ronald Bowerman on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ Francis Davis Bowerman died on 10 February 1935 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 78; Date Feb 9 1935 & location Toronto per family tree of Ronald Bowerman on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022. per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Millicent Bowerman was born on 19 October 1860 at Nottawasaga Twp., Dundein, Simcoe Co., Canada West; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ She died on 29 July 1947 at Meaford, Grey Co., Ontario, at age 86; per family tree of bsteiner49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Mercy Ann Campaigne was born on 27 February 1856 at Canada West; Date Feb 27 1856 & locaiton Ont. per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022. per family tree of Ronald Bowerman on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ As of 1 January 1880,her married name was Bowerman.¹ She married Francis Davis Bowerman, son of Joseph T. Bowerman and Abigail Louisa Davis, on 1 January 1880 at Nottawasaga Twp., Duntroon, Simcoe Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ronald Bowerman on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ Mercy Ann Campaigne died on 20 March 1931 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 75; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Eva Maud Bowerman was born on 24 January 1881 at Singhampton, Grey Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ronald Bowerman on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ As of 3 September 1901,her married name was Hicks.¹ She married George Rutherford Hicks on 3 September 1901 at Pueblo, Pueblo Co., Colorado, U.S.A; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ Eva Maud Bowerman died on 26 September 1951 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 70; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Sadie May "Sada" Bowerman was born on 13 June 1882 at Nottawasaga Twp., Singhampton, Grey Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#031468: Name: Sadie May Bowerman; Date: June 13 1882; Parents: Francis Davis Bowerman, carpenter & Mercy Ann Campaigne; Phys. & Inf.: M. Suell, MD, Singhampton; Reg'd.: July 15 1882; Reg'r.: Angus Bell. (Ontario Birth Registration, #031468-1882,ancestry.ca) Date 1888 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. per family tree of Ronald Bowerman on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.^1,6,5 She lived on 13 February 1909 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marriage reg'n. - William Frederick Corbett.³ As of 13 February 1909,her married name was Corbett.³ She married William Frederick Corbett, son of James Corbett and Eleanor Adelaide Edmonds, on 13 February 1909 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001366: Groom: William Frederick Corbet; Age: 25; Res.: Toronto; Status: bachelor; Rel.: CE; Occ.: Clerk; Parents: James Corbett & Eleanor Adelaide Edmonds; Bride: Sada May Bowerman; Age: 24; Res.: Toronto; Status: spinster; Rel.: CE; Parents: Francis Bowerman & Annie Campaigne; Wit.: Clifford Corbett & Abbie Bowerman, Toronto; Date: Feb 13 1909; Reg'd.: Feb 15 1909; Performed by: ?L.C. Skey? (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001366-1909, ancestry.ca.)⁷ Sadie May "Sada" Bowerman appeared on the census of 1921 at 77 Constance St., Parkdale, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1921 Census: see William F. Corbett.⁵ She Incoming Passenger Lists: Vessel: Bermuda; Departure Port: Hamilton, Bermuda; Arrival Port: New York, NY; Arrival Date: July 31 1930; No. 18; Name: William F. Corbett; Age: 42; Status: husband; Born: Toronto, Cda; Nat.: Eng; Res.: 760 Upper Lansdowne Ave., Montreal, Quebec; No. 19: Sada Corbett; Age: 42; Born: Singhampton, Ont; Status: wife; Nat.: Eng; Res.: same; No. 20: Dawson F. Corbett; Age: 17; Status: son; No. 21: Frederick J. Corbett; Age: 20; Status: son; No. 22: Keith C. Corbett; Age: 10; Status: son (Canada Incoming Passenger Lists, New York, 1930, July, pg. 68 of 71, ancestry.ca) on 31 July 1930 at 760 Lansdowne Ave., Montreal, Quebec.⁸ She "Mrs. K. Denson, Col. K.C.B. Corbett, Mrs. W.C. Webber, Jr., and Presqu'ile Provincial Park. In 1958 the Ministry of Lands & Forests expropriated private cottage properties at Presqu'ile, to make way for the establishment of Presqu'ile Provincial Park. These included three summer cottages of log construction, built in 1934 and located adjacent to each other near what is now the Presqu'ile Park Museum. The cottages were owned by Mrs. K. Denson, Brighton, Mrs. Sadie Corbett, Toronto, and the J.J. Brook Estate, Toronto, on behalf of Mrs. Blanche Brook. After expropriation, these individuals were permitted to retain the use of the cottages during their lifetime, subject to payment of rent which was to be on an annual basis. Mrs. Blanche Brook was deceased in 1967 and Mrs. Sadie Corbett in 1970. However, the heirs to Mrs. Brook and Mrs. Corbett, namely Mrs. W.G. Webber Jr., of Toronto and Col. K.C.B. Corbett, Toronto were permitted to continue use of the respective properties by the Ministry. It is understood that some time during 1973, following the annual payment of rent by Messrs. Webber and Corbett, their cheques were returned by the Ministry without comment. No furth word was received from the Ministry with respect to the disposition of rent or the future use of cottages. Col. Corbett contacted the Minister of Natural Resources, requesting clarification, who then suggested they need not take any particular action with respect to their new position. In June 1975, the Napanee office of the Ministry advised the Corbett and Webber families that they were required to vacate the properties by July 1st. It was further stated that they had deflated on rents for the previous two years. They were subsequently given an extension by the Napanee office to September 1, 1975, by which time they had taken steps to vacate the premises. Mrs. K. Denson, 78, is permitted continued use of her cottage until her death. However, it is understood that Mrs. Denson, a widow, lives alone and with the removal of her neighbours will be left almost entirely on her own in a remote section of the park. Naturally, she is concerned for her safety and security and, as a result, will be forced to give up her own summer home and be denied the quality of life in which she had looked forward to spending her final years. It is proposed that to provide a solution to Mrs. Denson's dilemma which is humane, just, and equitable, Mrs. W.G. Webber Jr., and Col. K.C.B. Corbett be permitted continued occupancy of their cottages until such time as Mrs. Denson may be deceased and that they continue to pay annual rent at the same rate as Mrs. Denson." per research by Susan Brose on Presqu'ile cottages and cottagers, Jan 2022. in 1958 at Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario. She died on 30 December 1962 at Victoria, British Columbia, at age 80; Canada Obituary Index: Name: Sada May Corbett Bowerman; Death Date: Dec 30 1962; Death Place: Victoria, B.C; Burial Place: Toronto; Obit Date: Jan 16 1963; Obit Place: The Gazette, Montreal; Spouse: William Frederick Corbett; Child: Frederick James B., Dawson, K.C.B. (Canada Obituary Index, ancestry.ca.)⁸

