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15 February 2025

David March © 2019

GEORGE CHATREAU, Mrs G CHATREAU (née MARY ANN McKINNON)
& GILBERT ALEXANDER CHATREAU

George Chatreau was born on 4 March 1870 probably in London, Middlesex County, Ontario to Gilbert Chatreau (1826-1908) and Susan Howard (1831-1911). George had five siblings, Robert (1849-1925), Joseph (1854-1910), Sarah (1856-1948), Susan (1859-1934) and Gilbert Jr (1865-1940). Gilbert Chatreau Sr farmed in Nissouri, Middlesex County before coming west between 1861 and 1871 and settling in Greenock Twp, Bruce County.

George married Mary Ann McKinnon on 14 June 1899 in Kinloss Twp, Bruce County. Mary was born on 24 May 1871 in Greenock, Bruce County to Alexander McKinnon (1831-1909) and Flora McDonald (1831-1914). Mary had one sister, Cathrine (b 1868).

George and Mary had two children,
Gilbert “Alexander“ (1905-1989) and
Mary Ann born  30 September 1913 but died four days later.

Gilbert Jr was born on 5 June 1865 in West Nissouri, Ontario. By 1889 Gilbert was farming in Riversdale, Bruce County. He married Bessie Jane Black on 10 April 1901. Bessie was born in 1865 in Greenock and raised by William Black (1839-1920) and Isabella McKinnon (1845-1887).

Gilbert and Bessie had one daughter,

Isabelle (1901-1953).

Gilbert and Bessie lived and farmed in Greenock where Gilbert died in 1940 and Bessie died in 1948.

The family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title Culross Chatreau Tree.