Joseph Abraham and Sarah (Bone) Bolson

From the collection of John Rochon

This charming tintype was enclosed in the following letter regarding the marriage of Joseph Abraham Bolson and Sarah Bone in 1876.

From the collection of John Rochon

According to the Canadian Census of 1881, Enniskillen Township, County of Lambton, Joseph A. Bolson, 39 and his wife Sarah, 30, lived on the farm of Charles Bolson, 59, a widower.  Also living there were Charles W., 3, Eva E., 1, and John Bone, 18.  Subsequent digging has unearthed the following: 

Bolson-Bone Marriage Registration

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Bolson Family in 1891 Census

Courtesy of the Library and Archive of Canada

Charles Bolson Death Registration 1893

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Joseph A. Bolson Death Registration

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