     Abigail Louisa Bowerman was born on 5 February 1884 at Singhampton, Grey Co., Ontario; Date Feb 5 1884 & location Singhampton, Grey Co., Ont. per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022. per family tree of Ronald Bowerman on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ She lived on 13 February 1909 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of William Frederick Corbett & Sadie May Bowerman.² As of 14 June 1910,her married name was Jenkins.¹ She married Cecil Richard Jenkins on 14 June 1910 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ As of 16 May 1924,her married name was Freeman.¹ Abigail Louisa Bowerman married Charles Samson Freeman on 16 May 1924 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ Abigail Louisa Bowerman died on 2 January 1978 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 93; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Elizabeth Myrtle "Lizzie" Bowerman was born in July 1888 at Michigan, U.S.A; per family tree of Ronald Bowerman on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ As of 10 June 1911,her married name was Sturgess.¹ She married William Kinnear Sturgess on 10 June 1911 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Phoebe P. Bowerman was born in December 1891 at Wisconsin, U.S.A; per family tree of Ronald Bowerman on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     George Rutherford Hicks was born on 6 January 1876 at Baden, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ He married Eva Maud Bowerman, daughter of Francis Davis Bowerman and Mercy Ann Campaigne, on 3 September 1901 at Pueblo, Pueblo Co., Colorado, U.S.A; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ George Rutherford Hicks died on 24 May 1920 at Pueblo, Pueblo Co., Colorado, U.S.A., at age 44; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Cecil Richard Jenkins was born circa 1886 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ He married Abigail Louisa Bowerman, daughter of Francis Davis Bowerman and Mercy Ann Campaigne, on 14 June 1910 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ Cecil Richard Jenkins died circa 1914 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     Charles Samson Freeman was born circa 1878 at U.S.A; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ He married Abigail Louisa Bowerman, daughter of Francis Davis Bowerman and Mercy Ann Campaigne, on 16 May 1924 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ Charles Samson Freeman died on 23 February 1952; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     William Kinnear Sturgess was born on 2 February 1889 at Ontario Co., Ontario; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ He married Elizabeth Myrtle "Lizzie" Bowerman, daughter of Francis Davis Bowerman and Mercy Ann Campaigne, on 10 June 1911 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹ William Kinnear Sturgess died on 26 February 1984 at Hillsborough, Florida, U.S.A., at age 95; per family tree of Denise Shoesmith on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022.¹

