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Record #17935
Name :
: Alfred TAYLOR (1908 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1908 (approx.)

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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
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Country
: Canada

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: - Unknown -

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: Unknown
NotesJoan (Taylor) Melancon spoke about her father, Alfred Taylor. He became a pillar of the North Gower Community, much honored for a life that included a meritorious military career along with strong support for sports and community volunteerism. But Taylor was also a Home Child.

He began life in a happy, secure family in England, but ended up shuttling among relatives after his mother died of cancer and his father abandoned their three sons. The two oldest brothers ended up in a dismal work house. Taylor was eventually sent to Canada just prior to his 15th birthday as a farm worker. Some of his placements were good. Others were bad.

During the dirty thirties when times were hard and jobs were scarce, Taylor ended up in North Gower, where he found work and fell hard for a beautiful teacher, Madeline Craig, daughter of a well-established family, headed by long-time town reeve, Howard Craig.

Against those odds, the two fell in love, married and went on to enjoy 50 years of happiness, family and community service before Madeline's death. Taylor told his children he tried to do something good and productive each and every day of his life. In his own words, for a boy who came to Canada ?with nothing?, he had a wonderful life. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-11-01 19:36:39 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : alanmack

Last Updated : 2012-11-06 19:34:07 /

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