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Letter, 1 November 1875
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-093-0065
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1 November 1875 (Creation)
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- Orr, E. S. (Elias Samuel), 1829-1899
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- Cookshire (Québec)
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(1829-1899)
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Elias Samuel Orr was born on July 11, 1829, in Lachute, Argenteuil, Quebec.
In 1847, he began to work as a clerk in Charles Wales' store in St. Andrews and became a junior member of Charles Wales & Co. in 1854. In 1860, he left St. Andrews for Sawyerville, Quebec, where he carried on a country trade till 1868. In 1869, Orr became a Registrar of Compton County, Cookshire, Quebec.
In 1856, he married Jane Colclough White (1830-1907). He died on March 6, 1899, in Montreal, Quebec.
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Letter from E.S. Orr to John William Dawson, written from Cookshire.