     William Frederick Corbett was born on 23 May 1888 at Ontario; Date May 23 1888 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1888 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1884 per marriage reg'n. - Sadie May Bowerman.^1,2,3 He lived on 13 February 1909 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marriage reg'n. - Sadis May Bowerman.¹ He married Sadie May "Sada" Bowerman, daughter of Francis Davis Bowerman and Mercy Ann Campaigne, on 13 February 1909 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001366: Groom: William Frederick Corbet; Age: 25; Res.: Toronto; Status: bachelor; Rel.: CE; Occ.: Clerk; Parents: James Corbett & Eleanor Adelaide Edmonds; Bride: Sada May Bowerman; Age: 24; Res.: Toronto; Status: spinster; Rel.: CE; Parents: Francis Bowerman & Annie Campaigne; Wit.: Clifford Corbett & Abbie Bowerman, Toronto; Date: Feb 13 1909; Reg'd.: Feb 15 1909; Performed by: ?L.C. Skey? (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001366-1909, ancestry.ca.)⁴ William Frederick Corbett appeared on the census of 1921 at 77 Constance St., Parkdale, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age: 33 at 1921 Census: Corbett, Wm. F., 33, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Quebec; Eng., Anglican, Manager White ?, married; Sadie, 33, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Anglican, married; Fred., 11, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Anglican, son; Vaughan, 10; Dawson, 8; ?Kurt?(m), 1 (1921 Census: Toronto, York Co., Ont., dist. 113, sub-dist. 38, Parkadle, pg. 5 of 14, line 19 - 77 Constance St., TO - ancestry.ca.)³ He Incoming Passenger Lists: Vessel: Bermuda; Departure Port: Hamilton, Bermuda; Arrival Port: New York, NY; Arrival Date: July 31 1930; No. 18; Name: William F. Corbett; Age: 42; Status: husband; Born: Toronto, Cda; Nat.: Eng; Res.: 760 Upper Lansdowne Ave., Montreal, Quebec; No. 19: Sada Corbett; Age: 42; Born: Singhampton, Ont; Status: wife; Nat.: Eng; Res.: same; No. 20: Dawson F. Corbett; Age: 17; Status: son; No. 21: Frederick J. Corbett; Age: 20; Status: son; No. 22: Keith C. Corbett; Age: 10; Status: son (Canada Incoming Passenger Lists, New York, 1930, July, pg. 68 of 71, ancestry.ca) on 31 July 1930 at New York, New York, U.S.A.⁵ He lived in 1934 at Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "LATER COTTAGERS; In the 1930's there were about 150 cottages at Presqu'ile Point. William Atkinson, a contractor from early 1914, built a number of these cottages. Most of the lumber for these cottages came from the local saw mills. Harry Quick estimated he drew over 50% of this material. Many cottages on the Lakeshore were permanent structures. Some of the locals referred to them as Millionaires' Lane. In 1934 three pre- fab cabins built by Eaton's were erected by Dr. Clark, a local doctor who made house calls, the Corbett and the Brook families. They all had hardwood floors and a stone fireplace. The living room had an open ceiling. Double doors led into the glassed porch. They were characterized by natural woodwork and cast iron latches. One still remains and it is being restored by the Park as an example of an Ontario cottage." page 96 of "Presqu'ile" by Susan Brose and Bonnie Browne.⁶ He died on 19 October 1942 at Lockwood Clinic, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 54; Death Reg'n.#007221: Name: William Frederick Corbett; Date: Oct 19 1942; Age: 54; Place of Death: Lockwood Clinic, 300 Bloor St. E., Toronto; Res.: 760 Upper Landsdowne, Westmount, Quebec, 40y; Nat.: Irish; Status: married; Occ.: clothing manufacturer, last July 5 1942; Spouse: Sada Mae Bowerman Corbett; Parents: James F. Corbett & Elanor Adelaide Edmunds, b. Ont; Inf.: S/L Vaughan B. Corbett, R.C.A.F., 64 St. James St., Long Island, NY, son; Burial: St. James, Oct 22 1942; Und.: Myers-Elliott, 715 Dovercourt Rd., TO; Cause: secondary carcinoma of brain, left side of neck; Phys.: J.M. Hazlett, 300 Bloor St., E., TO (Ontario Death Registration, #007221-1942, ancestry.ca.)⁷ He was buried on 22 October 1942 at St. James Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date Oct 22 1942 & location St. James Cemetery per Death Reg'n.²

