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William Gorsline KOTCHAPAW

William Gorsline KOTCHAPAW

Male 1891 - 1971  (80 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Gorsline KOTCHAPAWWilliam Gorsline KOTCHAPAW was born on 28 Jul 1891 in Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Oct 1971 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 379B7A2684E648839D5957FD2A26C0ADAE35

    Notes:

    Grandpa Bill. Bill was 8 when his mother passed on. His dad remarried but his stepmother reportedly was not very loving towards him.

    My grandfather loved to farm and loved that particular farm but the tradition was that the older son inherited the farm. So as the second son, Bill had to go to town to get a job. In 1909 at the age of 18, Grandpa Bill went to Winnipeg and became a shoe salesman . One of the stories of how he met my Grandmother Bessie was while fitting shoes on her. Another story was that they met at a snow shoe club event. So definitely

    Buried:
    Brookside Cemetary

    William married Bessie Alison BROWN on 23 Dec 1916 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. Bessie was born on 14 Jun 1894 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; died on 7 May 1965 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Margaret Sarah KOTCHAPAW  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1918 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died in Mar 1991 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.
    2. 3. Marion Grace KOTCHAPAW  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1921 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died on 11 Aug 2017.
    3. 4. Lieut. William John KOTCHAPAW  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Nov 1924 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died on 10 Sep 1944; was buried in Groesbeek, , Gelderland, Netherlands.
    4. 5. Betty Catherine KOTCHAPAW  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1927 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died on 8 Oct 2004 in Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.
    5. 6. John KOTCHAPAW  Descendancy chart to this point died in in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.
    6. 7. Allison KOTCHAPAW  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Margaret Sarah KOTCHAPAW Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 10 Oct 1918 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died in Mar 1991 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 688558B7C69E47CAA176C6A4A3C0E7E622F2

    Notes:

    Margaret was the responsible oldest child that helped her mother organize the others to get the house work done. She became a WREN in WWII.

    After her marriage, she raised two children and assisted her husband with the bookkkeping side of his pracice as a General Practioner MD who took mainly children as patients.

    Margaret enjoyed golf at the St Charles Country Club and she loved to garden both at her home and later at the cottage in Lac du Bonnet. She was very enthusiatic and loved to laugh.

    Margaret married Dr. Robert Walker MACNEIL on 16 Jul 1943 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. Robert was born on 27 Apr 1917 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died on 13 May 1992 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Martha Lyle MACNEIL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1944 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died on 2 Jul 2014.
    2. 9. Robert William MACNEIL  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Marion Grace KOTCHAPAW Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 8 Sep 1921 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died on 11 Aug 2017.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: B3001FC2099347FF87AB740AC669EA367562

    Notes:

    Marion worked for while for GE. After her marriage, hestayed home to rie her children.

    She enjoyed socializing - very much required of Bank President's wife.

    Marion married Allen Thomas LAMBERT on 5 May 1950 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. Allen was born on 28 Dec 1911; died in 2002 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; was buried in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. William Allen LAMBERT  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. Anne Barber LAMBERT  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Lieut. William John KOTCHAPAW Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 21 Nov 1924 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died on 10 Sep 1944; was buried in Groesbeek, , Gelderland, Netherlands.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: B71B3DC734464BD494998FE519B6300211D4


  4. 5.  Betty Catherine KOTCHAPAW Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 5 May 1927 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died on 8 Oct 2004 in Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 32EC6120F1334960A8A63E0D98CF086DE162

    Notes:

    Betty graduated with a degree in Home Economics from the University of Manitoba.

    She married a fellow Winnipeger Alan Laing and had 5 children. She managed their homes in Winnipeg (1950-4); Caracas (1954-58); Burlington (1959-79)and then their last one in Verner Ontario which she helped her husband build and where she tended a large vegetable garden.

