Major David Seymour CHURCH

1917 - 2004  (86 years)

• Name	David Seymour CHURCH
  Prefix	Major
  Birth	14 Jun 1917	Saint John, New Brunswick   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut   [2]
  Death	10 Jun 2004	Toronto, Ontario   [3]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. John Elbert CHURCH,   b. 6 Mar 1916, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 4 Aug 1986, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 70 years) + 2. Major David Seymour CHURCH,   b. 14 Jun 1917, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 10 Jun 2004, Toronto, Ontario  (Age 86 years) + 3. Hugh Wallace CHURCH,   b. 22 Oct 1923, Hartford, Connecticut d. 17 May 1980, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 56 years) + 4. Barbara Louise CHURCH,   b. 16 Jun 1928, Hartford, Connecticut d. 21 Dec 2012, Halifax, Nova Scotia  (Age 84 years) + 5. Joseph Frederic CHURCH,   b. 18 Oct 1929, Hartford, Connecticut d. 20 Jul 2018, Toronto, Ontario  (Age 88 years)
  Person ID	I14114	bmds
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Elbert Edgar CHURCH,   b. 12 Oct 1883, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick d. 26 Jul 1956, Saint John, New Brunswick (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Vivien Dawson BARNES,   b. 29 Jul 1890, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 17 Dec 1982 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F5758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion JENKINS,   b. 1923, England d. 8 Dec 2016, Toronto, Ontario (Age 93 years)
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  	+ 1. Michael CHURCH + 2. Wendy CHURCH
  Family ID	F5765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Jun 1917 - Saint John, New Brunswick Census - 1930 - West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Death - 10 Jun 2004 - Toronto, Ontario
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] New Brunswick Provincial Archives – Vital Statistics, (website). Certificate of birth. [S11] 1930 US Census. Household (head: Elbert E. Church) [S4] Obituary. CHURCH, Major David Seymour -– Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps (ret.), died June 10, 2004, four days shy of his 87th birthday, in Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto.  Born in Saint John, N.B., a son of Elbert Edgar and Vivien Dawson Church, he worked for the Royal Bank in New Brunswick before joining the army, serving in Canada, including twice in Halifax, and overseas during and after the Second World War. After retirement, he became secretary of the Ontario Highway Transport Board. He is survived by his wife, Marion (Peggy) Jenkins; children, Michael (Dana), Wendy (Stephen) Cole; grandchildren, Kathleen and Eric Church, Luke and Noah Cole, all of Toronto; sister, Barbara (William) March, Halifax; brother, Joseph, Sudbury. He was predeceased by brothers, John and Hugh (Saint John).  Sunny and cheerful, he enjoyed music, golf and curling. Funeral was held Monday, June 14, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery Chapel, Mausoleum and Crematorium, Toronto, where he will be buried. Donations may be made to The Salvation Army or Taylor Place Day Program.