     James Corbett was born circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of son William Frederick Corbet & Sadie May Bowerman.¹ He married Eleanor Adelaide Edmonds circa 1880; per marriage reg'n. of son William Frederick Corbet & Sadie May Bowerman.¹

     Eleanor Adelaide Edmonds was born circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of son William Frederick Corbet & Sadie May Bowerman.¹ She married James Corbett circa 1880; per marriage reg'n. of son William Frederick Corbet & Sadie May Bowerman.¹ As of circa 1880,her married name was Corbett.¹

     Clifford Corbett was born circa 1888 at Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of his brother William Frederick Corbett.¹ He lived on 13 February 1909 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of William Frederick Corbett & Sadie May Bowerman.¹

     Frederick James Bowerman Corbett was born on 6 January 1910 at 9 Irene Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#001521: Name: Frederick James Bowerman Corbett; Date: Jan 6 1910; Place: 9 Irene Ave., TO; Parents: Wm. Frederick Corbett & Sadie May Bowerman; Married: Toronto, 1909; Phys.: Dr. Shier; Inf.: W. F. Corbett, 9 Irene Ave., clerk; Reg'd.: Jan 27 1910 (Ontario Birth Registration, #001521-1910, ancestry.ca) Date 1910 & location Ont. per 1921 Census.^2,3 He appeared on the census of 1921 at 77 Constance St., Parkdale, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1921 Census: see William F. Corbett.³ He Incoming Passenger Lists: Vessel: Bermuda; Departure Port: Hamilton, Bermuda; Arrival Port: New York, NY; Arrival Date: July 31 1930; No. 18; Name: William F. Corbett; Age: 42; Status: husband; Born: Toronto, Cda; Nat.: Eng; Res.: 760 Upper Lansdowne Ave., Montreal, Quebec; No. 19: Sada Corbett; Age: 42; Born: Singhampton, Ont; Status: wife; Nat.: Eng; Res.: same; No. 20: Dawson F. Corbett; Age: 17; Status: son; No. 21: Frederick J. Corbett; Age: 20; Status: son; No. 22: Keith C. Corbett; Age: 10; Status: son (Canada Incoming Passenger Lists, New York, 1930, July, pg. 68 of 71, ancestry.ca) on 31 July 1930 at 760 Lansdowne Ave., Montreal, Quebec.⁴

