Edward Joseph Melus 1940–1942

Edward Joseph Melus, 1940–1942 (aged 1 year)

1941 c., Eddie & Johnnie Melus in yard near Hunta

Name

Edward Joseph Melus

Name: Edward Joseph /Melus/

Name

Edko — also known as

Name: Edko
Type of name: also known as

Gender Male


Birth	The Eveche de Hearst indicates his birth date was July 13, 1940. Family Bible says July 30. July 30, 1940 born at noon in Cochrane ON
Birth	July 30, 1940 On his birth certificate his name is Joseph Edward, but his parents always referred to him as Edko (Eddie). They never used the Joseph name. Stefan's father's name was Valent Jozef, but he was called Jozef, so maybe family habit to use the second name only.
Baptism	also registration date; information from Eveche de Hearst, Box 1330, Hearst ON, P0L 1N0, on August 21, 2013 August 9, 1940 (aged 10 days) Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Latitude: 49.0652 Longitude: -81.029
Godparents	1940 Hunta, Ontario - Elizabeth (Miskof) & Joseph Lesso
Cause of death (Facts Pg)	1942 acute intestinal intoxication due to secondary anaemia
Death	address on death certificate was RR4, Glencoe, but I always remember the address as being RR3, Glencoe (Mary Janes). April 23, 1942 (aged 1 year) Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
Burial	April 24, 1942 (1 day after death) North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardsville, Ontario, Canada
Shared note	Have death certificate and birth certificate.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: mistakenly recorded on naturalization certificate as Nov 17, 1903 — November 14, 1903 — Klatova Nova Ves, Austro-Hungarian Empire First communion: May 1, 1913 — Viktor Melus saved his brother Steve's communion certificate to give to him when he came back to Czechoslovakia. Mary Janes brought it to him in 1985, since Steve had never come back to visit. Passport: April 9, 1926 — Passport #185/26 Topolcany Immigration: He travelled third class. There are more details on the Pier 21 documents. — August 7, 1926 — Sailed from Liverpool, England on the SS Baltic, White Star Line Immigration: August 1926 — Came as landed immigrant. Pier 21 papers say he was married and spoke Russian. Immigration: August 1926 — Travelled by CNR to Winnipeg on 18w36 Immigration: August 14, 1926 — Arrived in Halifax with $25 Residence 1: between 1903 and 1926 — Klatova Nova Ves, okres Topolcany Citizenship: December 6, 1935 — Certificate of Naturalization issued by the Dominion of Canada "as a British subject." Naturalization certificate A (alien) settler in Hunta Appearance: 1935 — Naturalization certificate says he was 5 ft. 10 inches tall, colour white, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, broken nose a visible distinguishing mark. Marriage Fact: October 19, 1937 — Roman Catholic priest Leo d'Auteuil in Driftwood, Ontario at Saint-Jean lEvangeliste Roman Catholic Church Residence 2: between 1926 and 1937 — travelled from Estevan, Saskatchewan to Momtreal, Quebec, finding work whereever he could. Occupation: Settler, according to John's birth certificate and Naturalization certificate — June 1938 Residence 3: between 1937 and 1942 — Hunta, Ontario; W 1/2 of Lot 5, Concession 11, Calder Twp., Cochrane District Occupation: Farmer — between 1942 and 1967 Residence 4: between 1942 and 1967 — RR 3, Glencoe, Ontario in Ekfrid Twp., Middlesex County; south 1/2 Lot 21, 2nd Range N Residence 4: between 1967 and 1992 — 242 Randolph Street, Glencoe, ON; lot 31 in Plan 312 Cause of death (Facts Pg): 1992 — Several medical problems, old age - see notes Residence 5: 1992 — Chatham General Hospital; North Lambton Rest Home, Morris Street, Forest, ON; Four Counties Hospital, Newbury Death: It was too wet at the cemetery to be able to bury him the day of the funeral. We had to wait 2 weeks for the cemetery to dry out enough to do the work. — April 25, 1992 — Four Counties General Hospital, Newbury, Ontario Burial: May 11, 1992 — lot #42 Sec. 3, North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardsville, Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Gulisova John Joseph Melus Edward Joseph Melus Stefan Melus 1903–1992 Birth: mistakenly recorded on naturalization certificate as Nov 17, 1903 — November 14, 1903 — Klatova Nova Ves, Austro-Hungarian Empire Death: It was too wet at the cemetery to be able to bury him the day of the funeral. We had to wait 2 weeks for the cemetery to dry out enough to do the work. — April 25, 1992 — Four Counties General Hospital, Newbury, Ontario
