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11 February 2025

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MARGARET ELSMORE BLACKSTOCK née GOOD

Margaret Elsmore Good was born on 5 August 1888 in Huron, Ontario, Canada the daughter of Adam Good & Mary Elizabeth Vanstone. She had three brothers, William James (1885 – 1955), Joseph Vanstone (b 1886) & Harold (b 1894) and one sister, Edna Boran (b 1892).

William James Good was the proprietor of the Olympic Restaurant at 258 2nd Ave S in 1910. In 1916 he enlisted in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force (CEF) whilst living in Mirror, Alberta. He died on 3 January 1955.

Joseph Vanstone Good enlisted in the CEF on 27 September 1915 whilst living with the family at 314 11th St, Saskatoon. He was a clerk for the Universal Produce Co at the time. He was killed on active service at Mancoing, France on 29 September 1918 and is buried in the war grave cemetery, Cambrai, France.

Harold enlisted in the CEF on 23 September 1914, having already served four years in the militia. He was living with the family at 314 11th St, Saskatoon and worked for the Post Office as a clerk. He died in Saskatoon on 17 September 1927.

Margaret Elsmore Good married John Franklin Blackstock (b 12 June 1875 in Simcoe, Ontario) and they had three children, Margaret (b 1912), Elizabeth (b 1915) & George (b 1917). John ran a farm lands business in Regina and then with his brother Clarence Wesley Blackstock. He established Blackstock & Forrester with interests in real estate, insurance, coal & wood dealers. He served on Saskatoon Council in 1912 at which time the family lived at 317 3rd Ave N. In 1916 they had moved to 1009 Melrose Ave and in 1918 to 105 Poplar Crescent This was the year of the influenza pandemic and Margaret Elsmore died on 4 November 1918.

Their family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Blackstock Tree.