     Dawson Francis Bowerman Corbett was born on 27 January 1913 at 865 King St. W., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#002545: Name: Dawson Francis Bowerman Corbett; Date: Jan 27 1913; Place: 865 King St. W., TO; Parents: William Frederick Corbett & Sada May Bowerman; Married: Toronto, 1909; Phys.: Dr. McMann; Inf.: Wm. F. Corbett, accountant, 865 King St. W., TO; Reg'd.: Jan 26? 1913 (Ontario Birth Registration, #002545-1913, ancestry.ca.)² He appeared on the census of 1921 at 77 Constance St., Parkdale, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1921 Census: see Wiliam F. Corbett.³ He Incoming Passenger Lists: Vessel: Bermuda; Departure Port: Hamilton, Bermuda; Arrival Port: New York, NY; Arrival Date: July 31 1930; No. 18; Name: William F. Corbett; Age: 42; Status: husband; Born: Toronto, Cda; Nat.: Eng; Res.: 760 Upper Lansdowne Ave., Montreal, Quebec; No. 19: Sada Corbett; Age: 42; Born: Singhampton, Ont; Status: wife; Nat.: Eng; Res.: same; No. 20: Dawson F. Corbett; Age: 17; Status: son; No. 21: Frederick J. Corbett; Age: 20; Status: son; No. 22: Keith C. Corbett; Age: 10; Status: son (Canada Incoming Passenger Lists, New York, 1930, July, pg. 68 of 71, ancestry.ca) on 31 July 1930 at 760 Lansdowne Ave., Monteral, Quebec.⁴

     Vaughan Bowerman Corbett was born in 1911 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1911 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. per Death Reg'n. of his father William Frederick Corbett.^1,3 He appeared on the census of 1921 at 77 Constance St., Parkdale, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1921 Census: see William F. Corbett.³ He married Mary Catherine Sloan, daughter of James Wallace Sloan and Mary Rose Quick, on 12 December 1936 at Guilderland, New York, U.S.A; New York State Marriage Index: Year: 1936; Surname: Sloan; Given Name: Mary C; Date: Dec 12; Location: Guilderland; Ref.: 64479 (New York State Marriage Index, 1936, pg. 2014 (pg. 2014 of 2587) ancestry.ca) per FindaGrave.^2,4 Vaughan Bowerman Corbett lived on 19 October 1942 at 64 St. James St., Long Island, New York, U.S.A; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father William Frederick Corbett.¹ He died on 20 February 1945 at Bagotville, Sageunay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region, Quebec; Date Feb 20 1945 & location Bagotville, Quebec per FindaGrave.² He was buried on 23 February 1945 at St. James Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Group Captain Vaughan Bowerman Corbett; Birth: 24 Mar 1911, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; Death: 20 Feb 1945 (aged 33), Bagotville, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region, Quebec, Canada; Burial: St. James Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; Plot: Block Q. Lot 89. Centre; Memorial ID: 101725716; Note: Rank: Group Captain. Service No: C/299. Date of Death: 20/02/1945. Age: 33. Regiment /Service: Royal Canadian Air Force, #7 Operational Training Unit (OTU) [Debert, Nova Scotia]. Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross. Group Captain V.B. Corbett was one of the 'The Few', the Commonwealth airmen who served and survived The Battle Of Britain. He was later killed in a crash in Quebec. Son of William Frederick and Sada B. Corbett of Presqu'ile Point, Ontario. Husband of Mary Catherine (Sloan) Corbett, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A. One son. His widow married Raymond Finley Courtney. She died in 1981. Died in a flying accident at Quebec while stationed at Debert, N.S., Date of Birth: 24 Mar 1911. World War II: The Montreal Gazette - Jan 5, 1942. AIR WAR VETERANS BACK FROM BRITAIN (xtract)
News of the appointment of Vaughan B. Corbett to head a squadron was made public here in June of last year. The young lawyer, a graduate of McGill University, had joined the R.C.A.F. before the war and was one of the first to go into the Battle of Britain. He had attended Upper Canada College and had then gone to the Royal Military College at Kingston. After graduation he entered the R.C.A.F. here. The day war was declared he was called for active service and took his training at St. Hubert. He went overseas in June, 1940, as a member of the now-famous No. 1 Fighter Squadron under Sqdr.-Ldr. E. McNab. On Aug 31 of that year he was shot down, his plane in flames. Before he could bail out, he was badly burned and spent three months in hospital. A short time after his convalescense he was promoted from flight-lieutenant to squadron leader, and was given command of the No. 402 squadron. Group Captain Corbett was one of four airmen killed in the crash of their Bolingbroke (#9179) aircraft, 2 miles west of the Bagotville base. The four Canadian airmen who perished in this aircraft accident were: Leading Aircraftman William Reid CLARK, Group Captain Vaughan Bowerman CORBETT, Sergeant John Allan FISHER and Leading Aircraftman William Cochrane WARRELL.
Family Members. Spouse: Mary Catherine Sloan Courtney
1918–1981. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101725716/vaughan_bowerman_corbett.)²

