Oliver Montroy

Oliver Montroy was born of and  in Williamstown, ON circa 1847, circa 1851, or December 1852. He married Jane Audette on July 22 and fathered (1875),  (1882),  (1887),  (1887 or 1889),  (1890),  (1894), Emma-Louise (1895 or 1896),  (1899),  (1899),  (1901),  (1902),  (1905), and  (1911–1935?) Montroy.

He was registered in the 1891 and 1911 Censuses of Canada as Canadian (Ontarian), of French origins, and Roman Catholic. He lived most of his life in Alexandria working as a general contractor, well-digger, or labourer with "odd jobs" on the side. He worked about 50 hours per week, every week of the year, earning about $400 in 1910. He apparently had no life or illness insurance. He was illiterate according to the 1891 Census of Canada, but could read and write and was French-English bilingual according to the 1911 Census.

He presumably lived in Williamstown most of his life, from his birth in 1847, to his marriage in 1886, and his children's births there in 1887 and 1896. He was registered in Alexandria in the 1911 Census of Canada, and witnessed his grandson Gordon Willard's baptism at nearby Lancaster, ON in 1922. He moved to Cornwall in 1934 to live with his son Dennis, a year before his death.

He died on January 8 at Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Cornwall, ON following three weeks of illness from a heart ailment (88 years old). His obituary described him:
 * He was well known throughout Glengarry county and was held in high esteem. He was a thorough tradesman and always took great pains to get the best results out of his work.

Known locations
 6#B2758BC5 (A) 45.146692, -74.57951, Williamstown, ON: marriage (1886); Jenette's birth (1887); Alessander's marriage (1870); Emma's birth (1896) (B) 45.14372, -74.502577, Lancaster, ON: marriage of George Willard (1922) (C) 45.030482, -74.718226, Cornwall, ON: death (1935)