Federal Electoral District:
Moose Mountain (Saskatchewan)
This Post Office was
established August 1, 1890
Closed Feb 6, 1897
Reopened Mar 1, 1905, and closed April 13, 1970
Name was changed to Coalfields
Apr 1, 1896
Locations-
First Location-
Sec. 34, Twp. 1, Rge. 6, W2 - 1890-08-01
Sec. 30, Twp.
1, Rge. 6, W2 - 1905-03-01
In The Town Store
|
Postmaster |
Appointment
date |
Vacancy
date |
Cause of
Vacancy |
First Postmaster-
Hilliard Edwin Price, b- Mar 26, 1861,
Lebanon, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Father -Donald Price
Mother- Mary Beckton
Wife- Margaret Gow,
b- Apr 11, 1870, Ontario
Daughter- Elizabeth (Bessie) May Price,
b- July 10, 1894 at Coalfields SK
Son- Malcolm (Mack) Price,
b- Aug 3, 1896 in USA
Son- Russell Aubrey Price,
b-July 15, 1898 in Estevan SK
Daughter- Zena (Ena) Price,
b- 1902 in Alberta
Daughter- Edna Price,
b- 1904 in Alberta
Daughter- Millie Price,
b- 1906 in Alberta
Daughter- Elna Price,
b- 1909 in Alberta
Hilliard was single in 1891 census
Age 28, born in 1863 in USA,
Free Church religion,
living in Broadview Assiniboia.
1901 census shown born Mar 26, 1862 in USA
living in NW Medicine Hat, Assiniboia West (AB)
Occupation shown as restaurant
1906 census, age 41, living in Irving AB
at Section 30, Township 11, Range 3, W4,
Shown immigrated from US in 1867
1911 Census, age 46,
SE Section 26, Township 11, Range 3, W4
Scotch nationality, Anglican religion
Alberta homestead records say
Section 36, township 11, Range 3, W4 |
1890-08-01 |
1893-01 |
* |
Neil Gow
Gow family came from Morris MB |
1893-05-01 |
1894-04-02 |
Resignation |
George Frederick Gow,
b- July 10, 1835 at Portsmouth England,
baptized July 19, 1835 at Saint
Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
d- Apr 15, 1911 in Winnipeg MB, age 75
Father- John Gow
Mother- Margaret Paterson
I believe he had a sister named Ann Gow
Married and had 6 children
Wife- Elizabeth Gow, b- 1833 or 1834 in Ontario
son- Frederick (Fred) George Gow,
b-1858 or 1859 in Ontario,
who married Isabella (Bella) Brown
1871 census living in Macaulay, Muskoka, Ontario
1891 census living in Subdistrict of Youville,
district of Provencher, MB
He was a Businessman, Farmer, Hotelier, and Indian
agent. At the age of seventeen he accompanied his family
to Canada West from Ireland, where he had spent his
childhood. In 1878 the Conservative Government
appointed him Indian Agent at Winnipeg but he resigned
the position within a few months to become proprietor of
the Morris House, Morris, Manitoba, where he combined
farming with his hotel business for fifteen years. He
moved to Estevan and was in the
coal business there for twelve years. He then returned
to Winnipeg, operating a real estate and insurance
business until his retirement.
He was on the committee of the St George's Society in
Winnipeg MB, ca 1879 |
1894-07-01 |
1897-01-29 |
Resignation, Closed |
Matthew (Matt) T. Knight
(Died Nov 1913)
wife- Francis Townsend |
1905-03-01 |
1909-08-30 |
Resignation |
|
Joseph Taylor |
1909-12-01 |
1911-04-07 |
Resignation |
|
O. Chesworth |
1911-05-26 |
1916-02-29 |
Resignation |
|
Archibald D. Rose |
1916-05-22 |
1923-04-14 |
Resignation |
|
William H. Duncan |
1923-06-30 |
1926-06-30 |
Death |
|
Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan |
1926-12-14 |
1944-04-04 |
Resignation |
|
Mrs. Hazel Gertus Nash |
1944-04-05 |
Acting |
- |
|
Mrs. Hazel Gertus Nash |
1944-05-10 |
1945-11 |
Resignation |
|
Anson Dwight Stoner |
1945-12-01 |
Acting |
- |
|
Anson Dwight Stoner |
1946-07-18 |
1946-07-26 |
Resignation |
|
George Nicholas Vetter |
1946-09-01 |
Acting |
- |
|
George Nicholas Vetter |
1946-12-23 |
1948-11-11 |
Resignation |
|
Peter Olsen |
1948-11-16 |
Acting |
- |
|
Peter Olsen |
1949-02-28 |
1953-04-29 |
Resignation |
|
Harold M. Babbings |
1953-05-09 |
Acting |
- |
|
Harold M. Babbings |
1953-09-09 |
1957-10-30 |
Resignation |
|
Harry Hiram Corneil |
1957-12-01 |
Acting |
- |
|
Miss Lois Alice Babbings |
1958-01-23 |
Acting |
(Postmaster General) |
|
Miss Lois Alice Babbings |
1959-02-03 |
- |
- |
Source:
PSFDS03-10889
National Archives of Canada
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