     Keith Campaigne Bowerman "Casey" Corbett was born on 22 May 1920 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date May 22 1920 per Liberated Prisoner Questionaire. Date 1920 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1920 & location Toronto per Passenger List 1930.^1,3 He appeared on the census of 1921 at 77 Constance St., Parkdale, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1921 Census: see William F. Corbett.¹ He Incoming Passenger Lists: Vessel: Bermuda; Departure Port: Hamilton, Bermuda; Arrival Port: New York, NY; Arrival Date: July 31 1930; No. 18; Name: William F. Corbett; Age: 42; Status: husband; Born: Toronto, Cda; Nat.: Eng; Res.: 760 Upper Lansdowne Ave., Montreal, Quebec; No. 19: Sada Corbett; Age: 42; Born: Singhampton, Ont; Status: wife; Nat.: Eng; Res.: same; No. 20: Dawson F. Corbett; Age: 17; Status: son; No. 21: Frederick J. Corbett; Age: 20; Status: son; No. 22: Keith C. Corbett; Age: 10; Status: son (Canada Incoming Passenger Lists, New York, 1930, July, pg. 68 of 71, ancestry.ca) on 31 July 1930 at 760 Lansdowne Ave., Montreal, Quebec.³ He "PUBLISHING A NEWSPAPER; Between 1912 and 1917 Mark Lear of Brighton edited the Presqu'ile News. This periodical sold at five cents per copy. From 1934 to 1935 the first Presqu'ile Pointer was printed. It was a small news sheet that was put together by the young people of Presqu'ile. This fourpage news sheet also sold at a nickel a copy. Editor- in-chief of this paper was Clifford Wayne, with K.C. Corbett, Ruth Wilson, Frances Sloan, Bob Nesbitt and Art Jewitt as associate editors." per page 92 of "Presqu'ile" by Susan Brose and Bonnie Browne. in 1935 at Presqu'ile Pointer, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.² He "Pavilion Activities … During the war years when Casey Corbett was not overseas, you would find him at the Pavilion. He would amuse the Sunday singsong crowd with a comical song about Ann Boleyn called 'With Her Head Tucked Underneath His Arm. '" page 63 of "Presqu'ile" by Susan Brose and Bonnie Browne.
Note: Was this Casey Corbett the same as K.C. Corbett re the newspaper? Circa 1942 at Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁴ He began military service on 8 May 1942 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Enlistment May 8 1942 - per Liberated Prisoner Questionaire.³ He Captured in Sicily Jul 25 1943 - per Liberated Prisoner Questionaire. on 24 July 1943 at Sicliy.³ He Liberated Apr 24 1945 - per Liberated Prisoner Questionaire. on 24 April 1945 at Germany.³ He General Questionaire For British/American Ex-Prisoners of War - TOP SECRET: Name: Lieut. Keith Campaigne Bowerman Corbett; Unite: 48th Highlanders of Canada; Army: 1st Canadian; Birth Date: May 22 1920; Enlisted: May 8 1942; Occ.: University Student; Address: 760 Upper Lansdowne Ave., Westmount, Quebec; Capture: Sicily, Jul 25 1943; Wounded: no; Camps: Capua, Italy, Strassburg, Weinsburgh - Apr 24 1945; Illness: jaundice, 5 weeks.... Date: May 12 1945 (UK and Allied Countries, World War II Liberated Prisoners of War Questionaires, 1945, 1946, ancestry.ca) (https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/62114/images/62114_53021000472_0612-00074?rc=&queryId=db86c2fb-6c3c-4087-9663-a23bf3e76d53&usePUB=true&_phsrc=hbZ15880&_phstart=successSource&pId=55389) on 12 May 1945 at 760 Lansdowne Ave., Westmount, Quebec.³ He married Beatrice Margaret Grant on 18 August 1945 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Canada Newspapers Marriage Index: Name: Lieutenant Keith C. B. Corbett; Res.: Toronto; Employer: 48th Highlanders; School;: Upper Canada College; Marriage Date: Aug 18 1945; Marriage Place: Kingston; Spouse: Beatrice Margaret Grant (Canada Newspapers Marriage Index, ancestry.ca.)^5,3 Keith Campaigne Bowerman "Casey" Corbett lived in 1949 at 25 Duplex Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Duplex Ave. ... "25 Corbett, Kieth, Manufacturer ... 23" & "25 Corbett, Mrs. Beatrice ... 24" Canada Voters Lists, 1949, Toronto, Eglinton, pg. 212 of 412, ancestry.ca.⁵ He lived in 1963 at 111 Glenview Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Glenview Ave. ... "111 Corbett, Kieth, mfr ... 130" & "111 Corbett, Mrs. Beatrice ... 131" Canada Voters Lists, 1963, Toronto, Eglinton, pg. 359 of 437, ancestry.ca.⁵ He lived in 1968 at 111 Glenview Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Glenview Ave. ... "111 Corbett, Kieth, Manufacturer ... 250" & "111 Corbett, Beatrice - ... 251" & "111 Corbet, Vaughan, student ... 252" Canada Voters Lists, 1968, Toronto, Eglinton, pg. 487 of 783, ancestry.ca.⁵ He died in 1997 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "I am researching former Commanding Officers of the 48th Highlanders of Canada. LCol Corbett commanded our Regiment from 1958 to 1961. We know very little about him but I have learned that he died in Brighton in 1997, He was taken prisoner during WW 2 and the newspaper article reporting his return shows he was "from" Presquile Point. (I assume that's where his parents liven.) By chance, might you be able to find any information?
Col (Ret'd) AW (Bill) Jensen, CD; Home: (416) 222-1482; Cell: (416) 540-0825" email from Bill Jensen Feb 18 2025.
Date 1997 & location Kingston per family tree of jerbjenkins on ancestry.ca, Feb 18 2025.^6,7

