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Title: John Bond and Jane Grey in York Township Cause of death
Post by: punch on Tuesday 05 January 21 20:13 GMT (UK)
John Bond, son of Robert Bond and Mary Palmer, was born about 1814 in Suffolk, England. John's parents emigrated to Canada in 1826 and purchased 100 acres on the western half of Lot 8, Concession 3 east of Yonge Street in York. In about 1842 John married Jane Gray born about 1818 in London, England to unknown parents. It would appear that both John and Jane died on the same day on August 14, 1846 and are buried in the York Mills Baptist Cemetery. There death on the same day leads me to an accident of some sort. Any information you could possibly share with me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Title: Re: John Bond and Jane Grey in York Township Cause of death
Post by: Milliepede on Tuesday 05 January 21 22:20 GMT (UK)
Death certificate(s) will have the cause of death. 
Title: Re: John Bond and Jane Grey in York Township Cause of death
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 06 January 21 07:15 GMT (UK)
Civil registration (birth, marriage and death records) did not begin until 1869

births 1869 to 1917
marriages 1869 to 1938
some births and marriages before 1869
deaths 1869 to 1948

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/ontario.aspx

Sandra
Title: Re: John Bond and Jane Grey in York Township Cause of death
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 06 January 21 07:25 GMT (UK)
Apparently there was a Globe Newspaper in 1846 - Began as a weekly newspaper in 1844 and became a semi-weekly in September 1846.
Difficult to know if there would be anything in newspapers, have you had a look thru this link ?

https://www.loc.gov/newspapers/?all=true&dates=1800/1899&fa=language:english%7Clocation:canada%7Caccess-restricted:false%7Cpartof_title:the+globe+%28toronto,+canada%29+1844-1936

Sandra
Title: Re: John Bond and Jane Grey in York Township Cause of death
Post by: RunKitty on Wednesday 06 January 21 16:47 GMT (UK)
Hi,

I checked the Globe paper through the Toronto Public Library.....only a few months from 1846 are covered.   There are no issues from August in their collection.   

RK
Title: Re: John Bond and Jane Grey in York Township Cause of death
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 06 January 21 16:56 GMT (UK)

Thanks for checking the papers RK.  :)

That's a shame, it might have been the only way to verify both deaths.

Sandra
Title: Re: John Bond and Jane Grey in York Township Cause of death
Post by: RunKitty on Wednesday 06 January 21 16:58 GMT (UK)
True....I don't see anything in the Ourontario newspapers site either.   I was wondering if a more local paper might have something.   No luck. 

RK
Title: Re: John Bond and Jane Grey in York Township Cause of death
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 06 January 21 17:07 GMT (UK)
Can see an ancestry tree with the death date on but no source.  :'(
Perhaps punch could contact the owner of the tree to see where the information came from ?
Under cabanabequia.

Sandra
Title: Re: John Bond and Jane Grey in York Township Cause of death
Post by: punch on Thursday 07 January 21 13:07 GMT (UK)
Thank you so much for your attempts to find answers for me. It is very much appreciated. I have been in contact with cabanbequia and the death dates are a mystery to her too. All we have is a photo of a headstone which lists the death dates. Happy New Year.
Title: Re: John Bond and Jane Grey in York Township Cause of death
Post by: eileenwilson on Thursday 07 January 21 15:50 GMT (UK)
The British Colonist was also a Toronto newspaper of the day available online through the Toronto Public Library:

https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp?view=grid&Erp=20&Ntt=Canadian+newspapers--Ontario--Toronto&N=38537+38570

I did have a quick look and didn't see anything, but you may want to peruse it yourself.