    Betty married Alan Douglass LAING [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Catherine Jean LAING  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Claude Duncan LAING  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Jenny Alison LAING  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 15. Kenneth Alan LAING  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 16. Mary LAING  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  John KOTCHAPAW Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) died in in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: CFA8119DDC858D49A4247536B3AF909C5D46

    Notes:

    Bill wrote to his Dad on May 24, 1944: "It is one year since I got worn into the Army & believe me it has been quite a busy year. And now here I sit on the eve of an invasion "ready" for battle. When it comes, it is going to be plenty tough & alot of fellows will be dead. What I am afraid of most is not death; but being hit & suffer a permanent injury or ailment....In the army you find out what a home really is and what it means. Thanks for the home & thanks for everything."

    On July 25, 1944 Bill wrote:" Have to start saving me a little money after this leave. for I've got a strong hankering to take Medicine if I can rise t the occaion. You'd know what I meant if you were in Normandy."

    A major wrote to his father Bill about his death on Sept 10,1944: "The company ws making an attack on a strongly held German position when we came under some very heavy mortar fire. Not with standing, "Kotch" as he was affectionately called by all of us, contnued to lead his platoon forward to his objective and he had just reached it when he was killed instantly by blast from a mortar bomb that felll within a few yards of him. We buried him in a little glade near where he fell together with some oh his men who were alos killed. Our padre conducted a service over them.... Kotch's men have asked me to say that never will they have another platoon commander who they will follow with the same confidence." The finest tribute I can pay is to say that to have 30 men with such implicit faith in you that they will follow wherever you lead is a fine memorial to one of the most honest, goodlooking men I have ever known."


  6. 7.  Allison KOTCHAPAW Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1)

    Allison married Douglas Randall ENGLISH [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Betty Alison ENGLISH  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. William Douglas ENGLISH  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 19. Susan Margaret ENGLISH  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Martha Lyle MACNEIL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Jul 1944 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died on 2 Jul 2014.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: D88A0316F36AAC428D3AB8FF633EEE1BEE60
    • Obituary: 12 Jul 2014, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada

    Notes:

    Martha taught home economics in high school before she was married and after her children were raised.

    Obituary:
    MARTHA SAPER

    MARTHA LYLE SAPER (nee MACNEIL) Martha was born July 4, 1944 in Winnipeg to Robert and Margaret MacNeil, and passed away July 2, 2014. She is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband Jim, daughter Marla (Scott), sons Matthew (Kelly), and Michael (Alaina and granddaughter Stella), brother Rob (Mardi, nephew Kevin and niece Kristi), and many dear friends. In her early years Martha was a high school athlete playing basketball and volleyball and was also a certified lifeguard. She was a graduate of the University of Manitoba in the faculties of Home Economics and Education. She used her knowledge to teach life skills to many young people. Martha and Jim were married on October 30, 1968 and enjoyed a happy marriage together. Martha considered her crowning achievement to be her children, granddaughter and grandsons to come, of which she was extremely proud. She loved them unconditionally to no end. Martha enjoyed life and people. Her homes in both Winnipeg and at Lake of the Woods were always open to family and friends. Her generosity and willingness to help knew no bounds. Martha loved adventures - whether camping, spending time at the lake, or travelling - most recently to Alaska, China, Africa, Florida and Mexico. Martha was always reinventing herself. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking, working at the RWB Things Store, attending extension courses at the University of Winnipeg, and learning how to drive a Sea-Doo this past summer at the lake. Her annual holiday parties were legend and highly anticipated by family and friends all throughout her married life. A service and celebration of her life was held on July 4, 2014. Pallbearers were sons Matthew and Michael, brother Rob, and nephews Kevin, Ritchie and Shael

    Martha married James Herbert SAPER on 30 Oct 1968. James was born in in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Marla Lisbeth SAPER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Matthew Hartley SAPER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 22. Michael James SAPER  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 9.  Robert William MACNEIL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.William1)

    Robert married Marty [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Kevin MACNEIL  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Kristi Margaret MACNEIL  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 10.  William Allen LAMBERT Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marion2, 1.William1)

