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WERRY, John [c.1730-   ]  and  QUILLER, Rebecca [1727-1796]
    first of the known Werry's;  married Rebecca Quiller;  Rebecca was baptized 4 Apr., 1727 at Talland, Cornwall England;  the Quiller's were from West Looe and Polperro;  of French extraction;  Rebecca died 1796.

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WERRY, John [1764-1841]  and   CONGDON, Anne [1770-1844]    
    baptized 23 Aug., 1764 at Lanreath Parish, Cornwall, England;  married Ann Congdon, 29 Aug., 1790 at Lanreath;  first settled at Penderlake, Lanreath;  moved to Teacoombe near Penderlake;  to Longcoe, St. Martin's Parish;  Anne was  baptized 12 Dec., 17770 at Duloe, Cornwall;  both are buried in Duloe Church Cemetery.    

  Picture of a sampler recording Ann Congdon Werry's death;  courtesy of  Jane Thacker, whom I thank.

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WERRY, William [1797-1870]  and  HONEY, Elizabeth  [1800-1858]
    baptized at Pelynt, Cornwall on 27 Aug., 17997;  married Elizabeth Honey on 13 Jan., 1824 at Lanreath, Cornwall, England;  emigrated from England, 1834;  settled first at Hope, Ontario, Canada;  purchased the Werry farm at Bethesda, Ont. (Lot 6 Conc. 5; 200 acres);  sold, for a token of 5 shillings,  the western end of the farm to the Bethesda Church and Cemetery;  sold the farm to his son William Jr., c.1880;  moved with Elizabeth to Solina, Ont.;  died at Solina, 1870;  Elizabeth  died at Newcastle, Ont., 1858;  both are buried in Bethesda Cemetery.

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WERRY, William  Jr. [1830-1861]
    received his father's farm c. 1880;  turned the farm over to his son John Henry Werry in1879.

WERRY, Peter [1838-1922]  and  HOAR, Annie [1838-1913]
    Peter was born in 1838 as was Annie;  married,1864;  atlas of 1878 shows Peter having the farm, west and north of Tyrone, Ont., which he named "Springbrook" and as the Atlas of 1878 for Durham county, township of Darlington shows Peter owning Concessions V1, Lot 27, 100 acres; V11, Lot13, 92 acres; V111, Lot 14, 49 acres;  after Annie died in 1913 Peter turned the farm over to his son Milton and resided with his daughter Emma at her home in Tyrone;  died in 1922;  both are buried in Bethesda Cemetery.

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WERRY, Frederick William Orion, B.A., D.S. L.. [1868-1935]     
    born at Tyrone, Ont., 1868;  employed at the Royal Observatory at Ottawa and was in that city during the great fire;  involved with the laying of the transatlantic cable;  died at Toronto 22 Jan., 1935;     buried in Bethesda Cemetery, Ont..

WERRY, Milton James Blake [1871-1953]  and    McLAUGHLIN, Charlotte (Lottie) Elizabeth [1878-1961] 
    born in Clark Twsp. 11 Feb., 1871;  raised on his father's farm - Springbrook;  attended church and school at Tyrone, Ont.;  married Charlotte (Lottie) McLaughlin , 5 Dec., 1900;  moved to Oshawa;  employed by General Motors;  long standing member of King St. United Church, Oshawa;  one of the oldest member of the Board of Trustees;  died 16 Sep., 1952 at Oshawa;  Lottie was born at Tyrone;  she was a long standing member of King St. United Church, Oshawa;  involved with the Women's Temperance Union;  died 27 Mar., 1961 at Toronto;  both are  buried in Bethesda Cemetery.  

Milton   Marie      Irene   Hazel   Lottie                         c.1920	Milton and Charlotte (Lottie)                c.1950

  Wedding Notice:  A very pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr. Wm. McLaughlin on Wednesday evening of last week, it being the marriage of their eldest daughter Miss Lottie to Mr. Milton Werry. The ceremony was ably performed by our pastor, Rev. J. McMullen, in the presence of nearly one hundred friends. Miss E. Werry acted as bridesmaid, while Mr. Albert McLaughlin supported the groom. After the wedding supper Mr. and Mrs. Werry left on the evening train for Toronto amid showers of old boots and rice, to spend their honeymoon. We all join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Werry a long, happy and prosperous wedded life. The bride was the recipient of some very costly presents.

WERRY, Emma Maude  [1872-1969]
     born at Springbrook farm, Tyrone, Ont.;  moved to Toronto;  a Deaconess at St. Lukes United Church;  a Travelers Aid at West Toronto Train Station;  died 1969;  buried Bethesda Cemetery.

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 WERRY, Elton Arthur Glanfield [1898-1982]  m1.  Lillian HILLIER [1898-1960]  m2.1962  Lila Maude DOUBT -WILSON [    -1984]
    son of Arthur B. & Mary (Oke) Werry;  born 16 Jan., 1898;  married first Lillian Hiller and second Lila Wilson;  died 4 Aug, 1982 at Extendicare Nursing Home, Oshawa;  buried in Bethesda Cemetery.
    Lila Maud DOUBT married first Albert E. Wilson and second Elton;  buried with Albert.

WERRY, Hazel Annie Ellen  [-]
    born at the Springbrook farm;  attended church and school at Tyrone;  moved to Oshawa and finished her schooling;  worked for the Canada Savings and Loan Co. as a private secretary;  owned first family car;  married first, Philip Dwight Turner of Toronto, 6 Jul., 1935;  raised 3 children;  moved to Strathroy, Ont.;  after Philip died, moved to Toronto;  married second, Harold T. Hoar of Toronto, 1964;   voluntarily stopped driving in 1998;  widowed and living at  Toronto.

WERRY, Irene Edna [1901-1979]  and  MURRAY, Walter Campbell [c.1894-1962]  
     born at Springbrook farm;  moved to Toronto, c. 1925;  married Walter Murray, 18 Aug., 1926;  worked for General Motors, Square D Co., Planter's Peanuts;  died 15 Dec., 1979;  Walter was born at Toronto;  son of George Murray and brother to Robert and his sister Jessie;  Worked for the  TTC (Toronto Transit Commission);  his forebears were from Scotland;  died 21 Jan.., 1962; both are buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto.

WERRY, Lois Mary Lucretia [1888-1979]  &  Russell Kenneth BRAGG [1888-1963]
    daughter of Arthur B. & Mary (Oke) Werry; married Russell Bragg on 17 Nov, 1915;  died at Bowmanville, 17 Aug, 1979.
    Russell died at Bowmanville on 18 Mar, 1963.  Both buried in Bowmanville Cemetery. 

WERRY, Marie Zillah  [1903-1944]  and  McCONNELLl,  Hamilton  [c.1901-     ]   
    born at Springbrook farm;  worked at the Robert Simpson Co.;  married Hamilton McConnell, 1929;  moved to Sutton, Ont.;  active with the Presbyterian Church, the Upper Canada Bible Society and the Navy League of Sutton; died 10 Jul., 1944;  buried Bethesda Cemetery.  Hamilton was born c. 1901;  worked for the Toronto and York Roads Commission;  in the 1930s;  served in WWII with the RCOC.

WERRY, Vera Izet Arvilla [1895-1979]  &  Russell Kenneth BRAGG [1888-1963]
    daughter of Arthur B. Werry and Mary A. Oke;  born 23 Jun., 1895;  married Russell Bragg, 1915.