mother	Links Birth: Her Sept 13, 1937 "vysvedcenie" indicates she was born "legitimately" (vystavuje sa cielom k legitimovaniu). — September 19, 1911 — Bosany, Austro-Hungarian Empire Baptism: September 21, 1911 — Nagy, Bosany, AustroHungary (Czechoslovakia) Education: grade 6, then seamstress Godparents: Georgius was a "rolnik" or farmer — 1911 — Georgius (Juraj) and Anna Korec, birth or confirmastion? Confirmation: May 28, 1927 — Bosany, Czechoslovakia Occupation: Seamstress (immigration documents say domestic and servant) — before 1937 Health: She said she always had one eye weaker than the other. Her health was generally good, — August 10, 1937 — "Vysvedcenie" indicates she is healthy to travel to Canada Citizenship: "osvedcenie" shows she is a citizen and a "rolnicka" in Bosany, Topolcany. — August 11, 1937 — Czechoslovakia Immigration: October 1, 1937 — Entered New York on SS New York, sailing third class from Hamburg on Sept 23, 1937. Her destination was her fiance Steve Melus in Hunta, Ontario. Immigration: October 1, 1937 — Transportation from New York via CNR#7 to Hunta, through Niagara Falls. Appearance: October 1, 1937 — Passenger List says she had fair complexion, blonde hair and grey eyes. Height 5 ft 5 inches. No identifying marks. Marriage Fact: married by Roman Catholic priest Leo d'Auteuil in Driftwood, Ontario at Saint-Jean Evangeliste Roman Catholic Church — October 19, 1937 — Driftwood, Ontario Occupation: seamstress, farmer & housewife — after 1937 Citizenship: September 21, 1966 — Received Certificate of Canadian Citizenship, even though she automatically became a citizen when she married in 1937. Cause of death (Facts Pg): December 28, 1993 — massive heart attack Death: December 28, 1993 — Glencoe, Ontario, Canada Burial: December 31, 1993 — lot #42 Sec. 4, North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardsville, Ontario, Canada Religion: Roman Catholic (even though her Border Crossing document says Greek Catholic!) Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Stefan Melus John Joseph Melus Edward Joseph Melus Anna Gulisova 1911–1993 Birth: Her Sept 13, 1937 "vysvedcenie" indicates she was born "legitimately" (vystavuje sa cielom k legitimovaniu). — September 19, 1911 — Bosany, Austro-Hungarian Empire Death: December 28, 1993 — Glencoe, Ontario, Canada
elder brother	Links Birth: June 5, 1938 — Lady Minto Hospital, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Baptism: godparents Stephen Alaksa & Ann Melus Alaksa (source - Eveche de Hearst) — June 14, 1938 — Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Physician at birth: 1938 — Dr. R. L. Empey Godparents: 1938 — Hunta, Ontario - Ann & Stefan Alaksa Education 1: between 1943 and 1951 — SS#5, Ekfrid, Middlesex County Education 2: between 1951 and 1956 — Glencoe District High School, principal WW Allen Education 3: between 1956 and 1960 — Queens University, Kingston; Electrical Engineer; Bachelor of Science Occupation: Electrical and Software Engineer, worked at IBM in Toronto for three years — between 1960 and 1964 Occupation: Ferranti Electronics in Toronto for one year — between 1964 and 1965 Occupation: Honeywell/Bull/Bull Printing Systems/Delfax — between 1965 and 2008 — Xerox in Massachusetts Divorced: 1988 — Fontaine DeLuca Melus Retired: 2008 — From Xerox Fact: Moved to USA May 10, 1965 Death: October 2, 2021 — Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse John Joseph Melus 1938–2021 Birth: June 5, 1938 — Lady Minto Hospital, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Death: October 2, 2021 — Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
2 years himself	Links Birth: The Eveche de Hearst indicates his birth date was July 13, 1940. Family Bible says July 30. — July 30, 1940 — born at noon in Cochrane ON Birth: July 30, 1940 — On his birth certificate his name is Joseph Edward, but his parents always referred to him as Edko (Eddie). They never used the Joseph name. Stefan's father's name was Valent Jozef, but he was called Jozef, so maybe family habit to use the second name only. Baptism: also registration date; information from Eveche de Hearst, Box 1330, Hearst ON, P0L 1N0, on August 21, 2013 — August 9, 1940 — Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Godparents: 1940 — Hunta, Ontario - Elizabeth (Miskof) & Joseph Lesso Cause of death (Facts Pg): 1942 — acute intestinal intoxication due to secondary anaemia Death: address on death certificate was RR4, Glencoe, but I always remember the address as being RR3, Glencoe (Mary Janes). — April 23, 1942 — Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada Burial: April 24, 1942 — North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardsville, Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Edward Joseph Melus 1940–1942 Birth: The Eveche de Hearst indicates his birth date was July 13, 1940. Family Bible says July 30. — July 30, 1940 — born at noon in Cochrane ON Death: address on death certificate was RR4, Glencoe, but I always remember the address as being RR3, Glencoe (Mary Janes). — April 23, 1942 — Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
younger sister	Mary Helen Melus –

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Family with parents
father Parents Valent Jozef Melus Veronika Dobiasova	Stefan Melus 1903–1992
mother Parents Antonius Gulis Viktoria Gasparikova	Anna Gulisova 1911–1993
elder brother Family Paula A. Ward Family Evelyn Fontaine DeLuca Andrea Fontaine Melus Nicole Angelique Melus Glenn Edward Melus	John Joseph Melus 1938–2021
himself	Edward Joseph Melus 1940–1942
younger sister Family Paul Robert Janes Peter Edward Janes Anne Marie Janes Edward Paul Janes	Mary Helen Melus

Descendants

Edward Joseph Melus(1940–1942)