Metherall, Joseph Christopher
| Birth Name | Metherall, Joseph Christopher |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 84 years, 8 months, 16 days |
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Joseph Christopher Metherall
Served during the following dates: 1919-07-24
METHERALL JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER, farmer; b. 16 April 1862 in Mill River, son of Thomas Metherall and Jane Gard; m. 27 February 1884 Sarah Gorill, and they had six children, Ethel, Hattie, Flossie, Sergeant, and another son and daughter; Methodist; d. 1947.
Metherall, a Liberal, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1919 for 1st Prince. He was defeated in the general election of 1923. Metherall, though born in Mill River, lived in Alberton, where he received his education. In the early 1800s, his ancestors had emigrated to the Island to engage in shipbuilding, but he chose farming as his occupation. Joseph Metherall died in 1947. Sarah Metherall, the daughter of |ohn and Eleanor Irene Gorill of Cascumpec. She was born 10 October ca. 1862 and died in 1953.
References: CPG 1921, 1924; PARO: Census 1901; St. Peters Anglican and O’Leary United Church Baptismal Records; Cascumpec United Church Cemetery Records. Guide to abbreviations
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Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | April 16, 1862 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | Lot 5 | |
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| Death | 1947 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | find a grave | |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Metherall, Thomas Jr. | 1821 | 1893 | |
| Mother | Gard, Jane | 1826 | 1917 | |
| Sister | Metherall, Margaret | September 4, 1849 | 1934 | |
| Brother | Metherall, Thomas | 1851 | 1939 | |
| Brother | Metherall, Samuel | 1855 | ||
| Sister | Metherall, Liza Jane | 1860 | ||
| Metherall, Joseph Christopher | April 16, 1862 | 1947 |
Families
Family of Metherall, Joseph Christopher and Gorrill, Sarah Catherine Annie |
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| Married | Wife | Gorrill, Sarah Catherine Annie ( * October 10, 1862 + April 26, 1953 ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Metherall, Ella Ethel | 1885 | 1942 |
| Metherall, Hattie Rose | 1887 | 1951 |
| Metherall, Thomas | 1891 | 1892 |
| Metherall, Florence | 1893 | 1976 |
| Metherall, John Sargent | 1898 | 1969 |