     Richard Howell was born in 1781 at Cataraqui, Quebec; Date 1781 & location Kingston per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.
Note: Upper and Lower Canada were created in 1792 and before that this area was the western district of the Province of Quebec. Also, the town of Kingston was given that name later in the 1780s but before that it was called Cataraqui. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 29 2022.)¹ He married Polly Lamb circa 1801 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.¹

     Polly Lamb was born circa 1783; per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.¹ As of circa 1801,her married name was Howell.¹ She married Richard Howell, son of John Howell and Eva Catherine Sheets, circa 1801 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.¹

     Mary Ann Howell was born in 1785 at Cataraqui, Quebec; per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.¹ As of 28 April 1897,her married name was Vaughan.¹ She married Robert Vaughan on 28 April 1897 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of 135wec on ancestry.ca, Jan 22 2025.¹

     Jacob Howell was born in 1786 at Fredericksburgh Twp., Province of Quebec; Date 1786 & location Fredericksburgh Twp. per family tree of ellenk44 on ancestry.ca, Aug 10 2024. per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.¹ He married Catherine Fox, daughter of Henry Fox and Catherine Brickman, on 8 March 1812 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of ellenk44 on ancestry.ca, Aug 10 2024.¹

     James Riler Howell was born on 12 July 1789 at Fredericksburgh, Quebec; per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.¹ He married Cloa Wilson circa 1819 at Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.¹ James Riler Howell died on 11 July 1866 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Mountain View, Prince Edward Co., Canada West, at age 76; per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.¹

     Cloa Wilson was born in 1807 at Whitby, Upper Canada; per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.¹ As of circa 1819,her married name was Howell.¹ She married James Riler Howell, son of John Howell and Eva Catherine Sheets, circa 1819 at Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Don or Valerie North on ancestry.ca, Jan 29 2022.¹