    William married Jan Roberta SEEGER [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Henry Allen LAMBERT  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Katherine Anne Grace LAMBERT  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 11.  Anne Barber LAMBERT Descendancy chart to this point (3.Marion2, 1.William1)

    Anne married Thomas Gordon WELCH [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 12.  Catherine Jean LAING Descendancy chart to this point (5.Betty2, 1.William1)

    Catherine married Norman FROST [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Jason Robert FROST  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Graham Douglass FROST  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 13.  Claude Duncan LAING Descendancy chart to this point (5.Betty2, 1.William1)

    Claude married Jean BENTLEY [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Heidi Meredith LAING  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Sasha Erin LAING  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 14.  Jenny Alison LAING Descendancy chart to this point (5.Betty2, 1.William1)

    Jenny married David John PARKES [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Laura Emily PARKES  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 32. Sarah Rachel PARKES  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 15.  Kenneth Alan LAING Descendancy chart to this point (5.Betty2, 1.William1)

    Kenneth married Lyn WEYMAN [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Andrew Kenneth LAING  Descendancy chart to this point

    Kenneth married Karen BELL [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Rowan LAING  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 35. Caitlin LAING  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 16.  Mary LAING Descendancy chart to this point (5.Betty2, 1.William1)

    Mary married Vincent EKVALL [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Adam Clayton EKVALL  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Ginny Marilyn EKVALL  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 38. Julia Angeline EKVALL  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 39. Steven Alan EKVALL  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 40. Connor Vincent EKVALL  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 17.  Betty Alison ENGLISH Descendancy chart to this point (7.Allison2, 1.William1)

    Betty married Norman AUSLANDER [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 18.  William Douglas ENGLISH Descendancy chart to this point (7.Allison2, 1.William1)

  12. 19.  Susan Margaret ENGLISH Descendancy chart to this point (7.Allison2, 1.William1)

    Susan married Peter Anthony ALEXANDER [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Alice Elizabeth English ALEXANDER  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Marla Lisbeth SAPER Descendancy chart to this point (8.Martha3, 2.Margaret2, 1.William1)

  2. 21.  Matthew Hartley SAPER Descendancy chart to this point (8.Martha3, 2.Margaret2, 1.William1)

  3. 22.  Michael James SAPER Descendancy chart to this point (8.Martha3, 2.Margaret2, 1.William1)

  4. 23.  Kevin MACNEIL Descendancy chart to this point (9.Robert3, 2.Margaret2, 1.William1)

  5. 24.  Kristi Margaret MACNEIL Descendancy chart to this point (9.Robert3, 2.Margaret2, 1.William1)

  6. 25.  Henry Allen LAMBERT Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 3.Marion2, 1.William1)

  7. 26.  Katherine Anne Grace LAMBERT Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 3.Marion2, 1.William1)

  8. 27.  Jason Robert FROST Descendancy chart to this point (12.Catherine3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  9. 28.  Graham Douglass FROST Descendancy chart to this point (12.Catherine3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  10. 29.  Heidi Meredith LAING Descendancy chart to this point (13.Claude3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  11. 30.  Sasha Erin LAING Descendancy chart to this point (13.Claude3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  12. 31.  Laura Emily PARKES Descendancy chart to this point (14.Jenny3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  13. 32.  Sarah Rachel PARKES Descendancy chart to this point (14.Jenny3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  14. 33.  Andrew Kenneth LAING Descendancy chart to this point (15.Kenneth3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  15. 34.  Rowan LAING Descendancy chart to this point (15.Kenneth3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  16. 35.  Caitlin LAING Descendancy chart to this point (15.Kenneth3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  17. 36.  Adam Clayton EKVALL Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mary3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  18. 37.  Ginny Marilyn EKVALL Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mary3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  19. 38.  Julia Angeline EKVALL Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mary3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  20. 39.  Steven Alan EKVALL Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mary3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  21. 40.  Connor Vincent EKVALL Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mary3, 5.Betty2, 1.William1)

  22. 41.  Alice Elizabeth English ALEXANDER Descendancy chart to this point (19.Susan3, 7.Allison2, 1.William1)


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